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praelibo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From prae- +‎ lībō (to taste).

Verb

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praelībō (present infinitive praelībāre, perfect active praelībāvī, supine praelībātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to foretaste (taste beforehand); to taste, savour
  2. (transitive, figurative) to examine, go through
  3. (transitive, figurative) to skim over; to say succinctly

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Italian: prelibare

References

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