labefacto

Latin

Etymology

From labefaciō.

Pronunciation

Verb

labefactō (present infinitive labefactāre, perfect active labefactāvī, supine labefactātum); first conjugation

  1. to weaken; to cause to shake or totter
  2. to destroy, ruin
  3. (figuratively) to overthrow

Conjugation

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

Synonyms

References

  • labefacto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • labefacto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • labefacto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make a person waver in his loyalty: fidem alicuius labefactare (Cluent. 60. 194)
    • to shake the foundations of religion: religionem labefactare (vid. sect. V. 7, note In Latin metaphor...)
    • to shake the stability of the state: rem publicam labefactare