verbfirst conjugation, deponent
argūmentor
argūmentor (present infinitive argūmentārī, perfect active argūmentātus sum)
Classical[ar.ɡuːˈmɛn.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ar.ɡuˈmɛn.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto adduce arguments or proof of something, prove, reason
nec jūre an injūria caesī sint, argūmentārī rēfert.
27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 39.36.16in rēbus vērō apertīs argūmentārī tam sit stultum quam in clārissimum sōlem mortāle lūmen īnferre.
c. 35 CE – 100 CE, Quintilianus, Institutio oratioria 5.12.8 - deponentto adduce something as an argument or proof
- deponentto make a conclusion, conclude
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | argūmentor | argūmentābar | argūmentābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | argūmentāris argūmentāre | argūmentābāris argūmentābāre | argūmentāberis argūmentābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | argūmentātur | argūmentābātur | argūmentābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | argūmentāmur | argūmentābāmur | argūmentābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | argūmentāminī | argūmentābāminī | argūmentābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | argūmentantur | argūmentābantur | argūmentābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | argūmenter | argūmentārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | argūmentēris argūmentēre | argūmentārēris argūmentārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | argūmentētur | argūmentārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | argūmentēmur | argūmentārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | argūmentēminī | argūmentārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | argūmententur | argūmentārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | argūmentāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | argūmentāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | argūmentātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | argūmentātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | argūmentantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | argūmentārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | argūmentātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | argūmentātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | argūmentāns | — |
| perfect participle | argūmentātus | — |
| future participle | argūmentātūrus | argūmentandus argūmentanda, argūmentandā, argūmentandae, argūmentandam, argūmentandārum, argūmentandās, argūmentande, argūmentandīs, argūmentandōrum, argūmentandōs |
gerundargūmentandī, argūmentandō, argūmentandumsupineargūmentātum, argūmentātū
argūmentor, ātus, 1, v. dep. argumentum.
I. To adduce proof of a thing, to prove:
ego neque in causis, si quid est evidens, de quo inter omnes conveniat, argumentari soleo, Cic. N. D. 3, 4, 9; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 57; id. Att. 3, 12: cum essem argumentatus, id. Brut. 80, 277; Liv. 39, 36 fin. —II. To adduce something as proof:
atque ego illa non argumentabor, quae sunt gravia vehementer, eum corrupisse, etc., Cic. Clu. 24: multa, Liv. 33, 28.—III. To make a conclusion, to conclude:
de voluntate alicujus, Cic. Inv. 2, 44; cf. Auct. ad Her. 4, 35.!*? Pass.: omnia argumentata nomina πιστωθέντα, Aufusius ap. Prisc. p. 792 P.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
argūmentor ātus sum, ārī, dep.
argumentum, to adduce proof: quo pecunia pervenerit: facultās argumentandi. — To adduce in proof: illa quae sunt gravia: multa probabiliter, L.—To draw a conclusion: de eius voluntate.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
- Proto-Italic*argusder.?
- Latinargūmentor
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentum 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 argūmentor From argūmentum (“argument, evidence, proof”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalanargumentar
- Italianargomentare
- Portugueseargumentar
- Spanishargumentar
- Galicianargumentar