verbsecond conjugation
dēterreō
dēterreō (present infinitive dēterrēre, perfect active dēterruī, supine dēterritum)
Classical[deːˈtɛr.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈtɛr.re.o]
dēterrēns pres. act. ptcp.
Meaning
- to frighten off, deter, discourage, prevent, hinder
- to avert, keep off; repress, control
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēterreō | dēterrēbam | dēterrēbō | dēterruī | dēterrueram | dēterruerō |
| 2nd sg. | dēterrēs | dēterrēbās | dēterrēbis | dēterruistī | dēterruerās | dēterrueris |
| 3rd sg. | dēterret | dēterrēbat | dēterrēbit | dēterruit | dēterruerat | dēterruerit |
| 1st pl. | dēterrēmus | dēterrēbāmus | dēterrēbimus | dēterruimus | dēterruerāmus | dēterruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēterrētis | dēterrēbātis | dēterrēbitis | dēterruistis | dēterruerātis | dēterrueritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēterrent | dēterrēbant | dēterrēbunt | dēterruērunt dēterruēre | dēterruerant | dēterruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēterream | dēterrērem | dēterruerim | dēterruissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēterreās | dēterrērēs | dēterruerīs | dēterruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēterreat | dēterrēret | dēterruerit | dēterruisset |
| 1st pl. | dēterreāmus | dēterrērēmus | dēterruerīmus | dēterruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēterreātis | dēterrērētis | dēterruerītis | dēterruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēterreant | dēterrērent | dēterruerint | dēterruissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēterreor | dēterrēbar | dēterrēbor |
| 2nd sg. | dēterrēris dēterrēre | dēterrēbāris dēterrēbāre | dēterrēberis dēterrēbere |
| 3rd sg. | dēterrētur | dēterrēbātur | dēterrēbitur |
| 1st pl. | dēterrēmur | dēterrēbāmur | dēterrēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | dēterrēminī | dēterrēbāminī | dēterrēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēterrentur | dēterrēbantur | dēterrēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēterrear | dēterrērer |
| 2nd sg. | dēterreāris dēterreāre | dēterrērēris dēterrērēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēterreātur | dēterrērētur |
| 1st pl. | dēterreāmur | dēterrērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēterreāminī | dēterrērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēterreantur | dēterrērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēterrē | dēterrēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēterrēte | dēterrēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēterrētō | dēterrētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēterrētō | dēterrētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēterrētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēterrentō | dēterrentor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēterrēre | dēterrērī |
| perfect infinitive | dēterruisse | dēterritum esse |
| future infinitive | dēterritūrum esse | dēterritum īrī |
| present participle | dēterrēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēterritus dēterrita, dēterritā, dēterritae, dēterritam, dēterritārum, dēterritās, dēterrite, dēterritī, dēterritīs, dēterritō, dēterritōrum, dēterritōs |
| future participle | dēterritūrus dēterritūra, dēterritūrā, dēterritūrae, dēterritūram, dēterritūrārum, dēterritūrās, dēterritūre, dēterritūrī, dēterritūrīs, dēterritūrō, dēterritūrōrum, dēterritūrōs, dēterritūrum | dēterrendus |
gerunddēterrendī, dēterrendō, dēterrendumsupinedēterritum, dēterritū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- a consilio deterreri aliqua re
- to be deterred from one's intention by something.
- de sententia deici, depelli, deterreri
- to be forced to change one's mind.
dē-terrĕo, ŭi, ĭtum, 2, v. a.
I. To frighten from any thing; to deter, discourage from, prevent, hinder (class.).—Constr.
(a). (Aliquem) ab aliqua re:
homines adolescentes a dicendi studio, Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 117: sanos homines a scribendo, id. Brut. 75 fin.; cf. id. Or. 1 fin.: te a dimicatione (opp. ad certam laudem adhortor), id. Fam. 1, 7, 5: eum ab instituto consilio, Caes. B. G. 5, 4; cf.: a proposito, id. B. C. 3, 100, 3: animos a cupiditate, Liv. 22, 42: ferociores annos a licentia, Quint. 2, 2, 3 et saep.— Without acc.: a turpi meretricis amore, Hor. S. 1, 4, 112.—(b). (Aliquem) de aliqua re:
de agro hunc senem, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 159: Stoicos de sententia, Cic. Div. 2, 39, 81: me de statu meo, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 11 fin.—(g). (Aliquem) ne, quin, quominus:
(poetam) maledictis, ne scribat, Ter. Ph. prol. 3; Cic. Quint. 4, 16; Caes. B. G. 1, 17, 2; 1, 31, 16 al. (but different is Suet. Ner. 47: deterritum putant, ne discerperetur). —Without acc.: haud ferro deterrere potes, ne me amet, Plaut. Truc. 5, 37.—With quin: quin loquar haec ... numquam me potes deterrere, id. Am. 2, 1, 10; id. Mil. 2, 4, 16; Caes. B. G. 2, 3 fin.—Pass., Tib. 1, 3, 13; cf.: me homo nemo deterruerit, quin ea sit in his aedibus, i. e. shall make me believe but that, etc., Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 61.— With quominus: neque te deterreo, quominus id disputes, Cic. Att. 11, 8; id. Tusc. 1, 38; Liv. 26, 48 al.—(d). With aliquem and an inf. (very rarely):
nefarias ejus libidines commemorare pudore deterreor, Cic. Verr. 1, 5, 14; id. ib. 1, 9, 24.—(ε) Aliquem aliqua re (very rarely): silvestres homines caedibus et victu foedo, Hor. A. P. 392; cf. Sall. J. 98, 5.—(ζ) With simple acc.: reliquos magnitudine poenae, Caes. B. C. 3, 8, 3: pavidam ense (with repellere), Ov. M. 14, 296: deterritis tribunis, Liv. 10, 9: Caesar coercendum atque deterrendum Dumnorigem statuebat, Caes. B. G. 5, 7: in deterrenda liberalitate, Cic. Off. 2, 18, 63.—(η) Absol.: advorsor sedulo et deterreo, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 64; Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 8; Suet. Caes. 70 al.—II. In Augustan authors, sometimes with an inanimate object, like defendere, prohibere, etc., to avert, keep off:
vim a censoribus, Liv. 4, 24 fin.: d. nefas et inhibere bipennem, Ov. M. 8, 767.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-terreō uī, itus, ēre,
to frighten off, deter, discourage, prevent, hinder: reliquos magnitudine poenae, Cs.: testīs verbis: pavidam ense, O.: deterritis tribunis, L.: in deterrendā liberalitate. adulescentīs a dicendi studio: a proposito, Cs.: ab persequendo hostīs, S.: a turpi meretricis amore, H.: Stoicos de sententiā: reges proelio deterrentur, S.: Silvestrīs homines Caedibus, H.: hominem verbis, ne auctionetur: multitudinem, ne frumentum conferant, Cs.: Suessiones quin cum his consentirent, Cs.: sapientem quo minus rei p. consulat: eius libidines commemorare pudore deterreor: agere metu deterrebar.—To avert, keep off: ut vis a censoribus nullius auctoritate deterreri quiverit, L.: nefas, O.—To repress, control: (iras) neque Deterret ensis, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēterreō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Latin dēterreō From dē- (“off”) + terreō (“to frighten”).
Descendants
- Englishdeter
In English words that came into English from dēterreō
- deterdēterreō
- deterrentdēterrēns