δεσπόζω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δεσπόζω (despózō) from δεσπότης (despótēs).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ðeˈspo.zo/
  • Hyphenation: δε‧σπό‧ζω

Verb

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δεσπόζω (despózo) (past δέσποσα, passive —) found chiefly in the present and imperfect tenses

  1. to dominate, domineer

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ δεσπόζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language