verbthird conjugation
lacessō
lacessō (present infinitive lacessere, perfect active lacessīvī or lacessiī, supine lacessītum)
Classical[ɫaˈkɛs.soː]Ecclesiastical[laˈt͡ʃɛs.so]
Meaning
- to excite, provoke, challenge, exasperate, harass or irritate
- to attack or assail
Motto of the Stuart dynasty of Scotland Nemo me impune lacessit No one attacks me unpunished.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ad pugnam prōvocōlacessō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 14
provoke, harass
lacessō -ere — in De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Lacessere · Irritare · Sollicitare
1. Lacessere (λακίζειν) means to excite the reason and will of another to resistance; irritare (ἀνερεθίζω) to provoke his feelings or passions to anger. Cic. Mil. 31. Ut vi irritare ferroque lacessere fortissimum virum auderet. 2. Lacessere means to excite, when a man in a coarse manner disturbs the peace of another; sollicitare, when a man disturbs the quiet of another in a refined manner. (v. 176.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lacessō | lacessēbam | lacessam | lacessīvī lacessiī | lacessīveram lacessieram | lacessīverō lacessierō |
| 2nd sg. | lacessis | lacessēbās | lacessēs | lacessīvistī lacessiistī, lacessistī | lacessīverās lacessierās | lacessīveris lacessieris |
| 3rd sg. | lacessit | lacessēbat | lacesset | lacessīvit lacessiit | lacessīverat lacessierat | lacessīverit lacessierit |
| 1st pl. | lacessimus | lacessēbāmus | lacessēmus | lacessīvimus lacessiimus | lacessīverāmus lacessierāmus | lacessīverimus lacessierimus |
| 2nd pl. | lacessitis | lacessēbātis | lacessētis | lacessīvistis lacessiistis | lacessīverātis lacessierātis | lacessīveritis lacessieritis |
| 3rd pl. | lacessunt | lacessēbant | lacessent | lacessīvērunt lacessīvēre, lacessiērunt, lacessiēre | lacessīverant lacessierant | lacessīverint lacessierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lacessam | lacesserem | lacessīverim lacessierim | lacessīvissem lacessiissem |
| 2nd sg. | lacessās | lacesserēs | lacessīverīs lacessierīs | lacessīvissēs lacessiissēs, lacessissēs |
| 3rd sg. | lacessat | lacesseret | lacessīverit lacessierit | lacessīvisset lacessiisset, lacessisset |
| 1st pl. | lacessāmus | lacesserēmus | lacessīverīmus lacessierīmus | lacessīvissēmus lacessiissēmus, lacessissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | lacessātis | lacesserētis | lacessīverītis lacessierītis | lacessīvissētis lacessiissētis |
| 3rd pl. | lacessant | lacesserent | lacessīverint lacessierint | lacessīvissent lacessiissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lacessor | lacessēbar | lacessar |
| 2nd sg. | lacesseris lacessere | lacessēbāris lacessēbāre | lacessēris lacessēre |
| 3rd sg. | lacessitur | lacessēbātur | lacessētur |
| 1st pl. | lacessimur | lacessēbāmur | lacessēmur |
| 2nd pl. | lacessiminī | lacessēbāminī | lacessēminī |
| 3rd pl. | lacessuntur | lacessēbantur | lacessentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lacessar | lacesserer |
| 2nd sg. | lacessāris lacessāre | lacesserēris lacesserēre |
| 3rd sg. | lacessātur | lacesserētur |
| 1st pl. | lacessāmur | lacesserēmur |
| 2nd pl. | lacessāminī | lacesserēminī |
| 3rd pl. | lacessantur | lacesserentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | lacesse | lacessere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | lacessite | lacessiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | lacessitō | lacessitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | lacessitō | lacessitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | lacessitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | lacessuntō | lacessuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | lacessere | lacessī |
| perfect infinitive | lacessīvisse lacessiisse, lacessisse | lacessītum esse |
| future infinitive | lacessītūrum esse | lacessītum īrī |
| present participle | lacessēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | lacessītus lacessīta, lacessītā, lacessītae, lacessītam, lacessītārum, lacessītās, lacessītī, lacessītōrum, lacessītōs |
| future participle | lacessītūrus lacessītūra, lacessītūrā, lacessītūrae, lacessītūram, lacessītūrārum, lacessītūrās, lacessītūre, lacessītūrī, lacessītūrīs, lacessītūrō, lacessītūrōrum, lacessītūrōs, lacessītūrum | lacessendus lacessundus, lacessenda, lacessendā, lacessendae, lacessendam, lacessendārum, lacessendās, lacessende, lacessendīs, lacessendōrum, lacessendōs |
gerundlacessendī, lacessendō, lacessendumsupinelacessītum, lacessītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- iniuria lacessere aliquem
- to provoke a person by a gratuitous insult.
