obtrecto

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ tractō.

Pronunciation

Verb

obtrectō (present infinitive obtrectāre, perfect active obtrectāvī, supine obtrectātum); first conjugation

  1. to disparage, underrate, decry
  2. to thwart

Conjugation

References

  • obtrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obtrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obtrecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person: alicuius gloriae or simply alicui obtrectare