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impĕdītus

  • 1 impeditus

    impedītus ( inp-), a, um, Part. and P. a., from impedio.

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  • 2 impeditus

    impedita -um, impeditior -or -us, impeditissimus -a -um ADJ
    hindered/obstructed/encumbered/hampered; difficult/impeded; inaccessible

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  • 3 impeditus

    entagles, hindered / embarassed, prevented, obstructed,

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  • 4 impedītus (inp-)

        impedītus (inp-) adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of impedio], hindered, embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded: impeditis hostibus propter onera, Cs.: comitatus: agmen, L.: magnam partem eorum impeditam interfecerunt, Cs.: malis domesticis impediti.—Inaccessible, hard to pass, difficult: saltūs, L.: navigatio propter inscientiam locorum, troublesome, Cs.: impeditissima itinera, Cs.: longius impeditioribus locis secuti, Cs. —Fig., engaged, busy, preoccupied: impedito animo.—Embarrassing, difficult, intricate: tempora rei p.: disceptatio, L.: cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur, Cs.: quid horum non impeditissimum? a great encumbrance.

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  • 5 impedio

    impĕdĭo ( inp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (in tmesi:

    inque peditur, inque pediri, inque peditus, etc.,

    Lucr. 6, 394; 3, 484; 4, 562; 1149), v. a. [in-pes; cf. compedes; lit., to entangle the feet; hence, in gen.], to entangle, ensnare, to shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast (cf.: praepedio, implico, illigo, irretio, illaqueo).
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    impediunt teneros vincula nulla pedes,

    Ov. F. 1, 410; cf.:

    et illis crura quoque impediit,

    id. M. 12, 392:

    ipsus illic sese jam impedivit in plagas,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11:

    in qua (silva) retentis impeditus (cervus) cornibus,

    Phaedr. 1, 12, 10:

    impedita cassibus dama,

    Mart. 3, 58, 28; cf.: reti impedit Pisces, ensnares, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17; Veg. Vet. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to clasp, encircle, embrace (mostly poet.):

    narrare parantem Impedit amplexu,

    Ov. M. 2, 433:

    nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 9:

    crines (vitta),

    Tib. 1, 6, 67; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 56:

    cornua sertis,

    id. M. 2, 868:

    remos (hederae),

    id. ib. 3, 664:

    medium crus pellibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 27:

    equos frenis,

    to bridle, Ov. F. 2, 736:

    ingentem clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt,

    surround, encircle each other, Verg. A. 8, 447:

    orbes orbibus,

    id. ib. 5, 585:

    plana novo munimenti genere (with saepire),

    Curt. 6, 5; cf.:

    Antiochus, castris positis, munitionibus insuper saltum impediebat,

    rendered difficult of access, Liv. 36, 16, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To entangle, embarrass (class.):

    impeditum in ea (re amatoria) expedivi animum meum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitia sua impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    ipse te impedies, ipse tua defensione implicabere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44:

    qui me et se hisce impedivit nuptiis,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 2:

    dum alios servat, se impedivit interim,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 37:

    tot me impediunt curae,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:

    mentem dolore,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 60.—
    B.
    Transf. (causa pro effectu), to hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede (so most freq.; cf.: inhibeo, prohibeo, interdico, veto); constr. with acc., ab, in aliqua re, or the simple abl., ne, quin, quominus, the inf., or absol.; very rarely with dat.
    (α).
    With the simple acc.:

    me quotidie aliud ex alio impedit: sed si me expediero, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 2:

    suis studiis sic impediuntur, ut, etc.... discendi enim studio impediti,

    id. Off. 1, 9, 28; cf.:

    aetate et morbo impeditus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 63: religione impediri, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3:

    ne forte qua re impediar atque alliger,

    Cic. Att. 8, 16, 1.—With inanim:

    or abstr. objects: sinistra impedita,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3:

    mea dubitatio aut impedire profectionem meam videbatur aut certe tardare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    iter,

    id. Lael. 20, 75:

    navigationem (Corus),

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3:

    magnas utilitates amicorum,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 75:

    res magnas,

    id. ib.; cf.:

    belli rationem prope jam explicatam perturbare atque impedire,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35 fin.: quod si corporis gravioribus morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur;

    quanto magis animi morbis impediri necesse est?

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 59.—
    (β).
    With ab or in aliqua re or the simple abl.:

    sibi non fuisse dubium, a re publica bene gerenda impediri,

    Cic. Balb. 20, 47; cf.:

    ab delectatione omni negotiis impedimur,

    id. Mur. 19, 39; so,

    aliquem a suo munere,

    id. Rep. 5, 3:

    aliquem ab opere,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    aliquem a vero bonoque,

    Sall. J. 30, 2:

    non oportere sese a populo Romano in suo jure impediri,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 2:

    quem dignitas fugā impediverat,

    Tac. A. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    With ne, quin, quominus. —With ne:

    id in hac disputatione de fato casus quidam, ne facerem, impedivit,

    Cic. Fat. 1, 1; id. Sull. 33, 92.—With quin:

    ut nulla re impedirer, quin, si vellem, mihi esset integrum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; Auct. Her. 3, 1, 1.— With quominus:

    nec aetas impedit, quominus agri colendi studia teneamus,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 60; id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    quaerere, quae sit tanta formido, quae tot ac tantos viros impediat, quominus, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3; 13, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 22, 1; 13, 25, 2.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quid est igitur, quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare? etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:

    me impedit pudor ab aliquo haec exquirere,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    ne qua mora ignaros pubemque educere castris Impediat,

    Verg. A. 11, 21; Ov. P. 1, 1, 21.—
    (ε).
    With dat. (in analogy to impedimento esse): novitati non impedit vetus consuetudo, is no hinderance, = obstat (cf. the context), Varr. L. L. 9, § 20 Müll.: inpediat tibi, ne, etc., Schol. Juv. 14, 49.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    omnia removentur, quae obstant et impediunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

    ut omnia quae impediant, vincat intentio,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28; 12, 10, 55:

    de rebus ipsis utere tuo judicio—nihil enim impedio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 1, 13: quem video, nisi rei publicae tempora impedient, Euporiston, id. Att. 7, 1, 7; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 55.—Hence, impĕdītus ( inp-), a, um, P. a., hindered, [p. 898] embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded.
    A.
    Of persons:

    neque nunc quomodo me expeditum ex impedito faciam, jam consilium placet,

    Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 87: inermos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, encumbered with baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    impeditis hostibus propter ea quae ferebant onera,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 2:

    agmen,

    Liv. 43, 23, 1:

    itinere impediti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 75, 3:

    nostri si ab illis initium transeundi (fluminis) fieret, ut impeditos aggrederentur,

    i. e. embarrassed with the difficulties of crossing, id. B. G. 2, 9, 1; 1, 12, 3; 2, 10, 2;

    2, 23, 1 et saep.: malis domesticis impediti,

    Cic. Sest. 45, 97:

    viden me consiliis tuis miserum impeditum esse?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 11.— Comp.: quod, si durior accidisset casus, impeditiores fore videbantur, Auct. B. Alex. 14 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things:

    hostem impedito atque iniquo loco tenetis,

    difficult of passage, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 4; cf.:

    silvae,

    id. ib. 5, 21, 3:

    saltus impeditos gravis armis miles timere potest,

    Liv. 9, 19, 16:

    vineae nexu traducum,

    Tac. H. 2, 25:

    navigationem impeditam (esse) propter inscientiam locorum,

    troublesome, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 4:

    impedito animo,

    i. e. engaged, busy, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:

    omnium impeditis animis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 5:

    tempora rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 1, 3:

    dies tristi omine infames et impediti,

    Gell. 4, 9, 5:

    disceptatio,

    Liv. 37, 54, 7:

    oratio fit longa et impedita,

    Quint. 8, 6, 42:

    bellum (with arduum),

    Tac. A. 4, 46:

    cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

    tu rem impeditam et perditam restituas,

    intricate and hopeless, Ter. And. 3, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    longius impeditioribus locis secuti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.; so,

    saltus artior et impeditior,

    Liv. 9, 2, 8; 7, 21, 8.— Sup.:

    silvae undique impeditissimae,

    i. e. exceedingly difficult to pass, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 1:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 77, 2:

    quid horum non impeditissimum? vestitus an vehiculum an comes?

    exceedingly embarrassing, a great encumbrance, Cic. Mil. 20, 54.

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  • 6 inpedio

    impĕdĭo ( inp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (in tmesi:

    inque peditur, inque pediri, inque peditus, etc.,

    Lucr. 6, 394; 3, 484; 4, 562; 1149), v. a. [in-pes; cf. compedes; lit., to entangle the feet; hence, in gen.], to entangle, ensnare, to shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast (cf.: praepedio, implico, illigo, irretio, illaqueo).
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    impediunt teneros vincula nulla pedes,

    Ov. F. 1, 410; cf.:

    et illis crura quoque impediit,

    id. M. 12, 392:

    ipsus illic sese jam impedivit in plagas,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11:

    in qua (silva) retentis impeditus (cervus) cornibus,

    Phaedr. 1, 12, 10:

    impedita cassibus dama,

    Mart. 3, 58, 28; cf.: reti impedit Pisces, ensnares, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17; Veg. Vet. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to clasp, encircle, embrace (mostly poet.):

    narrare parantem Impedit amplexu,

    Ov. M. 2, 433:

    nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 9:

    crines (vitta),

    Tib. 1, 6, 67; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 56:

    cornua sertis,

    id. M. 2, 868:

    remos (hederae),

    id. ib. 3, 664:

    medium crus pellibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 27:

    equos frenis,

    to bridle, Ov. F. 2, 736:

    ingentem clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt,

    surround, encircle each other, Verg. A. 8, 447:

    orbes orbibus,

    id. ib. 5, 585:

    plana novo munimenti genere (with saepire),

    Curt. 6, 5; cf.:

    Antiochus, castris positis, munitionibus insuper saltum impediebat,

    rendered difficult of access, Liv. 36, 16, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To entangle, embarrass (class.):

    impeditum in ea (re amatoria) expedivi animum meum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitia sua impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    ipse te impedies, ipse tua defensione implicabere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44:

    qui me et se hisce impedivit nuptiis,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 2:

    dum alios servat, se impedivit interim,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 37:

    tot me impediunt curae,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:

    mentem dolore,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 60.—
    B.
    Transf. (causa pro effectu), to hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede (so most freq.; cf.: inhibeo, prohibeo, interdico, veto); constr. with acc., ab, in aliqua re, or the simple abl., ne, quin, quominus, the inf., or absol.; very rarely with dat.
    (α).
    With the simple acc.:

    me quotidie aliud ex alio impedit: sed si me expediero, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 2:

    suis studiis sic impediuntur, ut, etc.... discendi enim studio impediti,

    id. Off. 1, 9, 28; cf.:

    aetate et morbo impeditus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 63: religione impediri, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3:

    ne forte qua re impediar atque alliger,

    Cic. Att. 8, 16, 1.—With inanim:

    or abstr. objects: sinistra impedita,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3:

    mea dubitatio aut impedire profectionem meam videbatur aut certe tardare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    iter,

    id. Lael. 20, 75:

    navigationem (Corus),

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3:

    magnas utilitates amicorum,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 75:

    res magnas,

    id. ib.; cf.:

    belli rationem prope jam explicatam perturbare atque impedire,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35 fin.: quod si corporis gravioribus morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur;

    quanto magis animi morbis impediri necesse est?

