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Latin
Etymology
re- + causa + -ō
Pronunciation
Verb
recūsō (present infinitive recūsāre, perfect active recūsāvī, supine recūsātum); first conjugation
- to refuse, decline, reject
- Synonyms: negō, renuō, dēnegō, abnuō
- Antonyms: accipiō, recipiō, concordō, consentiō, adnuō, aiō
c. 52 BCE,
Julius Caesar,
Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.44:
- Si iterum experiri velint, se iterum paratum esse decertare; si pace uti velint, iniquum esse de stipendio recusare, quod sua voluntate ad id tempus pependerint.
- If they chose to make a second trial, he was ready to encounter them again; but if they chose to enjoy peace, it was unfair to refuse the tribute, which of their own free-will they had paid up to that time.
- (law) to protest, object
- Synonyms: repugnō, oppōnō
Conjugation
Conjugation of recūsō (first conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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recūsō
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recūsās
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recūsat
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recūsāmus
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recūsātis
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recūsant
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imperfect
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recūsābam
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recūsābās
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recūsābat
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recūsābāmus
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recūsābātis
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recūsābant
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future
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recūsābō
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recūsābis
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recūsābit
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recūsābimus
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recūsābitis
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recūsābunt
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perfect
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recūsāvī
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recūsāvistī, recūsāstī1
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recūsāvit, recūsāt1
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recūsāvimus, recūsāmus1
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recūsāvistis, recūsāstis1
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recūsāvērunt, recūsāvēre, recūsārunt1
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pluperfect
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recūsāveram, recūsāram1
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recūsāverās, recūsārās1
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recūsāverat, recūsārat1
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recūsāverāmus, recūsārāmus1
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recūsāverātis, recūsārātis1
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recūsāverant, recūsārant1
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future perfect
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recūsāverō, recūsārō1
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recūsāveris, recūsāris1
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recūsāverit, recūsārit1
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recūsāverimus, recūsārimus1
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recūsāveritis, recūsāritis1
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recūsāverint, recūsārint1
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passive
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present
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recūsor
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recūsāris, recūsāre
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recūsātur
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recūsāmur
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recūsāminī
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recūsantur
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imperfect
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recūsābar
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recūsābāris, recūsābāre
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recūsābātur
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recūsābāmur
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recūsābāminī
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recūsābantur
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future
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recūsābor
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recūsāberis, recūsābere
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recūsābitur
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recūsābimur
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recūsābiminī
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recūsābuntur
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perfect
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recūsātus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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recūsātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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recūsātus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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recūsem
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recūsēs
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recūset
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recūsēmus
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recūsētis
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recūsent
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imperfect
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recūsārem
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recūsārēs
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recūsāret
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recūsārēmus
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recūsārētis
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recūsārent
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perfect
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recūsāverim, recūsārim1
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recūsāverīs, recūsārīs1
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recūsāverit, recūsārit1
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recūsāverīmus, recūsārīmus1
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recūsāverītis, recūsārītis1
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recūsāverint, recūsārint1
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pluperfect
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recūsāvissem, recūsāssem1
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recūsāvissēs, recūsāssēs1
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recūsāvisset, recūsāsset1
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recūsāvissēmus, recūsāssēmus1
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recūsāvissētis, recūsāssētis1
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recūsāvissent, recūsāssent1
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passive
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present
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recūser
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recūsēris, recūsēre
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recūsētur
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recūsēmur
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recūsēminī
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recūsentur
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imperfect
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recūsārer
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recūsārēris, recūsārēre
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recūsārētur
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recūsārēmur
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recūsārēminī
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recūsārentur
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perfect
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recūsātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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recūsātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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recūsā
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—
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—
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recūsāte
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—
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future
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—
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recūsātō
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recūsātō
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—
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recūsātōte
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recūsantō
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passive
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present
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—
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recūsāre
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—
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—
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recūsāminī
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—
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future
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—
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recūsātor
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recūsātor
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—
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—
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recūsantor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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recūsāre
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recūsāvisse, recūsāsse1
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recūsātūrum esse
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recūsārī
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recūsātum esse
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recūsātum īrī
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participles
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recūsāns
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—
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recūsātūrus
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—
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recūsātus
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recūsandus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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recūsandī
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recūsandō
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recūsandum
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recūsandō
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recūsātum
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recūsātū
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Descendants
References
- “recuso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “recuso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- recuso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to avoid no risk in order to..: nullum periculum recusare pro
- I will refuse you nothing: nihil tibi a me postulanti recusabo
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
recuso
- first-person singular present indicative of recusar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈkuso/
- Rhymes: -uso
- Syllabification: re‧cu‧so
Verb
recuso
- first-person singular present indicative of recusar