- bello persequi aliquem, lacessere
- to harass with war.
- proelio (ad pugnam) hostes lacessere, provocare
- to provoke the enemy to battle.
lăcesso, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 3 (
I. inf. pass. lacessiri, Col. 9, 8, 3; 9, 15, 4; Ambros. Ep. 6, 1:
lacessi, Liv. 31, 18, 4 al.; Lact. 5, 2, 2: lacessientium, Liv. 27, 12, 13: lacessiebant, id. 23, 46, 11), v. a. lacio; v. Roby, 1, § 625, to excite, provoke, challenge, exasperate, irritate (syn.: irrito, provoco). I. Lit.:
aliquem ferro, Cic. Mil. 31, 84: sponsione me homo promtus lacessivit, id. Pis. 23, 55: tu ultro me maledictis lacessisti, id. Phil. 2, 1, 1: me amabis et scripto aliquo lacesses, by writing, force me to write in return, id. Fam. 12, 20: vetus si poeta non lacessisset prior, Ter. Phorm. prol. 14: hostes proelio, i. e. to attack, assail, Caes. B. G. 4, 11: aliquem bello, id. ib. 6, 5: Aeduos injuriā, id. ib. 1, 35: nos te nulla lacessiimus injuria, Cic. Fam. 11, 3, 1: Saguntini nec lacessentes nec lacessiti, Liv. 21, 11: aliquos lacessiturus bello, id. 28, 28; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 10, 23: quorum alter relictus, alter lacessitus, id. ib. 2, 4: quid tam necessarium quam tenere semper arma, quibus ... to ulcisci lacessitus, id. de Or. 1, 8, 32: ne rudis agminum sponsus lacessat leonem, Hor. C. 3, 2, 11: Caesar neque cedentes tanto collis ascensu lacessendos judicabat, Hirt. B. G. 8, 14: aliquem capitaliter, to make a deadly attack upon one, Plin. Ep. 1, 5: (corpora) quae feriunt oculorum acies visumque lacessunt, to strike, meet, Lucr. 4, 217; 691; cf. id. 4, 597: nares odor lacessit, id. 4, 691: fores nondum reserati carceris acer nunc pede nunc ipsa fronte lacessit Equus, Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 30.—Poet.: aëra Sole lacessita ( = percussa radiis solis), struck with the sunbeams' glitter, Verg. A. 7, 527; cf. vindemia pluviisque aut ventis lacessita, Col. 3, 21, 5.—II. Transf., in gen.
A. To urge, arouse, excite, stimulate, shake, move:
a quo non modo impulsi sumus ad philosophas scriptiones, verum Etiam lacessiti, Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 121: ad scribendum, id. Att. 1, 13, 1: ad pugnam, Liv. 2, 45 init.: usus luxuriantis aetatis signaturas pretiosis gemmis coepit insculpere, et certatim haec omnis imitatio lacessivit, Macr. S. 7, 13, 11: aurigae manibusque lacessunt Pectora plausa cavis, pat them on their breasts (in order to animate them), Verg. A. 12, 85: pugnam, id. ib. 5, 429: bella, id. ib. 11, 254: ne quemquam voce lacessas, id. E. 3, 51: his se stimulis dolor ipse lacessit, Luc. 2, 42: Nilus spuma astra lacessit, id. 10, 320: taurus lacessit campum, Stat. Th. 12, 604: clamore sidera, Sil. 17, 387: deos (precibus), to assail, importune, Hor. C. 2, 18, 12: pelagus carinā, to stir, chafe, id. ib. 1, 35, 7.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lacessō īvī, ītus, ere
lacio (obsol.), 1 LAC-, to excite, provoke, challenge, exasperate, irritate : ferro virum: virum voce, V.: me amabis et scripto aliquo lacesses, i. e. force me to write in return : si non lacessisset prior, T.: hostīs proelio, i. e. assail , Cs.: te iniuriā: Saguntini nec lacessentes nec lacessiti, L.: leonem, H.: aera Sole lacessita (i. e. percussa radiis solis), struck with the sunbeams' glitter , V.: taurus ventos lacessit ictibus, tosses defiance , V.— To urge, arouse, excite, stimulate, shake, move : ad philosophas scriptiones: ad pugnam, L.: aurigae manibus lacessunt Pectora plausa cavis, pat their breasts , V.: bella, V.: deos (precibus), importune , H.: pelagus carinā, defy , H.— To call forth, arouse, produce : sermones: ferrum, V.
Origins
From laciō (“to snare, entice”) + -essō.