derise

Dictionary entries

• derideo, deridere, derisi, derisus:

  Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Common

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = mock/deride/laugh at/make fun of; be able to laugh, escape, get off scot free;

  Entry →

  voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
• derisus, derisa -um, derisior -or -us, derisissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Very Rare

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = absurd, laughable; scorned (L+S);

  Entry →

  voc. sg. (m.)