Fromdē- +mūtō(“change, alter”).
dēmūtō (present infinitivedēmūtāre,perfect activedēmūtāvī,supinedēmūtātum);first conjugation
- (transitive) tochange,transform oralter; change or alter for theworse, make worse
- (intransitive) to change one'smind orpurpose
- (intransitive, with ab or atque) to become different, change, alter
- (intransitive) todeviate,depart
1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used byOld Latin writers; most notablyPlautus andTerence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
- “demuto”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “demuto”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891),An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “demuto”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.