obsequor

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

Verb

obsequor (present infinitive obsequī, perfect active obsecūtus sum or obsequūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. (with dative) to accommodate oneself to the will of another person; comply with, yield to, gratify, oblige, humor, submit
  2. to yield to, devote oneself to, give oneself up to or indulge in something
    • 160 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Adelphoe 1.1.7–9:
      Uxor, sī cessēs, aut tē amāre cōgitat, / aut tete amārī, aut pōtāre, atque animō obsequī; / et tibi bene esse sōlī, sibi quom sit male.
      (Translating loosely, idiomatically:) A wife, if you’re late, suspects either that you’re chasing some woman — or maybe you are the one being seduced! — or you’re drinking, and all set to indulge every whim; and that only you are doing just fine, while she’s miserable.
      (Literally, “to give oneself up to the spirit.”)
  3. (of inanimate things) to be yielding, pliant or ductile

Conjugation

   Conjugation of obsequor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obsequor obsequeris,
obsequere 		obsequitur obsequimur obsequiminī obsequuntur
imperfect obsequēbar obsequēbāris,
obsequēbāre 		obsequēbātur obsequēbāmur obsequēbāminī obsequēbantur
future obsequar obsequēris,
obsequēre 		obsequētur obsequēmur obsequēminī obsequentur
perfect obsecūtus or obsequūtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect obsecūtus or obsequūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect obsecūtus or obsequūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obsequar obsequāris,
obsequāre 		obsequātur obsequāmur obsequāminī obsequantur
imperfect obsequerer obsequerēris,
obsequerēre 		obsequerētur obsequerēmur obsequerēminī obsequerentur
perfect obsecūtus or obsequūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect obsecūtus or obsequūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — obsequere — — obsequiminī —
future — obsequitor obsequitor — — obsequuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present obsequī — obsequēns —
future obsecūtūrum esse,
obsequūtūrum esse 		— obsecūtūrus,
obsequūtūrus 		obsequendus
perfect obsecūtum esse,
obsequūtum esse 		— obsecūtus,
obsequūtus 		—
future perfect obsecūtum fore,
obsequūtum fore 		— — —
perfect potential obsecūtūrum fuisse,
obsequūtūrum fuisse 		— — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
obsequendī obsequendō obsequendum obsequendō obsecūtum,
obsequūtum 		obsecūtū,
obsequūtū

Derived terms

References

  • “obsequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “obsequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obsequor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to comply with a person's wishes; to humour: alicui morem gerere, obsequi
    • to grant a request: precibus obsequi
    • to satisfy a person's wishes: voluntati alicuius satisfacere, obsequi
    • to follow one's inclinations: studiis suis obsequi (De Or. 1. 1. 3)
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