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detrecto

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ trāctō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dētrectō (present infinitive dētrectāre, perfect active dētrectāvī, supine dētrectātum); first conjugation

  1. to refuse, decline, reject or evade
    Synonyms: āspernor, vītō, ēvītō, abstineō, renūntiō, deficiō, exeō, āversor, effugiō, fugiō, evadō, parcō
    Antonyms: dēstinō, intendō, tendō, petō, quaerō, affectō, studeō, spectō, circumspiciō
  2. to be reluctant or hesitant
  3. to disparage, belittle, depreciate
    Synonyms: contemnō, dēprimō, premō

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References

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  • detrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • detrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • detrecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • detrecto in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to try to avoid military service: militiam detrectare, subterfugere
    • to decline battle: pugnam detrectare (Liv. 3. 60)
  • detrecto in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016