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 59.—
    (β).
    With ab or in aliqua re or the simple abl.:

    sibi non fuisse dubium, a re publica bene gerenda impediri,

    Cic. Balb. 20, 47; cf.:

    ab delectatione omni negotiis impedimur,

    id. Mur. 19, 39; so,

    aliquem a suo munere,

    id. Rep. 5, 3:

    aliquem ab opere,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    aliquem a vero bonoque,

    Sall. J. 30, 2:

    non oportere sese a populo Romano in suo jure impediri,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 2:

    quem dignitas fugā impediverat,

    Tac. A. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    With ne, quin, quominus. —With ne:

    id in hac disputatione de fato casus quidam, ne facerem, impedivit,

    Cic. Fat. 1, 1; id. Sull. 33, 92.—With quin:

    ut nulla re impedirer, quin, si vellem, mihi esset integrum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; Auct. Her. 3, 1, 1.— With quominus:

    nec aetas impedit, quominus agri colendi studia teneamus,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 60; id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    quaerere, quae sit tanta formido, quae tot ac tantos viros impediat, quominus, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3; 13, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 22, 1; 13, 25, 2.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quid est igitur, quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare? etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:

    me impedit pudor ab aliquo haec exquirere,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    ne qua mora ignaros pubemque educere castris Impediat,

    Verg. A. 11, 21; Ov. P. 1, 1, 21.—
    (ε).
    With dat. (in analogy to impedimento esse): novitati non impedit vetus consuetudo, is no hinderance, = obstat (cf. the context), Varr. L. L. 9, § 20 Müll.: inpediat tibi, ne, etc., Schol. Juv. 14, 49.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    omnia removentur, quae obstant et impediunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

    ut omnia quae impediant, vincat intentio,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28; 12, 10, 55:

    de rebus ipsis utere tuo judicio—nihil enim impedio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 1, 13: quem video, nisi rei publicae tempora impedient, Euporiston, id. Att. 7, 1, 7; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 55.—Hence, impĕdītus ( inp-), a, um, P. a., hindered, [p. 898] embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded.
    A.
    Of persons:

    neque nunc quomodo me expeditum ex impedito faciam, jam consilium placet,

    Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 87: inermos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, encumbered with baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    impeditis hostibus propter ea quae ferebant onera,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 2:

    agmen,

    Liv. 43, 23, 1:

    itinere impediti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 75, 3:

    nostri si ab illis initium transeundi (fluminis) fieret, ut impeditos aggrederentur,

    i. e. embarrassed with the difficulties of crossing, id. B. G. 2, 9, 1; 1, 12, 3; 2, 10, 2;

    2, 23, 1 et saep.: malis domesticis impediti,

    Cic. Sest. 45, 97:

    viden me consiliis tuis miserum impeditum esse?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 11.— Comp.: quod, si durior accidisset casus, impeditiores fore videbantur, Auct. B. Alex. 14 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things:

    hostem impedito atque iniquo loco tenetis,

    difficult of passage, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 4; cf.:

    silvae,

    id. ib. 5, 21, 3:

    saltus impeditos gravis armis miles timere potest,

    Liv. 9, 19, 16:

    vineae nexu traducum,

    Tac. H. 2, 25:

    navigationem impeditam (esse) propter inscientiam locorum,

    troublesome, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 4:

    impedito animo,

    i. e. engaged, busy, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:

    omnium impeditis animis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 5:

    tempora rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 1, 3:

    dies tristi omine infames et impediti,

    Gell. 4, 9, 5:

    disceptatio,

    Liv. 37, 54, 7:

    oratio fit longa et impedita,

    Quint. 8, 6, 42:

    bellum (with arduum),

    Tac. A. 4, 46:

    cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

    tu rem impeditam et perditam restituas,

    intricate and hopeless, Ter. And. 3, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    longius impeditioribus locis secuti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.; so,

    saltus artior et impeditior,

    Liv. 9, 2, 8; 7, 21, 8.— Sup.:

    silvae undique impeditissimae,

    i. e. exceedingly difficult to pass, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 1:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 77, 2:

    quid horum non impeditissimum? vestitus an vehiculum an comes?

    exceedingly embarrassing, a great encumbrance, Cic. Mil. 20, 54.

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  • 7 inpeditus

    impĕdĭo ( inp-), īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (in tmesi:

    inque peditur, inque pediri, inque peditus, etc.,

    Lucr. 6, 394; 3, 484; 4, 562; 1149), v. a. [in-pes; cf. compedes; lit., to entangle the feet; hence, in gen.], to entangle, ensnare, to shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast (cf.: praepedio, implico, illigo, irretio, illaqueo).
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    impediunt teneros vincula nulla pedes,

    Ov. F. 1, 410; cf.:

    et illis crura quoque impediit,

    id. M. 12, 392:

    ipsus illic sese jam impedivit in plagas,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11:

    in qua (silva) retentis impeditus (cervus) cornibus,

    Phaedr. 1, 12, 10:

    impedita cassibus dama,

    Mart. 3, 58, 28; cf.: reti impedit Pisces, ensnares, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17; Veg. Vet. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to clasp, encircle, embrace (mostly poet.):

    narrare parantem Impedit amplexu,

    Ov. M. 2, 433:

    nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 9:

    crines (vitta),

    Tib. 1, 6, 67; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 56:

    cornua sertis,

    id. M. 2, 868:

    remos (hederae),

    id. ib. 3, 664:

    medium crus pellibus,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 27:

    equos frenis,

    to bridle, Ov. F. 2, 736:

    ingentem clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt,

    surround, encircle each other, Verg. A. 8, 447:

    orbes orbibus,

    id. ib. 5, 585:

    plana novo munimenti genere (with saepire),

    Curt. 6, 5; cf.:

    Antiochus, castris positis, munitionibus insuper saltum impediebat,

    rendered difficult of access, Liv. 36, 16, 1.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To entangle, embarrass (class.):

    impeditum in ea (re amatoria) expedivi animum meum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitia sua impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    ipse te impedies, ipse tua defensione implicabere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44:

    qui me et se hisce impedivit nuptiis,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 2:

    dum alios servat, se impedivit interim,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 37:

    tot me impediunt curae,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:

    mentem dolore,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 60.—
    B.
    Transf. (causa pro effectu), to hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede (so most freq.; cf.: inhibeo, prohibeo, interdico, veto); constr. with acc., ab, in aliqua re, or the simple abl., ne, quin, quominus, the inf., or absol.; very rarely with dat.
    (α).
    With the simple acc.:

    me quotidie aliud ex alio impedit: sed si me expediero, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 19, 2:

    suis studiis sic impediuntur, ut, etc.... discendi enim studio impediti,

    id. Off. 1, 9, 28; cf.:

    aetate et morbo impeditus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 63: religione impediri, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3:

    ne forte qua re impediar atque alliger,

    Cic. Att. 8, 16, 1.—With inanim:

    or abstr. objects: sinistra impedita,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 3:

    mea dubitatio aut impedire profectionem meam videbatur aut certe tardare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    iter,

    id. Lael. 20, 75:

    navigationem (Corus),

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3:

    magnas utilitates amicorum,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 75:

    res magnas,

    id. ib.; cf.:

    belli rationem prope jam explicatam perturbare atque impedire,

    id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35 fin.: quod si corporis gravioribus morbis vitae jucunditas impeditur;

    quanto magis animi morbis impediri necesse est?

