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Latin
Etymology
From archaic indu (“in”) + apīscor (“to pursue, attain”).
Pronunciation
Verb
indipīscor (present infinitive indipīscī, perfect active indeptus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- (transitive) to obtain, attain, reach, seize
- (transitive) to commence
Usage notes
- An active form indipīscēt (= indipīscētur) is used once by Plautus.
- The perfect active participle indeptus is occasionally used with a passive sense.
Conjugation
References
- “indipiscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “indipiscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers