LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, optionally semi-deponent, no imperative

complaceō

complaceō (present infinitive complacēre, perfect active complacuī or complacitus sum, supine complacitum)
Classical[kɔmˈpɫa.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[komˈplaː.t͡ʃe.o]

Meaning

  1. to please or take the fancy of

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Conjugation conjugation 2 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.complaceōcomplacēbamcomplacēbōcomplacuī
complacitus sum		complacueram
complacitus eram		complacuerō
complacitus erō
2nd sg.complacēscomplacēbāscomplacēbiscomplacuistī
complacitus es		complacuerās
complacitus erās		complacueris
complacitus eris
3rd sg.complacetcomplacēbatcomplacēbitcomplacuit
complacitus est		complacuerat
complacitus erat		complacuerit
complacitus erit
1st pl.complacēmuscomplacēbāmuscomplacēbimuscomplacuimus
complacitī sumus		complacuerāmus
complacitī erāmus		complacuerimus
complacitī erimus
2nd pl.complacētiscomplacēbātiscomplacēbitiscomplacuistis
complacitī estis		complacuerātis
complacitī erātis		complacueritis
complacitī eritis
3rd pl.complacentcomplacēbantcomplacēbuntcomplacuērunt
complacuēre, complacitī sunt		complacuerant
complacitī erant		complacuerint
complacitī erint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.complaceamcomplacēremcomplacuerim
complacitus sim		complacuissem
complacitus essem
2nd sg.complaceāscomplacērēscomplacuerīs
complacitus sīs		complacuissēs
complacitus essēs
3rd sg.complaceatcomplacēretcomplacuerit
complacitus sit		complacuisset
complacitus esset
1st pl.complaceāmuscomplacērēmuscomplacuerīmus
complacitī sīmus		complacuissēmus
complacitī essēmus
2nd pl.complaceātiscomplacērētiscomplacuerītis
complacitī sītis		complacuissētis
complacitī essētis
3rd pl.complaceantcomplacērentcomplacuerint
complacitī sint		complacuissent
complacitī essent
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecomplacēre—
perfect infinitivecomplacuisse
complacitum esse		—
future infinitivecomplacitūrum esse—
present participlecomplacēns—
perfect participlecomplacitus
complacita, complacitā, complacitae, complacitam, complacitārum, complacitās, complacite, complacitī, complacitīs, complacitō, complacitōrum, complacitōs		—
future participlecomplacitūrus
complacitūra, complacitūrā, complacitūrae, complacitūram, complacitūrārum, complacitūrās, complacitūre, complacitūrī, complacitūrīs, complacitūrō, complacitūrōrum, complacitūrōs, complacitūrum		complacendus
gerundcomplacendī, complacendō, complacendumsupinecomplacitum, complacitū

com-plăcĕo, plăcŭi and plăcĭtus sum, 2, v. n. (except in Col., only ante- and postclass.).
I. To be pleasing at the same time, to please also: postquam me amare dixi, complacita'st tibi, Ter. And. 4, 1, 21: ut et tibi et Gallioni nostro complacuerat, * Col. 9, 16, 2; cf. Gell. 17, 9, 4.—
II. To be very pleasing to: Veneri haec complacuerunt, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 22: hoc deo complacitum'st, id. ib. 1, 3, 3; cf. Gell. 18, 3, 4: ejus sibi complacitam formam, Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 25; cf. App. M. 4, p. 157; Nemes. Cyn. 12. —Hence, complăcĭtus, a, um, P. a., pleased, favorable: Musae, Mart. Cap. 2, § 119; comp.: deus, complacitior, Vulg. Psa. 76, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincomplaceō

Latin placeō Latin complaceō From con- + placeō.

Descendants
  • Catalancomplaure
  • Englishcomplease
  • Frenchcomplaire
  • Italiancompiacere
  • Portuguesecomprazer
  • Romaniancomplăcea
  • Spanishcomplacer
  • Galiciancompracer

Quick answers

What does complaceō mean in Latin?
complaceō, a verb, means “to please or take the fancy of”.
What are the principal parts of complaceō?
complaceō, complacēre, complacuī, complacitum (second conjugation, optionally semi-deponent, no imperative).
How do you pronounce complaceō?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈpɫa.ke.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈplaː.t͡ʃe.o].
Where does complaceō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin complaceō.