labefacto

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Latin

Etymology

From labefaciō.

Pronunciation

Verb

labefactō (present infinitive labefactāre, perfect active labefactāvī, supine labefactātum); first conjugation

  1. to weaken; to cause to shake or totter
  2. to destroy, ruin
  3. (figuratively) to overthrow

Conjugation

   Conjugation of labefactō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present labefactō labefactās labefactat labefactāmus labefactātis labefactant
imperfect labefactābam labefactābās labefactābat labefactābāmus labefactābātis labefactābant
future labefactābō labefactābis labefactābit labefactābimus labefactābitis labefactābunt
perfect labefactāvī labefactāvistī labefactāvit labefactāvimus labefactāvistis labefactāvērunt,
labefactāvēre
pluperfect labefactāveram labefactāverās labefactāverat labefactāverāmus labefactāverātis labefactāverant
future perfect labefactāverō labefactāveris labefactāverit labefactāverimus labefactāveritis labefactāverint
passive present labefactor labefactāris,
labefactāre
labefactātur labefactāmur labefactāminī labefactantur
imperfect labefactābar labefactābāris,
labefactābāre
labefactābātur labefactābāmur labefactābāminī labefactābantur
future labefactābor labefactāberis,
labefactābere
labefactābitur labefactābimur labefactābiminī labefactābuntur
perfect labefactātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect labefactātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect labefactātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present labefactem labefactēs labefactet labefactēmus labefactētis labefactent
imperfect labefactārem labefactārēs labefactāret labefactārēmus labefactārētis labefactārent
perfect labefactāverim labefactāverīs labefactāverit labefactāverīmus labefactāverītis labefactāverint
pluperfect labefactāvissem labefactāvissēs labefactāvisset labefactāvissēmus labefactāvissētis labefactāvissent
passive present labefacter labefactēris,
labefactēre
labefactētur labefactēmur labefactēminī labefactentur
imperfect labefactārer labefactārēris,
labefactārēre
labefactārētur labefactārēmur labefactārēminī labefactārentur
perfect labefactātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect labefactātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present labefactā labefactāte
future labefactātō labefactātō labefactātōte labefactantō
passive present labefactāre labefactāminī
future labefactātor labefactātor labefactantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives labefactāre labefactāvisse labefactātūrum esse labefactārī,
labefactārier1
labefactātum esse labefactātum īrī
participles labefactāns labefactātūrus labefactātus labefactandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
labefactandī labefactandō labefactandum labefactandō labefactātum labefactātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Synonyms

References

  • labefacto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • labefacto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • labefacto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make a person waver in his loyalty: fidem alicuius labefactare (Cluent. 60. 194)
    • to shake the foundations of religion: religionem labefactare (vid. sect. V. 7, note In Latin metaphor...)
    • to shake the stability of the state: rem publicam labefactare