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1 mendācium

mendācium ī, n [mendax], a lie, untruth, falsehood, fiction: nulla mendaci religione obstrictus, Cs.: impudens: mendacio fallere: inmensa spirant mendacia, Iu.: piā mendacia fraude latebant, O.: poëtarum, Cu.
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mendaci(i) N N

lie, lying, falsehood, untruth; counterfeit, fraud

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2 com-pōnō (conp-)

com-pōnō (conp-) posuī (-posīvī, Ta.), positus (-postus, V.), ere, to bring together, place together, collect, unite, join, connect, aggregate: in quo loco erant ea composita, quibus, etc.: aridum lignum, H.: duos amantes, Pr.: genus dispersum montibus, V.—To pack up (for a journey): quae tecum simul Ferantur, T.: dum tota domus raedā componitur unā, Iu.—To oppose, couple, pair, match: uti non Compositum melius (par sit) cum Bitho Bacchius, H.: pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis, H.: Epicharis cum indice composita, confronted, Ta.—To compare, contrast: parva magnis, V.: Metelli dicta cum factis, S.—To compose (of parts), bring together, compound, make up, mix, construct: exercitus conpositus ex variis gentibus, S.: liber ex orationibus compositus: venena, O.—To construct, build, frame, create: cuncta (of the creator): urbem, V.: (pennas) compositas parvo curvamine flectit, shaped, O. — To compose, write, construct, make: hoc de argento: interdictum: quicquam crasse, H.: carmen: oratio ad conciliandos animos conposita, L.: res gestas, history, H. — To place aright, put away, take down, lay aside: (tempus) ad componenda armamenta, L.: arma, H.: exercitu in hibernaculis conposito, S.: Conposito Scirone, put out of the way, O.—To store up, put away, collect: opes, V.: quae mox depromere possim, H.—To lay, adjust, arrange: composito et delibuto capillo: togam, to lay in proper folds, H.: torum, O.: voltūs, O.—Of the dead, to adjust, lay out, collect, inurn, inter, bury: cinerem, O.: omnīs (meos), H.: tumulo eodem, O.: toro Mortua componar, O.— To lay at rest, compose, quiet, still: aquas, O.: thalamis se, V.: placidā conpostus pace, V.: diem conponet Vesper, conduct to rest, V.—To compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile: aversos amicos, H.: neque potest componi inter eas gratia, T.: si bellum conpositum foret, S.: uti omnes controversiae componantur, Cs.: lites, V.: turbatas seditione res, L.: id fieri non potuit, ut componeretur.—To dispose, arrange, set in order, devise, prepare: (equites) Conpositi numero in turmas, arrayed, V.: quod adest, H.: conpositā re p.: needum compositis consiliis, L.: acies, to form, Ta.: ex sententiā omnibus rebus conpositis, S.: auspicia ad utilitatem rei p.—To agree upon, appoint, fix, contrive, conspire to make: res compositast, T.: dies composita rei gerendae est, L.: pacem, L.: susurri Compositā repetantur horā, H.: omnes Conpositae leges, V.: ita causa componitur, ut, etc.: conpositis inter se rebus, S.: conposito iam consilio, L.: quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, L.: componunt Gallos concire, Ta.: ut compositum cum Marcio erat, L. — To feign, invent, devise, contrive: crimen, Ta.: risum mendaci ore, Tb.: rumorem, Ta.: in adrogantiam compositus, assuming the appearance of, Ta.

