inurgeo

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Latin

Etymology

From in- (against, upon) +‎ urgeō (I press, I push).

Pronunciation

Verb

inurgeō (present infinitive inurgēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to push or thrust against
  2. (literally, physically): to thrust (something concrete) forward so as to cause interference: to impose (upon), to obtrude
  3. (metonymically): to force (either oneself, or something abstract or conceptual) upon another person in an inconveniencing manner, especially to elicit some behavior: to impose (oneself) upon; to goad, to incite, to instigate, to provoke

Conjugation

References

  • inurgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inurgeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.