expolio

See also: expolió

Latin

Etymology 1

From ex- +‎ poliō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛkˈspɔ.li.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ekˈspɔː.li.o]

Verb

expoliō (present infinitive expolīre, perfect active expolīvī or expoliī, supine expolītum); fourth conjugation

1. to smooth, polish
2. to elaborate, embellish

Conjugation

   Conjugation of expoliō (fourth conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	expoliō		expolīs		expolit		expolīmus		expolītis		expoliunt
	imperfect	expoliēbam		expoliēbās		expoliēbat		expoliēbāmus		expoliēbātis		expoliēbant
	future	expoliam		expoliēs		expoliet		expoliēmus		expoliētis		expolient
	perfect	expolīvī, expoliī		expolīvistī, expoliistī		expolīvit, expoliit		expolīvimus, expoliimus		expolīvistis, expoliistis		expolīvērunt, expolīvēre, expoliērunt, expoliēre
	pluperfect	expolīveram, expolieram		expolīverās, expolierās		expolīverat, expolierat		expolīverāmus, expolierāmus		expolīverātis, expolierātis		expolīverant, expolierant
	future perfect	expolīverō, expolierō		expolīveris, expolieris		expolīverit, expolierit		expolīverimus, expolierimus		expolīveritis, expolieritis		expolīverint, expolierint
passive	present	expolior		expolīris, expolīre		expolītur		expolīmur		expolīminī		expoliuntur
	imperfect	expoliēbar		expoliēbāris, expoliēbāre		expoliēbātur		expoliēbāmur		expoliēbāminī		expoliēbantur
	future	expoliar		expoliēris, expoliēre		expoliētur		expoliēmur		expoliēminī		expolientur
	perfect	expolītus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	expolītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	expolītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	expoliam		expoliās		expoliat		expoliāmus		expoliātis		expoliant
	imperfect	expolīrem		expolīrēs		expolīret		expolīrēmus		expolīrētis		expolīrent
	perfect	expolīverim, expolierim		expolīverīs, expolierīs		expolīverit, expolierit		expolīverīmus, expolierīmus		expolīverītis, expolierītis		expolīverint, expolierint
	pluperfect	expolīvissem, expoliissem		expolīvissēs, expoliissēs		expolīvisset, expoliisset		expolīvissēmus, expoliissēmus		expolīvissētis, expoliissētis		expolīvissent, expoliissent
passive	present	expoliar		expoliāris, expoliāre		expoliātur		expoliāmur		expoliāminī		expoliantur
	imperfect	expolīrer		expolīrēris, expolīrēre		expolīrētur		expolīrēmur		expolīrēminī		expolīrentur
	perfect	expolītus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	expolītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		expolī		—		—		expolīte		—
	future	—		expolītō		expolītō		—		expolītōte		expoliuntō
passive	present	—		expolīre		—		—		expolīminī		—
	future	—		expolītor		expolītor		—		—		expoliuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		expolīre			expolīrī			expoliēns			—
future		expolītūrum esse			expolītum īrī			expolītūrus			expoliendus, expoliundus
perfect		expolīvisse, expoliisse			expolītum esse			—			expolītus
future perfect		—			expolītum fore			—			—
perfect potential		expolītūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		expoliendī		expoliendō		expoliendum		expoliendō		expolītum		expolītū

Descendants

• English: expolish

Etymology 2

From ex- +‎ spoliō.

Alternative forms

• exspoliō

Verb

expoliō (present infinitive expoliāre, perfect active expoliāvī, supine expoliātum); first conjugation

1. to plunder
2. to deprive somebody of something, strip somebody of their clothes
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Canticum Canticorum 5:3:

     Expoliavi me tunicā meā, quomodo induar illā? Lavi pedes meos, quomodo inquinabo illos?

     I have taken off ("stripped myself of") my tunic, how could I put it on again? I have washed my feet, how could I get them dirty again?

Conjugation

   Conjugation of expoliō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	expoliō		expoliās		expoliat		expoliāmus		expoliātis		expoliant
	imperfect	expoliābam		expoliābās		expoliābat		expoliābāmus		expoliābātis		expoliābant
	future	expoliābō		expoliābis		expoliābit		expoliābimus		expoliābitis		expoliābunt
	perfect	expoliāvī		expoliāvistī		expoliāvit		expoliāvimus		expoliāvistis		expoliāvērunt, expoliāvēre
	pluperfect	expoliāveram		expoliāverās		expoliāverat		expoliāverāmus		expoliāverātis		expoliāverant
	future perfect	expoliāverō		expoliāveris		expoliāverit		expoliāverimus		expoliāveritis		expoliāverint
passive	present	expolior		expoliāris, expoliāre		expoliātur		expoliāmur		expoliāminī		expoliantur
	imperfect	expoliābar		expoliābāris, expoliābāre		expoliābātur		expoliābāmur		expoliābāminī		expoliābantur
	future	expoliābor		expoliāberis, expoliābere		expoliābitur		expoliābimur		expoliābiminī		expoliābuntur
	perfect	expoliātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	expoliātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	expoliātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	expoliem		expoliēs		expoliet		expoliēmus		expoliētis		expolient
	imperfect	expoliārem		expoliārēs		expoliāret		expoliārēmus		expoliārētis		expoliārent
	perfect	expoliāverim		expoliāverīs		expoliāverit		expoliāverīmus		expoliāverītis		expoliāverint
	pluperfect	expoliāvissem		expoliāvissēs		expoliāvisset		expoliāvissēmus		expoliāvissētis		expoliāvissent
passive	present	expolier		expoliēris, expoliēre		expoliētur		expoliēmur		expoliēminī		expolientur
	imperfect	expoliārer		expoliārēris, expoliārēre		expoliārētur		expoliārēmur		expoliārēminī		expoliārentur
	perfect	expoliātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	expoliātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		expoliā		—		—		expoliāte		—
	future	—		expoliātō		expoliātō		—		expoliātōte		expoliantō
passive	present	—		expoliāre		—		—		expoliāminī		—
	future	—		expoliātor		expoliātor		—		—		expoliantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		expoliāre			expoliārī			expoliāns			—
future		expoliātūrum esse			expoliātum īrī			expoliātūrus			expoliandus
perfect		expoliāvisse			expoliātum esse			—			expoliātus
future perfect		—			expoliātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		expoliātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		expoliandī		expoliandō		expoliandum		expoliandō		expoliātum		expoliātū

Synonyms

• spoliō

Descendants

• Spanish: expoliar

References

• “expolio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “expolio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “expolio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsˈpoljo/ [eɣ̞sˈpo.ljo]
• Rhymes: -oljo
• Syllabification: ex‧po‧lio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from expoliar.

Noun

expolio m (plural expolios)

1. pillaging, sacking

Etymology 2

Verb

expolio

1. first-person singular present indicative of expoliar

Further reading

• “expolio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025