Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, chapter 491

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[*] 491. The Perfect Participle of a few deponent verbs is used nearly in the sense of a Present.

Such are, regularly, ratus , solitus , veritus; commonly, arbitrātus , fīsus , ausus , secūtus , and occasionally others, especially in later writers:—

rem incrēdibilem ratī (Sall. Cat. 48), thinking the thing incredible.

“īnsidiās veritus ” (B. G. 2.11) , fearing an ambuscade.
“ cohortātus mīlitēs docuit ” (B. C. 3.80) , encouraging the men, he showed.

īrātus dīxistī; (Mur. 62), you spoke in a passion.

“ad pūgnam congressī ” (Liv. 4.10) , meeting in fight.

Ginn and Company, 1903.

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