amplector

== Latin == === Etymology === From ambi- +‎ plecto(r). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [amˈpɫɛk.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [amˈplɛk.tor] === Verb === amplector (present infinitive amplectī, perfect active amplexus sum); third conjugation, deponent to surround, encircle or entwine Synonyms: complector, stīpō, claudō, circumdō, circumveniō to embrace, hug, clasp or grasp Synonyms: complector, teneō to include, comprise, contain Synonyms: contineō, inclūdō, apprehendō, teneō, complector to esteem to cherish ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “amplector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “amplector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers amplector in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication “amplector”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.