verbthird conjugation
reprimō
reprimō (present infinitive reprimere, perfect active repressī, supine repressum)
Classical[ˈrɛ.prɪ.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.pri.mo]
Meaning
- to repress
- to check, prevent or restrain
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
check, repress
reprimō -ere, -pressus — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reprimō | reprimēbam | reprimam | repressī | represseram | represserō |
| 2nd sg. | reprimis | reprimēbās | reprimēs | repressistī | represserās | represseris |
| 3rd sg. | reprimit | reprimēbat | reprimet | repressit | represserat | represserit |
| 1st pl. | reprimimus | reprimēbāmus | reprimēmus | repressimus | represserāmus | represserimus |
| 2nd pl. | reprimitis | reprimēbātis | reprimētis | repressistis | represserātis | represseritis |
| 3rd pl. | reprimunt | reprimēbant | repriment | repressērunt repressēre | represserant | represserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reprimam | reprimerem | represserim | repressissem |
| 2nd sg. | reprimās | reprimerēs | represserīs | repressissēs |
| 3rd sg. | reprimat | reprimeret | represserit | repressisset |
| 1st pl. | reprimāmus | reprimerēmus | represserīmus | repressissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | reprimātis | reprimerētis | represserītis | repressissētis |
| 3rd pl. | reprimant | reprimerent | represserint | repressissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reprimor | reprimēbar | reprimar |
| 2nd sg. | reprimeris reprimere | reprimēbāris reprimēbāre | reprimēris reprimēre |
| 3rd sg. | reprimitur | reprimēbātur | reprimētur |
| 1st pl. | reprimimur | reprimēbāmur | reprimēmur |
| 2nd pl. | reprimiminī | reprimēbāminī | reprimēminī |
| 3rd pl. | reprimuntur | reprimēbantur | reprimentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reprimar | reprimerer |
| 2nd sg. | reprimāris reprimāre | reprimerēris reprimerēre |
| 3rd sg. | reprimātur | reprimerētur |
| 1st pl. | reprimāmur | reprimerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | reprimāminī | reprimerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | reprimantur | reprimerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | reprime | reprimere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | reprimite | reprimiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | reprimitō | reprimitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | reprimitō | reprimitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | reprimitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | reprimuntō | reprimuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | reprimere | reprimī |
| perfect infinitive | repressisse | repressum esse |
| future infinitive | repressūrum esse | repressum īrī |
| present participle | reprimēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | repressus repressa, repressā, repressae, repressam, repressārum, repressās, represse, repressīs, repressō, repressōrum, repressōs |
| future participle | repressūrus repressūra, repressūrā, repressūrae, repressūram, repressūrārum, repressūrās, repressūre, repressūrī, repressūrīs, repressūrō, repressūrōrum, repressūrōs, repressūrum | reprimendus reprimundus, reprimenda, reprimendā, reprimendae, reprimendam, reprimendārum, reprimendās, reprimende, reprimendīs, reprimendōrum, reprimendōs |
gerundreprimendī, reprimendō, reprimendumsupinerepressum, repressū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- spiritus alicuius reprimere
- to lower a person's pride.
- concitatam multitudinem reprimere
- to allay the excitement of the mob.
- fugam hostium reprimere (B. G. 3. 14)
- to bring the flying enemy to a stand.
- iracundiam continere, cohibere, reprimere
- to restrain, master one's passion.
- regios spiritus reprimere (Nep. Dion. 5. 5)
- to destroy a despotism, tyranny.
