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verb transitive

com-mordĕo

2nd PP com-mordēre · conj. 2nd
to bite sharply; eagerly figuratively •
to bite sharply or eagerly (in post-Aug. prose, and very rare): tela ipsa, Sen. Contr. 4, 29, § 2.— Trop., of abusive lang., Sen. Vit. Beat. 21, 1.
Perseus ID: n9445 Key: commordeo