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1 reclinare

reclinare v.tr. to bow, to recline, to bend*: reclinare il capo, to bow (o to bend) one's head; reclinare il sedile, to recline the seat.

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[rekli'nare]
verbo transitivo to recline, to bow [ capo]; to recline [ sedile]

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reclinare

/rekli'nare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

to recline, to bow [ capo]; to recline [ sedile].

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > reclinare
2 reclinare vt

[rekli'nare]
(capo) to bow, lower, (sedile) to tilt

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > reclinare vt
3 reclinare

vt [rekli'nare]
(capo) to bow, lower, (sedile) to tilt

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > reclinare
4 reclino

reclinare, reclinavi, reclinatus V

bend back

se reclinare -- lean back, recline

Latin-English dictionary > reclino
5 abbandonare

abandon

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abbandonare v.tr.

1 to leave*, to abandon; (form.) to forsake*; (spec. venendo meno a un dovere) to desert: abbandonò moglie e figli, he deserted (o left) his wife and children; abbandonare la nave, to abandon ship; abbandonare un amico nel bisogno, to forsake a friend in need

2 ( trascurare) to neglect

3 ( rinunciare a) to drop; ( con sacrificio) to give* up; (form.) to renounce: abbandonare un progetto, un'idea, to drop a plan, an idea; dovette abbandonare ogni progetto di una vacanza all'estero, he had to give up any thought of a holiday abroad; dopo la morte del padre dovette abbandonare gli studi, after his father's death he had to give up his studies; abbandonare una pretesa, to renounce a claim

4 (dir.) (un diritto, un credito) to waive

5 ( venir meno) to fail: la salute lo abbandonò, his health failed him

6 ( lasciar cadere) to drop: abbandonare un progetto, to drop a plan; abbandonare il capo sul petto, to hang one's head; abbandonare le braccia ( lungo il corpo), to let one's arms drop.

◘ abbandonarsi v.rifl.

1 ( lasciarsi andare) to let* oneself go; ( alle passioni, al dolore ecc.) to give* oneself up (to sthg.); ( a vizi, fantasie) to indulge (in sthg.): si abbandonò a sogni a occhi aperti, he indulged in daydreaming

2 ( perdersi d'animo) to lose* heart, to lose* courage

3 ( lasciarsi cadere) to flop; ( rilassarsi) to relax: si abbandonò sul divano, she dropped onto the sofa; abbandonati!, relax!

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[abbando'nare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to abandon, (famiglia, paese) to abandon, desert

abbandonare qn a se stesso — to leave sb to his (o her) own devices

i suoi genitori lo hanno abbandonato quando era piccolo — his parents abandoned him when he was little

il coraggio lo abbandonò — his courage deserted him

abbandonare la nave (anche) fig — to abandon ship

abbandonare il campo Mil, fig — to retreat

2) (trascurare: casa, lavoro) to neglect

3) (rinunciare a) to give up, (studi, progetto, speranza) to abandon, give up

abbandonare la gara — to withdraw from the race

hanno abbandonato tutte le speranze — they gave up all hope

4) (lasciare andare: redini) to slacken

abbandonò la testa sul cuscino — he let his head fall back on the pillow

2. vr (abbandonarsi)

to let o.s. go

si abbandonò sul divano — he sank onto the couch

abbandonarsi a qc — (ricordi, passioni) to give o.s. up to sth

abbandonarsi a qn — (affidarsi) to put o.s. in sb's hands

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[abbando'nare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (rinunciare a) to abandon, to give* up [progetto, attività, speranza]

abbandonare la ricerca o le ricerche to give up the search; abbandonare l'idea di fare — to change one's mind about doing, to drop the idea of doing

2) (ritirarsi da) to drop, to quit*, to leave* [ lavoro]; to drop out of, to quit*, to give* up [ scuola]

abbandonare gli studi — to give up one's studies

abbandonare il campo — sport to abandon the match; mil. to abandon the field; fig. to give up

abbandonare la partita — gioc. to throw in one's hand (anche fig.)

abbandonare al terzo round — [ pugile] to withdraw at the third round

3) (lasciare) to abandon [persona, animale, oggetto]; to leave*, to desert [fidanzato, famiglia]; to quit*, to leave* [ luogo]; mil. to desert [ posto]

abbandonare la nave! — abandon ship!

