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mansuefacio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From mānsuē(scō) (to tame) +‎ faciō (to make, -ify).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mānsuēfaciō (present infinitive mānsuēfacere, perfect active mānsuēfēcī, supine mānsuēfactum); third conjugation -variant, suppletive

  1. (transitive) to tame
    mānsuēfierīto grow tame
  2. (transitive) to make gentle, soften, civilize, pacify

Conjugation

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References

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