verbfourth conjugation, deponent
mōlior
mōlior (present infinitive mōlīrī or mōlīrier, perfect active mōlītus sum)
Classical[ˈmoː.li.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.li.or]
Meaning
- deponentto strive, endeavor, work at
- deponentto put in motion, shake, move
- deponentto rouse, bestir
- deponentto undertake, start, begin, commence
- deponentto erect, construct
- deponentfigurativelyto attempt, stir up
Quia eī fidem nōn habuī argentī, eō mihi eās māchinās mōlītu'st.
Because I had no trust in him about the silver, he laid me these machinations.c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Persa 5.2.8Nihil agis, nihil mōlīris, nihil cōgitās quod nōn ego nōn modo audiam sed etiam videam plānēque sentiam.
You do nothing, you plan nothing, you think of nothing which I not only do not hear, but which I do not see and know every particular of.63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.8
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
occultē parōmōlior -īrī — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 2
struō, cōnormōlior -īrī — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 21
magnā vī moveōmōlior -īrī — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 11
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Audere · Conari · Moliri
Audere denotes an enterprise with reference to its danger, and the courage of him who undertakes it, whereas conari (from incohare), with reference to the importance of the enterprise, and the energy of him who undertakes it; lastly, moliri, with reference to the difficulty of the enterprise, and the exertion required of him who undertakes it. (iii. 295.)
Conjugation conjugation 4 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mōlior | mōliēbar | mōliar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | mōlīris mōlīre | mōliēbāris mōliēbāre | mōliēris mōliēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | mōlītur | mōliēbātur | mōliētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | mōlīmur | mōliēbāmur | mōliēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | mōlīminī | mōliēbāminī | mōliēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | mōliuntur | mōliēbantur | mōlientur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mōliar | mōlīrer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | mōliāris mōliāre | mōlīrēris mōlīrēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | mōliātur | mōlīrētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | mōliāmur | mōlīrēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | mōliāminī | mōlīrēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | mōliantur | mōlīrentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | mōlīre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | mōlīminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | mōlītor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | mōlītor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | mōliuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | mōlīrī mōlīrier | — |
| perfect infinitive | mōlītum esse | — |
| future infinitive | mōlītūrum esse | — |
| present participle | mōliēns | — |
| perfect participle | mōlītus mōlīta, mōlītā, mōlītae, mōlītam, mōlītārum, mōlītās, mōlīte, mōlītī, mōlītīs, mōlītō, mōlītōrum, mōlītōs | — |
| future participle | mōlītūrus mōlītūra, mōlītūrā, mōlītūrae, mōlītūram, mōlītūrārum, mōlītūrās, mōlītūre, mōlītūrī, mōlītūrīs, mōlītūrō, mōlītūrōrum, mōlītūrōs, mōlītūrum | mōliendus mōliundus, mōlienda, mōliendā, mōliendae, mōliendam, mōliendārum, mōliendās, mōliende, mōliendīs, mōliendōrum, mōliendōs |
gerundmōliendī, mōliendō, mōliendumsupinemōlītum, mōlītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- magna moliri
- to be busy with ambitious projects.
- bellum moliri
- to meditate war.
- scelera moliri (Att. 7. 11)
- to meditate crime.
- fidem moliri (Liv. 6. 11. 8)
- to shake credit.
- novas res moliri (Verr. 2. 125)
- to plot a revolution.
- perniciem (exitium) alicui afferre, moliri, parare
- to compass, devise a man's overthrow, ruin.
mōlĭor, ītus, 4 (
I. inf. molirier for moliri, Lucr. 5, 934), v. dep. n. and a. [moles].
I. Neutr.
A. To set one's self or one's powers in motion, to make exertions, exert one's self, to endeavor, struggle, strive, toil, etc. (rare but class.;
syn.: conor, nitor): viden ut misere moliuntur? Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 32: agam per me ipse et moliar, Cic. Fam. 6, 10, 2: nōsti mores mulierum: Dum moliuntur, dum comuntur, annus est, Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 11: horam amplius jam in demoliendo signo permulti homines moliebantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95.—B. To set one's self in motion, endeavor to depart, to depart:
molientem hinc Hannibalem, Liv. 28, 44: dum naves moliuntur a terra, id. 37, 11: in quam (insulam) gladiatores navibus molientes, Tac. H. 2, 35.—II. Act.
A. To labor upon any thing, exert one's self at or upon, set in motion, work an instrument or engine; to work any thing (cf. ago; class.).