4) (lasciare senza protezione o aiuto)

abbandonare qcn. alla sua sorte — to leave sb. to one's fate

non abbandonarmi! — don't let me down!

5) (venire a mancare)

le forze mi abbandonano — my strength is failing me

6) (reclinare)

abbandonare il capo sul cuscino — to let one's head drop on the pillow
2.
verbo pronominale abbandonarsi

1) (rilassarsi) to abandon oneself

2) (lasciarsi andare)

- rsi su una poltrona — to drop o sink into an armchair

3) (cedere)

- rsi a — to surrender to [disperazione, passione]

- rsi al sonno — to drift off to sleep

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abbandonare

/abbando'nare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (rinunciare a) to abandon, to give* up [progetto, attività, speranza]; abbandonare la ricerca o le ricerche to give up the search; abbandonare l'idea di fare to change one's mind about doing, to drop the idea of doing

2 (ritirarsi da) to drop, to quit*, to leave* [ lavoro]; to drop out of, to quit*, to give* up [ scuola]; abbandonare gli studi to give up one's studies; abbandonare il campo sport to abandon the match; mil. to abandon the field; fig. to give up; abbandonare la partita gioc. to throw in one's hand (anche fig.); abbandonare al terzo round [ pugile] to withdraw at the third round

3 (lasciare) to abandon [persona, animale, oggetto]; to leave*, to desert [fidanzato, famiglia]; to quit*, to leave* [ luogo]; mil. to desert [ posto]; abbandonare la nave! abandon ship!

4 (lasciare senza protezione o aiuto) abbandonare qcn. alla sua sorte to leave sb. to one's fate; non abbandonarmi! don't let me down!

5 (venire a mancare) le forze mi abbandonano my strength is failing me

6 (reclinare) abbandonare il capo sul cuscino to let one's head drop on the pillow

II abbandonarsi verbo pronominale

1 (rilassarsi) to abandon oneself

2 (lasciarsi andare) - rsi su una poltrona to drop o sink into an armchair

3 (cedere) - rsi a to surrender to [disperazione, passione]; - rsi al sonno to drift off to sleep.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > abbandonare
6 ripiegare

1. v/t fold (up) again

2. v/i fall back

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ripiegare v.tr.

1 to bend* (again)

2 ( piegare) to fold (up): ripiegare un giornale, un foglio, to fold up a newspaper, a sheet of paper; ripiegò il maglione e lo mise nell'armadio, he folded up the sweater and put it in the wardrobe; ripiegare un lenzuolo, la tovaglia, to fold back a sheet, the tablecloth

3 ( abbassare) to lower, to furl

◆ v. intr.

1 ( dirigersi) to turn, to bend*: la strada ripiega verso la montagna, the road bends towards the mountain

2 (mil.) ( ritirarsi) to withdraw*, to give* ground, to retreat, to fall* back: le nostre truppe furono costrette a ripiegare, our troops were forced to give ground

3 (fig.) to fall* back (on sthg.), to make* do (with sthg.): ripiegheremo su un'altra proposta, we will fall back on another proposal; abbiamo ripiegato su un altro albergo, we made do with another hotel.

◘ ripiegarsi v.intr.pron. to bend*, to fold: i rami si ripiegavano sotto il peso dei frutti, the branches were bending under the weight of the fruit

◆ v.rifl. (fig.) (non com.) ( rifugiarsi) to withdraw*, to retreat: ripiegare in se stesso, to retreat into oneself.

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[ripje'ɡare]
1. vt

1) (piegare: di nuovo) to fold (again), refold, (più volte) to fold up

2) (reclinare: capo) to lower

2. vi

(aus avere) Mil to retreat, fall back

ripiegare su fig — to make do with, fall back on

era troppo caro, ho ripiegato su uno più economico — it was too expensive, I made do with a cheaper one

3. vip (ripiegarsi)

(ramo ecc) to bend

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[ripje'gare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) to bend* over [ oggetto]; to fold [cartina, foglio]; to fold, to sheathe [ ali]

2) sart. (rivoltare) to fold down [ colletto]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (ricorrere)

ripiegare su qcs. — to fall back on sth

2) mil. to fall* back, to retire (su to)
3.
verbo pronominale ripiegarsi

1) to bend*

2) fig.

- rsi in se stessi — [ persona] to retreat into oneself, to be wrapped up in oneself

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ripiegare

/ripje'gare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 to bend* over [ oggetto]; to fold [cartina, foglio]; to fold, to sheathe [ ali]

2 sart. (rivoltare) to fold down [ colletto]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (ricorrere) ripiegare su qcs. to fall back on sth.

2 mil. to fall* back, to retire (su to)

III ripiegarsi verbo pronominale

1 to bend*

2 fig. - rsi in se stessi [ persona] to retreat into oneself, to be wrapped up in oneself.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ripiegare
7 ripiegare

[ripje'ɡare]
1. vt

1) (piegare: di nuovo) to fold (again), refold, (più volte) to fold up

2) (reclinare: capo) to lower

2. vi

(aus avere) Mil to retreat, fall back

ripiegare su fig — to make do with, fall back on

era troppo caro, ho ripiegato su uno più economico — it was too expensive, I made do with a cheaper one

3. vip (ripiegarsi)

(ramo ecc) to bend

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ripiegare
8 excello

ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
I.
Act., to raise up, elevate; only:
recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,
Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
II.
Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
A.
Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
2.
In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:
ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:
ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:
inter omnes,
id. Or. 2, 6:
super ceteros,
Liv. 28, 43:
ante ceteros,
App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:
qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:
quae una ceteris excellebat,
id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:
ceteris,
Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:
bonā famā,
Lucr. 6, 13:
ingenio scientiāque,
Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:
animi magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:
actione,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
hoc genere virtutis,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
dignitate,
Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:
altitudine,
Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:
candore,
id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:
in arte,
Cic. Rep. 1, 13:
in aliqua arte et facultate,
id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:
in alia parte orationis,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,
id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:
excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,
Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:
vitiis,
Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:
cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,
id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
1.
excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
A.
Lit., high, lofty (very rare;
not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,
Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
B.
Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:
deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,
Cic. Div. 2, 63:
Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,
id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;
for which also: in omni genere,
id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:
cujus excellens in re militari gloria,
id. Rep. 2, 17:
Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,
id. Brut. 97, 333:
natura excellens atque praestans,
id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:
scientia excellens atque singularis,
id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:
vir excellenti providentia,
id. Rep. 2, 3;
for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):
studium,
Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:
pulchritudo muliebris formae,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:
ova excellentiora,
Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:
nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,
Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:
excellentissima virtus,
Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:
cultus,
Suet. Ner. 20:
triumphus,
id. Caes. 37:
aurum,
Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:
excellentissime,
Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
2.
ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
A.
Lit.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:
locus,
Cic. Rep. 6, 11:
porticus,
id. Att. 4, 16, 14:
basis (statuae),
id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.
signum,
id. ib.:
statura,
Suet. Caes. 45:
aves (Ibes),
Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:
altitudo vineae,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:
in excelsiore loco,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31:
cornu (bovis),
Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:
crura chamaeleonis,
Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.
locus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:
rupes,
Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:
aegilops,
id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
b.
Subst.
1.
excelsum, i, n., a height:
simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:
Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,
Ov. H. 15, 165; so,
ab excelso,
id. F. 2, 369:
prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
2.
Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:
te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:
magnus homo et excelsus,
id. Mur. 29:
animus excelsus magnificusque,
id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:
excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,
id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:
te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,
Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:
(orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,
Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:
quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,
Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:
excelsissimae victoriae,
Vell. 2, 96 fin.:
duces,
id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
(α).
, m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:
excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,
Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
(β).
Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:
in excelso aetatem agere,
i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
2.
Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
1.
Lit.:
si vitis scandit excelsius,
Col. 4, 1, 5.—
2.
Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:
ornat excelse,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:
excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,
Cic. Or. 34, 119:
excelsissime floruit (Sparta),
exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > excello
9 excellonter

ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
I.
Act., to raise up, elevate; only:
recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,
Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
II.
Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
A.
Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
2.
In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:
ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:
ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:
inter omnes,
id. Or. 2, 6:
super ceteros,
Liv. 28, 43:
ante ceteros,
App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:
qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:
quae una ceteris excellebat,
id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:
ceteris,
Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:
bonā famā,
Lucr. 6, 13:
ingenio scientiāque,
Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:
animi magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:
actione,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
hoc genere virtutis,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
dignitate,
Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:
altitudine,
Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:
candore,
id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:
in arte,
Cic. Rep. 1, 13:
in aliqua arte et facultate,
id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:
in alia parte orationis,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,
id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:
excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,
Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:
vitiis,
Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:
cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,
id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
1.
excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
A.
Lit., high, lofty (very rare;
not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,
Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
B.
Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:
deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,
Cic. Div. 2, 63:
Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,
id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;
for which also: in omni genere,
id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:
cujus excellens in re militari gloria,
id. Rep. 2, 17:
Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,
id. Brut. 97, 333:
natura excellens atque praestans,
id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:
scientia excellens atque singularis,
id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:
vir excellenti providentia,
id. Rep. 2, 3;
for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):
studium,
Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:
pulchritudo muliebris formae,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:
ova excellentiora,
Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:
nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,
Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:
excellentissima virtus,
Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:
cultus,
Suet. Ner. 20:
triumphus,
id. Caes. 37:
aurum,
Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:
excellentissime,
Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
2.
ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
A.
Lit.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:
locus,
Cic. Rep. 6, 11:
porticus,
id. Att. 4, 16, 14:
basis (statuae),
id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.
signum,
id. ib.:
statura,
Suet. Caes. 45:
aves (Ibes),
Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:
altitudo vineae,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:
in excelsiore loco,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31:
cornu (bovis),
Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:
crura chamaeleonis,
Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.
locus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:
rupes,
Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:
aegilops,
id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
b.
Subst.
1.
excelsum, i, n., a height:
simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:
Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,
Ov. H. 15, 165; so,
ab excelso,
id. F. 2, 369:
prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
2.
Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:
te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:
magnus homo et excelsus,
id. Mur. 29:
animus excelsus magnificusque,
id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:
excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,
id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:
te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,
Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:
(orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,
Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:
quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,
Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:
excelsissimae victoriae,
Vell. 2, 96 fin.:
duces,
id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
(α).
, m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:
excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,
Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
(β).
Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:
in excelso aetatem agere,
i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
2.
Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
1.
Lit.:
si vitis scandit excelsius,
Col. 4, 1, 5.—
2.
Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:
ornat excelse,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:
excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,
Cic. Or. 34, 119:
excelsissime floruit (Sparta),
exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > excellonter
10 excelsi

ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
I.
Act., to raise up, elevate; only:
recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,
Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
II.
Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
A.
Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
2.
In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:
ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:
ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:
inter omnes,
id. Or. 2, 6:
super ceteros,
Liv. 28, 43:
ante ceteros,
App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:
qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:
quae una ceteris excellebat,
id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:
ceteris,
Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:
bonā famā,
Lucr. 6, 13:
ingenio scientiāque,
Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:
animi magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:
actione,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
hoc genere virtutis,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
dignitate,
Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:
altitudine,
Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:
candore,
id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:
in arte,
Cic. Rep. 1, 13:
in aliqua arte et facultate,
id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:
in alia parte orationis,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,
id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:
excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,
Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:
vitiis,
Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:
cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,
id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
1.
excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
A.
Lit., high, lofty (very rare;
not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,
Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
B.
Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:
deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,
Cic. Div. 2, 63:
Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,
id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;
for which also: in omni genere,
id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:
cujus excellens in re militari gloria,
id. Rep. 2, 17:
Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,
id. Brut. 97, 333:
natura excellens atque praestans,
id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:
scientia excellens atque singularis,
id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:
vir excellenti providentia,
id. Rep. 2, 3;
for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):
studium,
Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:
pulchritudo muliebris formae,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:
ova excellentiora,
Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:
nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,
Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:
excellentissima virtus,
Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:
cultus,
Suet. Ner. 20:
triumphus,
id. Caes. 37:
aurum,
Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:
excellentissime,
Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
2.
ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
A.
Lit.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:
locus,
Cic. Rep. 6, 11:
porticus,
id. Att. 4, 16, 14:
basis (statuae),
id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.
signum,
id. ib.:
statura,
Suet. Caes. 45:
aves (Ibes),
Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:
altitudo vineae,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:
in excelsiore loco,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31:
cornu (bovis),
Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:
crura chamaeleonis,
Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.
locus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:
rupes,
Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:
aegilops,
id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
b.
Subst.
1.
excelsum, i, n., a height:
simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:
Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,
Ov. H. 15, 165; so,
ab excelso,
id. F. 2, 369:
prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
2.
Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:
te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:
magnus homo et excelsus,
id. Mur. 29:
animus excelsus magnificusque,
id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:
excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,
id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:
te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,
Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:
(orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,
Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:
quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,
Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:
excelsissimae victoriae,
Vell. 2, 96 fin.:
duces,
id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
(α).
, m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:
excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,
Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
(β).
Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:
in excelso aetatem agere,
i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
2.
Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
1.
Lit.:
si vitis scandit excelsius,
Col. 4, 1, 5.—
2.
Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:
ornat excelse,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:
excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,
Cic. Or. 34, 119:
excelsissime floruit (Sparta),
exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > excelsi
11 excelsum

ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
I.
Act., to raise up, elevate; only:
recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,
Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
II.
Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
A.
Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
2.
In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:
ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:
ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:
inter omnes,
id. Or. 2, 6:
super ceteros,
Liv. 28, 43:
ante ceteros,
App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:
qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:
quae una ceteris excellebat,
id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:
ceteris,
Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:
bonā famā,
Lucr. 6, 13:
ingenio scientiāque,
Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:
animi magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:
actione,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
hoc genere virtutis,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
dignitate,
Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:
altitudine,
Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:
candore,
id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:
in arte,
Cic. Rep. 1, 13:
in aliqua arte et facultate,
id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:
in alia parte orationis,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,
id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:
excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,
Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:
vitiis,
Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:
cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,
id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
1.
excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
A.
Lit., high, lofty (very rare;
not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,
Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
B.
Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:
deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,
Cic. Div. 2, 63:
Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,
id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;
for which also: in omni genere,
id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:
cujus excellens in re militari gloria,
id. Rep. 2, 17:
Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,
id. Brut. 97, 333:
natura excellens atque praestans,
id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:
scientia excellens atque singularis,
id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:
vir excellenti providentia,
id. Rep. 2, 3;
for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):
studium,
Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:
pulchritudo muliebris formae,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:
ova excellentiora,
Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:
nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,
Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:
excellentissima virtus,
Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:
cultus,
Suet. Ner. 20:
triumphus,
id. Caes. 37:
aurum,
Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:
excellentissime,
Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
2.
ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
A.
Lit.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:
locus,
Cic. Rep. 6, 11:
porticus,
id. Att. 4, 16, 14:
basis (statuae),
id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.
signum,
id. ib.:
statura,
Suet. Caes. 45:
aves (Ibes),
Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:
altitudo vineae,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:
in excelsiore loco,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31:
cornu (bovis),
Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:
crura chamaeleonis,
Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.
locus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:
rupes,
Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:
aegilops,
id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
b.
Subst.
1.
excelsum, i, n., a height:
simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:
Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,
Ov. H. 15, 165; so,
ab excelso,
id. F. 2, 369:
prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
2.
Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:
te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:
magnus homo et excelsus,
id. Mur. 29:
animus excelsus magnificusque,
id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:
excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,
id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:
te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,
Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:
(orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,
Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:
quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,
Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:
excelsissimae victoriae,
Vell. 2, 96 fin.:
duces,
id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
(α).
, m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:
excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,
Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
(β).
Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:
in excelso aetatem agere,
i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
2.
Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
1.
Lit.:
si vitis scandit excelsius,
Col. 4, 1, 5.—
2.
Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:
ornat excelse,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:
excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,
Cic. Or. 34, 119:
excelsissime floruit (Sparta),
exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > excelsum
12 Excelsus

