verbthird conjugation, deponent
oblīvīscor
oblīvīscor (present infinitive oblīvīscī, perfect active oblītus sum)
Classical[ɔb.liːˈwiːs.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ob.liˈvis.kor]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- deponentto forget
Mūtā iam istam mentem, mihi crēde — oblīvīscere caedis atque incendiōrum.
Change that intention now, trust me — forget about slaughter and conflagration.63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.6bibant ut oblīvīscantur egestātis suae et dolōris nōn recordentur amplius
Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.31.7 - deponentto disregard, omit, neglect
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ē memoriā āmittō; sepulcrum cuius nēmō iam meminit.oblīvīscor -ī oblītus — in Mille Verba, Fūnus et Memoria
quī nōn meminitoblītus -a -um — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 14
ex memoriā āmittōoblīvīscor -ī — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 13
forget
oblīvīscor -ī — in De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Delibutus · Unctus · Oblitus
Delibutus (from λείβειν, λιβάζειν), besmeared with something greasy, is the general expression; unctus (from ὑγρός? or νήχειν?) means anointed with a pleasant ointment; and oblitus (from oblino), besmeared with something impure. (vi. 98.)
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oblīvīscor | oblīvīscēbar | oblīvīscar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | oblīvīsceris oblīvīscere | oblīvīscēbāris oblīvīscēbāre | oblīvīscēris oblīvīscēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | oblīvīscitur | oblīvīscēbātur | oblīvīscētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | oblīvīscimur | oblīvīscēbāmur | oblīvīscēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | oblīvīsciminī | oblīvīscēbāminī | oblīvīscēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | oblīvīscuntur | oblīvīscēbantur | oblīvīscentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oblīvīscar | oblīvīscerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | oblīvīscāris oblīvīscāre | oblīvīscerēris oblīvīscerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | oblīvīscātur | oblīvīscerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | oblīvīscāmur | oblīvīscerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | oblīvīscāminī | oblīvīscerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | oblīvīscantur | oblīvīscerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | oblīvīscere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | oblīvīsciminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | oblīvīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | oblīvīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | oblīvīscuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | oblīvīscī | — |
| perfect infinitive | oblītum esse | — |
| future infinitive | oblītūrum esse | — |
| present participle | oblīvīscēns | — |
| perfect participle | oblītus oblīta, oblītā, oblītae, oblītam, oblītārum, oblītās, oblīte, oblītī, oblītīs, oblītō, oblītōrum, oblītōs | — |
| future participle | oblītūrus oblītūra, oblītūrā, oblītūrae, oblītūram, oblītūrārum, oblītūrās, oblītūre, oblītūrī, oblītūrīs, oblītūrō, oblītūrōrum, oblītūrōs, oblītūrum | oblīvīscendus oblīvīscundus |
gerundoblīvīscendī, oblīvīscendō, oblīvīscendumsupineoblītum, oblītū
oblīviscor, lītus (archaic
I. inf. obliscier. Att. Tr. 190; 488), 3, v. dep. ob and livor, q. v.; livēre, to become dark; hence, to have the mind darkened, forget, to forget; constr. with gen. of pers. and with gen. or acc. of thing; less freq. with inf. or a rel.clause (class.; cf. dedisco).
