concupio

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ cupiō.

Pronunciation

Verb

concupiō (present infinitive concupere); third conjugation -variant, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to covet, long for
    Synonyms: requīrō, affectō, cupiō, quaerō, studeō, aveō, indigeō, sitiō, petō, circumspiciō, expetō, spectō, voveō, appetō
    Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: concupire

References

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