oblecto
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ob- (“to, because of”) + lactō (“flatter, please”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /obˈlek.toː/, [ɔbˈɫ̪ɛkt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈlek.to/, [obˈlɛkt̪o]
Verb[edit]
oblectō (present infinitive oblectāre, perfect active oblectāvī, supine oblectātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to entertain, delight, amuse [+accusative (person); ablative, cum + ablative, or in + ablative (means of amusement)]
- (transitive) to pass (the time) agreeably
- (transitive) to delay, detain
Usage notes[edit]
The passive of this verb means "to have fun".
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References[edit]
- “oblecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “oblecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- oblecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.