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subedo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From sub- (under) +‎ edō (eat).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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subedō (present infinitive subedere, perfect active subēdī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. to eat from under, wear away
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.783–784:
      Dīxit et ē scopulō, quem rauca subēderat unda,
      dēcidit in pontum. []
      He said these and from the crag, which the hoarse wave was eating from below,
      fell into the sea. []

Conjugation

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References

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  • D.P. Simpson (1966) Cassell's Latin and English Dictionary, reprint edition, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, Inc., published 2002, →ISBN, page 214