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3 religiō

religiō (not rell-; the first syl. lengthened in hexameter verse), ōnis, f [re-+2 LIG-], conscientiousness, sense of right, moral obligation, duty: nihil esse mihi, religiost dicere, i. e. I say on my conscience, T.: Heium a religione deducere: quid lex et religio cogat cogitare: quaeris aliquem praestantiorem virtute, religione?: iudiciorum religionem veritatemque perfringere: iudicum religiones oratione converti, the conscientious convictions.— A regard for sacred things, devoutness, piety, reverence, religious feeling: sese summā religione teneri: religio, quae deorum cultu pio continetur: sacra summā religione confici velle: omnia, quae sceleri propiora sunt quam religioni: religioni servire.— A religious scruple, scruple of conscience, apprehension of divine anger, fear of the gods, superstitious awe: ut eam, non religio contineret: nullā mendaci religione obstrictus, superstition, Cs.: tantā religione obstricta provincia: obstrinxisti religione populum R.: parvulae causae vel terroris repentini vel obiectae religionis, Cs.: rem habere religioni, i. e. as a divine warning: ne bellum indiceretur, religio obstitit, L.: plena religione civitas, L.: liberatae religione mentes, L.: rivos deducere nulla Religio vetuit, V.: nulla mihi Religio est, H.: movendi thensauros, L.: novas sibi ex loco religiones fingunt, Cs.: religionibus impediri, Cs.: plenis religionum animis prodigia insuper nuntiata, L.— A sense of religious obligation, religious sanction, duty to the gods: viri religione potius quam veritate fides constricta: iuris iurandi.— A religious obligation, oath, pledge of faith, religious sanction: timori magis quam religioni consulere, Cs.: Achaeos religione obstringere, L.: relinquitur nova religio, ut, etc., i. e. a new view of your obligation, Cs.: ius iurandum servabat conservatā religione, N.: religioni potius vestrae quam odio parere.— Divine service, worship of the gods, religious observance, religion, worship: religione, id est cultu deorum: illa pax mater huic urbi iuris et religionis fuit: deorum.— A religion, faith, religious system, mode of worship, cult: venit mihi religionis illius in mentem: neque enim haec externa vobis est religio: expertes religionum omnium: in bello religionum et consuetudinis iura retinere: pro religionibus suis bella suscipere: religiones interpretantur, religious matters, Cs.: publicae religiones, L.— Sacredness, sanctity, holiness, claim to reverence: fanum Iunonis tantā religione semper fuit, ut, etc.: in sacerdotibus tanta offusa oculis animoque religio, i. e. such sacred majesty of expression and feeling, L.: Iam tum religio pavidos terrebat agrestīs Dira loci, V. — An object of veneration, sacred place, consecrated thing, hallowed object: religionem restituere: tantis eorum religionibus violatis: ad deorum religionem demigrasse, i. e. shrines: quae religio aut quae machina belli (the Trojan horse), V.—Of places, a claim resulting from consecration, religious liability: aram si dedicasti, sine religione loco moveri potest: liberaret religione templum, L.: locus religionum deorumque plenus, L.
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religionis N F

supernatural constraint/taboo; obligation; sanction; worship; rite; sanctity; reverence/respect/awe/conscience/scruples; religion; order of monks/nuns (Bee)

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4 compono

com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > compono
5 compositum

com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > compositum
6 conpono

com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > conpono
7 conposite

com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

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com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > conpositum
9 mendax

mendax, dācis, adj. [mentior], given to lying, mendacious; subst., a liar.
I.
Lit.:
mendacem esse adversus aliquem,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 188:
cum mendaci homini, ne verum quidem dicenti, credere soleamus,
Cic. Div. 2, 71, 146:
Carthaginienses fraudulenti et mendaces,
id. Agr. 2, 35, 95:
aretalogus,
Juv. 15, 16.—As subst.: mendax, dācis, m., a liar.—Prov.:
mendacem memorem esse oportet,
a liar should have a good memory, Quint. 4, 2, 91.— Comp.:
Parthis mendacior,
Hor. Ep 2, 1, 112.— Sup.:
mendacissimus,
the greatest liar, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 48.—With gen.:
si hujus rei me mendacem esse inveneris,
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 4.—With dat.:
saepe fui mendax pro te mihi,
Ov. H. 2, 11.—With in and acc.:
in parentem,
Hor. C. 3, 11, 35; for which adversum, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 188.— With in and abl.:
in tenui farragine,
Pers. 5, 77.—
II.
Transf., of inanim, and abstr. things, lying, false, deceptive; feigned, fictitious, counterfeit, not real, etc. (mostly poet.):
mendacia visa,
Cic. Div. 2, 62, 127:
speculum,
Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 38:
fundus,
that does not yield the expected fruits, Hor. C. 3, 1, 30:
damnum,
Ov. A. A. 1, 431:
infamia,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 39:
os,
Tib. 3, 6, 35:
pennae,
Ov. M. 10, 159:
quidquid Graecia mendax audet in historia,
Juv. 10, 174.—Hence, adv.: mendācĭter, falsely, mendaciously (post-class.):
praedicare,
Sol. 1, 87.— Sup.:
mendacissime dicere,
Aug. Mor. Eccl. 1, 17.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mendax
10 praehendo

prĕhendo ( prae-) and sync. pren-do ( praen-), di, sum, 3, v. a. [prae-hendo; cf. Gr. gento, chandanô], to lay hold of, to grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take (class.).
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen.: prehende auriculis, take by the ear-laps, a form of affectionate salutation, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78:
sine te exorem, sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem savium,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 163; cf. Tib. 2, 5, 92:
fauces alicui,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 62:
quis me properantem prehendit pallio?
catches me by the cloak, id. Ep. 1, 1, 1:
dexteram,
id. ib. 2, 3, 65.—Of an embrace' alter ubi alterum bilingui manufesto inter se praehendunt, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 15; cf.:
aliquem manu,
Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 240:
perdix aucupem jam jam prehensurum effugiens,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 103; 30, 5, 12, § 40:
pisces,
Vulg. Johan. 21, 10.—
B.
In partic.
1.
To seize, occupy suddenly, take violent possession of:
Pharum,
Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 3:
quam prendimus arcem,
occupy, take refuge in, Verg. A. 2, 322.—
2.
To lay or catch hold of, to detain one in order to speak with him:
tuos pater modo me prehendit: ait, etc.,
Ter. And. 2, 2, 16:
prendo hominem solum: Cur non, inquam,
id. Phorm. 4, 3, 15:
Syrus est prehendendus, atque exhortandus mihi,
id. Heaut. 3, 1, 89:
dextrā prehensum Continuit,
Verg. A. 2, 592; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2:
prende C. Septimium,
Cic. Att. 12, 13, 2.—
3.
To seize, take by surprise, catch in the act; constr. with in and abl., the simple abl., or gen.:
in furto ubi sis prehensus,
Plaut. As. 3, 2, 17:
in patenti Prensus Aegaeo,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 1:
prensus manifesto furto,
Gell. 11, 18, 7: eā nocte speculatores prensi servi tres, Auct. B. Hisp. 20, 5: quem mendaci praendit manufestum modo, caught in a lie, Plaut Bacch. 4, 4, 45.—
4.
Of trees, to take root:
quarum stirpes tellus amplexa prehendit,
Cic. Arat. 116:
ut cum (pirorum plantae) prehenderint, inserantur,
Pall. 3, 25:
vites transferre, sine ambiguitate prehendendi,
id. 3, 10.—
5.
To reach, attain, arrive at ( poet.):
tandem Italiae fugientes prendimus oras,
Verg. A. 6, 61.—
6.
Poet., to take in with the eye, to reach with the eye:
prendere aliquid oculorum lumine,
Lucr. 4, 1143:
vix oculo prendente modum,
taking in, embracing, Luc. 4, 20.—
II.
Trop., of the mind, to seize, apprehend, comprehend (very rare):
cum animus ipsum (res omnes) moderantem atque regentem paene praehenderit,
Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 61.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praehendo
11 praendo

prĕhendo ( prae-) and sync. pren-do ( praen-), di, sum, 3, v. a. [prae-hendo; cf. Gr. gento, chandanô], to lay hold of, to grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take (class.).
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen.: prehende auriculis, take by the ear-laps, a form of affectionate salutation, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78:
sine te exorem, sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem savium,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 163; cf. Tib. 2, 5, 92:
fauces alicui,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 62:
quis me properantem prehendit pallio?
catches me by the cloak, id. Ep. 1, 1, 1:
dexteram,
id. ib. 2, 3, 65.—Of an embrace' alter ubi alterum bilingui manufesto inter se praehendunt, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 15; cf.:
aliquem manu,
Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 240:
perdix aucupem jam jam prehensurum effugiens,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 103; 30, 5, 12, § 40:
pisces,
Vulg. Johan. 21, 10.—
B.
In partic.
1.
To seize, occupy suddenly, take violent possession of:
Pharum,
Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 3:
quam prendimus arcem,
occupy, take refuge in, Verg. A. 2, 322.—
2.
To lay or catch hold of, to detain one in order to speak with him:
tuos pater modo me prehendit: ait, etc.,
Ter. And. 2, 2, 16:
prendo hominem solum: Cur non, inquam,
id. Phorm. 4, 3, 15:
Syrus est prehendendus, atque exhortandus mihi,
id. Heaut. 3, 1, 89:
dextrā prehensum Continuit,
Verg. A. 2, 592; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2:
prende C. Septimium,
Cic. Att. 12, 13, 2.—
3.
To seize, take by surprise, catch in the act; constr. with in and abl., the simple abl., or gen.:
in furto ubi sis prehensus,
Plaut. As. 3, 2, 17:
in patenti Prensus Aegaeo,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 1:
prensus manifesto furto,
Gell. 11, 18, 7: eā nocte speculatores prensi servi tres, Auct. B. Hisp. 20, 5: quem mendaci praendit manufestum modo, caught in a lie, Plaut Bacch. 4, 4, 45.—
4.
Of trees, to take root:
quarum stirpes tellus amplexa prehendit,
Cic. Arat. 116:
ut cum (pirorum plantae) prehenderint, inserantur,
Pall. 3, 25:
vites transferre, sine ambiguitate prehendendi,
id. 3, 10.—
5.
To reach, attain, arrive at ( poet.):
tandem Italiae fugientes prendimus oras,
Verg. A. 6, 61.—
6.
Poet., to take in with the eye, to reach with the eye:
prendere aliquid oculorum lumine,
Lucr. 4, 1143:
vix oculo prendente modum,
taking in, embracing, Luc. 4, 20.—
II.
Trop., of the mind, to seize, apprehend, comprehend (very rare):
cum animus ipsum (res omnes) moderantem atque regentem paene praehenderit,
Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 61.

