verbfirst conjugation
disceptō
disceptō (present infinitive disceptāre, perfect active disceptāvī, supine disceptātum)
Classical[dɪsˈkɛp.toː]Ecclesiastical[diʃˈʃɛp.to]
Meaning
- to dispute
- to debate or discuss
- to decide, determine, judge or arbitrate
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | disceptō | disceptābam | disceptābō | disceptāvī | disceptāveram | disceptāverō disceptārō |
| 2nd sg. | disceptās | disceptābās | disceptābis | disceptāvistī disceptāstī | disceptāverās disceptārās | disceptāveris |
| 3rd sg. | disceptat | disceptābat | disceptābit | disceptāvit | disceptāverat disceptārat | disceptāverit disceptārit |
| 1st pl. | disceptāmus | disceptābāmus | disceptābimus | disceptāvimus | disceptāverāmus | disceptāverimus disceptārimus |
| 2nd pl. | disceptātis | disceptābātis | disceptābitis | disceptāvistis disceptāstis | disceptāverātis disceptārātis | disceptāveritis disceptāritis |
| 3rd pl. | disceptant | disceptābant | disceptābunt | disceptāvērunt disceptāvēre, disceptārunt | disceptāverant disceptārant | disceptāverint disceptārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | disceptem | disceptārem | disceptāverim disceptārim | disceptāvissem disceptāssem |
| 2nd sg. | disceptēs | disceptārēs | disceptāverīs | disceptāvissēs disceptāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | disceptet | disceptāret | disceptāverit disceptārit | disceptāvisset disceptāsset |
| 1st pl. | disceptēmus | disceptārēmus | disceptāverīmus disceptārīmus | disceptāvissēmus disceptāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | disceptētis | disceptārētis | disceptāverītis disceptārītis | disceptāvissētis disceptāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | disceptent | disceptārent | disceptāverint disceptārint | disceptāvissent disceptāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | disceptor | disceptābar | disceptābor |
| 2nd sg. | disceptāris disceptāre | disceptābāris disceptābāre | disceptāberis disceptābere |
| 3rd sg. | disceptātur | disceptābātur | disceptābitur |
| 1st pl. | disceptāmur | disceptābāmur | disceptābimur |
| 2nd pl. | disceptāminī | disceptābāminī | disceptābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | disceptantur | disceptābantur | disceptābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | discepter | disceptārer |
| 2nd sg. | disceptēris disceptēre | disceptārēris disceptārēre |
| 3rd sg. | disceptētur | disceptārētur |
| 1st pl. | disceptēmur | disceptārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | disceptēminī | disceptārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | disceptentur | disceptārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | disceptā | disceptāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | disceptāte | disceptāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | disceptātō | disceptātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | disceptātō | disceptātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | disceptātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | disceptantō | disceptantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | disceptāre | disceptārī |
| perfect infinitive | disceptāvisse disceptāsse | disceptātum esse |
| future infinitive | disceptātūrum esse | disceptātum īrī |
| present participle | disceptāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | disceptātus disceptāta, disceptātā, disceptātae, disceptātam, disceptātārum, disceptātās, disceptātī, disceptātōrum, disceptātōs |
| future participle | disceptātūrus disceptātūra, disceptātūrā, disceptātūrae, disceptātūram, disceptātūrārum, disceptātūrās, disceptātūre, disceptātūrī, disceptātūrīs, disceptātūrō, disceptātūrōrum, disceptātūrōs, disceptātūrum | disceptandus disceptanda, disceptandā, disceptandae, disceptandam, disceptandārum, disceptandās, disceptande, disceptandīs, disceptandōrum, disceptandōs |
gerunddisceptandī, disceptandō, disceptandumsupinedisceptātum, disceptātū
discepto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. dis and capio.
I. Jurid. t. t. (lit., to seize hold of and separate; hence, to stop the dispute), to decide, determine, judge a controversy, = dijudicare (cf.: dissero, disputo;
good prose, but rare): res juste sapienterque, Cic. Mil. 9: hanc causam si in foro dicerem eodem audiente et disceptante te, id. Deiot. 2, 6; cf.: ipso exercitu disceptante, Liv. 5, 4: jus dicebat disceptabatque controversias, id. 41, 20; cf.: controversias inter se jure ac judicio, aut ... bello, id. 38, 38 fin.: inter populum Carthaginiensem et regem in re praesenti, id. 34, 62 fin.: inter amicos, Plin. Ep. 7, 15, 2. al.: FETIALES BELLA DISCEPTANTO, i. e. to decide between peace and war, Cic. Leg. 2, 9.—* B. Beyond the judic. sphere: cum Academici eorum controversias disceptarent, Cic. Tusc. 4, 3, 6.—Far more freq.,.
II. Transf., of the parties themselves: to debate, dispute, discuss, strive.
(a). With de:
de controversiis jure apud se potius, quam inter se armis disceptare, Caes. B. G. 3, 107 fin.; cf.: de controversiis suis jure potius quam bello, Sall. J. 21 fin.; and see under β: non de aliquo crimine sed de publico jure, Cic. Balb. 28, 64; cf.: de foederum jure verbis, Liv. 21, 19: de jure vectigalium, id. 34, 62: de cunctis negotiis inter se, Sall. J. 11, 2 al.—Ellipt.: damni (i. e. de actione damni) disceptare, Dig. 48, 19, 28, § 12.—Pass. impers.: quanto periculo de jure publico disceptaretur armis, Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 2; 6, 1, 5: quorum de re, id. de Or. 2, 43, 183: de omnibus condicionibus, Caes. B. C. 1, 24 fin.: de agro cum regis legatis, Liv. 34, 62 al.—With ob: ob rem pecuniariam cum aliquo, Tac. A. 6, 5.—With ad: ad aliquem, Liv. 8, 23.—(b). Absol.:
erat non jure, non legibus, non disceptando decertandum, Cic. Planc. 36; so, cum palaestritis aequo jure, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 15; cf.: jure potius quam bellum gerere, Hirt. B. G. 85 fin.: armis, Tac. A. 2, 65.—Pass. impers.: ut coram imperatore, sicut inter Marcellum Siculosque disceptatum fuerat, disceptaretur, Liv. 26, 33; cf. id. 38, 35.— Abl. absol.: multum invicem disceptato, Tac. A. 15, 14.—* B. With inanimate subjects:
in uno proelio omnis fortuna rei publicae disceptat, depends upon, is at stake, Cic. Fam. 10, 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
disceptō āvī, ātus, āre
dis- + capto, to decide, determine, judge, arbitrate, sit as umpire : haec iuste: causam in foro dicere disceptante te: exercitu disceptante, L.: inter populum et regem in re praesenti, L.: eorum controversias: eos ad disceptandum ad amicos vocare, for arbitration , L. — To debate, dispute, discuss, strive : erat non disceptando decertandum: cum palaestritis aequo iure: de controversiis iure apud se potius quam inter se armis, Cs.: de foederum iure verbis, L.: de iure publico armis: si coram de condicionibus disceptetur, Cs.: ut coram imperatore disceptaretur, L.—Fig., to be at stake : in uno proelio omnis fortuna rei p. disceptat.
Origins
substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin captō Latin disceptō From dis- + captō.
Descendants
- Italiandiscettare
In English words that came into English from disceptō
- disceptdisceptō
- disceptationdisceptātiō
- disceptatordisceptātor