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comparari

comparari is a Latin form of comparo, meaning “(1) prepare, get ready, provide; (2) compare, match”. It is the present passive infinitive.

Found 40 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 3.9.1: Quibus de rebus Caesar a Crasso certior factus, quod ipse aberat longius, naves interim longas aedificari in flumine Ligeri, quod influit in Oceanum, remiges ex provincia institui, nautas gubernatoresque comparari iubet.

Seneca the Younger, De Beneficiis 3.17.4: Comparari autem potest utriusque vita, cum alter tristis sit et sollicitus, qualis esse infitiator ac fraudulentus sole …

All forms of comparo (conjugation table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.