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dealbo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ albō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dealbō (present infinitive dealbāre, perfect active dealbāvī, supine dealbātum); first conjugation

  1. to whitewash
  2. to plaster, parget
  3. to purify, cleanse

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: dealbate

References

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