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Remarks on the Conjugations.
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oblīviscor oblītus oblīviscī forget
păciscor pactus[1] paciscī make a compact
pătĭor passus păti allow
am-plector amplexus amplectī embrace
prŏfĭciscor profectus proficiscī start, set out
sĕquor sĕcūtus sequī follow
ulciscor ultus ulciscī revenge
ūtor ūsus ūtī use
vescor   vescī feed oneself

Fourth Conjugation.

assentĭor assĕnsus assentīrī assent
expĕrĭor expertus experīrī try
mētĭor mēnsus mētīrī measure
ōrdĭor ōrsus ōrdīrī begin
ŏrĭor ortus ŏrīrī rise

Remarks on the Conjugations.

§ 293. Omission of -v, -vi -ve.—This omission, noted in the First and Fourth Conjugation, is sometimes found in the other Conjugations: e.g., dēflēstī for dēflēvistī; pĕtĭĭ, etc., for pĕtīvī, etc., and often nōstī, nōrim for nōvistī, nōvĕrim. In compounds of īrĕ go, these forms are used almost exclusively.

Omission of -is.—Where i comes between two s's, -is is (rarely) omitted in poetry, e.g., dīxtī for dīxistī, extīnxem for exstīnxissem.

Where the Interrogative Particle -ne is appended to the Second Sing. Pres. Ind., the combination is sometimes shortened, as vĭdĕn? for vĭdēsne? So with sătĭs (Adv.), sătĭn? for sătisne?

§ 294. Imperfect Indicative.—In the Fourth Conjugation a form in -ibam instead of ĭēbam is found in poetry, as aud-ībam.

Perfect Indicative.—The Third Pers. Plur. in -unt is often short in poetry, as stetĕrunt.

Imperative.—Făcere makes făc in the 2nd Sing. Imper. (first form); dīcĕre, dūcĕre, ferre (and their compounds), make dīc, dūc, fĕr. Scīre has scītō only.

Infinitive Present Passive.—Poets sometimes use -iĕr for ī: as fārĭĕr for fārī.

  1. Pepigī is commonly used as Perf,