extero

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

ex- +‎ terō (to rub, wear away, tread)

Verb

exterō (present infinitive exterere, perfect active extrīvī, supine extrītum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to rub out, bring out by rubbing; to rub off, rub away
  2. (transitive) to tread down, crush
  3. (transitive, figurative) to use up
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

exterō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of exter

References

  • extero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • extero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • extero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.