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		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		amplectī			—			amplectēns			—
future		amplexūrum esse			—			amplexūrus			amplectendus, amplectundus
perfect		amplexum esse			—			amplexus			—
future perfect		amplexum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		amplexūrum fuisse			—			—			—
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 (2003-2025), 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