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Verbs and Related Words: Verbs Which Affect the Location of the Object

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Verbs Which Affect the Location of the Object
Latin English
coniunx, coniug- mate, wife, husband
edo, edi, esus eat
remitto send back, concede, grant
claudo, clausi, clausus close
impendeo overhang
incipio begin
excipio except, take out, take up
portus port
porto, -avi -atus carry
admitto send to, let go, admit
removeo remove
tribuo, -bui, -butus give as a share, attribute
reddo, -didi, -ditus give back, return
pello, pepuli, pulsus drive, strike
carpo, carpsi, carptus pluck
deprehendo, -prehendi, -prehensus catch, perceive
haurio, hausi, haustus empty, draw out
rapio, rapui, raptus seize, snatch, grab
offero, obtuli offer, place before
relinquo, reliqui, relictus leave, abandon
depono put down, put aside
effero, extuli bring out, utter
quatio, quassi, quassus shake
habeo, habui, habitus have, hold
prohibeo prohibit
necto, nexui, nexus tie, fasten, connect
commendo entrust to, recommend
dux, duc- leader
suscipio undertake
sustineo sustain
affero, attuli, allatus bring to
reduco lead back, reduce
refero bring back, report, it matters
defero carry down, report
pendeo, pependi hang, depend on
traho, traxi, tractus drag, draw , take
adicio throw at
profero bring forth, advance
adversus turned away, adverse, hostile
impono put upon or in
recipio take back, recover, receive
libo, -avi, -atus pour a libation, sacrifice, touch, take from
instruo, instruxi, instructus arrange, furnish, instruct
educo lead out, raise up
edo, edidi editus give out, publish
verto, verti, versus turn, change, overthrow
experior, expertus try
desero. -serui, -sertus desert, forsake
subicio throw under, place under, subdue
reverto turn back, return
mitto, misi, missus send, send forth or away, throw
misceo, miscui, mixtus mix, mingle
ago, egi actus do, drive, act
mando, -avi, -atus entrust to, command
sterno, stravi, stratus strew, lay low, cover
gero, gessi, gestus carry, carry on
compono put together, compose, arrange
pertineo pertain
infero bring on, attack
adhibeo, adhibui, adhibitus apply
iacio, ieci, iactus throw
pando, pandi, passus spread out, expand, explain
porta gate
teneo, tenui, tentus hold
veho, vexi, vectus carry, bear
confero, collatus bring together
iugum yoke
circumdo, -dedi, -datus surround, put around
iaceo, iacui, iaciturus lie, recline
obicio throw against, oppose, expose
consumo consume, spend
maritus husband
contineo hold together, contain
adduco lead towards
perfero carry through
differo distuli scatter
ictus blow, stroke, accent (of verse)
diversus turned apart, different, diverse
fero, tuli, latus bring, carry
vendo, vendidi, venditus sell
verso, -avi, -atiis turn around, be engaged in
amitto send away, lose
induo, indui, indutus put on, assume
praebeo, -bui, -bitus offer, furnish, give
averto turn away, avert
percipio perceive
reliquus remaining
spargo, sparsi, sparsus scatter
bibo, bibi, bibitus drink
moveo, movi, motus move
traicio throw across, bring across
proicio throw forward
captivus captive
deicio throw down
pendo, pependi, pensus hang, weigh, consider, pay
trado, -didi, -ditus give up, hand over, communicate
deduco lead down, accompany
concipio conceive, catch, receive
propono put forward, propose
committo begin, entrust to
cogo, coegi, coactus force
possideo, -sedi, -sessus possess
tollo, sustuli, sublatus lift, remove
addo, -didi, -ditus add, give to, place
iungo, iunxi, iunctus join, unite, connect
promitto promise, send forward
retineo retain
corripio, -ripui, -reptus seize, lay hold of
pulso, -avi, -atus strike, beat, knock
uxor wife
permitto permit, give up, throw
aperio, aperui, apertus open
prodo, -didi, -ditus bring forth, betray
figo, fixi, fixus fix, fasten, attach, transfix
agito, -avi, -atus drive about, vex, consider, observe
aufero, abstuli, ablatus carry away
tracto, -avi, -atus drag, handle, manage
converto convert, turn towards
coniungo join together
suspendo suspend, hang up
effundo pour out
emo, emi, emptus buy
linquo leave, depart
reperio, repperi, repertus find
vertex, vertic- top
agmen, agmin- column of soldiers, band
accipio, -cepi, -ceptus accept
pono, posui, positus place, put
impello drive upon, push forward
duco, duxi, ductus lead, raw
volvo, volvi, volutus roll, revolve, ponder
fundo, fudi, fusus pour, scatter
expello, expuli, expulsus drive out, expel
iacto, -avi, -atus throw about, boast, discuss
do, da-, dedi, datus give, offer, put
inicio throw into or on
perago finish, relate, go through
subdo, -didi, -ditus put under, subdue, substitute
exigo, exegi, exactus demand, require, exact
capio cepi, captus get, take
dimitto send away, stop
detraho take down or away, lover, humiliate
urgeo, ursi urge, drive on, press
praefero carry before, show, prefer
donum gift
operio, operui, opertus cover
comperio, comperi, compertus find out
appono place near, put to
dono, -avi, -atus present
obtineo obtain
eripio snatch away, rescue
mergo, mersi, mersus dip, immerse, sink
sumo, sumpso, sumptus take, select, assume
decipio deceive
transfero transfer, convey, change translate



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