verbfourth conjugation
condiō
condiō (present infinitive condīre, perfect active condīvī or condiī, supine condītum)
Classical[ˈkɔn.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.di.o]
Meaning
- to season, spice, make savory
- to embalm
- figurativelyto cultivate, temper
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
sapōrem cibō dōcondiō -īre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 3
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | condiō | condiēbam | condiam | condīvī condiī | condīveram condieram | condīverō condierō |
| 2nd sg. | condīs | condiēbās | condiēs | condīvistī condiistī | condīverās condierās | condīveris condieris |
| 3rd sg. | condit | condiēbat | condiet | condīvit condiit | condīverat condierat | condīverit condierit |
| 1st pl. | condīmus | condiēbāmus | condiēmus | condīvimus condiimus | condīverāmus condierāmus | condīverimus condierimus |
| 2nd pl. | condītis | condiēbātis | condiētis | condīvistis condiistis | condīverātis condierātis | condīveritis condieritis |
| 3rd pl. | condiunt | condiēbant | condient | condīvērunt condīvēre, condiērunt, condiēre | condīverant condierant | condīverint condierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | condiam | condīrem | condīverim condierim | condīvissem condiissem |
| 2nd sg. | condiās | condīrēs | condīverīs condierīs | condīvissēs condiissēs |
| 3rd sg. | condiat | condīret | condīverit condierit | condīvisset condiisset |
| 1st pl. | condiāmus | condīrēmus | condīverīmus condierīmus | condīvissēmus condiissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | condiātis | condīrētis | condīverītis condierītis | condīvissētis condiissētis |
| 3rd pl. | condiant | condīrent | condīverint condierint | condīvissent condiissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | condior | condiēbar | condiar |
| 2nd sg. | condīris condīre | condiēbāris condiēbāre | condiēris condiēre |
| 3rd sg. | condītur | condiēbātur | condiētur |
| 1st pl. | condīmur | condiēbāmur | condiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | condīminī | condiēbāminī | condiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | condiuntur | condiēbantur | condientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | condiar | condīrer |
| 2nd sg. | condiāris condiāre | condīrēris condīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | condiātur | condīrētur |
| 1st pl. | condiāmur | condīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | condiāminī | condīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | condiantur | condīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | condī | condīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | condīte | condīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | condītō | condītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | condītō | condītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | condītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | condiuntō | condiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | condīre | condīrī |
| perfect infinitive | condīvisse condiisse | condītum esse |
| future infinitive | condītūrum esse | condītum īrī |
| present participle | condiēns condiente, condientem, condientēs, condientī, condientia, condientibus, condientis, condientīs, condientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | condītus condīta, condītā, condītae, condītam, condītārum, condītās, condītī, condītōrum, condītōs |
| future participle | condītūrus condītūra, condītūrā, condītūrae, condītūram, condītūrārum, condītūrās, condītūre, condītūrī, condītūrīs, condītūrō, condītūrōrum, condītūrōs, condītūrum | condiendus condiundus |
gerundcondiendī, condiendō, condiendumsupinecondītum, condītū
condĭo, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4, v. a. an access. form from condo, q. v. II., and cf. compono, II. B. 2. (orig. belonging to econ. lang.).
I. To put fruit in vinegar, wine, spices, etc., to preserve, pickle:
oleas albas, Cato, R. R. 117: lactucam (corresp. with componere), Col. 12, 9, 3; 12, 7, 5: corna, pruna, id. 12, 10, 2: caules vitium in aceto et muriā, Plin. 14, 19, 23, § 119 al.—2. Transf.
a. Unguenta, to make fragrant, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 99.—
b. To embalm a dead body:
mortuos (Aegyptii), Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108.—II. Of food, to make savory, to season, spice:
cenam, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 21: meas escas, id. ib. 3, 2, 41: fungos, helvellas, herbas omnes ita, ut nihil possit esse suavius, Cic. Fam. 7, 26, 2: jus male conditum, Hor. S. 2, 8, 69: vinum, Dig. 33, 6, 9; cf.: quis non videt, desideriis omnia ista condiri? Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 97.—Hence, 2. As subst.: con-dītum, i, n. (sc. vinum), aromatic wine, spiced wine, Plin. 14, 16, 19, § 103; Pall. Oct. 19; id. Febr. 32; Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5 al.—
B. Trop., to cultivate, ornament; to make pleasant or agreeable; to soften, temper, etc. (freq. in Cic.):
duo sunt, quae condiant orationem: verborum numerorumque jucunditas, Cic. Or. 55, 185; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 38; and 6, 3, 40: vitia, to set off, Cic. Clu. 26, 72: hilaritate tristitiam temporum, id. Att. 12, 40, 3: gravitatem comitate, id. Sen. 4, 10; cf. id. Mur. 31, 66: aliquid natura asperum pluribus voluptatibus, Quint. 5, 14, 35: urbanitatem ambiguitate, id. 6, 3, 96. —Hence, condītus, a, um, P. a. A. (Acc. to II. A.) Seasoned, savory:
conditiora facit haec supervacanei etiam operis aucupium atque venatio, Cic. Sen. 16, 56: sapor vini, Col. 12, 20, 7.—B. Trop. (acc. to II. B.), of discourse, polished, ornamented: sermo, Poët. ap. Cic. Att. 13, 52, 1:
nimium condita oratio, Quint. 11, 3, 182.— Comp.: oratio lepore et festivitate conditior, Cic. de Or. 2, 56, 227; id. Brut. 29, 110. —Of the speaker: nemo suavitate conditior, Cic. Brut. 48, 177.—Sup. and adv. not in use.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
condiō īvī, ītus, īre
condus (old), a butler, to make savory, season, spice, concoct: fungos: ius male condītum, H.: pulmentaria, Iu. — To make fragrant: unguenta. — To embalm: mortuos.— Fig., to cultivate, ornament, season, spice, soften, temper: orationem: vitia, to set off: tristitiam, to mitigate: gravitatem comitate: ista condīta iucundius, more amiable.
Origins
Variation from condō, perhaps through condus.
Italo-Romance
- Italiancondire
Borrowings
- Portuguesecondir