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deferveo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ ferveō (boil, seethe).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēferveō (present infinitive dēfervēre, perfect active dēferbuī, supine dēfervitum); second conjugation, no passive

  1. to boil or ferment thoroughly; effervesce
  2. (figuratively) to subside

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  • deferveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deferveo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the fires of youth have cooled: adulescentia deferbuit
    • the passions have cooled down: cupiditates deferbuerunt (Cael. 18. 43)