verbfirst conjugation, deponent
amplexor
amplexor (present infinitive amplexārī or amplexārier, perfect active amplexātus sum)
Classical[amˈpɫɛk.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[amˈplɛk.sor]
Meaning
- deponentto embrace, encircle, clasp, cling to
- deponentfigurativelyto love, honor, cherish, esteem
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | amplexor | amplexābar | amplexābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | amplexāris amplexāre | amplexābāris amplexābāre | amplexāberis amplexābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | amplexātur | amplexābātur | amplexābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | amplexāmur | amplexābāmur | amplexābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | amplexāminī | amplexābāminī | amplexābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | amplexantur | amplexābantur | amplexābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | amplexer | amplexārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | amplexēris amplexēre | amplexārēris amplexārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | amplexētur | amplexārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | amplexēmur | amplexārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | amplexēminī | amplexārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | amplexentur | amplexārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | amplexāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | amplexāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | amplexātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | amplexātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | amplexantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | amplexārī amplexārier | — |
| perfect infinitive | amplexātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | amplexātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | amplexāns | — |
| perfect participle | amplexātus amplexāta, amplexātā, amplexātae, amplexātam, amplexātārum, amplexātās, amplexāte, amplexātī, amplexātīs, amplexātō, amplexātōrum, amplexātōs | — |
| future participle | amplexātūrus amplexātūra, amplexātūrā, amplexātūrae, amplexātūram, amplexātūrārum, amplexātūrās, amplexātūre, amplexātūrī, amplexātūrīs, amplexātūrō, amplexātūrōrum, amplexātūrōs, amplexātūrum | amplexandus |
gerundamplexandī, amplexandō, amplexandumsupineamplexātum, amplexātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- otium sequi, amplexari
- to be a lover of ease, leisure.
amplexor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. freq. (act. form amplexo, analog to amplecto, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 60; Att. ap. Non. 470, 11; Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 791 P.; Petr. 63) [amplector], to embrace, encircle (more rare than the simple verb; for the most part only anteclass., and in Cic. and eccl. Lat.).
I. Lit.:
aram amplexantes, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 33: tenebit praedam et amplexabitur, keep it fast, Vulg. Isa. 5, 29.—Esp., in love, at greeting, parting, etc., Plaut. Truc. 5, 33; id. Mil. 5, 40: mitto jam osculari atque amplexari, * Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 27: inimicum meum, sic amplexabantur, sic fovebant, sic osculabantur, Cic. Fam. 1, 9: Arsinoë corpore suo puerorum corpora amplexata protexit, Just. 24, 3: amplexatus est eum, Vulg. Gen. 33, 4; 45, 14; ib. Jud. 19, 4.—II. Trop., to love, honor, cherish, esteem:
Appius totum me amplexatur, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12: otium, id. Sest. 45, 98; so id. Clu. 44; id. de Or. 3, 17; id. Fin. 4, 14: species (i. e. ἰδέας) mirifice Plato erat amplexatus, i. e. adamaverat, suas fecerat, id. Ac. 1, 9 al.: quae amplexamini, Sall. C. 52, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
amplexor ātus, ārī, dep. intens.
amplector, to embrace: mitto amplexari, T.: inimicum. — Fig., to be fond of, value, esteem: me: otium.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin amplexor From amplector (“embrace, encircle”) + -tō.