infligo

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Latin

Etymology

From in- (in, at, on, upon) +‎ fligo (to strike, to strike down).

Pronunciation

Verb

īnflīgō (present infinitive īnflīgere, perfect active īnflīxī, supine īnflīctum); third conjugation

  1. to knock or strike against
  2. to inflict or impose
    Synonym: impōnō

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References

  • infligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • infligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • infligo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to inflict a death-blow: plagam extremam or mortiferam infligere
    • to wound a person (also used metaphorically): vulnus infligere alicui
    • to inflict a mortal wound on some one: mortiferam plagam alicui infligere