Definition of eligo
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Orthography ID = 1005140
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LEM
ēligō, ēligere, ēlēgī, ēlēctus
1 lego
verb (3rd conjugation)
  1. to pluck out, root out
  2. [figuratively] to root out
  3. to pick out, choose, elect, select, single out
Abbreviations
ēligō lēgī, lēctus, ere ex + 1 lego, to pluck out, root out: stirpes trunco everso eligendae sunt: herbas, Cu.

—Fig., to root out: superstitionis stirpes.

—To pick out, choose, elect, select, single out: iudices ex civitatibus: quemvis mediā turbā, H.: formas quasdam nostrae pecuniae, have a preference for, Ta.: a multis commodissimum quodque, from many authors: equos numero omni, V.: feras, Ta.: ad minima malorum eligenda: urbi condendae locum, L.: utrum velis factum esse necne: fictum Esse Iovem malis, an, etc., O.: haud semper errat fama, aliquando et elegit, i. e. makes a true selection, Ta.
 
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