εκτοξεύω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκτοξεύω (ektoxeúō).[1] By surface analysis, εκ- (ek-) +‎ τοξεύω (toxévo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.ktoˈkse.vo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧κτο‧ξεύ‧ω

Verb

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εκτοξεύω (ektoxévo) (past εκτόξευσα, passive εκτοξεύομαι, p‑past εκτοξεύτηκα/εκτοξεύθηκα, ppp εκτοξευμένος) (transitive)

  1. to launch, to hurl (to throw with force)
  2. to launch (to cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground)
  3. (figuratively) to hurl, to throw (:insults, accusations, etc.)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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