verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive
labefaciō
labefaciō (present infinitive labefacere, perfect active labefēcī, supine labefactum)
Meaning
- suppletiveto cause to totter, shake, loosen, make ready to fall
- figurativelysuppletiveto cause to waver, shake, weaken
- figurativelysuppletiveto weaken; overthrow, ruin, destroy
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
labāre faciō, quatiōlabefaciō -ere — in Aeneis, ch. 11
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | labefaciō | labefaciēbam | labefaciam | labefēcī | labefēceram | labefēcerō |
| 2nd sg. | labefacis | labefaciēbās | labefaciēs | labefēcistī | labefēcerās | labefēceris |
| 3rd sg. | labefacit | labefaciēbat | labefaciet | labefēcit | labefēcerat | labefēcerit |
| 1st pl. | labefacimus | labefaciēbāmus | labefaciēmus | labefēcimus | labefēcerāmus | labefēcerimus |
| 2nd pl. | labefacitis | labefaciēbātis | labefaciētis | labefēcistis | labefēcerātis | labefēceritis |
| 3rd pl. | labefaciunt | labefaciēbant | labefacient | labefēcērunt labefēcēre | labefēcerant | labefēcerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | labefaciam | labefacerem | labefēcerim | labefēcissem |
| 2nd sg. | labefaciās | labefacerēs | labefēcerīs | labefēcissēs |
| 3rd sg. | labefaciat | labefaceret | labefēcerit | labefēcisset |
| 1st pl. | labefaciāmus | labefacerēmus | labefēcerīmus | labefēcissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | labefaciātis | labefacerētis | labefēcerītis | labefēcissētis |
| 3rd pl. | labefaciant | labefacerent | labefēcerint | labefēcissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | labefīō | labefīēbam | labefīam |
| 2nd sg. | labefīs | labefīēbās | labefīēs |
| 3rd sg. | labefit | labefīēbat | labefīet |
| 1st pl. | labefīmus | labefīēbāmus | labefīēmus |
| 2nd pl. | labefītis | labefīēbātis | labefīētis |
| 3rd pl. | labefīunt | labefīēbant | labefīent |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | labefīam | labefierem |
| 2nd sg. | labefīās | labefierēs |
| 3rd sg. | labefīat | labefieret |
| 1st pl. | labefīāmus | labefierēmus |
| 2nd pl. | labefīātis | labefierētis |
| 3rd pl. | labefīant | labefierent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | labeface labefac | labefī |
| pres. 2nd pl. | labefacite | labefīte |
| fut. 2nd sg. | labefacitō | labefītō |
| fut. 3rd sg. | labefacitō | labefītō |
| fut. 2nd pl. | labefacitōte | labefītōte |
| fut. 3rd pl. | labefaciuntō | labefīuntō |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | labefacere | labefierī |
| perfect infinitive | labefēcisse | labefactum esse |
| future infinitive | labefactūrum esse | labefactum īrī |
| present participle | labefaciēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | labefactus labefacta, labefactā, labefactae, labefactam, labefactārum, labefactās, labefacte, labefactī, labefactīs, labefactō, labefactōrum, labefactōs |
| future participle | labefactūrus labefactūra, labefactūrā, labefactūrae, labefactūram, labefactūrārum, labefactūrās, labefactūre, labefactūrī, labefactūrīs, labefactūrō, labefactūrōrum, labefactūrōs, labefactūrum | labefaciendus labefaciundus, labefacienda, labefaciendā, labefaciendae, labefaciendam, labefaciendārum, labefaciendās, labefaciende, labefaciendīs, labefaciendōrum, labefaciendōs |
gerundlabefaciendī, labefaciendō, labefaciendumsupinelabefactum, labefactū
lăbĕfăcĭo, fēci, factum (labefactarier, Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 5), 3,
I. v. a.; pass.: lăbĕfīo, factus, fieri labo-facio, to cause to totter, to shake, loosen, to make ready to fall (Cic. uses only labefactus).
I. Lit.:
dentes alicui, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 36: partem muri, Caes. B. C. 2, 22: labefactae aedes, Tac. A. 1, 75: labefacta ictibus arbor Corruit, Ov. M. 8, 776; id. ib. 3, 69: charta (i. e. epistola) a vinclis non labefacta suis, loosened, opened, id. P. 3, 7, 6: munimenta incussu arietis labefieri, Sen. Const. Sap. 6.—Poet.: ignes labefacti aëre multo, weakened, Lucr. 5, 653: membra voluptatis dum vi labefacta liquescunt, id. 4, 1108: calor labefacta per ossa cucurrit, Verg. A. 8, 390.—II. Trop.
A. To cause to waver, to shake a person in his mind, principles, or fidelity: aliquem, Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7:
quem nulla umquam vis, nullae minae, nulla invidia labefecit, Cic. Sest. 47, 101. primores classiariorum, to shake their fidelity, excite them to mutiny, Tac. A. 15, 51: sic animus vario labefactus vulnere nutat, Ov. M. 10, 375; cf. in Greek construction: magno animum labefactus amore, shaken, disquieted, Verg. A. 4, 395. —B. To shake, weaken; to overthrow, ruin, destroy:
haec (res publica) jam labefacta, Cic. Har. Resp. 27, 60: quo, per contumeliam consulum, jura plebis labefacta essent, Liv. 3, 64: nihil hunc amicitia Sejani, sed labefacit haud minus ad exitia Macronis odium, Tac. A. 6, 29 (35): si priorem aetate et jam labefactum demovisset, id. ib. 4, 60: ne quis contagione ceteros labefaciat, Col. 6, 5, 1; cf. Tac. H. 2, 93: fidem, to shake or weaken one's credit, Suet. Vesp. 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
labefaciō fēcī, factus, ere; pass. labefīō, factus, fierī
labo+facio, to cause to totter, shake, loosen, make ready to fall : dentīs mihi, T.: partem muri, Cs.: Charta a vinclis non labefacta suis, opened , O.: labefacta iugera, i. e. deeply ploughed , V.: calor labefacta per ossa cucurrit, relaxed , V.—Fig., to cause to waver, shake : alquem: animus vario labefactus volnere, O.: primores, to shake in allegiance , Ta.: magno animum labefactus amore, disquieted , V.— To shake, weaken, overthrow, ruin, destroy : (res p.) labefacta: quo iura plebis labefacta essent, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin labefaciō From labō (“give way; waver”) + faciō (“do, make”).
Descendants
- Englishlabefy