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ingero

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Latin

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Etymology

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From in- (in, on) +‎ gerō (carry, wear).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ingerō (present infinitive ingerere, perfect active ingessī, supine ingestum); third conjugation

  1. to carry, pour or throw in or into
  2. to heap or pile (up)
  3. to inflict or obtrude
    ingerō pugnōs in ventrem
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    Haud ambiguē tum in eum, cui rēgnum dēstinābātur, ingessit probra.
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  4. to complain, inveigh

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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  • ingero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ingero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ingero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to discharge showers of missiles: tela ingerere, conicere