adaequo
Latin
Etymology
From ad- (“near, at; towards, to”) + aequō (“make equal, level or smooth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈdae̯.kʷoː/, [äˈd̪äe̯kʷoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈde.kwo/, [äˈd̪ɛːkwo]
Verb
adaequō (present infinitive adaequāre, perfect active adaequāvī, supine adaequātum); first conjugation
- (usually with cum) I make equal to, equalize, level with.
- I attain to, reach by equalling.
- (figuratively) I compare to or with.
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References
- “adaequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “adaequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- adaequo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.