LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

adaequō

adaequō (present infinitive adaequāre, perfect active adaequāvī, supine adaequātum)
Classical[aˈdae̯.kʷoː]Ecclesiastical[aˈdɛː.kʷo]

Meaning

  1. usuallyto make equal to, equalize, level with
    solo adaequareto level with soil, to bulldoze
  2. to attain to, reach by equalling
  3. figurativelyto compare to or with

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.adaequōadaequābamadaequābōadaequāvīadaequāveramadaequāverō
adaequārō
2nd sg.adaequāsadaequābāsadaequābisadaequāvistī
adaequāstī		adaequāverās
adaequārās		adaequāveris
3rd sg.adaequatadaequābatadaequābitadaequāvitadaequāverat
adaequārat		adaequāverit
adaequārit
1st pl.adaequāmusadaequābāmusadaequābimusadaequāvimusadaequāverāmusadaequāverimus
adaequārimus
2nd pl.adaequātisadaequābātisadaequābitisadaequāvistis
adaequāstis		adaequāverātis
adaequārātis		adaequāveritis
adaequāritis
3rd pl.adaequantadaequābantadaequābuntadaequāvērunt
adaequāvēre, adaequārunt		adaequāverant
adaequārant		adaequāverint
adaequārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.adaequemadaequāremadaequāverim
adaequārim		adaequāvissem
adaequāssem
2nd sg.adaequēsadaequārēsadaequāverīsadaequāvissēs
adaequāssēs
3rd sg.adaequetadaequāretadaequāverit
adaequārit		adaequāvisset
adaequāsset
1st pl.adaequēmusadaequārēmusadaequāverīmus
adaequārīmus		adaequāvissēmus
adaequāssēmus
2nd pl.adaequētisadaequārētisadaequāverītis
adaequārītis		adaequāvissētis
adaequāssētis
3rd pl.adaequentadaequārentadaequāverint
adaequārint		adaequāvissent
adaequāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.adaequoradaequābaradaequābor
2nd sg.adaequāris
adaequāre		adaequābāris
adaequābāre		adaequāberis
adaequābere
3rd sg.adaequāturadaequābāturadaequābitur
1st pl.adaequāmuradaequābāmuradaequābimur
2nd pl.adaequāminīadaequābāminīadaequābiminī
3rd pl.adaequanturadaequābanturadaequābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.adaequeradaequārer
2nd sg.adaequēris
adaequēre		adaequārēris
adaequārēre
3rd sg.adaequēturadaequārētur
1st pl.adaequēmuradaequārēmur
2nd pl.adaequēminīadaequārēminī
3rd pl.adaequenturadaequārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.adaequāadaequāre
pres. 2nd pl.adaequāteadaequāminī
fut. 2nd sg.adaequātōadaequātor
fut. 3rd sg.adaequātōadaequātor
fut. 2nd pl.adaequātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.adaequantōadaequantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveadaequāreadaequārī
perfect infinitiveadaequāvisse
adaequāsse		adaequātum esse
future infinitiveadaequātūrum esseadaequātum īrī
present participleadaequāns—
perfect participle—adaequātus
future participleadaequātūrus
adaequātūra, adaequātūrā, adaequātūrae, adaequātūram, adaequātūrārum, adaequātūrās, adaequātūre, adaequātūrī, adaequātūrīs, adaequātūrō, adaequātūrōrum, adaequātūrōs, adaequātūrum		adaequandus
adaequanda, adaequandā, adaequandae, adaequandam, adaequandārum, adaequandās, adaequande, adaequandīs, adaequandōrum, adaequandōs
gerundadaequandī, adaequandō, adaequandumsupineadaequātum, adaequātū

ăd-aequo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n.
I. Act.
A. To make equal to, to equalize, to level with; hence,
a. In Cic. usually with cum (cf. aequare cum, Verg. A. 1, 193): qui cum virtute fortunam adaequavit, Cic. Arch. 10, 24: quae ... admonet, commemorationem nominis nostri, cum omni posteritate adaequandam, id. ib. 11, 29: in summa amicorum copia cum familiarissimis ejus est adaequatus (i. e. par habitus), id. Balb. 28, 63.—
b. In the histt. alicui rei (cf.: aequo and aequiparo): molibus ferme (oppidi) moenibus adaequatis, on a level with, Caes. B. G. 3, 12: omnia tecta solo adaequare, to level with the ground, Liv. 1, 29: quibus duobus operibus vix nova haec magnificentia quidquam adaequare potuit, id. ib. 56; and with solo understood: Alesiam flammis adaequare, Flor. 3, 10, 23: cum Claudius libertos sibique et legibus adaequaverit, Tac. A. 12, 60: colonias jure et dignatione urbi ... adaequavit, Suet. Aug. 46; so Dom. 2.—
2. Trop., to compare to or with: qui formam, aetatem, genus mortis magni Alexandri fatis adaequarent, Tac. Ann. 2, 73.—
B. To attain to, or reach, by equalling. —With acc. (cf.: aequo and aequiparo): ne quid absit quod deorum vitam possit adaequare, Cic. Univ. 11: longarum navium cursum adaequaverunt, Caes. B. G. 5, 8: ut muri altitudinem acervi armorum adaequarent, id. ib. 2, 32; cf. id. B. C. 2, 16, and Sall. J. 4.
II. Neut., to be equal.
a. Absol.: senatorum urna copiose absolvit, equitum adaequavit, the votes of the equites were equally divided, there was an equal number for acquitting and for condemning, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 6.—
b. With dat.: turris quae moenibus adaequaret, Auct. B. G. 8, 41: se virtute nostris adaequare non posse intellegunt, Caes. B. C. 2, 16 Dinter, where some read nostros: adaequare apud Caesarem gratiā, sc. Aeduis, id. B: G. 6, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinadaequō

Latin aequō Latin adaequō From ad- (“near, at; towards, to”) + aequō (“make equal, level or smooth”).

Descendants
  • Englishadequate
  • Spanishadecuar

In English words that came into English from adaequō

  • adequateadaequātus
  • adequativeadaequātivus

Quick answers

What does adaequō mean in Latin?
adaequō, a verb, means “to make equal to, equalize, level with; to attain to, reach by equalling; to compare to or with”.
What are the principal parts of adaequō?
adaequō, adaequāre, adaequāvī, adaequātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce adaequō?
In classical Latin, [aˈdae̯.kʷoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈdɛː.kʷo].
Where does adaequō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin adaequō.