referveo

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ ferveō (to boil).

Pronunciation

Verb

referveō (present infinitive refervēre, perfect active referbuī); second conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

  1. (intransitive) to boil or bubble up; boil over

Conjugation

  • This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

Derived terms

  • refervēscō

References

  • referveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • referveo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.