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12 prehendo

prĕhendo ( prae-) and sync. pren-do ( praen-), di, sum, 3, v. a. [prae-hendo; cf. Gr. gento, chandanô], to lay hold of, to grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take (class.).
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen.: prehende auriculis, take by the ear-laps, a form of affectionate salutation, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78:
sine te exorem, sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem savium,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 163; cf. Tib. 2, 5, 92:
fauces alicui,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 62:
quis me properantem prehendit pallio?
catches me by the cloak, id. Ep. 1, 1, 1:
dexteram,
id. ib. 2, 3, 65.—Of an embrace' alter ubi alterum bilingui manufesto inter se praehendunt, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 15; cf.:
aliquem manu,
Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 240:
perdix aucupem jam jam prehensurum effugiens,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 103; 30, 5, 12, § 40:
pisces,
Vulg. Johan. 21, 10.—
B.
In partic.
1.
To seize, occupy suddenly, take violent possession of:
Pharum,
Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 3:
quam prendimus arcem,
occupy, take refuge in, Verg. A. 2, 322.—
2.
To lay or catch hold of, to detain one in order to speak with him:
tuos pater modo me prehendit: ait, etc.,
Ter. And. 2, 2, 16:
prendo hominem solum: Cur non, inquam,
id. Phorm. 4, 3, 15:
Syrus est prehendendus, atque exhortandus mihi,
id. Heaut. 3, 1, 89:
dextrā prehensum Continuit,
Verg. A. 2, 592; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2:
prende C. Septimium,
Cic. Att. 12, 13, 2.—
3.
To seize, take by surprise, catch in the act; constr. with in and abl., the simple abl., or gen.:
in furto ubi sis prehensus,
Plaut. As. 3, 2, 17:
in patenti Prensus Aegaeo,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 1:
prensus manifesto furto,
Gell. 11, 18, 7: eā nocte speculatores prensi servi tres, Auct. B. Hisp. 20, 5: quem mendaci praendit manufestum modo, caught in a lie, Plaut Bacch. 4, 4, 45.—
4.
Of trees, to take root:
quarum stirpes tellus amplexa prehendit,
Cic. Arat. 116:
ut cum (pirorum plantae) prehenderint, inserantur,
Pall. 3, 25:
vites transferre, sine ambiguitate prehendendi,
id. 3, 10.—
5.
To reach, attain, arrive at ( poet.):
tandem Italiae fugientes prendimus oras,
Verg. A. 6, 61.—
6.
Poet., to take in with the eye, to reach with the eye:
prendere aliquid oculorum lumine,
Lucr. 4, 1143:
vix oculo prendente modum,
taking in, embracing, Luc. 4, 20.—
II.
Trop., of the mind, to seize, apprehend, comprehend (very rare):
cum animus ipsum (res omnes) moderantem atque regentem paene praehenderit,
Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 61.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > prehendo
13 sono

