LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

dēprimō

dēprimō (present infinitive dēprimere, perfect active dēpressī, supine dēpressum)
Classical[ˈdeː.prɪ.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.pri.mo]

Meaning

  1. to press down; to depress
  2. to suppress, repress or silence
  3. to disparage
  4. to humble
  5. to dim

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēprimōdēprimēbamdēprimamdēpressīdēpresseramdēpresserō
2nd sg.dēprimisdēprimēbāsdēprimēsdēpressistīdēpresserāsdēpresseris
3rd sg.dēprimitdēprimēbatdēprimetdēpressitdēpresseratdēpresserit
1st pl.dēprimimusdēprimēbāmusdēprimēmusdēpressimusdēpresserāmusdēpresserimus
2nd pl.dēprimitisdēprimēbātisdēprimētisdēpressistisdēpresserātisdēpresseritis
3rd pl.dēprimuntdēprimēbantdēprimentdēpressērunt
dēpressēre		dēpresserantdēpresserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēprimamdēprimeremdēpresserimdēpressissem
2nd sg.dēprimāsdēprimerēsdēpresserīsdēpressissēs
3rd sg.dēprimatdēprimeretdēpresseritdēpressisset
1st pl.dēprimāmusdēprimerēmusdēpresserīmusdēpressissēmus
2nd pl.dēprimātisdēprimerētisdēpresserītisdēpressissētis
3rd pl.dēprimantdēprimerentdēpresserintdēpressissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēprimordēprimēbardēprimar
2nd sg.dēprimeris
dēprimere		dēprimēbāris
dēprimēbāre		dēprimēris
dēprimēre
3rd sg.dēprimiturdēprimēbāturdēprimētur
1st pl.dēprimimurdēprimēbāmurdēprimēmur
2nd pl.dēprimiminīdēprimēbāminīdēprimēminī
3rd pl.dēprimunturdēprimēbanturdēprimentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēprimardēprimerer
2nd sg.dēprimāris
dēprimāre		dēprimerēris
dēprimerēre
3rd sg.dēprimāturdēprimerētur
1st pl.dēprimāmurdēprimerēmur
2nd pl.dēprimāminīdēprimerēminī
3rd pl.dēprimanturdēprimerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēprimedēprimere
pres. 2nd pl.dēprimitedēprimiminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēprimitōdēprimitor
fut. 3rd sg.dēprimitōdēprimitor
fut. 2nd pl.dēprimitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēprimuntōdēprimuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēprimeredēprimī
perfect infinitivedēpressissedēpressum esse
future infinitivedēpressūrum essedēpressum īrī
present participledēprimēns—
perfect participle—dēpressus
dēpressa, dēpressā, dēpressae, dēpressam, dēpressārum, dēpressās, dēpresse, dēpressīs, dēpressō, dēpressōrum, dēpressōs
future participledēpressūrus
dēpressūra, dēpressūrā, dēpressūrae, dēpressūram, dēpressūrārum, dēpressūrās, dēpressūre, dēpressūrī, dēpressūrīs, dēpressūrō, dēpressūrōrum, dēpressūrōs, dēpressūrum		dēprimendus
dēprimundus, dēprimenda, dēprimendā, dēprimendae, dēprimendam, dēprimendārum, dēprimendās, dēprimende, dēprimendīs, dēprimendōrum, dēprimendōs
gerunddēprimendī, dēprimendō, dēprimendumsupinedēpressum, dēpressū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

navem, classem deprimere, mergere
to sink a ship, a fleet.

