verb transitive

ex-tĕrĕbro

2nd PP ex-tĕrĕbrāre · 3rd PP ex-tĕrĕbrātum · conj. 1st

to extract by boring; to bore out

perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to extract by boring, to bore out (very rare).

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Lit.: ex eo auro, quod exterebratum esset, Cic. Div. 1, 24, 48.—

to extort; obtain by force figuratively •

Trop., to extort, obtain by force: numquam hercle istuc exterebrabis tu, ut, etc., Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 55.

Perseus ID: n17340 Key: exterebro