verbfirst conjugation
prōflīgō
prōflīgō (present infinitive prōflīgāre, perfect active prōflīgāvī, supine prōflīgātum)
Classical[proːˈfliː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[proˈfliː.ɡo]
Meaning
- to strike or dash to the ground
- to overthrow, overcome, conquer
Quibus profligatis
When they were overcome - to finish, conclude, resolve, put an end to
- to dishearten, debase
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōflīgō | prōflīgābam | prōflīgābō | prōflīgāvī | prōflīgāveram | prōflīgāverō prōflīgārō |
| 2nd sg. | prōflīgās | prōflīgābās | prōflīgābis | prōflīgāvistī prōflīgāstī | prōflīgāverās prōflīgārās | prōflīgāveris |
| 3rd sg. | prōflīgat | prōflīgābat | prōflīgābit | prōflīgāvit | prōflīgāverat prōflīgārat | prōflīgāverit prōflīgārit |
| 1st pl. | prōflīgāmus | prōflīgābāmus | prōflīgābimus | prōflīgāvimus | prōflīgāverāmus | prōflīgāverimus prōflīgārimus |
| 2nd pl. | prōflīgātis | prōflīgābātis | prōflīgābitis | prōflīgāvistis prōflīgāstis | prōflīgāverātis prōflīgārātis | prōflīgāveritis prōflīgāritis |
| 3rd pl. | prōflīgant | prōflīgābant | prōflīgābunt | prōflīgāvērunt prōflīgāvēre, prōflīgārunt | prōflīgāverant prōflīgārant | prōflīgāverint prōflīgārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōflīgem | prōflīgārem | prōflīgāverim prōflīgārim | prōflīgāvissem prōflīgāssem |
| 2nd sg. | prōflīgēs | prōflīgārēs | prōflīgāverīs | prōflīgāvissēs prōflīgāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | prōflīget | prōflīgāret | prōflīgāverit prōflīgārit | prōflīgāvisset prōflīgāsset |
| 1st pl. | prōflīgēmus | prōflīgārēmus | prōflīgāverīmus prōflīgārīmus | prōflīgāvissēmus prōflīgāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | prōflīgētis | prōflīgārētis | prōflīgāverītis prōflīgārītis | prōflīgāvissētis prōflīgāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | prōflīgent | prōflīgārent | prōflīgāverint prōflīgārint | prōflīgāvissent prōflīgāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōflīgor | prōflīgābar | prōflīgābor |
| 2nd sg. | prōflīgāris prōflīgāre | prōflīgābāris prōflīgābāre | prōflīgāberis prōflīgābere |
| 3rd sg. | prōflīgātur | prōflīgābātur | prōflīgābitur |
| 1st pl. | prōflīgāmur | prōflīgābāmur | prōflīgābimur |
| 2nd pl. | prōflīgāminī | prōflīgābāminī | prōflīgābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōflīgantur | prōflīgābantur | prōflīgābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōflīger | prōflīgārer |
| 2nd sg. | prōflīgēris prōflīgēre | prōflīgārēris prōflīgārēre |
| 3rd sg. | prōflīgētur | prōflīgārētur |
| 1st pl. | prōflīgēmur | prōflīgārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | prōflīgēminī | prōflīgārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōflīgentur | prōflīgārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | prōflīgā | prōflīgāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | prōflīgāte | prōflīgāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | prōflīgātō | prōflīgātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | prōflīgātō | prōflīgātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | prōflīgātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | prōflīgantō | prōflīgantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | prōflīgāre | prōflīgārī |
| perfect infinitive | prōflīgāvisse prōflīgāsse | prōflīgātum esse |
| future infinitive | prōflīgātūrum esse | prōflīgātum īrī |
| present participle | prōflīgāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | prōflīgātus |
| future participle | prōflīgātūrus prōflīgātūra, prōflīgātūrā, prōflīgātūrae, prōflīgātūram, prōflīgātūrārum, prōflīgātūrās, prōflīgātūre, prōflīgātūrī, prōflīgātūrīs, prōflīgātūrō, prōflīgātūrōrum, prōflīgātūrōs, prōflīgātūrum | prōflīgandus prōflīganda, prōflīgandā, prōflīgandae, prōflīgandam, prōflīgandārum, prōflīgandās, prōflīgande, prōflīgandīs, prōflīgandōrum, prōflīgandōs |
gerundprōflīgandī, prōflīgandō, prōflīgandumsupineprōflīgātum, prōflīgātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- prosternere, profligare hostem
- to rout the enemy.
