insector

insector

Latin

Etymology

    From in- + sector.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    īnsector (present infinitive īnsectārī, perfect active īnsectātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

    1. to pursue, chase
      Synonyms: persequor, cōnsequor, īnsequor, sequor, continuō, excipiō, exsequor, agō, premō, īnstō
    2. to blame, rail at, inveigh against, speak ill of
      Synonyms: castīgō, increpō, obloquor, incūsō, accūsō, animadvertō, corripiō, arguō, reprehendō, acclāmō, inclāmō, perstringō
    3. to taunt, slander

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    References

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