verbthird conjugation
ēluō
ēluō (present infinitive ēluere, perfect active ēluī, supine ēlūtum)
Classical[ˈeː.ɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.lu.o]
Meaning
- to wash out or away; to rinse
- to elute
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
lavandō pūrgōēluō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 22
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēluō | ēluēbam | ēluam | ēluī | ēlueram | ēluerō |
| 2nd sg. | ēluis | ēluēbās | ēluēs | ēluistī | ēluerās | ēlueris |
| 3rd sg. | ēluit | ēluēbat | ēluet | ēluit | ēluerat | ēluerit |
| 1st pl. | ēluimus | ēluēbāmus | ēluēmus | ēluimus | ēluerāmus | ēluerimus |
| 2nd pl. | ēluitis | ēluēbātis | ēluētis | ēluistis | ēluerātis | ēlueritis |
| 3rd pl. | ēluunt | ēluēbant | ēluent | ēluērunt ēluēre | ēluerant | ēluerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēluam | ēluerem | ēluerim | ēluissem |
| 2nd sg. | ēluās | ēluerēs | ēluerīs | ēluissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ēluat | ēlueret | ēluerit | ēluisset |
| 1st pl. | ēluāmus | ēluerēmus | ēluerīmus | ēluissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ēluātis | ēluerētis | ēluerītis | ēluissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ēluant | ēluerent | ēluerint | ēluissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēluor | ēluēbar | ēluar |
| 2nd sg. | ēlueris ēluere | ēluēbāris ēluēbāre | ēluēris ēluēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēluitur | ēluēbātur | ēluētur |
| 1st pl. | ēluimur | ēluēbāmur | ēluēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēluiminī | ēluēbāminī | ēluēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēluuntur | ēluēbantur | ēluentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēluar | ēluerer |
| 2nd sg. | ēluāris ēluāre | ēluerēris ēluerēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēluātur | ēluerētur |
| 1st pl. | ēluāmur | ēluerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēluāminī | ēluerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēluantur | ēluerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ēlue | ēluere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ēluite | ēluiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ēluitō | ēluitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ēluitō | ēluitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ēluitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ēluuntō | ēluuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ēluere | ēluī |
| perfect infinitive | ēluisse | ēlūtum esse |
| future infinitive | ēlūtūrum esse | ēlūtum īrī |
| present participle | ēluēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ēlūtus |
| future participle | ēlūtūrus | ēluendus ēluenda, ēluendā, ēluendae, ēluendam, ēluendārum, ēluendās, ēluende, ēluendīs, ēluendōrum, ēluendōs |
gerundēluendī, ēluendō, ēluendumsupineēlūtum, ēlūtū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- maculam (conceptam) delere, eluere
- to blot out a reproach.
ē-lŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a.,
I. to wash out, rinse out; to wash off, wash clean (class.).
I. Lit.:
vascula, Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 3: patinas, id. Capt. 4, 2, 66: argentum (the silver vessels, the plate), id. Ps. 1, 2, 29: bacas immundas, Col. 12, 52, 21; 6, 3, 4: os, Cels. 3, 4: maculas vestium, Plin. 20, 8, 28, § 72; cf. Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 71; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 46; id. Sest. 29, 63: purpureum colorem omnibus undis, Lucr. 6, 1077; so, colorem, Quint. 1, 1, 5; cf. atramentum, Plin. 35, 6, 25, § 43: aliquid ex aqua, Cels. 7, 21 fin.: corpus, Ov. M. 11, 141: se asinino lacte, Cels. 4, 24 et saep.—B. Transf.
1. To purify: vasa eluto auro, of pure gold (al. elato), Capitol. Pertin. 8.—
2. To clear, to lay bare:
Ponticum Phasim et stagna Maeotidis (sc. avibus), Col. 8, 8, 10.—b. In Plautus (like elavo, II.), to strip one's self of, to get rid of, squander one's property, Plaut. Rud. 2, 7, 21 sq.; id. Stich. 5, 2, 21;
of money lavished on expensive baths: elutum in balineis, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 5.—II. Trop., to dispose of, remove, clear, or wash away, etc.:
ut centurionum profusus sanguis eluatur: num elui praedicatio crudelitatis potest? Cic. Phil. 12, 6; cf.: infectum scelus sub gurgite vasto, Verg. A. 6, 742: crimen, Ov. M. 11, 141: vitia, Quint. 2, 3, 2 et saep.: tales amicitiae sunt remissione usus eluendae, i. e. to get rid of, Cic. Lael. 21; cf.: amara curarum (cadus), Hor. C. 4, 12, 20.—B. To cleanse, purify, make pure or clear:
mentes maculatas crimine, Sil. 11, 200; cf. Sen. Ep. 59: mentem, Lact. 5, 19, 34.—Hence, ēlūtus, a, um, P. a., washed out, i. e. watery, insipid; in the comp.: irriguo nihil est elutius horto (= magis fatuum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 16: (spodi) elutior vis est, Plin. 34, 13, 33, § 129.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ē-luō uī, ūtus, ere,
to wash off, cleanse by washing: corpus, O.—To wash away, remove by washing: macula elui non potest: ut sanguis eluatur. —Fig., to wash away, remove, blot out, get rid of: libidinem sanguine: eluitur scelus, V.: amicitiae remissione usūs eluendae: amara curarum, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinēluō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Latin ēluō From ex- + lavō (“wash”).
Descendants
- Englishelute
- Englisheluviate
- Frenchéluer
- Spanisheluir