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Latin
Etymology
From prō- + mereō (“earn, merit, deserve”).
Pronunciation
Verb
prōmereō (present infinitive prōmerēre, perfect active prōmeruī, supine prōmeritum); second conjugation
- to be deserving of, deserve, merit, earn
- (by extension) to acquire, earn, gain, get, win
Conjugation
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References
- “promereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “promereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- promereo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.