verbfirst conjugation, deponent
frūstror
frūstror (present infinitive frūstrārī, perfect active frūstrātus sum)
Classical[ˈfruːs.trɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈfrus.tror]
Meaning
- deponentto disappoint, frustrate, defraud, cheat, deceive with false hopes
Nesciō quis praestīgiātor hanc frūstrātur mulierem.
I do not know what trickster is deceiving this woman.quid frustraris civitatem?
why do you cheat the citizens?27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.47 - deponentto escape, elude
- deponentto baffle, evade
- deponentto fail
- deponentto corrupt, falsify
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
prōmissō fallorfrūstror -ārī, -ātus — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 5
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Fallere · Frustrari · Decipere · Circumvenire · Fraudare · Imponere
Fallere, frustrari, and imponere, mean to deceive, and effect an exchange of truth for falsehood, σφάλλειν; the fallens (σφάλλων) deceives by erroneous views; the frustrans (from ψύθος), by false hopes; the imponens, by practising on the credulity of another. Decipere and circumvenire mean to outwit, and obtain an unfair advantage, ἀπατᾶν; the decipiens, by a suddenly executed; the circumveniens, by an artfully laid plot. Fraudare (ψεύδειν) means to cheat, or injure and rob anybody by an abuse of his confidence. (v. 357.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frūstror | frūstrābar | frūstrābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | frūstrāris frūstrāre | frūstrābāris frūstrābāre | frūstrāberis frūstrābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | frūstrātur | frūstrābātur | frūstrābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | frūstrāmur | frūstrābāmur | frūstrābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | frūstrāminī | frūstrābāminī | frūstrābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | frūstrantur | frūstrābantur | frūstrābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frūstrer | frūstrārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | frūstrēris frūstrēre | frūstrārēris frūstrārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | frūstrētur | frūstrārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | frūstrēmur | frūstrārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | frūstrēminī | frūstrārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | frūstrentur | frūstrārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | frūstrāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | frūstrāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | frūstrātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | frūstrātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | frūstrantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | frūstrārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | frūstrātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | frūstrātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | frūstrāns | — |
| perfect participle | frūstrātus frūstrāta, frūstrātā, frūstrātae, frūstrātam, frūstrātārum, frūstrātās, frūstrāte, frūstrātī, frūstrātīs, frūstrātō, frūstrātōrum, frūstrātōs | — |
| future participle | frūstrātūrus | frūstrandus |
gerundfrūstrandī, frūstrandō, frūstrandumsupinefrūstrātum, frūstrātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- spes me frustratur
- hope has played me false.
frustror, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep.; also: fru-stro, āre, 1, v. a. frustra, to deceive, disappoint, trick, frustrate (syn.: decipio, deludo, fraudo, fallo, etc.).
I. Lit. (class.).
(a). In the dep. form:
nescio quis praestigiator hanc frustratur mulierem, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 200: aut certare cum aliis pugnaciter aut frustrari cum alios, tum etiam me ipsum velim, Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 65: ne frustretur ipse se, Ter. Eun. prol. 14: se ipsum, Nep. Hann. 2, 6: o bone, ne te Frustrere; insanis et tu, Hor. S. 2, 3, 32: Tarquinios spe auxilii, Liv. 2, 15, 5: Cloelia frustrata custodes, id. 2, 13, 6: saepe jam me spes frustrata est, Ter. And. 2, 2, 37; Lentul. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 14, 1; cf.: sat adhuc tua nos frustrata est fides, Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 11: exspectationem frustrari et differre, Plin. Ep. 2, 10, 2: improbas spes hominum, id. ib. 8, 18, 3: spem mercantium (opp. explere), Suet. Aug. 75: frustratus vincula, i. e. escaped from them, Sol. 1.— Poet.: o numquam frustrata vocatus hasta meos, hast never deceived me invoking thee, Verg. A. 12, 95; cf. Stat. S. 1, 2, 62: inceptus clamor frustratur hiantes, deceives, i. e. dies away from their lips, Verg. A. 6, 493.— Absol.: Cocceius vide ne frustretur, Cic. Att. 12, 18, 3; Lucr. 4, 571.—(b). In the act. form:
non frustrabo vos, milites, Caes. Fragm. ap. Diomed. p. 395 P.: atque i se quom frustrant, frustrari alios stolidi existumant, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 19; Liv. 7, 38, 9; cf.: qui ventrem frustrarunt suum, Pompon. ap. Non. 473, 18: frustrantia dona, fruitless, bootless, Prud. Apoth. 640. —Pass.: frustramur, irridemur, Laber. ap. Prisc. p. 793 P.: ignavissimi quique tenuissima spe frustrantur, Sall. Or. Licin. med.; so, frustratus spe continuandi consulatus, Vell. 2, 21, 2; for which: frustratus a spe, Fenest. ap. Prisc. p. 793 P.: variis dilationibus frustratus, Just. 8, 3, 9.—With gen.: captionis versutae et excogitatae frustratus, Gell. 5, 10, 16.—II. Transf., to make vain, of no effect, or useless (post-Aug. and very rare):
imprudenter facta opera frustrantur impensas, Col. 1, 1, 2; cf. laborem, id. praef. § 22: in se implicati arborum rami lento vimine frustrabantur ictus, Curt. 6, 5, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
frūstror ātus, ārī, dep.
frustra, to deceive, dis appoint, trick, elude, frustrate : differendo spen impetum, L.: me ipsum: custodes, L.: Iugurthan spes frustrata, S.: sat adhuc tua nos frustratast fides, T.: numquam frustrata vocatūs Hasta meos, failed to obey , V.: inceptus clamor frustratur hiantīs, i. e. dies on their lips , V.: Cocceius vide ne frustretur.—Pass: adeo frustrata spes est, ut, etc., L.— To miss the mark, throw in vain : pauci in pluribus minus frustrati, S.— To make vain, make useless : parentum gaudia lacrimulis, Ct.: rami lento vimine frustrabantur ictūs, Cu.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin frūstror From frūstrā + -or.