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



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