evilesco

Latin

Etymology

ex- +‎ vīlis (worthless, cheap) +‎ -ēscō. Predates vīlēscō by several centuries.

Pronunciation

Verb

ēvīlēscō (present infinitive ēvīlēscere, perfect active ēvīluī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive, rare) to become worthless, despicable

Conjugation

References

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