verbfirst conjugation
oblectō
oblectō (present infinitive oblectāre, perfect active oblectāvī, supine oblectātum)
Classical[ɔbˈɫɛk.toː]Ecclesiastical[obˈlɛk.to]
Meaning
- transitiveto entertain, delight, amuse
- transitiveto pass (the time) agreeably
- transitiveto delay, detain
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oblectō | oblectābam | oblectābō | oblectāvī | oblectāveram | oblectāverō oblectārō |
| 2nd sg. | oblectās | oblectābās | oblectābis | oblectāvistī oblectāstī | oblectāverās oblectārās | oblectāveris |
| 3rd sg. | oblectat | oblectābat | oblectābit | oblectāvit | oblectāverat oblectārat | oblectāverit oblectārit |
| 1st pl. | oblectāmus | oblectābāmus | oblectābimus | oblectāvimus | oblectāverāmus | oblectāverimus oblectārimus |
| 2nd pl. | oblectātis | oblectābātis | oblectābitis | oblectāvistis oblectāstis | oblectāverātis oblectārātis | oblectāveritis oblectāritis |
| 3rd pl. | oblectant | oblectābant | oblectābunt | oblectāvērunt oblectāvēre, oblectārunt | oblectāverant oblectārant | oblectāverint oblectārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oblectem | oblectārem | oblectāverim oblectārim | oblectāvissem oblectāssem |
| 2nd sg. | oblectēs | oblectārēs | oblectāverīs | oblectāvissēs oblectāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | oblectet | oblectāret | oblectāverit oblectārit | oblectāvisset oblectāsset |
| 1st pl. | oblectēmus | oblectārēmus | oblectāverīmus oblectārīmus | oblectāvissēmus oblectāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | oblectētis | oblectārētis | oblectāverītis oblectārītis | oblectāvissētis oblectāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | oblectent | oblectārent | oblectāverint oblectārint | oblectāvissent oblectāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oblector | oblectābar | oblectābor |
| 2nd sg. | oblectāris oblectāre | oblectābāris oblectābāre | oblectāberis oblectābere |
| 3rd sg. | oblectātur | oblectābātur | oblectābitur |
| 1st pl. | oblectāmur | oblectābāmur | oblectābimur |
| 2nd pl. | oblectāminī | oblectābāminī | oblectābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | oblectantur | oblectābantur | oblectābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oblecter | oblectārer |
| 2nd sg. | oblectēris oblectēre | oblectārēris oblectārēre |
| 3rd sg. | oblectētur | oblectārētur |
| 1st pl. | oblectēmur | oblectārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | oblectēminī | oblectārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | oblectentur | oblectārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | oblectā | oblectāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | oblectāte | oblectāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | oblectātō | oblectātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | oblectātō | oblectātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | oblectātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | oblectantō | oblectantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | oblectāre | oblectārī |
| perfect infinitive | oblectāvisse oblectāsse | oblectātum esse |
| future infinitive | oblectātūrum esse | oblectātum īrī |
| present participle | oblectāns oblectante, oblectantem, oblectantēs, oblectantī, oblectantia, oblectantibus, oblectantis, oblectantīs, oblectantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | oblectātus oblectāta, oblectātā, oblectātae, oblectātam, oblectātārum, oblectātās, oblectātī, oblectātōrum, oblectātōs |
| future participle | oblectātūrus oblectātūra, oblectātūrā, oblectātūrae, oblectātūram, oblectātūrārum, oblectātūrās, oblectātūre, oblectātūrī, oblectātūrīs, oblectātūrō, oblectātūrōrum, oblectātūrōs, oblectātūrum | oblectandus oblectanda, oblectandā, oblectandae, oblectandam, oblectandārum, oblectandās, oblectande, oblectandīs, oblectandōrum, oblectandōs |
gerundoblectandī, oblectandō, oblectandumsupineoblectātum, oblectātū
ob-lecto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. 2. lacto,
I. to delight, please, divert, entertain, amuse (class.; most freq. with se and mid.; syn. delecto); constr. usually aliquem (aliquid, se), with abl., with cum, with in and abl.
(a). With abl.:
ut quam diutissime te jucundā opinione oblectarem, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 1: cum eorum inventis scriptisque se oblectent, id. Rep. 1, 17, 28: se agri cultione, id. Sen. 16, 56; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 115: aliquem falso gaudio, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 102: Musae me oblectant carmine, Cat. 66, 8.—With an impers. object: legentium animos fictis oblectare, Tac. H. 2, 50; so, ironically: paulum praesidii, qui familiarem suam vitam oblectet modo, cheer, comfort, Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 46: vitam sordido pane, id. As. 1, 2, 16.—Mid.: in communibus miseriis hac tamen oblectabar speculā, Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 5: ludis oblectamur, id. Mur. 19, 39.—(b). With cum:
oblecta te cum Cicerone quam bellissime, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 4: cum his me oblecto, qui res gestas scripserunt, id. de Or. 2, 14, 61; cf. elliptically: ego me interea cum libellis, id. Att. 12, 3, 1.—(g). With in:
in eo me oblecto, I delight in him, he is my delight, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 24: se in hortis, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 58: ego me in Cumano et Pompeiano satis commode oblectabam, i. e. amused myself excellently well in Cumanum, id. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 1.—(d). With acc.:
minime equidem me oblectavi, id. ib. 1, 2, 10: hortulos emere ubi se oblectare posset, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58: ut te oblectes scire cupio, id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 7: populum, Hor. A. P. 321.—With an impers. object: haec studia adulescentiam alunt, senectutem oblectant, Cic. Arch. 7, 16; Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 87: animos, Ov. R. Am. 169; Tac. H. 2, 50: animum, Juv. 14, 265.—II. Transf., to spend or pass time agreeably:
studio lacrimabile tempus, Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 1: iners otium, Tac. A. 12, 49: inter cenam oblectamus otium temporis, Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 15.—B. Hence, to delay, detain:
ego illum interea hic oblectabo, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 83: dic mi ubi, Philotis, te oblectāsti tam diu, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-lectō āvī, ātus, āre
2 lacto, to delight, divert, entertain, amuse, interest: se: populum, H.: animum, Iu.: senectutem: se agri cultione: me te (abl.), T.: ludis oblectamur: te cum Cicerone: In eo me oblecto, he is my delight, T.: me in Cumano, to be entertained.—Of time, to spend agreeably, fill pleasantly: studio tempus, O.—To delay, detain, occupy: se tam diu, T.: moras, O.
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 *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Latin laciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin lactō Latin oblectō From ob- (“to, because of”) + lactō (“flatter, please”).