verbfirst conjugation
ostentō
ostentō (present infinitive ostentāre, perfect active ostentāvī, supine ostentātum)
Classical[ɔsˈtɛn.toː]Ecclesiastical[osˈtɛn.to]
Meaning
- to exhibit, show, present
- to show off, make a boastful display of
[...] Sīdoniāsque ostentat opēs urbemque parātam; [...].
… and [Dido proudly] displays the wealth of Sidon, and her well-readied city [of Carthage]; …. (In other words, Dido wants to impress Aeneas: Why go to Italy, when the foundations of a great nation are already laid here in Africa?)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.75 - to offer as an example
- to promise, proffer
- to hold up as a threat, menace with
- to point out, signify, reveal
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ostentō | ostentābam | ostentābō | ostentāvī | ostentāveram ostentāram | ostentāverō ostentārō |
| 2nd sg. | ostentās | ostentābās | ostentābis | ostentāvistī ostentāstī | ostentāverās ostentārās | ostentāveris ostentāris |
| 3rd sg. | ostentat | ostentābat | ostentābit | ostentāvit ostentāt | ostentāverat ostentārat | ostentāverit ostentārit |
| 1st pl. | ostentāmus | ostentābāmus | ostentābimus | ostentāvimus ostentāmus | ostentāverāmus ostentārāmus | ostentāverimus ostentārimus |
| 2nd pl. | ostentātis | ostentābātis | ostentābitis | ostentāvistis ostentāstis | ostentāverātis ostentārātis | ostentāveritis ostentāritis |
| 3rd pl. | ostentant | ostentābant | ostentābunt | ostentāvērunt ostentārunt, ostentāvēre | ostentāverant ostentārant | ostentāverint ostentārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ostentem | ostentārem | ostentāverim ostentārim | ostentāvissem ostentāssem |
| 2nd sg. | ostentēs | ostentārēs | ostentāverīs ostentārīs | ostentāvissēs ostentāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | ostentet | ostentāret | ostentāverit ostentārit | ostentāvisset ostentāsset |
| 1st pl. | ostentēmus | ostentārēmus | ostentāverīmus ostentārīmus | ostentāvissēmus ostentāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ostentētis | ostentārētis | ostentāverītis ostentārītis | ostentāvissētis ostentāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | ostentent | ostentārent | ostentāverint ostentārint | ostentāvissent ostentāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ostentor | ostentābar | ostentābor |
| 2nd sg. | ostentāris ostentāre | ostentābāris ostentābāre | ostentāberis ostentābere |
| 3rd sg. | ostentātur | ostentābātur | ostentābitur |
| 1st pl. | ostentāmur | ostentābāmur | ostentābimur |
| 2nd pl. | ostentāminī | ostentābāminī | ostentābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | ostentantur | ostentābantur | ostentābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ostenter | ostentārer |
| 2nd sg. | ostentēris ostentēre | ostentārēris ostentārēre |
| 3rd sg. | ostentētur | ostentārētur |
| 1st pl. | ostentēmur | ostentārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ostentēminī | ostentārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ostententur | ostentārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ostentā | ostentāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ostentāte | ostentāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ostentātō | ostentātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ostentātō | ostentātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ostentātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ostentantō | ostentantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ostentāre | ostentārī ostentārier |
| perfect infinitive | ostentāvisse ostentāsse | ostentātum esse |
| future infinitive | ostentātūrum esse | ostentātum īrī |
| present participle | ostentāns ostentante, ostentantem, ostentantēs, ostentantī, ostentantia, ostentantibus, ostentantis, ostentantīs, ostentantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | ostentātus ostentāta, ostentātā, ostentātae, ostentātam, ostentātārum, ostentātās, ostentātī, ostentātōrum, ostentātōs |
| future participle | ostentātūrus ostentātūra, ostentātūrā, ostentātūrae, ostentātūram, ostentātūrārum, ostentātūrās, ostentātūre, ostentātūrī, ostentātūrīs, ostentātūrō, ostentātūrōrum, ostentātūrōs, ostentātūrum | ostentandus ostentanda, ostentandā, ostentandae, ostentandam, ostentandārum, ostentandās, ostentande, ostentandīs, ostentandōrum, ostentandōs |
gerundostentandī, ostentandō, ostentandumsupineostentātum, ostentātū
ostento, āvi, ātum (
I. inf. pass. ostentarier, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 129), 1, v. freq. a. ostendo, to present to view, to show, exhibit (class.).
I. In gen.:
alicui jugula sua pro capite alicujus, to present, offer, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 4: aliquem, Verg. A. 12, 479: campos nitentes, id. ib. 6, 678: Sidonias opes, id. ib. 4, 75: passum capillum, Caes. B. G. 7, 48: liberos, Suet. Aug. 34: quo res sapsa loco sese ostentat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 325 Müll. (Ann. v. 372 Vahl.).—II. In partic.
A. To show off with vanity or boastfulness, to display, make a display of, boast of, vaunt:
amorem tibi meum, Cic. Fam. 10, 3, 4: quid me ostentem, why should I make a display of myself? id. ib. 1, 4, 3: et prae se ferre, id. Att. 2, 23, 3: memoriae ostentandae causā, Auct. Her. 2, 30, 47: clientelas, Dolabell. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 2: triumphos suos, Sall. J. 31, 10: eum ipsum aliis, id. ib. 49, 4: se in aliis rebus, to exhibit themselves, Cic. Cael. 28, 67: Ambiorigem ostentant fidei faciundae causā, Caes. B. G. 5, 41.—B. To hold out or up as an example:
desine Tydiden vultuque et murmure nobis Ostentare, Ov. M. 13, 350.—C. To hold out for the purpose of offering or giving; to proffer, promise:
alterā manu fert lapidem, panem ostentat alterā, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 18: agrum, Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 78: praemia, Sall. J. 66, 1; 89, 1; cf.: praemia modo, modo formidinem, id. ib. 23, 1: praedam, id. ib. 68, 3.—D. To hold out in a threatening manner; to threaten, menace:
caedem, servitutem, Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 1: periculum capitis, id. Clu. 8, 25: minas, Liv. 2, 42.—E. To show by speech or signs; to indicate, point out, signify, reveal, disclose:
(largitio) verbis ostentari potest, re verā fieri, nisi exhausto aerario, nullo pacto potest, Cic. Agr. 2, 4, 18: tibi me istis esse familiarem, id. Fam. 9, 6, 2: principem, to reveal, Plin. Pan. 4, 7.—With rel.-clause: ostentans, quanta eos... invidia maneret showing, declaring, Suet. Caes. 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ostentō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.
ostendo, to present to view, show, exhibit: cicatricīs suas, T.: iugula sua pro meo capite Clodio, offer: campos nitentīs, V.: passum capillum, Cs.—To show off, exhibit, display, parade, make a display of, boast, vaunt: virtutem, S.: inani simulatione sese, Cs.: quid me ostentem?: eum ipsum aliis, S.: se in aliis rebus, exhibit themselves.—To hold up (as an example): Tydiden nobis, O.—To hold out, offer, proffer, promise: (largitio) verbis ostentari potest: praemia, S.—To hold out, threaten, menace: caedem, servitutem: minas, L.—To show, signify, disclose: tibi me istis esse familiarem.
Origins
Frequentative of ostendō (“show, expose”), through its past participle, ostentus.
Descendants
- Catalanostentar
- Englishostentate
- Englishostent
- Italianostentare
- Portugueseostentar
- Romanianostenta
- Spanishostentar