verb
- conjugation: 3rd conjugation
- voice: deponent
Definitions:
- cherish
- esteem
- surround, encircle, embrace, clasp
- surround, include, grasp
- Age: Early Latin, pre-classical, used for effect/poetry
- Area: All or none
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
- Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)