praecaveo
Latin
Etymology
From prae- + caveō (“avoid, take care”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈka.u̯e.oː/, [präe̯ˈkäu̯eoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈka.ve.o/, [preˈkäːveo]
Verb
praecaveō (present infinitive praecavēre, perfect active praecāvī, supine praecautum); second conjugation
- (transitive) I guard against (beforehand), seek to avert or prevent.
- (intransitive) I take care or heed, beware; I am on my guard.
Conjugation
- This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Spanish: precaver
References
- “praecaveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praecaveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praecaveo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.