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arcesso

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From accedō +‎ -tō, with ar- for ad- (as in arbiter).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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arcessō (present infinitive arcessere, perfect active arcessīvī, supine arcessītum); third conjugation

  1. to send for, call, invite, summon, fetch
    Synonyms: prōvocō, advocō, ēvocō, invocō, invītō, acciō, citō, inclāmō, exciō
  2. to summon or arraign someone before a court of justice; accuse, inform against
    Synonyms: accūsō, condemnō, crīminor, compellō, obloquor, corripiō, arripiō, pulsō, incūsō, arguō

Conjugation

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References

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  • arcesso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • arcesso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • arcesso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a far-fetched joke: arcessitum dictum (De Or. 2. 63. 256)
    • to summon auxiliary troops: auxilia arcessere