tegō

teg--ō "decke, dache"

From Proto-Italic *tegō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover with a roof”). Cognate with English thatch and English deck.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ.ɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛː.ɡo]

Verb

tegō (present infinitive tegere, perfect active tēxī, supine tēctum); third conjugation

1. to cover; to clothe

   Synonyms: vēlō, obvolvō, dissimulō, occultō, indūcō, operiō, obnūbō, occulō, condō, recondō, verrō, obruō, adoperiō, nūbō, abscondō, abdō, cooperiō, comprimō, prōtegō, premō, opprimō, mergō

   Antonyms: adaperiō, aperiō, patefaciō

2. (transferred) to conceal, hide, protect

   Synonyms: salvō, tūtor, vindicō, cū̆stōdiō, sospitō, teneō, adimō, prōtegō, dēfendō, sustineō, adsum, ēripiō, arceō, tueor, mūniō, servō, prohibeō

   Antonyms: immineō, īnstō, obiectō