mordeo

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(conjugation-2) to bite (into); nibble, gnaw
(conjugation-2) to nip, sting
(conjugation-2) to eat, consume, devour, erode
(conjugation-2) to bite into, take hold of, press or cut into
(conjugation-2) to hurt, pain, sting
(conjugation-2) to squander, waste, dissipate

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɔr.de.oː]

From Proto-Italic *mordeō, from *mordejō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mord-éye-ti, from *(s)merd- (“to bite, sting”). Cognate with Sanskrit मर्दति (márdati, “press, crush, destroy”), म्रदते (mradate, “pulverize”), Ancient Greek σμερδνός (smerdnós, “dreadful”), σμερδαλέος (smerdaléos), English smart.