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



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