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deligo

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See also: diligo

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From dē- + legō.

Verb

dēligō (present infinitive dēligere, perfect active dēlēgī, supine dēlēctum); third conjugation

  1. to pick off, pluck off; to cull
  2. to choose or select
    Synonyms: legō, ēligō, optō, adoptō, dēsūmō, dēstinō, sēpōnō, sūmō, capiō, creō
  3. to enroll, levy
    Synonyms: indicō, cōnscrībō
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From dē- + ligō.

Verb

dēligō (present infinitive dēligāre, perfect active dēligāvī, supine dēligātum); first conjugation

  1. to bind or tie together or up
    Synonyms: colligō, illigō, ligō, cōnserō, adalligō, cōnfīgō, alligō, nectō, cōnectō, dēfīgō, fīgō, vinculō, dēstinō
    Antonyms: explicō, absolvō, dissolvō, solvō
  2. to bandage
Conjugation

References

  • deligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deligo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to choose a career, profession: genus vitae (vivendi) or aetatis degendae deligere
    • to bind to the stake: ad palum deligare (Liv. 2. 5)
    • to choose suitable ground for an engagement: locum ad pugnam idoneum deligere
    • to make fast boats to anchors: naves ad ancoras deligare (B. G. 4. 29)
    • to ride at anchor: ad ancoras deligari
  • deligo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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