dedoceo
τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-dŏcĕo: ēre,
I v. a., to cause one to unlearn something, to unteach, teach the opposite of (rare, but class.).
(a) With double acc.: aliquem geometriam, Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 20: regnorum gaudia temet, Stat. Th. 2, 409.—*
(b) With acc. pers. and inf.: (virtus) populum falsis Dedocet uti Vocibus, Hor. Od. 2, 2, 20.—
(g) Pass.: cum aut docendus is est aut dedocendus, Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72: cum a Zenone fortis esse didicisset, a dolore dedoctus est, id. Tusc. 2, 25, 60. In the gerund absol.: onus dedocendi gravius quam docendi, Quint. 2, 3, 2: ut coercendi magis quam dedocendi esse videantur, id. Fin. 1, 16, 51.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēdŏcĕō,¹⁶ cŭī, ctum, ēre, tr., faire oublier ce qu’on a appris faire désapprendre : dedocere aliquem geometrica Cic. Fin. 1, 20, faire désapprendre la géométrie à qqn ; virtus populum falsis dedocet uti vocibus Hor. O. 2, 2, 20, la vertu fait renoncer le peuple à ses faux jugements ; cum a Zenone fortis esse didicisset, a dolore dedoctus est Cic. Tusc. 2, 60, ayant appris de Zénon à être courageux, par la douleur il a désappris || dedocendus Cic. de Or. 2, 72.
