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



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