detrecto

detrecto

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From dē- + trāctō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    dētrectō (present infinitive dētrectāre, perfect active dētrectāvī, supine dētrectātum); first conjugation

    1. to refuse, decline, reject or evade
      Synonyms: āspernor, vītō, ēvītō, abstineō, renūntiō, deficiō, exeō, āversor, effugiō, fugiō, evadō, parcō
      Antonyms: dēstinō, intendō, tendō, petō, quaerō, affectō, studeō, spectō, circumspiciō
    2. to be reluctant or hesitant
    3. to disparage, belittle, depreciate
      Synonyms: contemnō, dēprimō, premō

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    References

    • detrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • detrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • detrecto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • detrecto in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to try to avoid military service: militiam detrectare, subterfugere
      • to decline battle: pugnam detrectare (Liv. 3. 60)
    • detrecto in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016