verbfirst conjugation, deponent
lēnōcinor
lēnōcinor (present infinitive lēnōcinārī, perfect active lēnōcinātus sum)
Classical[ɫeːˈnoː.kɪ.nɔr]Ecclesiastical[leˈnɔː.t͡ʃi.nor]
Meaning
- deponentto flatter, humor, wheedle
- deponentto serve, promote, advance (some cause)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lēnōcinor | lēnōcinābar | lēnōcinābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | lēnōcināris lēnōcināre | lēnōcinābāris lēnōcinābāre | lēnōcināberis lēnōcinābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | lēnōcinātur | lēnōcinābātur | lēnōcinābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | lēnōcināmur | lēnōcinābāmur | lēnōcinābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | lēnōcināminī | lēnōcinābāminī | lēnōcinābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | lēnōcinantur | lēnōcinābantur | lēnōcinābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lēnōciner | lēnōcinārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | lēnōcinēris lēnōcinēre | lēnōcinārēris lēnōcinārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | lēnōcinētur | lēnōcinārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | lēnōcinēmur | lēnōcinārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | lēnōcinēminī | lēnōcinārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | lēnōcinentur | lēnōcinārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | lēnōcināre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | lēnōcināminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | lēnōcinātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | lēnōcinātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | lēnōcinantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | lēnōcinārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | lēnōcinātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | lēnōcinātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | lēnōcināns | — |
| perfect participle | lēnōcinātus | — |
| future participle | lēnōcinātūrus | lēnōcinandus |
gerundlēnōcinandī, lēnōcinandō, lēnōcinandumsupinelēnōcinātum, lēnōcinātū
lēnōcĭnor, ātus, 1, v. dep. 1. leno; lit., to pander; hence, transf..
I. To flatter, entice, allure, wheedle, cajole (syn.:
blandior, adulor): tibi serviet, tibi lenocinabitur, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15, 48: gloriae alicujus, Sen. Contr. 1: alicui captatione testamenti, Plin. 20, 14, 57, § 160.—II. To forward, serve, promote, advance (post-Aug.):
ut libro isti novitas lenocinetur, Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 7: anceps hic et lubricus locus est, etiam cum illi necessitas lenocinatur, id. ib. 1, 8, 6: quo vitio mancipiorum negotiatores formae puerorum lenocinantur, Quint. 5, 12, 17: Harii insitae feritati arte ac tempore lenocinantur, i. e. increase, add to, Tac. G. 43 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lēnōcinor ātus, ārī, dep.
leno, to pander, flatter, humor, wheedle : tibi: feritati arte, i. e. stimulate , Ta.
Origins
From lēnō (“pimp, seducer”) + -cinor, combining variant of canō (“to sing”).
In English words that came into English from lēnōcinor
- lenociniumlenocinium