conspicio

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Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ speciō.

Pronunciation

Verb

cōnspiciō (present infinitive cōnspicere, perfect active cōnspexī, supine cōnspectum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. to see, watch, observe, perceive, catch sight of, look at with admiration or close attention, gaze upon, contemplate, behold, espy
    Synonyms: observō, servō, spectō, cōnspicor, cū̆stōdiō, intueor, animadvertō
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.151–152:
      tum, pietāte gravem ac meritīs sī forte virum quem
      cōnspexēre, silent, arrēctīsque auribus adstant.
      Then, if by chance catch sight of some man, venerable in piety and service, they silent, and stand straight with ears.
      (Here, “conspexere” is a syncopated form of the third person plural perfect “conspexerunt.” Understand “quem” along with its prefix: “aliquem.”)
  2. to examine, consider
    Synonyms: aspiciō, lūstrō, perlūstrō, recēnseō, circumspiciō, obeō, īnspiciō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō, exsequor
  3. (Passive with reflexive value) to attract attention, to be conspicuous, to be visible
  4. to comprehend, realize, notice
    Synonyms: cognosco, nosco, apiscor, teneo, comprehendo, accipio, concipio

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References

  • conspicio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • conspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • conspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • conspicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make oneself conspicuous: conspici, conspicuum esse aliqua re
  • conspicio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016