Latin

Alternative forms

• obferō

Verb

offerō ‎(present infinitive offerre, perfect active obtulī, supine oblātum); third conjugation, irregular

1. I bring before, present, offer, show, exhibit; expose.
2. I bring, cause, confer, bestow; inflict.
3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) I offer to God, consecrate, dedicate.
4. (Ecclesiastical Latin) I offer up, sacrifice.

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References

• offero in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• offero in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “offero”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to sacrifice oneself for one's country: se morti offerre pro salute patriae
    
  • a favourable[1] opportunity presents itself: occasio datur, offertur
    
  • to expose oneself to peril: periculis se offerre
    
  • to risk one's life: salutem, vitam suam in discrimen offerre (not exponere)