exsequor

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ex- +‎ sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

Verb

exsequor first-singular present indicative (present infinitive exsequī, perfect active exsecūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to follow after thoroughly, steadfastly accompany, go after, seek after, pursue persistently
    Synonyms: persequor, sequor, cōnsequor, īnsequor, īnsector, comitō, continuō, excipiō, premō, agō, īnstō, apīscor
  2. to follow or accompany to the grave
  3. to follow up, carry out, enforce, perform, execute, accomplish, fulfil
    Synonyms: perficiō, cōnficiō, absolvō, agō, expleō, patrō, efficiō, cumulō, impleō, conclūdō, condō, peragō, dēfungor, fungor, nāvō, perpetrō, trānsigō, prōflīgō, gerō, claudō, inclūdō, exhauriō
  4. to follow up, investigate, examine
    Synonyms: lūstrō, perlūstrō, circumspiciō, cōnspiciō, obeō, īnspiciō, recēnseō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō
  5. to go through with in speaking, rehearse, relate, describe, say, tell
  6. to pursue with vengeance or punishment, punish, avenge
    Synonyms: castīgō, multō, pūniō, expiō, mulctō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, moneō, plēctō, ulcīscor

Conjugation
   Conjugation of exsequor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present exsequor exsequeris,
exsequere		 exsequitur exsequimur exsequiminī exsequuntur
imperfect exsequēbar exsequēbāris,
exsequēbāre		 exsequēbātur exsequēbāmur exsequēbāminī exsequēbantur
future exsequar exsequēris,
exsequēre		 exsequētur exsequēmur exsequēminī exsequentur
perfect exsecūtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect exsecūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect exsecūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present exsequar exsequāris,
exsequāre		 exsequātur exsequāmur exsequāminī exsequantur
imperfect exsequerer exsequerēris,
exsequerēre		 exsequerētur exsequerēmur exsequerēminī exsequerentur
perfect exsecūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect exsecūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — exsequere — — exsequiminī —
future — exsequitor exsequitor — — exsequuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives exsequī exsecūtum esse exsecūtūrum esse — — —
participles exsequēns exsecūtus exsecūtūrus — — exsequendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
exsequendī exsequendō exsequendum exsequendō exsecūtum exsecūtū

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: execute
  • French: exécuter
  • Friulian: eseguî
  • Italian: eseguire
  • Piedmontese: esegue, eseguì
  • Portuguese: executar
  • Sicilian: esicutari
  • Spanish: ejecutar
  • Romanian: executa

References
  • “exsequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “exsequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exsequor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to attend a person's funeral: funus alicuius exsequi
    • to execute a commission: mandatum exsequi, persequi, conficere
    • to execute, manage a business, undertaking: negotium obire, exsequi
    • to be unable to say all one wants: verbis non omnia exsequi posse
    • to do one's duty: officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestare
    • to fulfil one's duty in every detail: omnes officii partes exsequi
    • to be engaged upon a transaction, carry it out: negotium obire or exsequi
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