vereor

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *werēōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to cover, heed, notice). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὁράω (horáō, see) < ϝοράω (woráō), and English aware [1] and wary.

Pronunciation

Verb

vereor (present infinitive verērī, perfect active veritus sum); second conjugation, deponent

  1. to have respect for, revere, stand in awe
    Synonym: revereor
  2. to be afraid, fear; dread
    Synonyms: timeō, extimēscō, metuō, trepidō

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References

  • vereor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vereor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vereor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN