diruo

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ ruō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dīruō (present infinitive dīruere, perfect active dīruī, supine dīrutum); third conjugation

  1. to overthrow, demolish, destroy, ruin down
    Synonyms: ruīnō, accido, tollo, aboleō, dēvāstō, ēvāstō, vāstō, dēstruō, perdō, exscindō, occido, populor, interimō, absūmō, impellō, sepeliō, perimō, trucīdō
    Antonyms: ēmendō, reficiō, reparō, corrigō, medeor
  2. to scatter
    Synonyms: effundo, fundo

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: derruir
  • French: deruer
  • Galician: derruír
  • Portuguese: derruir
  • Spanish: derruir

References

  • diruo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • diruo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • diruo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.