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horrifico

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From horrificus (awful, frightening) +‎ or horreō +‎ -ficō

Verb

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horrificō (present infinitive horrificāre, perfect active horrificāvī, supine horrificātum); first conjugation

  1. to ruffle, make rough
  2. to strike terror, terrify, horrify, affright, appal, make to shudder
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.464–465:
      [...] multaque praetereā vātum praedicta priōrum / terribilī monitū horrificant.
      [Dido experiences dire omens:] And moreover, many a foretelling of an old oracle horrified her with a terrible warning.
      (The only appearance of this verb in Virgil’s poetry.)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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horrificō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of horrificus

References

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