LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

redarguō

redarguō (present infinitive redarguere, perfect active redarguī, supine redargūtum)
Classical[rɛˈdar.ɡu.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈdar.ɡu.o]

Meaning

  1. to disprove, refute, confute, contradict

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.redarguōredarguēbamredarguamredarguīredargueramredarguerō
2nd sg.redarguisredarguēbāsredarguēsredarguistīredarguerāsredargueris
3rd sg.redarguitredarguēbatredarguetredarguitredargueratredarguerit
1st pl.redarguimusredarguēbāmusredarguēmusredarguimusredarguerāmusredarguerimus
2nd pl.redarguitisredarguēbātisredarguētisredarguistisredarguerātisredargueritis
3rd pl.redarguuntredarguēbantredarguentredarguērunt
redarguēre
redarguerantredarguerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.redarguamredargueremredarguerimredarguissem
2nd sg.redarguāsredarguerēsredarguerīsredarguissēs
3rd sg.redarguatredargueretredargueritredarguisset
1st pl.redarguāmusredarguerēmusredarguerīmusredarguissēmus
2nd pl.redarguātisredarguerētisredarguerītisredarguissētis
3rd pl.redarguantredarguerentredarguerintredarguissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.redarguorredarguēbarredarguar
2nd sg.redargueris
redarguere
redarguēbāris
redarguēbāre
redarguēris
redarguēre
3rd sg.redarguiturredarguēbāturredarguētur
1st pl.redarguimurredarguēbāmurredarguēmur
2nd pl.redarguiminīredarguēbāminīredarguēminī
3rd pl.redarguunturredarguēbanturredarguentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.redarguarredarguerer
2nd sg.redarguāris
redarguāre
redarguerēris
redarguerēre
3rd sg.redarguāturredarguerētur
1st pl.redarguāmurredarguerēmur
2nd pl.redarguāminīredarguerēminī
3rd pl.redarguanturredarguerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.redargueredarguere
pres. 2nd pl.redarguiteredarguiminī
fut. 2nd sg.redarguitōredarguitor
fut. 3rd sg.redarguitōredarguitor
fut. 2nd pl.redarguitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.redarguuntōredarguuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveredarguereredarguī
perfect infinitiveredarguisseredargūtum esse
future infinitiveredargūtūrum esseredargūtum īrī
present participleredarguēns—
perfect participle—redargūtus
future participleredargūtūrus
redargūtūra, redargūtūrā, redargūtūrae, redargūtūram, redargūtūrārum, redargūtūrās, redargūtūre, redargūtūrī, redargūtūrīs, redargūtūrō, redargūtūrōrum, redargūtūrōs, redargūtūrum
redarguendus
redarguenda, redarguendā, redarguendae, redarguendam, redarguendārum, redarguendās, redarguende, redarguendīs, redarguendōrum, redarguendōs
gerundredarguendī, redarguendō, redarguendumsupineredargūtum, redargūtū

rĕd-argŭo, ŭi, 3, v. a.,
I. to disprove, refute, confute, contradict (class.; syn.: refello, refuto).
(a). With acc.: nosque ipsos redargui refellique patiamur, Cic. Tusc. 2, 2, 5; so, aliquem, id. Clu. 23, 62; Quint. 6, 3, 73 al.; opp. probare, Cic. de Or. 2, 72, 293; so, orationem (opp. convinci), id. Univ. 3: contraria, id. Part. 9, 33: crimen, Quint. 11, 1, 9: famosos libellos, Suet. Aug. 55. — Of abstr. subjects: improborum prosperitates redarguunt vim omnem deorum ac potestatem, Cic. N. D. 3, 36: inconstantiam tuam, id. Dom. 9, 21: advenit qui vestra dies muliebribus armis Verba redarguerit, will refute thy words, show them to be false, * Verg. A. 11, 687.— *
(b). With object-clause: audi rationem falsam quidem, sed quam redarguere falsam esse tu non queas, Gell. 15, 9, 7.—
(g). With gen., to convict of, prove guilty of: nec sane magnum aliquid efficiemus, quod illos ignorantiae redarguemus, Lact. 3, 1, 15; cf.: redarguti a lege quasi transgressores, Vulg. Jacob. 2, 9. —
(d). Absol.: poterat autem inpune; quis enim redargueret? Cic. Fin. 2, 17, 55; Quint. 6, 3, 72.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinredarguō

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguō Latin redarguō From re- + arguō.

Descendants
  • Englishredargue
  • Frenchredarguer
  • Portugueseredarguir
  • Spanishredargüir

Quick answers

What does redarguō mean in Latin?
redarguō, a verb, means “to disprove, refute, confute, contradict”.
What are the principal parts of redarguō?
redarguō, redarguere, redarguī, redargūtum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce redarguō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈdar.ɡu.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈdar.ɡu.o].
Where does redarguō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin redarguō.