verbsecond conjugation, deponent
liceor
liceor (present infinitive licērī, perfect active licitus sum)
Classical[ˈlɪ.ke.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.t͡ʃe.or]
Meaning
- ambitransitivedeponentto bid (for), make an offer (for)
- deponentfigurativelyto value, appraise, estimate
Conjugation conjugation 2 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liceor | licēbar | licēbor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | licēris licēre | licēbāris licēbāre | licēberis licēbere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | licētur | licēbātur | licēbitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | licēmur | licēbāmur | licēbimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | licēminī | licēbāminī | licēbiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | licentur | licēbantur | licēbuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | licear | licērer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | liceāris liceāre | licērēris licērēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | liceātur | licērētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | liceāmur | licērēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | liceāminī | licērēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | liceantur | licērentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | licēre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | licēminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | licētor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | licētor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | licentor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | licērī | — |
| perfect infinitive | licitum esse | — |
| future infinitive | licitūrum esse | — |
| present participle | licēns | — |
| perfect participle | licitus | — |
| future participle | licitūrus | licendus licenda, licendā, licendae, licendam, licendārum, licendās, licende, licendīs, licendōrum, licendōs |
gerundlicendī, licendō, licendumsupinelicitum, licitū
lĭcĕor, lĭcĭtus, 2,
I. v. dep. n. and a. [root lic-; v. 1. liceo], to bid on goods at an auction (class.).
(a). Absol.:
licetur Aebutius, Cic. Caecin. 6, 16: liciti sunt usque adeo, quoad, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33, § 77: digito liceri (because, in bidding, the finger was raised), id. ib. 2, 3, 11, § 27: omnia Aeduorum vectigalia parvo pretio redemta habere, propterea, quod illo licente, contra liceri audeat nemo, to bid against, Caes. B. C. 1, 18: immoderatius liceri, Suet. Caes. 20: nec licendi finem factum, id. Calig. 38.—(b). Act., to bid for, make an offer for.—With acc.:
heredes Scapulae si istos hortos liceri cogitant, to bid on the gardens, Cic. Att. 12, 38, 4; so, hortos liceri, Plin. Pan. 50: et centum Graecos curto centusse licetur, Pers. 5, 191. —* II. Trop., to appraise, estimate, value:
tunc avidi matronam oculi licentur, appraise her, reckon at what price she can be robbed of her honor, Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
liceor licitus, ērī, dep.
LIC-, to bid, make a bid : licetur Aebutius: digito, by raising a finger : quod, illo licente, contra liceri audeat nemo, Cs.: hortos, bid on : hostium capita, Cu.
Origins
Uncertain. Related to liceo and licet.