suadeo

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Cognate with suāvis (sweet), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- (to taste)[1].

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

present active suādeō, present infinitive suādēre, perfect active suāsī, supine suāsum.

  1. I recommend, advise.
  2. I urge, exhort; persuade.
    • 29 BCE, Virgil, Georgicon, liber IV: 264
      hic iam galbaneos suadebo incendere odores
      Then I would urge you to burn fragrant resin of galbanum
  3. I advocate, promote, support, recommend.

Inflection [edit]

  • This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

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References [edit]

  1. ^ suadeo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879