LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

dēstringō

dēstringō (present infinitive dēstringere, perfect active dēstrīnxī, supine dēstrictum)
Classical[deːsˈtrɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[desˈtriŋ.ɡo]
dēstrictus perf. pass. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to strip off
  2. to scrape (with a strigil)
  3. to draw out
    Ea disiecta gladiis destrictis in eos impetum fecerunt.That being dispersed, they made a charge on them with drawn swords.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.25

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Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēstringōdēstringēbamdēstringamdēstrīnxīdēstrīnxeramdēstrīnxerō
2nd sg.dēstringisdēstringēbāsdēstringēsdēstrīnxistīdēstrīnxerāsdēstrīnxeris
3rd sg.dēstringitdēstringēbatdēstringetdēstrīnxitdēstrīnxeratdēstrīnxerit
1st pl.dēstringimusdēstringēbāmusdēstringēmusdēstrīnximusdēstrīnxerāmusdēstrīnxerimus
2nd pl.dēstringitisdēstringēbātisdēstringētisdēstrīnxistisdēstrīnxerātisdēstrīnxeritis
3rd pl.dēstringuntdēstringēbantdēstringentdēstrīnxērunt
dēstrīnxēre		dēstrīnxerantdēstrīnxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēstringamdēstringeremdēstrīnxerimdēstrīnxissem
2nd sg.dēstringāsdēstringerēsdēstrīnxerīsdēstrīnxissēs
3rd sg.dēstringatdēstringeretdēstrīnxeritdēstrīnxisset
1st pl.dēstringāmusdēstringerēmusdēstrīnxerīmusdēstrīnxissēmus
2nd pl.dēstringātisdēstringerētisdēstrīnxerītisdēstrīnxissētis
3rd pl.dēstringantdēstringerentdēstrīnxerintdēstrīnxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēstringordēstringēbardēstringar
2nd sg.dēstringeris
dēstringere		dēstringēbāris
dēstringēbāre		dēstringēris
dēstringēre
3rd sg.dēstringiturdēstringēbāturdēstringētur
1st pl.dēstringimurdēstringēbāmurdēstringēmur
2nd pl.dēstringiminīdēstringēbāminīdēstringēminī
3rd pl.dēstringunturdēstringēbanturdēstringentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēstringardēstringerer
2nd sg.dēstringāris
dēstringāre		dēstringerēris
dēstringerēre
3rd sg.dēstringāturdēstringerētur
1st pl.dēstringāmurdēstringerēmur
2nd pl.dēstringāminīdēstringerēminī
3rd pl.dēstringanturdēstringerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēstringedēstringere
pres. 2nd pl.dēstringitedēstringiminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēstringitōdēstringitor
fut. 3rd sg.dēstringitōdēstringitor
fut. 2nd pl.dēstringitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēstringuntōdēstringuntor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēstringeredēstringī
perfect infinitivedēstrīnxissedēstrictum esse
future infinitivedēstrictūrum essedēstrictum īrī
present participledēstringēns—
perfect participle—dēstrictus
dēstricta, dēstrictā, dēstrictae, dēstrictam, dēstrictārum, dēstrictās, dēstricte, dēstrictī, dēstrictīs, dēstrictō, dēstrictōrum, dēstrictōs
future participledēstrictūrus
dēstrictūra, dēstrictūrā, dēstrictūrae, dēstrictūram, dēstrictūrārum, dēstrictūrās, dēstrictūre, dēstrictūrī, dēstrictūrīs, dēstrictūrō, dēstrictūrōrum, dēstrictūrōs, dēstrictūrum		dēstringendus
dēstringundus, dēstringenda, dēstringendā, dēstringendae, dēstringendam, dēstringendārum, dēstringendās, dēstringende, dēstringendīs, dēstringendōrum, dēstringendōs
gerunddēstringendī, dēstringendō, dēstringendumsupinedēstrictum, dēstrictū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

gladium stringere, destringere
to draw one's sword.

dē-stringo, inxi, ictum, 3, v. a.
I. To strip off.
A. Lit. (class.), of the leaves of plants: avenam, Cato R. R. 37, 5: oleam, Col. 11, 2, 83: bacam myrti, id. 12, 38, 7: frondem, Quint. 12, 6, 2: ramos, Luc. 4, 317 al.—Of rubbing the body in the bath, Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 14; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 55; 62; Mart. 14, 51; hence also of scouring out the intestines: interanea, Plin. 32, 9, 31, § 96. Esp. freq. of the sword; to unsheathe, draw: gladium, Cic. Off. 3, 31, 112; Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 2; id. B. C. 1, 46; Liv. 27, 13 al.: ensem, Hor. Od. 3, 1, 17; Ov. F. 2, 99; 207 et saep.; hence also securim, Liv. 8, 7.—
B. Trop. (very rare): non laturi homines destringi aliquid et abradi bonis, should be taken from, Plin. Pan. 37, 2.—
II. To touch gently, to graze, skim, skirt (perh. only in the poets).
A. Lit.: aequora alis, Ov. M. 4, 562: pectus arundine, id. ib. 10, 526: pectora summa sagittā, id. H. 16, 275; for which, corpus harundo, id. M. 8, 382; cf.: Cygnum cuspis, id. ib. 12, 101; and even vulnus, to cause a slight wound, Grat. Cyn. 364.—
B. Trop., to criticise, censure, satirize: quemquam mordaci carmine, Ov. Tr. 2, 563: alios gravi contumelia, Phaedr. 1, 29, 2.—Hence, dē-strictus, a, um, P. a., severe, rigid, censorious: quam destrictam egerunt censuram, Val. Max. 2, 9, 6.—Comp.: ut quis destrictior accusator, velut sacrosanctus erat, Tac. A. 4, 36 fin.

Origins

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

Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringo Latin dēstringō From de- + stringo.

Descendants
  • Catalandestrènyer
  • Old Frenchdestraindre

Quick answers

What does dēstringō mean in Latin?
dēstringō, a verb, means “to strip off; to scrape (with a strigil); to draw out”.
What are the principal parts of dēstringō?
dēstringō, dēstringere, dēstrīnxī, dēstrictum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēstringō?
In classical Latin, [deːsˈtrɪŋ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [desˈtriŋ.ɡo].
Where does dēstringō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēstringō.