verbsecond conjugation
admoveō
admoveō (present infinitive admovēre, perfect active admōvī, supine admōtum)
Classical[adˈmɔ.we.oː]Ecclesiastical[adˈmɔː.ve.o]
admōtus perf. pass. ptcp.
Meaning
- to move, bring, conduct, lead or carry someone or something to or toward; apply to
“Quid ergō? Omnēs servōs admovēbō mēnsae meae?” Nōn magis quam omnēs līberōs.
“So what? I will bring all my slaves to my table?” No more than all free people. (Seneca imagines a criticism and offers a reply.)c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 47.15 - to move or bring someone or something near to another; reconcile
- to move or bring up or forward, call upon
- figurativelyto apply, attend or direct to or toward
- to lend an ear to
- to put one's hand to an undertaking
- to lay violent hands upon; attack, assault
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | admoveō | admovēbam | admovēbō | admōvī | admōveram admōram | admōverō admōrō |
| 2nd sg. | admovēs | admovēbās | admovēbis | admōvistī admōstī | admōverās admōrās | admōveris admōris |
| 3rd sg. | admovet | admovēbat | admovēbit | admōvit admōt | admōverat admōrat | admōverit admōrit |
| 1st pl. | admovēmus | admovēbāmus | admovēbimus | admōvimus admōmus | admōverāmus admōrāmus | admōverimus admōrimus |
| 2nd pl. | admovētis | admovēbātis | admovēbitis | admōvistis admōstis | admōverātis admōrātis | admōveritis admōritis |
| 3rd pl. | admovent | admovēbant | admovēbunt | admōvērunt admōrunt, admōvēre | admōverant admōrant | admōverint admōrint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | admoveam | admovērem | admōverim admōrim | admōvissem admōssem |
| 2nd sg. | admoveās | admovērēs | admōverīs admōrīs | admōvissēs admōssēs |
| 3rd sg. | admoveat | admovēret | admōverit admōrit | admōvisset admōsset |
| 1st pl. | admoveāmus | admovērēmus | admōverīmus admōrīmus | admōvissēmus admōssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | admoveātis | admovērētis | admōverītis admōrītis | admōvissētis admōssētis |
| 3rd pl. | admoveant | admovērent | admōverint admōrint | admōvissent admōssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | admoveor | admovēbar | admovēbor |
| 2nd sg. | admovēris admovēre | admovēbāris admovēbāre | admovēberis admovēbere |
| 3rd sg. | admovētur | admovēbātur | admovēbitur |
| 1st pl. | admovēmur | admovēbāmur | admovēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | admovēminī | admovēbāminī | admovēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | admoventur | admovēbantur | admovēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | admovear | admovērer |
| 2nd sg. | admoveāris admoveāre | admovērēris admovērēre |
| 3rd sg. | admoveātur | admovērētur |
| 1st pl. | admoveāmur | admovērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | admoveāminī | admovērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | admoveantur | admovērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | admovē | admovēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | admovēte | admovēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | admovētō | admovētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | admovētō | admovētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | admovētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | admoventō | admoventor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | admovēre | admovērī |
| perfect infinitive | admōvisse admōsse | admōtum esse |
| future infinitive | admōtūrum esse | admōtum īrī |
| present participle | admovēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | admōtus admōta, admōtā, admōtae, admōtam, admōtārum, admōtās, admōte, admōtī, admōtīs, admōtō, admōtōrum, admōtōs |
| future participle | admōtūrus admōtūra, admōtūrā, admōtūrae, admōtūram, admōtūrārum, admōtūrās, admōtūre, admōtūrī, admōtūrīs, admōtūrō, admōtūrōrum, admōtūrōs, admōtūrum | admovendus |
gerundadmovendī, admovendō, admovendumsupineadmōtum, admōtū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- alicui admovere tormenta
- to have a person tortured.
- scalas admovere (B. C. 3. 63)
- to apply scaling-ladders.
- exercitum admovere, adducere ad...
- to advance on...
- calcaria alicui adhibere, admovere; stimulos alicui admovere
- to spur, urge a person on.
ad-mŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2, v. a. (admōram, admōrim, etc., sync. for admoveram, admoverim, etc., Verg. A. 4, 367; Ov. P. 3, 7, 36),
I. to move a person or thing; to bring, conduct, lead, carry, etc., to or toward a place (syn.: adduco, adicio, adhibeo, appello).
