terō

terō uit.-lat.

From Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”).

See also Scots thraw (“to twist, turn, throw”), Dutch draaien (“to turn”), Low German draien, dreien (“to turn (in a lathe)”), German drehen (“to turn”), Danish dreje (“to turn”), Swedish dreja (“to turn”), Albanian dredh (“to turn, twist, tremble”), Russian тереть (teretʹ, “to rub”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈte.roː/, [ˈt̪ɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ro/, [ˈt̪ɛːro]

Verb

terō (present infinitive terere, perfect active trīvī, supine trītum); third conjugation

1. to rub or triturate
2. to wear away or wear out, consume [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: hauriō, exhauriō, absūmō, cōnsūmō, dēterō, abūtor, conterō, atterō, tenuō, eneco, adedō, perago, accīdō, effundo

3. to tread
4. (time) to pass, spend [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: dēgō, cōnsūmō, trānsmittō, tollō, eximō, trādūcō, agō