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Etymology

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    From ex- + audiō (hear).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    exaudiō (present infinitive exaudīre, perfect active exaudīvī or exaudiī, supine exaudītum); fourth conjugation

    1. to hear, discern or perceive clearly
      Synonym: audio
    2. to listen to, hearken, heed; obey; grant
    3. to understand, comprehend
      Synonyms: comprehendō, dēprehendō, accipiō, cognōscō, concipiō, teneō, apīscor, apprehendō, capiō, complector, excipiō, cōnsequor
      Antonyms: nesciō, ignōrō
    4. to give heed to, obey
      Synonyms: oboediō, pāreō, obtemperō
      Antonym: recalcitrō
    5. to hear favourably, graciously

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    • Catalan: exaudir
    • Italian: esaudire
    • Spanish: exaudir

    References

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    • exaudio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • exaudio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • exaudio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.