circumduco

Latin

Etymology

From circum- (“circum-”) +‎ dūcō (“I lead, guide”).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumdūcō (present infinitive circumdūcere, perfect active circumdūxī, supine circumductum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

  1. to lead or draw around; show around
  2. (figuratively) to deceive, cheat, impose upon, mislead
    Synonyms: fallō, dēcipiō, mentior, frūstror, ēlūdō, fraudō, dēstituō, circumveniō, ingannō, indūcō
  3. (figuratively) to prolong, speak in a roundabout manner
  4. (figuratively, of a sound) to drawl out
  5. (figuratively, law) to draw a line around a law; cancel, annul, abrogate

Conjugation

   Conjugation of circumdūcō (third conjugation, irregular short imperative)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumdūcō circumdūcis circumdūcit circumdūcimus circumdūcitis circumdūcunt
imperfect circumdūcēbam circumdūcēbās circumdūcēbat circumdūcēbāmus circumdūcēbātis circumdūcēbant
future circumdūcam circumdūcēs circumdūcet circumdūcēmus circumdūcētis circumdūcent
perfect circumdūxī circumdūxistī circumdūxit circumdūximus circumdūxistis circumdūxērunt,
circumdūxēre
pluperfect circumdūxeram circumdūxerās circumdūxerat circumdūxerāmus circumdūxerātis circumdūxerant
future perfect circumdūxerō circumdūxeris circumdūxerit circumdūxerimus circumdūxeritis circumdūxerint
passive present circumdūcor circumdūceris,
circumdūcere 		circumdūcitur circumdūcimur circumdūciminī circumdūcuntur
imperfect circumdūcēbar circumdūcēbāris,
circumdūcēbāre 		circumdūcēbātur circumdūcēbāmur circumdūcēbāminī circumdūcēbantur
future circumdūcar circumdūcēris,
circumdūcēre 		circumdūcētur circumdūcēmur circumdūcēminī circumdūcentur
perfect circumductus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect circumductus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect circumductus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumdūcam circumdūcās circumdūcat circumdūcāmus circumdūcātis circumdūcant
imperfect circumdūcerem circumdūcerēs circumdūceret circumdūcerēmus circumdūcerētis circumdūcerent
perfect circumdūxerim circumdūxerīs circumdūxerit circumdūxerīmus circumdūxerītis circumdūxerint
pluperfect circumdūxissem circumdūxissēs circumdūxisset circumdūxissēmus circumdūxissētis circumdūxissent
passive present circumdūcar circumdūcāris,
circumdūcāre 		circumdūcātur circumdūcāmur circumdūcāminī circumdūcantur
imperfect circumdūcerer circumdūcerēris,
circumdūcerēre 		circumdūcerētur circumdūcerēmur circumdūcerēminī circumdūcerentur
perfect circumductus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect circumductus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — circumdūc,
circumdūce 		— — circumdūcite —
future — circumdūcitō circumdūcitō — circumdūcitōte circumdūcuntō
passive present — circumdūcere — — circumdūciminī —
future — circumdūcitor circumdūcitor — — circumdūcuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present circumdūcere circumdūcī circumdūcēns —
future circumductūrum esse circumductum īrī circumductūrus circumdūcendus,
circumdūcundus
perfect circumdūxisse circumductum esse — circumductus
future perfect — circumductum fore — —
perfect potential circumductūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
circumdūcendī circumdūcendō circumdūcendum circumdūcendō circumductum circumductū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: circondurre
  • Sicilian: cirundùciri

References

  • “circumduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “circumduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumduco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • circumduco in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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