LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, deponent

praevāricor

praevāricor (present infinitive praevāricārī, perfect active praevāricātus sum)
Classical[prae̯ˈwaː.rɪ.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[preˈvaː.ri.kor]

Meaning

  1. deponentto walk crookedly, to not walk straight
  2. deponentto step out of line, deviate, transgress
  3. deponentto collude, prevaricate, play a double part
  4. deponentto be a false advocate; to collude with the opposing party in a sham trial
  5. Late Latindeponentto transgress, violate or sin against

Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praevāricorpraevāricābarpraevāricābor———
2nd sg.praevāricāris
praevāricāre		praevāricābāris
praevāricābāre		praevāricāberis
praevāricābere, praevāricābis		———
3rd sg.praevāricāturpraevāricābāturpraevāricābitur———
1st pl.praevāricāmurpraevāricābāmurpraevāricābimur———
2nd pl.praevāricāminīpraevāricābāminīpraevāricābiminī———
3rd pl.praevāricanturpraevāricābanturpraevāricābuntur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praevāricerpraevāricārer——
2nd sg.praevāricēris
praevāricēre		praevāricārēris
praevāricārēre		——
3rd sg.praevāricēturpraevāricārētur——
1st pl.praevāricēmurpraevāricārēmur——
2nd pl.praevāricēminīpraevāricārēminī——
3rd pl.praevāricenturpraevāricārentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praevāricāre—
pres. 2nd pl.praevāricāminī—
fut. 2nd sg.praevāricātor—
fut. 3rd sg.praevāricātor—
fut. 3rd pl.praevāricantor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraevāricārī—
perfect infinitivepraevāricātum esse—
future infinitivepraevāricātūrum esse—
present participlepraevāricāns—
perfect participlepraevāricātus
praevāricāta, praevāricātā, praevāricātae, praevāricātam, praevāricātārum, praevāricātās, praevāricāte, praevāricātī, praevāricātīs, praevāricātō, praevāricātōrum, praevāricātōs		—
future participlepraevāricātūrus
praevāricātūra, praevāricātūrā, praevāricātūrae, praevāricātūram, praevāricātūrārum, praevāricātūrās, praevāricātūre, praevāricātūrī, praevāricātūrīs, praevāricātūrō, praevāricātūrōrum, praevāricātūrōs, praevāricātūrum		praevāricandus
praevāricanda, praevāricandā, praevāricandae, praevāricandam, praevāricandārum, praevāricandās, praevāricande, praevāricandīs, praevāricandōrum, praevāricandōs
gerundpraevāricandī, praevāricandō, praevāricandumsupinepraevāricātum, praevāricātū

prae-vārĭcor, ātus, 1, v. dep.,
I. to walk crookedly, not to walk straight. *
I. Lit.: arator praevaricatur, makes a crooked furrow, Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 179.—
II. Trop.
A. To walk crookedly in the discharge of one's duty, not to act uprightly; esp. of an advocate who is guilty of collusion with the opposite party, to make a sham accusation or defence, to collude, prevaricate: qui praevaricatur, ex utrāque parte consistit, quinimo ex alterā, Dig. 47, 15, 1; cf. Plin. l. c. supra: a Catilina pecuniam accepit, ut turpissime praevaricaretur, Auct. Har. Resp. 20; Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 29.—With dat., to favor collusively: interdum non defendere, sed praevaricari accusationi videbatur, Cic. Clu. 21, 58.—
B. Late Lat., to transgress, sin against, violate: pactum meum, Vulg. Jos. 7, 11: contra me, id. Deut. 32, 51: legem, id. Osee, 8, 1.—Also in the form praevā-rĭco, āre: quod audivit, praevaricavit, Aug. Tract. in Joann. 99; cf. Prisc. 8, 6, 29.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraevāricor

Latin vārus Latin -icus Latin vāricus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vāricō Latin praevāricor From prae- (“before, in front”) + vāricō (“to spread the legs apart; to straddle”).

Descendants
  • Catalanprevaricar
  • Frenchprévariquer
  • Romanianprevaricafrom French prévariquer
  • Italianprevaricare
  • Occitanprevaricar
  • Portugueseprevaricar
  • Spanishprevaricar
  • Englishprevaricate

In English words that came into English from praevāricor

  • prevaricatepraevāricātus
  • prevaricationpraevāricātiō

Quick answers

What does praevāricor mean in Latin?
praevāricor, a verb, means “to walk crookedly, to not walk straight; to step out of line, deviate, transgress; to collude, prevaricate, play a double part”.
What are the principal parts of praevāricor?
praevāricor, praevāricārī, praevāricātus sum (first conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce praevāricor?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈwaː.rɪ.kɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈvaː.ri.kor].
Where does praevāricor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praevāricor.