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aversor

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Frequentative of āvertō (turn away; avert), from ab- +‎ vertō (turn).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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āversor (present infinitive āversārī, perfect active āversātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to turn oneself (from), turn or recoil away (from)
  2. to shun, avoid, reject, refuse, decline
    Synonyms: vītō, ēvītō, āspernor, negō, dētrectō, spernō, ēlūdō, ēvādō, refugiō, fugiō, renūntiō
    Antonyms: dēstinō, intendō, tendō, petō, quaerō, affectō, studeō, spectō, circumspiciō
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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āversor m (genitive āversōris); third declension

  1. thief, pilferer, embezzler
Declension
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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative āversor āversōrēs
genitive āversōris āversōrum
dative āversōrī āversōribus
accusative āversōrem āversōrēs
ablative āversōre āversōribus
vocative āversor āversōrēs

References

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