crebresco

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From crēber (“frequent, numerous, repeated”) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

Verb

crēbrēscō (present infinitive crēbrēscere, perfect active crēbruī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to become frequent; to increase; to grow strong; to be on the rise
    • 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Valetudo Finnorum minus prospera [1], Nuntii Latini 20.4.2018:
      Obesitas et symptoma depressionis crebrescunt atque alta pressio sanguinis et cholesterolum nimis altum sunt adhuc communia.
      Obesity and symptoms of depression are on the rise, and high blood pressure and high cholesterol are still common.
  2. (of a rumor) to be spread
  3. (of a statement) to be generally reported

Conjugation

   Conjugation of crēbrēscō (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present crēbrēscō crēbrēscis crēbrēscit crēbrēscimus crēbrēscitis crēbrēscunt
imperfect crēbrēscēbam crēbrēscēbās crēbrēscēbat crēbrēscēbāmus crēbrēscēbātis crēbrēscēbant
future crēbrēscam crēbrēscēs crēbrēscet crēbrēscēmus crēbrēscētis crēbrēscent
perfect crēbruī crēbruistī crēbruit crēbruimus crēbruistis crēbruērunt,
crēbruēre
pluperfect crēbrueram crēbruerās crēbruerat crēbruerāmus crēbruerātis crēbruerant
future perfect crēbruerō crēbrueris crēbruerit crēbruerimus crēbrueritis crēbruerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present crēbrēscam crēbrēscās crēbrēscat crēbrēscāmus crēbrēscātis crēbrēscant
imperfect crēbrēscerem crēbrēscerēs crēbrēsceret crēbrēscerēmus crēbrēscerētis crēbrēscerent
perfect crēbruerim crēbruerīs crēbruerit crēbruerīmus crēbruerītis crēbruerint
pluperfect crēbruissem crēbruissēs crēbruisset crēbruissēmus crēbruissētis crēbruissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — crēbrēsce — — crēbrēscite —
future — crēbrēscitō crēbrēscitō — crēbrēscitōte crēbrēscuntō
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present crēbrēscere — crēbrēscēns —
perfect crēbruisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
crēbrēscendī crēbrēscendō crēbrēscendum crēbrēscendō — —

References

  • “crebresco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “crebresco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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