verbthird conjugation
exsolvō
exsolvō (present infinitive exsolvere, perfect active exsolvī, supine exsolūtum)
Classical[ɛksˈsɔɫ.woː]Ecclesiastical[eksˈsɔl.vo]
Meaning
- to unloose, release, free
- to unbind, untie, undo
- figurativelyto renounce, abandon, relinquish, leave behind
propter molestissimās occupātiōnēs meās, quibus sī mē relaxārō (nam ut plānē exsolvam nōn postulō), tē ipsum, quī multōs annōs nihil aliud commentāris, docēbō profectō quid sit hūmāniter vīvere.
Due to my most troublesome duties which if I slacken (for to be loose of them entirely is more than I can ask), then, no question about it, I shall teach you the art of civilized living, to which you have been giving your undivided attention for years!62 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsolvō | exsolvēbam | exsolvam | exsolvī | exsolveram | exsolverō |
| 2nd sg. | exsolvis | exsolvēbās | exsolvēs | exsolvistī | exsolverās | exsolveris |
| 3rd sg. | exsolvit | exsolvēbat | exsolvet | exsolvit | exsolverat | exsolverit |
| 1st pl. | exsolvimus | exsolvēbāmus | exsolvēmus | exsolvimus | exsolverāmus | exsolverimus |
| 2nd pl. | exsolvitis | exsolvēbātis | exsolvētis | exsolvistis | exsolverātis | exsolveritis |
| 3rd pl. | exsolvunt | exsolvēbant | exsolvent | exsolvērunt exsolvēre | exsolverant | exsolverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsolvam | exsolverem | exsolverim | exsolvissem |
| 2nd sg. | exsolvās | exsolverēs | exsolverīs | exsolvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | exsolvat | exsolveret | exsolverit | exsolvisset |
| 1st pl. | exsolvāmus | exsolverēmus | exsolverīmus | exsolvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | exsolvātis | exsolverētis | exsolverītis | exsolvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | exsolvant | exsolverent | exsolverint | exsolvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsolvor | exsolvēbar | exsolvar |
| 2nd sg. | exsolveris exsolvere | exsolvēbāris exsolvēbāre | exsolvēris exsolvēre |
| 3rd sg. | exsolvitur | exsolvēbātur | exsolvētur |
| 1st pl. | exsolvimur | exsolvēbāmur | exsolvēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exsolviminī | exsolvēbāminī | exsolvēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exsolvuntur | exsolvēbantur | exsolventur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsolvar | exsolverer |
| 2nd sg. | exsolvāris exsolvāre | exsolverēris exsolverēre |
| 3rd sg. | exsolvātur | exsolverētur |
| 1st pl. | exsolvāmur | exsolverēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exsolvāminī | exsolverēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exsolvantur | exsolverentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exsolve | exsolvere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exsolvite | exsolviminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exsolvitō | exsolvitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exsolvitō | exsolvitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | exsolvitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exsolvuntō | exsolvuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exsolvere | exsolvī |
| perfect infinitive | exsolvisse | exsolūtum esse |
| future infinitive | exsolūtūrum esse | exsolūtum īrī |
| present participle | exsolvēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | exsolūtus exsolūta, exsolūtā, exsolūtae, exsolūtam, exsolūtārum, exsolūtās, exsolūte, exsolūtī, exsolūtīs, exsolūtō, exsolūtōrum, exsolūtōs |
| future participle | exsolūtūrus exsolūtūra, exsolūtūrā, exsolūtūrae, exsolūtūram, exsolūtūrārum, exsolūtūrās, exsolūtūre, exsolūtūrī, exsolūtūrīs, exsolūtūrō, exsolūtūrōrum, exsolūtūrōs, exsolūtūrum | exsolvendus exsolvenda, exsolvendā, exsolvendae, exsolvendam, exsolvendārum, exsolvendās, exsolvende, exsolvendīs, exsolvendōrum, exsolvendōs |
gerundexsolvendī, exsolvendō, exsolvendumsupineexsolūtum, exsolūtū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- aes alienum dissolvere, exsolvere
- to pay one's debts.
