expolio

expolio

See also: expolió

Latin

Etymology 1

    From ex- + poliō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    expoliō (present infinitive expolīre, perfect active expolīvī or expoliī, supine expolītum); fourth conjugation

    1. to smooth, polish
    2. to elaborate, embellish
    Conjugation
    Descendants
    • English: expolish

    Etymology 2

      From ex- + spoliō.

      Alternative forms

      Verb

      expoliō (present infinitive expoliāre, perfect active expoliāvī, supine expoliātum); first conjugation

      1. to plunder
      2. to deprive somebody of something, strip somebody of their clothes
        • 405 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgata Canticum Canticorum 5:3:
          Expoliavi me tunicā meā, quomodo induar illā? Lavi pedes meos, quomodo inquinabo illos?
          I have taken off ("stripped myself of") my tunic, how could I put it on again? I have washed my feet, how could I get them dirty again?
      Conjugation
      Synonyms

      References

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

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /eɡsˈpoljo/ [eɣ̞sˈpo.ljo]
      • Rhymes: -oljo
      • Syllabification: ex‧po‧lio

      Etymology 1

      Deverbal from expoliar.

      Noun

      expolio m (plural expolios)

      1. pillaging, sacking

      Etymology 2

      Verb

      expolio

      1. first-person singular present indicative of expoliar

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