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



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