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 59.—
    (β).
    With ab or in aliqua re or the simple abl.:

    sibi non fuisse dubium, a re publica bene gerenda impediri,

    Cic. Balb. 20, 47; cf.:

    ab delectatione omni negotiis impedimur,

    id. Mur. 19, 39; so,

    aliquem a suo munere,

    id. Rep. 5, 3:

    aliquem ab opere,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    aliquem a vero bonoque,

    Sall. J. 30, 2:

    non oportere sese a populo Romano in suo jure impediri,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 2:

    quem dignitas fugā impediverat,

    Tac. A. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    With ne, quin, quominus. —With ne:

    id in hac disputatione de fato casus quidam, ne facerem, impedivit,

    Cic. Fat. 1, 1; id. Sull. 33, 92.—With quin:

    ut nulla re impedirer, quin, si vellem, mihi esset integrum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; Auct. Her. 3, 1, 1.— With quominus:

    nec aetas impedit, quominus agri colendi studia teneamus,

    Cic. de Sen. 17, 60; id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:

    quaerere, quae sit tanta formido, quae tot ac tantos viros impediat, quominus, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3; 13, 5, 1; id. Att. 3, 22, 1; 13, 25, 2.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quid est igitur, quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare? etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:

    me impedit pudor ab aliquo haec exquirere,

    id. de Or. 1, 35, 163:

    ne qua mora ignaros pubemque educere castris Impediat,

    Verg. A. 11, 21; Ov. P. 1, 1, 21.—
    (ε).
    With dat. (in analogy to impedimento esse): novitati non impedit vetus consuetudo, is no hinderance, = obstat (cf. the context), Varr. L. L. 9, § 20 Müll.: inpediat tibi, ne, etc., Schol. Juv. 14, 49.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    omnia removentur, quae obstant et impediunt,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

    ut omnia quae impediant, vincat intentio,

    Quint. 10, 3, 28; 12, 10, 55:

    de rebus ipsis utere tuo judicio—nihil enim impedio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; id. Rep. 1, 13: quem video, nisi rei publicae tempora impedient, Euporiston, id. Att. 7, 1, 7; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 55.—Hence, impĕdītus ( inp-), a, um, P. a., hindered, [p. 898] embarrassed, obstructed, encumbered, burdened, impeded.
    A.
    Of persons:

    neque nunc quomodo me expeditum ex impedito faciam, jam consilium placet,

    Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 87: inermos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, encumbered with baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    impeditis hostibus propter ea quae ferebant onera,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 2:

    agmen,

    Liv. 43, 23, 1:

    itinere impediti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 75, 3:

    nostri si ab illis initium transeundi (fluminis) fieret, ut impeditos aggrederentur,

    i. e. embarrassed with the difficulties of crossing, id. B. G. 2, 9, 1; 1, 12, 3; 2, 10, 2;

    2, 23, 1 et saep.: malis domesticis impediti,

    Cic. Sest. 45, 97:

    viden me consiliis tuis miserum impeditum esse?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 11.— Comp.: quod, si durior accidisset casus, impeditiores fore videbantur, Auct. B. Alex. 14 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things:

    hostem impedito atque iniquo loco tenetis,

    difficult of passage, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 4; cf.:

    silvae,

    id. ib. 5, 21, 3:

    saltus impeditos gravis armis miles timere potest,

    Liv. 9, 19, 16:

    vineae nexu traducum,

    Tac. H. 2, 25:

    navigationem impeditam (esse) propter inscientiam locorum,

    troublesome, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 4:

    impedito animo,

    i. e. engaged, busy, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:

    omnium impeditis animis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 5:

    tempora rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 1, 3:

    dies tristi omine infames et impediti,

    Gell. 4, 9, 5:

    disceptatio,

    Liv. 37, 54, 7:

    oratio fit longa et impedita,

    Quint. 8, 6, 42:

    bellum (with arduum),

    Tac. A. 4, 46:

    cum victoribus nihil impeditum arbitrarentur,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

    tu rem impeditam et perditam restituas,

    intricate and hopeless, Ter. And. 3, 5, 13.— Comp.:

    longius impeditioribus locis secuti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 28 fin.; so,

    saltus artior et impeditior,

    Liv. 9, 2, 8; 7, 21, 8.— Sup.:

    silvae undique impeditissimae,

    i. e. exceedingly difficult to pass, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 1:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 77, 2:

    quid horum non impeditissimum? vestitus an vehiculum an comes?

    exceedingly embarrassing, a great encumbrance, Cic. Mil. 20, 54.

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  • 8 impediō (inp-)

        impediō (inp-) īvī, ītus, īre    [PED-], to entangle, ensnare, shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast: Impediunt vincula nulla pedes, O.: illis Crura, O. —To clasp, bind, encircle, embrace. narrare parantem Impedit amplexu, O.: caput myrto, H.: equos frenis, bridle, O.: clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbīs Impediunt, encircle, V.—To block up, make inaccessible: saxa iter impediebant, Cs.: munitionibus saltum, L.—Fig., to entangle, embarrass: impeditum in eā (re) expedivi animum meum, T.: stultitiā suā impeditus: me et se hisce nuptiis, T.: mentem dolore: sententia neu se Impediat verbis, H.—To be in the way, hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede: omnia removentur, quae impediunt: nisi rei p. tempora impedient: de Fausto impedit tribunus, interposes a veto, Cs.: me cotidie aliud ex alio impedit: aetate et morbo impeditus: metus rem inpediebat, S.: sinistra impedita, Cs.: somno et metu inpedita fuga, S.: a re p. bene gerendā impediri: se a suo munere: a populo R. in suo iure impediri, Cs.: eloquentia Hortensi ne me dicendo impediat: alquos ad cupiendam fugam, Cs.: impeditus a tribunis ne portaret, etc., S.: ne rem agerent, bello inpediti sunt, L.: ut nullā re impedirer, quin, etc.: nec aetas impedit, quo minus, etc.: impedior religione, quo minus exponam, etc.: me ea improbare: me haec exquirere.

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  • 9 impedio

    impedire, impedivi, impeditus V
    hinder, impede, hamper, obstruct, prevent from (w/ne, quin, or quominus)

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  • 10 indupeditus

    indupedita, indupeditum ADJ
    hindered/hampered; difficult/impeded; inaccessible; (= impeditus)

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  • 11 caligo

    1.
    cālīgo ( call-), ĭnis, f. [root cal-, cover; cf.: oc-culo, clam, cella], a thick atmosphere, a mist, vapor, fog (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose):

    suffundere caelum caligine,

    Lucr. 6, 479; 6, 461; 6, 92:

    (ignis) piceă crassus caligine,

    Verg. G. 2, 309; cf. id. A. 9, 36; Liv. 29, 27, 7:

    densa caligo occaecaverat diem,

    id. 33, 7, 2; cf. Suet. Ner. 19:

    fumidam a terră exhalari caliginem,

    Plin. 2, 42, 42, § 111:

    caligo aestuosa,

    Col. 11, 2, 53 (for which, id. 11, 2, 57:

    nebulosus aestus): pruinae et caligo,

    id. 3, 2, 4; cf. Pall. Febr. 9, 2.—Also in plur.:

    inter caligines,

    Col. 3, 1, 7.—Hence,
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    (Causa pro effectu.) Darkness, obscurity, gloom (produced by mist, fog, etc.; freq. with tenebrae;

    class. in prose and poetry): mi ob oculos caligo obstitit, Plaut Mil. 2, 4, 51: cum altitudo caliginem oculis obfudisset,

    i. e. had caused dizziness, Liv. 26, 45, 3:

    erat in tantā calligine major usus aurium quam oculorum,

    id. 22, 5, 3 Weissenb.: noctem insequentem eadem calligc obtinuit;

    sole orto est discussa,

    id. 29, 27, 7:

    nox terram caligine texit,

    Lucr. 6, 853; 5, 649:

    caeca noctis,

    id. 4, 457:

    caecae umbra,

    id. 3, 305; cf. Verg. A. 3, 203:

    quam simul agnorunt inter caliginis umbras,

    Ov. M. 4, 455:

    ara obscurā caligine tecta,

    Cic. Arat. 194.—With tenebrae, Cic. Agr. 2, 17, 44; Curt. 9, 4, 18; Lampr. Comm. 16.—In later writers also with a gen.:

    caligo tenebrarum,

    Quint. Decl. 18, 7; cf. Sen. Agam. 472 Heins.;

    and inversely: tenebris illunae caliginis impeditus,

    App. M. 9, p. 214.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., mental blindness, dulness of perception:

    quod videbam equidem, sed quasi per caliginem: praestrinxerat aciem animi D. Bruti salus,

    Cic. Phil. 12, 2, 3; so id. Fin. 5, 15, 43: adhuc tamen [p. 270] per caliginem video, Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 8: caecā mentem caligine consitus, * Cat. 64, 207:

    Augustus... omnibus omnium gentium viris magnitudine suā inducturus caliginem,

    to throw into the shade, Vell. 2, 37, 1. —
    2.
    Of dark, difficult circumstances, calamity, affliction, gloom:

    vide nunc caliginem temporum illorum,

    Cic. Planc. 40, 96:

    superioris anni,

    id. post Red. in Sen. 3, 5:

    an qui etesiis, qui per cursum rectum regnum tenere non potuerunt, nunc caecis tenebris et caligine se Alexandriam perventuros arbitrati sunt?

    id. Agr. 2, 17, 44:

    illa omnis pecunia latuit in illā caligine ac tenebris, quae totam rem publicam tum occuparant,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177:

    ecce illa tempestas, caligo bonorum, tenebrae rei publicae,

    id. Prov. Cons. 18, 43:

    tantum caliginis, tantum perturbationis offusum,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 16:

    quaedam scelerum offusa caligo,

    Quint. 9, 3, 47.—
    C.
    In medic. lang., as a disease of the eyes, dim-sightedness, weakness of the eyes, Cels. 6, 6, n. 32; Plin. 20, 7, 26, § 61; 20, 23, 95, § 254; 25, 13, 92, § 144; 32, 9, 31, § 97; 34, 11, 27, § 114; Scrib. Comp. 179.
    2.
    cālīgo, āre, v. n. [1. caligo].
    I.
    To emit vapor or steam, to steam, reek:

    amnes aestate vaporatis, hieme frigidis nebulis caligent,

    Col. 1, 5, 4:

    aram tenui caligans vestiet umbrā,

    Cic. Arat. 205 (449); cf.:

    omnem quae nunc Mortalis hebetat visus tibi et umida circum Caligat, nubem eripiam,

    Verg. A. 2, 606.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To be involved in darkness, to be dark, gloomy:

    caligare oculos,

    darkness covers the eyes, Lucr. 3, 157; Verg. G. 4, 468; Stat. Th. 1, 95. —
    2.
    Poet.:

    altae caligantesque fenestrae,

    dizzy, Juv. 6, 31.—
    II.
    Trop., of the understanding, to be blind, to be surrounded by darkness, to grope about:

    orbatae caligant vela carinae,

    Stat. S. 5, 3, 238:

    caligare ad pervidendum,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 1, 1:

    virtus inhorrescit ad subita, et caligabit, si, etc.,

    id. Ep. 57, 4; Plin. 30, 1, 1, § 2; Quint. Decl. 18 fin.:

    rex caligare alto in solio, nec pondera regni posse pati,

    Sil. 14, 88.—Prov.:

    caligare in sole,

    to grope in broad daylight, Quint. 1, 2, 19.—
    B.
    In medic. lang., of the eyes, to suffer from weakness, be weak, Cels. 6, 6, 32; Plin. 20, 22, 87, § 239; cf. id. 11, 37, 54, § 147.— Transf., of the person, to be dim-sighted:

    caligans Thyestes,

    Mart. 10, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 184.

