Latin
Etymology
From ad- + laciō.
Pronunciation
Verb
alliciō (present infinitive allicere, perfect active allicuī or allē̆xī, supine allectum); third conjugation iō-variant
- to entice, lure or attract
- Synonyms: indūcō, sēdūcō, dēdūcō, sollicitō, persuādeō, pelliciō, capiō
- to win over
- Synonyms: dēdūcō, pelliciō, conciliō, perdūcō
- to obtain, gain, capture
- Synonyms: acquīrō, adipīscor, cōnsequor, lucror, parō, pariō, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, emō, potior, comparō, apīscor, obtineō, conciliō, colligō, nancīscor
- Antonym: āmittō
Conjugation
Conjugation of alliciō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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alliciō
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allicis
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allicit
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allicimus
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allicitis
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alliciunt
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imperfect
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alliciēbam
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alliciēbās
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alliciēbat
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alliciēbāmus
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alliciēbātis
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alliciēbant
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future
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alliciam
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alliciēs
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alliciet
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alliciēmus
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alliciētis
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allicient
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perfect
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allicuī, allē̆xī
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allicuistī, allē̆xistī
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allicuit, allē̆xit
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allicuimus, allē̆ximus
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allicuistis, allē̆xistis
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allicuērunt, allicuēre, allē̆xērunt, allē̆xēre
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pluperfect
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allicueram, allē̆xeram
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allicuerās, allē̆xerās
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allicuerat, allē̆xerat
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allicuerāmus, allē̆xerāmus
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allicuerātis, allē̆xerātis
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allicuerant, allē̆xerant
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future perfect
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allicuerō, allē̆xerō
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allicueris, allē̆xeris
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allicuerit, allē̆xerit
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allicuerimus, allē̆xerimus
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allicueritis, allē̆xeritis
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allicuerint, allē̆xerint
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passive
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present
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allicior
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alliceris, allicere
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allicitur
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allicimur
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alliciminī
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alliciuntur
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imperfect
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alliciēbar
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alliciēbāris, alliciēbāre
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alliciēbātur
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alliciēbāmur
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alliciēbāminī
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alliciēbantur
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future
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alliciar
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alliciēris, alliciēre
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alliciētur
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alliciēmur
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alliciēminī
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allicientur
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perfect
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allectus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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allectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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allectus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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alliciam
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alliciās
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alliciat
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alliciāmus
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alliciātis
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alliciant
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imperfect
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allicerem
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allicerēs
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alliceret
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allicerēmus
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allicerētis
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allicerent
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perfect
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allicuerim, allē̆xerim
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allicuerīs, allē̆xerīs
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allicuerit, allē̆xerit
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allicuerīmus, allē̆xerīmus
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allicuerītis, allē̆xerītis
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allicuerint, allē̆xerint
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pluperfect
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allicuissem, allē̆xissem
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allicuissēs, allē̆xissēs
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allicuisset, allē̆xisset
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allicuissēmus, allē̆xissēmus
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allicuissētis, allē̆xissētis
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allicuissent, allē̆xissent
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passive
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present
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alliciar
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alliciāris, alliciāre
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alliciātur
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alliciāmur
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alliciāminī
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alliciantur
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imperfect
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allicerer
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allicerēris, allicerēre
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allicerētur
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allicerēmur
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allicerēminī
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allicerentur
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perfect
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allectus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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allectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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allice
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—
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—
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allicite
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—
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future
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—
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allicitō
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allicitō
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—
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allicitōte
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alliciuntō
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passive
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present
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—
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allicere
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—
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—
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alliciminī
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—
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future
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—
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allicitor
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allicitor
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—
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—
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alliciuntor
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allicere
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allicī
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alliciēns
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—
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allectūrum esse
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allectum īrī
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allectūrus
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alliciendus, alliciundus
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allicuisse, allē̆xisse
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allectum esse
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—
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allectus
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—
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allectum fore
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—
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—
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allectūrum fuisse
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—
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—
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—
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alliciendī
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alliciendō
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alliciendum
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alliciendō
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allectum
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allectū
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Charles E. Bennett (1907) “Hidden Quantity”, in The Latin Language – a historical outline of its sounds, inflections, and syntax, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, page 66
- ^ Buck, Carl D. (1913) “Hidden Quantities again”, in The Classical Review, volume 27, number 4, page 124
- ^ W. Sidney Allen (1978) Vox Latina, 2nd edition, page 67
Further reading
- “allicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- allicio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- allicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to arouse feelings of compassion in some one: ad misericordiam aliquem allicere, adducere, inducere