amplecterer
Dictionary entries
- Entry →amplector, amplecti, amplexus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
surround, encircle, embrace, clasp; esteem; cherish; surround, include, grasp;
sg. imperf. subj. 1st
Examples
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...mihi credo ego hoc, te tenere. obsecro, amplectere, spes mea. ut me omnium iam laborum levas. PAL. Occupas..."Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Agedum ergo, accede ad me atque amplectere sis. LEMN. Ego vero. TOX. Oh, nihil hoc magis dulcest..."Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...magis quod cupiam iam diu. Plan. Tene me, amplectere ergo. Phaed. Hoc etiam est quam ob rem cupiam..."