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consenesco

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Latin

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Etymology

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From con- +‎ senēscō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cōnsenēscō (present infinitive cōnsenēscere, perfect active cōnsenuī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to grow or become old or grey together
  2. to grow old in occupation
  3. to become weak, infirm or powerless; waste away, decay, fade
  4. to lose respect

Conjugation

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References

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  • consenesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • consenesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • consenesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to become old and feeble: vires consenescunt