verbsecond conjugation, deponent
profiteor
profiteor (present infinitive profitērī, perfect active professus sum)
Classical[prɔˈfɪ.te.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[proˈfiː.te.or]
Meaning
- deponentto declare publicly, own (up to) or confess openly, acknowledge, avow, profess
- deponentto offer freely, promise
- deponentto profess, claim; to declare oneself (as), practice (as)
- deponentto make a show of, show, display
- deponentto make a public statement or a return of
- deponentto be a teacher or professor
- deponentto volunteer
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
apertē prōmittōprofiteor -ērī, professus — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 24
palam dēclārōprofiteor -ērī — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 14
declare openly
profiteor -ērī — in De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Fateri · Profiteri · Confiteri
Fateri means to disclose, without any accessory notion, in opp. to celare, Liv. xxiv. 5. Curt. vi. 9; profiteri means to avow, freely and openly, without fear and reserve, whether questioned or not; confiteri, to confess in consequence of questions, menaces, compulsion. The professio has its origin in a noble consciousness, when a man disdains concealment, and is not ashamed of that which he has kept secret; the confessio, in an ignoble consciousness, when a man gives up his secret out of weakness, and is ashamed of that which he confesses. Cic. Cæc. 9, 24. Ita libenter confitetur, ut non solum fateri, sed etiam profiteri videatur. Planc. 25, 62. Rabir. perd. 5. (iv. 30.)
Conjugation conjugation 2 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | profiteor | profitēbar | profitēbor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | profitēris profitēre | profitēbāris profitēbāre | profitēberis profitēbere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | profitētur | profitēbātur | profitēbitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | profitēmur | profitēbāmur | profitēbimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | profitēminī | profitēbāminī | profitēbiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | profitentur | profitēbantur | profitēbuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | profitear | profitērer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | profiteāris profiteāre | profitērēris profitērēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | profiteātur | profitērētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | profiteāmur | profitērēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | profiteāminī | profitērēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | profiteantur | profitērentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | profitēre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | profitēminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | profitētor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | profitētor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | profitentor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | profitērī | — |
| perfect infinitive | professum esse | — |
| future infinitive | professūrum esse | — |
| present participle | profitēns | — |
| perfect participle | professus | — |
| future participle | professūrus prŏfessūra, prŏfessūrā, prŏfessūrae, prŏfessūram, prŏfessūrārum, prŏfessūrās, prŏfessūre, prŏfessūrī, prŏfessūrīs, prŏfessūrō, prŏfessūrōrum, prŏfessūrōs, prŏfessūrum | profitendus prŏfitenda, prŏfitendā, prŏfitendae, prŏfitendam, prŏfitendārum, prŏfitendās, prŏfitende, prŏfitendīs, prŏfitendōrum, prŏfitendōs |
gerundprofitendī, profitendō, profitendumsupineprofessum, professū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- artem profiteri
- to profess an art.
- qui ista profitentur
- men of that profession.
- verum dicere, profiteri
- to speak the truth, admit the truth.
- disciplinam alicuius profiteri
- to be a follower, disciple of some one.
- nomen (nomina) dare, profiteri
- to enlist oneself.
- philosophiam, medicinam profiteri
- to be a philosopher, physician by profession.
- nomen profiteri or simply profiteri
- to become a candidate.
- se philosophum, medicum (esse) profiteri
- to be a philosopher, physician by profession.
prŏfĭtĕor, fessus,
I. v (old form of the inf. PROFITEREI, and of the imper. PROFITEMINO, several times in the Tab. Her, in Haubold, Mon. Leg. p. 99 sq.), v. dep. a. [pro-fateor], to declare publicly, to own freely, to acknowledge, avow, confess openly, profess (class.).
I. In gen.
a. Absol.:
neque vis tuā voluntate ipse profiteri, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 80: ita libenter confitetur, ut non solum fateri, sed etiam profiteri videatur, Cic. Caecin. 9, 24: fateor atque etiam profiteor et prae me fero, id. Rab. Perd. 5, 17.—b. With acc.:
profiteri et in medium proferre aliquid, Cic. Fin. 2, 23, 76: cur ea non profitenda putabas? Ov. H. 21, 129.—c. With obj. clause:
profitentur Carnutes, se nullum periculum recusare, Caes. B. G. 7, 2; Cic. N D. 1, 5, 12.—d. With de:
de parricidio professum, Suet. Calig. 12: de semet professo, id. Dom. 8.—II. In partic.
