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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From per- + laciō (“I allure, entice”), a Classical-era reconstruction. See note at laciō.
Pronunciation
Verb
pelliciō (present infinitive pellicere, perfect active pellē̆xī, supine pellectum); third conjugation iō-variant
- to allure, entice, inveigle
- Synonyms: indūcō, sēdūcō, dēdūcō, sollicitō, persuādeō, alliciō, capiō
- to decoy, coax, wheedle
- Synonyms: frūstror, ēlūdō, dēcipiō, dēstituō, fallō, circumdūcō, circumveniō, ingannō, indūcō
- to attract, win over
- Synonyms: dēdūcō, alliciō, conciliō, perdūcō
Conjugation
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References
- “pellicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pellicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pellicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.