erudio

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (out of, away from) +‎ rudis (uncultivated, unrefined; unlearned, unskilled) +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

Verb

ērudiō (present infinitive ērudīre, perfect active ērudīvī or ērudiī, supine ērudītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to instruct, to educate; to cultivate, to refine
    Synonyms: doceō, discō, ēducō, īnstruō, ēdoceō, magistrō, imbuō, fingō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: erudire
  • Sicilian: erudiri

References

  • erudio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • erudio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • erudio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to receive instruction from some one: institui or erudiri ab aliquo
    • to teach some one letters: erudire aliquem artibus, litteris (but erudire aliquem in iure civili, in re militari)