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  • 12 casu

    1.
    cāsus (Ciceronis temporibus paulumque infra s geminabatur: cassus, etc., Quint. 1, 7, 20; cf.: causa, Juppiter al.; in inscr. also KASVS), ūs (dat. casu, Nep. Alcib. 6, 4), m. [cado].
    I.
    Lit., a falling (acc. to cado, I. A. and C.).
    A.
    A falling down, etc.:

    stillicidi,

    Lucr. 1, 313:

    geli,

    id. 5, 205:

    nivis,

    Liv. 21, 35, 6:

    fulminum,

    Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; Ov. M. 8, 259:

    celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres,

    Hor. C. 2, 10, 10.—In plur., Lucr. 2, 231.—
    B.
    A fall, an overthrow, a throwing down:

    occumbunt multi letum praecipe casu,

    Enn. Ann. 391 Vahl.: eoque ictu me ad casum dari, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

    casus, quo (infantes) in terram toties deferuntur,

    Quint. 1, 12, 10; Lucr. 5, 1333:

    vehiculi,

    Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 21 al. —In plur.: cum loci Inciperent casus, i. e. the fall, destruction (by an earthquake), Ov. M. 8, 714.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of time, the end:

    extremae sub casum hiemis,

    Verg. G. 1, 340.—
    B.
    A moral fall, a false step, an error, fall:

    multas vias adulescentiae lubricas ostendit (natura), quibus illa insistere, aut ingredi sine casu aliquo ac prolapsione vix posset,

    Cic. Cael. 17, 41.—So of a political fall, Cic. Sest. 67, 140.—
    2.
    Esp., a fall or change from a higher to a lower condition:

    secum reputans quam gravis casus in servitium ex regno foret,

    Sall. J. 62, 9.—
    C.
    That which turns out or happens unexpectedly, an occurrence, event, accident, chance, misfortune, emergency (this most freq. in sing. and plur.):

    quid est enim aliud fors, quid fortuna, quid casus, quid eventus, nisi cum sic aliquid cecidit, sic evenit, ut vel non cadere atque evenire, vel aliter cadere atque evenire potuerit? etc.,

    Cic. Div. 2, 6, 15: quis iste tantus casus? unde tam felix concursus atomorum? cf. id. N. D. 1, 32, 90:

    novi casus temporum,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

    quod consilium etsi in ejusmodi casu reprehendendum non est, tamen incommode accidit,

    such an emergency, Caes. B. G. 5, 33:

    quod in ejusmodi casu accidit, periti ignaris parebant,

    Curt. 4, 3, 18; 10, 5, 8; Quint. 6, 2, 34; Tac. A. 2, 47; Liv. 24, 2, 11; 38, 8, 5: potest igitur veritatem [p. 300] casus imitari, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 49:

    quis tantam Rutulis laudem, casusne deusne, Attulerit,

    Verg. A. 12, 321:

    sive illud deorum munus sive casus fuit,

    Curt. 4, 7, 13:

    quae casus obtulerat, in sapientiam vertenda ratus,

    Tac. A. 1, 29:

    ut quemque casus armaverat,

    Sall. C. 56, 3:

    si quos locus aut casus conjunxerat,

    id. J. 97 fin.:

    in aleam tanti casus se regnumque dare,

    Liv. 42, 50, 2:

    ludibrium casūs,

    id. 30, 30, 5:

    casum potius quam consilium sequatur,

    Quint. 7, prooem. §

    3: parata ad omnes casus eloquentia,

    id. 10, 1, 2:

    bellorum,

    Tac. A. 1, 61:

    satis jam eventuum, satis casuum,

    id. ib. 2, 26:

    adversi, secundi,

    Nep. Dat. 5, 4; cf. Suet. Caes. 25; id. Oth. 9:

    magnus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 30; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

    mirificus,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2:

    mirabiles,

    Nep. Timol. 5, 1:

    rariores,

    Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19:

    dubii,

    Cat. 64, 216; Hor. S. 2, 2, 108:

    varii,

    Verg. A. 1, 204:

    subiti repentinique,

    Suet. Aug. 73.—Hence, in abl.: casu, adverbially, by chance, casually, by accident, accidentally:

    quod si haec habent aliquam talem necessitatem, quid est tandem, quod casu fieri aut forte fortunā putemus?

    Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18:

    id evenit non temere nec casu,

    id. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

    sive casu sive consilio deorum,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 12; cf. Suet. Claud. 13:

    necessitate an casu,

    Quint. 3, 6, 26:

    casu an persuasu et inductu,

    id. 5, 10, 69:

    casu an manibus impeditus,

    Tac. A. 1, 13:

    accidit casu ut legati, etc.,

    Nep. Hann. 12, 1; cf. Hor. S. 1, 6, 53; 1, 9, 36; id. Ep. 1, 19, 18; Ov. M. 5, 118; 6, 359; 7, 84 et saep.—Hence, also,
    b.
    A chance, an occasion, opportunity for something (esp. freq. in Sall. and Tac.):

    aetas illa multo pluris quam nostra casus mortis habet,

    Cic. Sen. 19, 67; cf.:

    mortis durae casus,

    Verg. A. 10, 791:

    aut vi aut dolis sese casum victoriae inventurum,

    Sall. J. 25, 9:

    praeclari facinoris casum dare,

    id. ib. 56, 4; so,

    si casus daretur,

    Tac. A. 1, 13; 11, 9:

    invadendae Armeniae,

    id. ib. 12, 50:

    pugnae,

    id. ib. 12, 28:

    bene gerendae rei,

    id. ib. 13, 36:

    casum adferre,

    Quint. 8, 4, 17.— Since the idea of suddenness, unexpectedness, easily passes into that of hostility, adverseness (cf. accido, 4.), casus signifies,
    2.
    Esp., an adverse event, a misfortune, mishap, calamity, = sumphora:

    meum illum casum tam horribilem, tam gravem, tam repentinum,

    Cic. Sest. 24, 53; id. de Or. 1, 1, 2; Caes. B. G. 7, 1, 4:

    dolens civitatis casum,

    Sall. C. 40, 2; cf. id. J. 14, 22; 23, 2; Liv. 37, 17, 7; 23, 22, 3; Cat. 28, 11.—Of disease:

    si alius casus lecto te adfixit,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 81; Ov. M. 4, 142; 14, 473; 15, 494:

    res minime in hujusmodi casu noxia,

    in the earthquake, Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 2; id. Cons. ad Marc. 5, 3:

    urbis Trojanae,

    overthrow, Verg. A. 1, 623.—Hence,
    b.
    Euphemist. for death:

    Saturnini atque Gracchorum casus,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 7:

    sui quemque casus per quinquennium absumpsissent,

    Liv. 23, 22, 3; Sall. J. 73, 1; Hor. S. 2, 5, 49; Suet. Aug. 65; cf. id. Caes. 89; id. Calig. 10.—
    D.
    In gram. t. t., a case in the inflection of words:

    propter eorum qui dicunt, sunt declinati casus, uti is qui de altero diceret, distinguere posset, quom vocaret, etc.,

    Varr. L. L. 8, § 16 Müll.: casus dicimus... et vocabulorum formas, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 11 ib.:

    ea (verba) sic et casibus et temporibus et genere et numero conservemus, ut, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 40:

    barbari casus... casus rectus,

    id. Or. 48, 160; Quint. 1, 5, 61:

    obliqui,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    nominativo, dativo, ablativo,

    id. 7, 9, 13:

    genitivo,

    id. 1, 5, 62: Latinus, sextus, i. e. the ablative, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 277 P.:

    conversi, i. e. obliqui,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 25, 64: interrogandi (i. e. genetivus), Nigid. ap. Gell. 13, 26 Hertz:

    vocandi,

    id. ib.:

    septimus,

    Quint. 1, 4, 26.
    2.
    Cāsus, i, m., a river of Albania, that flows into the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39; Mel. 3, 5, 4.

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  • 13 Casus

    1.
    cāsus (Ciceronis temporibus paulumque infra s geminabatur: cassus, etc., Quint. 1, 7, 20; cf.: causa, Juppiter al.; in inscr. also KASVS), ūs (dat. casu, Nep. Alcib. 6, 4), m. [cado].
    I.
    Lit., a falling (acc. to cado, I. A. and C.).
    A.
    A falling down, etc.:

    stillicidi,

    Lucr. 1, 313:

    geli,

    id. 5, 205:

    nivis,

    Liv. 21, 35, 6:

    fulminum,

    Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; Ov. M. 8, 259:

    celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres,

    Hor. C. 2, 10, 10.—In plur., Lucr. 2, 231.—
    B.
    A fall, an overthrow, a throwing down:

    occumbunt multi letum praecipe casu,

    Enn. Ann. 391 Vahl.: eoque ictu me ad casum dari, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

    casus, quo (infantes) in terram toties deferuntur,

    Quint. 1, 12, 10; Lucr. 5, 1333:

    vehiculi,

    Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 21 al. —In plur.: cum loci Inciperent casus, i. e. the fall, destruction (by an earthquake), Ov. M. 8, 714.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of time, the end:

    extremae sub casum hiemis,

    Verg. G. 1, 340.—
    B.
    A moral fall, a false step, an error, fall:

    multas vias adulescentiae lubricas ostendit (natura), quibus illa insistere, aut ingredi sine casu aliquo ac prolapsione vix posset,

    Cic. Cael. 17, 41.—So of a political fall, Cic. Sest. 67, 140.—
    2.
    Esp., a fall or change from a higher to a lower condition:

    secum reputans quam gravis casus in servitium ex regno foret,

    Sall. J. 62, 9.—
    C.
    That which turns out or happens unexpectedly, an occurrence, event, accident, chance, misfortune, emergency (this most freq. in sing. and plur.):

    quid est enim aliud fors, quid fortuna, quid casus, quid eventus, nisi cum sic aliquid cecidit, sic evenit, ut vel non cadere atque evenire, vel aliter cadere atque evenire potuerit? etc.,

