polliceor

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Latin

Etymology

From por- +‎ liceor.

Pronunciation

Verb

polliceor (present infinitive pollicērī, perfect active pollicitus sum); second conjugation, deponent

  1. to promise, guarantee
    Synonyms: dēspondeō, voveō, spondeō, stipulor, ostentō, profiteor, prōmittō, pangō
  2. to bid, offer, present, hold forth
    Synonyms: offerō, expōnō, praebeō, obiciō, porrigō, afferō, prōpōnō, sufferō, prōferō, dōnō, condōnō, largior, moveō

Conjugation

References

  • polliceor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • polliceor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • polliceor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.