verbthird conjugation
convellō
convellō (present infinitive convellere, perfect active convellī, supine convulsum)
Classical[kɔnˈwɛl.loː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈvɛl.lo]
Meaning
- to shatter, batter, convulse
- to overthrow
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | convellō | convellēbam | convellam | convellī | convelleram | convellerō |
| 2nd sg. | convellis | convellēbās | convellēs | convellistī | convellerās | convelleris |
| 3rd sg. | convellit | convellēbat | convellet | convellit | convellerat | convellerit |
| 1st pl. | convellimus | convellēbāmus | convellēmus | convellimus | convellerāmus | convellerimus |
| 2nd pl. | convellitis | convellēbātis | convellētis | convellistis | convellerātis | convelleritis |
| 3rd pl. | convellunt | convellēbant | convellent | convellērunt convellēre | convellerant | convellerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | convellam | convellerem | convellerim | convellissem |
| 2nd sg. | convellās | convellerēs | convellerīs | convellissēs |
| 3rd sg. | convellat | convelleret | convellerit | convellisset |
| 1st pl. | convellāmus | convellerēmus | convellerīmus | convellissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | convellātis | convellerētis | convellerītis | convellissētis |
| 3rd pl. | convellant | convellerent | convellerint | convellissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | convellor | convellēbar | convellar |
| 2nd sg. | convelleris convellere | convellēbāris convellēbāre | convellēris convellēre |
| 3rd sg. | convellitur | convellēbātur | convellētur |
| 1st pl. | convellimur | convellēbāmur | convellēmur |
| 2nd pl. | convelliminī | convellēbāminī | convellēminī |
| 3rd pl. | convelluntur | convellēbantur | convellentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | convellar | convellerer |
| 2nd sg. | convellāris convellāre | convellerēris convellerēre |
| 3rd sg. | convellātur | convellerētur |
| 1st pl. | convellāmur | convellerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | convellāminī | convellerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | convellantur | convellerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | convelle | convellere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | convellite | convelliminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | convellitō | convellitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | convellitō | convellitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | convellitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | convelluntō | convelluntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | convellere | convellī |
| perfect infinitive | convellisse | convulsum esse |
| future infinitive | convulsūrum esse | convulsum īrī |
| present participle | convellēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | convulsus convulsa, convulsā, convulsae, convulsam, convulsārum, convulsās, convulse, convulsī, convulsīs, convulsō, convulsōrum, convulsōs |
| future participle | convulsūrus convulsūra, convulsūrā, convulsūrae, convulsūram, convulsūrārum, convulsūrās, convulsūre, convulsūrī, convulsūrīs, convulsūrō, convulsūrōrum, convulsūrōs, convulsūrum | convellendus convellundus, convellenda, convellendā, convellendae, convellendam, convellendārum, convellendās, convellende, convellendīs, convellendōrum, convellendōs |
gerundconvellendī, convellendō, convellendumsupineconvulsum, convulsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- statum rei publicae convellere
- to endanger the existence of the state.
- signa convellere (vid. sect. XVI. 6, note signa...)
- to pluck up the standards out of the ground (to begin the march).
con-vello, velli (convulsi, Sen. Q. N. 2, 6, 4), vulsum (volsum), 3, v. a.
I. To draw violently hither and thither something that is firm or quiet (esp. a tree, house, and the like); hence, to tear up, wrest from its position, to tear loose or away, to separate from, pull or pluck up (freq. and class.).
A. Lit.
1. In gen.
(a). Without designation of place from which, etc.:
cum praecides caveto ne librum convellas, Cato, R. R. 40, 2: saxa turris hostium, quibus fundamenta continebantur, Caes. B. C. 2, 11; cf. Hirt. B. G. 8, 26 fin.; and, fundamenta, Lucr. 4, 506: cum gradus Castoris convellisti ac removisti, Cic. Dom. 21, 54: aesculum, Verg. G. 2, 294: convellere repagula, effringere valvas, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94: limina tectorum, Verg. A. 2, 507; Luc. 3, 528: artus, Lucr. 3, 344; so of the rack: omnia (membra) laniata, omnes partes convulsae sunt, Sen. Contr. 2, 13, 5: convolsis laceratisque membris, id. ib. § 6; cf. armos, to wrench, dislocate, Col. 6, 16, 1: teneros fetus, i. e. to produce abortion, Ov. Am. 2, 14, 5.—(b). With designation of place from or out of which, etc.:
simulacrum Cereris e sacrario convellendum auferendumque curavit, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 187; cf. id. ib. § 186: me ex nostris hortulis, id. Leg. 1, 21, 55: viridem silvam ab humo, Verg. A. 3, 24: funem ab terrā, id. G. 1, 457: (turrim) convellimus altis sedibus, id. A. 2, 464: robora suā terrā, Ov. M. 7, 204: Roma prope convulsa sedibus suis, Cic. Pis. 22, 52: domus convulsa sedibus suis, Plin. Ep. 9, 19, 8: aspera undique nisu, Val. Fl. 5, 159.—2. Milit. t. t.: signa, to pluck up the standards from the ground, to decamp (rare), Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77; Liv. 22, 3, 12; cf.
