voveo

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Latin

Etymology

From earlier Proto-Italic *wogʷeō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti, a causative verb; ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- (to promise; to praise). Cognates include Ancient Greek εὔχομαι (eúkhomai), Sanskrit वाघत् (vāghát) and Old Armenian գոգեմ (gogem).

Pronunciation

Verb

voveō (present infinitive vovēre, perfect active vōvī, supine vōtum); second conjugation

  1. to vow, promise
    Synonyms: dēspondeō, spondeō, ostentō, profiteor, prōmittō, polliceor, stipulor, pangō
  2. to dedicate or devote to a deity
    Synonyms: dēdicō, dicō, addīcō, cōnsecrō, sanciō, sacrō
    Antonym: exaugurō
  3. to wish for, desire
    Synonyms: requīrō, affectō, cupiō, quaerō, studeō, concupiō, indigeō, sitiō, petō, expetō, spectō, aveō, circumspiciō, appetō
    Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō

Conjugation

The passive forms in Latin documents are third-person forms only.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: votar
  • French: vouer
  • Italian: votare
  • Portuguese: votar
  • Spanish: votar

References

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