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procurvo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From prō- +‎ curvō (bend).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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prōcurvō (present infinitive prōcurvāre, perfect active prōcurvāvī, supine prōcurvātum); first conjugation

  1. (poetic) to bend or curve forwards
    • c. 45 CE – 96 CE, Statius, Thebaid 851-852:
      iam tunc astu deducit in aequum
      callidus et celsum procuruat Agyllea Tydeus,

Conjugation

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References

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