    Cic. Div. 2, 6, 15: quis iste tantus casus? unde tam felix concursus atomorum? cf. id. N. D. 1, 32, 90:

    novi casus temporum,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

    quod consilium etsi in ejusmodi casu reprehendendum non est, tamen incommode accidit,

    such an emergency, Caes. B. G. 5, 33:

    quod in ejusmodi casu accidit, periti ignaris parebant,

    Curt. 4, 3, 18; 10, 5, 8; Quint. 6, 2, 34; Tac. A. 2, 47; Liv. 24, 2, 11; 38, 8, 5: potest igitur veritatem [p. 300] casus imitari, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 49:

    quis tantam Rutulis laudem, casusne deusne, Attulerit,

    Verg. A. 12, 321:

    sive illud deorum munus sive casus fuit,

    Curt. 4, 7, 13:

    quae casus obtulerat, in sapientiam vertenda ratus,

    Tac. A. 1, 29:

    ut quemque casus armaverat,

    Sall. C. 56, 3:

    si quos locus aut casus conjunxerat,

    id. J. 97 fin.:

    in aleam tanti casus se regnumque dare,

    Liv. 42, 50, 2:

    ludibrium casūs,

    id. 30, 30, 5:

    casum potius quam consilium sequatur,

    Quint. 7, prooem. §

    3: parata ad omnes casus eloquentia,

    id. 10, 1, 2:

    bellorum,

    Tac. A. 1, 61:

    satis jam eventuum, satis casuum,

    id. ib. 2, 26:

    adversi, secundi,

    Nep. Dat. 5, 4; cf. Suet. Caes. 25; id. Oth. 9:

    magnus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 30; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

    mirificus,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2:

    mirabiles,

    Nep. Timol. 5, 1:

    rariores,

    Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19:

    dubii,

    Cat. 64, 216; Hor. S. 2, 2, 108:

    varii,

    Verg. A. 1, 204:

    subiti repentinique,

    Suet. Aug. 73.—Hence, in abl.: casu, adverbially, by chance, casually, by accident, accidentally:

    quod si haec habent aliquam talem necessitatem, quid est tandem, quod casu fieri aut forte fortunā putemus?

    Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18:

    id evenit non temere nec casu,

    id. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

    sive casu sive consilio deorum,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 12; cf. Suet. Claud. 13:

    necessitate an casu,

    Quint. 3, 6, 26:

    casu an persuasu et inductu,

    id. 5, 10, 69:

    casu an manibus impeditus,

    Tac. A. 1, 13:

    accidit casu ut legati, etc.,

    Nep. Hann. 12, 1; cf. Hor. S. 1, 6, 53; 1, 9, 36; id. Ep. 1, 19, 18; Ov. M. 5, 118; 6, 359; 7, 84 et saep.—Hence, also,
    b.
    A chance, an occasion, opportunity for something (esp. freq. in Sall. and Tac.):

    aetas illa multo pluris quam nostra casus mortis habet,

    Cic. Sen. 19, 67; cf.:

    mortis durae casus,

    Verg. A. 10, 791:

    aut vi aut dolis sese casum victoriae inventurum,

    Sall. J. 25, 9:

    praeclari facinoris casum dare,

    id. ib. 56, 4; so,

    si casus daretur,

    Tac. A. 1, 13; 11, 9:

    invadendae Armeniae,

    id. ib. 12, 50:

    pugnae,

    id. ib. 12, 28:

    bene gerendae rei,

    id. ib. 13, 36:

    casum adferre,

    Quint. 8, 4, 17.— Since the idea of suddenness, unexpectedness, easily passes into that of hostility, adverseness (cf. accido, 4.), casus signifies,
    2.
    Esp., an adverse event, a misfortune, mishap, calamity, = sumphora:

    meum illum casum tam horribilem, tam gravem, tam repentinum,

    Cic. Sest. 24, 53; id. de Or. 1, 1, 2; Caes. B. G. 7, 1, 4:

    dolens civitatis casum,

    Sall. C. 40, 2; cf. id. J. 14, 22; 23, 2; Liv. 37, 17, 7; 23, 22, 3; Cat. 28, 11.—Of disease:

    si alius casus lecto te adfixit,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 81; Ov. M. 4, 142; 14, 473; 15, 494:

    res minime in hujusmodi casu noxia,

    in the earthquake, Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 2; id. Cons. ad Marc. 5, 3:

    urbis Trojanae,

    overthrow, Verg. A. 1, 623.—Hence,
    b.
    Euphemist. for death:

    Saturnini atque Gracchorum casus,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 7:

    sui quemque casus per quinquennium absumpsissent,

    Liv. 23, 22, 3; Sall. J. 73, 1; Hor. S. 2, 5, 49; Suet. Aug. 65; cf. id. Caes. 89; id. Calig. 10.—
    D.
    In gram. t. t., a case in the inflection of words:

    propter eorum qui dicunt, sunt declinati casus, uti is qui de altero diceret, distinguere posset, quom vocaret, etc.,

    Varr. L. L. 8, § 16 Müll.: casus dicimus... et vocabulorum formas, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 11 ib.:

    ea (verba) sic et casibus et temporibus et genere et numero conservemus, ut, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 40:

    barbari casus... casus rectus,

    id. Or. 48, 160; Quint. 1, 5, 61:

    obliqui,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    nominativo, dativo, ablativo,

    id. 7, 9, 13:

    genitivo,

    id. 1, 5, 62: Latinus, sextus, i. e. the ablative, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 277 P.:

    conversi, i. e. obliqui,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 25, 64: interrogandi (i. e. genetivus), Nigid. ap. Gell. 13, 26 Hertz:

    vocandi,

    id. ib.:

    septimus,

    Quint. 1, 4, 26.
    2.
    Cāsus, i, m., a river of Albania, that flows into the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39; Mel. 3, 5, 4.

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  • 14 casus

    1.
    cāsus (Ciceronis temporibus paulumque infra s geminabatur: cassus, etc., Quint. 1, 7, 20; cf.: causa, Juppiter al.; in inscr. also KASVS), ūs (dat. casu, Nep. Alcib. 6, 4), m. [cado].
    I.
    Lit., a falling (acc. to cado, I. A. and C.).
    A.
    A falling down, etc.:

    stillicidi,

    Lucr. 1, 313:

    geli,

    id. 5, 205:

    nivis,

    Liv. 21, 35, 6:

    fulminum,

    Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; Ov. M. 8, 259:

    celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres,

    Hor. C. 2, 10, 10.—In plur., Lucr. 2, 231.—
    B.
    A fall, an overthrow, a throwing down:

    occumbunt multi letum praecipe casu,

    Enn. Ann. 391 Vahl.: eoque ictu me ad casum dari, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

    casus, quo (infantes) in terram toties deferuntur,

    Quint. 1, 12, 10; Lucr. 5, 1333:

    vehiculi,

    Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 21 al. —In plur.: cum loci Inciperent casus, i. e. the fall, destruction (by an earthquake), Ov. M. 8, 714.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of time, the end:

    extremae sub casum hiemis,

    Verg. G. 1, 340.—
    B.
    A moral fall, a false step, an error, fall:

    multas vias adulescentiae lubricas ostendit (natura), quibus illa insistere, aut ingredi sine casu aliquo ac prolapsione vix posset,

    Cic. Cael. 17, 41.—So of a political fall, Cic. Sest. 67, 140.—
    2.
    Esp., a fall or change from a higher to a lower condition:

    secum reputans quam gravis casus in servitium ex regno foret,

    Sall. J. 62, 9.—
    C.
    That which turns out or happens unexpectedly, an occurrence, event, accident, chance, misfortune, emergency (this most freq. in sing. and plur.):

    quid est enim aliud fors, quid fortuna, quid casus, quid eventus, nisi cum sic aliquid cecidit, sic evenit, ut vel non cadere atque evenire, vel aliter cadere atque evenire potuerit? etc.,

    Cic. Div. 2, 6, 15: quis iste tantus casus? unde tam felix concursus atomorum? cf. id. N. D. 1, 32, 90:

    novi casus temporum,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

    quod consilium etsi in ejusmodi casu reprehendendum non est, tamen incommode accidit,

    such an emergency, Caes. B. G. 5, 33:

    quod in ejusmodi casu accidit, periti ignaris parebant,

    Curt. 4, 3, 18; 10, 5, 8; Quint. 6, 2, 34; Tac. A. 2, 47; Liv. 24, 2, 11; 38, 8, 5: potest igitur veritatem [p. 300] casus imitari, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 49:

    quis tantam Rutulis laudem, casusne deusne, Attulerit,

    Verg. A. 12, 321:

    sive illud deorum munus sive casus fuit,

    Curt. 4, 7, 13:

    quae casus obtulerat, in sapientiam vertenda ratus,

    Tac. A. 1, 29:

    ut quemque casus armaverat,

    Sall. C. 56, 3:

    si quos locus aut casus conjunxerat,

    id. J. 97 fin.:

    in aleam tanti casus se regnumque dare,

    Liv. 42, 50, 2:

    ludibrium casūs,

    id. 30, 30, 5:

    casum potius quam consilium sequatur,

    Quint. 7, prooem. §

    3: parata ad omnes casus eloquentia,

    id. 10, 1, 2:

    bellorum,

    Tac. A. 1, 61:

    satis jam eventuum, satis casuum,

    id. ib. 2, 26:

    adversi, secundi,

    Nep. Dat. 5, 4; cf. Suet. Caes. 25; id. Oth. 9:

    magnus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 30; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

    mirificus,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2:

    mirabiles,

    Nep. Timol. 5, 1:

    rariores,

    Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19:

    dubii,

    Cat. 64, 216; Hor. S. 2, 2, 108:

    varii,

    Verg. A. 1, 204:

    subiti repentinique,

    Suet. Aug. 73.—Hence, in abl.: casu, adverbially, by chance, casually, by accident, accidentally:

    quod si haec habent aliquam talem necessitatem, quid est tandem, quod casu fieri aut forte fortunā putemus?

    Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18:

    id evenit non temere nec casu,

    id. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

    sive casu sive consilio deorum,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 12; cf. Suet. Claud. 13:

    necessitate an casu,

    Quint. 3, 6, 26:

    casu an persuasu et inductu,

    id. 5, 10, 69:

    casu an manibus impeditus,

    Tac. A. 1, 13:

    accidit casu ut legati, etc.,

    Nep. Hann. 12, 1; cf. Hor. S. 1, 6, 53; 1, 9, 36; id. Ep. 1, 19, 18; Ov. M. 5, 118; 6, 359; 7, 84 et saep.—Hence, also,
    b.
    A chance, an occasion, opportunity for something (esp. freq. in Sall. and Tac.):

    aetas illa multo pluris quam nostra casus mortis habet,

    Cic. Sen. 19, 67; cf.:

    mortis durae casus,

    Verg. A. 10, 791:

    aut vi aut dolis sese casum victoriae inventurum,

    Sall. J. 25, 9:

    praeclari facinoris casum dare,

    id. ib. 56, 4; so,

    si casus daretur,

    Tac. A. 1, 13; 11, 9:

    invadendae Armeniae,

    id. ib. 12, 50:

    pugnae,

    id. ib. 12, 28:

    bene gerendae rei,

    id. ib. 13, 36:

    casum adferre,

    Quint. 8, 4, 17.— Since the idea of suddenness, unexpectedness, easily passes into that of hostility, adverseness (cf. accido, 4.), casus signifies,
    2.
    Esp., an adverse event, a misfortune, mishap, calamity, = sumphora:

    meum illum casum tam horribilem, tam gravem, tam repentinum,

    Cic. Sest. 24, 53; id. de Or. 1, 1, 2; Caes. B. G. 7, 1, 4:

    dolens civitatis casum,

    Sall. C. 40, 2; cf. id. J. 14, 22; 23, 2; Liv. 37, 17, 7; 23, 22, 3; Cat. 28, 11.—Of disease:

    si alius casus lecto te adfixit,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 81; Ov. M. 4, 142; 14, 473; 15, 494:

    res minime in hujusmodi casu noxia,

    in the earthquake, Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 2; id. Cons. ad Marc. 5, 3:

    urbis Trojanae,

    overthrow, Verg. A. 1, 623.—Hence,
    b.
    Euphemist. for death:

    Saturnini atque Gracchorum casus,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 7:

    sui quemque casus per quinquennium absumpsissent,

    Liv. 23, 22, 3; Sall. J. 73, 1; Hor. S. 2, 5, 49; Suet. Aug. 65; cf. id. Caes. 89; id. Calig. 10.—
    D.
    In gram. t. t., a case in the inflection of words:

    propter eorum qui dicunt, sunt declinati casus, uti is qui de altero diceret, distinguere posset, quom vocaret, etc.,

    Varr. L. L. 8, § 16 Müll.: casus dicimus... et vocabulorum formas, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 11 ib.:

    ea (verba) sic et casibus et temporibus et genere et numero conservemus, ut, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 40:

    barbari casus... casus rectus,

    id. Or. 48, 160; Quint. 1, 5, 61:

    obliqui,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    nominativo, dativo, ablativo,

    id. 7, 9, 13:

    genitivo,

    id. 1, 5, 62: Latinus, sextus, i. e. the ablative, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 277 P.:

    conversi, i. e. obliqui,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 25, 64: interrogandi (i. e. genetivus), Nigid. ap. Gell. 13, 26 Hertz:

    vocandi,

    id. ib.:

    septimus,

    Quint. 1, 4, 26.
    2.
    Cāsus, i, m., a river of Albania, that flows into the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39; Mel. 3, 5, 4.

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  • 15 desero

    1.
    dē-sĕro, no perf., sĭtum, 3, v. a., to sow, plant:

    desitis seminibus,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6.
    2.
    dē-sĕro, rŭi, rtum, 3, v. a. Lit., to undo or sever one's connection with another; hence, with esp. reference to the latter, to leave, forsake, abandon, desert, give up (cf. derelinquere; more restricted in signif. than relinquere, which denotes, in general, to depart from, to leave any one. Deserere, orig. in milit. lang., implies a cowardly running away; frequently used with prodere; also in the flg. phrase: deserere vitam; and later, absol. in the sense of to desert, etc.; cf. also: linquere, destituere, deficere, discedere—freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    ut jurent omnes, se exercitum ducesque non deserturos neque prodituros,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 76, 2; cf. id. ib. 2, 32, 7:

    deseritur a suis Varus,

    id. ib. 1, 13, 3; cf. id. ib. 1, 15, 3; id. B. G. 5, 3, 6 al.:

    pignus,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 75 et saep.:

    te amantem non deseram,

    id. Ps. 1, 1, 101; cf. id. Mil. 4, 8, 53 et saep.:

    cum amici partim deseruerint me, partim etiam prodiderint,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 5:

    me deseruisti ac dereliquisti,

    id. Planc. 5, 13; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 51, and v. the foll.:

    Avaricum,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 30, 2; cf.:

    cunctis oppidis castellisque desertis,

    id. ib. 2, 29:

    fratrem ne desere frater,

    Verg. A. 10, 600:

    thalamos ne desere pactos,

    id. ib. 10, 649:

    bellum,

    Just. 5, 2, 10:

    victoriam,

    id. 14, 3, 6:

    milites insepultos,

    Curt. 5, 13, 3:

    metu locum,

    Tac. A. 1, 65 et saep.—
    B.
    Absol., in milit. lang., to desert, Nep. Eum. 5, 1; Sen. de Ira, 2, 10, 1; Tac. A. 13, 35; Quint. 9, 2, 85; Amm. Marc. 31, 7, 4; Dig. 49, 16, 3, § 7 sq. al.—
    II.
    Trop., to leave, desert, abandon:

    Petreius non deserit sese, armat familiam, etc.,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 75, 2:

    suum jus,

    Cic. Caecin. 35 fin.; cf.:

    desertarum derelictarumque rerum patrocinium suscipere,

    id. N. D. 1, 5, 11:

    preces, promissa, spem, obsecrationem et fideles litteras alicujus,

    id. Att. 3, 19, 2:

    causam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58; cf.:

    desertam ac proditam causam queri,

    Liv. 2, 54:

    ullam officii partem,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 24; cf.

    officium (with praetermittere defensionem),

    id. Off. 1, 9: susceptum officium, Caes. B. C. 3, 18:

    vitam,

    Cic. Sest. 22 fin.; cf. id. de Sen. 20, 72:

    deditionem,

    Sall. J. 70, 1:

    studia sapientiae,

    Quint. 12, 2, 8:

    viam virtutis,

    Hor. Od. 3, 24, 44:

    vestigia Graeca,

    id. A. P. 287:

    fastidiosam copiam,

    id. Od. 3, 29, 9.—
    2.
    Esp., leg. t. t.:

    vadimonia deserere,

    to forfeit recognizance, fail to appear, Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 5; id. Quint. 23, 75 et saep.—So absol.:

    deserui, tempestatibus impeditus,

    Quint. 3, 6, 78.—
    B.
    Of subjects not personal, to fail, forsake, etc.:

    genua hunc cursorem deserunt,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 13; cf.:

    aliquem corpus, vires,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    donec te deseret aetas,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 10:

    me lucerna,

    Cic. Att. 7, 7 fin.:

    fama Curium Fabricium,

    id. Tusc. 1, 46, § 110; cf.:

    nec facundia deseret hunc nec lucidus ordo,

    Hor. A. P. 41 et saep.— Poet.:

    mensa deserit toros,

    is removed from, Ov. H. 12, 52.— Pass.:

    deseremur potius a re familiari, quam a republica,

    Cic. Att. 16, 3; cf. Caes. B. G. 5, 34, 2; Cic. Att. 3, 15:

    a tribunitia voce,

    id. Clu. 40, 110; Vell. 2, 80; Just. 2, 4, 29 al.; and poet. with simple abl.:

    deseror conjuge,

    Ov. H. 12, 161; Prop. 2, 7, 17:

    desertus viribus leo,

    Phaedr. 1, 21, 3; Stat. Th. 4, 707; cf.

    suis,

    Tac. A. 3, 20 fin.; Suet. Cal. 12.— With gen.:

    deserta natorum,

    Stat. Th. 5, 608.—Hence, dēsertus, a, um, P. a., deserted; esp. of places, desert, solitary, waste.
    A.
    Adj. (cf.:

    vastus, inanis, solitarius): in locis desertis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 53, 4:

    urbes dirutae ac pene desertae,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

    deserta via et inculta,

    id. Cael. 18:

    frequens an desertus locus,

    Quint. 5, 10, 37:

    terra,

    Vulg. Lev. 26, 33 et saep.—Of objects in solitary places:

    stipes,

    Tib. 1, 1, 12 (21 M.):

    arbores,

    Prop. 1, 20, 36.— Subst.: dē-serta, ae, f., the abandoned wife:

    multi filii desertae,

    Vulg. Gal. 4, 27.— Comp.:

    reditus desertior,

    Cic. Pis. 23, 55:

    nihil turpius ac desertius,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5.— Sup.:

    orae desertissimae,

    id. Sest. 22, 50:

    solitudo,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 67 al. —
    B.
    Since the Aug. per. subst.: dēserta, ōrum, n., desert places, deserts, wastes, Verg. E. 6, 81; id. G. 3, 342; Plin. 5, 4, 4, § 26 al.—With gen.:

    Libyae deserta,

    Verg. A. 1, 384; so id. G. 3, 291; Front. Strat. 1, 7, 7; Vulg. Isa. 52, 9 al.—In sing.: dēsertum, i, n. (eccl. Lat.):

    in deserto,

    Prud. Apoth. 774; Hier. Ep. 125, 2; Vulg. Num. 1, 1; Luc. 3, 2 et saep.

