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lentesco

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Latin

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Etymology

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lentus (sticky, sluggish, pliant) +‎ -scō

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lentēscō (present infinitive lentēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. (intransitive) to become viscous or sticky, soften
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to slacken, relax

Conjugation

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References

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  • lentesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lentesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers