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“go off” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

go off
(a) (a) To issue, evenire: exitum habere: to go off so (without harm), sic abire (Ter., Andr., 1, 2, 4): not to go off so, non sic abire (Cic., Att., 14, 1, 1). To go off = pass their prime [Vid: Go = become putrid. (b) To go off; i. e., to be sold, venire: vendi: to go off well, facile vendi: to go off badly, repudiari.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for go off?
The usual Latin words for “go off” are ēveniō, veniō, vēndō; also repudiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.