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confodio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From con- (with, together) +‎ fodiō (dig; thrust, stab).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cōnfodiō (present infinitive cōnfodere, perfect active cōnfōdī, supine cōnfossum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to dig (thoroughly), dig up or over, dig round about, turn over (of land), prepare by digging
  2. (figuratively) to strike down by stabbing, pierce, stab, transfix, damage
    Synonyms: trānsfīgō, peragō, fīgō, percutiō, trāiciō, trānsigō, intrō, fodiō

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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