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  • 16 deserta

    1.
    dē-sĕro, no perf., sĭtum, 3, v. a., to sow, plant:

    desitis seminibus,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6.
    2.
    dē-sĕro, rŭi, rtum, 3, v. a. Lit., to undo or sever one's connection with another; hence, with esp. reference to the latter, to leave, forsake, abandon, desert, give up (cf. derelinquere; more restricted in signif. than relinquere, which denotes, in general, to depart from, to leave any one. Deserere, orig. in milit. lang., implies a cowardly running away; frequently used with prodere; also in the flg. phrase: deserere vitam; and later, absol. in the sense of to desert, etc.; cf. also: linquere, destituere, deficere, discedere—freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    ut jurent omnes, se exercitum ducesque non deserturos neque prodituros,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 76, 2; cf. id. ib. 2, 32, 7:

    deseritur a suis Varus,

    id. ib. 1, 13, 3; cf. id. ib. 1, 15, 3; id. B. G. 5, 3, 6 al.:

    pignus,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 75 et saep.:

    te amantem non deseram,

    id. Ps. 1, 1, 101; cf. id. Mil. 4, 8, 53 et saep.:

    cum amici partim deseruerint me, partim etiam prodiderint,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 5:

    me deseruisti ac dereliquisti,

    id. Planc. 5, 13; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 51, and v. the foll.:

    Avaricum,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 30, 2; cf.:

    cunctis oppidis castellisque desertis,

    id. ib. 2, 29:

    fratrem ne desere frater,

    Verg. A. 10, 600:

    thalamos ne desere pactos,

    id. ib. 10, 649:

    bellum,

    Just. 5, 2, 10:

    victoriam,

    id. 14, 3, 6:

    milites insepultos,

    Curt. 5, 13, 3:

    metu locum,

    Tac. A. 1, 65 et saep.—
    B.
    Absol., in milit. lang., to desert, Nep. Eum. 5, 1; Sen. de Ira, 2, 10, 1; Tac. A. 13, 35; Quint. 9, 2, 85; Amm. Marc. 31, 7, 4; Dig. 49, 16, 3, § 7 sq. al.—
    II.
    Trop., to leave, desert, abandon:

    Petreius non deserit sese, armat familiam, etc.,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 75, 2:

    suum jus,

    Cic. Caecin. 35 fin.; cf.:

    desertarum derelictarumque rerum patrocinium suscipere,

    id. N. D. 1, 5, 11:

    preces, promissa, spem, obsecrationem et fideles litteras alicujus,

    id. Att. 3, 19, 2:

    causam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58; cf.:

    desertam ac proditam causam queri,

    Liv. 2, 54:

    ullam officii partem,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 24; cf.

    officium (with praetermittere defensionem),

    id. Off. 1, 9: susceptum officium, Caes. B. C. 3, 18:

    vitam,

    Cic. Sest. 22 fin.; cf. id. de Sen. 20, 72:

    deditionem,

    Sall. J. 70, 1:

    studia sapientiae,

    Quint. 12, 2, 8:

    viam virtutis,

    Hor. Od. 3, 24, 44:

    vestigia Graeca,

    id. A. P. 287:

    fastidiosam copiam,

    id. Od. 3, 29, 9.—
    2.
    Esp., leg. t. t.:

    vadimonia deserere,

    to forfeit recognizance, fail to appear, Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 5; id. Quint. 23, 75 et saep.—So absol.:

    deserui, tempestatibus impeditus,

    Quint. 3, 6, 78.—
    B.
    Of subjects not personal, to fail, forsake, etc.:

    genua hunc cursorem deserunt,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 13; cf.:

    aliquem corpus, vires,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    donec te deseret aetas,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 10:

    me lucerna,

    Cic. Att. 7, 7 fin.:

    fama Curium Fabricium,

    id. Tusc. 1, 46, § 110; cf.:

    nec facundia deseret hunc nec lucidus ordo,

    Hor. A. P. 41 et saep.— Poet.:

    mensa deserit toros,

    is removed from, Ov. H. 12, 52.— Pass.:

    deseremur potius a re familiari, quam a republica,

    Cic. Att. 16, 3; cf. Caes. B. G. 5, 34, 2; Cic. Att. 3, 15:

    a tribunitia voce,

    id. Clu. 40, 110; Vell. 2, 80; Just. 2, 4, 29 al.; and poet. with simple abl.:

    deseror conjuge,

    Ov. H. 12, 161; Prop. 2, 7, 17:

    desertus viribus leo,

    Phaedr. 1, 21, 3; Stat. Th. 4, 707; cf.

    suis,

    Tac. A. 3, 20 fin.; Suet. Cal. 12.— With gen.:

    deserta natorum,

    Stat. Th. 5, 608.—Hence, dēsertus, a, um, P. a., deserted; esp. of places, desert, solitary, waste.
    A.
    Adj. (cf.:

    vastus, inanis, solitarius): in locis desertis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 53, 4:

    urbes dirutae ac pene desertae,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

    deserta via et inculta,

    id. Cael. 18:

    frequens an desertus locus,

    Quint. 5, 10, 37:

    terra,

    Vulg. Lev. 26, 33 et saep.—Of objects in solitary places:

    stipes,

    Tib. 1, 1, 12 (21 M.):

    arbores,

    Prop. 1, 20, 36.— Subst.: dē-serta, ae, f., the abandoned wife:

    multi filii desertae,

    Vulg. Gal. 4, 27.— Comp.:

    reditus desertior,

    Cic. Pis. 23, 55:

    nihil turpius ac desertius,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5.— Sup.:

    orae desertissimae,

    id. Sest. 22, 50:

    solitudo,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 67 al. —
    B.
    Since the Aug. per. subst.: dēserta, ōrum, n., desert places, deserts, wastes, Verg. E. 6, 81; id. G. 3, 342; Plin. 5, 4, 4, § 26 al.—With gen.:

    Libyae deserta,

    Verg. A. 1, 384; so id. G. 3, 291; Front. Strat. 1, 7, 7; Vulg. Isa. 52, 9 al.—In sing.: dēsertum, i, n. (eccl. Lat.):

    in deserto,

    Prud. Apoth. 774; Hier. Ep. 125, 2; Vulg. Num. 1, 1; Luc. 3, 2 et saep.

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  • 17 expedio

    ex-pĕdĭo, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (archaic fut. expedibo, Enn., Pac., Att., and Pompon. ap. Non. 505, 15 sq.; 477, 2; Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 36), v. a. [pes], orig., to free the feet, i. e. from a snare; hence, in gen., to extricate, disengage, let loose, set free, liberate any thing entangled, involved (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. signif.; syn.: extrico, enodo, enucleo, explico, expono, interpretor, etc.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    videte, in quot se laqueos induerit, quorum ex nullo se umquam expediet,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 42, § 102; cf. id. ib. 43, §

    106: mortis laqueis caput,

    Hor. C. 3, 24, 8; cf.

    also: vix illigatum te triformi Pegasus expediet Chimaera,

    id. ib. 1, 27, 24:

    flammam inter et hostes Expedior,

    make my way through, Verg. A. 2, 633:

    errantem nemori,

    Ov. F. 4, 669 et saep.—With inanim. and abstr. objects:

    aditus expediunt,

    open a passage, Caes. B. G. 7, 86 fin.:

    sibi locum,

    id. B. C. 2, 9, 6:

    iter fugae per invias rupes,

    Liv. 38, 2, 14:

    agrum saxosum lectione lapidum,

    Col. 2, 2, 12: capillus pectine quotidie expediendus est, disentangled, Fronto de Eloqu. init. —
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    In gen., to fetch out, bring forward, procure, make ready, prepare any thing folded up, put away, etc.: funes expediunt, Sisenn. ap. Non. 297, 1:

    vela,

    Ov. H. 17, 200:

    hominem nudari et virgas expediri jubet,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 62, § 161:

    cererem canistris,

    Verg. A. 1, 702:

    convivia mediis tectis (famulae),

    Val. Fl. 2, 341; cf.:

    cibaria pastoribus,

    to provide, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 6:

    merces suas (institor),

    Ov. A. A. 1, 422: pecuniam, to procure, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 298, 22; Suet. Caes. 4:

    arma,

    to hold in readiness, Caes. B. G. 7, 18 fin.; Tac. A. 2, 79; Verg. A. 4, 592:

    tela equosque,

    Liv. 38, 25, 14:

    ferrum,

    id. 24, 26, 10:

    naves,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 4 fin.:

    vineas in occulto,

    id. B. G 7, 27, 2:

    copias,

    Tac. A. 13, 7:

    se celeriter (Galli equites),

    Caes. B. C. 1, 51, 4:

    se,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 52; Liv. 38, 21, 2; cf.

    mid.: exercitum expediri ad bellum jubet,

    Tac. H. 2, 99. —
    2.
    to send away, despatch ( poet.):

    me ex suis locis pulcre ornatum expedivit,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 3: saepe disco, Saepe trans finem jaculo nobilis expedito, despatched, i. e. hurled, Hor. C. 1, 8, 12.—
    3.
    Absol., for expedire se, to arm one's self for battle (only in Tac.), Tac. H. 1, 10:

    multos secum expedire jubet,

    id. ib. 1, 88; 2, 99.
    II.
    Trop., to bring out, extricate, release, free from any evil, obstacle, etc.:

    impeditum animum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    sapientis est, cum stultitiā suā impeditus sit, quoquo modo possit, se expedire,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 24:

    haererem, nisi tu me expedisses,

    id. Pis. 30, 74:

    ex servitute filium,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 94; cf.:

    se ex turba,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 5:

    se ab omni occupatione,

    Cic. Att. 3, 20, 2:

    aliquem omni molestiā,

    id. ib. 2, 25, 2; so,

    se aerumnis,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 8:

    se crimine,

    id. ib. 5, 1, 28:

    se cura,

    id. Phorm. 5, 4, 4:

    civitatem malis obsidionalibus,

    Amm. 16, 4, 3: amor Lycisci me tenet, Unde expedire non queant amicorum consilia, Hor. Epod. 11, 25: curae sagaces Expediunt (Claudiae manus) per acuta belli, bring or help through, id. C. 4, 4, 76; cf.:

    per quot discrimina rerum Expedior?

