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praecaveo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From prae- +‎ caveō (avoid, take care).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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praecaveō (present infinitive praecavēre, perfect active praecāvī, supine praecautum); second conjugation

  1. (transitive) to guard against (beforehand), seek to avert or prevent
  2. (intransitive) to take care or heed, beware; to be on one's guard

Conjugation

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  • This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Galician: precaver
  • Portuguese: precaver
  • Spanish: precaver

References

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