verbfourth conjugation, deponent
dēmōlior
dēmōlior (present infinitive dēmōlīrī, perfect active dēmōlītus sum)
Classical[deːˈmoː.li.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[deˈmɔː.li.or]
Meaning
- deponentto demolish, tear down
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
demolish
dēmōlior -īrī — in De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Destruere · Demoliri
Destruere means to pull down an artificially constructed, demoliri, a solid, building. (vi. 2.)
Conjugation conjugation 4 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēmōlior | dēmōliēbar | dēmōliar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēmōlīris dēmōlīre | dēmōliēbāris dēmōliēbāre | dēmōliēris dēmōliēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēmōlītur | dēmōliēbātur | dēmōliētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēmōlīmur | dēmōliēbāmur | dēmōliēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēmōlīminī | dēmōliēbāminī | dēmōliēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēmōliuntur | dēmōliēbantur | dēmōlientur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēmōliar | dēmōlīrer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēmōliāris dēmōliāre | dēmōlīrēris dēmōlīrēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēmōliātur | dēmōlīrētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēmōliāmur | dēmōlīrēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēmōliāminī | dēmōlīrēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēmōliantur | dēmōlīrentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēmōlīre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēmōlīminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēmōlītor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēmōlītor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēmōliuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēmōlīrī | — |
| perfect infinitive | dēmōlītum esse | — |
| future infinitive | dēmōlītūrum esse | — |
| present participle | dēmōliēns | — |
| perfect participle | dēmōlītus dēmōlīta, dēmōlītā, dēmōlītae, dēmōlītam, dēmōlītārum, dēmōlītās, dēmōlīte, dēmōlītī, dēmōlītīs, dēmōlītō, dēmōlītōrum, dēmōlītōs | — |
| future participle | dēmōlītūrus dēmōlītūra, dēmōlītūrā, dēmōlītūrae, dēmōlītūram, dēmōlītūrārum, dēmōlītūrās, dēmōlītūre, dēmōlītūrī, dēmōlītūrīs, dēmōlītūrō, dēmōlītūrōrum, dēmōlītūrōs, dēmōlītūrum | dēmōliendus dēmōliundus |
gerunddēmōliendī, dēmōliendō, dēmōliendumsupinedēmōlītum, dēmōlītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- domum demoliri (Top. 4. 22)
- to demolish, raze a house.
dē-mōlĭor, ītus, 4,
I. v. dep. a., to cast off, remove.
I. In gen. So only once in a trop. sense:
culpam de me demolibor, Plaut. Bac. 3, 1, 16.—Far more freq., II. In partic., of buildings, to throw down, pull or tear down, demolish (for syn. cf.: deleo, eluo, diluo, diruo, everto, destruo).
A. Lit.:
monimenta virum, Lucr. 6, 242; (Lachm. lamenta): domum, Cic. Off. 1, 39: parietem, id. Top. 4, 22: statuas, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 67: signum, id. ib. 2, 4, 39: columnas, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1 fin.: munitiones, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. 95, 22; cf. Nep. Timol. 3, 3: deum immortalium templa, Liv. 42, 3.—b. Of inanimate subjects:
arcus et statuas, aras etiam templaque demolitur et obscurat oblivio, Plin. Pan. 55, 9.—B. Trop., to demolish, destroy:
aevi prioris Robora, Ov. M. 15, 228: si quod cuiquam privatim officiet jus, id destruet ac demolietur, quid attinebit? etc., Liv. 34, 3: Bacchanalia, id. 39, 16: faciem, to disfigure, Hier. in Matt. 6, 16 (as a transl. of the Gr. ἀφανίζειν τὸ πρόσωπον): terram, lay waste, Vulg. 4 Reg. 18, 25; id. Jer. 51, 2.—Absol.: ubi tinea demolitur, id. Matt. 6, 19 sq.!*? a. Act. form dēmōlĭo, īre, Naev. ap. Diom. p. 395 P. (Com. v. 48 Rib.); Varr. ib. Lex ap. Front. Aquaed. 129; Lact. 4, 11, 6.—
b. Demolior, īri, in pass. signif., Lex ap. Front. l. l.; Curio ap. Prisc. p. 793 P.; Dig. 7, 4, 10; 41, 3, 23; Inscr. Orell. 3015.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-mōlior ītus, īrī, dep.,
to throw down, tear down, raze, demolish: hanc (domum): statuas: signum: tyrannidis propugnacula, N.—Fig., to abolish, demolish, destroy: Bacchanalia, L.: aevi prioris Robora, O.: ius, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēmōlior
Latin dē- Latin mōlior Latin dēmōlior From dē- + mōlior (“exert, undertake”).
Descendants
- Catalandemolir
- Englishdemolishfrom Old French demolir
- Frenchdémolirfrom Old French demolir
- Germandemolieren
- Italiandemolire
- Romaniandemola
- Portuguesedemolir
- Spanishdemoler
- Galiciandemoler
- Normandêmoli
In English words that came into English from dēmōlior
- demolishdēmōlior
- demolitiondēmōlītiō