verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
efficiō
efficiō (present infinitive efficere, perfect active effēcī, supine effectum)
Classical[ɛfˈfɪ.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[efˈfiː.t͡ʃi.o]
№ 573 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose
- to cause to occur, to bring about, to effect, to realize
- to produce, bear, yield
- to yield, bear, amount to, make out
- to make out, show, prove, deduce
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ad fīnem faciō, perficiō; faber opus efficit.efficiō -ere -fēcī — in Mille Verba, Nāvāle
accomplish, make
efficiō -ere, -fēcī — in De Bello Gallico II and De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | efficiō | efficiēbam | efficiam | effēcī | effēceram | effēcerō |
| 2nd sg. | efficis | efficiēbās | efficiēs | effēcistī | effēcerās | effēceris |
| 3rd sg. | efficit | efficiēbat | efficiet | effēcit | effēcerat | effēcerit |
| 1st pl. | efficimus | efficiēbāmus | efficiēmus | effēcimus | effēcerāmus | effēcerimus |
| 2nd pl. | efficitis | efficiēbātis | efficiētis | effēcistis | effēcerātis | effēceritis |
| 3rd pl. | efficiunt | efficiēbant | efficient | effēcērunt effēcēre | effēcerant | effēcerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | efficiam | efficerem | effēcerim | effēcissem |
| 2nd sg. | efficiās | efficerēs | effēcerīs | effēcissēs |
| 3rd sg. | efficiat | efficeret | effēcerit | effēcisset |
| 1st pl. | efficiāmus | efficerēmus | effēcerīmus | effēcissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | efficiātis | efficerētis | effēcerītis | effēcissētis |
| 3rd pl. | efficiant | efficerent | effēcerint | effēcissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | efficior | efficiēbar | efficiar |
| 2nd sg. | efficeris efficere | efficiēbāris efficiēbāre | efficiēris efficiēre |
| 3rd sg. | efficitur | efficiēbātur | efficiētur |
| 1st pl. | efficimur | efficiēbāmur | efficiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | efficiminī | efficiēbāminī | efficiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | efficiuntur | efficiēbantur | efficientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | efficiar | efficerer |
| 2nd sg. | efficiāris efficiāre | efficerēris efficerēre |
| 3rd sg. | efficiātur | efficerētur |
| 1st pl. | efficiāmur | efficerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | efficiāminī | efficerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | efficiantur | efficerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | effice | efficere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | efficite | efficiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | efficitō | efficitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | efficitō | efficitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | efficitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | efficiuntō | efficiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | efficere | efficī |
| perfect infinitive | effēcisse | effectum esse |
| future infinitive | effectūrum esse | effectum īrī |
| present participle | efficiēns efficiente, efficientem, efficientēs, efficientī, efficientia, efficientibus, efficientis, efficientīs, efficientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | effectus effecta, effectā, effectae, effectam, effectārum, effectās, effecte, effectī, effectīs, effectō, effectōrum, effectōs |
| future participle | effectūrus effectūra, effectūrā, effectūrae, effectūram, effectūrārum, effectūrās, effectūre, effectūrī, effectūrīs, effectūrō, effectūrōrum, effectūrōs, effectūrum | efficiendus efficiundus, efficiunda, efficiundā, efficiundae, efficiundam, efficiundārum, efficiundās, efficiunde, efficiundī, efficiundīs, efficiundō, efficiundōrum, efficiundōs, efficiundum |
gerundefficiendī, efficiendō, efficiendumsupineeffectum, effectū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- efficere duas legiones
- to form two legions.
- ex quo, unde, hinc efficitur ut
- it follows from this that...
- ratio or rationis conclusio efficit
- the conclusion proves that...
- fortuna caecos homines efficit, animos occaecat
- Fortune makes men shortsighted, infatuates them.
- concludere, colligere, efficere, cogere ex aliqua re
- to draw a conclusion from a thing.
- navem, classem aedificare, facere, efficere, instituere
- to build a ship, a fleet.
- aliquid efficere, consequi in aliqua re (De Or. 1. 33. 152)
- to obtain a result in something.
- deus mundum aedificavit, fabricatus est, effecit (not creavit)
- God made the world.
ef-fĭcĭo (ecfacio), fēci, fectum, 3 (
I. perf. subj. effexis, Plaut. As. 3, 5, 63; id. Poen. 1, 3, 19; inf. pass. ecfiĕri, id. Pers. 5, 1, 9; Lucr. 6, 761), v. a., to make out, work out; hence, to bring to pass, to effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form (very freq. in all periods and sorts of writing).
