obduro

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ dūrō.

Pronunciation

Verb

obdūrō (present infinitive obdūrāre, perfect active obdūrāvī, supine obdūrātum); first conjugation

  1. to harden
    Synonym: dūrō
    Antonyms: lēniō, dēlēniō, commītigō, mītigō, levō, allevō, alleviō
  2. to persist, endure or hold out
    Synonyms: maneō, cōnsistō, dūrō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: obdure
  • Old French: adurer

References

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