Syncope r => v.r
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
affectav.erat V 1 1 PLUP ACTIVE IND 3 S
affecto, affectare, affectavi, affectatus V (1st) TRANS [XXXBO]
aim at, desire, aspire, try, lay claim to; try to control; feign, pretend;

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This, our local install of the popular standby Whitaker's Words, is possible thanks to the resurrection of the venerable project at William Whitaker's Words, where you will also find extensive documentation. The corresponding GitHub repository is where you can submit issues about missing forms and analyses.
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