Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From prae- + fōc- (throat) + (verb-forming suffix).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    praefōcō (present infinitive praefōcāre, perfect active praefōcāvī, supine praefōcātum); first conjugation

    1. (transitive) to choke, suffocate
    2. (transitive) to block, obstruct
    3. (passive voice) to be choking

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    References

    • praefoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • praefoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • praefoco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.