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profligo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From prō- +‎ flīgō +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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prōflīgō (present infinitive prōflīgāre, perfect active prōflīgāvī, supine prōflīgātum); first conjugation

  1. to strike or dash to the ground
    Synonyms: prōsternō, sternō, ruō, impellō, subvertō, pervertō, ēvertō, dēturbō, afflīgō, versō
  2. to overthrow, overcome, conquer
    Synonyms: subigō, subiciō, dēvincō, vincō, ēvincō, conquestō, superō, expugnō, domō, caedō, obruō, exsuperō, pellō, opprimō, premō, vertō, fundō
    Quibus profligatisWhen they were overcome (Caesar, de Bello Gallico, VII, 13)
  3. to finish, conclude, resolve, put an end to
    Synonyms: perficiō, cōnficiō, dēfungor, absolvō, conclūdō, condō, agō, expleō, patrō, cumulō, impleō, peragō, exsequor, fungor, efficiō, perpetrō, gerō, nāvō, trānsigō, persolvō, claudō, inclūdō, exhauriō, perferō
  4. to dishearten, debase
    Synonyms: deficiō, dēfatīgō
    Antonyms: cōnfirmō, firmō

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Derived terms

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References

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  • profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • profligo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • profligo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to rout the enemy: prosternere, profligare hostem
  • profligo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016