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devinctus

Dictionary entries

  • devincio, devincire, devinxi, devinctus:

    Verb · 4th conjugation · Transitive

    Frequency:
    Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    = tie/bind up, hold/fix fast; subjugate; obligate/oblige/constrain; unite closely;

    Entry →
    nom. sg. perf. pass. part.
  • devinctus, devincta -um, devinctior -or -us, devinctissimus -a -um:

    Adjective · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Lesser
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    = attached; tied (to a person); devoted, greatly attached to (L+S);

    Entry →
    nom. sg. (m.)

Examples

  • T

    Liber IV

    Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX

    "...distractior intus. Et quo quisque fere studio devinctus adhaeret aut quibus in rebus multum sumus ante morati atque..."
  • L

    Liber X

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM

    "...removeamus: 'non est animus in sua potestate ebrietate devinctus: quemadmodum musto dolia ipsa rumpuntur et omne quod..."
  • M

    VI

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES

    "...calamitate ferre opem iubebat; uterque parens erat calamitate devinctus, unus autem succurrere utrique non poterat. invenit tamen ingeniosa..."
  • P

    Aeneid VIII

    P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid

    "...formae conscia coniunx. tum pater aeterno fatur devinctus amore: 'quid causas petis ex alto? fiducia cessit quo tibi..."

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