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defleo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ fleō (weep).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēfleō (present infinitive dēflēre, perfect active dēflēvī, supine dēflētum); second conjugation

  1. (transitive) to weep over, cry for, lament, deplore
    • Lucanus, Pharsalia, Book VIII, Line 85
      quod defles, illud amasti
      what you cry for, that you have loved
  2. (transitive) to dull with weeping
  3. (rare, intransitive) to weep abundantly or violently, weep to exhaustion

Conjugation

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References

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  • defleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • defleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • defleo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • defleo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016