dimico

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ micō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dīmicō (present infinitive dīmicāre, perfect active dīmicāvī, supine dīmicātum); first conjugation

  1. to fight, battle or attack
    Synonyms: lūctor, repugnō, pugnō, contendō, dēcernō, concurrō, certō, bellō, cōnflīgō, committō, serō, dēcertō
    • Dimicanti de fama deesse:
      To abandon one whose reputation is attacked

Conjugation

References

  • dimico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dimico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dimico”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to fight for hearth and home: pro aris et focis pugnare, certare, dimicare
    • to fight a pitched battle: in acie dimicare