adoleo

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From ad- + oleō (smell).

Verb

adoleō (present infinitive adolēre); second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to emit an odor, smell
    Synonym: frāgrō
Conjugation

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Synonyms

Etymology 2

From ad- + *oleō (increase, grow).

Verb

adoleō (present infinitive adolēre, perfect active adoluī, supine adultum); second conjugation

  1. to magnify or pile up with for sacrifice; burn, sacrifice
  2. to consume or destroy by fire, burn
    Synonyms: cremō, ūrō, cōnflagrō, flagrō, īnflammō, flammō, incendō, accendō, ārdeō
Conjugation

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Derived terms
Descendants
  • Aromanian: adilju
  • Romanian: adia

References

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