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Latin
Etymology
From misereo (“I lament”) + -ēscō.
Pronunciation
Verb
miserēscō (present infinitive miserēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
- to feel pity, have compassion
- to become wretched, miserable
- (impersonal) to be distressing to; to feel pity, take compassion
Conjugation
References
- “miseresco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- miseresco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.