LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

exarō

exarō (present infinitive exarāre, perfect active exarāvī, supine exarātum)
Classical[ˈɛk.sa.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛk.sa.ro]

Meaning

  1. to plough or dig up; till, cultivate, plough
  2. broadlyto produce by tillage, raise
  3. figurativelyto write, note or set down something on tablets
  4. figurativelyto flog severely

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.exarōexarābamexarābōexarāvīexarāveramexarāverō
exarārō
2nd sg.exarāsexarābāsexarābisexarāvistī
exarāstī
exarāverās
exarārās
exarāveris
3rd sg.exaratexarābatexarābitexarāvitexarāverat
exarārat
exarāverit
exarārit
1st pl.exarāmusexarābāmusexarābimusexarāvimusexarāverāmusexarāverimus
exarārimus
2nd pl.exarātisexarābātisexarābitisexarāvistis
exarāstis
exarāverātis
exarārātis
exarāveritis
exarāritis
3rd pl.exarantexarābantexarābuntexarāvērunt
exarāvēre, exarārunt
exarāverant
exarārant
exarāverint
exarārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.exaremexarāremexarāverim
exarārim
exarāvissem
exarāssem
2nd sg.exarēsexarārēsexarāverīsexarāvissēs
exarāssēs
3rd sg.exaretexarāretexarāverit
exarārit
exarāvisset
exarāsset
1st pl.exarēmusexarārēmusexarāverīmus
exarārīmus
exarāvissēmus
exarāssēmus
2nd pl.exarētisexarārētisexarāverītis
exarārītis
exarāvissētis
exarāssētis
3rd pl.exarentexarārentexarāverint
exarārint
exarāvissent
exarāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.exarorexarābarexarābor
2nd sg.exarāris
exarāre
exarābāris
exarābāre
exarāberis
exarābere
3rd sg.exarāturexarābāturexarābitur
1st pl.exarāmurexarābāmurexarābimur
2nd pl.exarāminīexarābāminīexarābiminī
3rd pl.exaranturexarābanturexarābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.exarerexarārer
2nd sg.exarēris
exarēre
exarārēris
exarārēre
3rd sg.exarēturexarārētur
1st pl.exarēmurexarārēmur
2nd pl.exarēminīexarārēminī
3rd pl.exarenturexarārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.exarāexarāre
pres. 2nd pl.exarāteexarāminī
fut. 2nd sg.exarātōexarātor
fut. 3rd sg.exarātōexarātor
fut. 2nd pl.exarātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.exarantōexarantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexarāreexarārī
perfect infinitiveexarāvisse
exarāsse
exarātum esse
future infinitiveexarātūrum esseexarātum īrī
present participleexarāns—
perfect participle—exarātus
exarāta, exarātā, exarātae, exarātam, exarātārum, exarātās, exarātī, exarātōrum, exarātōs
future participleexarātūrus
exarātūra, exarātūrā, exarātūrae, exarātūram, exarātūrārum, exarātūrās, exarātūre, exarātūrī, exarātūrīs, exarātūrō, exarātūrōrum, exarātūrōs, exarātūrum
exarandus
exaranda, exarandā, exarandae, exarandam, exarandārum, exarandās, exarande, exarandīs, exarandōrum, exarandōs
gerundexarandī, exarandō, exarandumsupineexarātum, exarātū

ex-ăro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to plough or dig up (class.).
I. Lit.: radices, Cato. R. R. 61; id. ap. Plin. 17, 18, 30, § 127; Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 46: sepulcra, Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 58: terminos (with deicere), Dig. 10, 1, 4, § 4: deum, puerum, Cic. Div. 2, 23, 51; 2, 38, 80. —
II. Transf.
A. To raise, produce by tillage: tantum frumenti, ut, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 38; cf. Zumpt, ib. 2, 3, 47.—
B. In gen., to plough, till, cultivate, Varr. R. R. 1, 10, 1; Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 9: locum de integro, Col. 2, 18, 3: agrum, Pall. Aug. 1: viam publicam, Dig. 43, 10, 4; with effodere mala, i. e. to dig up the earth about them, Pall. Febr. 25, 14.—Poet.: cum rugis vetus frontem senectus exaret, furrows, wrinkles, * Hor. Epod. 8, 4 (cf. aro).—
C. To write, note, set down something on tablets (used by Cic. only in his letters): undecimo die postquam a te discesseram, hoc literularum exaravi, Cic. Att. 12, 1; cf. id. ib. 13, 38; id. Fam. 12, 20 fin.: novum prooemium, id. Att. 16, 6 fin.: ad te harum exemplum in codicillis, id. Fam. 9, 26; cf.: binos codicillos, Suet. Oth. 10: id ipsum his versibus exaravi, etc., Plin. Ep. 7, 4, 5; cf.: librum tertium Aesopi stilo, Phaedr. 3, prol. 29: versus, Suet. Ner. 52; Vulg. Job, 19, 23.—
D. Latera, to flog severely, Amm. 15, 7, 5.

Origins

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

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti ▲ Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trominflu. Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃yeti Proto-Italic *araō Latin arō Latin exarō From ex- (“out of, from”) + arō (“plough”).

Descendants
  • Englishexarate

Quick answers

What does exarō mean in Latin?
exarō, a verb, means “to plough or dig up; till, cultivate, plough; to produce by tillage, raise”.
What are the principal parts of exarō?
exarō, exarāre, exarāvī, exarātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce exarō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛk.sa.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛk.sa.ro].
Where does exarō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exarō.