verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
tepēscō
tepēscō (present infinitive tepēscere, perfect active tepuī)
Meaning
- intransitiveto grow warm, to become lukewarm
Atque etiam maria agitata ventis ita tepescunt ut intellegi facile possit in tantis illis umoribus esse inclusum calorem; nec enim ille externus et adventicius habendus est tepor
And also the sea, having been agitated by storms, becomes warm, so it can be easily understood that heat is contained in this great body of fluids. The warmth must not be stored in some external and foreign source45 BCE, Cicero, De natura deorum 2.10 - intransitiverareto cool
te conviva leget mixto quincunce, sed ante incipiat positus quam tepuisse calix.
1993 translation by D. R. Shackleton Bailey The diner will read you when his five measures have been mixed, but before the cup set down begins to cool.86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 2.1 - figurativelyintransitiverareto cool down, become less agitated or excited
Paulatim fugit ira ferox mentesque tepescunt
Their ferocious rage left them bit by bit, and their minds cooled61 CE – 65 CE, Lucanus, Pharsalia 4.284
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tepēscō | tepēscēbam | tepēscam | tepuī | tepueram | tepuerō |
| 2nd sg. | tepēscis | tepēscēbās | tepēscēs | tepuistī | tepuerās | tepueris |
| 3rd sg. | tepēscit | tepēscēbat | tepēscet | tepuit | tepuerat | tepuerit |
| 1st pl. | tepēscimus | tepēscēbāmus | tepēscēmus | tepuimus | tepuerāmus | tepuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | tepēscitis | tepēscēbātis | tepēscētis | tepuistis | tepuerātis | tepueritis |
| 3rd pl. | tepēscunt | tepēscēbant | tepēscent | tepuērunt tepuēre | tepuerant | tepuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tepēscam | tepēscerem | tepuerim | tepuissem |
| 2nd sg. | tepēscās | tepēscerēs | tepuerīs | tepuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | tepēscat | tepēsceret | tepuerit | tepuisset |
| 1st pl. | tepēscāmus | tepēscerēmus | tepuerīmus | tepuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | tepēscātis | tepēscerētis | tepuerītis | tepuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | tepēscant | tepēscerent | tepuerint | tepuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | tepēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | tepēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | tepēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | tepēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | tepēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | tepēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | tepēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | tepuisse | — |
| present participle | tepēscēns | — |
gerundtepēscendī, tepēscendō, tepēscendum
tĕpesco, pŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [tepeo], to become moderately warm, lukewarm, or tepid.
I. To grow warm: maria agitata ventis ita tepescunt, ut, etc., * Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26; Cels. 3, 6 med.; Ov. M. 3, 412:
nostra tepescit aqua, id. P. 3, 4, 56: fixo ferrum in pulmone tepescit, Verg. A. 9, 701; Mart. 6, 59, 4 al.— II. To grow cool (rare).
B. Trop., to cool off, decrease in ardor:
paulatim fugit ira ferox mentesque tepescunt, Luc. 4, 284: negotio tepescente, Amm. 28, 1, 9: cum omnes amicitiae Romae tepescant, id. 28, 4, 21: veneres tepuere sub annis, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 13.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tepēscō —, ere, inch.
tepeo, to become warm, grow lukewarm, be warmed : maria agitata ventis ita tepescunt, ut, etc.: sole, O.: fixo ferrum in pulmone tepescit, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*tep-
- Proto-Indo-European*t(e)péh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*tepēō
- Latintepēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin tepēscō From tepeō + -scō.