ex-cello, cellŭi, celsum, 3 (also acc. to the 2d conj., praes. indic. excellet, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. p. 371 P., and subj. excelleat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 838 and 896 P.), v. a. and n. [cello].
I.
Act., to raise up, elevate; only:
recellere reclinare, et excellere in altum extollere,
Fest. p. 274, 31; and Paul. ib. 275, 11 Müll.; cf. the P. a. excelsus, below.—
II.
Neut., to rise, elevate itself (cf.: antecello, praesto, antecedo, emineo, floreo, vigeo).
A.
Lit., only in the P. a. excellens, q. v. A.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., to exult, be elated: animus excellit rebus secundis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14; 13, 24, 14.—Far more freq. (but not in Plaut. and Ter.; and in the verb. finit. not in Aug. poets),
2.
In partic., to be eminent, to distinguish one's self for any quality above others; to surpass, excel, in a good or (less freq.) in a bad sense:
ut is, qui dignitate principibus excellit facilitate infimis par esse videatur,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:
ut inter quos posset excellere, cum iis, etc.,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2 fin.:
inter omnes,
id. Or. 2, 6:
super ceteros,
Liv. 28, 43:
ante ceteros,
App. Flor. 16.—With dat.:
qui longe ceteris excellere pictoribus existimabatur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:
quae una ceteris excellebat,
id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 54, 216; id. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39 al.:
ceteris,
Quint. 2, 20, 9.—With abl.:
bonā famā,
Lucr. 6, 13:
ingenio scientiāque,
Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:
animi magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 18 fin.:
actione,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
hoc genere virtutis,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
dignitate,
Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 9:
altitudine,
Plin. 16, 6, 18, § 24:
candore,
id. 37, 6, 23, § 88 et saep.—With in and abl.:
in arte,
Cic. Rep. 1, 13:
in aliqua arte et facultate,
id. de Or. 1, 50, 217:
in alia parte orationis,
id. Brut. 59, 215:
maxime in amicitiis expetendis colendisque,
id. Lael. 9, 30; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217 et saep.— Absol.:
excellit atque eminet vis, potestas nomenque regium,
Cic. Rep. 2, 28; 2, 23; 1, 22; id. Div. 1, 19, 38; 1, 41, 91; id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.; Tac. Or. 32 (with eminere) et saep. —In a bad sense:
vitiis,
Cic. Leg. 1, 19, 51:
cum haec (flagitia), quae excellunt, me nosse videas,
id. Pis. 38 fin. —Hence,
1.
excellens, entis, P. a., rising, overtopping.
A.
Lit., high, lofty (very rare;
not in Cic.): oppida excellentibus locis constituta, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 4: corpore excellens,
Vell. 2, 107.—Far more freq. and class.,
B.
Trop., distinguishing himself, distinguished, superior, surpassing, excellent:
deos rerum omnium praestantia excellentes,
Cic. Div. 2, 63:
Brutus noster excellens omni genere laudis,
id. Ac. 1, 3 fin.;
for which also: in omni genere,
id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2; id. de Or. 2, 54, 220:
cujus excellens in re militari gloria,
id. Rep. 2, 17:
Galba fuit inter tot aequales unus excellens,
id. Brut. 97, 333:
natura excellens atque praestans,
id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.:
scientia excellens atque singularis,
id. Fam. 4, 3 fin.:
vir excellenti providentia,
id. Rep. 2, 3;
for which: excellente ingenii magnitudine,
id. Off. 1, 33 (al. excellenti and excellentis, v. Orell. ad h. l.):
studium,
Caes. B. C. 3, 34 fin.:
pulchritudo muliebris formae,
Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1: cygnus, * Verg. A. 12, 250 et saep.— Subst.: excellentia, ōrum, n., exceptional instances: nec excellentia, sed quotidiana tractabo, Aus. Grat. Act. § 62.— Comp.:
ova excellentiora,
Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:
nihil illo (sc. Alcibiade) fuisse excellentius, vel in vitiis, vel in virtutibus,
Nep. Alcib. 1.— Sup.:
excellentissima virtus,
Caes. B. C. 3, 99, 2; Sen. Vit. Beat. 14:
cultus,
Suet. Ner. 20:
triumphus,
id. Caes. 37:
aurum,
Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56 et saep.— Adv.: excellon-ter, excellently, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Att. 1, 3.— Comp., Cic. Sest. 45.— Sup.:
excellentissime,
Aug. Civ. D. 17, 8.—
2.
ex-celsus, a, um, P. a., elevated, lofty, high (freq. and class.; cf.: celsus, editus, altus, sublimis, procerus, arduus).
A.
Lit.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2; cf.: vertex montis, * Verg. A. 5, 35:
locus,
Cic. Rep. 6, 11:
porticus,
id. Att. 4, 16, 14:
basis (statuae),
id. Verr. 2, 4, 34; cf.
signum,
id. ib.:
statura,
Suet. Caes. 45:
aves (Ibes),
Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:
altitudo vineae,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184 et saep.— Comp.:
in excelsiore loco,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31:
cornu (bovis),
Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1; cf.:
crura chamaeleonis,
Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120.— Sup.:
mons,
Caes. B. C. 1, 70, 4; cf.
locus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 33 fin.:
rupes,
Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19:
aegilops,
id. 16, 6, 8, § 22; 11, 37, 49, § 135.—
b.
Subst.
1.
excelsum, i, n., a height:
simulacrum Jovis in excelso collocare,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Att. 6, 1, 17:
Phoebus ab excelso, quantum patet, aspicit aequor,
Ov. H. 15, 165; so,
ab excelso,
id. F. 2, 369:
prohibebit in excelsum emicare (vitem),
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—
2.
Ex-celsus, i, m., the Highest, the Most High, i. e. God (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Psa. 72, 11 al.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble:
te natura excelsum quendam videlicet et altum et humana despicientem genuit,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11; cf.:
magnus homo et excelsus,
id. Mur. 29:
animus excelsus magnificusque,
id. Off. 1, 23; cf. id. Opt. Gen. 4, 12:
excelso et illustri loco sita est laus tua,
id. Fam. 2, 5; cf.:
te in excelsissimo humani generis fastigio positum, Plin. H. N. praef. § 11: species magnae excelsaeque gloriac,
Tac. Agr. 4 fin. et saep.— Comp.:
(orator) grandior et quodammodo excelsior,
Cic. Or. 34; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 23; Plin. Pan. 94, 3:
quo tua in me humanitas fuerit excelsior quam in te mea,
Cic. Att. 3, 20 fin.—Sup.:
excelsissimae victoriae,
Vell. 2, 96 fin.:
duces,
id. 2, 114 fin.—Subst.
(α).
, m. plur.: excelsi, ōrum, the lofty; prov.:
excelsis multo facilius casus nocet,
Pub. Syr. 162 (Rib.).—
(β).
Neut.: excelsum, i, an elevated station or position:
in excelso aetatem agere,
i. e. in a high station, Sall. C. 51, 12.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.): in excelsis, in the highest, in ascriptions of praise, Vulg. Psa. 148, 1 al.—
2.
Esp., in the later period of the empire, a title of high official dignitaries, e. g. of the praefectus praetorio, etc.— Adv.: excelsē, highly, on high, loftily.
1.
Lit.:
si vitis scandit excelsius,
Col. 4, 1, 5.—
2.
Trop., in an elevated manner, highly:
ornat excelse,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3:
excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet,
Cic. Or. 34, 119:
excelsissime floruit (Sparta),
exceedingly, Vell. 1, 6, 3.