prō-flīgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to strike or dash to the ground, to cast down utterly, overthrow, overcome, conquer (class.; syn.: sterno, prosterno).
I. Lit.:
inimicos profligare, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 75: copias hostium, Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 37: classem hostium, Caes. B. C. 2, 32: hostes, Nep. Dat. 6, 8: proelia, i. e. the warriors, Tac. A. 14, 36: aciem virorum, Sil. 11, 400; Tac. A. 13, 4.—II. Trop.
A. To overthrow, ruin, destroy:
rem publicam, Cic. de Or. 3, 1, 3: tantas opes, Nep. Pelop. 2, 3: undique se suosque profligante fortunā, Liv. 33, 19: valetudinem, Gell. 19, 5, 2.—B. To overwhelm, crush in spirit:
quanti illum maerore afflictum esse et profligatum putatis, Cic. Cat. 2, 1, 2.—C. To bring almost to an end, to almost finish, despatch:
bellum commissum ac profligatum conficere, Liv. 21, 40, 11: profligato fere Samnitium bello, id. 9, 29, 1; 28, 2, 11: profligatum bellum ac paene sublatum, Cic. Fam. 12, 30, 2: profligata jam haec, et paene ad exitum adducta quaestio est, id. Tusc. 5, 6, 15: omnia ad perniciem profligata, id. Rosc. Am. 13, 38: sperans, ante Vitellii adventum profligari plurimum posse, that it would be brought nearly to an end, Suet. Oth. 9: profligaverat bellum Judaicum Vespasianus, Tac. H. 2, 4; Flor 2, 15, 2; Just. 31, 7, 3; Sen. Ben. 7, 13, 2: profligatis in Africā rebus, Just. 22, 8, 1: victoriam, Front. Strat. 2, 3, 2: quantum profligatum sit, how far advanced, Just. 20, 4, 13; cf. Front. Strat. 2, 3, 20.—Hence, prōflīgātus, a, um, P. a. A. Wretched, miserable, vile (class.;
syn. perditus): senatoria judicia perdita profligataque, Cic. Verr. 1, 3, 8.—B. In a moral sense, corrupt, dissolute, abandoned, profligate (class.):
tu omnium mortalium profligatissime ac perditissime, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 26, § 65: homines, id. Arch. 6, 14: omnia ad perniciem profligata atque perdita, id. Rosc. Am. 13, 38: profligatissimus quisque, Suet. Tib. 35.— C. Of time, advanced (post-Aug.):
profligatae aetatis (homo), Sen. Ot. 2, 2 (al. Vit. Beat. 29, 2).—In neutr. absol.: in profligato esse, to be almost ended, Gell. 15, 5, 2.prō-flīgo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a.,
I. to strike down, ruin, destroy (post-class.):
proflictae res, cast down, ruined, Gell. 15, 5, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prōflīgō āvī, ātus, āre
1 FLAG-, to strike to the ground, cast down utterly, overthrow, overcome, conquer : aciem hostium: classem hostium, Cs.: hostīs, N.—Fig., to overthrow, ruin, destroy, crush : rem p.: tantas opes, N.— To bring to an end, finish, despatch, do away : bellum commissum ac profligatum conficere, L.: profligato fere Samnitium bello, L.: profligata iam haec quaestio est: omnia ad perniciem profligata.
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-
- Latinprōflīgō
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-der. Latin flīgō Latin -ō Latin prōflīgō From prō- + flīgō + -ō.
Descendants
- Englishprofligate