Latin

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Etymology

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From dis- +‎ micō +‎ [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dīmicō (present infinitive dīmicāre, perfect active dīmicāvī, supine dīmicātum); first conjugation

  1. to fight, battle or attack
    Synonyms: lūctor, repugnō, pugnō, contendō, dēcernō, concurrō, certō, bellō, cōnflīgō, committō, serō, dēcertō
    • Dimicanti de fama deesse :
      To abandon one whose reputation is attacked

Conjugation

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References

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  • dimico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dimico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dimico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to fight for hearth and home: pro aris et focis pugnare, certare, dimicare
    • to fight a pitched battle: in acie dimicare