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Latin
Etymology
From ob- + strepō.
Pronunciation
Verb
obstrepō (present infinitive obstrepere, perfect active obstrepuī, supine obstrepitum); third conjugation
- (intransitive) to roar or resound at; resound, sound
- Synonyms: concrepō, strepō
- (intransitive, with dative) to clamor or cry out against; blame
- Synonyms: increpo, obloqour
- (intransitive) to be troublesome to; annoy; impede, hinder
- (transitive) to clamor against; oppose; disturb
- (transitive) to fill with noise, cause to resound
Conjugation
References
- “obstrepo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obstrepo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obstrepo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.