vexilla, Tac. A. 1, 20.—b. Medic. t. t.: convulsus (-volsus), a, um, suffering from wrenching of a limb, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 98; cf. id. 20, 5, 18, § 36; 20, 17, 69, § 178; or from convulsions, spasmodic, convulsive:
latus, Suet. Tib. 72: fauces, Quint. 11, 3, 20.—B. Trop., to cause to totter, to shake, to destroy, overthrow, bring to naught (syn.: labefacto, commoveo, commuto, infirmo;
esp. freq. in Cic.): est boni consulis, cum cuncta auxilia rei publicae labefactari convellique videat, ferre opëm patriae, Cic. Rab. Perd. 1, 3; so with labefactare: cogitationem, id. Fam. 5, 13, 2 Manut.; cf. id. Clu. 2, 6: rei publicae statum, id. Pis. 2, 4: ea quae non possint commoveri, id. de Or. 2, 51, 205: haec si tenemus, quae mihi quidem non videntur posse convelli, id. Div. 1, 51, 117: judicia, stipulationes, etc. (with infirmare), id. Caecin. 18, 51: convellere et commutare instituta omnium, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 15: acta Dolabellae, id. Phil. 2, 33, 83: rem publicam judicio aliquo, id. Brut. 30, 115: gratiam Caesaris, Hirt. B. G. 8, 50: vires aegri, Cels. 3, 4, 14; cf. id. ib. § 11: fidem legionum promissis, Tac. H. 4, 30 fin.: caede Messalinae convulsa principis domus, id. A. 12, 1; cf. id. ib. 12, 65; 4, 40: Tiberius vi dominationis convulsus ( = abalienatus ab honestate) et mutatus, id. ib. 6, 48: fata, Ov. H. 16, 41: secutae sunt duae (epistulae), quae me convellerunt de pristino statu, jam tamen labantem, Cic. Att. 8, 15, 2.— II. To tear or rend to pieces, to cleave, dismember, shatter, break (perh. first in the poets of the Aug. per.).
A. Lit.:
dapes avido dente, Ov. M. 11, 123: glaebam vomere, * Cat. 64, 40: dehiscit Convolsum remis rostrisque tridentibus aequor, Verg. A. 5, 143; 8, 690: loca vi quondam et vastā convolsa ruinā, id. ib. 3, 414: septem (naves) convolsae undis Euroque supersunt, shattered, id. ib. 1, 383; cf. Luc. 3, 528: convulsi laniatique centuriones, Tac. A. 1, 32: domum, id. ib. 6, 40.—B. Trop.
1. Of words, to mutilate, mispronounce:
magno cursu verba convellere, Sen. Ep. 40, 2.—2. To afflict, torture:
verbis convellere pectus, Ov. H. 17, 111.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
con-vellō vellī, volsus or vulsus,
to tear away, pluck up, pull off, wrest, rend: vectibus saxa turris, Cs.: gradūs Castoris: aesculum, V.: glaebam vomere, Ct.: repagula: signa, to pluck up (in decamping), L.: simulacrum e sacrario: ab humo silvam, V.: robora suā terrā, O.: Roma convolsa sedibus suis: alqd duro ferro, cut off, V.—To tear to pieces, cleave, rend, dismember, shatter, break: dapes dente, O.: Convolsum remis aequor, V.: (naves) convolsae undis, shattered, V.—Fig., to shake, shatter, destroy, overthrow, nullify: consuetudinem: si eam (opinionem) ratio convellet: rei p. statum: acta Dolabellae: fata, O.: fidem, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latinconvellō
Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *wl̥néh₃ti Proto-Italic *welnō Latin vellō Latin convellō From con- + vellō.
Descendants
- Italianconvellere
- Portugueseconvelir