tueo

Latin

Etymology

From the same source as tueor.

Pronunciation

Verb

tueō (present infinitive tuēre, supine tūtum); second conjugation, no perfect stem

  1. to care for, guard, protect, support
    Synonyms: dēfensō, dēfendō, prōtegō, sustineō, adsum, ēripiō, servō, salvō, cūstōdiō, teneō, sospitō
    Antonyms: objectō, īnstō, immineō
    • CIL 6.12802:
      Ossa hic sita / sunt Auctaes / Apustiae Rufae qu/ae fuit rogo per supe/ros qui estis ossa mea tueatis
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

References

  • tueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tueo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • tueo in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung