exsorbeo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ex- +‎ sorbeō (suck in, swallow).

Pronunciation

Verb

exsorbeō (present infinitive exsorbēre, perfect active exsorbuī, supine exsorptum); second conjugation

  1. to suck up, out or in, gulp down, drain; exhaust
  2. to swallow up, destroy

Conjugation

References

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