verbfirst conjugation
laxō
laxō (present infinitive laxāre, perfect active laxāvī, supine laxātum)
Classical[ˈɫak.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlak.so]
Meaning
- to extend, expand
- to open, make wide
- to undo, release
- figurativelyto lighten, relieve, free
- to relax, moderate, weaken
- to lessen, abate
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laxō | laxābam | laxābō | laxāvī | laxāveram | laxāverō laxārō |
| 2nd sg. | laxās | laxābās | laxābis | laxāvistī laxāstī | laxāverās | laxāveris |
| 3rd sg. | laxat | laxābat | laxābit | laxāvit | laxāverat | laxāverit laxārit |
| 1st pl. | laxāmus | laxābāmus | laxābimus | laxāvimus | laxāverāmus | laxāverimus laxārimus |
| 2nd pl. | laxātis | laxābātis | laxābitis | laxāvistis laxāstis | laxāverātis | laxāveritis laxāritis |
| 3rd pl. | laxant | laxābant | laxābunt | laxāvērunt laxāvēre, laxārunt | laxāverant | laxāverint laxārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laxem | laxārem | laxāverim laxārim | laxāvissem laxāssem |
| 2nd sg. | laxēs | laxārēs | laxāverīs | laxāvissēs laxāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | laxet | laxāret | laxāverit laxārit | laxāvisset laxāsset |
| 1st pl. | laxēmus | laxārēmus | laxāverīmus laxārīmus | laxāvissēmus laxāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | laxētis | laxārētis | laxāverītis laxārītis | laxāvissētis laxāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | laxent | laxārent | laxāverint laxārint | laxāvissent laxāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laxor | laxābar | laxābor |
| 2nd sg. | laxāris laxāre | laxābāris laxābāre | laxāberis laxābere |
| 3rd sg. | laxātur | laxābātur | laxābitur |
| 1st pl. | laxāmur | laxābāmur | laxābimur |
| 2nd pl. | laxāminī | laxābāminī | laxābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | laxantur | laxābantur | laxābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | laxer | laxārer |
| 2nd sg. | laxēris laxēre | laxārēris laxārēre |
| 3rd sg. | laxētur | laxārētur |
| 1st pl. | laxēmur | laxārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | laxēminī | laxārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | laxentur | laxārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | laxā | laxāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | laxāte | laxāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | laxātō | laxātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | laxātō | laxātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | laxātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | laxantō | laxantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | laxāre | laxārī |
| perfect infinitive | laxāvisse laxāsse | laxātum esse |
| future infinitive | laxātūrum esse | laxātum īrī |
| present participle | laxāns laxante, laxantem, laxantēs, laxantī, laxantia, laxantibus, laxantis, laxantīs, laxantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | laxātus laxāta, laxātā, laxātae, laxātam, laxātārum, laxātās, laxātī, laxātōrum, laxātōs |
| future participle | laxātūrus laxātūra, laxātūrā, laxātūrae, laxātūram, laxātūrārum, laxātūrās, laxātūre, laxātūrī, laxātūrīs, laxātūrō, laxātūrōrum, laxātūrōs, laxātūrum | laxandus laxanda, laxandā, laxandae, laxandam, laxandārum, laxandās, laxande, laxandīs, laxandōrum, laxandōs |
gerundlaxandī, laxandō, laxandumsupinelaxātum, laxātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fit
- the price of corn is going down.
- laxatis (opp. confertis) ordinibus pugnare
- to fight in open order.
laxo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (rarely n.; v. I. B. 2. β. and II. B. β. infra) [id.],
I. to stretch out, extend, to make wide or roomy, to expand.
I. Lit.:
forum, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 8: manipulos, to open the ranks, Caes. B. G. 2, 25: lilium ab angustiis in latitudinem paulatim se laxans, Plin. 21, 5, 11, § 22.—B. Transf.
1. To open, undo, unloose (syn. solvo):
vincula epistolae laxavit, Nep. Paus. 4: nodos Herculeos, Luc. 4, 632: ubi dolor vocem laxaverat, had loosened his voice, Just. 42, 4, 13: claustra, Verg. A. 2, 259: claustra portarum, Juv. 8, 261: intestina, Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 129.—2. To slacken, relax:
laxare arcum, to slacken, unbend, Phaedr. 3, 14, 11: excussos rudentes, Verg. A. 3, 267: laxantur corpora rugis, become flabby with wrinkles, Ov. A. A. 3, 73: laxatis habenis invehi jussit, Curt. 4, 9, 24; 4, 15, 3: laxatisque vinculis ... ostendit manum, Just. 14, 4, 1: se cutis arida laxet, Juv. 6, 144: oleum ad nervos laxandos utile est, Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 157: corpus velut laxatum, Petr. 82: ferrum, to smelt, Stat. Achill. 1, 429.— (b). Neutr.:
crebris fluctibus compages operis verberatae laxavere, were loosened, opened, Curt. 4, 3, 6.—3. To lighten, ease:
pharetra graves laxavit umeros, Sen. Herc. Oet. 787.—II. Trop.