- nomina (cf. sect. XIII. 3) solvere, dissolvere, exsolvere
- to pay one's debts.
ex-solvo, solvi, sŏlūtum, 3 (
I. per diaeresin exsolŭātur, Lucr. 1, 811:
exsolŭïsse, Ov. F. 4, 534; cf. solvo, init.), v. a., to loose, unloose, to unbind, untie, undo (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose). I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
nexus, Lucr. 1, 220: Am. Agedum, eam solve cistulam. So. Quid ego istam exsolvam? undo, unseal, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 152: properans exsolvi restim, id. Rud. 2, 3, 37: catenas Caecinae, Tac. H. 3, 31: vincula, id. A. 3, 33; id. H. 3, 12: pugionem a latere, to ungird, id. H. 3, 68: venas praebere exsolvendas, to be opened, id. A. 4, 22; 11, 3; 16, 17: brachia ferro eodem ictu, id. ib. 15, 63: amictus, to pull off, Stat. S. 1, 5, 53: venenum exsoluta alvo transmisit, i. e. in a flux, diarrhœa, Tac. A. 13, 15.—Of an inanimate subject: (ignis) exsolvit glaciem, dissolves, melts, Lucr. 6, 878.—B. In partic.
1. To set loose, release, deliver, free (mostly poet.):
aliquem vinclis, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 10; so, exsolutus vinculis, Suet. Ner. 49: jube sis me exsolvi cito, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 16 sq.: sese e nervis (animae), Lucr. 3, 696; cf. id. 1, 811: se paulatim corpore (said of one dying), Verg. A. 11, 829: quo (sanguine), Tac. H. 5, 6.—2. In mercant. lang. (qs. to free from obligation, v. solvo, to discharge, pay a debt): nomina mea, per deos, expedi, exsolve (for which, shortly after: hoc quod debeo plane expedias et solutum relinquas), Cic. Att. 16, 6, 3:
aes alienum, Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 2: pretium, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26: multiplicem sortem, Liv. 6, 14, 7: dotem uxori, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 56: legata, Tac. A. 1, 36 fin. et saep. —II. Trop.
A. In gen., to throw off, lay aside, rid one's self of a thing:
legis nexus, Tac. A. 3, 28 fin.: metus, i. e. to lay aside, Luc. 5, 259: pudorem, Stat. Ach. 1, 565: robur peditum ad exsolvendum obsidium ducit, i. e. to raise, Tac. A. 3, 39.— B. In partic.
1. To release, free from any thing:
animum artis nodis religionum, Lucr. 1, 932; 4, 7: animos religione, Liv. 8, 9, 13: populum religione, id. 3, 20, 4: se occupationibus, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5: aliquem errore, suspicione, Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 26: aliquem aere alieno, Liv. 6, 14, 11: curis, Verg. A. 4, 652: sollicitudine, Plin. Ep. 1, 22, 11: contumeliā, Tac. A. 13, 36: poenā, id. ib. 14, 12: custode, id. ib. 12, 46 et saep.—2. To discharge, pay a debt or an obligation:
de tertio genere se scripsit dicturum, nec exsolvit quod promiserat, but did not keep his promise, Cic. Off. 3, 2, 7: vota (deo), Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 67; Liv. 21, 21, 9 (opp. se obligare): jus jurandum, id. 24, 18, 5: fidem, to fulfil one's promise, id. 26, 31, 10: praemia, poenas alicui, to award, id. 26, 40, 15: gratiam recte factis, alicujus, id. 28, 25, 6; cf. grates, to render, give, Tac. A. 14, 13: beneficia, to repay, requite, id. ib. 11, 18; cf.: vicem beneficio, id. H. 4, 3: poenas morte, to suffer, id. A. 1, 10; cf. Vell. 2, 88 fin.—3. To solve, explain any thing enigmatical or obscure:
perfacile est parili ratione exsolvere nobis, quare, etc., Lucr. 2, 381.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-solvō or exolvō solvī, solūtus, ere,
to loose, unloose, set loose, release, deliver, free: te, T.: venas, to open, Ta.: toto paulatim se corpore, V. —Fig., to solve, resolve: nodum erroris, L.: obsidum, raise, Ta.: famem, satisfy, O. — To release, free, set free, liberate: me vituperatione: animos religione, L.: te suspicione, T.: plebem aere alieno, L.: curis, V.: alqm poenā, Ta. — To discharge, pay: nomina mea: multiplici iam sorte exsolutá, L.: pars multae regi exsolvitur, Ta. — To discharge, pay, fulfil, keep: quod promiserat: vota, L.: ius iurandum, L.: praemia, poenas alicui, award, L.: gratiam recte factis, L.: culpam, atone for, Ta.: fidem, L.: promissum suum, Ta.
Origins
From ex + solvō.
Descendants
- Italiansciogliere
- Portugueseexsolver
- Englishexolve
- Englishexsolve
- Siciliansciògghiri