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fugitive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fugjō Latin fugiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin fugitō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin fugitīvusder. Middle English fugitive English fugitive From Middle English fugitive, fugityve, fugityf, fugitife, fugytif, fugitif, from Latin fugitīvus, from fugitō, from fugiō.

Meanings

1. Fleeing or running away; escaping.
   • I found afterwards that he was the chauffeur, who filled the gaps left by a succession of fugitive butlers. 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
2. Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.
   • Turmeric can also dye a yellow, but it is very fugitive. 1847, editorial staff, “To Dye Yellow Color”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72:
3. Elusive or difficult to retain.

Forms

Relateds

fugitive dust · fugitive pigment · fugitive disentitlement · fugitive from justice

Translations (55)

de flüchtig (elusive or difficult to retain) · la fugitīvus (fleeing or running away) · ba ҡасҡын (fleeing or running away) · ru бе́глый (fleeing or running away) · pt efêmero (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · gl fuxitivo (fleeing or running away) · nl voortvluchtig (fleeing or running away) · no diffus (elusive or difficult to retain) · pt esquivo (elusive or difficult to retain) · es fugitivo (fleeing or running away) · arz هربان (fleeing or running away) · pt foragido (fleeing or running away) · it latitante (fleeing or running away) · de flüchtig (fleeing or running away) · bg бегъл (fleeing or running away) · bg бегъл (elusive or difficult to retain) · ru мимолётный (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · nl voortvluchtige (fleeing or running away) · es prófugo (fleeing or running away) · fi karkulainen (fleeing or running away) · tr kalımsız (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · pl ulotny (elusive or difficult to retain) · bg кракотраен (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · da flygtig (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · es fugaz (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · hy փախստական (fleeing or running away) · ro fugar (fleeing or running away) · nl vluchtig (elusive or difficult to retain) · da flygtig (fleeing or running away) · mi taurewa (fleeing or running away) · de flüchtig (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · nl voorbijgaand (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · de kurzlebig (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · ru преходя́щий (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · fi saavuttamaton (elusive or difficult to retain) · tr firari (fleeing or running away) · ro trecător (fleeing or running away) · fa گریزان (fleeing or running away) · no diffus (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · fi pysymätön (elusive or difficult to retain) · es forajido (fleeing or running away) · bg преходен (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · fi hetkellinen (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · fr éphémère (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · ro fugitiv (fleeing or running away) · ca fugitiu (fleeing or running away) · es irado (fleeing or running away) · fi karkuri (fleeing or running away) · pt fugitivo (fleeing or running away) · tr geçici (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · fr fuyant (elusive or difficult to retain) · ru скороте́чный (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · tr gelip geçici (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · de vorübergehend (transient, fleeting or ephemeral) · no flyktig (fleeing or running away)

fugitive en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fugjō Latin fugiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin fugitō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin fugitīvusder. Middle English fugitive English fugitive From Middle English fugitive, fugityve, fugityf, fugitife, fugytif, fugitif, from Latin fugitīvus, from fugitō, from fugiō.

Meanings

1. A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.
   • “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…]the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!” 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VI, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

fugitive of the law · fugitive emission · fugitivity · fugitivism · refugitive · nonfugitive · fugitively · fugitiveness

Synonyms

abscotchalater · runaway · wanderer · nomad

Translations (119)

sk utečenkyňa (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · da flygtning (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · pl uciekinier (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · nb rømling (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · la fugitīvus (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · tg фирорӣ (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · dz བྲོས་བྱོལ། (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · be уцяка́чка (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · cy ffoadur (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · nl vluchtelinge (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · tr kaçak (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · cs utečenka (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · cmn 逃亡者 (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ca fugitiu (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · hi भग्गू (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ur مفرور (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · pl uciekinierka (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · tl pugante (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · uz qochqin (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · cs uprchlice (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · gl fuxitivo (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · he עבריין נמלט (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ka გაქცეული (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · dv ފިލައިގެން (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · mk бегалец (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · az qaçaq (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ang flīema (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sl ubežnica (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ka ლტოლვილი (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · be бягля́к (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · be бягле́ц (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · vi người lánh nạn (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ro fugară (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sh бегунка (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · tk gaçgak (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sv flykting (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · cs utečenec (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sq arratisur (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · az fərari (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · fr fugitive (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · te పలాయితుడు (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ru бегля́нка (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · nl vluchteling (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · hi भगोड़ा (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · az qaçqın (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · th ผู้หลบหนี (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · et jooksik (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · lv bēglis (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · uk утіка́чка (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · it latitante (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ro evadat (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ar هَارِبَة (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sh begunka (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · el φυγάς (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · fi pakolainen (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · cmn 逃犯 (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · mi taurewa (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · es fugitivo (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · es prófugo (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · uk втіка́чка (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ota قاچاق (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ro fugar (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · hu szökevény (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ro evadată (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · be бягля́чка (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ps پراري (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · rup fugar (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ko 도망자 (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · nl voortvluchtige (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · af vlugteling (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · de Flüchtling (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · et põgeneja (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ug قاچقۇن (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · lo ອົບພະຍົບ (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · si පලාගිය (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ru бегле́ц (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · pt fugitivo (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · he מבוקש (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · mi rerenga (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · mk бегалка (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · egy w-a:r-rd-D54 (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sh begunica (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · kk қашқын (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · id buronan (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · uk утіка́ч (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · bn পলাতক (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · gd fògarrach (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ky качкын (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ja 逃亡者 (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · pt foragido (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sl ubežnik (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · el φυγάς (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · lt pabėgėlis (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · alt качкын (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · be уцяка́ч (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sh бегу́нац (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · my ဝရမ်းပြေး (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · grc φυγάς (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · uz qochoq (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ne भागेको (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ca pròfug (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · pl zbieg (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ms pelarian (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · uk втіка́ч (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sh бегуница (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · fr fugitif (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · cs uprchlík (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · ar هَارِب (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · fa فراری (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · tr firari (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · hy փախստական (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sk utečenka (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · kn ತಲೆತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡವನು (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · fi karkulainen (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · kk қашақ (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · km រត់គេចខ្លួន (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sk utečenec (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · sh begúnac (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something) · bg бегле́ц (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something)

fugitive en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fugjō Latin fugiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin fugitō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin fugitīvusder. Middle English fugitive English fugitive From Middle English fugitive, fugityve, fugityf, fugitife, fugytif, fugitif, from Latin fugitīvus, from fugitō, from fugiō.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To render someone a fugitive; to drive into escape or exile.
   • Her son Thomas was fugitived in the persecution. 1864, J. B. Greenshields, Annals of the Parish of Lesmahagow, page 116:

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