Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


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



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