verbthird conjugation, deponent
obsequor
obsequor (present infinitive obsequī, perfect active obsecūtus sum or obsequūtus sum)
Classical[ˈɔp.sɛ.kʷɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔb.se.kʷor]
Meaning
- deponentwith dativeto accommodate oneself to the will of another person; comply with, yield to, gratify, oblige, humor, submit
- deponentto yield to, devote oneself to, give oneself up to or indulge in something
Uxor, sī cessēs, aut tē amāre cōgitat, / aut tete amārī, aut pōtāre, atque animō obsequī; / et tibi bene esse sōlī, sibi quom sit male.
(Translating loosely, idiomatically:) A wife, if you’re late, suspects either that you’re chasing some woman — or maybe you are the one being seduced! — or you’re drinking, and all set to indulge every whim; and that only you are doing just fine, while she’s miserable. (Literally, “to give oneself up to the spirit.”)160 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Adelphoe 1.1.7–9 - deponentto be yielding, pliant or ductile
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsequor | obsequēbar | obsequar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | obsequeris obsequere | obsequēbāris obsequēbāre | obsequēris obsequēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | obsequitur | obsequēbātur | obsequētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | obsequimur | obsequēbāmur | obsequēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | obsequiminī | obsequēbāminī | obsequēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | obsequuntur | obsequēbantur | obsequentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsequar | obsequerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | obsequāris obsequāre | obsequerēris obsequerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | obsequātur | obsequerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | obsequāmur | obsequerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | obsequāminī | obsequerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | obsequantur | obsequerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obsequere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obsequiminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obsequitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obsequitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obsequuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obsequī | — |
| perfect infinitive | obsecūtum esse obsequūtum esse | — |
| future infinitive | obsecūtūrum esse obsequūtūrum esse | — |
| present participle | obsequēns | — |
| perfect participle | obsecūtus obsequūtus, obsecūta, obsecūtā, obsecūtae, obsecūtam, obsecūtārum, obsecūtās, obsecūte, obsecūtī, obsecūtīs, obsecūtō, obsecūtōrum, obsecūtōs | — |
| future participle | obsecūtūrus obsequūtūrus, obsecūtūra, obsecūtūrā, obsecūtūrae, obsecūtūram, obsecūtūrārum, obsecūtūrās, obsecūtūre, obsecūtūrī, obsecūtūrīs, obsecūtūrō, obsecūtūrōrum, obsecūtūrōs, obsecūtūrum | obsequendus obsequenda, obsequendā, obsequendae, obsequendam, obsequendārum, obsequendās, obsequende, obsequendīs, obsequendōrum, obsequendōs |
gerundobsequendī, obsequendō, obsequendumsupineobsecūtum, obsecūtū
ob-sĕquor, cūtus (quutus), 3, v. dep.
I. Lit., to accommodate one's self to the will of a person; to comply with, yield to, gratify, humor, submit to; with dat. of the pers. or thing (freq. and class.;
syn.: morigeror, obtempero, pareo, oboedio), Cato, R. R. 5: cum huic obsecutus sis, illi est repugnandum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 60; id. Clu. 54, 149; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 32: voluntati alicujus, id. Fin. 2, 6, 17: imperio, Juv. 10, 343. —(b). With acc. of the thing (ante- and post-class.):
et id ego percupio obsequi gnato meo, in this, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 61: ea, Gell. 2, 7, 13.—II. Transf.
A. To yield to, give one's self up to, indulge in a thing:
amori, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 8: studiis suis, Nep. Att. 2: fortunae, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, 1: pudori, Cic. Fam. 16, 9: tempestati, id. ib. 1, 9, 21: est lubido homini suo animo opsequi, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 12: animo, to follow one's inclinations, id. Mil. 3, 1, 83; id. Ps. 5, 1, 26: irae, Curt. 5, 8, 12.—B. Of inanimate things, to be yielding, pliant, ductile:
aes regulare malleis obsequitur, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94.—Impers. pass.: volo amori obsecutum illius, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 62 (v. Lachm. Lucr. p. 304).—Hence, obsĕ-quens, entis, P. a. (separate, vin' tu te mihi ob esse sequentem an nevis? Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 39). A. In gen., yielding, compliant, obsequious:
opsequens oboediensque est mori atque inperiis patris, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 55: patri, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 18: legiones nobis, Cic. Fam. 10, 8.—Comp.: animus obsequentior, Sen. Ep. 50, 6; Curt. 6, 3, 18.— Sup.: curae mortalium obsequentissimam esse Italiam, amenable, susceptible of culture, Col. 3, 8, 5: nurus, Quint. Decl. 291. —B. In partic., an appellation of the gods, favorable, indulgent, gracious, propitious:
bonam atque obsequentem deam, Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 3.—Esp. as subst., of Fortuna: Quem te deum autem nominem? Leo. Fortunam atque obsequentem, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 126; Inscr. Orell. 1750; 1751.— Hence, adv.: obsĕquenter, compliantly, obsequiously (perh. not in Cic.): haec a collegā obsequenter facta, Liv. 41, 10, 12: parere alicui, Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 15.—Sup.: vixit in contubernio aviae severissime, et tamen obsequentissime, entirely according to her wishes, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-sequor cūtus (not quūtus), ī, dep.,
to comply, yield, gratify, humor, submit, be accommodating: tibi, T.: huic: voluntati tuae: imperio, Iu.: uti de Pompilio referrent, senatui, L.—To yield, give up, indulge: animo, T.: huius cupiditati: studiis suis, N.: irae, Cu.
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 *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Latin sequor Latin obsequor From ob- + sequor (“follow”).