impetō

im-petō lat. 'schnell vorstoßen, angreifen'

Von in- +‎ petō 'beten, bitten, anflehen'; 'ersuchen'; 'anfordern, angreifen'

Verb

impetō (Präsens-Infinitiv impetere, Rückenlage impetītum); dritte Konjugation, kein perfekter Stamm

1. schnell vorstoßen, angreifen
   • Synonyme: invādō, incurrō, incessō, aggredior, oppugnō, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, incidō, irrumpō, inruō, adorior, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, lacessō
   • Antonyme: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.pe.toː/, [ˈɪmpɛt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.pe.to/, [ˈimpet̪o]