verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
reiciō
reiciō (present infinitive reicere, perfect active reiēcī, supine reiectum)
Classical[ˈrɛi̯.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛi̯.t͡ʃi.o]
Meaning
- to throw, cast or fling back
- to chase, force or drive back, repel
- to throw or cast oneself back or again; throw or fling oneself anywhere
- figurativelyto cast off, repel, remove, reject, repulse; deter, divert
- figurativelyto refuse, reject, scorn, disdain, despise
- figurativelyto refer, remand or hand over to
- figurativelyto put off to a later time, defer, postpone, delay
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reiciō | reiciēbam | reiciam | reiēcī | reiēceram | reiēcerō |
| 2nd sg. | reicis | reiciēbās | reiciēs | reiēcistī | reiēcerās | reiēceris |
| 3rd sg. | reicit | reiciēbat | reiciet | reiēcit | reiēcerat | reiēcerit |
| 1st pl. | reicimus | reiciēbāmus | reiciēmus | reiēcimus | reiēcerāmus | reiēcerimus |
| 2nd pl. | reicitis | reiciēbātis | reiciētis | reiēcistis | reiēcerātis | reiēceritis |
| 3rd pl. | reiciunt | reiciēbant | reicient | reiēcērunt reiēcēre | reiēcerant | reiēcerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reiciam | reicerem | reiēcerim | reiēcissem |
| 2nd sg. | reiciās | reicerēs | reiēcerīs | reiēcissēs |
| 3rd sg. | reiciat | reiceret | reiēcerit | reiēcisset |
| 1st pl. | reiciāmus | reicerēmus | reiēcerīmus | reiēcissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | reiciātis | reicerētis | reiēcerītis | reiēcissētis |
| 3rd pl. | reiciant | reicerent | reiēcerint | reiēcissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reicior | reiciēbar | reiciar |
| 2nd sg. | reiceris reicere | reiciēbāris reiciēbāre | reiciēris reiciēre |
| 3rd sg. | reicitur | reiciēbātur | reiciētur |
| 1st pl. | reicimur | reiciēbāmur | reiciēmur |
| 2nd pl. | reiciminī | reiciēbāminī | reiciēminī |
| 3rd pl. | reiciuntur | reiciēbantur | reicientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reiciar | reicerer |
| 2nd sg. | reiciāris reiciāre | reicerēris reicerēre |
| 3rd sg. | reiciātur | reicerētur |
| 1st pl. | reiciāmur | reicerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | reiciāminī | reicerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | reiciantur | reicerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | reice | reicere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | reicite | reiciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | reicitō | reicitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | reicitō | reicitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | reicitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | reiciuntō | reiciuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | reicere | reicī |
| perfect infinitive | reiēcisse | reiectum esse |
| future infinitive | reiectūrum esse | reiectum īrī |
| present participle | reiciēns reiciente, reicientem, reicientēs, reicientī, reicientia, reicientibus, reicientis, reicientīs, reicientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | reiectus reiecta, reiectā, reiectae, reiectam, reiectārum, reiectās, reiecte, reiectī, reiectīs, reiectō, reiectōrum, reiectōs |
| future participle | reiectūrus reiectūra, reiectūrā, reiectūrae, reiectūram, reiectūrārum, reiectūrās, reiectūre, reiectūrī, reiectūrīs, reiectūrō, reiectūrōrum, reiectūrōs, reiectūrum | reiciendus reiciundus |
gerundreiciendī, reiciendō, reiciendumsupinereiectum, reiectū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- a senatu res ad populum reicitur
- a matter is referred (for decision) from the senate to the people.
- iudices reicere (Verr. 3. 11. 28)
- to challenge, reject jurymen.
