verbthird conjugation
ēvertō
ēvertō (present infinitive ēvertere, perfect active ēvertī, supine ēversum)
Classical[eːˈwɛr.toː]Ecclesiastical[eˈvɛr.to]
Meaning
- to turn upside down, overturn, reverse
- rareto upset, disturb, agitate, roil
- to throw down, cause to fall
- to destroy, ruin, subvert
- broadlyto overthrow, overturn, upset
- to drive out, expel
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
subvertō, dēiciōēvertō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 19
subvertō, ēiciōēvertō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 17
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Perdere · Pessundare · Pervertere · Evertere
Perdere and pessundare denote complete destruction; perdere, by breaking to pieces, or by any other mode of destroying; pessundare (πεζὸν θεῖναι) by sinking, or any other mode of getting rid of; whereas evertere, pervertere, and subvertere merely denote throwing down; evertere, by digging up and tearing up what is fastened in the ground, in opp. to fundare, Plin. Pan. 34. Cic. Acad. iv. 10. Fin. ii. 25. Verr. iii. 18. Pis. 35; pervertere, by pushing down what stands fast; subvertere, by secretly digging under, and withdrawing the basis. Cic. Pis. 24. Provincia tibi ista manupretium fuerit non eversæ per te sed perditæ civitatis. Ad. Att. v. 16.
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēvertō | ēvertēbam | ēvertam | ēvertī | ēverteram | ēverterō |
| 2nd sg. | ēvertis | ēvertēbās | ēvertēs | ēvertistī | ēverterās | ēverteris |
| 3rd sg. | ēvertit | ēvertēbat | ēvertet | ēvertit | ēverterat | ēverterit |
| 1st pl. | ēvertimus | ēvertēbāmus | ēvertēmus | ēvertimus | ēverterāmus | ēverterimus |
| 2nd pl. | ēvertitis | ēvertēbātis | ēvertētis | ēvertistis | ēverterātis | ēverteritis |
| 3rd pl. | ēvertunt | ēvertēbant | ēvertent | ēvertērunt ēvertēre | ēverterant | ēverterint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēvertam | ēverterem | ēverterim | ēvertissem |
| 2nd sg. | ēvertās | ēverterēs | ēverterīs | ēvertissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ēvertat | ēverteret | ēverterit | ēvertisset |
| 1st pl. | ēvertāmus | ēverterēmus | ēverterīmus | ēvertissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ēvertātis | ēverterētis | ēverterītis | ēvertissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ēvertant | ēverterent | ēverterint | ēvertissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēvertor | ēvertēbar | ēvertar |
| 2nd sg. | ēverteris ēvertere | ēvertēbāris ēvertēbāre | ēvertēris ēvertēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēvertitur | ēvertēbātur | ēvertētur |
| 1st pl. | ēvertimur | ēvertēbāmur | ēvertēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēvertiminī | ēvertēbāminī | ēvertēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēvertuntur | ēvertēbantur | ēvertentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēvertar | ēverterer |
| 2nd sg. | ēvertāris ēvertāre | ēverterēris ēverterēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēvertātur | ēverterētur |
| 1st pl. | ēvertāmur | ēverterēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēvertāminī | ēverterēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēvertantur | ēverterentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ēverte | ēvertere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ēvertite | ēvertiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ēvertitō | ēvertitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ēvertitō | ēvertitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ēvertitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ēvertuntō | ēvertuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ēvertere | ēvertī |
| perfect infinitive | ēvertisse | ēversum esse |
| future infinitive | ēversūrum esse | ēversum īrī |
| present participle | ēvertēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ēversus ēversa, ēversā, ēversae, ēversam, ēversārum, ēversās, ēverse, ēversī, ēversīs, ēversō, ēversōrum, ēversōs |
| future participle | ēversūrus | ēvertendus ēvertundus, ēvertenda, ēvertendā, ēvertendae, ēvertendam, ēvertendārum, ēvertendās, ēvertende, ēvertendīs, ēvertendōrum, ēvertendōs |
gerundēvertendī, ēvertendō, ēvertendumsupineēversum, ēversū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- oppidum evertere, excīdere
- to completely destroy a town.
- rem publicam funditus evertere
- to completely overthrow the government, the state.
- evertere aliquem bonis, fortunis patriis
- to drive a person out of house and home.
