verbfirst conjugation, deponent
dēprecor
dēprecor (present infinitive dēprecārī, perfect active dēprecātus sum)
Classical[ˈdeː.prɛ.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.pre.kor]
Meaning
- deponentto avert or ward off by (earnest) prayer; deprecate
- deponentto pray for, intercede on behalf of, beseech
Vulgate, Mark 7:32 "Et adducunt ei surdum, et mutum, et deprecabantur eum, ut imponat illi manum." ("And they bring unto him a man deaf and mute, and beseech him to put his hand upon him."
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ōrō nē fīatdēprecor -ārī — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5
ōrandō āvertere cōnordēprecor -ārī — in Aeneis, ch. 21
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēprecor | dēprecābar | dēprecābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēprecāris dēprecāre | dēprecābāris dēprecābāre | dēprecāberis dēprecābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēprecātur | dēprecābātur | dēprecābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēprecāmur | dēprecābāmur | dēprecābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēprecāminī | dēprecābāminī | dēprecābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēprecantur | dēprecābantur | dēprecābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēprecer | dēprecārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēprecēris dēprecēre | dēprecārēris dēprecārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēprecētur | dēprecārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēprecēmur | dēprecārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēprecēminī | dēprecārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēprecentur | dēprecārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēprecāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēprecāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēprecātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēprecātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēprecantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēprecārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | dēprecātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | dēprecātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | dēprecāns | — |
| perfect participle | dēprecātus dēprecāta, dēprecātā, dēprecātae, dēprecātam, dēprecātārum, dēprecātās, dēprecāte, dēprecātī, dēprecātīs, dēprecātō, dēprecātōrum, dēprecātōs | — |
| future participle | dēprecātūrus | dēprecandus |
gerunddēprecandī, dēprecandō, dēprecandumsupinedēprecātum, dēprecātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- mortem deprecari (B. G. 7. 40. 6)
- to beg for life.
dē-prĕcor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. a.
I. To avert, ward off (from one's self or others) by earnest prayer; to deprecate; also to pray, to intercede for the averting of any evil, or to obtain pardon for any transgression (cf. Gell. 6, 16, 3).
A. In gen. (for syn. cf.: averto, averrunco, avoco, revoco —freq. and class.), constr. with the acc. (rei v. personae), the inf., the acc. and inf., ne, quominus, quin, and absol.
(a). With acc. rei:
ullam ab sese calamitatem, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 60 fin.; cf.: ut a me quandam prope justam patriae querimoniam detester ac deprecer, id. Cat. 1, 11: quibus servitutem mea miseria deprecor? Enn. ap. Gell. 6, 16, 9; cf.: ego meae cum vitae parcam, letum inimico deprecer? id. ib. § 10: qui nullum genus supplicii deprecatus est neque recusavit, Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52: mortem, Caes. B. G. 7, 40, 6; cf.: non jam mortem neque aerumnas, tantummodo inimici imperium et cruciatus corporis deprecor, Sall. J. 24, 10: periculum, Caes. B. C. 1, 5; Asin. Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 3 (with refugere), Liv. 3, 58: poenam, id. 40, 15: ignominiam, id. 27, 20 fin.: iram senatus, id. 39, 35: praecipiendi munus, Quint. 2, 12, 12 et saep.—Of abstract subjects: Claudii invidiam Gracchi caritas deprecabatur, averted, Cic. Rep. 6, 2 (ap. Gell. 6, 16, 11; and Non. 290, 17).—(b). With acc. pers., usually in the sense of praying:
