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impetro

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See also: impetró and impetrò

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impetro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of impetrar

Italian

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impetro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of impetrare

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ patrō (accomplish).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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impetrō (present infinitive impetrāre, perfect active impetrāvī, supine impetrātum); first conjugation

  1. to accomplish, succeed
    Synonyms: perficiō, perpetrō, ēvincō, obtineō
    Antonyms: discēdō, dēsum, dēlinquō
  2. to obtain, procure
    Synonyms: acquīrō, adipīscor, cōnsequor, lucror, parō, pariō, mereō, sūmō, emō, comparō, apīscor, obtineō, potior, inveniō, ūsūrpō, conciliō, nancīscor, colligō, alliciō
    Antonym: āmittō
    • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.9:
      His cum sua sponte persuadere non possent, legatos ad Dumnorigem Haeduum mittunt, ut eo deprecatore a Sequanis impetrarent.
      As they could not of themselves prevail on them, they send embassadors to Dumnorix the Aeduan, that through his intercession, they might obtain [their request] from the Sequani.

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1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
2The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
3At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

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References

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  • impetro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • impetro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • impetro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to gain one's point with any one: aliquid ab aliquo impetrare
    • I cannot bring myself to..: a me impetrare non possum, ut

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impetro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of impetrar

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impetro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of impetrar