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adedo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ edō (eat).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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adedō (present infinitive adedere, perfect active adēdī, supine adēsum); third conjugation

  1. to begin to eat, bite, nibble (at), gnaw
    Synonyms: edō, vēscor, vorō, pāscor, prandeō, cēnō, cōnsūmō
  2. to consume entirely, eat up
  3. (figuratively) to exhaust, wear down; scorch; erode; squander
    Synonyms: abūtor, terō, atterō, conterō, ēnecō, dēterō, exhauriō, accidō, peragō, effundō

Conjugation

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Note that the perfect active indicative third person singular, adēdit has the alternative form adest

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References

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  • adedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • adedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • adedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.