polluceo

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Latin

Etymology

From por- +‎ *lūceō (make available, offer). Some refer it to the root of liceor, for which compare polliceor.

Pronunciation

Verb

pollūceō (present infinitive pollūcēre, perfect active pollūxī, supine pollūctum); second conjugation

  1. to place upon an altar as a sacrifice, offer (up)
  2. (of a meal) to serve up
  3. to entertain

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References

  • polluceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • polluceo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.