verbfirst conjugation
liquō
liquō (present infinitive liquāre, perfect active liquāvī, supine liquātum)
Classical[ˈlɪ.kʷoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.kʷo]
Meaning
- transitiveto melt, liquefy
- transitiveto filter, strain
- figurativelyto clarify, simplify
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liquō | liquābam | liquābō | liquāvī | liquāveram | liquāverō liquārō |
| 2nd sg. | liquās | liquābās | liquābis | liquāvistī liquāstī | liquāverās liquārās | liquāveris |
| 3rd sg. | liquat | liquābat | liquābit | liquāvit | liquāverat liquārat | liquāverit liquārit |
| 1st pl. | liquāmus | liquābāmus | liquābimus | liquāvimus | liquāverāmus | liquāverimus liquārimus |
| 2nd pl. | liquātis | liquābātis | liquābitis | liquāvistis liquāstis | liquāverātis liquārātis | liquāveritis liquāritis |
| 3rd pl. | liquant | liquābant | liquābunt | liquāvērunt liquāvēre, liquārunt | liquāverant liquārant | liquāverint liquārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liquem | liquārem | liquāverim liquārim | liquāvissem liquāssem |
| 2nd sg. | liquēs | liquārēs | liquāverīs | liquāvissēs liquāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | liquet | liquāret | liquāverit liquārit | liquāvisset liquāsset |
| 1st pl. | liquēmus | liquārēmus | liquāverīmus liquārīmus | liquāvissēmus liquāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | liquētis | liquārētis | liquāverītis liquārītis | liquāvissētis liquāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | liquent | liquārent | liquāverint liquārint | liquāvissent liquāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liquor | liquābar | liquābor |
| 2nd sg. | liquāris liquāre | liquābāris liquābāre | liquāberis liquābere |
| 3rd sg. | liquātur | liquābātur | liquābitur |
| 1st pl. | liquāmur | liquābāmur | liquābimur |
| 2nd pl. | liquāminī | liquābāminī | liquābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | liquantur | liquābantur | liquābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | liquer | liquārer |
| 2nd sg. | liquēris liquēre | liquārēris liquārēre |
| 3rd sg. | liquētur | liquārētur |
| 1st pl. | liquēmur | liquārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | liquēminī | liquārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | liquentur | liquārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | liquā | liquāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | liquāte | liquāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | liquātō | liquātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | liquātō | liquātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | liquātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | liquantō | liquantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | liquāre | liquārī |
| perfect infinitive | liquāvisse liquāsse | liquātum esse |
| future infinitive | liquātūrum esse | liquātum īrī |
| present participle | liquāns liquante, liquantem, liquantēs, liquantī, liquantia, liquantibus, liquantis, liquantīs, liquantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | liquātus liquāta, liquātā, liquātae, liquātam, liquātārum, liquātās, liquātī, liquātōrum, liquātōs |
| future participle | liquātūrus liquātūra, liquātūrā, liquātūrae, liquātūram, liquātūrārum, liquātūrās, liquātūre, liquātūrī, liquātūrīs, liquātūrō, liquātūrōrum, liquātūrōs, liquātūrum | liquandus |
gerundliquandī, liquandō, liquandumsupineliquātum, liquātū
lĭquo, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. a., to make liquid, to melt, dissolve, liquefy.
I. Lit.:
pila, Luc. 7, 159: vitrum, Plin. 36, 26, 66, § 194: lapis liquatur igni, id. 36, 8, 13, § 62: liquatum aes, id. 34, 13, 36, § 134: liquatae guttae, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 10, 25.—B. Transf., to strain, filter, clarify:
vina liques, Hor. C. 1, 11, 6: liquatum vinum, Plin. 15, 29, 37, § 124: liquatae aquae, id. 31, 3, 22, § 36: saccus, quo vinum liquatur, Col. 9, 15, 12: silicem rivo saliente, Manil. 5, 534: voces liquatae, i. e. clear voices, Auct. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3.—* II. Trop., to make clear, simplify:
quae (verba) cum sex et viginti natus annos summis audientium clamoribus dixerit, defervisse tempore et annis liquata jam senior idem fatetur, Quint. 12, 6, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
liquō —, ātus, āre
LIQV-, to make liquid, melt, dissolve, liquefy : liquatae Guttae, C. poët.— To strain, filter, clarify : vina, H.
Origins
Compounded factitive of the stative verb liqueō (“to be liquid”).
Descendants
- Catalanliquar
- Englishliquate
- Italianliquare
- Spanishlicuar
In English words that came into English from liquō
- liquateliquātus
- eliquationeliquatio
- illiquationliquare
- liquamenliquamen