Latin edit

Etymology edit

From per- +‎ pellō (push, drive).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

perpellō (present infinitive perpellere, perfect active perpulī, supine perpulsum); third conjugation

  1. to strike or push violently
  2. (figuratively) to drive, urge, force, enforce, constrain, compel
    Synonyms: cieo, molior, ago, excito, impellō, cōgō, concieō, impingō, compellō, subigō
  3. to prevail upon; influence
    Synonyms: persuādeō, convincō, moveō, trahō, flectō, admoneō, afficiō, īnfluō

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of perpellō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perpellō perpellis perpellit perpellimus perpellitis perpellunt
imperfect perpellēbam perpellēbās perpellēbat perpellēbāmus perpellēbātis perpellēbant
future perpellam perpellēs perpellet perpellēmus perpellētis perpellent
perfect perpulī perpulistī perpulit perpulimus perpulistis perpulērunt,
perpulēre
pluperfect perpuleram perpulerās perpulerat perpulerāmus perpulerātis perpulerant
future perfect perpulerō perpuleris perpulerit perpulerimus perpuleritis perpulerint
passive present perpellor perpelleris,
perpellere
perpellitur perpellimur perpelliminī perpelluntur
imperfect perpellēbar perpellēbāris,
perpellēbāre
perpellēbātur perpellēbāmur perpellēbāminī perpellēbantur
future perpellar perpellēris,
perpellēre
perpellētur perpellēmur perpellēminī perpellentur
perfect perpulsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect perpulsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect perpulsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perpellam perpellās perpellat perpellāmus perpellātis perpellant
imperfect perpellerem perpellerēs perpelleret perpellerēmus perpellerētis perpellerent
perfect perpulerim perpulerīs perpulerit perpulerīmus perpulerītis perpulerint
pluperfect perpulissem perpulissēs perpulisset perpulissēmus perpulissētis perpulissent
passive present perpellar perpellāris,
perpellāre
perpellātur perpellāmur perpellāminī perpellantur
imperfect perpellerer perpellerēris,
perpellerēre
perpellerētur perpellerēmur perpellerēminī perpellerentur
perfect perpulsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect perpulsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perpelle perpellite
future perpellitō perpellitō perpellitōte perpelluntō
passive present perpellere perpelliminī
future perpellitor perpellitor perpelluntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives perpellere perpulisse perpulsūrum esse perpellī perpulsum esse perpulsum īrī
participles perpellēns perpulsūrus perpulsus perpellendus,
perpellundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
perpellendī perpellendō perpellendum perpellendō perpulsum perpulsū

Related terms edit

References edit

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