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210. There are nearly 120 simple verbs of the Second Conjugation, most of them denominative verbs of condition, having a corresponding noun and adjective from the same root, and an inceptive in -scō (§ 263. 1):—
  1. caleō, be warm; calor, warmth; calidus, warm; calēscō, grow warm.
  2. timeō, fear; timor, fear; timidus, timid; per-timēsco, to take fright.

a. Most verbs of the second conjugation are inflected like moneō , but many lack the supine (as, arceō, ward off; careō, lack; egeō, need; timeō, fear), and a number have neither perfect nor supine (as, maereō, be sad).

b. The following keep ē in all the systems:—

dēleō, destroy dēlēre dēlēvī dēlētum
fleō, weep flēre flēvī flētum
neō, sew nēre nēvī [ nētum ]
vieō, plait viēre [viēvī] viētum
com-pleō, fill up 1 -plēre -plēvī -plētum

c. The following show special irregularities:—

algeō, alsī, be cold. mulceō , mulsī , muls-, soothe.
ārdeō , ārsī , ārsūrus, burn. mulgeō , mulsī , muls-, milk.
audeō , ausus sum, dare. （ cō ） nīveō , -nīvī (-nīxī), ----, wink.
augeō , auxī , auct-, increase. （ ab ）oleō, -olēvī, -olit-, destroy.
caveō, cāvī , caut-, care. pendeō , pependī , -pēns-, hang.
cēnseō , cēnsuī , cēns-, value. prandeō , prandī , prāns-, dine.
cieō , cīvī , cit-, excite. rīdeō , rīsī , -rīs-, laugh.
doceō , docuī , doct-, teach. sedeō , sēdī , sess-, sit.
faveō , fāvī , faut-, favor. soleō , solitus sum, be wont.
ferveō , fervī ( ferbuī ), ----, glow. sorbeō , sorbuī ( sorpsī ), ----, suck.
foveō , fōvī , fōt-, cherish. spondeō , spopondī , spōns-, pledge.
fulgeō , fulsī , ----, shine. strīdeō , strīdī , ----, whiz.
gaudeō , gāvīsus sum, rejoice. suādeō , suāsī , suās-, urge.
haereō , haesī , haes-, cling. teneō (-tineō), tenuī , -tent-, hold.
indulgeō , indulsī, indult-, indulge. tergeō, tersī , ters-, wipe.
iubeō , iussī , iuss-, order. tondeō , -totondī (-tondī), tōns-, shear.
liqueō , licuī ( līquī ), ----, melt. torqueō , torsī , tort-, twist.
lūceō , lūxī , ----, shine. torreō , torruī , tost-, roast.
lūgeō , lūxī , ----, mourn. turgeō, tursī, ----, swell.
maneō , mānsī , māns-, wait. urgeō , ursī , ----, urge.
misceō , -cuī, mixt- (mist-), mix. videō, vīdī , vīs-, see.
mordeō , momordī , mors-, bite. voveō , vōvī, vōt-, vow.
moveō , mōvī , mōt-, move.

Third Conjugation

1 And other compounds of -pleō.

Ginn and Company, 1903.

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