velificor

Latin

Etymology

From vēlum +‎ -ficor.

Pronunciation

Verb

vēlificor (present infinitive vēlificārī, perfect active vēlificātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. (nautical) to make sail, spread sail, set sail
  2. (nautical, with dative) to set sail for
    1. (figurative, by extension) to strive for
    2. (figurative, by extension) to procure, earn
      • Florus, Epitome of Roman history 1.3.5:
        Brutus vero favori civium etiam domus suae clade et parricidio velificatus est.
        Brutus even earned the favor of the people by the destruction of his household and murder of his relatives

Conjugation

References

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