rĕ-prĭmo, pressi, pressum, 3, v. a.,
I. to press back, keep back; to check, curb, restrain (class., partic. in the trop. sense; cf.: repello, refuto).
I. Lit.: illa praedicta Veientium, si lacus Albanus redundasset, Romam periturum;
si repressus esset, Veios, Cic. Div. 2, 32, 69: amnem, Flor. 1, 1, 3: fontes, Stat. Th. 5, 522: alvum, Cels. 2, 12; cf.: medicamenta reprimentia, id. 6, 6, 2; 6, 16, 2 al.: vulvas procidentes, Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 182: sudorem, id. 20, 13, 51, § 142: labra, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 16: dextram, Verg. A. 12, 939: ensem, Stat. Th. 11, 309: retro pedem cum voce, Verg. A. 2, 378.— Of personal objects: represso jam Lucterio et remoto, forced back, Caes. B. G. 7, 8; cf.: aliquem repressum, non oppressum relinquere, Cic. Mur. 15, 32.— II. Trop. (the figure borrowed from the restraining, confining of a stream), to check, curb, restrain, limit, confine, repress:
difficilem quandam temperantiam postulant in eo, quod semel admissum coërceri reprimique non potest, Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 2; cf.: furorem exsultantem reprimere, id. Sest. 44, 95: intellego hanc rei publicae pestem paulisper reprimi, non in perpetuum comprimi posse, id. Cat. 1, 12, 30: memoria, non exstincta, sed repressa vetustate, suppressed, id. Cael. 30, 71: impetus hostium repressos esse intellegunt ac retardatos, id. Imp. Pomp. 5, 13: iis regios spiritus repressit, Nep. Dion, 5, 5: animi incitationem atque alacritatem non reprimere sed augere, Caes. B. C. 3, 92 fin.: cursum, id. ib. 3, 93: itinera, Cic. Att. 10, 9: fugam hostium, Caes. B. G. 3, 14: iracundiam, Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 8; 9: nunc reprimam susceptam objurgationem, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 9 (15): illius conatus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 64: consuetudinem peccandi, id. ib. 2, 2, 22, § 53: fletum, id. Rep. 6, 15, 15: gemitum, Ov. M. 9, 163 et saep.: odium suum a corpore alicujus, Cic. Sest. 55, 117: famam, id. Phil. 11, 10, 23: ferocitatem, id. Off. 2, 11, 40: impetum, id. Leg. 3, 12, 27.— Poet., with inf.: ast occasus ubi tempusve audere repressit, the bold undertaking, Enn. ap. Tert. p. 178 Müll. (Ann. v. 292 Vahl.).— Of personal objects: quem neque fides, neque jusjurandum ... Repressit, has restrained, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 9: me ... horum aspectus in ipso cursu orationis repressit, Cic. Sest. 69, 144: quem L. Murena repressum magnā ex parte, non oppressum reliquit, id. Mur. 15, 32: reprimam me, ne aegre quicquam ex me audias, I will control myself, check or restrain myself, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 38; so, me, id. Heaut. 1, 2, 25; Cic. Leg. 2, 17, 44: hac repressi castigatione in proelium redeunt, Just. 1, 6, 15; cf. mid.: vix reprimor, quin te manere jubeam, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 58: se ab omni contagione vitiorum, Plin. Pan. 83, 2.— Hence, adv.: rĕpressē, with restraint, constrainedly: repressius peccare, Gell. 12, 11, 5: repressius actum est, Amm. 29, 2, 12.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
reprimō pressī, pressus, ere
re-+premo, to press back, keep back, check, curb, restrain, hem in : si lacus repressus esset: retro pedem cum voce, V.: represso iam Lucterio et remoto, driven back , Cs.—Fig., to check, curb, restrain, limit, confine, repress : furorem: memoria repressa vetustate, suppressed : impetūs hostium repressos esse intellegunt: iis spiritūs, N.: animi incitationem, Cs.: itinera: hostium fugam, Cs.: iracundiam, T.: illius conatūs: gemitum, O.: famam: impetum: alqm, T.: a supplicio tuo se, refrain : me in ipso cursu orationis: me reprimam, ne, etc., will control myself , T.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinreprimō
Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin reprimō From re- + premō (“press”).
Descendants
- Catalanreprimir
- Englishreprint
- Englishreprime
- Englishrepress
- Frenchréprimer
- Italianreprimere
- Portuguesereprimir
- Spanishreprimir
- Galicianreprimir
- Piedmontesereprime
In English words that came into English from reprimō
- repressrepressus