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alesco

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Latin

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Etymology

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From a lost stative *aleō (be growing up) +‎ -scō (inceptive suffix). See alō (I nourish).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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alēscō (present infinitive alēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to rear, grow, grow up
  2. to increase

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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