Latin

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Etymology

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dē- +‎ sīdō (to sit down, settle)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēsīdō (present infinitive dēsīdere, perfect active dēsēdī or dēsīdī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to sink, settle down, subside
  2. to deteriorate, degenerate
    Synonyms: dēgenerō, cadō, senēscō

Usage notes

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Used of inanimate objects, particularly places.

Conjugation

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References

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  • desido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • desido”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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