circumsedeo

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From circum- + sedeō (sit).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumsedeō (present infinitive circumsedēre, perfect active circumsēdī, supine circumsessum); second conjugation

  1. (transitive) to sit around, surround, encompass
  2. (transitive) to besiege, blockade, beset, invest, surround, encompass

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References

  • circumsedeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumsedeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumsedeo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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