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13 recello

rĕ-cello, ĕre, v. n. and a.
I.
Neutr., to spring back, fly back, bend back:
recellere reclinare,
Fest. p. 274 Müll. (very rare;
perh. only in the foll. examples): (terra) inclinatur retroque recellit,
Lucr. 6, 573:
cum (ferrea manus) gravi libramento plumbi recelleret ad solum,
Liv. 24, 34, 10, v. Weissenb. ad h. l.—
II.
Act., to throw or bend back (Appul.):
totum corporis pondus in postremos poplites recello,
App. M. 6, p. 198, 27:
nates,
id. ib. 10, p. 249, 19.

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reclinare — v. tr. [dal lat. reclinare, der. di clinare chinare, piegare , col pref. re ]. [portare verso il basso: r. il capo o la testa sul petto ; r. la spalliera ] ▶◀ abbassare, chinare, flettere, inclinare, piegare. ◀▶ alzare, drizzare, sollevare … Enciclopedia Italiana
reclinare — re·cli·nà·re v.tr. e intr. 1. v.tr. CO piegare verso il basso, inclinare: reclinare la testa, il capo; reclinare il sedile dell auto | chinare per poggiare su qcs.: reclinare la testa sul guanciale, sulla spalla di qcn. Sinonimi: abbassare,… … Dizionario italiano
reclinare — {{hw}}{{reclinare}}{{/hw}}A v. tr. 1 Piegare di lato e in giù: reclinò il capo; SIN. Chinare. 2 Inclinare e adagiare su qlco.: reclinare la testa sul tavolo. B v. intr. ( aus. avere ) Piegarsi in contrario: la nave inclinava a sinistra, poi… … Enciclopedia di italiano
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chinare — chi·nà·re v.tr., v.intr. 1. v.tr. AU piegare verso il basso: chinare le spalle; chinare lo sguardo, gli occhi, volgerli verso terra in segno di pentimento o vergogna Sinonimi: abbassare, curvare, inchinare, inclinare, piegare, reclinare. 2.… … Dizionario italiano
reclinar — Se conjuga como: amar Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: reclinar reclinando reclinado Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. reclino reclinas reclina reclinamos… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
récliner — ⇒RÉCLINER, verbe SC. ET TECHN., ANAT., CHIR. Pencher (en arrière). Tube digestif (...) Écarteur de Korte, modifié par le Prof. Cunés, pour récliner le duodénum dans les opérations sur le foie (Catal. instrum. chir. [Collin], 1935, p. 235). Part.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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reclinazione — re·cli·na·zió·ne s.f. BU il reclinare il reclinarsi e il loro risultato {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1749. ETIMO: dal lat. reclinatiōne(m), v. anche reclinare … Dizionario italiano
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