CALCARE, calcare
Sounds Like: KAL-KAH-reh
Translations: to tread, to trample, to press, to step on, to despise, to spurn
From the root: CALCARE
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: Calcare is a Latin verb meaning to tread or to trample. It can be used literally to describe the act of stepping on something, or figuratively to mean to despise, spurn, or disregard, as if one is trampling something underfoot. It is often used in contexts where something is being suppressed or treated with contempt.
Inflection: Infinitive
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 32:5
From the same root
No other words from the same root, CALCARE, appear in our texts.
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.