obverto

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ vertō.

Verb

obvertō (present infinitive obvertere, perfect active obvertī, supine obversum); third conjugation

  1. to turn to/towards
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 6.3:
      Obvertunt pelago proras
      They turn their prows to the sea
  2. to turn against

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: obvert

References

References

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