verbfirst conjugation, deponent
īnsector
īnsector (present infinitive īnsectārī, perfect active īnsectātus sum)
Classical[ĩːˈsɛk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[inˈsɛk.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto pursue, chase
- deponentto blame, rail at, inveigh against, speak ill of
- deponentto taunt, slander
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | īnsector | īnsectābar | īnsectābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | īnsectāris īnsectāre | īnsectābāris īnsectābāre | īnsectāberis īnsectābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | īnsectātur | īnsectābātur | īnsectābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | īnsectāmur | īnsectābāmur | īnsectābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | īnsectāminī | īnsectābāminī | īnsectābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | īnsectantur | īnsectābantur | īnsectābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | īnsecter | īnsectārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | īnsectēris īnsectēre | īnsectārēris īnsectārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | īnsectētur | īnsectārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | īnsectēmur | īnsectārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | īnsectēminī | īnsectārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | īnsectentur | īnsectārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | īnsectāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | īnsectāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | īnsectātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | īnsectātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | īnsectantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | īnsectārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | īnsectātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | īnsectātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | īnsectāns | — |
| perfect participle | īnsectātus īnsectāta, īnsectātā, īnsectātae, īnsectātam, īnsectātārum, īnsectātās, īnsectāte, īnsectātī, īnsectātīs, īnsectātō, īnsectātōrum, īnsectātōs | — |
| future participle | īnsectātūrus īnsectātūra, īnsectātūrā, īnsectātūrae, īnsectātūram, īnsectātūrārum, īnsectātūrās, īnsectātūre, īnsectātūrī, īnsectātūrīs, īnsectātūrō, īnsectātūrōrum, īnsectātūrōs, īnsectātūrum | īnsectandus īnsectanda, īnsectandā, īnsectandae, īnsectandam, īnsectandārum, īnsectandās, īnsectande, īnsectandīs, īnsectandōrum, īnsectandōs |
gerundīnsectandī, īnsectandō, īnsectandumsupineīnsectātum, īnsectātū
insector, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. a. freq. [insequor], to pursue (class.).
I. Lit.:
impios agitant insectanturque furiae, Cic. Leg. 1, 14, 40; cf. id. Div. 2, 70, 144: aliquem hastis, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 17: aliquem verberibus, to pursue with blows, Tac. A. 1, 20.— B. Transf.: assiduis herbam insectabere rastris, pursue the weeds with diligent hoes, i. e. diligently extirpate them, Verg. G. 1, 155.—
II. Trop., to pursue with words, to censure, blame, rail at, inveigh against, speak ill of (with exagitare):
indices, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 8: insector ultro, atque insto accusatori: insector, inquam, et flagito testes, id. Font. 1; cf. id. Planc. 19, 48: aliquem maledictis, id. Fin. 2, 25, 80: acerbius in aliquem invehi insectarique vehementius, id. Lael. 16, 57: aliquem inimice, id. N. D. 1, 3, 5: audaciam improborum, id. Att. 10, 1, 4: injuriam alicujus, id. ib. 5, 17: librariorum inscientiam, Quint. 9, 4, 39: vitia, id. 10, 1, 65: praetextam demissam ad talos, id. 5, 13, 39 al.: damnum amissi corporis, to reproach, upbraid with, Phaedr. 3, 11, 3: de legitima insectandi alicujus causa composita oratione, Paul. Sent. 5, 4, 15: obsceno nomine, id. ib. 5, 4, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
īnsector ātus, arī, dep. freq.
insequor, to pursue, follow up: exercitum: herbam rastris, i. e. extirpate, V.—Fig., of speech, to pursue, attack, rail at, inveigh against: ultro Insectere velut melior? lecture, H.: etiam et etiam: nullius calamitatem: carmina Livi, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinīnsector
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷtos 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 sector Latin īnsector From in- + sector.