- summovere or reicere hostium equites
- to repel the attack of the enemy's cavalry.
rē-ĭcĭo (better than rē-jĭcĭo), rejēci, jectum, 3 (reicis, dissyl., Stat. Th. 4, 574;
I.
and likewise reice, Verg. E. 3, 96; and perh. also, Plaut. As. 2, 1, 6; scanned elsewhere throughout rēĭcio, etc.), v. a. jacio, to throw, cast, or fling back (freq. and class.; cf.: remitto, retorqueo). I. Lit.
A. In gen.
a. Of inanim. objects:
imago nostros oculos rejecta revisit, Lucr. 4, 285; 4, 107; cf. id. 4, 570: telum in hostes, Caes. B. G. 1, 46: tunicam reicere, i. e. to fling back, fling over the shoulder (whereas abicere is to throw off, Cic. Att. 4, 2, 4), Lucil. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 69 Müll.; cf.: togam in umerum, Quint. 11, 3, 131; 140: togam a sinistro, id. 11, 3, 144: togam ab umero, Liv. 23, 8 fin.: amictum ex umeris, Verg. A. 5, 421: ex umeris' vestem, Ov. M. 2, 582: de corpore vestem, id. ib. 9, 32: penulam, Cic. Mil. 10, 29; Phaedr. 5, 2, 5 Burm.: sagulum, Cic. Pis. 23, 55; Suet. Aug. 26: amictum, Prop. 2, 23 (3, 17), 13: vestem, Cat. 66, 81 al.: ab ore colubras, Ov. M. 4, 474: capillum circum caput neglegenter, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 50: manibus ad tergum rejectis, thrown back or behind, Asin. Pol. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 3: manus post terga, Plin. 28, 4, 11, § 45: scutum, to throw over one's back (in flight), Cic. de Or. 2, 72, 294; Galb. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 30, 3: parmas, Verg. A. 11, 619: ut janua in publicum reiceretur, might be thrown back, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 112: fatigata membra rejecit, i. e. stretched on the ground, Curt. 10, 5, 3: voluit ... Reicere Alcides a se mea pectora, to push back, Ov. M. 9, 51: librum e gremio suo, to fling away, id. Tr. 1, 1, 66: sanguinem ore, to cast up, vomit, Plin. 26, 12, 82, § 131; so, sanguinem, Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 6; 8, 1, 2: bilem, Plin. 23, 6, 57, § 106: vinum, Suet. Aug. 77: aliquid ab stomacho, Scrib. Comp. 191.— Poet.: oculos Rutulorum reicit arvis, turns away, averts, Verg. A. 10, 473: pars (vocum) solidis adlisa locis rejecta sonorem Reddit, echoed, Lucr. 4, 570.—b. Of living objects, to drive back, chase back, force back, repel (so in gen. not found in class. prose authors):
hominem, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 19: aliquem, id. Merc. 5, 2, 69: in bubilem reicere (boves), id. Pers. 2, 5, 18: pascentes a flumine capellas, Verg. E. 3, 96: in postremam aciem, to place in the rear, Liv. 8, 8.—(b). Reicere se, to throw or cast one's self back or again; or, in gen., to throw or fling one's self anywhere:
tum illa Rejecit se in eum, flung herself into his arms, Ter. And. 1, 1, 109: se in gremium tuom, Lucr. 1, 34: se in grabatum, Petr. 92, 3; cf.: in cubile rejectus est, id. 103, 5; cf.: fatigata membra rejecit, leaned back, Curt. 10, 5, 3.— B. In partic.
