delectando
Dictionary entries
- Entry →delecto, delectare, delectavi, delectatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
delight, please, amuse, fascinate; charm, lure, entice; be a source of delight;; (PASS) be delighted/glad, take pleasure; (w/INF) enjoy (being/doing);
abl. sg. fut. pass. part.abl. sg. fut. pass. part.dat. sg. fut. pass. part.dat. sg. fut. pass. part. - Entry →delector, delectari, delectatus sum:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
delight, please, amuse, fascinate; charm, lure, entice; be a source of delight;; (PASS) be delighted/glad, take pleasure; (w/INF) enjoy (being/doing);
abl. sg. fut. part.abl. sg. fut. part.dat. sg. fut. part.dat. sg. fut. part.
Examples
- M
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quaedam in breve dictum coacta et apta ad delectandos movendosque homines in omnem adfectum animi, maxime idonea..." - Q
Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci, lectorem delectando pariterque monendo; hic meret aera liber Sosiis..."
