insector

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

īnsector (present infinitive īnsectārī, perfect active īnsectātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to pursue, chase
    Synonyms: persequor, cōnsequor, īnsequor, sequor, continuō, excipiō, exsequor, agō, premō, īnstō
  2. to blame, rail at, inveigh against, speak ill of
    Synonyms: castīgō, increpō, obloquor, incūsō, accūsō, animadvertō, corripiō, arguō, reprehendō, acclāmō, inclāmō, perstringō
  3. to taunt, slander

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References

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