I. Lit.
A. In gen., constr. with ad or with dat. (in the histt., of an army, implements for besieging, etc.; class. at all periods): dum ne exercitum propius urbem Romam CC milia admoveret, Cic. Phil. 6, 3, 5:
copias in locum, Liv. 42, 57: signa Achradinae, id. 25, 24 ext.; so Flor. 1, 24, 3, 23: castra, Sil. 1, 296.—Hence, also, sometimes absol., to draw near, to approach, to bring near: jam admovebat rex, Curt. 9, 4: jam opera admoventi deditio est facta, Liv. 32, 32: scalas moenibus, Tac. A. 13, 39. —Trop.: quot admovi illi fabricas! quot fallacias! Plaut. Cist. 2, 2, 5 (where formerly admoenivi was erroneously read): tamquam aliquā machinā admotā, capere Asinii adulescentiam, Cic. Clu. 13; so also: ignes ardentesque laminae ceterique cruciatus admovebantur (sc. civi Romano), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 63: dolorum faces, id. Off. 2, 10, 37: cumque quasi faces ei doloris admoverentur, id. Tusc. 2, 25, 61: fasciculum ad nares, id. ib. 3, 18 fin.: pecus flagrantibus aris, Verg. A. 12, 171: admotae hostiae (sc. aris), Tac. A. 2, 69; so Suet. Calig. 32; Luc. 7, 165: Hannibalem admotum, i. e. adductum altaribus, led or conducted to, Liv. 21, 1: labra poculis, Verg. E. 3, 43: ignes templis, Tib. 3, 5, 11: exercitum Ariminum, Liv. 28, 46: vultum ad auditores, Auct. Her. 3, 15: animam admotis fugientem sustinet herbis, Ov. M. 10, 188: (opes) Stygiis admoverat umbris, id. ib. 1, 139: manus operi, to apply, id. ib. 10, 254: capiti diadema, Suet. Caes. 79: digitum scripturae, id. Aug. 80: oscula, to give a kiss, Ov. M. 10, 644: aliquem ad munera publica, to promote, advance, Suet. Tib. 10: infantes papillae, to put to, id. Tib. 44 al.: gressum, to approach nearer, Stat. Th. 11, 560 (cf.: addere gressum).—B. Esp.
1. To bring one thing near to another, and in the pass. poet. of places, to lie or be situated near:
nocturna ad lumina linum nuper ubi extinctum admoveas, Lucr. 6, 901: quae nisi admoto igne ignem concipere possit, Cic. de Or. 2, 45 fin.: culina ut sit admota, i. e. near or close by, Varr. R. R. 1, 13, 2: genus admotum Superis, nearly related, Sil. 8, 295: admota Nilo Africa, Juv. 10, 149.—Hence, aliquem alicui, to bring one near another, i. e. to make friends, to reconcile: mors Agrippae admovit propius Neronem Caesari, Vell. 2, 96.—2. With the access. idea of regard to an object to be attained, to move, bring, or apply a thing to; e. g. admovere aures (or aurem), to lend an ear to: manus (or manum) operi, to put one's hand to a work, etc.: accessi, adstiti, animam (my breath) compressi, aurem admovi, Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 28:
admovere aures et subauscultando excipere voces, Cic. de Or. 2, 36 (cf.: aures adhibere, id. Arch. 3: praebere aures, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 25; and: tenere aures, id. ib. 4, 10, 49); and aures, poet. for auditores: cum tibi sol tepidus plures admoverit aures, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 19: admovent manus vectigalibus populi Rom., Cic. Agr. 1, 4; Ov. M. 15, 218; Liv. 5, 22, 4: in marmoribus, quibus Nicias manum admovisset, which he had put his hand to, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 133; Curt. 6, 7: ruderibus purgandis manus primus admovit, Suet. Vesp. 8. But sometimes manus admovere signif., to lay violent hands on, to attack or assault: numquam deos ipsos admovere nocentibus manus, Liv. 5, 11 fin. al.—II. Fig., of mental objects, to put, apply, or direct to any thing:
quid praedicem ... quot stimulos admoverit homini, put the goad to, Cic. Sest. 5, 12: mulier saevissima est, Cum stimulos odio pudor admovet, Juv. 10, 328: num admoveri possit oratio ad sensus animorum inflammandos, Cic. de Or. 1, 14, 60: animis judicum admovere orationem, tamquam fidibus manum, id. Brut. 54, 200: sed alia quaedam sit ad eum admovenda curatio (just before: adhibenda oratio; cf. adhibeo), id. Tusc. 4, 28, 61: mentem ad voces alicujus, to direct to, attend to, Auct. Harusp. Resp. 10: serus enim Graecis admovit acumina chartis, not until late did (the Roman) apply his wits to Greek literature, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 161: terrorem, to strike with terror, Liv. 6, 10; 41, 17: spes est admota, Ov. M. 11, 454: spes cupiditati admota occaecavit animum, Liv. 43, 10; id. 27, 43: desiderium patriae, to instil or infuse, Curt. 6, 2 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ad - moveō mōvī
(admōrunt, V.), mōtus, ēre, to move to, move towards, bring up, bring near, carry, conduct, drive: fasciculum (florum) ad narīs: ora ad ora, O.: exercitum ad urbem, L.: scalis admotis; applied, Cs.: labra poculis, apply, V.: anguīs curribus, harness, O.: manūs operi, apply, O.; but, manūs nocentibus, punish, L.: aurem, give close attention, T.: plurīs aurīs, to bring more hearers, H.: iam admovebat rex (sc. agmen), Cu. — Fig., to apply, direct to: orationem ad sensūs inflammandos: stimulos homini, goad: <*>ene tormentum ingenio, H.: ubi spes est admota recursūs, is brought nearer, O.: adplicant se et propius admovent, i. e. enter into close intimacy: rursus admotā prece, by repeated supplication, Ph.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinadmoveō
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin admoveō From ad- + moveō (“move”).
Descendants
- Englishadmove