LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation

abstergeō

abstergeō (present infinitive abstergēre, perfect active abstersī, supine abstersum)
Classical[apˈstɛr.ɡe.oː]Ecclesiastical[abˈstɛr.d͡ʒe.o]

Meaning

  1. to wipe off or away; dry by wiping
  2. figurativelyto wipe away, drive away, banish, expel, dispel

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.abstergeōabstergēbamabstergēbōabstersīabsterseramabsterserō
2nd sg.abstergēsabstergēbāsabstergēbisabstersistīabsterserāsabsterseris
3rd sg.abstergetabstergēbatabstergēbitabstersitabsterseratabsterserit
1st pl.abstergēmusabstergēbāmusabstergēbimusabstersimusabsterserāmusabsterserimus
2nd pl.abstergētisabstergēbātisabstergēbitisabstersistisabsterserātisabsterseritis
3rd pl.abstergentabstergēbantabstergēbuntabstersērunt
abstersēre		absterserantabsterserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.abstergeamabstergēremabsterserimabstersissem
2nd sg.abstergeāsabstergērēsabsterserīsabstersissēs
3rd sg.abstergeatabstergēretabsterseritabstersisset
1st pl.abstergeāmusabstergērēmusabsterserīmusabstersissēmus
2nd pl.abstergeātisabstergērētisabsterserītisabstersissētis
3rd pl.abstergeantabstergērentabsterserintabstersissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.abstergeorabstergēbarabstergēbor
2nd sg.abstergēris
abstergēre		abstergēbāris
abstergēbāre		abstergēberis
abstergēbere
3rd sg.abstergēturabstergēbāturabstergēbitur
1st pl.abstergēmurabstergēbāmurabstergēbimur
2nd pl.abstergēminīabstergēbāminīabstergēbiminī
3rd pl.abstergenturabstergēbanturabstergēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.abstergearabstergērer
2nd sg.abstergeāris
abstergeāre		abstergērēris
abstergērēre
3rd sg.abstergeāturabstergērētur
1st pl.abstergeāmurabstergērēmur
2nd pl.abstergeāminīabstergērēminī
3rd pl.abstergeanturabstergērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.abstergēabstergēre
pres. 2nd pl.abstergēteabstergēminī
fut. 2nd sg.abstergētōabstergētor
fut. 3rd sg.abstergētōabstergētor
fut. 2nd pl.abstergētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.abstergentōabstergentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveabstergēreabstergērī
perfect infinitiveabstersisseabstersum esse
future infinitiveabstersūrum esseabstersum īrī
present participleabstergēns—
perfect participle—abstersus
abstersa, abstersā, abstersae, abstersam, abstersārum, abstersās, absterse, abstersīs, abstersō, abstersōrum, abstersōs
future participleabstersūrus
abstersūra, abstersūrā, abstersūrae, abstersūram, abstersūrārum, abstersūrās, abstersūre, abstersūrī, abstersūrīs, abstersūrō, abstersūrōrum, abstersūrōs, abstersūrum		abstergendus
abstergenda, abstergendā, abstergendae, abstergendam, abstergendārum, abstergendās, abstergende, abstergendīs, abstergendōrum, abstergendōs
gerundabstergendī, abstergendō, abstergendumsupineabstersum, abstersū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

omnem luctum plane abstergere
to banish all sad thoughts.

abs-tergĕo, rsi, rsum, 2, v. a. (the form
I. abstergo, gĕre rests upon spurious readings, except in eccl. Lat., as Vulg. Apoc. 21, 4), to wipe off or away, to dry by wiping.
I. Lit.: labellum, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 52: sudorem, id. Men. 1, 2, 16: vulnera, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 9: lacrimas, Lucil. ap. Porphyr. ad Hor. S. 1, 2, 68: fletum, Cic. Phil. 14, 34: everrite aedīs, abstergete araneas, brush away, Titin. ap. Non. 192, 10.— *
B. Transf.: remos (qs. to wipe away, i. e.), to break, to dash to pieces, Curt. 9, 9, 16.—
II. Trop., to wipe away (any thing disagreeable, a passion, etc.), i. e. to drive away, expel, remove, banish: ut mihi absterserunt omnem sorditudinem, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10; esp. freq. in Cic.: dolorem, Q. Fr. 2, 9: senectutis molestias, Sen. 1: metum, Fam. 9, 16; luctum, Tusc. 3, 18: suspicionem, Amm. 14, 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabstergeō

Latin ab- Latin tergeō Latin abstergeō From ab- (“away from”) + tergeō (“rub or wipe off, cleanse”).

Descendants
  • Catalanabstergir
  • Englishabsterge
  • Englishabsterse
  • Frenchabsterger
  • Italianastergere
  • Portugueseabsterger
  • Spanishabsterger

In English words that came into English from abstergeō

  • abstergentabstergens
  • abstersiveabstersus
  • abstersionabstertion
  • abstergeabstergeō

Quick answers

What does abstergeō mean in Latin?
abstergeō, a verb, means “to wipe off or away; dry by wiping; to wipe away, drive away, banish, expel, dispel”.
What are the principal parts of abstergeō?
abstergeō, abstergēre, abstersī, abstersum (second conjugation).
How do you pronounce abstergeō?
In classical Latin, [apˈstɛr.ɡe.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈstɛr.d͡ʒe.o].
Where does abstergeō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abstergeō.
Which English words come from abstergeō?
English words that go back to Latin abstergeō include abstergent, abstersive, absterge and abstersion.