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superiacio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From super- +‎ iaciō (throw, hurl).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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superiaciō (present infinitive superiacere, perfect active superiēcī, supine superiectum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to cast or throw over or upon; spread over, overwhelm
  2. (figuratively) to overdo, exaggerate; overtop

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: surject, surjection

References

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  • superiacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • superiacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers