polluo
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpol.lu.oː/, [ˈpɔl.lʊ.oː]
Verb
polluō (present infinitive polluere, perfect active polluī, supine pollūtum); third conjugation
- I soil, defile, pollute, stain, foul.
- (figuratively, morally) I contaminate, violate, dishonor, desecrate, pollute, defile.
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References
- polluo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- polluo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- polluo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to profane sacred rites: sacra polluere et violare
- to profane sacred rites: sacra polluere et violare
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