liqueō
Meaning
- to be liquid, fluid
Causam qua terra concutitur alii in aqua esse, alii in ignibus, alii in ipsa terra, alii in spiritu putauerunt, alii in pluribus, alii in omnibus his; quidam liquere ipsis aliquam ex istis causam esse dixerunt, sed non liquere quae esset.
c. 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Naturales quaestiones 6.5.1 - to be clear, transparent, limpid
- figurativelyto be clear, evident, apparent
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
appāret, clārum estChoosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Fluere · Manare · Liquere
Fluere (φλύω) denotes flowing, with reference to the motion of the fluid; manare (from μανός, or madere,) with reference to the imparting of the fluid; and liquere, with reference to the nature of the fluid. The cause of the fluendi is, that the fluid has no dam, and according to the law of gravity flows on; whereas the cause of the manandi is the over-fulness of the spring; lastly, liquere, to be fluid, is the negative state of fluere and manare. Hence fluere, with its synonyme labi, is more opposed to hærere and stare; and moreover labari, with its synonyme effundi, more opposed to contineri, claudi; lastly, liquere, with its synonyme dissolvi, more opposed to concrevisse, rigere. Gell. xvii. 11. Plato potum dixit defluere ad pulmonem, eoque satis humectato, demanare per eum, quia sit rimosior, et confluere inde in vesicam. (ii. 1.)
Constat · Apparet · Elucet · Liquet
Constat means a truth made out and fixed, in opp. to a wavering and unsteady fancy or rumor; whereas apparet, elucet, and liquet denote what is clear and evident; apparet, under the image of something stepping out of the back-ground into sight; elucet, under the image of a light shining out of darkness; liquet, under the image of frozen water melted. (vi. 78.)
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liqueō | liquēbam | liquēbō | līquī līcuī | līqueram līcueram | līquerō līcuerō |
| 2nd sg. | liquēs | liquēbās | liquēbis | līquistī līcuistī | līquerās līcuerās | līqueris līcueris |
| 3rd sg. | liquet | liquēbat | liquēbit | līquit līcuit | līquerat līcuerat | līquerit līcuerit |
| 1st pl. | liquēmus | liquēbāmus | liquēbimus | līquimus līcuimus | līquerāmus līcuerāmus | līquerimus līcuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | liquētis | liquēbātis | liquēbitis | līquistis līcuistis | līquerātis līcuerātis | līqueritis līcueritis |
| 3rd pl. | liquent | liquēbant | liquēbunt | līquērunt līquēre, līcuērunt, līcuēre | līquerant līcuerant | līquerint līcuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liqueam | liquērem | līquerim līcuerim | līquissem līcuissem |
| 2nd sg. | liqueās | liquērēs | līquerīs līcuerīs | līquissēs līcuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | liqueat | liquēret | līquerit līcuerit | līquisset līcuisset |
| 1st pl. | liqueāmus | liquērēmus | līquerīmus līcuerīmus | līquissēmus līcuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | liqueātis | liquērētis | līquerītis līcuerītis | līquissētis līcuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | liqueant | liquērent | līquerint līcuerint | līquissent līcuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | liquē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | liquēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | liquētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | liquētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | liquētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | liquentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | liquēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | līquisse līcuisse | — |
| present participle | liquēns liquente, liquentem, liquentēs, liquentī, liquentia, liquentibus, liquentis, liquentīs, liquentium | — |
lac est omnium rerum liquentium maxime alibile, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 1: vina liquentia fundere, Verg. A. 5, 238: caelum ac terras camposque liquentes, id. ib. 6, 724: fluvium liquentem, id. G. 4, 442.—quicquid incerti mihi in animo prius aut ambiguum fuit, Nunc liquet, nunc defaecatum est, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 69: ut liqueant omnia, id. Most. 2, 1, 69: hoc non liquet nec satis cogitatum est, utrum, etc., id. Trin. 2, 1, 3: Protagoras sese negat omnino de deis habere, quod liqueat, Cic. N. D. 1, 12, 29; cf.: cui (Protagorae) neutrum licuerit, nec esse deos nec non esse, id. ib. 1, 42, 117: te liquet esse meum, Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 62: si liquerit eum vivere, Dig. 29, 3, 2.—In part. pres.: fidei purae liquentisque (opp. turbidae, ambiguae), Gell. 18, 5, 11.—non liquere dixerunt (judices), Cic. Clu. 28, 76: cum id de quo Panaetio non liquet, reliquis ejusdem disciplinae solis luce videatur clarius, id. Div. 1, 3, 6: juravi, mihi non liquere, Gell. 14, 2, 25: non liquet mihi, Quint. 9, 3, 97.—So, on the contrary, liquet: cum causam non audisset, dixit sibi liquere, Cic. Caecin. 10, 29: quid maxime liquere judici velit, Quint. 3, 6, 12: de quo liquet, id. 3, 6, 35: si liquebit mundum providentia regi, id. 5, 10, 14: mirabatur, id. cuiquam pro percepto liquere, stellas istas non esse plures, etc., Gell. 14, 1, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*wleykʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wlikʷéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*(w)likʷēō
- Latinliqueō
Stative from Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti, from *wleykʷ- (“to flow, run, moisten”); compare Old Irish fliuch (“wet”), Tocharian A lyīktsi (“to wash”). See also intransitive līquor and transitive liquō.
- Italianliquare