verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
ingruō
ingruō (present infinitive ingruere, perfect active ingruī)
Classical[ˈɪŋ.ɡru.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiŋ.ɡru.o]
Meaning
- to assail or attack
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Irruere · Irrumpere · Ingruere · Invadere
Irruere (εἰσρεῦσαι) means to rush on hastily and inconsiderately; irrumpere, to force one’s way with violence; ingruere (ingravare) to press on with threats and importunity; invadere, to fall upon with boldness, and without regard to consequences. (vi. 180.)
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ingruō | ingruēbam | ingruam | ingruī | ingrueram | ingruerō |
| 2nd sg. | ingruis | ingruēbās | ingruēs | ingruistī | ingruerās | ingrueris |
| 3rd sg. | ingruit | ingruēbat | ingruet | ingruit | ingruerat | ingruerit |
| 1st pl. | ingruimus | ingruēbāmus | ingruēmus | ingruimus | ingruerāmus | ingruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | ingruitis | ingruēbātis | ingruētis | ingruistis | ingruerātis | ingrueritis |
| 3rd pl. | ingruunt | ingruēbant | ingruent | ingruērunt ingruēre | ingruerant | ingruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ingruam | ingruerem | ingruerim | ingruissem |
| 2nd sg. | ingruās | ingruerēs | ingruerīs | ingruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ingruat | ingrueret | ingruerit | ingruisset |
| 1st pl. | ingruāmus | ingruerēmus | ingruerīmus | ingruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ingruātis | ingruerētis | ingruerītis | ingruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ingruant | ingruerent | ingruerint | ingruissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ingrue | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ingruite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ingruitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ingruitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ingruitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ingruuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ingruere | — |
| perfect infinitive | ingruisse | — |
| present participle | ingruēns | — |
gerundingruendī, ingruendō, ingruendum
ingrŭo, ŭi, 3, v. n. in-ruo, with an epenth. g from gruo, kindr. with κρούω,
I. to rush or break into, to fall violently upon, assail, attack (syn. incumbo; differing from immineo and impendo, in that it denotes the actual doing of that which they merely threaten; not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Lit.: hostes crebri cadunt;
nostri contra ingruunt, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 81: ingruit Aeneas Italis, Verg. A. 12, 628; cf.: ingruere hostes, id. ib. 11, 899: simul ingruunt saxa jaciunt, Tac. A. 1, 27: ingruentes accusatores, id. ib. 6, 38: ingruente in Italiam Hannibale, id. H. 3, 34.—II. Transf., of things:
ferreus ingruit imber, Verg. A. 12, 284: umbra vitibus, id. G. 2, 410: nox, Tac. A. 4, 50: tela, id. ib. 1, 65: ingruere morbi in remiges coeperunt, Liv. 37, 23, 2: si bellum ingrueret, Verg. A. 8, 535; Tac. A. 1, 48: si nullus ingruat metus, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95: si quid subitum ingruat, Tac. A. 4, 2: damnatio, id. ib. 4, 35.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ingruō uī, —, ere
GAL-, to break in, come violently, assault in force, fall upon: fert Ingruere hostīs, V.: Italis, V.: si bellum ingrueret, V.: ferreus ingruit imber, V.: ingruere morbi in remiges coeperunt, L.: ab cuniculo ingruens periculum, L.
Origins
From in- + *gruō, perhaps cognate with Ancient Greek χράω (khráō, “attack”); compare congruō.