quem deprecarentur, cum omnes essent sordidati? Cic. Sest. 12: in hoc te deprecor, ne, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1: Patres, ne festinarent decernere, etc., Liv. 34, 59: senatum litteris deprecatus est, ne, etc., Suet. Caes. 29: dispensatorem deprecati sumus, ut, etc., Petr. 30, 9: deos mala (opp. bona rogare), Sen. Q. N. 2, 33; cf.: hoc superos, hoc te quoque deprecor, Val. Fl. 8, 53: numina versu, Petr. 133, 2: Dominum, Vulg. Esth. 14, 3 et saep.—Less freq. in the sense of averting: lecto te solum, lecto te deprecor uno, Prop. 2, 34, 17 (3, 32, 7 M.).—(d). With acc. and inf., to plead in excuse:
postquam errasse regem et Jugurthae scelere lapsum deprecati sunt, Sall. J. 104, 4.—(ε) With ne: primum deprecor, ne me, etc., Cic. Fin. 2, 1: unum petere ac deprecari ... ne se armis despoliaret, Caes. B. G. 2, 31, 4: spem ne nostram fieri patiare caducam, deprecor, Ov. H. 15 (16), 170; cf. no., β; so, opp. to postulo ut, Liv. 40, 15, 8.—And with the dat. of the person for whom one entreats: deprecari alicui ne vapulet, Plaut. As. grex 5.—(ζ) With quominus: neque illum se deprecari, quominus pergat, Liv. 3, 9, 10 (but non precarere is the true reading in Cic. Fin. 2, 24, 79 fin.).—So very rarely (η) with quin: quin gravedinem ipsi ferat frigus, Cat. 44, 18.—(θ) With ut (rarely): deprecatus esse dicitur, ut se tertium in amicitiam reciperent, Lact. 5, 17, 23; cf. supra, Petr. 30, 9.—(ι) Absol.: pro amico, pro republica deprecari, Cic. Sest. 12 fin.; cf. Suet. Claud. 21; id. Vit. 14: arma deponat, roget, deprecetur, Cic. Phil. 5, 1, 3; id. Or. 40, 138; Caes. B. G. 4, 7, 3; Quint. 5, 13, 2; *Verg. A. 12, 931 al.— B. In relig. lang., to imprecate: diras devotiones in eum deprecata, Ap. M. 9, p. 227.—
2. Transf.:
quasi non totidem mox deprecor illi Assidue, execrate, Cat. 92, 3 (dictum est quasi detestor vel exsecror vel depello vel abominor, Gell. 6, 16, 5).—II. To pray for, intercede in behalf of (that which is in danger):
vitam alicujus ab aliquo, Cic. Sull. 26; cf. vitam sibi, Auct. B. Afr. 89, 3; paucos dies exsolvendo donativo deprecatum, Tac. H. 1, 41: quos senatus non ad pacem deprecandam, sed ad denuntiandum bellum miserat, Cic. Fam. 12, 24. Also with personal objects: a vobis deprecor custodem salutis meae, Cic. Planc. 42, 102: nullae sunt imagines, quae me a vobis deprecentur, id. Agr. 2, 36 fin.: te assiduae lacrimae C. Marcelli deprecantur, id. Fam. 4, 7 fin.—Sometimes, by zeugma, deprecor is used in both senses, I. and II., with different objects: non mortem sed dilationem mortis deprecantur, Justin. 11, 9, 14; Gronov. ad loc.!*? dēprĕcātus, in pass. signif.: deprecatum bellum, Just. 8, 5, 4: deprecato summo numine, Ap. M. 11, p. 270.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-precor ātus, ārī, dep.,
to avert by prayer, deprecate, plead against, beg to escape, seek to avoid: ullam ab sese calamitatem: a me patriae querimoniam: nullum genus supplici: mortem, Cs.: inimici imperium, S.: sui periculi deprecandi facultas, Cs.: ignominiam, L.: primum deprecor, ne me, etc.: unum, ne se armis despoliaret, Cs.: non deprecor, quin, etc., Ct.: illam, i. e. curse, Ct.—To pray, plead with, apply to, solicit, offer a plea: quem deprecarere?: patres, ne festinarent decernere, L.: errasse regem deprecati sunt, plead in excuse, S.: pro filio patres deprecamur: neque illum se deprecari, quo minus pergat, L.: roget, deprecetur: merui, nec deprecor, inquit, V.—Supin. acc.: ad me deprecatum venire.—To pray for, intercede in behalf of: multorum vitam a Sullā: quos ad pacem deprecandam miserat: me a vobis.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēprecor
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- Proto-Italic *preks Latin prex Latin precor Latin dēprecor From dē- (“away from, down from”) + precor (“request, beg, call upon”).
Descendants
- Englishdeprecate
- Italiandeprecare
- Portuguesedeprecar
- Spanishdeprecar
- Polishdeprekować
In English words that came into English from dēprecor
- deprecatedēprecātus
- deprecateddēprecātus
- deprecationdēprecātiōnem
- deprecabledeprecabilis
- deprecatordēprecātor