dē-prĭmo, pressi, pressum, 3, v. a. premo,
I. to press down, weigh down, sink down, to depress (freq. and class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: vis venti nubem deprimit, Lucr. 6, 432: qui (Critolaus) tantum propendere illam lancem putet, ut terram et maria deprimat, Cic. Tusc. 5, 17 fin.; cf. id. Fin. 5, 30, 92: deprimi in tenebras, id. Fragm. ap. Lact. 3, 19: ad mentum depresso supercilio, id. Pis. 6 fin.: animus caelestis ex altissimo domicilio depressus et quasi demersus in terram, id. de Sen. 21: depresso aratro (sc. in terram), Verg. G. 1, 45 et saep.—Absol.: haec quae porto deprimunt, Plaut. Merc. 4, 1, 9.—
B. In partic.
1. To sink deep, as a plant, a well, etc.; to plant deep, to dig deep: vites in terram, Cato R. R. 32 fin.; cf. Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 10: plantas, Col. 11, 3, 28 et saep.: qui tollit aedificium, vel deprimit, Dig. 8, 2, 17, § 2: saxum in mirandam altitudinem depressum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27; cf.: valle in altitudinem depressa, Hirt. B. G. 8, 9, 2: locus circiter duodecim pedes humi depressus, Sall. C. 55, 3: fossam, Hirt. B. G. 8, 40, 3; Tac. A. 15, 42: deprimere vel allevare rivum, Dig. 8, 4, 11 et saep.—
2. Naut. t. t., to sink to the bottom, to sink, sc. a ship: partem navium, Caes. B. C. 1, 58 fin.: naves, id. ib. 2, 6 fin.; 2, 7; Nep. Con. 4, 4: lenunculos, Caes. B. C. 2, 43 fin.: carinam, Ov. M. 14, 185; Tac. H. 4, 79: classis superata atque depressa, Cic. de imp. Pomp. 8, 21 et saep. —
II. Trop.
A. To press down, depress: animus depressus, Lucr. 6, 53: vos, gemi nae voragines scopulique reipublicae, vos meam fortunam deprimitis? vestram extollitis? (a figure borrowed from the sinking of a ship, v. supra, no. I. B. 2), Cic. Pis. 18; cf.: improbitate depressa veritas emergit, id. Clu. 65, 183: ita se quisque extollit, ut deprimat alium, Liv. 3, 65 fin.; cf. id. 30, 36; Plin. Pan. 44, 6 et saep.: preces, to suppress, silence, Nep. Att. 22, 2: nunc quid elocutio attollat aut deprimat dicendum, Quint. 8, 3 fin.: depressus in ludum, i. e. pressed, forced, Asin. Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 3.—
B. Esp., to depreciate in words, disparage (cf. depretio): adversariorum causam per contemptionem deprimere, Auct. Her. 1, 5, 8; Cic. Inv. 1, 16, 22.—
C. To oppress (late Lat.): populum, Vulg. 2 Esdr. 5, 15.—Hence, dēpressus, a, um, P. a.
A. Lit., pressed down, i. e. deep, lying low, depressed (perh. only post-Aug.): humilius et depressius iter, Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 2: aquaeductus depressior, Front. Aquaed. 65: depresso loco castra ponere, id. Strat. 1, 5, 24.—
B. Transf., of the voice, low, suppressed: quam sedatissima et depressissima vox, Auct. Her. 3, 14.—Adv.: dē-pressē, deeply; pos. not found.—Comp.: fodere, quo depressius aestivos specus foderint, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 9, 2: pastinare, Col. 11, 3, 10.

Origins

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

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin dēprimō From dē- + premō.

Descendants
  • Catalandeprimir
  • Englishdepress
  • Frenchdéprimer
  • Germandeprimierenfrom French déprimer
  • Italiandeprimere
  • Portuguesedeprimir
  • Spanishdeprimir
  • Dutchdeprimerenfrom French déprimer
  • Galiciandeprimir

In English words that came into English from dēprimō

  • depressiondēpressiō
  • depressdēpressus
  • subdepressedsubdēpressus

Quick answers

What does dēprimō mean in Latin?
dēprimō, a verb, means “to press down; to depress; to suppress, repress or silence”.
What are the principal parts of dēprimō?
dēprimō, dēprimere, dēpressī, dēpressum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēprimō?
In classical Latin, [ˈdeː.prɪ.moː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.pri.mo].
Where does dēprimō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēprimō.
Which English words come from dēprimō?
English words that go back to Latin dēprimō include depress, depression and subdepressed.