adnitor

adnitor

Latin

Etymology

    From ad- + nītor.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    adnītor (present infinitive adnītī, perfect active adnīxus sum or adnīsus sum); third conjugation, deponent

    1. to lean or rest upon
    2. to kneel
    3. to strive, exert, try
      Synonyms: lūctor, ēlabōrō, certō, cōnītor, cōnor, temptō, appetō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, studeō, ēnītor, contendō, īnsequor, labōrō, pugnō, molior, perīclitor, nītor, spectō
    4. alternative form of annītor

    Conjugation

    References

    • adnitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers