frangō

From Proto-Italic *frangō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenģ-, a nasal-infixed form of Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ɡoː/, [ˈfräŋɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ɡo/, [ˈfräŋɡo]

Verb

frangō (present infinitive frangere, perfect active frēgī, supine frāctum); third conjugation

1. (literal) to break, shatter [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: īnfringō, irrumpō, rumpō, violō

2. (figurative) to break, shatter (a promise, a treaty, someone's ideas (dreams, projects), someone's spirit)
3. (figurative) to break up into pieces (a war from too many battles, a nation)
4. (figurative) to reduce, weaken (one's desires, a nation) [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: effēminō, atterō, dēterō, minuō, tenuō, cōnsūmō, afficiō

   Antonyms: firmō, cōnfirmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, sistō