Latin

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Etymology

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From ad- +‎ orior.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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adorior (present infinitive adorīrī, perfect active adortus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

  1. to assail, assault, attack
    Synonyms: invādō, incessō, incurrō, impetō, aggredior, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, oppugnō, inruō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, incidō, irrumpō, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, lacessō
    Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō
  2. to accost, approach
    Synonyms: aggredior, prōdeō, gradior, prōficiō, prōcēdō, incēdō, prōgredior, subeō, accēdō, adeō
    Antonyms: dēgredior, dēficiō, discēdō, dēcēdō, cēdō, facessō, excēdō, dīgredior
  3. to undertake, initiate, engage in
    Synonyms: incohō, incipiō, coepiō, coepī, initiō, ineō, ingredior, ōrdior, exorior, committō, aggredior

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of adorior (fourth conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adorior adorīris,
adorīre
adorītur adorīmur adorīminī adoriuntur
imperfect adoriēbar adoriēbāris,
adoriēbāre
adoriēbātur adoriēbāmur adoriēbāminī adoriēbantur
future adoriar adoriēris,
adoriēre
adoriētur adoriēmur adoriēminī adorientur
perfect adortus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect adortus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect adortus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adoriar adoriāris,
adoriāre
adoriātur adoriāmur adoriāminī adoriantur
imperfect adorīrer adorīrēris,
adorīrēre
adorīrētur adorīrēmur adorīrēminī adorīrentur
perfect adortus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect adortus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adorīre adorīminī
future adorītor adorītor adoriuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives adorīrī adortum esse adoritūrum esse
participles adoriēns adortus adoritūrus adoriendus,
adoriundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
adoriendī adoriendō adoriendum adoriendō adortum adortū
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References

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  • adorior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • adorior in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • adorior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • adorior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to attack the enemy in the rear: hostes a tergo adoriri