exterreo

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Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ terreō (frighten).

Pronunciation

Verb

exterreō (present infinitive exterrēre, perfect active exterruī, supine exterritum); second conjugation

  1. to strike with terror, frighten, affright, scare, terrify
    Synonyms: conterreō, dēterreō, perterreō, absterreō, terreō, cōnsternō, exciō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Galician: estarrecer
  • Portuguese: estarrecer

References

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