LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no perfect stem

dēgravō

dēgravō (present infinitive dēgravāre, supine dēgravātum)
Classical[ˈdeː.ɡra.woː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.ɡra.vo]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto weigh down, overpower, burden

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēgravōdēgravābamdēgravābō———
2nd sg.dēgravāsdēgravābāsdēgravābis———
3rd sg.dēgravatdēgravābatdēgravābit———
1st pl.dēgravāmusdēgravābāmusdēgravābimus———
2nd pl.dēgravātisdēgravābātisdēgravābitis———
3rd pl.dēgravantdēgravābantdēgravābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēgravemdēgravārem——
2nd sg.dēgravēsdēgravārēs——
3rd sg.dēgravetdēgravāret——
1st pl.dēgravēmusdēgravārēmus——
2nd pl.dēgravētisdēgravārētis——
3rd pl.dēgraventdēgravārent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēgravordēgravābardēgravābor
2nd sg.dēgravāris
dēgravāre
dēgravābāris
dēgravābāre
dēgravāberis
dēgravābere
3rd sg.dēgravāturdēgravābāturdēgravābitur
1st pl.dēgravāmurdēgravābāmurdēgravābimur
2nd pl.dēgravāminīdēgravābāminīdēgravābiminī
3rd pl.dēgravanturdēgravābanturdēgravābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēgraverdēgravārer
2nd sg.dēgravēris
dēgravēre
dēgravārēris
dēgravārēre
3rd sg.dēgravēturdēgravārētur
1st pl.dēgravēmurdēgravārēmur
2nd pl.dēgravēminīdēgravārēminī
3rd pl.dēgraventurdēgravārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēgravādēgravāre
pres. 2nd pl.dēgravātedēgravāminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēgravātōdēgravātor
fut. 3rd sg.dēgravātōdēgravātor
fut. 2nd pl.dēgravātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēgravantōdēgravantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēgravāredēgravārī
perfect infinitive—dēgravātum esse
future infinitivedēgravātūrum essedēgravātum īrī
present participledēgravāns—
perfect participle—dēgravātus
future participledēgravātūrusdēgravandus
gerunddēgravandī, dēgravandō, dēgravandumsupinedēgravātum, dēgravātū

dē-grăvo, no
I. perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to weigh or press down, to overpower (not ante-Aug.).
I. Prop.: unda caput, Prop. 3, 7, 58 (4, 6, 58 M.); so, caput, Ov. M. 5, 352: altam ulmum (vitis), id. Tr. 5, 3, 35: partīs navigii, Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 10: circumventum cornu, Liv. 3, 62: litora ingenti passu, Ov. M. 13, 777 al.—Absol.: pulverum mole degravante, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 83.—
II. Trop., to drag down, burden, incommode: peritos nandi lassitudo et vulnera et pavor degravant, Liv. 4, 33 fin.: haec gremium, laxos degravat illa sinus, Ov. F. 4, 436: aetas aliquem, Sen. Ep. 30, 1. Cf. absol.: vulnus degravabat, id. 7, 24.

Origins

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

Latin dē- Latin gravō Latin dēgravō From dē- + gravō (“to weigh down”).

Quick answers

What does dēgravō mean in Latin?
dēgravō, a verb, means “to weigh down, overpower, burden”.
What are the principal parts of dēgravō?
dēgravō, dēgravāre, dēgravātum (first conjugation, no perfect stem).
How do you pronounce dēgravō?
In classical Latin, [ˈdeː.ɡra.woː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.ɡra.vo].
Where does dēgravō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēgravō.