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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From obiciō (“throw in front of”).
Verb
obiectō (present infinitive obiectāre, perfect active obiectāvī, supine obiectātum); first conjugation
- to throw before, set against, oppose
- Synonyms: oppōnō, obiciō
- to expose, endanger
- Synonym: perīclitor
- to interpose, throw in the way
- Synonym: interpōnō
- to charge, impute, reproach with, accuse of
- Synonyms: condemnō, criminor, obloquor, exprobrō, corripiō, compellō, accūsō, incūsō, arguō
- to throw out, let fall
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Etymology 2
From obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“throw in front of”).
Participle
obiectō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of obiectus
Etymology 3
From obiectus (“a casting before”).
Noun
obiectō
- dative/ablative singular of obiectus
References
- “obiecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers