oblecto

== Latin == === Etymology === From ob- (“to, because of”) +‎ lactō (“flatter, please”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔbˈɫɛk.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [obˈlɛk.to] === Verb === oblectō (present infinitive oblectāre, perfect active oblectāvī, supine oblectātum); first conjugation (transitive) to entertain, delight, amuse [with accusative ‘person’, along with ablative or cum (+ ablative) or in (+ ablative) ‘means of amusement’] (transitive) to pass (the time) agreeably (transitive) to delay, detain ==== Usage notes ==== The passive of this verb means "to have fun". ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “oblecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “oblecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “oblecto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.