sŏno, ŭi, ĭtum, 1 (ante-class. collat. form acc. to the 3d conj., sonit, Enn. and Att. ap. Non. 504, 32 sq.; sonunt, Enn. and Att. ib. 505, 11 sq.; Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 863 P.; inf. sonĕre, Att. ap. Non. 505; Lucr. 3, 156; part. fut. sonaturum, Hor. S. 1, 4, 44; perf. sonaverint, Tert. ad Scap. 3; gen. plur. sonantum, Cat. 34, 12), v. n. and a. [Sanscr. svan-, to sound; cf. O. H. Germ. svana; Engl. swan].
I.
Neutr., to make a noise, to sound, resound: aes sonit, the trumpet sounds, Enn. ap. Non. 504, 33 (Trag. v. 213 Vahl.):
plectra,
Prop. 4 (5), 7, 62: tympana, * Caes. B. C. 3, 105, 4 et saep.:
cujanam vox prope me sonat?
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 55; id. Ps. 2, 4, 11; id. Rud. 1, 4, 10; id. Trin. 1, 2, 7:
hic mare sonat,
id. Rud. 1, 3, 23; cf.:
mare, silvae Aquilone,
Hor. Epod. 13, 3: omne sonabat arbustum fremitu silvaï [p. 1730] frondosaï, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 196 Vahl.):
clamore viri, stridore rudentes,
Ov. M. 11, 495:
omnia passim mulierum puerorumque... ploratibus,
Liv. 29, 17 et saep.:
(hirundo) circum Stagna sonat,
Verg. A. 12, 477; cf. Mart. 14, 223:
saeva sonare Verbera,
Verg. A. 6, 557:
classica sonant,
id. ib. 7, 637:
displosa sonat vesica,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 46:
fletus rixaeque sonant,
Tib. 2, 4, 37:
natura fert, ut extrema ex alterā parte graviter, ex alterā autem acute sonent,
Cic. Rep. 6, 18, 18: dicta non sonant, do not chink (i. e. are not money), Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 74.— Impers. pass.:
jubet tibias agere: sonatur,
App. M. 5, p. 165.—
II.
Act., to sound, utter, give utterance to, speak, call, cry out, sing, pour forth (syn.:
edo, eloquor, cano): homines inconditis vocibus inchoatum quiddam et confusum sonantes,
uttering, pronouncing, Cic. Rep. 3, 2, 3:
sonare subagreste quiddam,
to speak, id. Brut. 74, 259:
pingue quiddam,
id. Arch. 10, 26; cf.:
(Sibylla) nec mortale sonans,
Verg. A. 6, 50:
illa sonat raucum,
Ov. A. A. 3, 289; cf.:
nec vox hominem sonat,
does not sound like that of a human being, Verg. A. 1, 328:
tale sonat populus,
calls, cries out, Ov. M. 15, 606:
exululatque Evoeque sonat,
id. ib. 6, 597; 4, 523: atavos et avorum antiqua sonans Nomina, boasting of, vaunting (syn.:
crepans, jactans),
Verg. A. 12, 529; cf.:
sonant te voce minores,
Sil. 2, 491: ut haec duo (honestas et utilitas) verbo inter se discrepare, re unum sonare videantur, to signify (syn.:
significare, indicare),
Cic. Off. 3, 21, 83; cf.:
quā deterius nec Ille sonat,
Juv. 3, 91:
Epicurum non intellegere interdum, quid sonet haec vox voluptatis, id est, quae res huic voci subiciatur,
Cic. Fin. 2, 2, 6:
furem sonuere juvenci,
i. e. they betrayed him by their lowings, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 13:
Pythius in longā carmina veste sonat,
sings, pours forth, accompanies on the lyre, id. 2, 31 (3, 29), 16; cf.:
sonante mixtum tibiis carmen lyra,
Hor. Epod. 9, 5:
te sonantem... dura fugae mala,
id. C. 2, 13, 26: te carmina nostra sonabunt, shall sing of, i. e. shall celebrate, praise, extol, Ov. M. 10, 205; so,
Germanas acies, Daca proelia,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 66:
acta viri laudesque,
Nemes. Ecl. 1, 26.— Pass.:
sive mendaci lyrā Voles sonari,
Hor. Epod. 17, 40; cf.:
magno nobis ore sonandus eris,
Ov. A. A. 1, 206.—Hence, sŏ-nans, antis, P. a., noisy, sounding, sonorous (very rare):
meatus animae gravior et sonantior,
Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 13:
quod est sonantius et elatius,
id. ib. 7, 12, 4.

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mendaci(i) N N

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