Deponent Verbs
Video on Deponents and Wheelock, Chapter XXXIV
A LIST OF THE SEXIEST DEPONENT VERBS FOR YOU TO KNOW WELL
arbitror, arbitrārī, arbitratus sum (HV) to judge, to consider arbitrate
cōnor, cōnārī, cōnātus sum to try conation
for, fārī, fatus sum to speak Forum, infant, fate
fūror, fūrārī, fūrātus sum to steal, to pilfer furtive
iaculor, iaculārī, iaculatus sum to throw ejaculate
indīgnor, indīgnārī, indīgnātus sum to deem unworthy; resent, indignate, indignation
scorn, be angry, be indignant
hortor, hortārī, hortatus sum to urge exhortation, exhort
cohortor, cohortārī, cohortātus sum to encourage, to incite cohort
comitor, comitārī, comitatus sum to accompany
contemplor, contemplārī, contemplātus sum to gaze at, survey, behold contemplate
cunctor, cunctārī, cunctātus sum to delay Fabius Maximus Cunctator
moror, morārī, moratus sum to delay moratorium
minor, minārī, minātus sum to jut out, to tower, to threaten menace
mīror, mīrārī, mīrātus sum to wonder, admire miraculous, admire
conspicor, -ārī, conspicātus sum to catch sight of
opīnor, opīnārī, opīnātus sum to think, to be of the opinion opine, opinion
suspicior, suspicārī, suspicātus sum to suspect
testor, testārī, testātus sum to be witness, to give evidence testify, testicle
vagor, vagārī, vagātus sum to wander vagrant
versor, versārī, versātus sum to be turned, to be engaged (in) versatile
vereor, verērī, vērītus sum to fear, be afraid
fateor, fatērī, fassus sum to confess, acknowledge confess
polliceor, pollicērī, pollicitus sum to promise
tueor, tuērī, tutus sum to look at, to watch over tutor
reor, rērī, ratus sum to think, to reason rational, ratio
amplector, amplectī amplexus sum to coil around, embrace amplexus
complector, complectī, complexus sum to embrace complex
sequor, sequī, secūtus sum (Sp. sequir) to follow sequence, nōn sequitur
exsequor to follow up, prosecute, carry out; to perform, execute,
consequor go after, follow after, pursue consecutive
persequor follow closely, pursue
prōsequor to pursue; to attend, to escort , to prosecute
labor, labī, lapsus sum to glide, to slip, to slide lapse, elapse
loquor, loquī, locūtus sum to speak loquacious, eloquent
nitor, nitī, nisus sum + abl. to strive, rely on
proficiscor, proficiscī, profectus sum to set out, to depart
ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum + ablative to use, to employ use, abuse
fruor, fruī, fructus sum + ablative to enjoy, to delight in Fructus Corn Syrup
frungor, frungī, functus sum + abl. to preform function
oblīvīscor, oblīvīscī, oblītus sum to forget + genitive oblivious, oblivion
vescor, vescī + ablative to feed oneself, eat
ulciscor, ulciscī, ultus sum to avenge Mars Ultor
nascor, nascī, natus sum to be born natal
queror, quērī, questus sum to complain (about)
gradior, gradī, gressus sum to step, to walk grade, gradual
adgredior, adgredī, aggressus sum to go toward, to attack aggressive
ēgredior, ēgredī, ēgressus sum to go out; disembark egress
ingredior, ingredī, ingressus sum to enter, to step into ingress
regredior, regredī, regressus sum to go back regression
progredior, progredī, progressus sum to advance progress, progression
patior, patī, passus sum to suffer, endure, allow patience, patient, passive
morior, morī, mortuus sum to die mortuary (fut. part. moritūrus, a, um)
mōlior, mōlīrī, mōlītus sum to pile up; build, erect, construct, to struggle, to toil
orior, orīrī, ortus sum to rise orient, oriental
(fut. part. oritūrus)
exorior, exorīrī, ortus sum to rise up; come forth, appear
ordior, ordīrī, orsus sum to begin (to speak) exordium
expērīor, experīrī, expertus sum to test, to try experiment, expert
Semi-deponents (they are only deponent in the perfect system):
audeō, audēre, ausus sum + inf. to dare audacious
gaudeō, gaudēre, gavīsus sum to rejoice
soleō, solēre, solitus sum + inf. to be accustomed to (Spanish soler)
fīdō, fīdere, fīsus sum to trust
confīdō, confīdere, confīsus sum + dative to trust have trust in confident
diffīdo, diffīdere, diffīsus sum (dis- + fido) + dative - to distrust, be diffident, be distrustful, despair (diffident, diffidence)
Deponent Verbs that Govern the Ablative Case as Direct Objective
ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum + ablative - to use, to employ, to enjoy (use)
abutor, abuti, abusus sum - to abuse
fruor, fruī, fructus sum - to enjoy
fungor, fungī, functus sum - to perform (function)
potior, potīrī, potītus sum - to gain possession of + ablative or genitive case
