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dēdecet ‎(present infinitive dēdecēre, perfect active dēdecuit); second conjugation, third person only, no passive

The first-person singular perfect active indicative, dēdecuī, is attested in The Thebaid by Publius Papinius Statius to mean “to dishonor”; elsewhere, this verb is only used in 3rd-person forms, present and perfect infinitives, and present active participle.

Conjugation of dedecet (second conjugation, impersonal, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	—	dēdecet	—	—	dēdecent
	imperfect	—	—	dēdecēbat	—	—	dēdecēbant
	future	—	—	dēdecēbit	—	—	dēdecēbunt
	perfect	—	—	dēdecuit	—	—	dēdecuērunt, dēdecuēre
	pluperfect	—	—	dēdecuerat	—	—	dēdecuerant
	future perfect	—	—	dēdecuerit	—	—	dēdecuerint
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	—	dēdeceat	—	—	dēdeceant
	imperfect	—	—	dēdecēret	—	—	dēdecērent
	perfect	—	—	dēdecuerit	—	—	dēdecuerint
	pluperfect	—	—	dēdecuisset	—	—	dēdecuissent
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	—	—	—	—	—
active	future	—	—	dēdecētō	—	—	dēdecentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēdecēre	dēdecuisse	—	—	—	—
participles		dēdecēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		dēdecēre	dēdecendī	dēdecendō	dēdecendum	—	—