Patet ergo quod hypocrisis vult aestimari, vana gloria laudari, avaritia ditari. Sed superbia per haec omnia vult dominari, et ita non sunt idem.
Deponent and passive verbs
As you can see from the passage above, because deponent verbs look like passives it can sometimes be difficult to tell them apart. You will often need to use context to help you identify deponents with which you are not already familiar.
Exercise: Identify the verbs below as P (passive) or D (deponent).
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