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obaudio
(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
obba
A vessel for decanting liquor.
obdūrefaciō
(transitive, ergative) To make something hard or harder.
oberrō
To remain stationary or float in the air.
obēsitās
The state, quality, or condition of being fat.
obesus
Large in body; fat; overweight.
ōbex
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
obiectio
The act of objecting.
obiectiones
The act of objecting.
obiectus
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
obituārius
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.
obitus
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
obiurgō
(transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
oblātrārtrix
Someone or something that nags.
oblectāmen
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
oblectāmentum
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
oblectatio
An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
oblectō
(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
obligātiō
The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
obligātus
(North America, Scottish) having an obligation; obliged
obligo
(archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
obligor
To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
oblīquē
With a side to the front.
oblīquō
(transitive) To disguise or conceal something.
oblīquus
Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
oblitescō
(intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find.
oblitterō
(transitive) To make indecipherable; to obliterate.
oblītus
Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.
oblīviō
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
oblīviōsus
Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
oblivisci
(transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect.
oblīvīscor
(transitive) To lose remembrance of.
oblivium
The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
oblocutio
(countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.
obloquium
(countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.
obloquor
(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
obnitor
(transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
obnixus
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
obnoxius
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
oboediens
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.
oboedienter
In an obedient manner.
oboedientia
The quality of being obedient.
oboedio
(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
obprōbrium
Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]
obrētiō
(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
obruō
(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
obrussa
The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
obscēna
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
obscēnitās
(countable) Something that is obscene.
obscēnus
Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
obscuritas
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
obscuro
(computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
obscūrus
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
obsecratio
The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
obsecrō
(intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
obsequiōsus
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
obsequium
Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.
obsequor
(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
observantia
(uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard
observātiō
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
observātor
One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
observatorium
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.
obses
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
obsessiō
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
obsideō
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
obsidiō
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
obsitus
Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
obsolētus
(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).
obsōnia
Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
obstāculum
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
obstans
Capable of withstanding great physical force.
obstantia
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
obstetrīx
(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
obstinātiō
The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
obstinātus
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
obstitus
That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
obstō
(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
obstruō
(transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
obstupefaciō
(transitive) To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
obterō
(transitive) To lower in value or social position.
obtineo
(transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
obtrectātiō
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
obtruncō
(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
obtueor
To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
obtūrō
(transitive) To completely block or obstruct.
obtusus
Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
obtutus
A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
obumbrō
(transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
obuncus
Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
obvāgiō
(transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
obversus
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
occa
A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
occaeco
(transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.
occasio
(countable) An opportunity or possibility.
occasus
(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
occātiō
The process of breaking up earth with a harrow.
occentō
(transitive) To sing or play a serenade for (someone).
occidentāle
Facing the west; directed towards the west.
occidentalis
Of or pertaining to the west; western.
occido
To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination
occillō
(transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.
occīsor
A person who commits murder.
occīsor fēstārum
Like a spoilsport.
occisus
Killed, especially in battle.
occītrīx
A person who commits murder.
occō
(transitive) To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
occulō
(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
occulta
Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
occultus
Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
occupātus
Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
occurro
To converge and finally touch or intersect.
occursō
(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
occursus
An encounter between people, even accidental.
occursus amōris
A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.
oceanide
A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
ōceanus
(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
ocellus
A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
ocrea
(historical) A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.
octagonon
(geometry, also, attributively) A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
octagonum
(geometry, also, attributively) A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
octans
One of eight equal parts of a whole.
Octavianus
(historical) A en given name, notably borne by Augustus (Caesar) between 44 and 27 BCE
octavum
One of eight equal parts of a whole.
octavum decimum
One of eighteen equal parts of a whole.
octavus
The ordinal form of the number eight.
octavus decimus
The ordinal form of the number eighteen.
octo
A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
Octōber
The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.
octōdecim
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
octōgintā
The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.
octogonum
(geometry, also, attributively) A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
octopūs
(countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus.
oculāria
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.
oculāris
Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight
oculārius
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.
oculorum
Related to or affecting the vision.
oculus
A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.
oda
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
Odera
A river in central Europe, that flows from the Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea.
odi
(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
Ōdinus
(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.
odio
(transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
odior
(intransitive, uncommon, idiomatic) To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
odiosus
Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
odisse
(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
odium
A strong aversion; an intense dislike.
odor
A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
odoramentum Coloniense
Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.
odōrātus
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
odōrus
(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

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