vēnor

From Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”), or from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, love”) (disputedly). See also LatinVenus, veneror, venia, and venēnum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯eː.nor/, [ˈu̯eːnɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.nor/, [ˈvɛːnor]

Verb

vēnor (present infinitive vēnārī or vēnārier, perfect active vēnātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to chase, hunt, pursue game/quarry [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: aucupor

2. (figuratively, mostly poetically) to strive for, or pursue any objective, whether concrete or abstract in nature