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macesco

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Latin

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Etymology

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From maceō (I am lean, meagre) +‎ -scō.

Verb

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macēscō (present infinitive macēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to become thin, lean
  2. to become meagre
  3. to wither (of plants)

Conjugation

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References

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