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



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