LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

iūstificō

iūstificō (present infinitive iūstificāre, perfect active iūstificāvī, supine iūstificātum)
Classical[juːsˈtɪ.fɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[jusˈtiː.fi.ko]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto act justly (towards)
  2. Late Latinto forgive, pardon or vindicate
  3. Late Latinto justify

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.iūstificōiūstificābamiūstificābōiūstificāvīiūstificāveramiūstificāverō
iustificārō
2nd sg.iūstificāsiūstificābāsiūstificābisiūstificāvistī
iustificāstī		iūstificāverās
iustificārās		iūstificāveris
3rd sg.iūstificatiūstificābatiūstificābitiūstificāvitiūstificāverat
iustificārat		iūstificāverit
iustificārit
1st pl.iūstificāmusiūstificābāmusiūstificābimusiūstificāvimusiūstificāverāmusiūstificāverimus
iustificārimus
2nd pl.iūstificātisiūstificābātisiūstificābitisiūstificāvistis
iustificāstis		iūstificāverātis
iustificārātis		iūstificāveritis
iustificāritis
3rd pl.iūstificantiūstificābantiūstificābuntiūstificāvērunt
iūstificāvēre, iustificārunt		iūstificāverant
iustificārant		iūstificāverint
iustificārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.iūstificemiūstificāremiūstificāverim
iustificārim		iūstificāvissem
iustificāssem
2nd sg.iūstificēsiūstificārēsiūstificāverīsiūstificāvissēs
iustificāssēs
3rd sg.iūstificetiūstificāretiūstificāverit
iustificārit		iūstificāvisset
iustificāsset
1st pl.iūstificēmusiūstificārēmusiūstificāverīmus
iustificārīmus		iūstificāvissēmus
iustificāssēmus
2nd pl.iūstificētisiūstificārētisiūstificāverītis
iustificārītis		iūstificāvissētis
iustificāssētis
3rd pl.iūstificentiūstificārentiūstificāverint
iustificārint		iūstificāvissent
iustificāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.iūstificoriūstificābariūstificābor
2nd sg.iūstificāris
iūstificāre		iūstificābāris
iūstificābāre		iūstificāberis
iūstificābere
3rd sg.iūstificāturiūstificābāturiūstificābitur
1st pl.iūstificāmuriūstificābāmuriūstificābimur
2nd pl.iūstificāminīiūstificābāminīiūstificābiminī
3rd pl.iūstificanturiūstificābanturiūstificābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.iūstificeriūstificārer
2nd sg.iūstificēris
iūstificēre		iūstificārēris
iūstificārēre
3rd sg.iūstificēturiūstificārētur
1st pl.iūstificēmuriūstificārēmur
2nd pl.iūstificēminīiūstificārēminī
3rd pl.iūstificenturiūstificārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.iūstificāiūstificāre
pres. 2nd pl.iūstificāteiūstificāminī
fut. 2nd sg.iūstificātōiūstificātor
fut. 3rd sg.iūstificātōiūstificātor
fut. 2nd pl.iūstificātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.iūstificantōiūstificantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveiūstificāreiūstificārī
perfect infinitiveiūstificāvisse
iustificāsse		iūstificātum esse
future infinitiveiūstificātūrum esseiūstificātum īrī
present participleiūstificāns—
perfect participle—iūstificātus
future participleiūstificātūrus
iūstificātūra, iūstificātūrā, jūstificātūra, jūstificātūrā, iūstificātūrae, jūstificātūrae, iūstificātūram, jūstificātūram, iūstificātūrārum, jūstificātūrārum, iūstificātūrās, jūstificātūrās, iūstificātūre, jūstificātūre, iūstificātūrī, jūstificātūrī, iūstificātūrīs, jūstificātūrīs, iūstificātūrō, jūstificātūrō, iūstificātūrōrum, jūstificātūrōrum, iūstificātūrōs, jūstificātūrōs, iūstificātūrum, jūstificātūrum		iūstificandus
iūstificanda, iūstificandā, iūstificandae, iūstificandam, iūstificandārum, iūstificandās, iūstificande, iūstificandīs, iūstificandōrum, iūstificandōs
gerundiūstificandī, iūstificandō, iūstificandumsupineiūstificātum, iūstificātū

justĭfĭco, 1, v. a. justificus.
I. To act justly towards, do justice to one; with simple acc. of the pers. (post-class.): justificate viduam, Tert. adv. Marc. 19.—
II. To justify, make just, forgive, pardon, vindicate (post - class.): malos, Coripp. Laud. Justini jun. 2 fin.: impium, Aug. Enar. in Psa. 110, 3; Vulg. Rom. 8, 30: ut ex fide justificemur, id. Gal. 3, 24 et saep.—Hence, justĭfĭcātus, a, um, P. a., justified (eccl. Lat.): baptismate, Prud. Apoth. 881; Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 36.—Comp.: Publicanus Pharisaeo justificatior discessit, Tert. Or. 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  5. Proto-Italic*jowos
  6. Archaic Latin *iowos,*iowez-
  7. Archaic Latiniovestos
  8. Latiniūstificō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ō Latin -ficō Latin iūstificō From iūstus (“just”) + -ficō (“make”).

Descendants
  • Catalanjustificar
  • Italiangiustificare
  • Occitanjustificar
  • Frenchjustifierfrom Old French justifier
  • Romanianjustificafrom Old French justifier
  • Englishjustifyfrom Old French justifier
  • Portuguesejustificar
  • Spanishjustificar
  • Albanianjustifikoj
  • Galicianxustificar

In English words that came into English from iūstificō

  • justifyjustificare
  • justificationiustificationem

Quick answers

What does iūstificō mean in Latin?
iūstificō, a verb, means “to act justly (towards); to forgive, pardon or vindicate; to justify”.
What are the principal parts of iūstificō?
iūstificō, iūstificāre, iūstificāvī, iūstificātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce iūstificō?
In classical Latin, [juːsˈtɪ.fɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jusˈtiː.fi.ko].
Where does iūstificō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos → Proto-Italic *jowos → Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- → Archaic Latin iovestos → Latin iūstificō.