verbfirst conjugation
vorō
vorō (present infinitive vorāre, perfect active vorāvī, supine vorātum)
Classical[ˈwɔ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɔː.ro]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to devour; to eat greedily
- to swallow up
- figurativelyto destroy, overwhelm
- figurativelyto read eagerly
- vulgarto fellate
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ut bēstia edō, magnīs partibus.vorō -āre — in Mille Verba, Cibus et Convīvium
dēvorō, absorbeōvorō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 15
avidē dēvorōvorō -āre — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 20
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vorō | vorābam | vorābō | vorāvī | vorāveram | vorāverō vorārō |
| 2nd sg. | vorās | vorābās | vorābis | vorāvistī vorāstī | vorāverās vorārās | vorāveris |
| 3rd sg. | vorat | vorābat | vorābit | vorāvit | vorāverat vorārat | vorāverit vorārit |
| 1st pl. | vorāmus | vorābāmus | vorābimus | vorāvimus | vorāverāmus | vorāverimus vorārimus |
| 2nd pl. | vorātis | vorābātis | vorābitis | vorāvistis vorāstis | vorāverātis vorārātis | vorāveritis vorāritis |
| 3rd pl. | vorant | vorābant | vorābunt | vorāvērunt vorāvēre, vorārunt | vorāverant vorārant | vorāverint vorārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vorem | vorārem | vorāverim vorārim | vorāvissem vorāssem |
| 2nd sg. | vorēs | vorārēs | vorāverīs | vorāvissēs vorāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | voret | vorāret | vorāverit vorārit | vorāvisset vorāsset |
| 1st pl. | vorēmus | vorārēmus | vorāverīmus vorārīmus | vorāvissēmus vorāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | vorētis | vorārētis | vorāverītis vorārītis | vorāvissētis vorāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | vorent | vorārent | vorāverint vorārint | vorāvissent vorāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | voror | vorābar | vorābor |
| 2nd sg. | vorāris vorāre | vorābāris vorābāre | vorāberis vorābere |
| 3rd sg. | vorātur | vorābātur | vorābitur |
| 1st pl. | vorāmur | vorābāmur | vorābimur |
| 2nd pl. | vorāminī | vorābāminī | vorābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | vorantur | vorābantur | vorābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vorer | vorārer |
| 2nd sg. | vorēris vorēre | vorārēris vorārēre |
| 3rd sg. | vorētur | vorārētur |
| 1st pl. | vorēmur | vorārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | vorēminī | vorārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | vorentur | vorārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vorā | vorāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vorāte | vorāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vorātō | vorātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vorātō | vorātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vorātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vorantō | vorantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vorāre | vorārī |
| perfect infinitive | vorāvisse vorāsse | vorātum esse |
| future infinitive | vorātūrum esse | vorātum īrī |
| present participle | vorāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | vorātus vorāta, vorātā, vorātae, vorātam, vorātārum, vorātās, vorātī, vorātōrum, vorātōs |
| future participle | vorātūrus vorātūra, vorātūrā, vorātūrae, vorātūram, vorātūrārum, vorātūrās, vorātūre, vorātūrī, vorātūrīs, vorātūrō, vorātūrōrum, vorātūrōs, vorātūrum | vorandus voranda, vorandā, vorandae, vorandam, vorandārum, vorandās, vorande, vorandīs, vorandōrum, vorandōs |
gerundvorandī, vorandō, vorandumsupinevorātum, vorātū
vŏro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. Sanscr. root gar-, to swallow; Gr. root βορ- in βιβρώσκω, to devour; cf. also gramen,
I. to swallow whole, swallow up, eat greedily, devour (cf. absorbeo).
I. Lit.:
animalium alia vorant, alia mandunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122; Plin. 10, 71, 91, § 196: vitulum (balaena), Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 61: edim atque ambabus malis expletis vorem, id. Trin. 2, 4, 73: mella avide (apes), Plin. 11, 19, 21, § 67: Lucrina (ostrea), Mart. 6, 11, 5: resinam ex melle Aegyptiam vorato, salvum feceris, swallow or gulp down, take, as medicine, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 31; so of medicine, Mart. 1, 88, 2; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 24.—Prov.: meus hic est: hamum vorat, swallows, takes, Plaut. Curc. 3, 61; id. Truc. 1, 1, 21; cf.: hamum voras, Ambros. Tob. n. 7.—II. Transf.
1. Of things, to devour, swallow up, overwhelm, destroy, etc.:
vorat haec (Charybdis) raptas revomitque carinas, Ov. M. 13, 731: navem (rapidus vortex), Verg. A. 1, 117; cf. poet.: agmina (vortex pugnae), Sil. 4, 230: corpus (ulcus), Cels. 5, 28, 3: viam, to finish or perform quickly, Cat. 35, 7: Thracia quinque vadis Istrum vorat Amphitrite, takes in, swallows up, Claud. B. Get. 337.—2. Of property, to use up, consume, squander:
idem in reliquis generis ejus (murrhinorum vasorum) quantum voraverit, licet existimare, Plin. 37, 2, 7, § 19.—III. Trop., to devour, i. e. to acquire with eagerness, pursue passionately (rare but class.):
litteras, Cic. Att. 4, 11, 2. —In mal. part., Cat. 80, 6; Mart. 2, 51, 6; 7, 67, 15.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vorō āvī, ātus, āre
* vorus; GVOR-, to swallow whole, swallow up, eat greedily, devour: animalium alia vorant, alia mandunt.—To swallow up, overwhelm, destroy: vorat haec (Charybdis) carinas, O.: (navem) rapidus vorat aequore vertex, V.—Fig., to devour, pursue passionately, study eagerly: litteras cum homine mirifico: viam, i. e. hasten, Ct.—To practice unnatural lust, Ct.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
- Proto-Italic*worā
- Latinvorō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorō Probably a denominative verb formed from Proto-Italic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂, itself from the root *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”). The same Proto-Indo-European noun may be the source of Ancient Greek βορά (borá). Alternatively, the LIV suggests it may derive from a causative formation to the same root, in which case it may parallel Albanian megarune. Cognates include Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”), Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (jaraⁱti, “to eat”), and Sanskrit गिरति (giráti, “to devour, eat”).
Descendants
- Frenchvorer
- Italianvorare
- Italianvora
- Esperantovori