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1 mitis
mītis, e, adj. [etym. dub.; cf. Sanscr. mith-, to associate; Lat. mutuus], mild, mellow, mature, ripe; of the soil, mellow, light, kindly, fruitful; of a river, calm, gentle, placid (class.; syn.: lenis, placidus, comis).I.Lit.:II.sunt nobis mitia poma,
Verg. E. 1, 81:uva,
id. G. 1, 448:Bacchus (i. e. vinum),
mellow, id. ib. 1, 344:suci,
Ov. M. 14, 690:mite solum Tiburis,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 2:mitis (fluvius) in morem stagni,
Verg. A. 8, 88:flamma,
harmless, innoxious, Sil. 16, 120.—Trop., mild, soft, gentle.A.In gen.:B.nihil tam vidi mite, nihil tam placatum, quam tum meus frater erat in sororem tuam,
Cic. Att. 5, 1, 3:mitis tranquillusque homo,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 2:homo mitissimus atque lenissimus,
Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10:ex feris et immanibus, mites reddidit et mansuetos,
id. Inv. 1, 2, 2.— Poet., with acc., in respect of:nec Mauris animum mitior anguibus,
Hor. C. 3, 10, 18. —With dat.:mites hostibus,
Ov. P. 2, 1, 48:poenitentiae mitior,
towards the penitent, Tac. Agr. 16.—Of things:C.mitis et misericors animus,
Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 106:consilium,
Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 5:doctrina,
Cic. Mur. 29, 160: malum, blandum atque dolosum, Lucil. ap. Non. 343, 9:mitius exsilium,
Ov. Tr. 2, 185:servitium,
Prop. 3, 13, 20:opes,
acquired through a long peace, Sil. 14, 653:affectus mitiores,
Quint. 5, 13, 2:ingenium,
Juv. 4, 82; 13, 184:animus,
id. 14, 15.—Of speech:III.Thucydides si posterius fuisset, multo maturior fuisset et mitior,
riper and mellower, more palalable, Cic. Brut. 83, 288:mitis et compta oratio,
id. Sen. 9, 28:non hac tam atroci, sed illa lege mitissima, causam dicere,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 26.—Comically, made soft, mellow with beating:mitis sum equidem fustibus,
Plaut. Mil. 5, 31; cf. Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 12.—Hence, adv.: mīte, mildly, soflly, gently (rare;not in Cic.): mite connivere,
App. M. 10, p. 285, 4.— Comp.:mitius ille perit,
Ov. P. 3, 7, 27. — Sup.:mitissime legatos appellare,
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2 mītis
mītis e, adj. with comp. and sup, mild, mellow, mature, ripe: sunt nobis mitia poma, V.: Bacchus (i. e. vinum), mellow, V.: suci, O.: solum Tiburis, kindly, H.: (fluvius) in morem stagni, placid, V.— Fig., mild, soft, gentle, lenient, kind: iam mitis est, pacified, T.: homo mitissimus: quis est me mitior?: Nec animum mitior anguibus, in spirit, H.: mitis ac magnificus hostibus, L.: paenitentiae mitior, towards the penitent, Ta.: consilium, O.: lex: mitius exilium, O.: ingenium, Iu.: mitibus Mutare tristia, kind words, H.: mitiora, gentler feelings (opp. duriora).—Of speech: Thucydides si posterius fuisset, multo maturior fuisset et mitior, riper and mellower.* * *mite, mitior -or -us, mitissimus -a -um ADJmild, meek, gentle, placid, soothing; clement; ripe, sweet and juicy -
3 mitesco
mītesco ( mitisco), ĕre, v. inch. n. [mitis], to become mild or mellow, to grow ripe (of fruits, to lose their roughness or harsh flavor; class.).I.Lit.: nec grandiri frugum fetum posse nec mitescere, Pac. ap. Non. 343, 16 (Trag. Rel. v. 142 Rib.): uvae a sole mitescunt, Cic. Oecon. ap. Gell. 15, 5, 8:B.mala,
Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51:cornus, arbutus, prunus, piri,
to grow mellow, ripe, Col. 7, 9:sunt (herbae) quae mitescere flamma, Mollirique queant,
Ov. M. 15, 78:ervum,
Plin. 22, 25, 73, § 153.—Transf., in gen., to grow mild, soft; to grow gentle, tame: offirmatod animo mitescit metus, Pac. ap. Non. 406, 9 (Trag. Rel. v. 293 Rib.): nullum est ingenium tantum neque cor tam ferum, quod non... mitiscat malo, Att. ap. Non. 473, 6 (Trag. Rel. v. 684 Rib.): caelum mitescere, arbores frondescere, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69:II.hiems,
Liv. 23, 19:annus,
Sil. 15, 505:frigora,
Hor. C. 4, 7, 9:Alpium juga,
Plin. 3, 25, 28, § 147:ferae quaedam numquam mitescunt,
Liv. 33, 45. —Trop., to grow mild, gentle:nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit,
