deponent

verbum deponens

A verb passive in form, active in meaning: it looks like “I am confessed”, it means “I confess”. A deponent’s entry shows an infinitive in -i: confitéri, precári (though “fíeri”, from “fio”, also ends in -i without being deponent).

in the texts

Confíteor Deo

I confess — passive form, active meaning.

Ídeo precor

I beseech — the prayer’s second deponent.