emereo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ex- +‎ mereō (earn, merit, deserve).

Pronunciation

Verb

ēmereō (present infinitive ēmerēre, perfect active ēmeruī, supine ēmeritum); second conjugation

  1. to earn, merit, gain by service
  2. (military) to serve out; to serve one's time; to complete one's obligation to serve

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References

  • emereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • emereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • emereo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.