verbfourth conjugation
obsaepiō
obsaepiō (present infinitive obsaepīre, perfect active obsaepsī, supine obsaeptum)
Classical[ɔpˈsae̯.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[obˈsɛː.pi.o]
Meaning
- to enclose, fence in
- to block, obstruct, seal up
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsaepiō | obsaepiēbam | obsaepiam | obsaepsī | obsaepseram | obsaepserō |
| 2nd sg. | obsaepīs | obsaepiēbās | obsaepiēs | obsaepsistī | obsaepserās | obsaepseris |
| 3rd sg. | obsaepit | obsaepiēbat | obsaepiet | obsaepsit | obsaepserat | obsaepserit |
| 1st pl. | obsaepīmus | obsaepiēbāmus | obsaepiēmus | obsaepsimus | obsaepserāmus | obsaepserimus |
| 2nd pl. | obsaepītis | obsaepiēbātis | obsaepiētis | obsaepsistis | obsaepserātis | obsaepseritis |
| 3rd pl. | obsaepiunt | obsaepiēbant | obsaepient | obsaepsērunt obsaepsēre | obsaepserant | obsaepserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsaepiam | obsaepīrem | obsaepserim | obsaepsissem |
| 2nd sg. | obsaepiās | obsaepīrēs | obsaepserīs | obsaepsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obsaepiat | obsaepīret | obsaepserit | obsaepsisset |
| 1st pl. | obsaepiāmus | obsaepīrēmus | obsaepserīmus | obsaepsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obsaepiātis | obsaepīrētis | obsaepserītis | obsaepsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obsaepiant | obsaepīrent | obsaepserint | obsaepsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsaepior | obsaepiēbar | obsaepiar |
| 2nd sg. | obsaepīris obsaepīre | obsaepiēbāris obsaepiēbāre | obsaepiēris obsaepiēre |
| 3rd sg. | obsaepītur | obsaepiēbātur | obsaepiētur |
| 1st pl. | obsaepīmur | obsaepiēbāmur | obsaepiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obsaepīminī | obsaepiēbāminī | obsaepiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obsaepiuntur | obsaepiēbantur | obsaepientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsaepiar | obsaepīrer |
| 2nd sg. | obsaepiāris obsaepiāre | obsaepīrēris obsaepīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | obsaepiātur | obsaepīrētur |
| 1st pl. | obsaepiāmur | obsaepīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obsaepiāminī | obsaepīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obsaepiantur | obsaepīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obsaepī | obsaepīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obsaepīte | obsaepīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obsaepītō | obsaepītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obsaepītō | obsaepītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obsaepītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obsaepiuntō | obsaepiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obsaepīre | obsaepīrī |
| perfect infinitive | obsaepsisse | obsaeptum esse |
| future infinitive | obsaeptūrum esse | obsaeptum īrī |
| present participle | obsaepiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obsaeptus obsaepta, obsaeptā, obsaeptae, obsaeptam, obsaeptārum, obsaeptās, obsaepte, obsaeptī, obsaeptīs, obsaeptō, obsaeptōrum, obsaeptōs |
| future participle | obsaeptūrus obsaeptūra, obsaeptūrā, obsaeptūrae, obsaeptūram, obsaeptūrārum, obsaeptūrās, obsaeptūre, obsaeptūrī, obsaeptūrīs, obsaeptūrō, obsaeptūrōrum, obsaeptūrōs, obsaeptūrum | obsaepiendus obsaepiundus, obsaepienda, obsaepiendā, obsaepiendae, obsaepiendam, obsaepiendārum, obsaepiendās, obsaepiende, obsaepiendīs, obsaepiendōrum, obsaepiendōs |
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ob-saepĭo (ob-sēpĭo), psi, ptum, 4 (old form obsipio, Caecil. ap. Diom. p. 378 P.),
I. v. a., to hedge or fence in, to enclose; hence, transf., to close up, to render impassable or inaccessible (class.; syn.: obstruo, oppilo).
I. Lit.: NEQVE QVIS IN EO LOCO QVID OPPONIT, MOLIT, OBSEPIT, FIGIT, etc., S. C. ap. Front. Aquaed. 129:
ubi illum saltum video obsaeptum, Plaut. Casin. 5, 2, 35; cf.: obsaeptis itineribus, Liv. 25, 29; v. Drak. ad Liv. 39, 1, 5: mox iter, apertis, quae vetustas obsaepserat, pergit, had rendered impassable, Tac. A. 15, 27: obsaepta viarum, impassable roads, Sil. 12, 110.—II. Trop., to close or bar up:
haec omnia tibi accusandi viam muniebant, adipiscendi obsaepiebant, Cic. Mur. 23, 48; cf. id. Scaur. § 40: plebi iter ad curules magistratus obsaepsit, Liv. 9, 34; 4, 25: obsaepta diutinā servitute ora reseramus, Plin. Pan. 66.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-saepiō
(-sēpiō), psī, ptus, ere, to hedge in, fence in, close, render impassable: itinera, L.— Fig., to close, bar up: viam adipiscendi: ut obsaeptum plebi sit ad honorem iter, L.
Origins
From ob- (“in front, against”) + saepiō (“to fence in”).