A. To lighten, relieve, unbend, recreate (syn.: levo, libero): a contentione disputationis animos curamque laxemus, Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 230:
judicum animos atque a severitate ad hilaritatem traducere, id. Brut. 93, 322: animum ab assiduis laboribus, Liv. 32, 5: ut istis te molestiis laxes, release yourself, Luc. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 3.—B. To relax, mitigate, moderate, abate, weaken:
alicui laxare aliquid laboris, Liv. 9, 16: vix primos inopina quies laxaverat artus, Verg. A. 5, 187: placida laxarant membra quiete ... nautae, id. ib. 5, 836: subtile examen justitiae, Gell. 1, 3: iram, Stat. Th. 6, 831: nigrantes tenebras id. ib. 12, 254: paulatim temeritate laxata, Petr. 82: longiore dierum spatio laxare dicendi necessitatem, to prolong, delay, defer, Quint. 10, 5, 22: memoriae inhaeret fldelius, quod nulla scribendi securitate laxatur, id. 10, 6, 2: rarescit multo laxatus vulnere miles, weakened, Sil. 17, 422.—To lay open, disclose, reveal (poet.): fata latentia laxa, Stat. Achill. 1, 508.—(b). To reduce the price of:
annonam, Liv. 2, 34, 12; so neutr., to lessen, fall in price: annona laxaverat, Liv. 26, 20.—laxātus, a, um, P. a., spread out, separated, extended, wide. A. Lit.:
custodiae, i. e. separated, withdrawn, Liv. 21, 32 fin.: custodia, Petr. 112: membrana laxatior, Plin. 19, 1, 3, § 17: laxati ordines (aciei), Tac. H. 3, 25; Sil. 9, 364: corpore laxati, released from the body, Cic. Rep. 6, 15 fin.—B. Trop.:
libidinum vinculis laxati, released, freed, free, Cic. de Sen. 3, 7: laxatus curis, id. Tusc. 1, 19, 44: pugna, a battle broken off, Liv. 21, 59: nox, i. e. clear, Sil. 13, 550.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
laxō āvī, ātus, āre
laxus, to extend, make wide, open, expand : forum: manipulos, Cs.: ubi laxatas sensit custodias, L.— To open, undo, unloose, release : vincla epistolae, N.: pedem ab nodo, L.: claustra portarum, Iu.— To slacken, relax, unbend : arcum, Ph.: excussos rudentīs, V.: laxatis habenis invehi, Cu.: se cutis arida laxet, Iu.— Fig., to lighten, relieve, free, unbend, recreate : iudicum animos: animum ab adsiduis laboribus, L.: libidinum vinculis laxati.— To relax, mitigate, moderate, weaken : sibi aliquid laboris, L.: quies laxaverat artūs, V.: laxata pugna, interrupted , L. — To lessen, abate, reduce : annonam, L.: annona laxaverat (sc. se), L.
Origins
From laxus (“loose, open”) + -ō.
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesedeixarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese leixar
- Portuguesedesleixarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese leixar
- Spanishdexarfrom Old Spanish lexar
- Spanishdejarfrom Old Spanish lexar
- Aragonesedeixar
- Galiciandeixarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese leixar
- Galiciandesleixarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese leixar
- Asturiandexarfrom Old Leonese lexar
- Asturiandesdexarfrom Old Leonese lexar
- Leonesedexarefrom Old Leonese lexar
Insular Romance
- Sardinianlassai
- Sardinianlassare
- Sardiniandassare
Gallo-Romance
- Occitanlaissar
- Occitandaissar
- Catalandeixarfrom Old Catalan leixar
- Franco-Provençallèssiér
- Old Frenchlaissier
Borrowings
- Catalanlaxar
- Portugueselaxar
- Spanishlaxar
- Albanianlëshoj
Elsewhere
- Italianlascarefrom Vulgar Latin *laxicāre
- Spanishlascarfrom Vulgar Latin *laxicāre
- Catalandeleixarfrom Vulgar Latin *delaxāre
- Venetanlascarfrom Vulgar Latin *laxicāre
- Friulianlascâfrom Vulgar Latin *laxicāre
- Old Frenchlaschierfrom Vulgar Latin *laxicāre
- Old Leonesedeleyxarfrom Vulgar Latin *delaxāre
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianlăsa
- Romanianlăsare
- Aromanianalas
- Aromanianlas
- Aromanianalãsari
- Aromanianlãsari
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianlassare
- Italianlasciare
- Gallureselassàfrom Corsican lascià
- Gallureselacàfrom Corsican lascià
- Sassareselassàfrom Corsican lascià
- Sassaresedassàfrom Corsican lascià
- Sassareselagàfrom Corsican lascià
- Sassaresedagàfrom Corsican lascià
- Dalmatianlasčur
- Istriotlassà
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianlassâ
- Ladinlascer
- Romanshlaschar
- Romanshlascher
- Romanshschar
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianlasèr
- Ligurianlasciâ
- Lombardlassà
- Piedmonteselassé
- Romagnollasêr
In English words that came into English from laxō
- relaxrelaxāre
- leaselaxō
- relishrelaxāre
- relaxationrelaxatio
- relaxedrelaxātus
- lacheslaxico
- laxationlaxātiō
- lask*lascāre