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protero

protero

See also: protero-

Latin

Verb

prōterō (present infinitive prōterere, perfect active prōtrīvī, supine prōtrītum); third conjugation

  1. I drive forth or away
  2. I trample down, tread on sth
    • 1st c. BC, Caesar, Dē Bellō Cīvīlī
      At equitātus hostium ab utrōque cornū circumīre aciem nostram et āversōs prōterere incipit. - Besides, the enemy's cavalry began to surround us on both wings and to trample down our rear. (Translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, 1869.)
  3. I defeat, overthrow, maltreat, abuse
    • 1st c. BC, author unknown, Rhētōrica ad Gaium Herennium
      eam patiminī nunc ab homunculīs dēterrimīs prōterī atque conculcārī? - do you now allow [Rome] to be defeated and crushed by the worst weaklings?
    • 3rd c., Apuleius, Metamorphōseōn librī
      Sacra praetereuntur, templa dēfōrmantur, pulvīnāria prōteruntur, caerimōniae negleguntur, incorōnāta simulācra et ārae viduae frīgidō cinere foedātae. - Her ornaments were throwne out, her temples defaced, her pillowes and cushions torne, her ceremonies neglected, her images and Statues uncrowned, and her bare altars unswept, and fowl with the ashes of old burnt sacrifice. (Translated by William Adlington, 1566, reprinted in 1639).

Inflection

   Conjugation of protero (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōterō prōteris prōterit prōterimus prōteritis prōterunt
imperfect prōterēbam prōterēbās prōterēbat prōterēbāmus prōterēbātis prōterēbant
future prōteram prōterēs prōteret prōterēmus prōterētis prōterent
perfect prōtrīvī prōtrīvistī prōtrīvit prōtrīvimus prōtrīvistis prōtrīvērunt, prōtrīvēre
pluperfect prōtrīveram prōtrīverās prōtrīverat prōtrīverāmus prōtrīverātis prōtrīverant
future perfect prōtrīverō prōtrīveris prōtrīverit prōtrīverimus prōtrīveritis prōtrīverint
passive present prōteror prōtereris, prōterere prōteritur prōterimur prōteriminī prōteruntur
imperfect prōterēbar prōterēbāris, prōterēbāre prōterēbātur prōterēbāmur prōterēbāminī prōterēbantur
future prōterar prōterēris, prōterēre prōterētur prōterēmur prōterēminī prōterentur
perfect prōtrītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect prōtrītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect prōtrītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōteram prōterās prōterat prōterāmus prōterātis prōterant
imperfect prōtererem prōtererēs prōtereret prōtererēmus prōtererētis prōtererent
perfect prōtrīverim prōtrīverīs prōtrīverit prōtrīverīmus prōtrīverītis prōtrīverint
pluperfect prōtrīvissem prōtrīvissēs prōtrīvisset prōtrīvissēmus prōtrīvissētis prōtrīvissent
passive present prōterar prōterāris, prōterāre prōterātur prōterāmur prōterāminī prōterantur
imperfect prōtererer prōtererēris, prōtererēre prōtererētur prōtererēmur prōtererēminī prōtererentur
perfect prōtrītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect prōtrītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōtere prōterite
future prōteritō prōteritō prōteritōte prōteruntō
passive present prōterere prōteriminī
future prōteritor prōteritor prōteruntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prōterere prōtrīvisse prōtrītūrus esse prōterī prōtrītus esse prōtrītum īrī
participles prōterēns prōtrītūrus prōtrītus prōterendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
prōterere prōterendī prōterendō prōterendum prōtrītum prōtrītū

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