I. In gen.
(a). With acc.:
male quod mulier facere incepit, nisi id ecficere perpetrat, Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 12 sq.; cf. id. Pers. 5, 1, 9; Caes. B. C. 1, 36 fin.; 1, 61, 2: magna facinora, Plaut. Ps. 2, 1, 16; so, facinora, Cic. Phil. 2, 42, 109; cf. opus, id. ib. 4, 1, 6; Plaut. Truc. 5, 17; Caes. B. G. 4, 18, 1; 7, 35, 4 et saep.: pontem, id. ib. 6, 6, 1; id. B. C. 1, 40, 1; 1, 62 fin.: ligneas turres, tormenta, id. ib. 3, 9, 3; 3, 39 fin.: castella, id. ib. 3, 44, 3: panes ex hoc (genere radicis), id. ib. 3, 48, 3: sphaeram (Archimedes), Cic. Rep. 1, 17: columnam, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 56 et saep.: Mosa insulam efficit Batavorum, Caes. B. G. 4, 10, 2; id. ib. § 4; id. B. C. 3, 40, 4; cf.: portum (insula), id. ib. 3, 112, 2; Verg. A. 1, 160: magnum numerum cratium, scalarum, etc., Caes. B. G. 7, 81, 1: aliquid dignum dono deorum, Cic. Rep. 3, 3; cf. id. de Or. 1, 26, 120: civitatem, id. Rep. 2, 30; cf. id. ib. 3, 32: varios concentus, septem sonos, id. ib. 6, 18: magnas rerum commutationes, Caes. B. C. 3, 68, 1: tantos progressus, Cic. Brut. 78, 272: clamores et admirationes in bonis oratoribus, id. de Or. 1, 33, 152; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3 et saep.: XIII. cohortes, Caes. B. C. 1, 15, 5; cf.: delectu habito duas legiones, id. ib. 1, 31, 2: unam ex duabus (legionibus), id. ib. 3, 89, 1: ad duo milia ferme boum, Liv. 22, 16 et saep.: lepide meum officium, Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 1 sq.; cf.: nostra munia, id. Stich. 5, 4, 13: munus, Cic. Rep. 1, 46 fin.; id. Leg. 1, 5, 16: nuptias alicui, Ter. And. 3, 4, 16: aurum alicui, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 55; cf. id. Poen. 1, 1, 57; Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 23: hanc mulierem tibi, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 110 et saep.: quod a Curione effeceram, had procured, obtained, Cic. Att. 10, 10: amor mores hominum moros et morosos ecficit, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 43.—With two accs.: fortuna eos efficit caecos, quos complexa est, Cic. Lael. 15, 54; id. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 2, 42; Caes. B. G. 3, 24 fin. et saep.; cf.: hunc (montem) murus circumdatus arcem efficit, id. ib. 1, 38, 6: aliquem consulem, Cic. Lael. 20, 73: aliquem dictatorem, id. Att. 15, 21; cf. also: quae res immani corporum magnitudine homines efficit, Caes. B. G. 4, 1, 9; and: id (genus radicis) ad similitudinem panis efficiebant, id. B. C. 3, 48, 1.—(b). With ut:
eniti et efficere, ut, etc., Cic. Lael. 16, 59; id. Rep. 1, 20; 3, 31; Caes. B. G. 2, 5, 5; 2, 17, 4 et saep.; cf.: hoc si efficiam plane, ut, etc., Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 62: si id efficere non posset, ut, etc., Caes. B. G. 5, 50, 3: neque polliceor me effecturum, ut, etc., Cic. Rep. 1, 24 fin. —Ellips. of ut: effice, di coëamus in unum, Ov. F. 3, 683.—(g). With ne (rare):
efficio ne cui molesti sint publicani, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 16: qui efficiant, ne quid inter privatum et magistratum differat, id. Rep. 1, 43, 67; id. Fin. 4, 4, 10; Liv. 8, 7, 6: efficiam, posthac ne quemquam voce lacessas, Verg. E. 3, 51; Dig. 3, 3, 78; cf.: aliquem or aliquid, ne, etc., ib. 19, 2, 35; Quint. 3, 6, 102; 8, 3, 20.—(d). With quominus (very seldom), Lucr. 1, 977; Quint. 11, 1, 48; Dig. 49, 14, 29; so with quo magis:
saevitia collegae quo is magis ingenio suo gauderet effecit, Liv. 2, 60, 1.—(ε) With obj. acc. and inf. (very rare, and not ante-Aug.): vehementer efficit ea coire, etc., Vitr. 2, 6; Dig. 38, 2, 14, § 8; 47, 11, 10.—(ζ) Absol. (freq. and class.): si effecero, Dabin' mihi argentum? Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 121; cf. id. ib. 4, 1, 39 sq.; 4, 8, 5; id. Pers. 1, 3, 87; Caes. B. G. 7, 26, 2 et saep.: se a scientiae delectatione ad efficiendi utilitatem referre, Cic. Rep. 5, 3.II. In partic.