1. Milit. t. t., to force back, beat back, repel, repulse the enemy (cf.:
repello, reprimo, refuto): eos, qui eruptionem fecerant, in urbem reiciebant, Caes. B. C. 2, 2 fin.: reliqui in oppidum rejecti sunt, id. B. G. 2, 33; 1, 24 fin.: Tusci rejecti armis, Verg. A. 11, 630: ab Antiocheā hostem, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2; cf.: praesidia adversariorum Calydone, Caes. B. C. 3, 35 (where, however, as id. ib. 3, 46, the MSS. vacillate between rejecti and dejecti; v. Oud. N. cr.).— 2. Nautical t. t.: reici, to be driven back by a storm (while deferri or deici signifies to be cast away, and eici to be thrown on the shore, stranded; v. Liv. 44, 19, 2 Drak.): naves tempestate rejectas eodem, unde erant profectae, revertisse, Caes. B. G. 5, 5; so,
naves, id. ib. 5, 23: a Leucopetrā profectus ... rejectus sum austro vehementi ad eandem Leucopetram, Cic. Att. 16, 7, 1; cf. id. Phil. 1, 3, 7; id. Caecin. 30, 88: sin reflantibus ventis reiciemur, id. Tusc. 1, 49, 119; id. Att. 3, 8, 2.II. Trop.
A. In gen., to cast off, remove, repel, reject:
abs te socordiam omnem reice, Plaut. As. 2, 1, 6: abs te religionem, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 65 Müll. (Trag. Rel. v. 430 Rib.): quam ut a nobis ratio verissima longe reiciat, Lucr. 6, 81: (hanc proscriptionem) nisi hoc judicio a vobis reicitis et aspernamini, Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153: ab his reicientur plagae balistarum, Vitr. 10, 20: foedum contactum a casto corpore, Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 9; Ter. Phorm. prol. 18: ferrum et audaciam, Cic. Mur. 37, 79; cf. ictus, Stat. Th. 6, 770; and: minas Hannibalis retrorsum, Hor. C. 4, 8, 16: (in Verrinis) facilius quod reici quam quod adici possit invenient, Quint. 6, 3, 5.— B. In partic.
1. Pregn., to reject contemptuously; to refuse, scorn, disdain, despise; esp. of a lover, etc.:
forsitan nos reiciat, Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 5: petentem, Ov. M. 9, 512: Lydiam, Hor. C. 3, 9, 20: Socratem omnem istam disputationem rejecisse et tantum de vitā et moribus solitum esse quaerere, Cic. Rep. 1, 10, 16: refutetur ac reiciatur ille clamor, id. Tusc. 2, 23, 55: qui Ennii Medeam spernat aut reiciat, id. Fin. 1, 2, 4; of an appeal to the Senate: quae cum rejecta relatio esset, Liv. 2, 31, 9: recens dolor consolationes reicit ac refugit, Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 11: ad bona deligenda et reicienda contraria, Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 60; cf. (vulgares reïce taedas, deligere), Ov. M. 14, 677: rejectā praedā, Hor. S. 2, 3, 68: condiciones, Auct. B. Alex. 39: rejecit dona nocentium, Hor. C. 4, 9, 42.—b. In jurid. lang.: judices reicere, to set aside, challenge peremptorily, reject the judges appointed by lot:
cum ex CXXV. judicibus quinque et LXX. reus reiceret, Cic. Planc. 17, 41; 15, 36; id. Att. 1, 16, 3; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 7, § 18; 2, 3, 11, § 28; 2, 3, 13, § 32; 2, 3, 59, § 146; id. Vatin. 11, 27; Plin. Pan. 36, 4.— c. In the philosoph. lang. of the Stoics: reicienda and rejecta (as a transl. of the Gr. ἀποπροηγμένα), rejectable things, i. e. evils to be rejected, Cic. Fin. 5, 26, 78; 3, 16, 52; id. Ac. 1, 10, 37; cf. rejectaneus.—
2. With a designation of the term. ad quem, to refer to, make over to, remand to:
ad ipsam te epistulam reicio, Cic. Att. 9, 13, 8: in hunc gregem vos Sullam reicietis? id. Sull. 28, 77 (with transferre).— b. Publicists' t. t.: reicere aliquid or aliquem ad senatum (consules, populum, pontifices, etc.), to refer a matter, or the one whom it concerns, from one's self to some other officer or authorized body (esp. freq. in Liv.; v. the passages in Liv. 2, 22, 5 Drak.):
