amplector

Latin

Etymology

From ambi- +‎ plecto(r).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /amˈplek.tor/, [ämˈpɫ̪ɛkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /amˈplek.tor/, [ämˈplɛkt̪or]

Verb

amplector (present infinitive amplectī, perfect active amplexus sum); third conjugation, deponent

1. to surround, encircle or entwine

   Synonyms: complector, stīpō, claudō, circumdō, circumveniō

2. to embrace, hug, clasp or grasp

   Synonyms: complector, teneō

3. to include, comprise, contain

   Synonyms: contineō, inclūdō, apprehendō, teneō, complector

4. to esteem
5. to cherish

Conjugation

Conjugation of amplector (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	amplector	amplecteris, amplectere	amplectitur	amplectimur	amplectiminī	amplectuntur
	imperfect	amplectēbar	amplectēbāris, amplectēbāre	amplectēbātur	amplectēbāmur	amplectēbāminī	amplectēbantur
	future	amplectar	amplectēris, amplectēre	amplectētur	amplectēmur	amplectēminī	amplectentur
	perfect	amplexus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	amplexus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	amplexus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	amplectar	amplectāris, amplectāre	amplectātur	amplectāmur	amplectāminī	amplectantur
	imperfect	amplecterer	amplecterēris, amplecterēre	amplecterētur	amplecterēmur	amplecterēminī	amplecterentur
	perfect	amplexus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	amplexus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	amplectere	—	—	amplectiminī	—
	future	—	amplectitor	amplectitor	—	—	amplectuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		amplectī	amplexum esse	amplexūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		amplectēns	amplexus	amplexūrus	—	—	amplectendus, amplectundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		amplectendī	amplectendō	amplectendum	amplectendō	amplexum	amplexū

References

• “amplector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “amplector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• amplector in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• amplector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be an enthusiastic devotee of letters: litteras amplecti
    
  • to feel affection for a person: amore prosequi, amplecti aliquem