A. In econom. lang., to produce, bear, yield:
(ager Leontinus) plurimum efficit, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 63 fin.; cf.: ager efficit cum octavo, cum decumo, id. ib. 2, 3, 47: si (vineae) centenos sestertios in singula jugera efficiant, Col. 3, 3, 3: cum matres binae ternos haedos efficiunt, id. 7, 6, 7.—Transf. to persons: liciti sunt usque eo, quoad se efficere posse arbitrabantur, i. e. to make a profit, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33 fin.—B. Of numbers, to make out, yield, amount to a certain sum:
ea (tributa) vix, in fenus Pompeii quod satis sit, efficiunt, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 3 (cf. shortly before: nec id satis efficit [al. efficitur] in usuram menstruam), Plin. 6, 33, 38, § 206; cf. ib. § 209; Col. 5, 2, 6; 8 sq.—C. In philos. lang., to make out, show, prove (with acc. and inf., ut, ne, or absol.):
quod proposuit efficit, Cic. Par. prooem. § 2: in quibus (libris) vult efficere animos esse mortales, id. Tusc. 1, 31 fin.—In the pass. impers.: efficitur, it follows (from something): ita efficitur, ut omne corpus mortale sit, id. N. D. 3, 12, 30: ex quo efficitur, hominem naturae obedientem homini nocere non posse, id. Tusc. 3, 5, 25; cf.: ex quo illud efficitur, ne justos quidem esse natura, id. Rep. 3, 11: quid igitur efficitur? what follows from that? id. ib. 3, 12.—Hence, 1. effĭcĭens, entis, P. a.
A. Adj., effecting, effective, efficient.—In philos. lang.:
proximus est locus rerum efficientium, quae causae appellantur: deinde rerum effectarum ab efficientibus causis, Cic. Top. 14 fin.; cf. id. Ac. 1, 6, 24; id. Fin. 3, 16, 55; id. Div. 1, 55, 125; id. Fat. 14, 33; Quint. 5, 10, 86. —B. Subst., with gen.: virtus efficiens utilitatis, the producer = effectrix, Cic. Off. 3, 3, 12; so,
voluptatis (virtus), id. ib. 3, 33; cf.: ea, quae sunt luxuriosis efficientia voluptatum, id. Fin. 2, 7, 21; and: (causae) efficientes pulcherrimarum rerum, id. Univ. 14 fin.—* Adv.: effĭcĭenter, efficiently (for which in the post-Aug. per., efficaciter): ut id ei causa sit, quod cuique efficienter antecedat, Cic. Fat. 15, 34.—2. effectus, a, um, P. a., worked out, i. e.
A. Effected, completed:
una (materia) diligenter effecta plus proderit quam plures inchoatae et quasi degustatae, Quint. 10, 5, 23; cf. id. 5, 13, 34; 8, 3, 88.—In the comp.: aliquid nitidius atque effectius, Quint. 12, 10, 45.—B. Effected, in philos. lang. (opp. causa efficiens), Cic. Top. 18; cf.
res, id. ib. 4; 14 fin.; and subst.: effectum, i, n., an effect, id. ib. 3; Quint. 6, 3, 66; 5, 10, 94. —Adv.: effecte. b. Effectually, efficaciously:
effectius, App. Flor. 16, p. 357.—Sup. does not occur.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
efficiō (ecficiō) fēcī, fectus, ere
ex + facio, to make out, work out, bring to pass, bring about, effect, cause, produce, make, form, execute, finish, complete, accomplish : mi has nuptias, T.: effectum dabo, I'll attend to it , T.: quibus effectis, Cs.: facinora: omni opere effecto, Cs.: Mosa insulam efficit Batavorum, Cs.: unam ex duabus (legionibus), Cs.: unum consilium Galliae, unite in purpose , Cs.: quantum viribus efficere potuerunt, as far as their strength permitted , Cs.: milites alacriores ad pugnandum, Cs.: hunc (montem) murus arcem efficit, Cs.: inritum Quodcumque retro est, i. e. undo , H.: commeatūs ut portari possent, Cs.: ut intellegatis: effice, coëamus in unum, O.: ne cui molesti sint publicani: efficiemus, ne nimis acies vobis cordi sint, L.: ut effici non posset, quin eos oderim: quo is magis ingenio suo gauderet, L.: se ad efficiendi utilitatem referre, useful application.—To produce, bear, yield : qui (ager) plurimum efficit: ager efficit cum octavo: quoad se efficere posse arbitrabantur, make a profit .—Of number and amount, to make out, make up, amount to, come to : ea (tributa) vix, in fenus Pompei quod satis sit, efficiunt: quibus coactis XIII cohortīs efficit, Cs.: ad duo milia boum effecta, L.— To make out, show, prove : quod proposuit: animos esse mortalīs: ita efficitur, ut, etc., it follows .
Origins
From ex- (“out of”) + faciō (“to do, to make”).
Descendants
- Englisheffect
- Frencheffectuer
- Spanishefectuar