verbfirst conjugation
postulō
postulō (present infinitive postulāre, perfect active postulāvī, supine postulātum)
Classical[ˈpɔs.tʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔs.tu.lo]
Meaning
- to demand, ask, request, desire
Quod quidem ego nōn modo nōn postulō, sed contrā, iūdicēs, vōs ōrō et obtestor ut tōtam causam quam maximē intentīs oculīs, ut aiunt, acerrimē contemplēminī.
But I not only do not ask that, gentlemen, but on the contrary, I beg and beseech you to the best of your ability to examine the whole case most closely and with steady eyes, as the saying goes.59 BCE, Cicero, Pro Flacco 26 - to pretend, claim
- to prosecute, accuse, impeach, sue
- to contain, measure
- to need, require, call for, demand
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ut dēbitum poscōpostulō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 22
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Petere · Rogare · Postulare · Exigere · Poscere · Flagitare
1. Petere and rogare are the most general expressions for asking any thing, whether as a request or as a demand, and stand therefore in the middle between poscere and orare, yet somewhat nearer to a request; petere (from ποθεῖν) generally refers to the object which is wished for; whereas rogare to the person who is applied to; hence we say, petere aliquid ab aliquo, but rogare aliquem aliquid. Cic. Verr. * * Iste petit a rege, et cum pluribus verbis rogat, uti ad se mittat. Planc. 10, 25. Phil. ii. 30. Fam. ix. 8. and ii. 6. Ne id quod petat, exigere magis quam rogare videatur. Pseudoquintil. Decl. 286. Curt. iv. 1, 8. 2. Postulare and exigere denote simply a demand, without any enhancing accessory notion, as a quiet utterance of the will; postulare (diminutive of πόθος) more as a wish and will; exigere, more as a just claim; whereas poscere and flagitare, as an energetic demand; poscere (from πόθος) with decision, with a feeling of right or power; flagitare, with importunity, in consequence of a passionate and impatient eagerness. Tac. Hist. ii. 39. Othone per literas flagitante ut maturarent, militibus ut imperator pugnæ adesset poscentibus; plerique copias trans Padum agentes acciri postulabant. Cic. Verr. iii. 34. Incipiunt postulare, poscere, minari. Planc. 19. Poscere atque etiam flagitare crimen. Legg. i. 5. Postulatur a te jamdiu vel flagitatur potius historia. (v. 230.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | postulō | postulābam | postulābō | postulāvī | postulāveram postulāram | postulāverō postulārō |
| 2nd sg. | postulās | postulābās | postulābis | postulāvistī postulāstī | postulāverās postulārās | postulāveris postulāris |
| 3rd sg. | postulat | postulābat | postulābit | postulāvit postulāt | postulāverat postulārat | postulāverit postulārit |
| 1st pl. | postulāmus | postulābāmus | postulābimus | postulāvimus postulāmus | postulāverāmus postulārāmus | postulāverimus postulārimus |
| 2nd pl. | postulātis | postulābātis | postulābitis | postulāvistis postulāstis | postulāverātis postulārātis | postulāveritis postulāritis |
| 3rd pl. | postulant | postulābant | postulābunt | postulāvērunt postulārunt, postulāvēre | postulāverant postulārant | postulāverint postulārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | postulem | postulārem | postulāverim postulārim | postulāvissem postulāssem |
| 2nd sg. | postulēs | postulārēs | postulāverīs postulārīs | postulāvissēs postulāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | postulet | postulāret | postulāverit postulārit | postulāvisset postulāsset |
| 1st pl. | postulēmus | postulārēmus | postulāverīmus postulārīmus | postulāvissēmus postulāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | postulētis | postulārētis | postulāverītis postulārītis | postulāvissētis postulāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | postulent | postulārent | postulāverint postulārint | postulāvissent postulāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | postulor | postulābar | postulābor |
| 2nd sg. | postulāris postulāre | postulābāris postulābāre | postulāberis postulābere |
| 3rd sg. | postulātur | postulābātur | postulābitur |
| 1st pl. | postulāmur | postulābāmur | postulābimur |
| 2nd pl. | postulāminī | postulābāminī | postulābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | postulantur | postulābantur | postulābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | postuler | postulārer |
| 2nd sg. | postulēris postulēre | postulārēris postulārēre |
| 3rd sg. | postulētur | postulārētur |
| 1st pl. | postulēmur | postulārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | postulēminī | postulārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | postulentur | postulārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | postulā | postulāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | postulāte | postulāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | postulātō | postulātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | postulātō | postulātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | postulātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | postulantō | postulantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | postulāre | postulārī |
| perfect infinitive | postulāvisse postulāsse | postulātum esse |
| future infinitive | postulātūrum esse | postulātum īrī |
| present participle | postulāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | postulātus postulāta, postulātā, postulātae, postulātam, postulātārum, postulātās, postulātī, postulātōrum, postulātōs |
| future participle | postulātūrus postulātūra, postulātūrā, postulātūrae, postulātūram, postulātūrārum, postulātūrās, postulātūre, postulātūrī, postulātūrīs, postulātūrō, postulātūrōrum, postulātūrōs, postulātūrum | postulandus postulanda, postulandā, postulandae, postulandam, postulandārum, postulandās, postulande, postulandīs, postulandōrum, postulandōs |
gerundpostulandī, postulandō, postulandumsupinepostulātum, postulātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- nihil tibi a me postulanti recusabo
- I will refuse you nothing.
