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Latin
Etymology
Syncopic form of olefaciō, from oleō (“to smell of”) + faciō (“to do, make”). As known from Quintillian, the old form had been superseded in speech with the syncopated form by the 1st century CE.
Pronunciation
Verb
olfaciō (present infinitive olfacere, perfect active olfēcī, supine olfactum); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular passive voice
- (literal, transitive) to smell, scent
- Synonyms: olfactō, odōror
- (figuratively, transitive) to smell, detect, surmise; to hear about
- (transitive) to cause to smell of anything
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References
- “olfacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “olfacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- olfacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.