I HATE VERBS

Absum – absent (ab =away, sum = I am)

accēdō – approach (ac(form of ad) = towards, cedo = step)

accidō - fall, happen (think accident, ac = towards, cido = fall)

accipiō – receive (think accept)

adeō – to got to (ad = towards, eo = go)

adhibeō – to apply, look after “as in apply one’s attention to”

adiciō – to throw at/towards (ad “towards” + icio “throw”)

adiungō – to attack, bind (of cattle, to harness) (ad “to” +‎ iungō (“join, connect, attach”)

administrō – to assist, govern (think administrator at school)

admīror – to admire, respect

afferō – to bring/ carry forth (item or information) (ad “towards” + fero “bring, carry, report”)

agō – to drive (can have many other meaning ago negotium = to do business)

amō – to love (mi amor)

animadvertō – to notice (you often notice things that make you “mad” and you “verto” or “turn” your head when you notice them)

antecēdō – to excel (ante “before” + cedo “go”; if your 1^st place goes before (is less) than second, you excel more)

appellō – to call (as in “I call this man Bobby”)

arbitror – to think, judge (think arbitrator)

attribuō – associate, add, assign (think attribute)

avertō – to turn away (a “away” + verto “turn”)

cēdō – to yield, step/go (think cede)

cernō- to discern, separate (discern is sorta in the word)

circumdō – put around, surround (circum “around” + do “give”)

cohortor – to encourage, urge “cohors = crowd”

collocō – to assemble, place (con “completely” + loco “set, place”)

commemorō – to remember, recall (think commemorate)

commoror – to remain, linger (con “completely” + moror “delay”)

compleō – to fill (think complete)

comport – to collect, carry (con ”completely, together” + porto “carry”)

comprehendo – to arrest, seize (you arrest an idea when you understand it)

concēdō – to withdraw (think concede)

cōnferō – to unite, bring together, deliberate (con “completely, together” + fero “bring, carry, report”)

congredior – to meet (con “together, completely” + gredior “step”)

coniciō – to throw/bring together (con “together” + icio “throw”)

coniungō – to join in marriage, unite (con “together, completely” + iungo “join”)

cōnsector – to pursue, hunt down (con “completely, together” + sector “follow continuously”)

cōnsequor – to follow behind, accompany (con “together, completely” + sequor “follow”)

cōnsistō- to stop, halt, linger (think consistent = firm, unmoving)

cōnstituō – to found, establish (think constitution)

convocō – assemble (con “together, completely” + voco “call, summon”)

crēscō – to grow, arise (“sc” before the “o” in a latin verb means an ongoing process)

cupiō – to want (think cupid)

dēcernō – to decide (de “from” + cerno “discern, judge”)

dēdūcō – to lead away/out, reduce (de “from” + duco “lead”)

dēfendō – to defend

dēiciō – throw down, precipitate, kill (throw down the enemy) (de “down” + icio “throw”)

dēiungō – unattach, unyoke (de “off, from” + iungo “join”)

dēligō – pluck off, levy (a conscription)(pluck soldiers) (de “off, down” + lego “choose, pluck”)

dēprehendō – to take away, seize (de “away” + prehendo “arrest”)

dēscendō – to climb down (think descend)

dēspērō – to despair (de “without” + spero “hope”)

dīcō – to say (think dictate or dictation)

dīmicō – fight, attack

dimittō – to send away, let go (di “away” + mitto “send”)

discēdō – to depart (di “away” + cedo “go”)

dispōnō – dispose (di “away” + pono “put”)

dō – to give (think donate)

doceō – to teach (I like to think that a dog is taught to be “docile”)

dormiō – to sleep (think dorm)

dubitō – to hesitate, doubt

dūcō – to lead

ēgredior – to depart (e “away” + gredior (from gressus meaning step) “to step”)

eō – to go (eo, ire, ii, itum)

ēvocō – to summon (e “out” + voco “call”; literally to call out)

exeō – to leave (ex “away” + eo “go”)

expellō – drive out or away (think expel)

explicō - unfold, explain (ex “out” + plico “to fold”)

exspectō – to expect, await

faciō – to do, make (think factor)

frūmentor - to forage

fugiō – to flee

gerō – to wage (war) (often followed by bellum) (I like to think of “gear up for war”)

habeō – to have

hiemō – to pass the winter (hiems means winter, think hibernate)

iaciō – to throw (Cesar famously said “Alea Iacta Est” meaning “The die (alea) has been thrown”)

ignōrō – to not know (think ignorant)

immittō – to send/throw in, insert, allow (in) (in + mitto “send”)

imperō – to command (think imperial)

impōnō – to put in (in + pono “place”)

incipiō – to begin (think inception)

incito – accelerate, intensify (think incite)

īnferō – bring forth, carry/bring in (in + fero “carry, bring, report”)