- quaternas centesimas postulare (Att. 5. 21. 11)
- to demand 48 per cent.
- postulare aliquem repetundarum or de repetundis
- to accuse a person of extortion (to recover the sums extorted).
- tempus (spatium) deliberandi or ad deliberandum postulare, dare, sibi sumere
- to require, give, take time for deliberation.
postŭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. posco,
I. to ask, demand, require, request, desire (syn.: posco, flagito, peto); constr. with aliquid, aliquid ab aliquo, aliquem aliquid, with ut (ne), de, with inf., or absol.
I. In gen.:
incipiunt postulare, poscere, minari, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 34, § 78: nemo inventus est tam audax, qui posceret, nemo tam impudens qui postularet ut venderet, id. ib. 2, 4, 20, § 44; cf. Liv. 2, 45; 3, 19: tametsi causa postulat, tamen quia postulat, non flagitat, praeteribo, Cic. Quint. 3, 13: postulabat autem magis quam petebat, ut, etc., Curt. 4, 1, 8: dehinc postulo, sive aequom est, te oro, ut, etc., Ter. And. 1, 2, 19: ita volo itaque postulo ut fiat, id. ib. 3, 3, 18; Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 27: suom jus postulat, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 47; cf.: aequom postulat, da veniam, id. And. 5, 3, 30; and: quid est? num iniquom postulo? id. Phorm. 2, 3, 64: nunc hic dies alios mores postulat, id. And. 1, 2, 18: fidem publicam, Cic. Att. 2, 24, 2: istud, quod postulas, id. Rep. 1, 20, 33; id. Lael. 2, 9: ad senatum venire auxilium postulatum, Caes. B. G. 1, 31: deliberandi sibi unum diem postulavit, Cic. N. D. 1, 22, 60; cf.: noctem sibi ad deliberandum postulavit, id. Sest. 34, 74: postulo abs te, ut, etc., Plaut. Capt. 5, 1, 18: postulatur a te jam diu vel flagitatur potius historia, Cic. Leg. 1, 5: quom maxime abs te postulo atque oro, ut, etc., Ter. And. 5, 1, 4; and: quidvis ab amico postulare, Cic. Lael. 10, 35; cf. in pass.: cum aliquid ab amicis postularetur, id. ib.: orationes a me duas postulas, id. Att. 2, 7, 1: quod principes civitatum a me postulassent, id. Fam. 3, 8, 5; cf. infra the passages with an object-clause.—With ut (ne): quodam modo postulat, ut, etc., Cic. Att. 10, 4, 2: postulatum est, ut Bibuli sententia divideretur, id. Fam. 1, 2, 1 (for other examples with ut, v. supra): legatos ad Bocchum mittit postulatum, ne sine causā hostis populo Romano fieret, Sall. J. 83, 1.—With subj. alone: qui postularent, eos qui sibi Galliaeque bellum intulissent, sibi dederent, Caes. B. G. 4, 16, 3.—With de: sapientes homines a senatu de foedere postulaverunt, Cic. Balb. 15, 34: Ariovistus legatos ad eum mittit, quod antea de colloquio postulasset, id per se fieri licere, Caes. B. G. 1, 42.—With inf., freq. to be rendered, to wish, like, want: qui lepide postulat alterum frustrari, Enn. ap. Gell. 18, 2, 7 (Sat. 32 Vahl.): hic postulat se Romae absolvi, qui, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 138: o facinus impudicum! quam liberam esse oporteat, servire postulare, Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 62; id. Men. 2, 3, 88: me ducere istis dictis postulas? Ter. And. 4, 1, 20; id. Eun. 1, 1, 16: (lupinum) ne spargi quidem postulat decidens sponte, Plin. 18, 14, 36, § 135: si me tibi praemandere postulas, Gell. 4, 1, 11.—With a double object: quas (sollicitudines) levare tua te prudentia postulat, demands of you, Luccei. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 2. —With nom. and inf.: qui postulat deus credi, Curt. 6, 11, 24.—II. In partic., in jurid. lang.
