detero

detero

Latin

Etymology

    From dē- (down, away) + terō (to rub).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    dēterō (present infinitive dēterere, perfect active dētrīvī, supine dētrītum); third conjugation

    1. to rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp
      Synonyms: abūtor, terō, atterō, conterō, exhauriō, ēnecō, adedō, accidō, peragō
    2. to lessen, weaken or impair
      Synonyms: atterō, frangō, tenuō, effēminō, cōnsūmō, minuō, afficiō
      Antonyms: firmō, cōnfirmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, sistō

    Conjugation

    References

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