verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
pelliciō
pelliciō (present infinitive pellicere, perfect active pellicuī or pellē̆xī, supine pellectum)
Classical[pɛlˈlɪ.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[pelˈliː.t͡ʃi.o]
Meaning
- to allure, entice, inveigle
- to decoy, coax, wheedle
- to attract, win over
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Perlucidus · Pellucidus · Perlegere · Pellegere · Perlicere · Pellicere · Perjurare · Pejerare
1. Perlucidus means very bright, whereas pellucidus, transparent. Cic. Civ. i. 57. 2. Perlegere means to read through, that is, from beginning to end; whereas pellegere, to read over, that is, not to leave unread. Plaut. Pseud. i. 1. 3. Perlicere means completely to inveigle, Liv. iv. 15. Tac. Ann. xiii. 48; whereas pellicere, to lead astray. 4. Perjurare means to swear falsely; pejerare, to violate an oath. (ii. 82.)
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pelliciō | pelliciēbam | pelliciam | pellicuī pellē̆xī | pellicueram pellē̆xeram | pellicuerō pellē̆xerō |
| 2nd sg. | pellicis | pelliciēbās | pelliciēs | pellicuistī pellē̆xistī | pellicuerās pellē̆xerās | pellicueris pellē̆xeris |
| 3rd sg. | pellicit | pelliciēbat | pelliciet | pellicuit pellē̆xit | pellicuerat pellē̆xerat | pellicuerit pellē̆xerit |
| 1st pl. | pellicimus | pelliciēbāmus | pelliciēmus | pellicuimus pellē̆ximus | pellicuerāmus pellē̆xerāmus | pellicuerimus pellē̆xerimus |
| 2nd pl. | pellicitis | pelliciēbātis | pelliciētis | pellicuistis pellē̆xistis | pellicuerātis pellē̆xerātis | pellicueritis pellē̆xeritis |
| 3rd pl. | pelliciunt | pelliciēbant | pellicient | pellicuērunt pellicuēre, pellē̆xērunt, pellē̆xēre | pellicuerant pellē̆xerant | pellicuerint pellē̆xerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pelliciam | pellicerem | pellicuerim pellē̆xerim | pellicuissem pellē̆xissem |
| 2nd sg. | pelliciās | pellicerēs | pellicuerīs pellē̆xerīs | pellicuissēs pellē̆xissēs |
| 3rd sg. | pelliciat | pelliceret | pellicuerit pellē̆xerit | pellicuisset pellē̆xisset |
| 1st pl. | pelliciāmus | pellicerēmus | pellicuerīmus pellē̆xerīmus | pellicuissēmus pellē̆xissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pelliciātis | pellicerētis | pellicuerītis pellē̆xerītis | pellicuissētis pellē̆xissētis |
| 3rd pl. | pelliciant | pellicerent | pellicuerint pellē̆xerint | pellicuissent pellē̆xissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pellicior | pelliciēbar | pelliciar |
| 2nd sg. | pelliceris pellicere | pelliciēbāris pelliciēbāre | pelliciēris pelliciēre |
| 3rd sg. | pellicitur | pelliciēbātur | pelliciētur |
| 1st pl. | pellicimur | pelliciēbāmur | pelliciēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pelliciminī | pelliciēbāminī | pelliciēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pelliciuntur | pelliciēbantur | pellicientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pelliciar | pellicerer |
| 2nd sg. | pelliciāris pelliciāre | pellicerēris pellicerēre |
| 3rd sg. | pelliciātur | pellicerētur |
| 1st pl. | pelliciāmur | pellicerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pelliciāminī | pellicerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pelliciantur | pellicerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pellice | pellicere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pellicite | pelliciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pellicitō | pellicitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pellicitō | pellicitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pellicitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pelliciuntō | pelliciuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pellicere | pellicī |
| perfect infinitive | pellicuisse pellē̆xisse | pellectum esse |
| future infinitive | pellectūrum esse | pellectum īrī |
| present participle | pelliciēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | pellectus pellecta, pellectā, pellectae, pellectam, pellectārum, pellectās, pellecte, pellectī, pellectīs, pellectō, pellectōrum, pellectōs |
| future participle | pellectūrus pellectūra, pellectūrā, pellectūrae, pellectūram, pellectūrārum, pellectūrās, pellectūre, pellectūrī, pellectūrīs, pellectūrō, pellectūrōrum, pellectūrōs, pellectūrum | pelliciendus pelliciundus, pellicienda, pelliciendā, pelliciendae, pelliciendam, pelliciendārum, pelliciendās, pelliciende, pelliciendīs, pelliciendōrum, pelliciendōs |
gerundpelliciendī, pelliciendō, pelliciendumsupinepellectum, pellectū
pellĭcĭo or perlĭcĭo, lexi, lectum, 3 (collat. form pellĭcĕo, ēre, Charis. p. 217 P.; Diom. p. 364 ib., prob. on account of the
I. perf. pellicuit, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 877 ib.), v. a. per-lacio, to allure, entice, inveigle, decoy, coax, wheedle, etc.
I. Lit. (class.): pellexit, in fraudem induxit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 207 Müll.; Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 68:
is senem per epistolas Pellexit, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 18: mulierem imbecilli consilii pellexit ad se, Cic. Fl. 30, 72: animum adulescentis, id. Clu. 5, 13: populum in servitutem, Liv. 4, 15 fin.: qui Chaucos ad deditionem pellicerent, Tac. A. 11, 19: militem donis, populum annonā, cunctos dulcedine otii pellexit, id. ib. 1, 2: Florus pellicere alam equitum, ut, etc., id. ib. 3, 42: animas instabiles, Vulg. 2 Pet. 2, 14.—Poet.: nec poterat quemquam placidi pellacia ponti Subdola pellicere in fraudem ridentibus undis, Lucr. 5, 1005; 6, 1001.—B. Transf.: alienam segetem (alienas fruges, etc.), to draw away the fruits of another's land to one's own by incantations and magical arts, Serv. Verg. E. 8, 99; Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 41.—
II. Trop.:
meā quidem sententiā multo majorem partem sententiarum sale tuo et lepore et politissimis facetiis pellexisti, have brought over to your side, Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 243.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pelliciō or perliciō lexī, lectus, ere
see 1 LAC-, to allure, entice, inveigle, decoy, coax, wheedle : senem per epistulas, T.: mulierem ad se: populum in servitutem, L.: maiorem partem sententiarum sale tuo, won over .
Origins
From per- + laciō (“to allure, entice”), a Classical-era reconstruction. See note at laciō.