LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

dēbellō

dēbellō (present infinitive dēbellāre, perfect active dēbellāvī, supine dēbellātum)
Classical[deːˈbɛl.loː]Ecclesiastical[deˈbɛl.lo]

Meaning

  1. to conquer, subdue

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēbellōdēbellābamdēbellābōdēbellāvīdēbellāveramdēbellāverō
dēbellārō
2nd sg.dēbellāsdēbellābāsdēbellābisdēbellāvistī
dēbellāstī		dēbellāverās
dēbellārās		dēbellāveris
3rd sg.dēbellatdēbellābatdēbellābitdēbellāvitdēbellāverat
dēbellārat		dēbellāverit
dēbellārit
1st pl.dēbellāmusdēbellābāmusdēbellābimusdēbellāvimusdēbellāverāmusdēbellāverimus
dēbellārimus
2nd pl.dēbellātisdēbellābātisdēbellābitisdēbellāvistis
dēbellāstis		dēbellāverātis
dēbellārātis		dēbellāveritis
dēbellāritis
3rd pl.dēbellantdēbellābantdēbellābuntdēbellāvērunt
dēbellāvēre, dēbellārunt		dēbellāverant
dēbellārant		dēbellāverint
dēbellārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēbellemdēbellāremdēbellāverim
dēbellārim		dēbellāvissem
dēbellāssem
2nd sg.dēbellēsdēbellārēsdēbellāverīsdēbellāvissēs
dēbellāssēs
3rd sg.dēbelletdēbellāretdēbellāverit
dēbellārit		dēbellāvisset
dēbellāsset
1st pl.dēbellēmusdēbellārēmusdēbellāverīmus
dēbellārīmus		dēbellāvissēmus
dēbellāssēmus
2nd pl.dēbellētisdēbellārētisdēbellāverītis
dēbellārītis		dēbellāvissētis
dēbellāssētis
3rd pl.dēbellentdēbellārentdēbellāverint
dēbellārint		dēbellāvissent
dēbellāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēbellordēbellābardēbellābor
2nd sg.dēbellāris
dēbellāre		dēbellābāris
dēbellābāre		dēbellāberis
dēbellābere
3rd sg.dēbellāturdēbellābāturdēbellābitur
1st pl.dēbellāmurdēbellābāmurdēbellābimur
2nd pl.dēbellāminīdēbellābāminīdēbellābiminī
3rd pl.dēbellanturdēbellābanturdēbellābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēbellerdēbellārer
2nd sg.dēbellēris
dēbellēre		dēbellārēris
dēbellārēre
3rd sg.dēbellēturdēbellārētur
1st pl.dēbellēmurdēbellārēmur
2nd pl.dēbellēminīdēbellārēminī
3rd pl.dēbellenturdēbellārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēbellādēbellāre
pres. 2nd pl.dēbellātedēbellāminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēbellātōdēbellātor
fut. 3rd sg.dēbellātōdēbellātor
fut. 2nd pl.dēbellātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēbellantōdēbellantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēbellāredēbellārī
perfect infinitivedēbellāvisse
dēbellāsse		dēbellātum esse
future infinitivedēbellātūrum essedēbellātum īrī
present participledēbellāns—
perfect participle—dēbellātus
dēbellāta, dēbellātā, dēbellātae, dēbellātam, dēbellātārum, dēbellātās, dēbellātī, dēbellātōrum, dēbellātōs
future participledēbellātūrus
dēbellātūra, dēbellātūrā, dēbellātūrae, dēbellātūram, dēbellātūrārum, dēbellātūrās, dēbellātūre, dēbellātūrī, dēbellātūrīs, dēbellātūrō, dēbellātūrōrum, dēbellātūrōs, dēbellātūrum		dēbellandus
dēbellanda, dēbellandā, dēbellandae, dēbellandam, dēbellandārum, dēbellandās, dēbellande, dēbellandīs, dēbellandōrum, dēbellandōs
gerunddēbellandī, dēbellandō, dēbellandumsupinedēbellātum, dēbellātū

dē-bello, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. (not ante-Aug.; esp. freq. in Livy).
I. Neutr., to bring a war to an end, to finish a war. So rare in the act. form: Aulius cum Ferentanis uno secundo proelio debellavit, Liv. 9, 16; cf. id. Epit. 33; id. 44, 39 fin.; 35, 35. But exceedingly common as an impersonal: debellari eo die cum Samnitibus potuisse, Liv. 8, 36; cf. id. 4, 58: ne absente se debellaretur, id. 41, 18: proelioque uno debellatum est, id. 2, 26; 31, 48 fin. Drak.; cf. id. 7, 28: debellatum est (erat, etc.), id. 2, 31; 3, 70; 9, 4 al.: debellatum foret, id. 23, 13; Tac. Agr. 26; id. H. 3, 19; Flor. 3, 5, 11 al.: debellatum iri, Liv. 29, 14; and in the part. perf. absol. debellato, after the war is ended (freq. in Livy): eum quasi debellato triumphare, Liv. 26, 21; so id. 29, 32; 30, 8 al.—
II. Act. (poet. and postAug.). *
A. With a homogeneous object, to fight out: rixa super mero debellata, Hor. Od. 1, 18, 8.—
B. With heterog. object, to conquer completely, to vanquish, subdue: parcere subjectis et debellare superbos, Verg. A. 6, 853; gentem, id. ib. 5, 731: hostem clamore, Tac. Agr. 34: Darium, Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 41: Gallias, Suet. Ner. 43: Illyricum, id. Tib. 17: Indiam, * Ov. M. 4, 605; Vulg. Isa. 7, 1; 63, 10.—
2. Trop.: olim fugissemus ex Asia, si nos fabulae debellare potuissent, Curt. 9, 2, 15: debellat eos (fungos) et aceti natura, Plin. 22, 23, 47, § 99.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēbellō

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin *duenelos? Old Latin duellum Latin bellum 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 bellō Latin dēbellō From dē- + bellō.

Descendants
  • Englishdebel
  • Englishdebellate
  • Frenchdébeller
  • Italiandebellare
  • Portuguesedebelar
  • Spanishdebelar

In English words that came into English from dēbellō

  • debellatedēbellātus
  • debellatiodēbellātiō
  • debellationdēbellātiō

Quick answers

What does dēbellō mean in Latin?
dēbellō, a verb, means “to conquer, subdue”.
What are the principal parts of dēbellō?
dēbellō, dēbellāre, dēbellāvī, dēbellātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēbellō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈbɛl.loː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈbɛl.lo].
Where does dēbellō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēbellō.
Which English words come from dēbellō?
English words that go back to Latin dēbellō include debellate, debellatio and debellation.