LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

exacerbō

exacerbō (present infinitive exacerbāre, perfect active exacerbāvī, supine exacerbātum)
Classical[ɛk.saˈkɛr.boː]Ecclesiastical[eɡ.zaˈt͡ʃɛr.bo]
exacerbātor 2nd sg. fut. pass. imper.; 3rd sg. fut. pass. imper.

Meaning

  1. to exasperate, irritate, provoke
  2. to aggravate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.exacerbōexacerbābamexacerbābōexacerbāvīexacerbāveramexacerbāverō
exacerbārō
2nd sg.exacerbāsexacerbābāsexacerbābisexacerbāvistī
exacerbāstī
exacerbāverās
exacerbārās
exacerbāveris
3rd sg.exacerbatexacerbābatexacerbābitexacerbāvitexacerbāverat
exacerbārat
exacerbāverit
exacerbārit
1st pl.exacerbāmusexacerbābāmusexacerbābimusexacerbāvimusexacerbāverāmusexacerbāverimus
exacerbārimus
2nd pl.exacerbātisexacerbābātisexacerbābitisexacerbāvistis
exacerbāstis
exacerbāverātis
exacerbārātis
exacerbāveritis
exacerbāritis
3rd pl.exacerbantexacerbābantexacerbābuntexacerbāvērunt
exacerbāvēre, exacerbārunt
exacerbāverant
exacerbārant
exacerbāverint
exacerbārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.exacerbemexacerbāremexacerbāverim
exacerbārim
exacerbāvissem
exacerbāssem
2nd sg.exacerbēsexacerbārēsexacerbāverīsexacerbāvissēs
exacerbāssēs
3rd sg.exacerbetexacerbāretexacerbāverit
exacerbārit
exacerbāvisset
exacerbāsset
1st pl.exacerbēmusexacerbārēmusexacerbāverīmus
exacerbārīmus
exacerbāvissēmus
exacerbāssēmus
2nd pl.exacerbētisexacerbārētisexacerbāverītis
exacerbārītis
exacerbāvissētis
exacerbāssētis
3rd pl.exacerbentexacerbārentexacerbāverint
exacerbārint
exacerbāvissent
exacerbāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.exacerborexacerbābarexacerbābor
2nd sg.exacerbāris
exacerbāre
exacerbābāris
exacerbābāre
exacerbāberis
exacerbābere
3rd sg.exacerbāturexacerbābāturexacerbābitur
1st pl.exacerbāmurexacerbābāmurexacerbābimur
2nd pl.exacerbāminīexacerbābāminīexacerbābiminī
3rd pl.exacerbanturexacerbābanturexacerbābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.exacerberexacerbārer
2nd sg.exacerbēris
exacerbēre
exacerbārēris
exacerbārēre
3rd sg.exacerbēturexacerbārētur
1st pl.exacerbēmurexacerbārēmur
2nd pl.exacerbēminīexacerbārēminī
3rd pl.exacerbenturexacerbārentur
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.exacerbāexacerbāre
pres. 2nd pl.exacerbāteexacerbāminī
fut. 2nd sg.exacerbātōexacerbātor
fut. 3rd sg.exacerbātōexacerbātor
fut. 2nd pl.exacerbātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.exacerbantōexacerbantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexacerbāreexacerbārī
perfect infinitiveexacerbāvisse
exacerbāsse
exacerbātum esse
future infinitiveexacerbātūrum esseexacerbātum īrī
present participleexacerbāns—
perfect participle—exacerbātus
exacerbāta, exacerbātā, exacerbātae, exacerbātam, exacerbātārum, exacerbātās, exacerbātī, exacerbātōrum, exacerbātōs
future participleexacerbātūrus
exacerbātūra, exacerbātūrā, exacerbātūrae, exacerbātūram, exacerbātūrārum, exacerbātūrās, exacerbātūre, exacerbātūrī, exacerbātūrīs, exacerbātūrō, exacerbātūrōrum, exacerbātūrōs, exacerbātūrum
exacerbandus
exacerbanda, exacerbandā, exacerbandae, exacerbandam, exacerbandārum, exacerbandās, exacerbande, exacerbandīs, exacerbandōrum, exacerbandōs
gerundexacerbandī, exacerbandō, exacerbandumsupineexacerbātum, exacerbātū

ex-ăcerbo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (not anteAug.).
I. To exasperate, irritate, provoke, make angry; to grieve, afflict: ut recenti aliqua ira exacerbarentur animi, Liv. 2, 35 fin.; 46; 6, 18; 8, 33; Suet. Tib. 62; 75; Plin. Ep. 8, 5, 2; Vulg. Psa. 9, 24 al.—
II. In jurid. Lat., to aggravate, increase a punishment: supplicia, Dig. 48, 19, 16 fin.; cf.: crimen verbis impiis, Paul. Sent. 5, 29, 1; pass. impers.: crimine majestatis facto maxime exacerbatur in milites, ib. 48, 4, 7, § 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexacerbō

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁-os Proto-Italic *-iðos Proto-Italic *akriðos Latin acerbus 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 acerbō Latin exacerbō From ex- + acerbō.

Descendants
  • Catalanexacerbar
  • Englishexacerbate
  • Frenchexacerber
  • Italianesacerbare
  • Portugueseexacerbar
  • Spanishexacerbar
  • Galicianexacerbar

In English words that came into English from exacerbō

  • exacerbateexacerbātus
  • exacerbationexacerbātiōnem
  • exacerbescenceexacerbescens

Quick answers

What does exacerbō mean in Latin?
exacerbō, a verb, means “to exasperate, irritate, provoke; to aggravate”.
What are the principal parts of exacerbō?
exacerbō, exacerbāre, exacerbāvī, exacerbātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce exacerbō?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.saˈkɛr.boː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eɡ.zaˈt͡ʃɛr.bo].
Where does exacerbō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exacerbō.
Which English words come from exacerbō?
English words that go back to Latin exacerbō include exacerbate, exacerbation and exacerbescence.