deposco

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ poscō (demand).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēposcō (present infinitive dēposcere, perfect active dēpoposcī); third conjugation, no supine stem, third person-only in the passive

  1. to demand
  2. to require
  3. to challenge
  4. to pray earnestly

Conjugation

  • This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

References

  • deposco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deposco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deposco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.