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Latin
Etymology
From prae- + opto.
Pronunciation
Verb
praeoptō (present infinitive praeoptāre, perfect active praeoptāvī, supine praeoptātum); first conjugation
- to prefer
- Synonyms: antevertō, anteferō, praeferō, praepōnō, mālō
Conjugation
References
- “praeopto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praeopto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praeopto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.