emereo

emereo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From ex- + mereō (earn, merit, deserve).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    ēmereō (present infinitive ēmerēre, perfect active ēmeruī, supine ēmeritum); second conjugation

    1. to earn, merit, gain by service
    2. (military) to serve out; to serve one's time; to complete one's obligation to serve

    Conjugation

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    References

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