adorior

Latin

Etymology

From ad- +‎ orior.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈdo.ri.or/, [äˈd̪ɔriɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈdo.ri.or/, [äˈd̪ɔːrior]

Verb

adorior (present infinitive adorīrī, perfect active adortus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

1. to assail, assault, attack

   Synonyms: invādō, incessō, incurrō, impetō, aggredior, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, oppugnō, inruō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, incidō, irrumpō, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, lacessō

   Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō

2. to accost, approach

   Synonyms: aggredior, prōdeō, gradior, prōficiō, prōcēdō, incēdō, prōgredior, subeō, accēdō, adeō

   Antonyms: dēgredior, dēficiō, discēdō, dēcēdō, cēdō, facessō, excēdō, dīgredior

3. to undertake, initiate, engage in

   Synonyms: incohō, incipiō, coepiō, coepī, initiō, ineō, ingredior, ōrdior, exorior, committō, aggredior

Conjugation

Conjugation of adorior (fourth conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adorior	adorīris, adorīre	adorītur	adorīmur	adorīminī	adoriuntur
	imperfect	adoriēbar	adoriēbāris, adoriēbāre	adoriēbātur	adoriēbāmur	adoriēbāminī	adoriēbantur
	future	adoriar	adoriēris, adoriēre	adoriētur	adoriēmur	adoriēminī	adorientur
	perfect	adortus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	adortus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	adortus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adoriar	adoriāris, adoriāre	adoriātur	adoriāmur	adoriāminī	adoriantur
	imperfect	adorīrer	adorīrēris, adorīrēre	adorīrētur	adorīrēmur	adorīrēminī	adorīrentur
	perfect	adortus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	adortus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	adorīre	—	—	adorīminī	—
	future	—	adorītor	adorītor	—	—	adoriuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		adorīrī	adortum esse	adoritūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		adoriēns	adortus	adoritūrus	—	—	adoriendus, adoriundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		adoriendī	adoriendō	adoriendum	adoriendō	adortum	adortū

Related terms

• adorio

References

• “adorior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• adorior in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “adorior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• adorior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to attack the enemy in the rear: hostes a tergo adoriri