    escape, Val. Fl. 1, 217:

    me multa impediverunt quae ne nunc quidem expedita sunt,

    Cic. Fam. 14, 19:

    si vita nostra in aliquas insidias incidisset, omnis honesta ratio esset expediendae salutis,

    of obtaining safety, id. Mil. 4, 10.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To put in order, arrange, set right:

    cum Antonio loquare velim, et rem, ut poteris, expedias,

    Cic. Att. 11, 18, 2:

    expedire et conficere res,

    id. Brut. 42, 154:

    rem frumentariam,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 36, 1; id. B. C. 1, 54 fin.:

    negotia (with explicare),

    Cic. Fam. 13, 26, 2; cf. id. ib. 1, 3, 1:

    nomina mea, per deos, expedi, exsolve,

    settle, pay, id. Att. 16, 6, 3:

    nomen,

    id. ib. 13, 29, 3:

    Faberianum,

    id. ib. 12, 29, 2; cf. in a pun respecting a scholar unable to pay his debts: omnes solvere posse quaestiones, Unum difficile expedire nomen, Bibacul. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:

    quemadmodum expediam exitum hujus institutae orationis, non reperio,

    settle, arrange, Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 2; cf.:

    expediri quae restant vix poterunt. si hoc relinqueris,

    id. Rep. 1, 35, 55:

    consilia sua,

    Tac. H. 3, 73:

    docte hanc fallaciam,

    put into operation, Plaut. Capt. prol. 40.—
    2.
    Of speech, to disclose, unfold, explain, relate, narrate (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose;

    not in Cic., Cæs., or Quint.): qui tu misera's? mi expedi,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 50 (639 Ritschl): id ego aequum ac jus fecisse expedibo atque eloquar, will show, Enn. ap. Non. 505, 19;

    Pac., Att.,

    Pompon. ib. 15 sq.:

    agedum, hoc mihi expedi,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 27:

    altius omnem Expediam prima repetens ab origine famam,

    Verg. G. 4, 286:

    pauca tibi e multis... expediam dictis,

    id. A. 3, 379:

    priusquam hujuscemodi rei initium expedio,

    Sall. J. 5, 2:

    nunc originem, mores, et quo facinore dominationem raptum ierit, expediam,

    Tac. A. 4, 1:

    me non tantum praevisa, sed subita expedire docuisti,

    id. ib. 14, 55:

    ea de caede quam verissime expediam,

    id. H. 4, 48:

    promptius expediam quot, etc.,

    i. e. it will take me a shorter time to recount, Juv. 10, 220.—
    3.
    Reflex. of events, to develop, run their course, proceed:

    amoris arteis eloquar quem ad modum se expediant,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 10; cf.:

    ut res vostrorum omnium bene expedire voltis,

    to make favorable progress, id. Am. prol. 5 (Lorenz ad Plaut. Trin. 2, 36; but Ussing reads me expedire, benefit me).—
    4.
    Absol., res expedit, or impers., expedit (alicui—lit., it helps out, furthers, promotes; hence), it is serviceable, profitable, advantageous, useful, expedient (class.):

    nequiter paene expedivit prima parasitatio,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 23:

    non igitur faciat, dixerit quis, quod utile sit, quod expediat? Immo intelligat, nihil nec expedire nec utile esse, quod sit injustum,

    Cic. Off. 3, 19, 76; cf.:

    quid intersit sua, quid expediat,

    id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:

    ex utilitatis varietatibus, cum aliis aliud expediat, nasci discordias,

    id. Rep. 1, 32; cf.:

    ut non idem expediret, incidere saepe,

    id. Lael. 10, 33:

    quidquam Caesari ad diuturnitatem victoriae et dominationis,

    id. Att. 7, 22, 1:

    non idem ipsis expedire et multitudini,

    Nep. Milt. 3, 5 al. —With an inf. clause as subject:

    expedit bonas esse vobis,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 8; cf.:

    omnibus bonis expedit salvam esse rem publicam,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 8, 16:

    cui (reo) damnari expediret,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 3 fin.:

    cum eam (pecuniam) in praediis collocari maxime expediret,

    id. Caecin. 6, 16:

    ubi vinci necesse est, expedit cedere,

    Quint. 6, 4, 16; Hor. C. 2, 8, 9 et saep.—With subj. clause as subject after ut or ne (post-class.):

    expedire omnibus dicunt, ut singulae civitates suas leges habeant,

    Just. 34, 1, 7 Benecke ad loc.:

    expedit rei publicae, ne sua re quis male utatur,

    Just. Inst. 1, 8, 2:

    neque expedire ut ambitione aliena trahatur,

    Tac. A. 3, 69.— Absol.:

    tu si ita expedit, velim quamprimum conscendas,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 4:

    sic magis expedit,

    Quint. 4, 2, 67:

    ut expediat causae,

    id. 7, 3, 18.—Hence, ex-pĕdītus, a, um, P. a., unimpeded, unincumbered, disengaged, free, easy, ready, at hand.
    A.
    Of persons:

    cum ceteris quae habebat vadimonia differt, ut expeditus in Galliam proficisci posset,

    Cic. Quint. 6, 23: incrmos armati, impeditos expediti interficiunt, i. e. without baggage, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 8; cf.:

    eo circiter hominum numero XVI. milia expedita cum omni equitatu Ariovistus misit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 49, 3:

    legiones expeditae,

    id. B. C. 1, 42, 1;

    so of soldiers without baggage,

    id. ib. 2, 19, 2; 6, 25, 1; 1, 27 fin. et saep.—As subst.: expĕdī-tus, i, m., a soldier lightly burdened, a swiftly marching soldier:

    latitudo (silvae) novem dierum iter expedito patet,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 25, 1:

    obviam fit ei Clodius expeditus in equo,

    Cic. Mil. 10, 28; cf.

    Sagana,

    tucked up, Hor. Epod. 5, 25:

    expedito nobis homine et parato opus est,

    ready, at hand, prompt, Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 26; cf.:

    expeditus ad caedem,

    id. Agr. 2, 30, 82:

    ad pronuntiandum,

    id. de Or. 2, 30, 131; cf.:

    facilis et expeditus ad dicendum,

    id. Brut. 48 fin. —
    B.
    Of inanim. or abstr. things, convenient, at hand:

    iis expedito loco actuaria navigia relinquit,

    commodious, Caes. B. C. 1, 27; cf.:

    via expeditior ad honores,

    Cic. Fl. 41, 104:

    reditum in caelum patere optimo et justissimo cuique expeditissimum,

    id. Lael. 4, 13:

    pecunia expeditissima quae erat, tibi decreta est,

    the readiest, the nearest at hand, id. Fam. 11, 24, 2; cf.

    rationes,

    id. ib. 10, 25, 2:

    cena (with parca),

    Plin. Ep. 3, 12, 1:

    expeditissimum unguentorum,

    Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 8:

    probabili expedito, soluto, libero, nullā re implicato,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 105:

    expedita erat et perfacile currens oratio,

    id. Brut. 63, 227; cf.:

    expedita ac profluens dicendi celeritas,

    id. ib. 61, 220:

    inops ad ornandum, sed ad inveniendum expedita Hermagorae disciplina,

    id. ib. 76, 263:

    prope jam expeditam Caesaris victoriam interpellaverunt,

    achieved, Caes. B. C. 3, 70 fin. —
    b.
    In the neutr. absol.: in expedito esse, habere, etc., to be or have in readiness or at hand:

    quaedam sunt quidem in animo, sed parum prompta: quae incipiunt in expedito esse, quum dicta sunt,

    Sen. Ep. 94 med.; cf.:

    promptum hoc et in expedito positum,

    Quint. 10, 7, 24:

    in expedito haberent integras copias ad opem ferendam,

    ready for action, Liv. 36, 16, 10.—Hence, adv.: ex-pĕdīte, without impediment, without difficulty, readily, promptly, quickly:

    in iis rebus celeriter expediteque percipiendis, quae, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 12 fin.:

    expedite explicans quod proposuerat,

    id. Brut. 67, 237:

    fabulatu's,

    Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 63:

    loqui,

    Suet. Aug. 89.— Comp.:

    non implicite et abscondite, sed patentius et expeditius,

    Cic. Inv 2, 23, 69:

    navigare,

    id. Att. 6, 8, 4:

    fit putatio,

    Col. Arb. 11, 1.— Sup.:

    ex quo te, quocumque opus erit, facillime et expeditissime conferas,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 20, 2.

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  • 18 illunis

    illūnis ( inl-), e, adj. [in-luna], moonless, without moonlight (post-Aug.):

    nox,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 14; Sil. 15, 619; Amm. 17, 2, 3.—Also, illūnĭus, a, um:

    noctis illunio tempore,

    App. M. 4, p. 150, 29; so,

    tenebris illuniae caliginis impeditus,

    id. ib. 9, p. 232, 18.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > illunis

  • 19 illunius

    illūnis ( inl-), e, adj. [in-luna], moonless, without moonlight (post-Aug.):

    nox,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 14; Sil. 15, 619; Amm. 17, 2, 3.—Also, illūnĭus, a, um:

    noctis illunio tempore,

    App. M. 4, p. 150, 29; so,

    tenebris illuniae caliginis impeditus,

    id. ib. 9, p. 232, 18.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > illunius

  • 20 implecto

    implecto ( inpl-), xi, xum, 3, v. a. [in-plecto], to plait, wind, or twist into, to wind or twist among, to interweave, interlace, entwine ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose; usually in the part. perf.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    multae hirudines dentibus (crocodili) implectuntur,

    App. Mag. p. 278:

    inplexis ita principiis,

    Lucr. 3, 33:

    dracones quaternos quinosque inter se cratium modo implexos,

    Plin. 8, 13, 13, § 35:

    capillus horrore implexus atque impeditus,

    App. Mag. p. 276; cf.

    in a Greek construction, caeruleos implexae crinibus angues Eumenides,

    Verg. G. 4, 482:

    manibus implexis,

    Sen. Ben. 1, 3; cf. App. M. 3, p. 135.—
    * II.
    Trop.:

    vidua implexa luctu continuo,

    implicated, involved, entangled, Tac. A. 16, 10, v. Orell. ad h. l.

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