A. To summon, arraign before a court, to prosecute, accuse, impeach (syn.: accuso, insimulo); constr. class. usu. with de and abl., post-Aug. also with gen.):
Gabinium tres adhuc factiones postulant: L. Lentulus, qui jam de majestate postulavit, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5, § 15: aliquem apud praetorem de pecuniis repetundis, id. Cornel. Fragm. 1: aliquem repetundis, Tac. A. 3, 38: aliquem majestatis, id. ib. 1, 74: aliquem repetundarum, Suet. Caes. 4: aliquem aliquā lege, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 3: aliquem ex aliquā causā reum, Plin. 33, 2, 8, § 33: aliquem impietatis reum, Plin. Ep. 7, 33, 7: aliquem injuriarum, Suet. Aug. 56 fin.: aliquem capitis, Dig. 46, 1, 53: qui (infames) postulare prohibentur, Paul. Sent. 1, 2, 1.—B. To demand a writ or leave to prosecute, from the prætor or other magistrate:
postulare est desiderium suum vel amici sui in jure apud eum qui jurisdictioni praeest exponere vel alterius desiderio contradicere, etc., Dig. 3, 1, 1; cf. this whole section: De postulando: in aliquem delationem nominis postulare, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 20, 64: postulare servos in quaestionem, id. Rosc. Am. 28, 77: quaestionem, Liv. 2, 29, 5.—C. For the usual expostulare, to complain of one:
quom patrem adeas postulatum, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 38 (but in id. Mil. 2, 6, 35, the correct read. is expostulare; v. Ritschl ad h. l.).—*D. Postulare votum (lit. to ask a desire, i. e.), to vow, App. Flor. init.—
E. Of the seller, to demand a price, ask (post-class. for posco):
pro eis (libris) trecentos Philippeos postulasse, Lact. 1, 6, 10; cf.: accipe victori populus quod postulat aurum, Juv. 7, 243. —III. Transf., of things.
A. To contain, measure:
jugerum sex modios seminis postulat, Col. 2, 9, 17.—B. To need, require:
cepina magis frequenter subactam postulat terram, Col. 11, 3, 56.—Hence, po-stŭlātum, i, n.; usually in plur.: po-stŭlāta, ōrum, a demand, request (class.): intolerabilia postulata, Cic. Fam. 12, 4, 1; id. Phil. 12, 12, 28: deferre postulata alicujus ad aliquem, Caes. B. C. 1, 9: cognoscere de postulatis alicujus, id. B. G. 4, 11 fin.: postulata facere, Nep. Alcib. 8, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
postulō āvī, ātus, āre
PREC-, to ask, demand, claim, require, request, desire : incipiunt postulare, minari: nemo inventus est tam impudens qui postularet ut venderet: postulavere plerique, ut proponeret, etc., S.: suom ius postulat, T.: fidem publicam: ad senatum venire auxilium postulatum, Cs.: noctem sibi ad deliberandum: postulatur a te iam diu historia: quod principes civitatum a me postulassent: postulatum est, ut Bibuli sententia divideretur: legatos mittit postulatum, ne, etc., S.: qui postularent, eos sibi dederent, Cs.: postulo, Appi, consideres, quo progrediare, L.: a senatu de foedere: me ducere istis dictis postulas? expect , T.: quod de argento posse postulem me fallere (eum), i. e. undertake to deceive him , T.: qui adire senatum non postulassent, asked an audience , L.: ante quam bona possideri postularentur, were claimed : hic postulat se Romae absolvi, qui, etc., expects : haec cum praetorem postulabas, of the praetor : qui postulat deus credi, Cu. — To summon, arraign before a court, prosecute, accuse, impeach : Gabinium tres adhuc factiones postulant: alqm de ambitu: alqm maiestatis, Ta.: delationem nominis, i. e. ask leave to prosecute : servos in quaestionem, ask that the slaves be examined under torture : quaestionem, the appointment of a special tribunal , L.—Of price, to demand, ask : Accipe victori populus quod postulat aurum, Iu.—Of things, to make necessary, require, demand, call for : Nunc hic dies alios mores postulat, T.: ut temporis exiguitas postulabat, Cs.: mittor, quo postulat usus, O.: res postulare videtur alqd exponere, S.
Origins
Related to poscō (“to beg, demand, request, desire”): * Perhaps derived from *post-, an unattested supine stem of poscō, from *poskt-, itself from earlier *porkt- + diminutive endings; compare ustulō. * Alternatively, derived from *postulum, from Proto-Italic *porsk-tlom (see *-klom); compare postiliō.
Descendants
- Englishpostulate
- Frenchpostuler
- Italianpostulare
- Portuguesepostular
- Spanishpostular
- Esperantopostuli