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deterruisset

Dictionary entries

  • deterreo, deterrere, deterrui, deterritus:

    Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive

    Frequency:
    Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    = deter; frighten away; discourage (from), put/keep off, avert; frighten/terrify;

    Entry →
    sg. pluperf. act. subj. 3rd

Examples

  • M

    Liber Primus

    Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus

    "...artibus, quas qui tenent, eruditi appellantur -- aut ne deterruisset alios a studiis. quamquam te quidem video minime esse..."
  • T

    Liber XXXVII

    Titus Livius (Livy)

    "...inde, cum ea ipsa suspicio, ne quis exiret, deterruisset, redierunt ad naues; et terra marique fugientibus certamen hostibus..."
  • T

    Liber XXVI

    Titus Livius (Livy)

    "...castellum in alto tumulo situm, non munitissima arx deterruisset quo minus transcenderent omnia perrumperentque. itaque quamquam omnibus omnia..."

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