Etymology
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re- + causa + -ō
Pronunciation
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recūsō (present infinitive recūsāre, perfect active recūsāvī, supine recūsātum); first conjugation
- to refuse, decline, reject
- Synonyms: negō, renuō, dēnegō, abnuō
- Antonyms: accipiō, recipiō, concordō, consentiō, adnuō, aiō
c. 52 BCE,
Julius Caesar,
Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.44:
- Si iterum experiri velint, se iterum paratum esse decertare; si pace uti velint, iniquum esse de stipendio recusare, quod sua voluntate ad id tempus pependerint.
- If they chose to make a second trial, he was ready to encounter them again; but if they chose to enjoy peace, it was unfair to refuse the tribute, which of their own free-will they had paid up to that time.
- (law) to protest, object
- Synonyms: repugnō, oppōnō
Conjugation
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| Conjugation of recūsō (first conjugation)
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| indicative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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recūsō
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recūsās
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recūsat
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recūsāmus
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recūsātis
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recūsant
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| imperfect
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recūsābam
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recūsābās
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recūsābat
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recūsābāmus
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recūsābātis
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recūsābant
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| future
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recūsābō
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recūsābis
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recūsābit
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recūsābimus
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recūsābitis
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recūsābunt
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| perfect
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recūsāvī
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recūsāvistī,
recūsāstī1
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recūsāvit,
recūsāt1
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recūsāvimus,
recūsāmus1
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recūsāvistis,
recūsāstis1
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recūsāvērunt,
recūsāvēre,
recūsārunt1
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| pluperfect
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recūsāveram,
recūsāram1
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recūsāverās,
recūsārās1
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recūsāverat,
recūsārat1
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recūsāverāmus,
recūsārāmus1
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recūsāverātis,
recūsārātis1
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recūsāverant,
recūsārant1
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| future perfect
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recūsāverō,
recūsārō1
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recūsāveris,
recūsāris1
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recūsāverit,
recūsārit1
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recūsāverimus,
recūsārimus1
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recūsāveritis,
recūsāritis1
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recūsāverint,
recūsārint1
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| passive
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present
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recūsor
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recūsāris,
recūsāre
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recūsātur
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recūsāmur
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recūsāminī
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recūsantur
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| imperfect
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recūsābar
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recūsābāris,
recūsābāre
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recūsābātur
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recūsābāmur
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recūsābāminī
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recūsābantur
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| future
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recūsābor
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recūsāberis,
recūsābere
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recūsābitur
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recūsābimur
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recūsābiminī
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recūsābuntur
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| perfect
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recūsātus + present active indicative of sum
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| pluperfect
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recūsātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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| future perfect
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recūsātus + future active indicative of sum
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| subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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recūsem
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recūsēs
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recūset
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recūsēmus
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recūsētis
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recūsent
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| imperfect
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recūsārem
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recūsārēs
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recūsāret
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recūsārēmus
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recūsārētis
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recūsārent
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| perfect
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recūsāverim,
recūsārim1
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recūsāverīs,
recūsārīs1
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recūsāverit,
recūsārit1
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recūsāverīmus,
recūsārīmus1
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recūsāverītis,
recūsārītis1
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recūsāverint,
recūsārint1
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| pluperfect
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recūsāvissem,
recūsāssem1
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recūsāvissēs,
recūsāssēs1
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recūsāvisset,
recūsāsset1
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recūsāvissēmus,
recūsāssēmus1
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recūsāvissētis,
recūsāssētis1
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recūsāvissent,
recūsāssent1
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| passive
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present
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recūser
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recūsēris,
recūsēre
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recūsētur
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recūsēmur
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recūsēminī
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recūsentur
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| imperfect
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recūsārer
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recūsārēris,
recūsārēre
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recūsārētur
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recūsārēmur
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recūsārēminī
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recūsārentur
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| perfect
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recūsātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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| pluperfect
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recūsātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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| imperative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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—
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recūsā
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—
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—
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recūsāte
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—
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| future
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—
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recūsātō
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recūsātō
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—
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recūsātōte
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recūsantō
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| passive
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present
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—
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recūsāre
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—
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—
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recūsāminī
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—
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| future
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—
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recūsātor
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recūsātor
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—
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—
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recūsantor
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| non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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| present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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| infinitives
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recūsāre
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recūsāvisse,
recūsāsse1
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recūsātūrum esse
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recūsārī
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recūsātum esse
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recūsātum īrī
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| participles
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recūsāns
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—
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recūsātūrus
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—
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recūsātus
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recūsandus
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| verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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| genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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| recūsandī
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recūsandō
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recūsandum
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recūsandō
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recūsātum
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recūsātū
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
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Descendants
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References
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- “recuso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “recuso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- recuso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to avoid no risk in order to..: nullum periculum recusare pro
- I will refuse you nothing: nihil tibi a me postulanti recusabo
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