indipiscor

Latin

Etymology

From archaic indu (in) + apīscor (to pursue, attain).

Pronunciation

Verb

indipīscor (present infinitive indipīscī, perfect active indeptus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. (transitive) to obtain, attain, reach, seize
  2. (transitive) to commence

Usage notes

  • An active form indipīscēt (= indipīscētur) is used once by Plautus.
  • The perfect active participle indeptus is occasionally used with a passive sense.

Conjugation

References

  • indipiscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • indipiscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers