praecerpo

Latin

Alternative forms

  • praecarpo

Etymology

From prae- +‎ carpo.

Pronunciation

Verb

praecerpō (present infinitive praecerpere, perfect active praecerpsī, supine praecerptum); third conjugation

  1. to pluck, pick, harvest beforehand, or before the right time
  2. to lessen or diminish

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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