desido

Latin

Etymology

    dē- +‎ sīdō (to sit down, settle)

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    dēsīdō (present infinitive dēsīdere, perfect active dēsēdī or dēsīdī); third conjugation, no supine stem

    1. (intransitive) to sink, settle down, subside
    2. to deteriorate, degenerate
      Synonyms: dēgenerō, cadō, senēscō

    Usage notes

    Used of inanimate objects, particularly places.

    Conjugation

    References

    • desido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • desido”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers