verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
dīripiō
dīripiō (present infinitive dīripere, perfect active dīripuī, supine dīreptum)
Classical[diːˈrɪ.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[diˈriː.pi.o]
Meaning
- to tear apart; to tear to pieces
- to lay waste, plunder an enemy’s territory or possessions
- to loot; steal; rob
Quem perterriti omnes Arverni circumsistunt atque obsecrant, ut suis fortunis consulat, neve ab hostibus diripiantur
Crowd around him all the horrified Arverni and entreat him to protect their property, and not to suffer them to be plundered by the enemy. - to whip out (a sword)
- to run after; to compete for the company of
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Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Vastare · Populari · Diripere · Agere ferre · Expilare · Spoliare · Peculari
1. Vastare (from ustus?) means to lay waste, from rage or from policy to destroy the property of an enemy, like πέρθειν, πορθεῖν; whereas populari, diripere, and agere ferre, to plunder for one’s own use; populari, on a great scale, for example, to lay waste all the crops, and drive off the herds; diripere, on a small scale, to break into the houses, and break open the closets; agere ferre includes both meanings, like ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν. 2. Spoliare and populari mean to plunder, in a state of open warfare; whereas expilare and peculari, depeculari, in a state of peace; expilare (ψιλόω) by open force; peculari (dimin. of πέκω) by fraud, and by secretly purloining the property of the state. Cic. Parad. vi. 1. Si socios spolias, ærarium expilas. (iv. 339.)
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīripiō | dīripiēbam | dīripiam | dīripuī | dīripueram | dīripuerō |
| 2nd sg. | dīripis | dīripiēbās | dīripiēs | dīripuistī | dīripuerās | dīripueris |
| 3rd sg. | dīripit | dīripiēbat | dīripiet | dīripuit | dīripuerat | dīripuerit |
| 1st pl. | dīripimus | dīripiēbāmus | dīripiēmus | dīripuimus | dīripuerāmus | dīripuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dīripitis | dīripiēbātis | dīripiētis | dīripuistis | dīripuerātis | dīripueritis |
| 3rd pl. | dīripiunt | dīripiēbant | dīripient | dīripuērunt dīripuēre | dīripuerant | dīripuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīripiam | dīriperem | dīripuerim | dīripuissem |
| 2nd sg. | dīripiās | dīriperēs | dīripuerīs | dīripuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dīripiat | dīriperet | dīripuerit | dīripuisset |
| 1st pl. | dīripiāmus | dīriperēmus | dīripuerīmus | dīripuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dīripiātis | dīriperētis | dīripuerītis | dīripuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dīripiant | dīriperent | dīripuerint | dīripuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīripior | dīripiēbar | dīripiar |
| 2nd sg. | dīriperis dīripere | dīripiēbāris dīripiēbāre | dīripiēris dīripiēre |
| 3rd sg. | dīripitur | dīripiēbātur | dīripiētur |
| 1st pl. | dīripimur | dīripiēbāmur | dīripiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dīripiminī | dīripiēbāminī | dīripiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dīripiuntur | dīripiēbantur | dīripientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dīripiar | dīriperer |
| 2nd sg. | dīripiāris dīripiāre | dīriperēris dīriperēre |
| 3rd sg. | dīripiātur | dīriperētur |
| 1st pl. | dīripiāmur | dīriperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dīripiāminī | dīriperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dīripiantur | dīriperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dīripe | dīripere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dīripite | dīripiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dīripitō | dīripitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dīripitō | dīripitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dīripitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dīripiuntō | dīripiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dīripere | dīripī |
| perfect infinitive | dīripuisse | dīreptum esse |
| future infinitive | dīreptūrum esse | dīreptum īrī |
| present participle | dīripiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dīreptus dīrepta, dīreptā, dīreptae, dīreptam, dīreptārum, dīreptās, dīrepte, dīreptī, dīreptīs, dīreptō, dīreptōrum, dīreptōs |
| future participle | dīreptūrus dīreptūra, dīreptūrā, dīreptūrae, dīreptūram, dīreptūrārum, dīreptūrās, dīreptūre, dīreptūrī, dīreptūrīs, dīreptūrō, dīreptūrōrum, dīreptūrōs, dīreptūrum | dīripiendus dīripiundus |
gerunddīripiendī, dīripiendō, dīripiendumsupinedīreptum, dīreptū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- oppidum diripere
- to plunder a town.
dī-rĭpĭo, ŭi, eptum, 3, v. a. rapio,
I. to tear asunder, tear in pieces (class.).
I. In gen. (rarely):
Pentheum diripuisse aiunt Bacchas, Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 1: Hippolytum (equi), Ov. A. A. 1, 338; id. F. 5, 310: nec opinantes (leae), Lucr. 5, 1319: membra manibus nefandis, Ov. M. 3, 731 et saep.: venti diripiunt fretum, Stat. Th. 5, 367. —II. In partic.
A. Milit. t. t., to lay waste, ravage, spoil, plunder an enemy's territory or possessions (so most freq.):
bona alicujus, Caes. B. G. 7, 3, 1; 7, 42, 3; 7, 43, 2: magnum numerum frumenti commeatusque, id. ib. 7, 38, 9: impedimenta, id. ib. 2, 17, 3: naves more praedonum, id. B. C. 3, 112, 3: praedas bellicas, Sall. J. 41, 7 et saep.: oppidum, Caes. B. C. 1, 21, 2; 3, 80 fin.: urbes, Liv. 37, 32 fin.: tecta, id. 5, 41: templa hostiliter, id. 37, 21; cf.: castra hostiliter, id. 2, 14; and: oppida hostiliter, Suet. Caes. 54: civitates, Caes. B. C. 3, 31 fin.: provincias, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 57: patriam, id. Att. 8, 2, 3 et saep.—b. With personal objects:
Eburones, Caes. B. G. 6, 34, 8; 6, 35, 4: Lusitanos, Nep. Cato, 3, 4: ab hostibus diripi, Caes. B. G. 7, 8, 4; cf. id. B. C. 2, 12, 4 al.—2. Transf. beyond the milit. sphere, to destroy, to rob:
(Harpyiae) diripiunt dapes, Verg. A. 3, 227: supellectilem, Suet. Ner. 11.—B. To struggle, strive, contend for a thing (post-Aug.):
talos jecit in medium, quos pueri diripere coeperant, Quint. 6, 1, 47: editum librum, to buy up rapidly, Suet. Vita Pers. fin.—Of persons: diripitur ille toto foro patronus, Sen. Brev. Vit. 7; so, Timagenem, id. de Ira, 3, 23: Homerum (urbes), Stat. Silv. 5, 3, 131: matrem avidis complexibus ambo, id. Th. 5, 722: te potentiores per convivia, Mart. 7, 76.—C. To tear away, snatch away:
direpto ex capite regni insigni et lacerata veste, Curt. 7, 5, 24: ferrum a latere, Tac. A. 1, 35; Hor. C. 3, 5, 21 Stallb. (al. derepta). —III. Trop., of the mind and feelings, to distract, distress:
differor, distrahor, diripior, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dīripiō uī, eptus, ere
dis- + rapio, to tear asunder, tear in pieces : Cum diripereris equis, O.: membra manibus nefandis, O.: dapes, V.— To lay waste, ravage, spoil, plunder, pillage : bona eorum, Cs.: oppidum, Cs.: captas urbīs, L.: diripiendas civitates dare, Cs.: direpta domus, V.: praedas imperatores cum paucis diripiebant, seized and divided , S.: aras, strip , V.: mella, steal , V.— To tear away, snatch away : Vaginā ensem, V.: direpta leoni Pellis erat, O.
Origins
From dis- (“separation, dispersion”) + rapiō (“grab, seize”).
In English words that came into English from dīripiō
- direptiondīreptio