verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
revirēscō
revirēscō (present infinitive revirēscere, perfect active reviruī)
Classical[rɛ.wɪˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[re.viˈrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to become green or verdant again
- to be renewed or revived
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | revirēscō | revirēscēbam | revirēscam | reviruī | revirueram | reviruerō |
| 2nd sg. | revirēscis | revirēscēbās | revirēscēs | reviruistī | reviruerās | revirueris |
| 3rd sg. | revirēscit | revirēscēbat | revirēscet | reviruit | reviruerat | reviruerit |
| 1st pl. | revirēscimus | revirēscēbāmus | revirēscēmus | reviruimus | reviruerāmus | reviruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | revirēscitis | revirēscēbātis | revirēscētis | reviruistis | reviruerātis | revirueritis |
| 3rd pl. | revirēscunt | revirēscēbant | revirēscent | reviruērunt reviruēre | reviruerant | reviruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | revirēscam | revirēscerem | reviruerim | reviruissem |
| 2nd sg. | revirēscās | revirēscerēs | reviruerīs | reviruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | revirēscat | revirēsceret | reviruerit | reviruisset |
| 1st pl. | revirēscāmus | revirēscerēmus | reviruerīmus | reviruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | revirēscātis | revirēscerētis | reviruerītis | reviruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | revirēscant | revirēscerent | reviruerint | reviruissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | revirēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | revirēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | revirēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | revirēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | revirēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | revirēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | revirēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | reviruisse | — |
| present participle | revirēscēns | — |
gerundrevirēscendī, revirēscendō, revirēscendum
rĕ-vĭresco, rŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to become or grow green again; to recover its verdure.
I. Lit. (rare):
laesae silvae, Ov. M. 2, 408: arbor Ruminalis in novos fetus, Tac. A. 13, 58: caepe revirescit decedente lunā, contra autem inarescit adulescente, Gell. 20, 8, 17.—2. Poet., transf., of an old man, to become young again:
spes est virginibus subjecta, Arte suum parili revirescere posse parentem, Ov. M. 7, 305: pars credunt torvos patriā revirescere vultus, Sil. 15, 134.—II. Trop., to grow strong or vigorous again; to grow young again; to be renewed; to flourish again; to revive (freq. and class.):
aliquando rei publicae vires, quae malitiā nocentum exaruerunt, virtute optimatium revirescent, Auct. Her. 4, 34, 45; cf.: quamquam sunt accisae (res), tamen efferent se aliquando et ad renovandum bellum revirescent, Cic. Prov. Cons. 14, 34; id. Phil. 7, 1, 1: cum semel invasit senectus, regressum non habet, nec revirescere aut repubescere potest, Col. 2, 1, 4; Flor. prooem. fin.: imperium, Curt. 10, 9, 5: domus Germanici, Tac. A. 4, 12: partes, id. H. 3, 7 fin.: dux pignore promissae laudis, Sil. 8, 228: nunc praeclari facti decus crebrā memoriā revirescit, Val. Max. 4, 8, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-virēscō —, —, ere,
inch, to become green again, recover verdure: iubet revirescere silvas, O.: Spes est . . . revirescere posse parentem, i. e. renew his youth, O.—Fig., to grow again, be renewed, revive: sunt accisae (res), tamen . . . ad renovandum bellum revirescent: imperium, Cu.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrevirēscō
Latin virēscō Latin revirēscō From re- + virēscō.
In English words that came into English from revirēscō
- revirescencerevirescens