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infulcio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ fulciō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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infulciō (present infinitive infulcīre, perfect active infulsī, supine infultum); fourth conjugation

  1. to cram
    • 121 C.E., Suetonius, De Vita Caesarum, volume Tib.53:
      Rursus mori inedia destinanti per vim ore diducto infulciri cibum iussit.
      Trying to put an end to her life by means of starvation, he ordered her mouth to be forced open and cramed with food.
  2. to foist in, introduce, add

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • infulcio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • infulcio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.