abhorrebant
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abhorreo, abhorrere, abhorrui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
abhor, shrink back; be averse to, shudder at; differ from; be inconsistent;
pl. imperf. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber XXV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...inter defectionem ab Romanis, quia ab nouis consiliis abhorrebant, pulsi—conloquiis suae partis temptare hominum animos iussit..."Liber IV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...armabat in tribunos, Quinctiorum Cincinnatique et Capitolini sententiae abhorrebant a caede violandisque quos foedere icto cum plebe sacrosanctos..."Liber II
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...interposito ab impetu ad consultandum avocabantur, eo plus abhorrebant a certatione animi, adeo ut Quinctio gratias agerent quod..."