consector

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ sector.

Pronunciation

Verb

cōnsector (present infinitive cōnsectārī or cōnsectārier, perfect active cōnsectātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to seek or pursue, chase
  2. to hunt down or seek out (in order to destroy)
  3. to persecute

Conjugation

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

References

  • consector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • consector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • consector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to draw from the fountain-head: e fontibus haurire (opp. rivulos consectari or fontes non videre)