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amplexor

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From amplector (embrace, encircle) +‎ -tō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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amplexor (present infinitive amplexārī or amplexārier, perfect active amplexātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to embrace, encircle, clasp, cling to
  2. (figuratively) to love, honor, cherish, esteem

Conjugation

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1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

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References

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  • amplexor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amplexor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • amplexor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be a lover of ease, leisure: otium sequi, amplexari