deferveo
Latin
Etymology
From dē- + ferveō (“boil, seethe”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈfɛr.we.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪eˈfɛr.ve.o]
Verb
dēferveō (present infinitive dēfervēre, perfect active dēferbuī, supine dēfervitum); second conjugation, no passive
- to boil or ferment thoroughly; effervesce
- (figuratively) to subside
Conjugation
Conjugation of dēferveō (second conjugation, no passive)
Related terms
See also
References
- “deferveo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- deferveo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the fires of youth have cooled: adulescentia deferbuit
- the passions have cooled down: cupiditates deferbuerunt (Cael. 18. 43)
- the fires of youth have cooled: adulescentia deferbuit