divexo

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ vexō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dīvexō (present infinitive dīvexāre, perfect active dīvexāvī, supine dīvexātum); first conjugation

  1. to pull along, this way and that
  2. to harass, plunder

Conjugation

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Descendants

  • Portuguese: devassar

References

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