abiecto

Latin

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Etymology

From abiectus, perfect passive participle of abiciō (throw or hurl down or away), from ab- (from, down or away from) +‎ iaciō (throw, hurl).

Pronunciation

Verb

abiectō (present infinitive abiectāre, perfect active abiectāvī, supine abiectātum); first conjugation

  1. to abandon
  2. to debase
  3. to humble
  4. to sell too cheaply
  5. to slight
  6. to throw, cast away, cast down, cast aside
    • 1821, Gabriel Brotier, Supplementa Annalium, Libri Quinti, page 28:
      huic a Considio, prætura functo, abjectabatur
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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References

  • abiecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be cast down, discouraged, in despair: animo esse humili, demisso (more strongly animo esse fracto, perculso et abiecto) (Att. 3. 2)