nounfirst conjugation
bētīzō
bētīzō (present infinitive bētīzāre, perfect active bētīzāvī, supine bētīzātum)
Classical[beːˈtiːz.zoː]Ecclesiastical[beˈtid.d͡zo]
Meaning
- To be as a beet; to be tired
Ponit assidue et pro stulto "baceolum" et pro pullo "pulleiaceum" et pro cerrito "vacerrosum" et "vapide" se habere pro male et "betizare" pro languere, quod vulgo "lachanizare" dicitur
He also habitually used "baceolus" (dolt) for "stultus" (fool), "pulleiaceus" (darkish) for "pullus" (dark), "vacerrosus" (blockhead) for "cerritus" (mad); also "vapide se habere" (to feel flat) for "male se habere" (to feel bad) and "betizare" (to be like a beet) for "languere" (to be weak) which is "lanchanizare" in vulgar termsc. 69 CE – 122 CE, Suetonius, De Vita Caesarum 87 2
Origins
From bēta (“beet”) + -izo. From Augustus, quoted by Suetonius.