obsero

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From ob- (against) +‎ sera (bar for fastening a door).

Verb

obserō (present infinitive obserāre, perfect active obserāvī, supine obserātum); first conjugation

  1. to bar, bolt, shut up
    Synonyms: inclūdō, claudō, operiō, arceō
    Antonyms: adaperiō, aperiō
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From ob- +‎ serō (I sow, plant).

Verb

obserō (present infinitive obserere, perfect active obsēvī, supine obsitum); third conjugation

  1. to sow thickly, to cover with seeds
    Synonyms: serō, disserō, īnserō
Conjugation

References

  • obsero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obsero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obsero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to bolt the door: fores obserare