- totam rationem evertere (pass. iacet tota ratio)
- to upset the whole system.
ē-verto or -vorto, ti, sum, 3, v. a.,
I. to overturn, turn upside down (syn. demolior, destruo, extinguo, diruo, deleo, etc.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (very rare):
aequora ventis, to upturn, agitate, Verg. A. 1, 43; cf. aquas, Ov. H. 7, 42: mare, Sen. Ep. 4: campum, i. e. to plough, Val. Fl. 7, 75: cervices, to twist, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 131 Ruhnk.—More freq. and class. (not in Caes.), B. In partic.
1. To overturn any thing from its position, to overthrow, upset, throw down:
naviculam, Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 174; id. Par. 3, 1, 20; id. Fin. 4, 27 fin.; cf. id. Rep. 1, 34: pinum, Verg. G. 1, 256; Plin. 16, 31, 56 § 130; cf. poët.: Ismara, i. e. the trees of Ismarus, Stat. Th. 6, 107: currum, Curt. 4, 15; cf. equum, Prop. 4 (5), 10, 8.—Transf., of persons: eversus, thrown down, Plin. 21, 19, 77, § 132; 26, 13, 85, § 137.—Designating the term. ad quem: si quis Athon Pindumve revulsos Sede sua, totos in apertum everteret aequor, Ov. M. 11, 555; cf.: tecta in dominum, id. ib. 1, 231.—b. Transf., to overthrow, subvert, destroy:
urbes (with diripere), Cic. Off. 1, 24: Carthaginem, id. Rep. 6, 11: Trojam, Ov. M. 13, 169: castellum, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 34: funditus arces, Sil. 17, 376.—2. To turn out, drive out, expel a man from his possession:
ut agro evortat Lesbonicum, quando evortit aedibus, Plaut. Trin. 3, 1, 15; so, adolescentem bonis, id. ib. 1, 2, 177: pupillum fortunis patriis, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 51: eos fortunis omnibus, id. Div. in Caecil. 6, 21; id. Fl. 5: hunc funditus bonis, id. Rosc. Am. 39 fin.—II. Trop. (Acc. to I. B.)
A. To overturn, overthrow:
ab imo summa, Lucr. 5, 163: aliquem non judicio neque disceptatione, sed vi atque impressione evertere, to ruin, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 8: aliquem fortunis omnibus, id. Div. in Caec. 6, 21.—B. To overthrow completely, to subvert, ruin, destroy:
funditus aratores, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18 fin.: funditus civitates, id. Pis. 35, 86: eversa per te et perdita civitas, id. ib. 24, 57; id. Lael. 7, 23; cf. Quint. 2, 16, 4; Verg. G. 1, 500: funditus amicitiam, Cic. Fin. 2, 25; cf.: penitus virtutem, id. ib. 3, 3: totum genus hoc regiae civitatis, id. Rep. 2, 29: leges, testamenta, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 19; cf. id. Cat. 1, 7 fin.: constitutam philosophiam, id. Ac. 2, 5, 15; cf. definitionem, id. 2, 6 fin.: finitionem, Quint. 7, 3, 23: opus, id. 2, 17, 34: majestatem dictatoriam et disciplinam militarem, Liv. 8, 30 fin.: patrimonium, to waste, squander, Dig. 47, 6, 1: pietatem, Lucr. 3, 84: spem, Ov. M. 13, 623: Crassos, Pompeios, to ruin, Juv. 10, 108: titulum, to erase, Capit. Gord. Tert. 34.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ē-vertō or ēvortō tī, sus, ere,
to overturn, upturn, turn upside down: navem: aequora ventis, V.: aquas, O.: eversas cervicīs tuas abstine, refrain from twisting your neck, T.—To overturn, overthrow, upset, throw down: bustum in foro: statuam: pinum, V.: tecta in dominum, O.—To turn out, drive out, expel, eject: pupillum fortunis patriis: hunc funditus bonis.—To overthrow, subvert, destroy: urbīs: castellum, H.—Fig., to overthrow, ruin, subvert, destroy, abolish: provincias: leges Caesaris: testamenta, iura: everso succurrere saeclo, V.: disciplinam, L.: spem, O.: Crassos, Pompeios, ruin, Iu.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinēvertō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin ēvertō From ex- (“out of”) + vertō (“turn”).
Descendants
- Englishevert
- Portugueseeverter