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4 mitisco
mītesco ( mitisco), ĕre, v. inch. n. [mitis], to become mild or mellow, to grow ripe (of fruits, to lose their roughness or harsh flavor; class.).I.Lit.: nec grandiri frugum fetum posse nec mitescere, Pac. ap. Non. 343, 16 (Trag. Rel. v. 142 Rib.): uvae a sole mitescunt, Cic. Oecon. ap. Gell. 15, 5, 8:B.mala,
Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51:cornus, arbutus, prunus, piri,
to grow mellow, ripe, Col. 7, 9:sunt (herbae) quae mitescere flamma, Mollirique queant,
Ov. M. 15, 78:ervum,
Plin. 22, 25, 73, § 153.—Transf., in gen., to grow mild, soft; to grow gentle, tame: offirmatod animo mitescit metus, Pac. ap. Non. 406, 9 (Trag. Rel. v. 293 Rib.): nullum est ingenium tantum neque cor tam ferum, quod non... mitiscat malo, Att. ap. Non. 473, 6 (Trag. Rel. v. 684 Rib.): caelum mitescere, arbores frondescere, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69:II.hiems,
Liv. 23, 19:annus,
Sil. 15, 505:frigora,
Hor. C. 4, 7, 9:Alpium juga,
Plin. 3, 25, 28, § 147:ferae quaedam numquam mitescunt,
Liv. 33, 45. —Trop., to grow mild, gentle:nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 39. -
5 com-mītigō (conm-)
com-mītigō (conm-) —, —, āre, to make soft, mellow: tibi sandalio caput, T. -
6 dēcoctus
dēcoctus adj. [P. of decoquo], ripe, mellow: suavitas (oratoris).* * *Idecocta -um, decoctior -or -us, decoctissimus -a -um ADJover-ripe (fruit); luscious (literary/rhetoric style); mature/ripe (good sense)IIprocess of boiling (in); seething (L+S) -
7 immītis (in-m-)
immītis (in-m-) e, adj. with comp, not mellow, harsh, unripe, sour: uva, H.—Rough, rude, harsh, hard, severe, stern, fierce, savage, inexorable: naturā et moribus, L.: tyrannus (i. e. Pluto), V.: Glycera, H.: oculi, O.: caedes, L.: calcato immitior hydro, O.: urna, i. e. of the inexorable decision, O.— Plur n. as subst: ut placidis coëant immitia, wild creatures with tame, H.: inmitia ausae, barbarous acts, O. -
8 languidus
languidus adj. with comp. [LAG-], faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid: vino languidi: labore et aestu, S.: uxor, languishing, Iu.: boves Collo trahentes languido, H.: flumen, sluggish, H.: aqua, L.: aura Noti, gentle, O.: hostes languidioribus nostris vallum scindere, while our troops grew weaker, Cs.: vina, i. e. more mellow, H.— Weakening: voluptates.—Fig., faint, feeble, powerless, inactive, listless, sluggish: senectus: languidiores facti sumus: animus, Cs.: languidiore studio in causā esse: nihil languidi neque remissi pati, S.: quies, V.* * *languida -um, languidior -or -us, languidissimus -a -um ADJfaint, weak; dull, sluggish, languid; spiritless, listless, inactive; powerles -
9 mātūrus
mātūrus adj. with comp. mātūrior, and sup. mātūrissimus, or mātūrrimus, ripe, mature: poma: uva, V.: seges messi, ripe for harvesting, L.—As subst n.: quod maturi erat, all the ripe (corn), L. —Ripe, mature, of age, proper, fit, seasonable, timely: virgo, H.: infans, O.: aetas, of manhood, V.: omnia matura sunt, ready to be seized, S.: animi, of ripe judgment, V.: aevi, of mature years, V.: animo et aevo, O.: tempus, seasonable: scribendi tempus maturius: mihi ad Nonas bene maturum videtur fore, just at the right time: filia matura viro, marriageable, V.: (progenies) militiae, L.: vitulus templis maturus et arae, old enough for sacrifice, Iu.—Of mature years, advanced in life: se maturum oppetere mortem: senex, H.—Of full strength: soles, V.: maturae mala nequitiae, fullgrown depravity, Iu.—That takes place early, early, speedy: hiemes, Cs.: aetas maturissima, Her.: honores, O.: iudicium, quick: robur maturrimum, Ta.: ego sum maturior illo, was there earlier, O.: Maturior vis, i. e. premature death, H.* * *matura -um, maturior -or -us, maturissimus -a -um ADJearly, speedy; ripe; mature, mellow; timely, seasonable -
10 mītigō
mītigō āvī, ātus, āre [mitis+1 AG-], to soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame: fruges: cibum, soften (by cooking): agros, make fruitful: flammis et ferro agrum, clear, H.—Fig., to make gentle, pacify, soothe, calm, assuage, appease, mitigate: istorum animos: te aetas mitigabit: iras, O.: legis acerbitatem: perfidiam meritis, disarm, Cu.: Lampsacenos in istum, appease the anger of.* * *mitigare, mitigavi, mitigatus Vsoften; lighten, alleviate; soothe; civilize -
