detectus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →detego, detegere, detexi, detectus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
uncover/disclose/reveal; expose, lay bare; fleece; unsheathe; remove; unroof;
nom. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...splendente Tagus. sic docta frequentes otia, sic omni detectus pectora nube finem Nestoreae precor egrediare senectae. IV. SOTERIA..."Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...medios, Veneris iustissima cura, Dardanius caput, ecce, puer detectus honestum, qualis gemma micat fulvum quae dividit aurum..."