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perduco

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perduco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of perdurre

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From per- (through) +‎ dūcō (lead).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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perdūcō (present infinitive perdūcere, perfect active perdūxī, supine perductum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

  1. to lead, conduct, convey, carry, guide or bring through or to a place; deliver
  2. to spread over, bedaub, coat, besmear
  3. to rub out, erase, cross through
  4. to take a drink, drink off or up, quaff, drain
  5. (figuratively) to bring, carry or guide someone or something to a certain condition
  6. (figuratively) to draw out, lengthen, prolong, continue; spend, pass
  7. (figuratively) to draw or bring over, win over, persuade, induce (+ in/ad + Accusative case)
    Synonyms: persuādeō, suādeō, convincō, indūcō, dēdūcō, conciliō, pelliciō, alliciō, admoneō, sollicitō
    Antonyms: dissuādeō, tardō, obiūrgō

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: perdurre
  • Sicilian: pirdùciri

References

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  • perduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perduco in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • perduco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to reach one's hundredth year, to live to be a hundred: vitam ad annum centesimum perducere
    • to finish, complete, fulfil, accomplish a thing: ad exitum aliquid perducere
    • to bring to the highest perfection: ad summum perducere
    • to win a man over to one's own way of thinking: aliquem ad suam sententiam perducere or in suam sententiam adducere
    • to elevate to the highest dignity: aliquem ad summam dignitatem perducere (B. G. 7. 39)