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admordeo

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Etymology

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    From ad- +‎ mordeō (bite).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    admordeō (present infinitive admordēre, perfect active admomordī, supine admorsum); second conjugation

    1. to bite or gnaw at or into
    2. to get possession of somebody's property, fleece

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    References

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    • admordeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • admordeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.