profligo

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Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ flīgō +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

Verb

prōflīgō (present infinitive prōflīgāre, perfect active prōflīgāvī, supine prōflīgātum); first conjugation

  1. to strike or dash to the ground
    Synonyms: prōsternō, sternō, ruō, impellō, subvertō, pervertō, ēvertō, dēturbō, afflīgō, versō
  2. to overthrow, overcome, conquer
    Synonyms: subigō, subiciō, dēvincō, vincō, ēvincō, conquestō, superō, expugnō, domō, caedō, obruō, exsuperō, pellō, opprimō, premō, vertō, fundō
    Quibus profligatis ― When they were overcome (Caesar, de Bello Gallico, VII, 13)
  3. to finish, conclude, resolve, put an end to
    Synonyms: perficiō, cōnficiō, dēfungor, absolvō, conclūdō, condō, agō, expleō, patrō, cumulō, impleō, peragō, exsequor, fungor, efficiō, perpetrō, gerō, nāvō, trānsigō, persolvō, claudō, inclūdō, exhauriō, perferō
  4. to dishearten, debase
    Synonyms: deficiō, dēfatīgō
    Antonyms: cōnfirmō, firmō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of prōflīgō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōflīgō prōflīgās prōflīgat prōflīgāmus prōflīgātis prōflīgant
imperfect prōflīgābam prōflīgābās prōflīgābat prōflīgābāmus prōflīgābātis prōflīgābant
future prōflīgābō prōflīgābis prōflīgābit prōflīgābimus prōflīgābitis prōflīgābunt
perfect prōflīgāvī prōflīgāvistī prōflīgāvit prōflīgāvimus prōflīgāvistis prōflīgāvērunt,
prōflīgāvēre
pluperfect prōflīgāveram prōflīgāverās prōflīgāverat prōflīgāverāmus prōflīgāverātis prōflīgāverant
future perfect prōflīgāverō prōflīgāveris prōflīgāverit prōflīgāverimus prōflīgāveritis prōflīgāverint
passive present prōflīgor prōflīgāris,
prōflīgāre 		prōflīgātur prōflīgāmur prōflīgāminī prōflīgantur
imperfect prōflīgābar prōflīgābāris,
prōflīgābāre 		prōflīgābātur prōflīgābāmur prōflīgābāminī prōflīgābantur
future prōflīgābor prōflīgāberis,
prōflīgābere 		prōflīgābitur prōflīgābimur prōflīgābiminī prōflīgābuntur
perfect prōflīgātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect prōflīgātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect prōflīgātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōflīgem prōflīgēs prōflīget prōflīgēmus prōflīgētis prōflīgent
imperfect prōflīgārem prōflīgārēs prōflīgāret prōflīgārēmus prōflīgārētis prōflīgārent
perfect prōflīgāverim prōflīgāverīs prōflīgāverit prōflīgāverīmus prōflīgāverītis prōflīgāverint
pluperfect prōflīgāvissem prōflīgāvissēs prōflīgāvisset prōflīgāvissēmus prōflīgāvissētis prōflīgāvissent
passive present prōflīger prōflīgēris,
prōflīgēre 		prōflīgētur prōflīgēmur prōflīgēminī prōflīgentur
imperfect prōflīgārer prōflīgārēris,
prōflīgārēre 		prōflīgārētur prōflīgārēmur prōflīgārēminī prōflīgārentur
perfect prōflīgātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect prōflīgātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — prōflīgā — — prōflīgāte —
future — prōflīgātō prōflīgātō — prōflīgātōte prōflīgantō
passive present — prōflīgāre — — prōflīgāminī —
future — prōflīgātor prōflīgātor — — prōflīgantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prōflīgāre prōflīgāvisse prōflīgātūrum esse prōflīgārī prōflīgātum esse prōflīgātum īrī
participles prōflīgāns — prōflīgātūrus — prōflīgātus prōflīgandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
prōflīgandī prōflīgandō prōflīgandum prōflīgandō prōflīgātum prōflīgātū

Derived terms

References

  • “profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • profligo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • “profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • profligo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to rout the enemy: prosternere, profligare hostem
  • profligo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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