superiacio
Latin
Etymology
From super- + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /su.perˈi̯a.ki.oː/, [s̠ʊpɛrˈi̯äkioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /su.perˈja.t͡ʃi.o/, [superˈjäːt͡ʃio]
Verb
superiaciō (present infinitive superiacere, perfect active superiēcī, supine superiectum); third conjugation iō-variant
- I cast or throw over or upon; spread over, overwhelm
- (figuratively) I overdo, exaggerate; overtop
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Descendants
- English: surject, surjection
References
- “superiacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “superiacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers