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Verbs and Related Words: Verbs Which Affect the Location of the Object

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Verbs Which Affect the Location of the Object
English Latin
have, hold habeo, habui, habitus
overhang impendeo
carry, carry on gero, gessi, gestus
turn, change, overthrow verto, verti, versus
send away, stop dimitto
put together, compose, arrange compono
fix, fasten, attach, transfix figo, fixi, fixus
do, drive, act ago, egi actus
give, offer, put do, da-, dedi, datus
pour out effundo
port portus
throw about, boast, discuss iacto, -avi, -atus
carry down, report defero
throw at adicio
entrust to, recommend commendo
dip, immerse, sink mergo, mersi, mersus
desert, forsake desero. -serui, -sertus
bring to affero, attuli, allatus
perceive percipio
finish, relate, go through perago
give back, return reddo, -didi, -ditus
transfer, convey, change translate transfero
throw down deicio
blow, stroke, accent (of verse) ictus
tie, fasten, connect necto, nexui, nexus
turn back, return reverto
possess possideo, -sedi, -sessus
throw forward proicio
close claudo, clausi, clausus
except, take out, take up excipio
throw into or on inicio
prohibit prohibeo
pour, scatter fundo, fudi, fusus
present dono, -avi, -atus
add, give to, place addo, -didi, -ditus
carry through perfero
hang, depend on pendeo, pependi
throw across, bring across traicio
roll, revolve, ponder volvo, volvi, volutus
offer, place before offero, obtuli
put on, assume induo, indui, indutus
drag, draw , take traho, traxi, tractus
obtain obtineo
urge, drive on, press urgeo, ursi
remaining reliquus
send to, let go, admit admitto
leader dux, duc-
leave, depart linquo
apply adhibeo, adhibui, adhibitus
bring forth, betray prodo, -didi, -ditus
drive, strike pello, pepuli, pulsus
put upon or in impono
arrange, furnish, instruct instruo, instruxi, instructus
bring out, utter effero, extuli
carry away aufero, abstuli, ablatus
hold teneo, tenui, tentus
strew, lay low, cover sterno, stravi, stratus
offer, furnish, give praebeo, -bui, -bitus
lead down, accompany deduco
remove removeo
cover operio, operui, opertus
spread out, expand, explain pando, pandi, passus
move moveo, movi, motus
consume, spend consumo
put forward, propose propono
force cogo, coegi, coactus
leave, abandon relinquo, reliqui, relictus
place near, put to appono
scatter differo distuli
place, put pono, posui, positus
give as a share, attribute tribuo, -bui, -butus
convert, turn towards converto
accept accipio, -cepi, -ceptus
pertain pertineo
lead back, reduce reduco
drag, handle, manage tracto, -avi, -atus
drive out, expel expello, expuli, expulsus
join together coniungo
undertake suscipio
pluck carpo, carpsi, carptus
eat edo, edi, esus
retain retineo
sell vendo, vendidi, venditus
hang, weigh, consider, pay pendo, pependi, pensus
turn away, avert averto
pour a libation, sacrifice, touch, take from libo, -avi, -atus
join, unite, connect iungo, iunxi, iunctus
shake quatio, quassi, quassus
entrust to, command mando, -avi, -atus
strike, beat, knock pulso, -avi, -atus
carry, bear veho, vexi, vectus
scatter spargo, sparsi, sparsus
try experior, expertus
bring, carry fero, tuli, latus
open aperio, aperui, apertus
bring forth, advance profero
bring on, attack infero
send back, concede, grant remitto
carry porto, -avi -atus
find out comperio, comperi, compertus
drink bibo, bibi, bibitus
bring together confero, collatus
take back, recover, receive recipio
drive upon, push forward impello
empty, draw out haurio, hausi, haustus
put under, subdue, substitute subdo, -didi, -ditus
husband maritus
send, send forth or away, throw mitto, misi, missus
lift, remove tollo, sustuli, sublatus
catch, perceive deprehendo, -prehendi, -prehensus
throw under, place under, subdue subicio
seize, lay hold of corripio, -ripui, -reptus
buy emo, emi, emptus
carry before, show, prefer praefero
lead, raw duco, duxi, ductus
gate porta
throw against, oppose, expose obicio
throw iacio, ieci, iactus
find reperio, repperi, repertus
wife uxor
give out, publish edo, edidi editus
mix, mingle misceo, miscui, mixtus
mate, wife, husband coniunx, coniug-
top vertex, vertic-
surround, put around circumdo, -dedi, -datus
promise, send forward promitto
yoke iugum
put down, put aside depono
turned away, adverse, hostile adversus
demand, require, exact exigo, exegi, exactus
begin, entrust to committo
conceive, catch, receive concipio
lead towards adduco
turn around, be engaged in verso, -avi, -atiis
hold together, contain contineo
begin incipio
bring back, report, it matters refero
gift donum
turned apart, different, diverse diversus
seize, snatch, grab rapio, rapui, raptus
give up, hand over, communicate trado, -didi, -ditus
take, select, assume sumo, sumpso, sumptus
drive about, vex, consider, observe agito, -avi, -atus
lead out, raise up educo
sustain sustineo
send away, lose amitto
deceive decipio
column of soldiers, band agmen, agmin-
captive captivus
suspend, hang up suspendo
snatch away, rescue eripio
permit, give up, throw permitto
get, take capio cepi, captus
take down or away, lover, humiliate detraho
lie, recline iaceo, iacui, iaciturus



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