insimulo Latin · revision 31885

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=ine-pro *sm̥h₂-el-i-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [ĩːˈsɪ.mʊ.ɫoː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [inˈsiː.mu.lo]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''īnsimulō''' (present infinitive īnsimulāre, perfect active īnsimulāvī, supine īnsimulātum); first conjugation^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|in-|simulō|t2=to imitate, pretend]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) The verb [[m|la|simulō]] is made from [[m|la|similis|t=like]],^(Wiktionary) which de Vaan traces to [[itc-pro|*semali-|t=alike, together]] and [[ine-pro|*sm̥h₂-el-i-]].^(de Vaan 2008) Cognate with [[grc|ὁμαλός|tr=homalós|t=equal, level]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Plautus,^(de Vaan 2008) who has “you do wrong to accuse an innocent woman”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It means to accuse, charge or blame, and to put forward as a charge, as Plautus' “that crime you charge us with does not befit our family”.^(OLD 2012) Lewis & Short describe it as making a plausible charge, true or false, against someone, especially falsely.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus of accusing an innocent woman.^(OLD 2012)^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|accuse]], charge, [[m|en|blame]], especially falsely.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To bring forward as a charge, [[m|en|allege]].^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[īnsimulātiō]]

+ * [[insimulātor]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[simulo|alt=simulō]]

+ * [[similis]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Döderlein says that ''insimulāre'' is to accuse undeservedly or slanderously, out of suspicion, as against ''arguere'', the general word, and ''accūsāre'', to impeach in a criminal court.^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}