verbfirst conjugation
exōrō
exōrō (present infinitive exōrāre, perfect active exōrāvī, supine exōrātum)
Classical[ɛkˈsoː.roː]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzɔː.ro]
Meaning
- to persuade or win over
- to beg, plead or entreat
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
precibus plācōexōrō -āre — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 4
precibus vincōexōrō -āre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 11
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōrō | exōrābam | exōrābō | exōrāvī | exōrāveram | exōrāverō exōrārō |
| 2nd sg. | exōrās | exōrābās | exōrābis | exōrāvistī exōrāstī | exōrāverās exōrārās | exōrāveris |
| 3rd sg. | exōrat | exōrābat | exōrābit | exōrāvit | exōrāverat exōrārat | exōrāverit exōrārit |
| 1st pl. | exōrāmus | exōrābāmus | exōrābimus | exōrāvimus | exōrāverāmus | exōrāverimus exōrārimus |
| 2nd pl. | exōrātis | exōrābātis | exōrābitis | exōrāvistis exōrāstis | exōrāverātis exōrārātis | exōrāveritis exōrāritis |
| 3rd pl. | exōrant | exōrābant | exōrābunt | exōrāvērunt exōrāvēre, exōrārunt | exōrāverant exōrārant | exōrāverint exōrārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōrem | exōrārem | exōrāverim exōrārim | exōrāvissem exōrāssem |
| 2nd sg. | exōrēs | exōrārēs | exōrāverīs | exōrāvissēs exōrāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | exōret | exōrāret | exōrāverit exōrārit | exōrāvisset exōrāsset |
| 1st pl. | exōrēmus | exōrārēmus | exōrāverīmus exōrārīmus | exōrāvissēmus exōrāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | exōrētis | exōrārētis | exōrāverītis exōrārītis | exōrāvissētis exōrāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | exōrent | exōrārent | exōrāverint exōrārint | exōrāvissent exōrāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōror | exōrābar | exōrābor |
| 2nd sg. | exōrāris exōrāre | exōrābāris exōrābāre | exōrāberis exōrābere |
| 3rd sg. | exōrātur | exōrābātur | exōrābitur |
| 1st pl. | exōrāmur | exōrābāmur | exōrābimur |
| 2nd pl. | exōrāminī | exōrābāminī | exōrābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | exōrantur | exōrābantur | exōrābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exōrer | exōrārer |
| 2nd sg. | exōrēris exōrēre | exōrārēris exōrārēre |
| 3rd sg. | exōrētur | exōrārētur |
| 1st pl. | exōrēmur | exōrārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exōrēminī | exōrārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exōrentur | exōrārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exōrā | exōrāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exōrāte | exōrāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exōrātō | exōrātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exōrātō | exōrātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | exōrātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exōrantō | exōrantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exōrāre | exōrārī exōrārier |
| perfect infinitive | exōrāvisse exōrāsse | exōrātum esse |
| future infinitive | exōrātūrum esse | exōrātum īrī |
| present participle | exōrāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | exōrātus exōrāta, exōrātā, exōrātae, exōrātam, exōrātārum, exōrātās, exōrātī, exōrātōrum, exōrātōs |
| future participle | exōrātūrus exōrātūra, exōrātūrā, exōrātūrae, exōrātūram, exōrātūrārum, exōrātūrās, exōrātūre, exōrātūrī, exōrātūrīs, exōrātūrō, exōrātūrōrum, exōrātūrōs, exōrātūrum | exōrandus exōranda, exōrandā, exōrandae, exōrandam, exōrandārum, exōrandās, exōrande, exōrandīs, exōrandōrum, exōrandōs |
gerundexōrandī, exōrandō, exōrandumsupineexōrātum, exōrātū
ex-ōro, āvi, ātum, 1 (archaic
I. inf. praes. pass. exorarier, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 167), v. a., to move, prevail upon, persuade by entreaty; to gain or obtain by entreaty (class.): quem ego, ut mentiatur, inducere possum;
ut pejeret, exorare facile potero, Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 46; cf.: nunc te exoremus necesse est, ut, etc., id. de Or. 1, 29, 132: Brutus et Cassius utinam ... per te exorentur, ne, etc., Hirt. ap. Cic. Att. 15, 6, 2: ego patrem exoravi ... tibi ne noceat, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 39: restat Chremes, qui mihi exorandus est, Ter. And. 1, 1, 140: Ba. Sine te exorem. Ni. Exores tu me? So. Ego quidem ab hoc certe exorabo, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 57; Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 6; cf.: sine te exorarier, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 167: exorant magnos carmina saepe deos, i. e. soften, appease, Ov. Tr. 2, 22: divos (tura), id. ib. 3, 13, 23: Lares farre, Juv. 9, 138: populum toties, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 6; cf.: filiae patrem frequentibus litteris, to reconcile the father to the daughter, Suet. Tib. 11: aliquem a filii caede precibus, to dissuade, Just. 9, 7, 4: gnatam ut det, oro, vixque id exoro, I obtain it, prevail, Ter. And. 3, 4, 13; cf.: res quaedam'st, quam volo Ego me abs te exorare, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 44: quae vicinos concidere loris exorata solet, i. e. although implored, in spite of entreaties, Juv. 6, 415: pacem divum, Verg. A. 3, 370: amorem, Ov. Am. 3, 11, 43: exoratae arae, id. M. 7, 591.—With quin: numquam edepol quisquam me exorabit, quin eloquar, etc., Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 51.—With double acc.: hanc veniam illis sine te exorem, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 82; cf.: unum exorare vos sinite nos, id. Capt. 2, 1, 17: unum diem deos, Stat. S. 2, 5, 122; cf. in the pass.: opem exorata fero, Ov. M. 9, 700.—Absol.: exorando, haud advorsando sumendam operam censeo, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 22; Tac. H. 1, 66.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-ōrō āvī, ātus, āre,
to move, prevail upon, persuade by entreaty, induce, appease: Qui mihi exorandus est, T.: alquem ut peieret: deos, O.: Lares farre, Iu.: populum, H.: gnatam ut det, oro, vixque id exoro, T.: quae vicinos concidere loris Exorata solet, in spite of entreaties, Iu.: non exoratae arae, inexorable, O.—To obtain by prayer: pacem divōm, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexōrō
Latin ex- Latin ōrō Latin exōrō From ex- + ōrō (“beg”).
Descendants
- Italianesorare
In English words that came into English from exōrō
- inexorableinexōrābilis
- exorableexorabilis
- exorationexōrātiō