verbsecond conjugation
dēvoveō
dēvoveō (present infinitive dēvovēre, perfect active dēvōvī, supine dēvōtum)
Classical[deːˈwɔ.we.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈvɔː.ve.o]
Meaning
- transitiveto vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate
Spectandus in certāmine Mārtiō dēvōta mortī pectora līberae quantīs fatīgāret ruīnīs[…]
In the contests of Mars he was a sight, the breasts vowed to a free death he shook with so many shocks […]23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horatius, Carmina 4.14.17–19 - transitiveto mark out, appoint, destine
- transitive(poetic) to bewitch, curse (by devoting to the infernal gods)
Nunc, quō Battiadēs inimīcum dēvovet Ībin,
Now, with that metre by which Callimachus curses his enemy Ibis, I curse you and your family.9 CE, Ovidius, Ibis 53–54
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
malum alicui precordēvoveō -ēre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 15
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvoveō | dēvovēbam | dēvovēbō | dēvōvī | dēvōveram | dēvōverō |
| 2nd sg. | dēvovēs | dēvovēbās | dēvovēbis | dēvōvistī | dēvōverās | dēvōveris |
| 3rd sg. | dēvovet | dēvovēbat | dēvovēbit | dēvōvit | dēvōverat | dēvōverit |
| 1st pl. | dēvovēmus | dēvovēbāmus | dēvovēbimus | dēvōvimus | dēvōverāmus | dēvōverimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēvovētis | dēvovēbātis | dēvovēbitis | dēvōvistis | dēvōverātis | dēvōveritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēvovent | dēvovēbant | dēvovēbunt | dēvōvērunt dēvōvēre | dēvōverant | dēvōverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvoveam | dēvovērem | dēvōverim | dēvōvissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēvoveās | dēvovērēs | dēvōverīs | dēvōvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēvoveat | dēvovēret | dēvōverit | dēvōvisset |
| 1st pl. | dēvoveāmus | dēvovērēmus | dēvōverīmus | dēvōvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēvoveātis | dēvovērētis | dēvōverītis | dēvōvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēvoveant | dēvovērent | dēvōverint | dēvōvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvoveor | dēvovēbar | dēvovēbor |
| 2nd sg. | dēvovēris dēvovēre | dēvovēbāris dēvovēbāre | dēvovēberis dēvovēbere |
| 3rd sg. | dēvovētur | dēvovēbātur | dēvovēbitur |
| 1st pl. | dēvovēmur | dēvovēbāmur | dēvovēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | dēvovēminī | dēvovēbāminī | dēvovēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēvoventur | dēvovēbantur | dēvovēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvovear | dēvovērer |
| 2nd sg. | dēvoveāris dēvoveāre | dēvovērēris dēvovērēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēvoveātur | dēvovērētur |
| 1st pl. | dēvoveāmur | dēvovērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēvoveāminī | dēvovērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēvoveantur | dēvovērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēvovē | dēvovēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēvovēte | dēvovēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēvovētō | dēvovētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēvovētō | dēvovētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēvovētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēvoventō | dēvoventor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēvovēre | dēvovērī |
| perfect infinitive | dēvōvisse | dēvōtum esse |
| future infinitive | dēvōtūrum esse | dēvōtum īrī |
| present participle | dēvovēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēvōtus |
| future participle | dēvōtūrus dēvōtūra, dēvōtūrā, dēvōtūrae, dēvōtūram, dēvōtūrārum, dēvōtūrās, dēvōtūre, dēvōtūrī, dēvōtūrīs, dēvōtūrō, dēvōtūrōrum, dēvōtūrōs, dēvōtūrum | dēvovendus dēvovenda, dēvovendā, dēvovendae, dēvovendam, dēvovendārum, dēvovendās, dēvovende, dēvovendīs, dēvovendōrum, dēvovendōs |
gerunddēvovendī, dēvovendō, dēvovendumsupinedēvōtum, dēvōtū
dē-vŏvĕo, vōvi, vōtum, 2, v. a.
