verbfirst conjugation
foedō
foedō (present infinitive foedāre, perfect active foedāvī, supine foedātum)
Classical[ˈfoe̯.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.do]
Meaning
- to make foul or filthy, soil, dirty; defile, pollute, disfigure, mar, deform
Ipse favens votis solitoque decentior aër, quamvis adsiduo noctem foedaverat imbre, principis et solis radiis detersa removit nubila.
The very weather, favoring our prayers and more decent than usual, although it had marred the night continually with rain, removed the clouds, wiped away by means of the rays of the sun and the emperor.c. 370 CE – 404 CE, Claudius Claudianus, Panegyricus de Sexto Consulatu Honorii Augusti 537–5401425—1450, (MS. Selden 55, Bodleian Library, Oxford) Vita Beati Eduardi Regis et Confessoris, p. 371, lines 327-329
The extraordinary virtue of God! The sores do not defile the trabea; nor did the flow of black blood diminish the splendor of the clothes, the purple of the king, but more strongly emphasized it. - figurativelyto dishonor, disgrace
(Graeci) nos quoque dictitant barbaros et spurcius nos quam alios Οπικων appellatione foedant.
(The Greeks) also assert repeatedly that we are barbarians and that we are dirtier than others, dishonor us by calling us philistines.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 29.71509—1513, Ludovico Ariosto, De Diversis Amoribus
Shall I disgrace my savage right hand with human blood, so that my field may continually thrive under the ox?
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | foedō | foedābam | foedābō | foedāvī | foedāveram | foedāverō foedārō |
| 2nd sg. | foedās | foedābās | foedābis | foedāvistī foedāstī | foedāverās foedārās | foedāveris |
| 3rd sg. | foedat | foedābat | foedābit | foedāvit | foedāverat foedārat | foedāverit foedārit |
| 1st pl. | foedāmus | foedābāmus | foedābimus | foedāvimus | foedāverāmus | foedāverimus foedārimus |
| 2nd pl. | foedātis | foedābātis | foedābitis | foedāvistis foedāstis | foedāverātis foedārātis | foedāveritis foedāritis |
| 3rd pl. | foedant | foedābant | foedābunt | foedāvērunt foedāvēre, foedārunt | foedāverant foedārant | foedāverint foedārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | foedem | foedārem | foedāverim foedārim | foedāvissem foedāssem |
| 2nd sg. | foedēs | foedārēs | foedāverīs | foedāvissēs foedāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | foedet | foedāret | foedāverit foedārit | foedāvisset foedāsset |
| 1st pl. | foedēmus | foedārēmus | foedāverīmus foedārīmus | foedāvissēmus foedāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | foedētis | foedārētis | foedāverītis foedārītis | foedāvissētis foedāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | foedent | foedārent | foedāverint foedārint | foedāvissent foedāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | foedor | foedābar | foedābor |
| 2nd sg. | foedāris foedāre | foedābāris foedābāre | foedāberis foedābere |
| 3rd sg. | foedātur | foedābātur | foedābitur |
| 1st pl. | foedāmur | foedābāmur | foedābimur |
| 2nd pl. | foedāminī | foedābāminī | foedābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | foedantur | foedābantur | foedābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | foeder | foedārer |
| 2nd sg. | foedēris foedēre | foedārēris foedārēre |
| 3rd sg. | foedētur | foedārētur |
| 1st pl. | foedēmur | foedārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | foedēminī | foedārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | foedentur | foedārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | foedā | foedāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | foedāte | foedāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | foedātō | foedātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | foedātō | foedātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | foedātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | foedantō | foedantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | foedāre | foedārī |
| perfect infinitive | foedāvisse foedāsse | foedātum esse |
| future infinitive | foedātūrum esse | foedātum īrī |
| present participle | foedāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | foedātus foedāta, foedātā, foedātae, foedātam, foedātārum, foedātās, foedātī, foedātōrum, foedātōs |
| future participle | foedātūrus foedātūra, foedātūrā, foedātūrae, foedātūram, foedātūrārum, foedātūrās, foedātūre, foedātūrī, foedātūrīs, foedātūrō, foedātūrōrum, foedātūrōs, foedātūrum | foedandus foedanda, foedandā, foedandae, foedandam, foedandārum, foedandās, foedande, foedandīs, foedandōrum, foedandōs |
gerundfoedandī, foedandō, foedandumsupinefoedātum, foedātū
foedo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I. to make foul, filthy, hideous; to defile, pollute, disfigure, mar, deform (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose).
I. Physically:
Harpyiae contactu omnia foedant immundo, Verg. A. 3, 227: foedare in pulvere crines, id. ib. 12, 99: canitiem vultusque seniles pulvere, Ov. M. 8, 530: ignes sanguine per aras, Verg. A. 2, 502; Ov. M. 3, 723: tellurem calido sanguine, id. ib. 6, 238: brachia tabo, id. ib. 14, 190: pectora pugnis, unguibus ora, Verg. A. 11, 86: ora, Tac. Agr. 36: aliquem verberibus, id. H. 3, 77: ferro foedati jacent, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 3, 241 (Trag. v. 442 ed. Vahl.); cf.: foedant et proterunt hostium copias, i. e. mar or mutilate with wounds, wound, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 91: qui me (i. e. Prometheum) perenni vivum foedat miseria, Cic. Poët. Tusc. 2, 10, 24: obscenas pelagi ferro foedare volucres, Verg. A. 3, 241: foedati agri, terror injectus urbi est, laid waste, Liv. 3, 26, 1.—Of inanim. subjects: nulla tectoria eorum rimae foedavere, Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 176: nubes foedavere lumen, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv Verg. A. 2, 286; cf.: aër assiduo noctem foedaverat imbre, Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 538.—II. Trop., to disgrace, dishonor, mar, sully: (Graeci) nos quoque dictitant barbaros et spurcius nos quam alios opicos appellatione foedant, Cato ap. Plin. 29, 1, 7, § 14:
foedati crimine turpi, Lucr. 3, 49: gloriam majorum, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 30; cf.: Romam ipsam foedavit adventus tuus, Cic. Pis. 22, 53: ne vestis serica viros foedaret, Tac. A. 2, 33: procerum conubiis mixtis, id. G. 46: castra pollui foedarique a Classico ne sinatis, id. H. 4, 58: egregia erga populum Romanum merita mox rebelles foedarunt, id. ib. 4, 37: foedata per avaritiam victoria, id. A. 4, 19; 11, 6; 15, 32: multiplici clade foedatus annus, Liv. 3, 32, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
foedō āvī, ātus, āre
1 foedus, to make foul, defile, pollute, disfigure, mutilate, mar, deform : contactu omnia foedant Inmundo, V.: voltūs Pulvere, O.: ora, Ta.: ferro volucrīs, V.: foedati agri, laid waste , L.—Fig., to disgrace, dishonor, mar, sully, desecrate : sacella turpitudine: procerum conubiis mixtis, Ta.: clade foedatus annus, L.
Origins
From foedus (“filthy”). Compare Old English bædan (“to defile, pollute”). More at bad.