subrigo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sub- +‎ regō. Doublet of surgō.

Pronunciation

Verb

subrigō (present infinitive subrigere, perfect active subrēxī, supine subrēctum); third conjugation (poetic, rare)

  1. (transitive) to lift up
    Synonym: surgō
    • c. 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Naturales quaestiones 6.4:
      Mille miracula mouet faciemque mutat locis et defert montes, subrigit plana, ualles extuberat, nouas in profundo insulas erigit: haec ex quibus causis accidant, digna res excuti.
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  2. (transitive) to straighten
    Synonym: surgō
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.183:
      tot linguae, totidem ōra sonant, tot subrigit aurīs [Fāma].
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Conjugation

References

  • subrigo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • subrigo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers