obloquor

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ loquor (say, speak).

Pronunciation

Verb

obloquor (present infinitive obloquī, perfect active oblocūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to speak against someone or something; interrupt a speaker, interject
  2. to gainsay, contradict
    Synonym: contrādīcō
  3. to sing to, accompany or join in singing
  4. to blame, condemn
    Synonyms: obiūrgō, increpō, accūsō, incūsō, damnō, īnsector, exprobrō, corripiō, crīminor, castīgō, obiectō, acclāmō, inclāmō, compello, pulsō, arguō, perstringō, reprehendō, animadverto
  5. to rail at, reproach, abuse
  6. to curse, insult
    Synonyms: īnsultō, maledicō, exsecror, compellō, invehō, intrahō, incessō
    Antonym: benedīcō

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References

  • obloquor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obloquor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obloquor in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • obloquor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.