totam rem ad Pompeium, Caes. B. C. 3, 17: senatus a se rem ad populum rejecit, Liv. 2, 27, 5; cf.: ab tribunis ad senatum res est rejecta, id. 40, 29; and: rem ad senatum, id. 5, 22, 1: aliquid ad pontificum collegium, id. 41, 16; so, rem ad pontifices, Ver. Flac. ap. Gell. 5, 17, 2: rem ad Hannibalem, Liv. 21, 31; id. 2, 28: tu hoc animo esse debes, ut nihil huc reicias, Cic. Fam. 10, 16, 2.—Of personal objects: legati ab senatu rejecti ad populum, deos rogaverunt, etc., Liv. 7, 20; so id. 8, 1; 9, 43; 24, 2; 39, 3.— Absol.: tribuni appellati ad senatum rejecerunt, Liv. 27, 8; 42, 32 fin.— c. With respect to time, to put off to a later period, to defer, postpone (Ciceronian):
a Kal. Febr. legationes in Idus Febr. reiciebantur, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 1: reliqua in mensem Januarium, id. ib. 2, 1, 3: repente abs te in mensem Quintilem rejecti sumus, id. Att. 1, 4, 1.— * d. Reicere se aliquo, to fling one's self on a thing, i. e. apply one's self to it (very rare): crede mihi, Caesarem ... maximum beneficium te sibi dedisse judicaturum, si huc te reicis, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 15, A, § 1.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
rēiciō (not reiiciō; imper. reice, disyl., V.), rēiēcī, iectus, ere
re-+iacio, to throw back, fling back, hurl back : telum in hostīs, Cs.: togam ab umero, L.: ex umeris amictum, V.: de corpore vestem, O.: paenulam: ab ore colubras, O.: Capillus circum caput Reiectus neglegenter, T.: scutum, throw over the back (in flight): fatigata membra, i. e. stretch on the ground , Cu.: a se mea pectora, to push back , O.: (librum) e gremio suo, fling away , O.: oculos Rutulorum reicit arvis, averts , V.: pascentīs a flumine reice capellas, drive back , V.: in postremam aciem, throw to the rear , L.: se in eum, into his arms , T.— To force back, beat back, repel, repulse : eos in oppidum, Cs.: Tusci reiecti armis, V. ab Antiocheā hostem.— Pass, to be driven back : navīs tempestate reiectas revertisse, Cs.: reflantibus ventis reici: ex cursu Dyrrachium reiecti, L.—Fig., to drive back, drive away, cast off, remove, repel, reject : ad famem hunc ab studio, T.: ferrum et audaciam: retrorsum Hannibalis minas, H.— To reject contemptuously, refuse, scorn, disdain, despise : nos, T.: petentem, O.: Lydiam, H.: refutetur ac reiciatur ille clamor: quae cum reiecta relatio esset, when the appeal was overruled , L.: volgarīs taedas, O.: Reiectā praedā, H.: dona nocentium, H.— P. n . as s<*>bst. : reicienda, evils to be rejected : reiecta.—Of judges, to set aside, challenge peremptorily, reject : ex CXXV iudicibus quinque et LXX: potestas reiciendi, right of challenge .—Of persons, to refer, direct, assign : ad ipsam te epistulam: in hunc gregem Sullam, transfer (in your judgment).—In public life, to refer, turn over (for deliberation or decision): totam rem ad Pompeium, Cs.: ab tribunis ad senatum res est reiecta, L.: id cum ad senatum relatum esset, L.: ut nihil huc reicias: legati ab senatu reiecti ad populum, referred , L.—In time, to defer, postpone : a Kal. Febr. legationes in Idūs Febr. reiciebantur: repente abs te in mensem Quintilem reiecti sumus.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinreiciō
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Latin reiciō From re- + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
Descendants
- Englishreject
- Italianrecere