circumduco
Latin
Etymology
From circum- (“circum-”) + dūcō (“I lead, guide”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kir.kunˈduː.koː/, [kɪrkʊn̪ˈd̪uːkoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kunˈdu.ko/, [t͡ʃirkun̪ˈd̪uːko]
Verb
circumdūcō (present infinitive circumdūcere, perfect active circumdūxī, supine circumductum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative
- I lead or draw around; show around.
- (figuratively) I deceive, cheat, impose upon, mislead.
- (figuratively) I prolong, speak in a roundabout manner.
- (figuratively, of a sound) I drawl out.
- (figuratively, law) I draw a line around a law; cancel, annul, abrogate.
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Descendants
- Italian: circondurre
References
- “circumduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “circumduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- circumduco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- circumduco in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016