lentesco

Latin

Etymology

lentus (sticky, sluggish, pliant) +‎ -scō

Pronunciation

Verb

lentēscō (present infinitive lentēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. (intransitive) to become viscous or sticky, soften
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to slacken, relax

Conjugation

References

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