I. To vow, devote (usually to a deity).
A. Prop. (class.):
Marti ea, quae bello ceperint, Caes. B. G. 6, 17, 3; so, Dianae pulcherrimum, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 95: gnatam pro muta agna, Hor. S. 2, 3, 219 et saep.; esp. freq.: se diis, or simply se, to devote one's self to death, to sacrifice one's self, Cic. N. D. 2, 3 fin.; id. Fin. 2, 19, 61: se pro aere alieno, in jesting allusion to the death of the Decii, id. Phil. 11, 6, 13: se pro patria Quiritibusque Romanis, Liv. 5, 41, 3; id. 8, 9; 9, 4; Verg. A. 12, 234: devota vita, Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12; cf.: devotis corporibus in hostem ruentes, Liv. 9, 17: ancipiti deum irae devotus, id. 10, 39: hinc Remus auspicio se devovet, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107: devota morti pectora, Hor. Od. 4, 14, 18; cf. without morti: stabat devota juventus, Luc. 4, 533: caput pro salute alicujus, Val. Max. 6, 2, extr. 2 et saep.—B. Transf., to devote, give up, attach (rarely):
vobis animam hanc devovi, Verg. A. 11, 442; cf.: suos annos soli tibi, Ov. M. 14, 683; esp.: se, to give one's self up to, devote one's self to: se amicitiae alicujus, Caes. B. G. 3, 22, 2; cf.: se gloriae, Curt. 9, 6 fin.: se regibus, Sall. Hist. Fragm. 1, 73.—C. To promise solemnly, vow; with inf. or obj. clause (late Lat.):
qui se devoverunt, nec manducare nec bibere, Vulg. Act. 23, 21: totam vitam suam serviturum se esse devovit, August. Serm. 286, 4; Gregor. M. Homil. 1, 19, 7.—D. To mark out, destine, appoint:
exspectatione omnium T. Annio devota et constituta ista hostia esse videtur, Cic. Harusp. Resp. 3, 6.—II. Qs. to devote to the infernal gods, i. e. to curse, to execrate (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose—for syn. cf. detestor):
aliquem, Nep. Alcib. 4, 5: natum suum (Theseus), Ov. F. 6, 738: se ipse, Quint. 5, 6, 2: scelerata arma, Ov. M. 5, 102: suas artes, id. ib. 8, 234: devota arbos, Hor. Od. 3, 4, 27: devoti sanguinis aetas, id. Epod. 16, 9 et saep.; v. such a form of imprecation in Macr. S. 3, 9.—III. To bewitch by conjurations (poet.):
aliquem carminibus, pollentibus herbis, Tib. 1, 8, 18: aliquem trajectis lanis, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 80; cf.: devota veneno corpora, id. ib. 3, 7, 27. —Hence, dēvōtus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to no. I. B.). A. Devoted to any one, i. e. attached, faithful (post-Aug.):
ni tibi deditus essem Devotusque cliens, Juv. 9, 72; so with deditus, Sen. Ben. 3, 5: devotissimus alicui, Suet. Caes. 67 fin.; cf. Sen. Ben. 5, 17; and: DEVOTISSIMVS NVMINI MAIESTATIQVE EIVS, Inscr. Orell. 859; and so in comp., Claud. B. Gild. 289: animus alicui devotus, Tiber. ap. Suet. Tib. 67: equester ordo scenae harenaeque devotus, id. Calig. 30.—Poet.: devotae in externa proelia dextrae, ready for, Luc. 3, 311.—Subst.: cum DC devotis, quos illi Soldurios appellant, with six hundred faithful followers, Caes. B. G. 3, 22, 1. —B. In Christian authors, pious, devout:
Roma Deo, Prud. adv. Symm. 2 fin.: filia Christo, Hier. Ep. 108, 2: jejunia, Aus. Idyll. 1, 2; so, obedient to authority, Cassiod. Varr. 2, 16.—C. Like deditus, given to, abandoned to a habit or thing (rare):
vino, Phaedr. 4, 5, 6.—Adv.: dēvōtē, devotedly, faithfully: devote ac strenue, Cod. Th. 6, 24, 10.—Sup.: Deo devotissime serviamus, Lact. 6, 9 fin.; Aug. Ep. 86 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-voveō vōvī, vōtus, ēre,
to vow, devote, offer, sacrifice: Marti ea, quae bello ceperint, Cs.: Dianae alqd pulcherrimum: gnatam pro mutā agnā, H.: se ipsos dis pro re p.: se pro patriā, L.: se aris, V.: auspicio se: devota morti pectora, H.—Fig., to devote, give up, attach: vobis animam hanc, V.: suos annos soli tibi, O.: se amicitiae alicuius, Cs.—To mark out, destine, appoint, doom: Annio hostiam: pesti devota futurae Phoenissa, V.—To curse, execrate: se, N.: natum suum, O.: suas artīs, O.—To bewitch (poet.): aliquem traiectis lanis, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēvoveō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō Latin voveō Latin dēvoveō From dē- + voveō (“vow, promise”).
Descendants
- Englishdevote
- Frenchdévouer
- Englishdevowfrom French dévouer
- Italiandivovere
- Spanishdevover