aboleō

Probably from ab- (“from, away from”) +‎ Proto-Italic *oleō (“to wipe out, destroy”, causative of *olō), ultimate from Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-. See also Ancient Greek ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi, “destroy utterly”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈbo.le.oː/, [äˈbɔɫ̪eoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈbo.le.o/, [äˈbɔːleo]

Verb

aboleō (present infinitive abolēre, perfect active abolēvī, supine abolitum); second conjugation

to retard, check the growth of
to destroy, efface, terminate [ synonyms, antonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
Synonyms: ruīnō, dēvāstō, ēvāstō, vāstō, diruo, dēstruō, perdō, exscindō, accido, tollo, occido, populor, interimō, absūmō, impellō, sepeliō, trucīdō, perimō

Antonyms: ēmendō, reficiō, reparō, corrigō, medeor
(in passive, intransitive) to die, decay [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: morior, intereo, exspiro, defungor, deficio, decedo
to abolish [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: abrogō, tollō

Conjugation

[ less ▲] Conjugation of aboleō (second conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleō	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēs	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolet	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēmus	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolētis	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolent
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbam	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbās	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbat	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbāmus	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbātis	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbant
	future	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbō	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbis	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbit	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbimus	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbitis	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbunt
	perfect	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvī	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvistī	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvit	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvimus	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvistis	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvērunt, abolēvēre
	pluperfect	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēveram	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverās	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverat	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverāmus	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverātis	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverant
	future perfect	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverō	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēveris	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverit	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverimus	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēveritis	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverint
passive	present	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleor	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēris, abolēre	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolētur	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēmur	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēminī	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolentur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbar	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbāris, abolēbāre	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbātur	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbāmur	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbāminī	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbantur
	future	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbor	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēberis, abolēbere	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbitur	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbimur	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbiminī	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēbuntur
	perfect	abolitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	abolitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	abolitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleam	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleās	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleat	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleāmus	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleātis	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleant
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērem	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērēs	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēret	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērēmus	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērētis	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērent
	perfect	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverim	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverīs	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverit	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverīmus	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverītis	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēverint
	pluperfect	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvissem	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvissēs	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvisset	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvissēmus	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvissētis	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvissent
passive	present	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolear	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleāris, aboleāre	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleātur	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleāmur	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleāminī	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">aboleantur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērer	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērēris, abolērēre	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērētur	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērēmur	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērēminī	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērentur
	perfect	abolitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	abolitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	s\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolē	—	—	p\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēte	—
active	future	—	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolētō	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolētō	—	p\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolētōte	p\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolentō
passive	present	—	s\|pres\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēre	—	—	p\|pres\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēminī	—
passive	future	—	s\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolētor	s\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolētor	—	—	p\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolentor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		act\|inf-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēre	act\|inf-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēvisse	abolitūrum esse	pass\|inf-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolērī	abolitum esse	abolitum īrī
participles		act\|part-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolēns	—	act\|part-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolitūrus	—	pass\|part-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolitus	pass\|part-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ger-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolendī	ger-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolendō	ger-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolendum	ger-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolendō	sup-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolitum	sup-form-of origin-aboleō" lang="la">abolitū

aboleō

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