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addico
addico
Latin
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say, affirm, tell”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /adˈdiː.koː/
Verb
addīcō (present infinitive addīcere, perfect active addīxī, supine addictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative
- I am propitious to, favour, speak favourably (of).
- I attribute, assign or ascribe something to someone; appoint, designate; award; sentence, condemn.
- I deliver, yield, or resign something to someone; devote, consecrate to, give my support to; give up, sacrifice, abandon, surrender; betray; enslave (to).
- (of auctions) I adjudge to the highest bidder, knock down (to), strike off, deliver to; sell.
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References
- addico in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- addico in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “addico”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.