absterreo

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

abs-terreō ruī, ritus, ēre,

to frighten off, drive away: canis a corio numquam absterrebitur, H.: ipsā solitudine absterriti, L. — Fig., to deter (by fear): Chremetem, T.: homines a pecuniis capiendis: teneros animos vitiis, H.

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