verbfirst conjugation
dēvocō
dēvocō (present infinitive dēvocāre, perfect active dēvocāvī, supine dēvocātum)
Classical[ˈdeː.wɔ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.vo.ko]
Meaning
- to call down (from above)
- to call, summon or divert
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
call down, call away
dēvocō -āre — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvocō | dēvocābam | dēvocābō | dēvocāvī | dēvocāveram | dēvocāverō dēvocārō |
| 2nd sg. | dēvocās | dēvocābās | dēvocābis | dēvocāvistī dēvocāstī | dēvocāverās dēvocārās | dēvocāveris |
| 3rd sg. | dēvocat | dēvocābat | dēvocābit | dēvocāvit | dēvocāverat dēvocārat | dēvocāverit dēvocārit |
| 1st pl. | dēvocāmus | dēvocābāmus | dēvocābimus | dēvocāvimus | dēvocāverāmus | dēvocāverimus dēvocārimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēvocātis | dēvocābātis | dēvocābitis | dēvocāvistis dēvocāstis | dēvocāverātis dēvocārātis | dēvocāveritis dēvocāritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēvocant | dēvocābant | dēvocābunt | dēvocāvērunt dēvocāvēre, dēvocārunt | dēvocāverant dēvocārant | dēvocāverint dēvocārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvocem | dēvocārem | dēvocāverim dēvocārim | dēvocāvissem dēvocāssem |
| 2nd sg. | dēvocēs | dēvocārēs | dēvocāverīs | dēvocāvissēs dēvocāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēvocet | dēvocāret | dēvocāverit dēvocārit | dēvocāvisset dēvocāsset |
| 1st pl. | dēvocēmus | dēvocārēmus | dēvocāverīmus dēvocārīmus | dēvocāvissēmus dēvocāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēvocētis | dēvocārētis | dēvocāverītis dēvocārītis | dēvocāvissētis dēvocāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēvocent | dēvocārent | dēvocāverint dēvocārint | dēvocāvissent dēvocāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvocor | dēvocābar | dēvocābor |
| 2nd sg. | dēvocāris dēvocāre | dēvocābāris dēvocābāre | dēvocāberis dēvocābere |
| 3rd sg. | dēvocātur | dēvocābātur | dēvocābitur |
| 1st pl. | dēvocāmur | dēvocābāmur | dēvocābimur |
| 2nd pl. | dēvocāminī | dēvocābāminī | dēvocābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēvocantur | dēvocābantur | dēvocābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvocer | dēvocārer |
| 2nd sg. | dēvocēris dēvocēre | dēvocārēris dēvocārēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēvocētur | dēvocārētur |
| 1st pl. | dēvocēmur | dēvocārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēvocēminī | dēvocārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēvocentur | dēvocārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēvocā | dēvocāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēvocāte | dēvocāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēvocātō | dēvocātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēvocātō | dēvocātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēvocātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēvocantō | dēvocantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēvocāre | dēvocārī |
| perfect infinitive | dēvocāvisse dēvocāsse | dēvocātum esse |
| future infinitive | dēvocātūrum esse | dēvocātum īrī |
| present participle | dēvocāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēvocātus dēvocāta, dēvocātā, dēvocātae, dēvocātam, dēvocātārum, dēvocātās, dēvocātī, dēvocātōrum, dēvocātōs |
| future participle | dēvocātūrus dēvocātūra, dēvocātūrā, dēvocātūrae, dēvocātūram, dēvocātūrārum, dēvocātūrās, dēvocātūre, dēvocātūrī, dēvocātūrīs, dēvocātūrō, dēvocātūrōrum, dēvocātūrōs, dēvocātūrum | dēvocandus dēvocanda, dēvocandā, dēvocandae, dēvocandam, dēvocandārum, dēvocandās, dēvocande, dēvocandīs, dēvocandōrum, dēvocandōs |
gerunddēvocandī, dēvocandō, dēvocandumsupinedēvocātum, dēvocātū
dē-vŏco, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. a., to call off, call away; also to call down.—With abl. of the place whence after de, ab, ex, rarely without a prep.; and with reference to the term. ad quem (cf. de, no. II. B.), to call, to fetch by calling to any place, with ad or in (rare but class.).
I. Lit.:
aliquem de provincia ... ad gloriam, ad triumphum, etc., Cic. Prov. Cons. 12, 29: suos ab tumulo, Liv. 4, 39; cf.: ex praesidiis, id. 33, 18: refixa sidera caelo, Hor. Epod. 17, 5; cf.: Jovem caelo sacrificio, Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 14; and: Jovem deosque alios ad auxilium, Liv. 6, 20, 9: aliquem in judicium, Val. Max. 6, 5, 5; cf.: aliquem in certamen, id. 3, 2, 21: aliquem (ad cenam), to invite, Nep. Cim. 4, 3. —II. Trop., to call off, allure, call down, etc.:
non (illum) avaritia ab instituto cursu ad praedam aliquam devocavit, non libido ad voluptatem, etc., Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 40; cf.: huc a simulacris deorum hominumque humanissimam artem, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 89 Sill.: philosophiam e caelo, Cic. Tusc. 5, 4, 10: suas fortunas in dubium, to endanger, * Caes. B. G. 6, 7, 6; cf.: aliquem in id, ut, etc., to prevail on one to, etc., Sen. Ben. 6, 27: mortales ad perniciem, to bring, Phaedr. 1, 20, 2: rem ad populum, Val. Max. 2, 7, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-vocō āvī, ātus, āre,
to call off, call away, recall: eum de provinciā: ab tumulo suos, L.: ex praesidiis, L.: refixa sidera caelo, H.: Iovem ad auxilium, L.—Fig., to call off, allure, bring down: philosophiam e caelo: suas fortunas in dubium, to endanger, Cs.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēvocō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Latin dēvocō From dē- + vocō.