derigesco

Latin

Etymology

dē- +‎ rigēscō (to stiffen)

Pronunciation

Verb

dērigēscō (present infinitive dērigēscere, perfect active dēriguī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to become rigid, stiffen
  2. (intransitive) to curdle

Usage notes

Attested in perfect tenses only in Classical Latin.

Conjugation

References

  • derigesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • derigesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers