verbfirst conjugation
vexō
vexō (present infinitive vexāre, perfect active vexāvī, supine vexātum)
Classical[ˈwɛk.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛk.so]
Meaning
- to shake or jolt violently
- to harass, annoy
- to vex, trouble (strong term, involving violence)
Aliīs omnīnō cūrīs vexābātur.
He had completely different troubles. - to persecute
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
identidem premōvexō -āre — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 16
agitō, molestiam afferōvexō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 6, 8
turbō, molestiam ferōvexō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 9
male tractō, afflīgōvexō -āre — in Epistulae, ch. 19
harass
vexō -āre — in De Bello Gallico II and De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vexō | vexābam | vexābō | vexāvī | vexāveram vexāram | vexāverō vexārō |
| 2nd sg. | vexās | vexābās | vexābis | vexāvistī vexāstī | vexāverās vexārās | vexāveris vexāris |
| 3rd sg. | vexat | vexābat | vexābit | vexāvit vexāt | vexāverat vexārat | vexāverit vexārit |
| 1st pl. | vexāmus | vexābāmus | vexābimus | vexāvimus vexāmus | vexāverāmus vexārāmus | vexāverimus vexārimus |
| 2nd pl. | vexātis | vexābātis | vexābitis | vexāvistis vexāstis | vexāverātis vexārātis | vexāveritis vexāritis |
| 3rd pl. | vexant | vexābant | vexābunt | vexāvērunt vexārunt, vexāvēre | vexāverant vexārant | vexāverint vexārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vexem | vexārem | vexāverim vexārim | vexāvissem vexāssem |
| 2nd sg. | vexēs | vexārēs | vexāverīs vexārīs | vexāvissēs vexāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | vexet | vexāret | vexāverit vexārit | vexāvisset vexāsset |
| 1st pl. | vexēmus | vexārēmus | vexāverīmus vexārīmus | vexāvissēmus vexāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | vexētis | vexārētis | vexāverītis vexārītis | vexāvissētis vexāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | vexent | vexārent | vexāverint vexārint | vexāvissent vexāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vexor | vexābar | vexābor |
| 2nd sg. | vexāris vexāre | vexābāris vexābāre | vexāberis vexābere |
| 3rd sg. | vexātur | vexābātur | vexābitur |
| 1st pl. | vexāmur | vexābāmur | vexābimur |
| 2nd pl. | vexāminī | vexābāminī | vexābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | vexantur | vexābantur | vexābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vexer | vexārer |
| 2nd sg. | vexēris vexēre | vexārēris vexārēre |
| 3rd sg. | vexētur | vexārētur |
| 1st pl. | vexēmur | vexārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | vexēminī | vexārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | vexentur | vexārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vexā | vexāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vexāte | vexāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vexātō | vexātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vexātō | vexātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vexātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vexantō | vexantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vexāre | vexārī |
| perfect infinitive | vexāvisse vexāsse | vexātum esse |
| future infinitive | vexātūrum esse | vexātum īrī |
| present participle | vexāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | vexātus vexāta, vexātā, vexātae, vexātam, vexātārum, vexātās, vexātī, vexātōrum, vexātōs |
| future participle | vexātūrus vexātūra, vexātūrā, vexātūrae, vexātūram, vexātūrārum, vexātūrās, vexātūre, vexātūrī, vexātūrīs, vexātūrō, vexātūrōrum, vexātūrōs, vexātūrum | vexandus vexanda, vexandā, vexandae, vexandam, vexandārum, vexandās, vexande, vexandīs, vexandōrum, vexandōs |
gerundvexandī, vexandō, vexandumsupinevexātum, vexātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- rem publicam vexare
- to damage the state.
- Furiae agitant et vexant aliquem
- the Furies harass and torment some one.
- gravi morbo affectum esse, conflictari, vexari
- to be seriously ill.
vexo (
I. inf. vexarier, Verg. Cir. 480), āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. veho, orig., to shake, jolt, toss in carrying; hence, in gen., to move violently, to shake, agitate.
I. Lit. (rare; syn. quatio): vexasse grave verbum est, factumque ab eo videtur, quod est vehere;
in quo inest jam vis quaedam alieni arbitrii. Non enim sui potens est, qui vehitur. Vexare autem, quod ex eo inclinatum est, vi atque motu procul dubio vastiore est. Nam qui fertur et raptatur atque huc atque illuc distrahitur, is vexari proprie dicitur, etc., Gell. 2, 6, 5: (rector) per confragosa vexabitur, Cic. Rep. 2, 41, 68: navigia in summum veniant vexata periclum, Lucr. 6, 430: Dulichias vexasse rates, Verg. E. 6, 76: classis vexata est tempestate, Vell. 2, 79, 4: (venti vis) montes supremos Silvifragis vexat flabris, Lucr. 1, 275: venti caeli nubila vexant, Ov. M. 11, 435: in turbā vexatus, tossed back and forth, Suet. Aug. 53 fin.: ruina cum clade vexatarum regionum (of an earthquake), Just. 17, 1, 3. —II. Transf., in gen., to injure, damage, molest, annoy, distress, plague, trouble, maltreat, abuse, vex, harass, disquiet, disturb, torment, etc. (syn.: ango, crucio, vasto, the predom. signif. of the word).
A. Physically: cum Hannibal terram Italiam laceraret atque vexaret, Cato ap. Gell. 2, 6, 7:
agros vectigales vexatos et exinanitos a Verre, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 52, § 122: Siciliam, id. ib. 1, 4, 12; 2, 3, 54, § 125: omnem Galliam, Caes. B. G. 2, 4: agros, id. ib. 4, 15 fin.: urbes, Cic. Cat. 1, 11, 29: rem publicam, id. ib. 1, 10, 27: Amanienses hostes sempiternos, id. Fam. 2, 10, 3: hostes, Caes. B. G. 6, 43; Hirt. B. G. 8, 31 al.: vexati omnes difficultate viae, Liv. 40, 22, 6; 42, 55, 3: vexato exercitu descendit, id. 36, 30, 6: quos et ipsos ... locorum asperitas hostiliter vexavit, id. 43, 5, 10; Nep. Eum. 5, 2: quem (stomachum) umor vexat, Plin. 20, 8, 32, § 76: fauces (tussis), Mart. 11, 86, 1: vites frigore, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217: dentes percussu, id. 28, 11, 49, § 180: vestem solo, to rumple, disorder, Petr. 128: rosas, to crush, Mart. 11, 89, 2: comas, to twist, frizzle, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 24.—In mal. part.: maritum, Mart. 8, 46, 7; 11, 81, 1; Petr. 139; Aus. Epigr. 108.—b. In the part. perf. subst.: vexāta, ōrum, n., injured parts of the body, hurts, injuries, Cels. 7 praef. fin.; ib. 1; Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 97; Scrib. Comp. 101.—
B. Mentally:
aliquem probris maledictisque, Cic. Fl. 20, 48: (Quinctius) multis vexatus contumeliis, id. Quint. 31, 98: aliquem honestissimis contentionibus, id. Phil. 3, 9, 23: aliquem iis verbis, ut, etc., id. Sest. 28, 60: vexatur Theophrastus et libris et scholis omnium philosophorum, is attacked, id. Tusc. 5, 9, 25: sollicitudo vexat impios, disquiets, torments, id. Leg. 1, 14, 40; cf.: ita conscientia mentem excitam vexabat, Sall. C. 15, 4: me honoris cupido vexabat, id. ib. 3, 5: mentem mariti philtris, Juv. 6, 611.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vexō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.
veho, to shake, jolt, toss violently: (rector) per confragosa vexabitur: ratīs, V.: venti caeli nubila vexant, O.—To harry, waste, trouble, harass, plague, disturb: agros vectigalīs vexatos a Verre: Galliam, Cs.: hostīs sempiternos: vexati omnes difficultate viae, L.: comas, to frizzle, O.—To worry, vex, annoy, disquiet, trouble: Hermippum probris: vexabatur uxor mea: vexatur Theophrastus libris, is attacked: me honoris cupido vexabat, S.: mentem mariti philtris, Iu.
Origins
Uncertain. De Vaan suggests that the term may represent a denominative verb built to a perfect participle *vexus, which may also be the source of convexus and dēvexus. According to De Vaan, the element *vexus may itself have originally been the perfect past participle to vehō, itself from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Alternatively, De Vaan suggests that it may have originated as an s-present to the same root. Nussbaum suggests that the term may be a sā-present, meaning that it may have originated as a denominative to a noun formed from an s-present to the root *weǵʰ-.
Descendants
- Catalanvexar
- Italianvessare
- Englishvexfrom Old French vexer
- Frenchvexerfrom Old French vexer
- Portuguesevexar
- Romanianvexa
- Spanishvejar
- Galicianvexar
- Scotsvexfrom Old French vexer
- Piedmontesevessé
In English words that came into English from vexō
- vexvexō
- vexationvexātiō