delinquo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- + linquō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēlinquō (present infinitive dēlinquere, perfect active dēlīquī, supine dēlictum); third conjugation

  1. to fail in one's duty
    Synonyms: discēdō, dēficiō, cadō, dēsum
    Antonyms: perficiō, impetrō, perpetrō, ēvincō
  2. to be wanting, lacking
    Synonyms: careō, egeō, indigeō, deficiō, dēsum, cessō, perdō
    Antonyms: flōreō, niteō, abundō, affluō
  3. to transgress, offend, err
    Synonyms: violō, peccō
  4. to commit a fault, do something wrong
    Synonyms: lābor, errō, committō, offendō

Conjugation

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Descendants

References

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

Portuguese

Verb

delinquo

  1. (European spelling) first-person singular present indicative of delinquir
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