verbthird conjugation
dēstituō
dēstituō (present infinitive dēstituere, perfect active dēstituī, supine dēstitūtum)
Classical[deːsˈtɪ.tu.oː]Ecclesiastical[desˈtiː.tu.o]
Meaning
- to fix or set in position; to place
- to leave alone, forsake, abandon or desert
si destituat spes
if her hopes should disappoint her27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.41flēbat Aristaeus, quod apēs cum stirpe necātās
Aristaeus was weeping, because he had seen that his bees, destroyed together with their offspring, had abandoned the unfinished honeycombs.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 1.363–364 - to delude, deceive, cheat
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Relinquere · Deserere · Omittere · Destituere · Desolatus
1. Relinquere, to leave behind, has reference to an object, to which one stands in a mere outward and local relation of proximity; whereas deserere and omittere, to an object to which one stands in an inward and moral relation as an owner or friend; desertio, like leaving in the lurch, has its ground in cowardice, or other forgetfulness of duty, in opp. to defensio, tutatio; omissio, like giving up, has its ground in a conviction of being able to dispense with, in opp. to obtinere. Tac. Dial. 16. Partes quas intellexerimus te non tam omisisse quam nobis reliquisse. And 9. Relinquenda conversatio amicorum et jucunditas urbis, deserenda cætera officia. Cic. Verr. i. 4. 11. Desertum exercitum, relictam provinciam. 2. Deserere means to forsake, and expose to a possible and remote danger; destituere to an actual and impending danger. Curt. iv. 2, 32. Desertus, destitutus, hostibus deditus. Liv. vi. 2. Quod defensores suos in ipso discrimine periculi destituat. 3. Desertus and destitutus denote, especially, forgetfulness of duty; whereas desolatus, the unmercifulness of the action. Suet. Cal. 12. Deserta, desolataque reliquis subsidiis aula. (iii. 290.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēstituō | dēstituēbam | dēstituam | dēstituī | dēstitueram | dēstituerō |
| 2nd sg. | dēstituis | dēstituēbās | dēstituēs | dēstituistī | dēstituerās | dēstitueris |
| 3rd sg. | dēstituit | dēstituēbat | dēstituet | dēstituit | dēstituerat | dēstituerit |
| 1st pl. | dēstituimus | dēstituēbāmus | dēstituēmus | dēstituimus | dēstituerāmus | dēstituerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēstituitis | dēstituēbātis | dēstituētis | dēstituistis | dēstituerātis | dēstitueritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēstituunt | dēstituēbant | dēstituent | dēstituērunt dēstituēre | dēstituerant | dēstituerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēstituam | dēstituerem | dēstituerim | dēstituissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēstituās | dēstituerēs | dēstituerīs | dēstituissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēstituat | dēstitueret | dēstituerit | dēstituisset |
| 1st pl. | dēstituāmus | dēstituerēmus | dēstituerīmus | dēstituissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēstituātis | dēstituerētis | dēstituerītis | dēstituissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēstituant | dēstituerent | dēstituerint | dēstituissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēstituor | dēstituēbar | dēstituar |
| 2nd sg. | dēstitueris dēstituere | dēstituēbāris dēstituēbāre | dēstituēris dēstituēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēstituitur | dēstituēbātur | dēstituētur |
| 1st pl. | dēstituimur | dēstituēbāmur | dēstituēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēstituiminī | dēstituēbāminī | dēstituēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēstituuntur | dēstituēbantur | dēstituentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēstituar | dēstituerer |
| 2nd sg. | dēstituāris dēstituāre | dēstituerēris dēstituerēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēstituātur | dēstituerētur |
| 1st pl. | dēstituāmur | dēstituerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēstituāminī | dēstituerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēstituantur | dēstituerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēstitue | dēstituere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēstituite | dēstituiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēstituitō | dēstituitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēstituitō | dēstituitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēstituitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēstituuntō | dēstituuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēstituere | dēstituī |
| perfect infinitive | dēstituisse | dēstitūtum esse |
| future infinitive | dēstitūtūrum esse | dēstitūtum īrī |
| present participle | dēstituēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēstitūtus |
| future participle | dēstitūtūrus dēstitūtūra, dēstitūtūrā, dēstitūtūrae, dēstitūtūram, dēstitūtūrārum, dēstitūtūrās, dēstitūtūre, dēstitūtūrī, dēstitūtūrīs, dēstitūtūrō, dēstitūtūrōrum, dēstitūtūrōs, dēstitūtūrum | dēstituendus dēstituenda, dēstituendā, dēstituendae, dēstituendam, dēstituendārum, dēstituendās, dēstituende, dēstituendīs, dēstituendōrum, dēstituendōs |
gerunddēstituendī, dēstituendō, dēstituendumsupinedēstitūtum, dēstitūtū
dē-stĭtŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. statuo.
