verbfirst conjugation
tenuō
tenuō (present infinitive tenuāre, perfect active tenuāvī, supine tenuātum)
Classical[ˈtɛ.nu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.nu.o]
Meaning
- to make thin
- to reduce or lessen
- to wear down, weaken, enfeeble
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
tenuem faciōtenuō -āre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tenuō | tenuābam | tenuābō | tenuāvī | tenuāveram | tenuāverō tenuārō |
| 2nd sg. | tenuās | tenuābās | tenuābis | tenuāvistī tenuāstī | tenuāverās tenuārās | tenuāveris |
| 3rd sg. | tenuat | tenuābat | tenuābit | tenuāvit | tenuāverat tenuārat | tenuāverit tenuārit |
| 1st pl. | tenuāmus | tenuābāmus | tenuābimus | tenuāvimus | tenuāverāmus | tenuāverimus tenuārimus |
| 2nd pl. | tenuātis | tenuābātis | tenuābitis | tenuāvistis tenuāstis | tenuāverātis tenuārātis | tenuāveritis tenuāritis |
| 3rd pl. | tenuant | tenuābant | tenuābunt | tenuāvērunt tenuāvēre, tenuārunt | tenuāverant tenuārant | tenuāverint tenuārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tenuem | tenuārem | tenuāverim tenuārim | tenuāvissem tenuāssem |
| 2nd sg. | tenuēs | tenuārēs | tenuāverīs | tenuāvissēs tenuāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | tenuet | tenuāret | tenuāverit tenuārit | tenuāvisset tenuāsset |
| 1st pl. | tenuēmus | tenuārēmus | tenuāverīmus tenuārīmus | tenuāvissēmus tenuāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | tenuētis | tenuārētis | tenuāverītis tenuārītis | tenuāvissētis tenuāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | tenuent | tenuārent | tenuāverint tenuārint | tenuāvissent tenuāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tenuor | tenuābar | tenuābor |
| 2nd sg. | tenuāris tenuāre | tenuābāris tenuābāre | tenuāberis tenuābere |
| 3rd sg. | tenuātur | tenuābātur | tenuābitur |
| 1st pl. | tenuāmur | tenuābāmur | tenuābimur |
| 2nd pl. | tenuāminī | tenuābāminī | tenuābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | tenuantur | tenuābantur | tenuābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tenuer | tenuārer |
| 2nd sg. | tenuēris tenuēre | tenuārēris tenuārēre |
| 3rd sg. | tenuētur | tenuārētur |
| 1st pl. | tenuēmur | tenuārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | tenuēminī | tenuārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | tenuentur | tenuārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | tenuā | tenuāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | tenuāte | tenuāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | tenuātō | tenuātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | tenuātō | tenuātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | tenuātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | tenuantō | tenuantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | tenuāre | tenuārī |
| perfect infinitive | tenuāvisse tenuāsse | tenuātum esse |
| future infinitive | tenuātūrum esse | tenuātum īrī |
| present participle | tenuāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | tenuātus tenuāta, tenuātā, tenuātae, tenuātam, tenuātārum, tenuātās, tenuātī, tenuātōrum, tenuātōs |
| future participle | tenuātūrus tenuātūra, tenuātūrā, tenuātūrae, tenuātūram, tenuātūrārum, tenuātūrās, tenuātūre, tenuātūrī, tenuātūrīs, tenuātūrō, tenuātūrōrum, tenuātūrōs, tenuātūrum | tenuandus tenuanda, tenuandā, tenuandae, tenuandam, tenuandārum, tenuandās, tenuande, tenuandīs, tenuandōrum, tenuandōs |
gerundtenuandī, tenuandō, tenuandumsupinetenuātum, tenuātū
tĕnŭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. tenuis,
I. to make thin, slender, meagre, fine, rare; to dilute, rarefy, attenuate, etc. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn.: rarefacio, minuo).
I. Lit.:
assiduo vomer tenuatur ab usu, Ov. P. 2, 7, 43: hoc (tempus) tenuat dentem aratri, id. Tr. 4, 6, 13: sol matutinum aëra spissum et umidum ortu suo tenuat, Sen. Q. N. 5, 3, 2; so, aëra, to rarefy, Stat. Th. 1, 338: auras, Ov. M. 14, 399: ipsā autem macie tenuant armenta volentes, make lean, Verg. G. 3, 129: tenuatum corpus, Hor. S. 2, 2, 84: corpus parvo victu tenuatum, Tac. A. 15, 63: exiles videor tenuatus in artus, Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 21: se in undas, to dissolve into water, Ov. A. A. 1, 761; so, artus in undas, id. M. 15, 551; cf.: tenuatus in auras, Aëraque umor abit, id. ib. 15, 246: vocis via est tenuata, narrowed, contracted, id. ib. 14, 498: flumina per multos rivos, id. R. Am. 445: chartam interpolatione, Plin. 13, 12, 23, § 75: adipes, Quint. 2, 10, 6: luna quater plenum tenuata retexuit orbem, i. e. waning, Ov. M. 7, 531: ne ad spadonum exilitatem vox nostra tenuetur, Quint. 11, 3, 19; so, vocem, id. 11, 3, 32.— II. Trop., to make small or trifling, to lessen, diminish, reduce, weaken, enfeeble:
utque meae famam tenuent oblivia culpae, Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 65: iram, id. H. 20, 73: vires amoris, id. M. 5, 374: magna modis tenuare parvis, to lessen, degrade, Hor. C. 3, 3, 72: gesta tanti viri enumerando, Pac. Pan. ad Theod. 5; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 127: dicite, quo pariter carmen tenuastis in antro, have spun out a slight elegiac poem, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 5. cf.: Maximo carmen tenuare tanto, Stat. S. 4, 7, 2; v. tenuis, II. B.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tenuō āvī, ātus, āre
tenuis, to make thin, make slender, wear away, dilute, rarefy, attenuate : adsiduo vomer tenuatur ab usu, O.: Ipsā autem macie tenuant armenta volentes, make lean , V.: tenuatum corpus, H.: se in undas, dissolve , O.: vocis via est tenuata, contracted , O.: Luna tenuata, i. e. waning , O.—Fig., to make small, lessen, diminish, reduce, weaken, enfeeble : Utque meae famam tenuent oblivia culpae, O.: virīs amoris, O.: Magna modis tenuare parvis, to degrade , H.
Origins
From tenuis (“thin, weak, fine”) + -ō (verbal suffix).
Descendants
- Romanianînțina
- Englishattenuate