LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, deponent

exsequor

exsequor (present infinitive exsequī, perfect active exsecūtus sum or exsequūtus sum)
Classical[ˈɛks.sɛ.kʷɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛks.se.kʷor]
exsequēns pres. act. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. deponentto follow after thoroughly, steadfastly accompany, go after, seek after, pursue persistently
  2. deponentto follow or accompany to the grave
  3. deponentfigurativelyto pursue (a course of action), follow up, carry out, enforce, perform, execute, accomplish, fulfill
    Sed nunc, quid prīmum exsequar? / Tot mē inpediunt cūrae, quae meum animum divorsae trahunt.But now, what should I pursue first? So many worries hinder me, which pull my mind in different directions.166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 259–260
    [...] multa gemēns magnōque animum labefactus amōre,[Aeneas,] bemoaning so much, his resolve weakened by intense passion, nevertheless fulfills the commands of the gods and returns to the fleet.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.395–396
  4. deponentto follow up, investigate, examine
  5. deponentto go through with in speaking, rehearse, relate, describe, say, tell
  6. deponentto pursue with vengeance or punishment, punish, avenge

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.exsequorexsequēbarexsequar———
2nd sg.exsequeris
exsequere		exsequēbāris
exsequēbāre		exsequēris
exsequēre		———
3rd sg.exsequiturexsequēbāturexsequētur———
1st pl.exsequimurexsequēbāmurexsequēmur———
2nd pl.exsequiminīexsequēbāminīexsequēminī———
3rd pl.exsequunturexsequēbanturexsequentur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.exsequarexsequerer——
2nd sg.exsequāris
exsequāre		exsequerēris
exsequerēre		——
3rd sg.exsequāturexsequerētur——
1st pl.exsequāmurexsequerēmur——
2nd pl.exsequāminīexsequerēminī——
3rd pl.exsequanturexsequerentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.exsequere—
pres. 2nd pl.exsequiminī—
fut. 2nd sg.exsequitor—
fut. 3rd sg.exsequitor—
fut. 3rd pl.exsequuntor—
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexsequī—
perfect infinitiveexsecūtum esse
exsequūtum esse		—
future infinitiveexsecūtūrum esse
exsequūtūrum esse		—
present participleexsequēns—
perfect participleexsecūtus
exsequūtus, exsecūta, exsecūtā, exsecūtae, exsecūtam, exsecūtārum, exsecūtās, exsecūte, exsecūtī, exsecūtīs, exsecūtō, exsecūtōrum, exsecūtōs		—
future participleexsecūtūrus
exsequūtūrus, exsecūtūra, exsecūtūrā, exsecūtūrae, exsecūtūram, exsecūtūrārum, exsecūtūrās, exsecūtūre, exsecūtūrī, exsecūtūrīs, exsecūtūrō, exsecūtūrōrum, exsecūtūrōs, exsecūtūrum		exsequendus
gerundexsequendī, exsequendō, exsequendumsupineexsecūtum, exsecūtū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

funus alicuius exsequi
to attend a person's funeral.
negotium obire, exsequi
to execute, manage a business, undertaking.
negotium obire or exsequi
to be engaged upon a transaction, carry it out.
omnes officii partes exsequi
to fulfil one's duty in every detail.
verbis non omnia exsequi posse
to be unable to say all one wants.
mandatum exsequi, persequi, conficere
to execute a commission.
officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestare
to do one's duty.

