verbfourth conjugation, deponent
āmōlior
āmōlior (present infinitive āmōlīrī or āmōlīrier, perfect active āmōlītus sum)
Classical[aːˈmoː.li.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[aˈmɔː.li.or]
Meaning
- deponentto remove from; move or carry away
- deponentfigurativelyto avert, prevent; repel, refute
Conjugation conjugation 4 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | āmōlior | āmōliēbar | āmōliar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | āmōlīris āmōlīre | āmōliēbāris āmōliēbāre | āmōliēris āmōliēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | āmōlītur | āmōliēbātur | āmōliētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | āmōlīmur | āmōliēbāmur | āmōliēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | āmōlīminī | āmōliēbāminī | āmōliēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | āmōliuntur | āmōliēbantur | āmōlientur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | āmōliar | āmōlīrer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | āmōliāris āmōliāre | āmōlīrēris āmōlīrēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | āmōliātur | āmōlīrētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | āmōliāmur | āmōlīrēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | āmōliāminī | āmōlīrēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | āmōliantur | āmōlīrentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | āmōlīre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | āmōlīminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | āmōlītor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | āmōlītor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | āmōliuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | āmōlīrī āmōlīrier | — |
| perfect infinitive | āmōlītum esse | — |
| future infinitive | āmōlītūrum esse | — |
| present participle | āmōliēns | — |
| perfect participle | āmōlītus āmōlīta, āmōlītā, āmōlītae, āmōlītam, āmōlītārum, āmōlītās, āmōlīte, āmōlītī, āmōlītīs, āmōlītō, āmōlītōrum, āmōlītōs | — |
| future participle | āmōlītūrus āmōlītūra, āmōlītūrā, āmōlītūrae, āmōlītūram, āmōlītūrārum, āmōlītūrās, āmōlītūre, āmōlītūrī, āmōlītūrīs, āmōlītūrō, āmōlītūrōrum, āmōlītūrōs, āmōlītūrum | āmōliendus āmōliundus, āmōlienda, āmōliendā, āmōliendae, āmōliendam, āmōliendārum, āmōliendās, āmōliende, āmōliendīs, āmōliendōrum, āmōliendōs |
gerundāmōliendī, āmōliendō, āmōliendumsupineāmōlītum, āmōlītū
ā-mōlĭor, ītus, 4, v. dep.,
I. to remove a person or thing from a place (with effort or difficulty), to move or carry away: amoliri dicuntur ea, quae cum magnā difficultate et molimine summoventur et tolluntur e medio, Don. ad Ter. And. 4, 2, 24 (never in Cic. or Hor.).
I. Lit., Att. ap. Non. 75, 31:
amoliri omnia, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 67; so id. Most. 2, 1, 44: impedimentum omne, Sisenn. ap. Non. 73, 15: omnia e medio, Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 25: obstantia silvarum, Tac. A. 1, 50: onus, Luc. 5, 354.—Hence, amoliri se (ante-class.), to take one's self away, to go away: non tu te e conspectu hinc amolire? Pac. ap. Non. 73, 13; Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 68; so id. Ps. 1, 5, 144; hinc vos amolimini, begone, Ter. And. 4, 2, 24.—II. Trop., to put away, avert; in rhet., to refute, repel:
religiosum id gestamen amoliendis periculis arbitrantur, Plin. 32, 2, 11, § 23; invidiam crimenque ab aliquo, Tac. H. 3, 75: dedecus, id. A. 14, 14: amolior et amoveo nomen meum, i. e. omitto, I pass over, lay no stress on, Liv 28, 28: videndum etiam, simul nobis plura aggredienda sint, an amolienda singula, i. e. refutanda, to be refuted, rebutted, Quint. 5, 13, 11; so id. 4, 1, 29; 4, 2, 27 al.!*? Pass.: Jube haec hinc omnia amolirier, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 24: cum amolita objecta onera armatis dedissent viam, Liv. 25, 36.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
āmōlior ītus sum, īrī, dep.
ab + molior, to remove, move away: obstantia silvarum, Ta.: vos amolimini, take yourselves off, T.: onera, L.—Fig., to avert, put away, remove: dedecus, Ta.: nomen meum, put out of consideration, L.: uxorem, Ta.
Origins
Latin ab- Latin mōlior Latin āmōlior From ab- + mōlior.
Descendants
- Englishamolishfrom Middle French amolir