1. Nihil enim agit (vita deorum), ... nulla opera molitur, Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 51:
res dura et regni novitas me talia cogant moliri, Verg. A. 1, 564: validam in vites molire bipennem, to work, i. e. wield, id. G. 4, 331: ancoras, to work, i. e. hoist the anchor, weigh anchor, Liv. 28, 17: agricola incurvo terram molitus aratro, i. e. to work, cultivate, till the ground, Verg. G. 1, 494; Col. 1 praef. 17; 11, 2, 19: erro molirier arva, Lucr. 5, 932: fores, to work, i. e. to force, to break open, Tac. A. 1, 39; 2, 82; Liv. 23, 18, 2; 24, 46, 5: Atharrias ad Philotam missus clausum aditum domus moliebatur, Curt. 6, 8, 20: habenas, to guide, Verg. A. 12, 327: fulmina molitur dextrā, hurls, id. G. 1, 329: ignem, id. A. 10, 131: opera, to begin work, Col. 11, 2, 2: aliquid sub divo moliri potest, id. 1, 8, 9.— 2. To set in motion, bestir, rouse, cause to remove, displace (syn.:
deicio, deturbo): montes suā sede, displaces, Liv. 9, 3: corpora ex somno moliebantur, aroused, id. 36, 24, 3: onera objecta, id. 25, 36.—3. To build, make, erect, construct (syn.:
condo, fundo, construo): muros, to build, Verg. A. 3, 132: classem, id. ib. 3, 6: arcem, id. ib. 1, 424: atrium, Hor. C. 3, 1, 46: aedem, Flor. 1, 7: locum, prepares, Verg. A. 7, 158: pocula de inimicorum capitibus hominum, to construct, make, Sol. 15.—B. Trop., to endeavor to do; to undertake, attempt, set about any thing (cf.:
aggredior, apparo): nec ea, quae agunt, molientes cum labore operoso, performing, doing, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 59: viam clipei molita per oras, made its way, Verg. A. 10, 477: inde datum molitur iter, id. ib. 6, 477: jamque alio moliris iter, Stat. S. 5, 2, 61: viam et gressus, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 278; 3, 438: animum, to form or acquire for one's self, Ov. A. A. 2, 119: laborem, to undertake, Verg. A. 4, 233: struere et moliri aliquid calamitatis alicui, to try to bring upon, Cic. Clu. 64, 178: fortissimis atque optimis civibus periculum moliri, id. Sest. 1, 1: pestem patriae nefarie, id. Cat. 2, 1, 1: perniciem rei publicae, id. ib. 1, 2, 5: insidias avibus, to lay snares, Verg. G. 1, 271: crimina et accusatorem, to bring about, find out, Tac. A. 12, 22: triumphos, Ov. M. 14, 719: fugam, Verg. A. 2, 109: moram, to cause, make, occasion, id. ib. 1, 414: opem extremam alicui, Val. Fl. 6, 431: dolos apertos, to devise, id. 5, 249: bellum in animo, to design, meditate, Vell. 2, 46: Athenienses urbem ex integro condere moliuntur, Just. 2, 15, 1: mundum efficere moliens deus, attempting, Cic. Univ. 4: fallere, Val. Fl. 3, 491: de occupando regno moliens, striving to usurp the government, Cic. Rep. 2, 35, 60: nuptias, to bring about, Tac. A. 12, 3: apud judices oratione molienda sunt amor, odium, etc., are to be excited, called forth, Cic. de Or. 2, 51, 206: tumorem, Col. 6, 17: vorandi facultatem, Cels. 1, 3: fidem moliri coepit, began to meddle with, disturb, Liv. 6, 11, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mōlior ītus, īrī, dep.
moles, to make exertion, exert oneself, endeavor, struggle, strive, toil : in demoliendo signo: Dum moliuntur annus est, T.— To labor upon, set in motion, work, ply : nulla opera: validam in vitīs bipennem, wield , V.: ancoras, weigh anchor , L.: terram aratro, till , V.: portas, try , L.: clausum aditum domūs, Cu.: habenas, guide , V.: fulmina dextra, hurl , V.— To set out, start, depart : dum (naves) moliuntur a terrā, L. — To set in motion, bestir, rouse, cause to remove, displace, start : montes suā sede, L.: classem, V.: corpora ex somno, L.— To build, make, erect, construct : muros, V.: atrium, H.: locum, prepares , V.—Fig., to endeavor to do, undertake, attempt, set about, be busy with : multa simul, S.: ea, quae agant, cum labore operoso, perform : (hasta) viam clipei molita per oras, made its way , V.: inde datum molitur iter, V.: animum, form , O.: laborem, undertake , V.: aliquid calamitatis filio, contrive : pestem patriae nefarie: insidias avibus, lay snares , V.: triumphos, O.: moram, occasion , V.: de occupando regno moliens, striving to usurp : apud iudices oratione molienda sunt amor, odium, etc., are to be excited : fidem moliri coepit, disturb , L.: redire molientem (Antonium) reppulistis: Reicere vestem molibar, O.: adversus fortunam, to struggle , Ta.: consiliis res externas, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin molior From mōlēs + -ō.