ex-sĕquor or exĕquor, cūtus, 3,
I. v. dep. a., to follow to the end, to pursue, follow.
I. In partic., to follow or accompany to the grave (cf. the deriv. exsequiae): funus, Massur. Sabin. ap. Gell. 10, 16, 25: aliquem omni laude et laetitia, Cic. poëta in Tusc. 1, 48, 115 (a transl. of ἐκπέμπειν, in Eurip.).
II. Trop. (class.; most freq. in the special significations).
A. In gen., to follow, follow after, accompany; to go after, to pursue: quae exanimata exsequitur aspectum tuum, Plaut. Ep. 4, 2, 3: quid petam praesidi aut exsequar? Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 112 ed. Vahl.): non igitur dubium, quin aeternitatem maluerit exsequi, etc., to follow after, take pattern after, Cic. Univ. 2 fin.: cur non omnes fatum illius (Pompei) una exsecuti sumus? followed, pursued, subjected ourselves to, id. Att. 9, 12, 1; cf. id. Phil. 2, 22, 54: sectam meam exsecutae comites, joined, Cat. 63, 15: suam quisque spem, sua consilia, communibus deploratis, exsequentes, Liv. 5, 40, 5: aerumnam, qs. to pursue, i. e. to undergo, suffer, endure, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 1: egestatem, id. Trin. 3, 2, 60: mortem, id. Ps. 4, 2, 38: probrum, id. Truc. 2, 5, 8.—
B. In partic.
1. To follow up, prosecute, carry out; to perform, execute, accomplish, fulfil (syn.: conficio, perficio, perago, consummo, patro, perpetro, absolvo): nullam rem oportet dolose aggrediri, nisi Astute accurateque exsequare, Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 10; cf.: est difficile id non exsequi usque ad extremum, Cic. Rab. Post. 2, 5: inceptum hoc itiner perficere exsequar, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 72 and 88: incepta, Liv. 30, 4, 10: imperium, Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 22: mandata vestra, Cic. Phil. 9, 4, 9: omnia regis officia et munera, id. de Sen. 10, 34; cf.: munus officii (with tueri), id. ib. 20, 72: munus (with fungi), id. Tusc. 3, 7, 15: negotia, id. Off. 1, 23, 79: obsidiones, Tac. A. 15, 4: scelus, Curt. 8, 6: sermonem cum aliquo, to converse, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 5: cum civitas armis jus suum exsequi conaretur, to assert, maintain, * Caes. B. G. 1, 4, 3: comptam et mitem orationem, Cic. de Sen. 9, 28.—With a rel.-clause: quem locum ipse capturus esset, cogitando aut quaerendo exsequebatur, Liv. 35, 28, 4: summa omnia cum cura inquirendo exequebatur, id. 22. 3, 2.—With ut: mihi Exsequi certa res est, ut abeam Potius hinc ad forum, quam domi cubem, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 17.—
2. To go through with in speaking, to relate, describe, say, tell (freq. since the Aug. period): quae vix verbis exsequi possum, Cic. Fam. 11, 27, 6: quidam exsecuti sunt verbosius, Quint. 5, 12, 15: si omnia exsequi velim, Liv. 27, 27, 12: haec omnia copiosius, Quint. 9, 3, 89: quae diligentius, id. 10, 4, 6: quae divine in Oratore (Tullius), id. 1, 6, 18: caelestia dona aërii mellis, Verg. G. 4, 2; cf.: laudes brassicae, Plin. 20, 9, 33, § 78: numerum subtiliter, Liv. 3, 5, 13: sententias, Tac. A. 3, 65: vetera facunde, id. ib. 12, 58: vera, id. ib. 11, 21: imagines et elogia universi generis, Suet. Galb. 3 et saep.—
3. To pursue with punishment, to punish, avenge (perh. not ante-Aug.): omnia scire, non omnia exsequi, Tac. Agr. 19: deorum hominumque violata jura, Liv. 3, 25, 8: injurias accusationibus, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 5: delicta, Suet. Caes. 67: doloris exsequendi jus, Liv. 5, 11, 5: justum dolorem, Dig. 29, 5, 33.—Absol.: pater caedetur? defendam: caesus est? exsequar, Sen. de Ira, 1, 12; Dig. 34, 9, 22.—Once with a pers. object: me L. Tarquinium Superbum cum scelerata coniuge, etc., ferro, igni exsecuturum, to pursue, Liv. 1, 59, 1 (MSS.; Weissenb. et al. exacturum).—Hence, exsĕ-quens (exeq-), entis, P. a. (acc. to II.), searching after, studious of: memoriarum veterum exsequentissimus, Gell. 10, 12, 9.!*? exsequi as pass.: quaerebatur an prioris judicis sententia exsequi possit, could be carried out (cf. II. B. supra), Dig. 2, 1, 19.—Hence, exsĕcūtus (exec-), a, um, in pass. signif.: exsecuto regis imperio, executed, Just. 7, 3, 2.

Origins

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

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Latin sequor Latin exsequor From ex- + sequor (“follow”).

Descendants
  • Italianeseguire
  • Friulianeseguîfrom Italian eseguire
  • Piedmonteseeseguefrom Italian eseguire
  • Piedmonteseeseguìfrom Italian eseguire

Quick answers

What does exsequor mean in Latin?
exsequor, a verb, means “to follow after thoroughly, steadfastly accompany, go after, seek after, pursue persistently; to follow or accompany to the grave; to pursue (a course of action), follow up, carry out, enforce, perform, execute, accompli”.
What are the principal parts of exsequor?
exsequor, exsequī, exsecūtus sum (third conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce exsequor?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛks.sɛ.kʷɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛks.se.kʷor].
Where does exsequor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exsequor.