praevaricor

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Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ vāricus.

Pronunciation

Verb

praevāricor (present infinitive praevāricārī, perfect active praevāricātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to walk crookedly
  2. to transgress, violate or sin against, play a double part

Conjugation

   Conjugation of praevāricor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praevāricor praevāricāris,
praevāricāre
praevāricātur praevāricāmur praevāricāminī praevāricantur
imperfect praevāricābar praevāricābāris,
praevāricābāre
praevāricābātur praevāricābāmur praevāricābāminī praevāricābantur
future praevāricābor praevāricāberis,
praevāricābere
praevāricābitur praevāricābimur praevāricābiminī praevāricābuntur
perfect praevāricātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praevāricātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praevāricātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praevāricer praevāricēris,
praevāricēre
praevāricētur praevāricēmur praevāricēminī praevāricentur
imperfect praevāricārer praevāricārēris,
praevāricārēre
praevāricārētur praevāricārēmur praevāricārēminī praevāricārentur
perfect praevāricātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praevāricātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praevāricāre praevāricāminī
future praevāricātor praevāricātor praevāricantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praevāricārī praevāricātum esse praevāricātūrum esse
participles praevāricāns praevāricātus praevāricātūrus praevāricandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praevāricandī praevāricandō praevāricandum praevāricandō praevāricātum praevāricātū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: prevaricate
  • Portuguese: prevaricar

References

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