destringo

Latin

Etymology

From de- +‎ stringo.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēstringō (present infinitive dēstringere, perfect active dēstrīnxī, supine dēstrictum); third conjugation

  1. to strip off
    Synonyms: prīvō, stringō, tondeō, nūdō, fraudō, dēturbō, adimō
  2. to scrape (with a strigil)
  3. to draw out

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: destrènyer
  • Old French: destraindre

References

  • destringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • destringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • destringo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to draw one's sword: gladium stringere, destringere