Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- +‎ vertō (turn).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēvertō (present infinitive dēvertere, perfect active dēvertī, supine dēversum); third conjugation

  1. to turn away, turn aside
    Synonyms: āvertō, dīvertō
  2. (active or passive) to turn in, put up at, lodge
  3. (rare) to resort to
    Synonym: cōnfugiō
  4. (rare) to digress
    Synonym: dīvertō

Usage notes

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  • Often confused with dīvertō (differ).
  • The sense "turn in, put up at, lodge" is often found in the passive voice, especially in older Latin. Later writers express this idea using the active voice.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • deverto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deverto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deverto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to go to a man's house as his guest: deverti ad aliquem (ad [in] villam)
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