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respuo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ spuō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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respuō (present infinitive respuere, perfect active respuī, supine respūtum); third conjugation

  1. to spit or spew out
  2. to reject or refuse

Conjugation

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References

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  • respuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • respuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • respuo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to accept the terms of the peace: pacis condiciones accipere, subire (opp. repudiare, respuere)