devincio

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ vinciō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēvinciō (present infinitive dēvincīre, perfect active dēvīnxī, supine dēvīnctum); fourth conjugation

  1. to bind fast, tie up
  2. to subjugate
  3. to oblige, constrain

Conjugation

References

  • devincio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • devincio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • devincio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment: beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincire
    • to commit a crime and so make oneself liable to the consequences of it: scelere se devincire, se obstringere, astringi
    • to attach a person to oneself: devincire aliquem consuetudine