uro

Meaning

  1. (conjugation-3) to burn, consume, inflame
  2. (conjugation-3, figuratively) especially of the emotions: to inflame with passion, love or lust; burn, set afire or on fire, excite, worry, disturb
  3. (conjugation-3, figuratively) to annoy, to gall, to vex
  4. (conjugation-3, figuratively) to rage, to ravage

Concepts

Opposite of
cōnsōlor
Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈuː.roː]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éwseti, from *h₁ews- (“to burn”), the same source as the second element of Proto-Germanic *aimuzjǭ (“ashes”); see ember. Cognate with Ancient Greek εὕω (heúō, “to singe”), Sanskrit ओषति (óṣati, “to burn”).

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