īnstō – to stand on, be close to (in “on” + sto “stand”)

intellegō – to understand, realize

intercipiō- interrupt, rob (inter “b/w” + cipio “take, seize”)

interclūdō- shut out, close (inter “b/w” + claudo “close”)

intereō – to disappear, vanish, die (inter “between” + eo “go”) (you go between worlds when you die)

interficiō – to kill (inter ”b/w” + ficio “do”; you put a sword between their flesh)

intericiō – to throw between (inter “b/w” + icio “throw”)

intermittō – to interrupt, stop (temporarily) (think intermittent)

interrogō – to ask (think interrogate)

inveniō – to find (in “upon” + venio “come”)

invideō – to envy (replace beginning i with e and it looks like envy)

invītō - invite

iubeō – to order

iūrō – to swear, vow (think ius iuris = “law”)

labōrō – to work (think labor)

legō – to choose, read (kinda weird combination but I like to think of a library. You choose a book then read it.)

līberō – to free (think liberty)

licet – it is permitted (think license)

loco- to put, set (from locus “place”)

moneō – to warn (think monitor, they’re there to warn the kids)

moveō – to move

noceō – to harm (I like to think about the verb “to knock (noc) out”)

nōlō – to not want

obsideō – to besiege (ob “against” + sideo “sit”)

occulō – to hide (think occult)

occupō – to seize, capture (think occupy)

ōdī – to hate (think odious)

offerō- to bring to, present, offer

oportet – it is proper (you can sorta see the word proper in the word)

opprimō – to attack (army/military)

ōrō – to pray (the imperative is fun to say “ORA, ORA, ORA, LUE COMMISSA”)

parō- to prepare

patior – to endure, suffer

pellō – strike, beat, knock (on door) (think to pelt or pulse)

pendō – to hang, suspend (think pending)

perdūcō – to lead through, deliver (per “through” + duco “lead”) (can also mean spread, like lead over)

perferō – to bring through, bring home (carry something through lands to bring it home)

permoveō – to agitate (per “through” + moveo “move”; if you we’re a ghost and moved through someone, you’d agitate/scare them)

persequor- to pursue, follow perseveringly

persuādeō - persuade

perterreō – to terrify (thoroughly) (per “through” + terreo “scare”)

pertineō – to extend, pertain (to), have a tendency to (per “through” + tineo “hold”; just gotta memorize this one)

perturb – to confuse, disturb (think perturb)

perveniō – to arrive (per “through” + venio “come”; you’ve gone through lands to come here)

petō – to seek (sometimes means ask or attack, think of like a following motion)

popular – to ravage, destroy, ruin (throughout history “people” cause destruction)

portō – to carry (think portable)

postulō – to demand

potior – to possess, gain control of (derived from posse to be able)

praebeō – to supply

praedor – to loot, rob (from praeda “treasure”)

praeficiō – to put in command (prea “head, top” + ficio “make”)

praesum – to take lead (prea “head, top” + sum “I am”)

premō – press, overwhelm

prōdūcō – to lead forward, to induce (induce like lead forth into) (pro “forth” + duco “lead”)

proficīscor – to depart (it looks like professor; professors often leave for research)

prōgredior – to go forth (pro “forth” + gredior “step”)

prōiciō – to throw forth (pro “forth” + icio “throw”)

propero – to hasten, rush (think propel)

prōpōnō – to set forth, to put forth (pro “forward” + pono “place”)

quaerō – to search for

queror – to complain (think quarrel)

recūsō – refuse (think recuse)

redūcō – to withdraw, lead back (re ”back” + duco “lead”)

referō – bring/carry back, report back (re “back” + fero “carry, report”)

reficiō – repair (re ”back, again” + ficio “make”)

regō – to reign (think regal or royal)

rēiciō- to throw back (re “back” + icio “throw”)

removeō – remove, put away

restituō – to replace, reestablish (re “back” + stituo “estalbsih”)

reverto – to turn back (re “back” + verto “turn”)

rīdeō – to laugh (think ridicule)

sciō – to know (think science)

scrībō – to write (think scribe)

sedeō – to sit (think sedimentary)

sentiō – to perceive (think sense or sentient)

serviō – to serve (don’t confuse with servo, servare to save)

sistō – to stop, stand in place firmly (I guess think of consistent, which is firm and unchanging)

sollicitō – to disturb or make anxious (a solicitor disturbs you at your door)

statuō – to establish (think statute)

studeō – to dedicate one’s efforts/attention (think student)

sublevō – to lift from underneath or support (sub “under” + levo “lift (like levitate)”)

succēdō – climb (sub “under” +  cedo “go”; I guess you’re sorta going under the cliff to climb)

sūmō – means many things; most common meaning “to take up,” as in to undergo

tegō – to cover (“protego” means to protect)

terreō – to scare (think terror)

trahō – to drag (traho, trahere, traxi, tractum; I guess think of tractor)

trucīdō- to slaughter (trux (“savage”) + caedo (“to kill”))

tueor – to protect (tutus means “safe”)

valeō – to be strong (Vale! Means “be strong”)

vāstō – to ravage/destroy (in wars, armies destroy a “vast” amount of land, think Grant’s March)

vereor – to fear (deponent)

vertō – to turn (think vertex or revert)