praeripio

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

praeripiō (present infinitive praeripere, perfect active praeripuī, supine praereptum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to snatch (before another)
  2. to forestall

Conjugation

References

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