conquiesco

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ quiēscō (to rest).

Pronunciation

Verb

conquiēscō (present infinitive conquiēscere, perfect active conquiēvī, supine conquiētum); third conjugation, no passive

  1. (intransitive) to rest
    Synonyms: requiēscō, acquiēscō, quiēscō, conticēscō
  2. (intransitive) to be inactive
    Synonyms: langueō, vacō, dēsideō, cessō, resideō, iaceō, sileō

Conjugation

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

References

  • conquiesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • conquiesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • conquiesco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to find recreation in study: in litteris acquiescere or conquiescere