verbthird conjugation, irregular short imperative
obdūcō
obdūcō (present infinitive obdūcere, perfect active obdūxī, supine obductum)
Classical[ɔbˈduː.koː]Ecclesiastical[obˈduː.ko]
Meaning
- to lead, conduct, bring or draw towards, before, forward or against
- to cover by drawing over; cover over, overlay, overspread, surround, envelop; heal; conceal
- to close, shut up, bar; block
- to draw in, drink down, swallow, down
- to swallow up, overwhelm
- to wrinkle, contract
- Late Latinto injure, harm
- figurativelyto draw out, pass, spend
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
draw over, extend
obdūcō -ere — in De Bello Gallico II
Conjugation conjugation 3 irregular
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obdūcō | obdūcēbam | obdūcam | obdūxī | obdūxeram | obdūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | obdūcis | obdūcēbās | obdūcēs | obdūxistī | obdūxerās | obdūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | obdūcit | obdūcēbat | obdūcet | obdūxit | obdūxerat | obdūxerit |
| 1st pl. | obdūcimus | obdūcēbāmus | obdūcēmus | obdūximus | obdūxerāmus | obdūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | obdūcitis | obdūcēbātis | obdūcētis | obdūxistis | obdūxerātis | obdūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | obdūcunt | obdūcēbant | obdūcent | obdūxērunt obdūxēre | obdūxerant | obdūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obdūcam | obdūcerem | obdūxerim | obdūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | obdūcās | obdūcerēs | obdūxerīs | obdūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obdūcat | obdūceret | obdūxerit | obdūxisset |
| 1st pl. | obdūcāmus | obdūcerēmus | obdūxerīmus | obdūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obdūcātis | obdūcerētis | obdūxerītis | obdūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obdūcant | obdūcerent | obdūxerint | obdūxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obdūcor | obdūcēbar | obdūcar |
| 2nd sg. | obdūceris obdūcere | obdūcēbāris obdūcēbāre | obdūcēris obdūcēre |
| 3rd sg. | obdūcitur | obdūcēbātur | obdūcētur |
| 1st pl. | obdūcimur | obdūcēbāmur | obdūcēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obdūciminī | obdūcēbāminī | obdūcēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obdūcuntur | obdūcēbantur | obdūcentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obdūcar | obdūcerer |
| 2nd sg. | obdūcāris obdūcāre | obdūcerēris obdūcerēre |
| 3rd sg. | obdūcātur | obdūcerētur |
| 1st pl. | obdūcāmur | obdūcerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obdūcāminī | obdūcerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obdūcantur | obdūcerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obdūc obdūce | obdūcere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obdūcite | obdūciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obdūcitō | obdūcitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obdūcitō | obdūcitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obdūcitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obdūcuntō | obdūcuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obdūcere | obdūcī |
| perfect infinitive | obdūxisse | obductum esse |
| future infinitive | obductūrum esse | obductum īrī |
| present participle | obdūcēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obductus obducta, obductā, obductae, obductam, obductārum, obductās, obducte, obductī, obductīs, obductō, obductōrum, obductōs |
| future participle | obductūrus obductūra, obductūrā, obductūrae, obductūram, obductūrārum, obductūrās, obductūre, obductūrī, obductūrīs, obductūrō, obductūrōrum, obductūrōs, obductūrum | obdūcendus obdūcundus, obdūcenda, obdūcendā, obdūcendae, obdūcendam, obdūcendārum, obdūcendās, obdūcende, obdūcendīs, obdūcendōrum, obdūcendōs |
gerundobdūcendī, obdūcendō, obdūcendumsupineobductum, obductū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- refricare vulnus, cicatricem obductam
- to open an old wound.
- callum obducere dolori (Tusc. 2. 15. 36)
- to render insensible to pain.
ob-dūco, xi, ctum (
I. inf. perf. sync. obduxe, Arg. ad Plaut. Merc. 7), 3, v. a., to lead or draw before, lead or conduct against or towards, to draw or bring forward or around, draw over (class. and very freq.; syn.: obtendo, obtego).
I. Lit.:
ad oppidum exercitum, Plaut. Ps. 2, 1, 13: vim Gallicam obduc contra in acie, Att. ap. Non. 224, 13: Curium, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2: ab utroque latere collis transversam fossam obduxit, drew forward, drew, made, or extended a trench, Caes. B. G. 2, 8: vela, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 21: vestem, to draw on or over, Tac. A. 4, 70; Curt. 6, 5, 27: seram, to draw, close, fasten, Prop. 5, 5, 48: callum, to draw over, Cic. Fam. 9, 2, 3.—B. Transf.
1. To cover by drawing over; to cover over, overspread, surround, envelop:
trunci obducuntur libro, aut cortice, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120: operimento, id. Leg. 2, 22, 56; Verg. E. 1, 49: vultus, of the sun, Ov. M. 2, 330: caput, Luc. 9, 109: semina cortice, Plin. 19, 7, 36, § 119: obducta cicatrix, a closed, healed scar, Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 4; Curt. 8, 10, 31: obductā nocte, overcast, cloudy, dark, Nep. Hann. 5, 2; Curt. 8, 13, 25.—2. To close, shut up (poet.):
obducta penetralia Phoebi, Luc. 5, 67: fores, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1548. mors oculos coepit obducere, Petr. S. 19.—3. To draw in, drink down, swallow:
venenum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 96: potionem, Sen. Prov. 3, 12: pultarium mulsi, to drink up, Petr. 42.—4. To swallow up, overwhelm:
uti eos, eum exercitum, eos hostes, eosque homines, urbes agrosque eorum ... obducatis (an imprecation to the gods below), Macr. S. 3, 9, 10.— 5. To contract, wrinkle, knit the brow:
obductā solvatur fronte senectus, Hor. Epod. 13, 5: frontem, Juv. 9, 2: vultum, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 1, 5.—6. To injure, harm (late Lat.):
stomachum, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 2, 28.—7. To bring home in opposition or rivalry to another:
eum putat uxor sibi Obduxe scortum, Plaut. Merc. Arg. 1, 7.— II. Trop.
A. To draw or spread over: obsidionem, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 198 Müll. (Trag. v. 11 Vahl.):
clarissimis rebus tenebras obducere, i. e. to darken, obscure, Cic. Ac. 2, 6, 16: paulatim tenebris sese obducentibus, Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 143.—B. Transf.
1. To cover, conceal:
obductus verbis dolor, Verg. A. 10, 64: obductos rescindere luctus, Ov. M. 12, 543: rei publicae obducere cicatricem, Cic. Leg. Agr. 3, 2, 4.—2. Qs., to draw out, i. e. to pass, spend time:
itaque obduxi posterum diem, Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-dūcō dūxī, ductus, ere,
to draw before, draw forward, bring over: Curium, to bring forward (as a candidate): ab utroque latere collis fossam, extend, Cs.—To close over, cover over, overspread, surround, envelop: trunci obducuntur libro aut cortice: pascua iunco, V.: voltūs (of the sun), O: obducta cicatrix, a closed scar: consuetudo callum obduxit stomacho meo, has overworn.—To draw in, drink down, swallow: venenum.—Fig., to spread over: clarissimis rebus tenebras obducere, i. e. darken.—To scar over, heal, cover, conceal: obductus verbis dolor, V.: obductos rescindere luctūs, O.—To draw out, pass, spend: diem.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin obdūcō From ob- + dūcō (“lead”).
Descendants
- Englishobduce
- Englishobduct