nītor, nītī, nīsus sum - to lean or rest upon, to strive, to rely on
vescor, vescī - to feed on
cōnor, cōnārī, cōnātus sum to try conation
for, fārī, fatus sum to speak Forum, infant, fate
fūror, fūrārī, fūrātus sum to steal, to pilfer furtive
iaculor, iaculārī, iaculatus sum to throw ejaculate
indīgnor, indīgnārī, indīgnātus sum to deem unworthy; resent, indignate, indignation
scorn, be angry, be indignant
hortor, hortārī, hortatus sum to urge exhortation, exhort
cohortor, cohortārī, cohortātus sum to encourage, to incite cohort
comitor, comitārī, comitatus sum to accompany
contemplor, contemplārī, contemplātus sum to gaze at, survey, behold contemplate
cunctor, cunctārī, cunctātus sum to delay Fabius Maximus Cunctator
moror, morārī, moratus sum to delay moratorium
minor, minārī, minātus sum to jut out, to tower, to threaten menace
mīror, mīrārī, mīrātus sum to wonder, admire miraculous, admire
conspicor, -ārī, conspicātus sum to catch sight of
opīnor, opīnārī, opīnātus sum to think, to be of the opinion opine, opinion
suspicior, suspicārī, suspicātus sum to suspect
testor, testārī, testātus sum to be witness, to give evidence testify, testicle
vagor, vagārī, vagātus sum to wander vagrant
versor, versārī, versātus sum to be turned, to be engaged (in) versatile
vereor, verērī, vērītus sum to fear, be afraid
fateor, fatērī, fassus sum to confess, acknowledge confess
polliceor, pollicērī, pollicitus sum to promise
tueor, tuērī, tutus sum to look at, to watch over tutor
reor, rērī, ratus sum to think, to reason rational, ratio
amplector, amplectī amplexus sum to coil around, embrace amplexus
complector, complectī, complexus sum to embrace complex
sequor, sequī, secūtus sum (Sp. sequir) to follow sequence, nōn sequitur
exsequor to follow up, prosecute, carry out; to perform, execute,
consequor go after, follow after, pursue consecutive
persequor follow closely, pursue
prōsequor to pursue; to attend, to escort , to prosecute
labor, labī, lapsus sum to glide, to slip, to slide lapse, elapse
loquor, loquī, locūtus sum to speak loquacious, eloquent
nitor, nitī, nisus sum + abl. to strive, rely on
proficiscor, proficiscī, profectus sum to set out, to depart
ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum + ablative to use, to employ use, abuse
fruor, fruī, fructus sum + ablative to enjoy, to delight in Fructus Corn Syrup
frungor, frungī, functus sum + abl. to preform function
oblīvīscor, oblīvīscī, oblītus sum to forget + genitive oblivious, oblivion
vescor, vescī + ablative to feed oneself, eat
ulciscor, ulciscī, ultus sum to avenge Mars Ultor
nascor, nascī, natus sum to be born natal
queror, quērī, questus sum to complain (about)
gradior, gradī, gressus sum to step, to walk grade, gradual
adgredior, adgredī, aggressus sum to go toward, to attack aggressive
ēgredior, ēgredī, ēgressus sum to go out; disembark egress
ingredior, ingredī, ingressus sum to enter, to step into ingress
regredior, regredī, regressus sum to go back regression
progredior, progredī, progressus sum to advance progress, progression
patior, patī, passus sum to suffer, endure, allow patience, patient, passive
morior, morī, mortuus sum to die mortuary
(fut. part. moritūrus, a, um)
mōlior, mōlīrī, mōlītus sum to pile up; build, erect, construct, to struggle, to toil
orior, orīrī, ortus sum to rise orient, oriental
(fut. part. oritūrus)
exorior, exorīrī, ortus sum to rise up; come forth, appear
ordior, ordīrī, orsus sum to begin (to speak) exordium
expērīor, experīrī, expertus sum to test, to try experiment, expert
Semi-deponents (they are only deponent in the perfect system):
audeō, audēre, ausus sum + inf. to dare audacious
gaudeō, gaudēre, gavīsus sum to rejoice
soleō, solēre, solitus sum + inf. to be accustomed to (Spanish soler)
fīdō, fīdere, fīsus sum to trust
confīdō, confīdere, confīsus sum + dative to trust have trust in confident
diffīdo, diffīdere, diffīsus sum (dis- + fido) + dative - to distrust, be diffident, be distrustful, despair (diffident, diffidence)
Deponent Verbs that Govern the Ablative Case as Direct Objective
ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum + ablative - to use, to employ, to enjoy (use)
abutor, abuti, abusus sum - to abuse
fruor, fruī, fructus sum - to enjoy
fungor, fungī, functus sum - to perform (function)
potior, potīrī, potītus sum - to gain possession of + ablative or genitive case
nītor, nītī, nīsus sum - to lean or rest upon, to strive, to rely on
vescor, vescī - to feed on
