foedaveritis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →foedo, foedare, foedavi, foedatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
defile; pollute; soil, stain, make filthy/unclean; contaminate; corrupt;; disgrace/dishonor; bring shame, discredit; sully/besmirch (person/reputation);; disfigure, mar, spoil appearance/brightness/clearness/purity of; darken, dim;; make (punishment) horrible/barbarous; mangle/hack/mutilate, ravage (land);
pl. futperf. act. ind. 2ndpl. perf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...pugnare sine duce sentiret. Multi exsulum caede sua foedavere templum, multi vivi capti, Herdonius interfectus. Ita Capitolium reciperatum..."FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...More equestris proelii sumptis tergis atque redditis. Nubes . . . foedavere lumen. Pressi undique multitudine. Qui nullo certo exilio vagabantur..."