verbthird conjugation
dēpāscō
dēpāscō (present infinitive dēpāscere, perfect active dēpāvī, supine dēpāstum)
Classical[deːˈpaːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[deˈpas.ko]
Meaning
- to graze or pasture (livestock)
- to feed on, consume, devour, tear
“[...] et prīmum parva duōrum corpora nātōrum serpēns amplexus uterque implicat, et miserōs morsū dēpāscitur artūs.” “First the serpents encircled the little bodies of [Laocoön’s] two boys, squeezed both [of them], and were devouring [their] tormented limbs with bite[s].” – Aeneas
29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 2.213–215
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēpāscō | dēpāscēbam | dēpāscam | dēpāvī | dēpāveram | dēpāverō |
| 2nd sg. | dēpāscis | dēpāscēbās | dēpāscēs | dēpāvistī | dēpāverās | dēpāveris |
| 3rd sg. | dēpāscit | dēpāscēbat | dēpāscet | dēpāvit | dēpāverat | dēpāverit |
| 1st pl. | dēpāscimus | dēpāscēbāmus | dēpāscēmus | dēpāvimus | dēpāverāmus | dēpāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēpāscitis | dēpāscēbātis | dēpāscētis | dēpāvistis | dēpāverātis | dēpāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēpāscunt | dēpāscēbant | dēpāscent | dēpāvērunt dēpāvēre | dēpāverant | dēpāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēpāscam | dēpāscerem | dēpāverim | dēpāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēpāscās | dēpāscerēs | dēpāverīs | dēpāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēpāscat | dēpāsceret | dēpāverit | dēpāvisset |
| 1st pl. | dēpāscāmus | dēpāscerēmus | dēpāverīmus | dēpāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēpāscātis | dēpāscerētis | dēpāverītis | dēpāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēpāscant | dēpāscerent | dēpāverint | dēpāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēpāscor | dēpāscēbar | dēpāscar |
| 2nd sg. | dēpāsceris dēpāscere | dēpāscēbāris dēpāscēbāre | dēpāscēris dēpāscēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēpāscitur | dēpāscēbātur | dēpāscētur |
| 1st pl. | dēpāscimur | dēpāscēbāmur | dēpāscēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēpāsciminī | dēpāscēbāminī | dēpāscēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēpāscuntur | dēpāscēbantur | dēpāscentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēpāscar | dēpāscerer |
| 2nd sg. | dēpāscāris dēpāscāre | dēpāscerēris dēpāscerēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēpāscātur | dēpāscerētur |
| 1st pl. | dēpāscāmur | dēpāscerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēpāscāminī | dēpāscerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēpāscantur | dēpāscerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēpāsce | dēpāscere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēpāscite | dēpāsciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēpāscitō | dēpāscitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēpāscitō | dēpāscitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēpāscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēpāscuntō | dēpāscuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēpāscere | dēpāscī |
| perfect infinitive | dēpāvisse | dēpāstum esse |
| future infinitive | dēpāstūrum esse | dēpāstum īrī |
| present participle | dēpāscēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēpāstus dēpāsta, dēpāstā, dēpāstae, dēpāstam, dēpāstārum, dēpāstās, dēpāste, dēpāstī, dēpāstīs, dēpāstō, dēpāstōrum, dēpāstōs |
| future participle | dēpāstūrus dēpāstūra, dēpāstūrā, dēpāstūrae, dēpāstūram, dēpāstūrārum, dēpāstūrās, dēpāstūre, dēpāstūrī, dēpāstūrīs, dēpāstūrō, dēpāstūrōrum, dēpāstūrōs, dēpāstūrum | dēpāscendus dēpāscundus, dēpāscenda, dēpāscendā, dēpāscendae, dēpāscendam, dēpāscendārum, dēpāscendās, dēpāscende, dēpāscendīs, dēpāscendōrum, dēpāscendōs |
gerunddēpāscendī, dēpāscendō, dēpāscendumsupinedēpāstum, dēpāstū
dē-pasco, pāvi, pastum, 3, v. a., and dē-pascor, ci, 3,
I. v. depon., to feed down, feed off.
I. Lit.
A. Of the shepherd:
si d. saepius voles, etc., Col. 2, 10, 31: glandem immisso pecore depasco, Dig. 10, 4, 9: saltus, Ov. F. 5, 283: luxuriem segetum, Verg. G. 1, 112.—B. Of the cattle, to feed upon, eat up, consume.
(a). Form depasco:
si haedi roscidas herbas depaverint, Col. 7, 5, 21; Verg. G. 4, 539.—In the part. perf.: saepes Hyblaeis apibus florem depasta salicti, id. E. 1, 55; segetes, Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 161: altaria, poet. for that which is upon it, Verg. A. 5, 93.—(b). Form depascor:
papilio ceras depascitur, Plin. 11, 19, 21, § 65: miseros morsu depascitur artus (serpens), Verg. A. 2, 215; Vulg. Exod. 22, 5.—In the part. perf., Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 239; cf.: depastis juvencis, Auct. Laud. Herc. 77.—II. Trop.
A. Depon.
1. To cull, select:
omnia nos itidem depascimur aurea dicta, Lucr. 3, 12.—2. To prune away, remove:
in summa ubertate (orationis) inest luxuries quaedam, quae stilo depascenda est, Cic. de Or. 2, 23, 96.— 3. To destroy, waste:
veterem possessionem Academiae, id. Leg. 1, 21, 55; so of disease: artus depascitur arida febris, Verg. G. 3, 458; imitated by Claud. in Rufin. 1, 302; id. Idyll. 3, 11.—B. Rarely in the act. form:
et potuit Latium longo depascere bello? Sil. 16, 681: in inferno positi sunt; mors depascet eos, Vulg. Psa. 48, 14 (cf. carpo, no. II. B. 2: decerpo, no. II. B. 2 al.).—The part. perf. in a pass. signif.: ipsaque diris Frons depasta modis, Sil. 6, 51: depasti flammis scopuli, id. 12, 153.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-pāscō pāvī, pāstus, ere,
to feed down, feed off, give for food: saltūs, O.: luxuriem segetum, V.—To feed upon, graze, consume: agros: (tauri) summa Lycaei, V.: saepes Hyblaeis apibus florem depasta salicti, V.—Poet.: depasta altaria, the offerings, V.—To prune away, remove: (orationis) luxuries stilo depascenda. — To destroy, waste: possessionem Academiae.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēpāscō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti Proto-Italic *pāskō Latin pāscō Latin dēpāscō From dē- + pāscō.
Descendants
- Englishdepascent
- Old Frenchdepaistre