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adoro
adoro
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /adˈoː.roː/
Verb
adōrō (present infinitive adōrāre, perfect active adōrāvī, supine adōrātum); first conjugation
- I speak to, accost, address; negotiate a matter with
- I bring an accusation, accuse
- I speak to someone to obtain something; ask, entreat, pray to, beseech, implore, plead
- (religion, of gods or related objects) I reverence, honor, worship, adore
- (in a non-religious sense) I admire, esteem highly, marvel at, reverence
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References
- adoro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- adoro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “adoro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.