A. Profiteri se aliquem, to declare one's self or profess to be something:
profiteri se grammaticum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 12; Poët. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 26, 42; profiteri se patrem infantis, Suet. Calig. 25: se legatum, id. Galb. 10: se candidatum consulatūs, id. Aug. 4: professus amicum, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 2.—With esse: triduo me jure consultum esse profitebor, Cic. Mur. 13, 28: me omnium provinciarum defensorem esse profitebor, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 93, § 217.—B. Profiteri aliquid, to profess an art, science, etc.:
profiteri philosophiam, to declare one's self a philosopher, Cic. Pis. 29, 71; medicinam, to profess medicine, to practise as a physician, Cels. praef.; Suet. Caes. 42; jus, Ov. A. A. 3, 531.—In pass.: rem non professam apud nos tenemus, Quint. Decl. 341. —Absol.: profiteri, to be a teacher or professor (post-Aug.): cum omnes qui profitentur, audiero, Plin. Ep 2, 18, 3: translatus est in Siciliam, ubi nunc profitetur, id. ib. 4, 11, 14.—C. Profiteri indicium, to give evidence, make a deposition against accomplices:
multis hortantibus indicium profitetur, Sall. J. 35, 6; Hirt. B. Afr 55, Curt. 8, 6, 23; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 9: summum supplicium decernebatur, ni professus indicium foret, Tac. A. 6, 3.—D. To offer freely, propose voluntarily, to promise: quis profitetur? who volunteers? Plaut Capt. 3, 1, 20:
se ad eam rem adjutorem, Caes. B. G. 5, 38: ego vero tibi profiteor atque polliceor eximium et singulare meum studium in omni genere officii, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 4: si vos in eam rem operam vestram profitemini, id. Rosc. Am. 53, 153: Varro profitetur se alterā die ad colloquium venturum, Caes. B. C. 3, 19: sumunt gentiles arma professa manus, arms that promise a combat, Ov. F. 2, 198: magna, Hor A. P. 14; Ov. F. 5, 351: grandia, Hor. A. P. 27.—E. To disclose, show, display, make a show of; dolorem, Just. 8, 5, 11:
sola Jovem Semele vidit Jovis ora professum, Nemes. Ecl. 3, 22: vitate viros cultum formamque professos, Ov. A A. 3, 433.—F. To make a public statement or return of any thing (as of one's name, property, business, etc.):
censum (one's estate), Ulp. Fragm. 1, 8; Tab. Her. in Haubold, Mon. Leg. p. 99 sq. (q. v.): ut aratores jugera sationum suarum profiterentur, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 15, § 38: apud decemviros, quantum habeat praedae, id. Agr. 2, 22, 59: greges ovium ad publicanum, Varr. R. R. 2, 1: frumentum, Liv 4, 12: furtum, Quint. Decl. 341: rem alienam, id. ib. 341: rem apud publicanum, id. ib. 359; Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 12.—Absol.: ne decipiat (publicanus) profiteri volentes, Dig. 39, 4, 19, § 6; Vulg. Luc. 2, 3 and 5: nomen, to give in one's name, announce one's self, Liv. 26, 18; also without nomen: Catilina prohibitus erat petere consulatum, quod intra legitimos dies profiteri nequiverit, Sall. C. 18, 3: nam et quaesturam petentes, quos indignos judicavit, profiteri vetuit, Vell. 2, 92, 3: professae (sc. feminae), i. e. common prostitutes, who had to give in their names to the aedile, Ov. F. 4, 866.—Trop.: in his nomen suum profitetur, among these he reckons himself, Ter. Eun. prol. 3.—Hence, prŏ-fessus, a, um, P. a., in passive signif., known, manifest, confessed (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): culpa professa, Ov. Am. 3, 14, 6: dux, Just. 8, 4, 4.—Ex or de professo, openly, avowedly, intentionally, professedly: non ex professo eam (potentiam) non petere, Sen. Ep. 14, 8: vir ex professo mollis, Macr S. 2, 9.—De professo (postclass.): ac ne id quidem de professo audet, openly, App. Mag. p. 274, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
profiteor fessus, ērī, dep.
pro+fateor, to declare publicly, own freely, acknowledge, avow, confess openly, profess : non solum fateri, sed etiam profiteri: fateor atque etiam profiteor: apertissime studium suum: se nullum periculum recusare, Cs.: hoc me rei p. causā facere: professus se petere, avowing himself a candidate , L.—With two accs., to avow oneself, profess to be : se grammaticum: huic me belli ducem: (te) amicum, H.— To follow as a pursuit, profess : philosophiam: ius, O.— To offer freely, propose voluntarily, promise, display : iudicium, testify voluntarily , S.: se ad eam rem adiutorem, Cs.: tibi meum studium: Sumunt gentiles arma professa manus, i. e. as volunteers , O.: Inceptis magna professis Adsuitur pannus, making great promises , H.: nomina, i. e. come forward as candidates , L.— To make a public statement of, report, return, state : iugera sationum suarum: frumentum, L.: professae (sc. feminae), i. e. registered as public women , O.: in his nomen suom, classes himself , T.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprofiteor
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Italic *fatēōr Latin fateor Latin profiteor From prō- + fateor (“to acknowledge”).
In English words that came into English from profiteor
- professorprofessor
- professionprofessiō
- professprofitērī