(a). With gen. of person:
vivorum memini, nec tamen Epicuri licet oblivisci, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3: nescio hercule, neque unde eam, neque quorsum eam; ita prorsum oblitus sum mei, I have so completely forgotten myself, been lost in thought, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 15: regisque ducumque meique, Ov. M. 13, 276: dum tu ades, sunt oblitae sui, Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 1: nec oblitus sui est Ithacus discrimine tanto, was not forgetful of himself, untrue to his nature, Verg. A. 3, 629; cf. Val. Fl. 3, 664: sui, to forget one's self, know nothing of one's former self, sc. after death, Sen. Herc. Fur. 292; also, to forget one's self in a character represented or assumed: tamquam in eo tragoediae argumento sui oblitus tantum Catonem cogitāsset, Tac. Or. 2. —(b). With gen. of thing:
meminens naturae et professionis oblitus, Sid. Ep. 4, 12: nec umquam obliviscar noctis illius, etc., Cic. Planc. 42, 101; cf.: oblivisci temporum meorum, id. Fam. 1, 9, 8: ut nostrae dignitatis simus obliti, id. ib. 1, 7, 7: veterumque oblitus honorum, Ov. M. 7, 543; Just. 4, 2, 5: oblivisci veteris contumeliae, recentium injuriarum, Caes. B. G. 1, 14: controversiarum ac dissensionum, id. ib. 7, 34: pristini instituti, id. B. C. 3, 57: offensarum, Tac. H. 2, 1: tot exemplorum, Quint. 9, 2, 86.— (g). With acc. of thing:
qui quod dedit id ob litust datum, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 24: officium meum, id. Cas. 1, 1, 16: injurias, Cic. Cael. 20, 50; cf.: artificium obliviscatur, id. Rosc. Am. 17, 49: res praeclarissimas, id. Mil. 23, 63: totam causam, id. Brut. 60, 218: haec tam crebra Etruriae concilia, Liv. 5, 5, Drak. N. cr.: ut alia obliviscar, Cic. Rosc. Am. 31, 87.—With acc. of person: obliti sunt Deum, Vulg. Psa. 105, 21; 49, 22.—(d). With inf.:
oblita pharetram tollere, Ov. M. 2, 439: suas quatere pennas, id. ib. 4, 676: dicere aliquid. Ter. And. 5, 1, 22: obliviscor, Roscium et Cluvium viros esse primarios, Cic. Rosc. Com. 17, 50.—(ε) With a rel.clause: in scriptis obliviscebatur, quid paulo ante posuisset, Cic. Brut. 60, 218.—b. Poet., transf., of things:
saeclis obliviscentibus, i. e. causing forgetfulness, Cat. 68, 43: oblito pectore, id. 64, 207: pomaque degenerant sucos oblita priores, forgetting, i. e. being deprived of losing, Verg. G. 2, 59; imitated by Col. poët. 10, 408.—c. Prov.:
oblivisci nomen suum, to forget one's own name, to have a bad memory, Petr. 66.—d. Part. fut. pass.:
oblitusque meorum, obliviscendus et illis, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 9: obliviscendi stratiotici, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 49.!*? In Pass. signif. (poet. and late Lat.): post emancipationem in totum adoptivae familiae obliviscuntur, Dig. 23, 2, 60, § 6: oblita carmina, Verg. E. 9, 53; Val. Fl. 2, 388: oblitos superūm dolores, id. 1, 791: suis hominibus oblitus, August. Mus. 4, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
oblīvīscor lītus, ī
ob+LIV-, to forget: cui placet obliviscitur: Latine, forget their mother tongue: oblitus sum mei, have forgotten myself, T.: sceleris eorum, S.: veteris contumeliae, Cs.: artificium: concilia, L.: tibi sum oblitus, ac volui, dicere, T.: suas quatere pennas, O.: obliviscebatur, quid paulo ante posuisset.—Pass: Oblitusque meorum, obliviscendus et illis, H.: Nunc oblita mihi tot carmina (sunt), I have forgotten, V.—To forget, disregard, omit, neglect, be indifferent to, cease from: temporum meorum: dissensionum, Cs.: sui, unworthy of himself, V.: tuas iniurias: (eos) viros esse primarios.—Poet.: Poma sucos oblita priores, i. e. having lost, V.
Origins
Uncertain. Perhaps from ob- plus the root of lēvis (“smooth”) with -ēscor (passive inchoative suffix, from -ēscō), with oblīvīscor having an earlier meaning of "start to erase".
Descendants
- Italianobliviscere
- Vulgar Latin*oblītāre
In English words that came into English from oblīvīscor
- oblivionoblīviō
- obliviousoblīviōsus