verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
clārēscō
clārēscō (present infinitive clārēscere, perfect active clāruī)
Classical[kɫaːˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[klaˈrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to be illuminated
- to brighten
- broadlyto become renowned, illustrous, known
- broadlyto become clear, distinct, hearable
- broadlyto become distinct, clear
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | clārēscō | clārēscēbam | clārēscam | clāruī | clārueram | clāruerō |
| 2nd sg. | clārēscis | clārēscēbās | clārēscēs | clāruistī | clāruerās | clārueris |
| 3rd sg. | clārēscit | clārēscēbat | clārēscet | clāruit | clāruerat | clāruerit |
| 1st pl. | clārēscimus | clārēscēbāmus | clārēscēmus | clāruimus | clāruerāmus | clāruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | clārēscitis | clārēscēbātis | clārēscētis | clāruistis | clāruerātis | clārueritis |
| 3rd pl. | clārēscunt | clārēscēbant | clārēscent | clāruērunt clāruēre | clāruerant | clāruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | clārēscam | clārēscerem | clāruerim | clāruissem |
| 2nd sg. | clārēscās | clārēscerēs | clāruerīs | clāruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | clārēscat | clārēsceret | clāruerit | clāruisset |
| 1st pl. | clārēscāmus | clārēscerēmus | clāruerīmus | clāruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | clārēscātis | clārēscerētis | clāruerītis | clāruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | clārēscant | clārēscerent | clāruerint | clāruissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | clārēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | clārēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | clārēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | clārēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | clārēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | clārēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | clārēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | clāruisse | — |
| present participle | clārēscēns | — |
gerundclārēscendī, clārēscendō, clārēscendum
clāresco, clārui, 2,
I. v. inch. n. [clareo] (poet. or in post-Aug. prose), to become or grow bright or clear.
I. Prop.
A. Of the sight, to begin to shine, become visible:
tecta luminibus clarescunt, Tac. A. 15, 37: clarescit dies, Sen. Herc. Fur. 123; Val. Fl. 7, 3; cf. Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 185 al.—B. Of the hearing, to sound clear, to become audible:
clarescunt sonitus armorum, Verg. A. 2, 301: tibiae, Quint. 1, 11, 7: vox, Gabius Bassus ap. Gell. 5, 7, 2.—II. Trop.
A. To become clear, manifest, evident, obvious:
alid ex alio clarescet, Lucr. 1, 1115; 5, 1456: verba ipso materiae nitore clarescunt, Quint. 3, 8, 61; 8, 5, 19; 6, 4, 9; Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 12.—B. In character, to become illustrious, famous, renowned (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
aliud clarescit et e contemptibus exit, Lucr. 5, 833 Lachm. N. cr.: quoquo facinore clarescere, Tac. A. 4, 52: magnis inimicitiis, id. H. 2, 53: quia facilius inter ancipitia clarescunt, id. G. 14; id. Or. 36; Claud. C. Mall. Theod. 3: ex gente Domitiā duae familiae claruerunt, Suet. Ner. 1; cf. id. Gram. 17; Just. 2, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
clārēscō —, —, ēre, inch.
clareo, to grow bright, Ta.—Fig., to become audible, sound clear: sonitūs armorum, V.—To become illustrious, grow famous: facinore, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*kelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kl̥h₁rós
- Proto-Italic*klāros
- Latinclārēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin clāreō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin clārēscō From clāreō + -scō.
Descendants
- Portugueseesclarecer
- Spanishclarecer
- Spanishesclarecer