I. To set down; to set, place anywhere (ante-class. and freq. in Liv.; elsewh. rare): destituit omnes servos ad mensam ante se, Caecil. ap. Non. 280, 3: navem in alto ancoris, Naev. ib.: palum in foro, C. Gracchus ap. Gell. 10, 3, 3:
aliquem in convivio (sc. ludendi causa), Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 26 fin.: armatos in medio, Liv. 7, 10: aliquem ante tribunal, id. 2, 12; cf. id. 23, 10: cohortes extra vallum, id. 10, 4: duo signa hic, Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 43 et saep.—Far more freq. and class., II. (Lit., to put away from one's self; hence) To leave alone, to forsake, abandon, desert (derelinquo, desero, q. v.):
T. Roscius novem homines honestissimos induxit, decepit, destituit, adversariis tradidit, Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117: destitutus ab aliquo, id. Clu. 30 fin.; id. Off. 1, 10, 32; cf. id. Quint. 16: funditores inermes, Caes. B. C. 3, 93, 5: aliquem in septemviratu, Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 99; cf.: defensores in ipso discrimine periculi, Liv. 6, 17 et saep.: inceptam fugam, to desist from, Ov. Am. 3, 13, 20: morando spem, Liv. 1, 51: spem vindemiae, Col. 4, 24, 12: consilium, Suet. Caes. 9: honorem, id. Claud. 45: conata ejus, Vell. 2, 42: partem verborum, to pronounce indistinctly (with devorare), Quint. 11, 3, 33 Spald. et saep.—Poet., with acc. and abl.: ex quo destituit deos Mercede pactā Laomedon, i. e. defrauded of their stipulated reward, * Hor. Od. 3, 3, 21.—(b). Of inanimate and abstract subjects:
neque reperias, quos aut pronior fortuna comitata sit, aut, veluti fatigata, maturius destituerit, quam, etc., Vell. 2, 69 fin.: cum primas spes fortuna destituit, Curt. 4, 1, 5, § 29; cf. Suet. Aug. 65: ventus aliquem, Liv. 30, 24: aliquem vadum, id. 21, 28: aliquem poplites, Suet. Claud. 30; cf.: aliquem memoria, mens, Curt. 7, 1: alveum fluitantem aqua, Liv. 1, 4; cf.: freta destituent nudos in litore pisces, * Verg. E. 1, 61.—(g). Part. perf. destitutus, constr. usu. ab aliquo, aliquā re, rarely ab aliquā re, freq. with ab, abandoned, forsaken by; robbed of, destitute of:
in divite ac paupere: propinquis, amicis, clientibus abundante, et his omnibus destituto, Quint. 5, 10, 26: alicujus consiliis, promissis, praeceptis destitutus, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 8: scientiā juris, Quint. 12, 3, 10: lenociniis, id. 12, 1, 30 et saep.; but with spe, a is more freq.: destituti ab unica spe auxilii, Liv. 40, 47: a spe, id. 31, 24; 36, 33, 3; Curt. 4, 3 (with spe, Curt. 8, 6): a re familiari, Suet. Ner. 10.—(d). Absol.:
si is destituat, nihil satis tutum habebis, Liv. 37, 7: simul, si destituat spes, alia praesidia molitur, Liv. 1, 41; so, spes, id. Tib. 1, 1, 9; Luc. 2, 728: pietasque fidesque, id. 5, 298: ego, Vulg. Isai. 49, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēstituō uī, ūtus, ere
de + statuo, to set down, set forth, put away, bring forward, leave alone : alios in convivio (in mockery): ante tribunal regis destitutus, L.: ante pedes destitutum causam dicere, L.— To leave, abandon, forsake, fail : cum alveum aqua destituisset, L.: ut quemque destitueret vadum, lost his footing , L.—Fig., to forsake, abandon, desert, betray : ab Oppianico destitutus: funditores inermīs, Cs.: eundem in septemviratu: defensores, L.: alicuius consiliis destitutus: morando spem, L.: destituti ab omni spe, L.: si destituat spes, alia praesidia molitur, L.: deos Mercede pactā, i. e. defraud of their stipulated reward , H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēstituō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Italic *statujō Proto-Italic *statuō Latin statuō Latin dēstituō From dē- + statuō.
Descendants
- Catalandestituir
- Frenchdestituer
- Italiandestituire
- Portuguesedestituir
- Romaniandestitui
- Spanishdestituir
- Galiciandestituír