deruncino

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ runcinō, literally to plane off, from runcina (plane (tool)).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēruncinō (present infinitive dēruncināre, perfect active dēruncināvī, supine dēruncinātum); first conjugation

  1. (Plautine, figuratively) to cheat
    Synonyms: fallō, sublinō os, frūstror, ēlūdō
    • c. 206 BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus 4.4.6:
      Nimis facete nimisque facunde malast.
      Ut lepide deruncinavit militem.
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    • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 3.4.108:
      Tum igitur ego deruncinatus, deartuatus sum miser
      huius scelesti techinis, qui me ut lubitum est ductavit dolis.
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • deruncino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deruncino”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.