obtero

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ terō.

Pronunciation

Verb

obterō (present infinitive obterere, perfect active obtrīvī, supine obtrītum); third conjugation

  1. to bruise, crush or break to pieces
  2. to degrade, disgrace, contemn, disparage, ravage, destroy

Conjugation

References

  • obtero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obtero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obtero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to trample under foot: pedibus obterere, conculcare