11 puter
puter tris, tre, adj. [2 PV-], rotten, decaying, putrefying, stinking, putrid: quibus alabaster puter esse videtur: fanum, mouldering, H.: poma, rotten, O.: bos, O.: corpora cicatricibus, Cu.: vomicae, Iu.— Crumbling, friable, mellow, soft: glaeba, V.: mammae, flabby, H.: oculi, languishing, H.: anima, withered, Pr.* * *putris, putre ADJrotten, decaying; stinking, putrid, crumbling -
12 commitigo
commitigare, commitigavi, commitigatus V TRANSsoften; make soft (L+S); mellow -
13 conmitigo
conmitigare, conmitigavi, conmitigatus V TRANSsoften; make soft (L+S); mellow -
14 emollio
emollire, emollivi, emollitus Vsoften; enervate, mellow -
15 fracesco
fracescere, fracui, - V INTRANSbecome soft/mushy; become mellow/tractable (L+S); spoil, rot, become rancid -
16 maturri
early, speedy; ripe; mature, mellow; timely, seasonable -
17 mitesco
mitescere, -, - Vbecome/be/grow mild/soft/gentle/mellow/tame/civilized; soften -
18 commitigo
com-mītĭgo ( con-m-), āre, v. a., to make soft, mellow:alicui sandalio caput, humorously for contundo,
Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 4 (imitated: misero mihi mitigabat sandalio caput, Turp. ap. Non. p. 343, 15; cf.also: mitis sum fustibus,
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19 conmitigo
com-mītĭgo ( con-m-), āre, v. a., to make soft, mellow:alicui sandalio caput, humorously for contundo,
Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 4 (imitated: misero mihi mitigabat sandalio caput, Turp. ap. Non. p. 343, 15; cf.also: mitis sum fustibus,
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20 decoquo
dē-cŏquo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a.I.To boil away, boil down, diminish by boiling.A.Lit.:B.usque quo ad tertiam partem decoxeris,
Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 26;so acetum ad quartas, ad tertias,
Col. 12, 34; Plin. 22, 25, 69, § 140:in dimidiam partem,
Col. 12, 24, 1:aquam,
id. 12, 26:pars quarta (argenti) decocta erat,
had melted away, passed off into dross, Liv. 32, 2.—Trop.1.With acc., to diminish, repress, consume, waste:2.multum inde decoquent anni,
Quint. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 31:accensam sed qui bene decoquat iram,
Claud. in Eutrop. 2, 349.— Poet., with a personal object:hic campo indulget, hunc alea decoquit,
Pers. 5, 57.—Absol.a.Of personal subjects, to run through the property of one's self or others; to become a bankrupt:b.tenesne memoria, praetextatum te decoxisse?
Cic. Phil. 2, 18:qui primus hoc cognomen acceperit decoxit creditoribus suis,
Plin. 33, 10, 47, § 133.—To waste away, become impaired, decline:II.res ipsa jam domino decoxit,
Col. 11, 1, 28:quibus (annis) inertiā Caesarum (imperium) quasi decoxit,
Flor. 1, Prooem. 8:templorum vectigalia cotidie decoquunt,
Tert. adv. Gent. 42:spero non tibi decoquet ornithon,
Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 16.To boil, cook.A.Lit.:2.axungiam fictili novo,
Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 138:cyathum aceti in calice novo,
id. 32, 7, 25, § 78:lentem in vino,
id. 22, 25, 77, § 147:rapa aqua,
id. 18, 13, 34, § 126: olus, * Hor. S. 2, 1, 74 et saep.—Hence,Part. perf. subst.a.dēcocta, ae, f. (sc. aqua), an icy-cold decoction, invented by Nero as a drink, Suet. Ner. 48; Juv. 5, 50; cf. Plin. 31, 3, 23, § 39. With aqua, Mart. 14, 116.—b.dē-coctum, i, n., a medicinal drink, potion, Plin. 22, 20, 23, § 49; 27, 12, 84, § 108 al.—B.Transf., pass. (acc. to coquo, no. I. b.), to ripen, dry, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 226; Pall. 1, 34, 7.—2.To concoct, fabricate, invent: consilia nefarii facinoris, Decl. M. Posc. Latr.—3.Trop.: suavitatem habeat orator austeram et solidam, non dulcem et decoctam, a severe and solid, not a luscious and mellow sweetness (the fig. being taken from wine), Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 104.—Hence, dēcoctĭus, adj. comp. (cf. no. II. B. 2.), riper, of composition; more carefully elaborated:aspice et haec, si forte aliquid decoctius audis,
Pers. 1, 125.
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