verbthird conjugation, no passive
exolēscō
exolēscō (present infinitive exolēscere, perfect active exolēvī, supine exolētum)
Classical[ɛk.sɔˈɫeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[eɡ.zoˈlɛs.ko]
Meaning
- usuallyto grow up, become full-grown, to mature
- to grow out, to attain one's full size, grow up
- to grow to an end, to stop growing
Multa sunt quae neglegentiā exolescunt et fīunt sterilia.
There are many that stop growing and are rendered barren by neglect. - usuallyto grow out of use, out of date, to become obsolete, to pass away, cease
exolescentēs litterae
disappearing [i.e., rubbed off] letters
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exolēscō | exolēscēbam | exolēscam | exolēvī | exolēveram | exolēverō |
| 2nd sg. | exolēscis | exolēscēbās | exolēscēs | exolēvistī | exolēverās | exolēveris |
| 3rd sg. | exolēscit | exolēscēbat | exolēscet | exolēvit | exolēverat | exolēverit |
| 1st pl. | exolēscimus | exolēscēbāmus | exolēscēmus | exolēvimus | exolēverāmus | exolēverimus |
| 2nd pl. | exolēscitis | exolēscēbātis | exolēscētis | exolēvistis | exolēverātis | exolēveritis |
| 3rd pl. | exolēscunt | exolēscēbant | exolēscent | exolēvērunt exolēvēre | exolēverant | exolēverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exolēscam | exolēscerem | exolēverim | exolēvissem |
| 2nd sg. | exolēscās | exolēscerēs | exolēverīs | exolēvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | exolēscat | exolēsceret | exolēverit | exolēvisset |
| 1st pl. | exolēscāmus | exolēscerēmus | exolēverīmus | exolēvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | exolēscātis | exolēscerētis | exolēverītis | exolēvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | exolēscant | exolēscerent | exolēverint | exolēvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exolēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exolēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exolēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exolēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | exolēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exolēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exolēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | exolēvisse | — |
| future infinitive | exolētūrum esse | — |
| present participle | exolēscēns | — |
| future participle | exolētūrus exolētūra, exolētūrā, exolētūrae, exolētūram, exolētūrārum, exolētūrās, exolētūre, exolētūrī, exolētūrīs, exolētūrō, exolētūrōrum, exolētūrōs, exolētūrum | — |
gerundexolēscendī, exolēscendō, exolēscendumsupineexolētum, exolētū
ex-ŏlesco, olēvi, ētum, 3,
I. v. inch. n.
I. To grow out, to attain its full size, grow up.
A. In gen., so only in the part. perf. exo-letus, a, um, grown up, full grown, mature: exoletus qui excessit olescendi id est crescendi modum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 5, 7 Müll.; cf.:
exoletus qui adolescere (olescere?) id est crescere desiit, id. p. 80, 12 Müll.: exoleta virgo, Plaut. Fragm. in Prisc. p. 872 P.— B. In partic., to denote an abandoned youth of ripe age:
scortum exoletum, Plaut. Poen. prol. 17; cf.: Clodius, qui semper secum scorta, semper exoletos, semper lupas duceret, etc., Cic. Mil. 21, 55; so Mart. 3, 82, 8; Suet. Caes. 49; 76; id. Tib. 43; id. Calig. 24; id. Galb. 22; id. Tit. 7: remiges, Tac. A. 15, 37.—II. To grow to an end, to stop growing (mostly ante-Aug.; perh. not in Cic.).
A. Prop.:
multa sunt quae neglegentiā exolescunt et fiunt sterilia, Col. 2, 18, 3; App. M. 9, p. 232, 17.—B. Transf., in gen., to grow out of use, out of date, to become obsolete, to pass away, cease: exolescentes litterae, disappearing, i. e. rubbed off, Suet. Aug. 7:
ne vetustissima Italiae disciplina per desidiam exolesceret, Tac. A. 11, 15: rumor validus adeo ut nondum exolescat, id. ib. 4, 10: antiquitus instituta, id. H. 4, 8: gratia pascui usu continuo, Col. 7, 3, 20: cum patris favor haud dum exolevisset, Liv. 2, 52, 4; cf.: nondum is dolor exoleverat, Tac. A. 6, 25: prima positio vetustate, Quint. 1, 6, 11: exolevit fundendi aeris ratio, Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 5: Calchedonii in totum, id. 37, 5, 18, § 72.—In the part. perf.: scorta, Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 12: exoletum jam vetustate odium, Liv. 2, 35, 8; cf. id. 27, 8, 9: mos civitatis (with vetus), Suet. Galb. 4: et reconditae voces, id. Aug. 86: auctores, Quint. 8, 2, 12: histrio, Vell. 2, 28, 3.—Absol.: exoleta revocavit, aut etiam nova instituit, Suet. Claud. 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-olēscō olēvī, ētus, ere,
inch, to grow out of use, become obsolete, pass away, cease: cum patris favor exolevisset, L.: exoletis annalium exemplis, L.: exolescunt Graeci amictūs, Ta.: ne disciplina per desidiam exolesceret, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexolēscō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléyeti Proto-Italic *oleō Latin *oleō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -sco Latin olēscō Latin exolēscō From ex- + olēscō (“to grow”).