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desaevio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ saeviō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēsaeviō (present infinitive dēsaevīre, perfect active dēsaevīvī or dēsaeviī, supine dēsaevītum); fourth conjugation, no passive

  1. to rage or rave off, away, or violently; to spend or work out one’s rage or wrath
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.52:
      “[...] dum pelagō dēsaevit hiems et aquōsus Ōrīōn, [...].”
      “[You must delay Aeneas in Carthage,] while winter and watery Orion rage upon the deep sea, [...].”

Conjugation

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References

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