deferveo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ ferveō (boil, seethe).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēferveō (present infinitive dēfervēre, perfect active dēferbuī, supine dēfervitum); second conjugation, no passive

  1. to boil or ferment thoroughly; effervesce
  2. (figuratively) to subside

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See also

References

  • deferveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deferveo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the fires of youth have cooled: adulescentia deferbuit
    • the passions have cooled down: cupiditates deferbuerunt (Cael. 18. 43)