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Etymology

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From ex- (out of, from)legō (choose, select, appoint).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēligō (present infinitive ēligere, perfect active ēlēgī, supine ēlēctum); third conjugation

  1. to choose, to pluck or root out, extract
  2. (figuratively, of persons or things) to pick out, choose, elect
    Synonyms: adoptō, optō, dēstinō, dēligō, dēsūmō, sēpōnō, legō, sūmō, capiō, creō

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Further reading

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  • eligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • eligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • eligo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to choose one from a large number of instances: ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)
    • to elect to the senate: in senatum legere, eligere