medeor
Meaning
- deponentwith dativeto heal, cure, remedy, be good for or against a disease
- deponentfigurativelyto amend, correct, relieve
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
sānō, remedium dōsānō, cūrōChoosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Mederi · Medicari · Sanare · Medicamen · Medicina · Remedium
1. Mederi and the poetical word medicari (μέδειν) denote healing, as the act of the physician, who heals with humane sympathy, judgment, and art, synonymously with curare, like ἰᾶσθαι; sanare, as the effect of the physic, which in a mechanical way makes the sick well again, synonymously with restituere, like ἀκεῖσθαι. 2. Medicamentum means a remedy, with reference to its material substance, as it is prepared by the apothecary, like φάρμακον; medicina, with reference to its healing virtues, as ordered by the physician; each with reference to an illness; whereas remedium denotes a remedy for any of the evils to which we are subject, like ἄκος. Cic. N. D. ii. 53. Medicamentorum salutarium plenissimæ terræ: comp. with Divin. ii. 51. Quam a medico petere medicinam. (v. 198.)
Conjugation conjugation 2 deponent perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | medeor | medēbar | medēbor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | medēris medēre | medēbāris medēbāre | medēberis medēbere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | medētur | medēbātur | medēbitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | medēmur | medēbāmur | medēbimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | medēminī | medēbāminī | medēbiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | medentur | medēbantur | medēbuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | medear | medērer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | medeāris medeāre | medērēris medērēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | medeātur | medērētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | medeāmur | medērēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | medeāminī | medērēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | medeantur | medērentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | medēre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | medēminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | medētor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | medētor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | medentor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | medērī | — |
| present participle | medēns | — |
| future participle | — | medendus |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- incommodis mederi
- to relieve a difficulty.
medico non solum morbus ejus, cui mederi volet, cognoscendus est, Cic. de Or. 2, 44, 186.—Prov.: cum capiti mederi debeam, reduviam curo, i. e. to neglect matters of importance while attending to trifles, Cic. Rosc. Am. 44, 128.—contra serpentium ictus mederi, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 99: oculis herba chelidonia, id. 8, 27, 41, § 98: dolori dentium, id. 20, 1, 2, § 4: capitis vulneribus, id. 24, 6, 22, § 36: medendi ars, the healing art, art of medicine, Ov. A. A. 2, 735; id. M. 7, 526; Lact. 1, 18 fin.—Pass.: ut ex vino stomachi dolor medeatur, Hier. Ep. 22, 4; cf.: medendae valetudini leniendisque morbis opem adhibere, Suet. Vesp. 8.—huic malo, Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 26: dies stultis quoque mederi solet, id. Fam. 7, 28, 3: incommodis omnium, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10: afflictae et perditae rei publicae, id. Sest. 13, 31: religioni, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51, § 114: inopiae rei frumentariae, Caes. B. G. 5, 24: tum satietati, tum ignorantiae lectorum, to provide against, Nep. Pelop. 1, 1: rei alicui lege aut decreto senatus, Tac. A. 4, 16.—quas (cupiditates) mederi possis, Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 2; Just. Inst. 2, 7.—Pass.: aquae medendis corporibus nobiles, Vell. 2, 25, 4.—Absol.: aegrescit medendo, his disorder increases with the remedy, Verg. A. 12, 46.—Impers. pass.: ut huic vitio medeatur, Vitr. 6, 11.—Hence, mĕdens, entis (gen. plur. medentum, Ov. M. 15, 629), subst., a physician (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): veluti pueris absinthia tetra medentes cum dare conantur, Lucr. 1, 936; Ov. H. 21, 14: Democrates e primis medentium, Plin. 25, 8, 49, § 87; Plin. Pan. 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Italic*medos
- Latinmedeor
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin medeor From Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, give advice, heal”). Possibly a stative verb formed to *medos (“measure, judgement”), with a semantic shift from "be a judge" to "to be a healer." The LIV alternatively suggests that the term reflects an essive verb from the aforementioned root, though De Vaan argues that the e-grade would be unexpected in such a scenario. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬍-𐬨𐬀𐬛 (vī-mad), Old Persian [script needed] (azdā), Old Armenian միտ (mit), Old Irish midithir, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mitaþs), Ancient Greek μέδομαι (médomai), German Maut.