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  • 1 acuō

        acuō uī, ūtus, ere    [2 AC-], to sharpen, whet, point, make sharp: stridor serrae, cum acuitur: ferrum in me, V.: sagittas cote cruentā, H. — Fig., of the tongue, to sharpen, exercise, practise: linguam causis, H. — Of the intellect, to sharpen, quicken, arouse, discipline, improve: multa quae acuant mentem: illos sat aetas acuet, will make them keen, T.—To stimulate, spur on, stir, arouse, incite, encourage, kindle: illum: ad crudelitatem te: alqm verbis, V.—To increase, embitter, strengthen, exasperate: iram hosti, L.: stridoribus iras, V.
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    acuere, acui, acutus V TRANS
    whet, sharpen, cut to a point; spur on, provoke, incite; come to a head (PASS)

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  • 2 acuo

    ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. ( part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet.
    I.
    Lit.:

    ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so,

    ferrum,

    Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21:

    enses,

    Ov. M. 15, 776:

    gladium,

    Vulg. Deut. 32, 41:

    sagittas,

    id. Jer. 51, 11.— Poet.:

    fulmen,

    Lucr. 6, 278:

    dentes,

    Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve:

    acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi,

    Cic. Brut. 97:

    linguam causis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one's self, to make one's self ready:

    acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem,

    Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen:

    multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.—
    B.
    Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse:

    ad crudelitatem,

    Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21:

    illos sat aetas acuet,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110:

    ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo,

    id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19:

    curis acuens mortalia corda,

    Verg. G. 1, 123:

    auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni,

    id. ib. 4, 435:

    quam Juno his acuit verbis,

    id. A. 7, 330.—
    C.
    Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.):

    saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā,

    Verg. A. 12, 108:

    iram,

    Vulg. Sap. 5, 21:

    studia,

    Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.—
    D.
    In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.—Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence,
    A.
    Lit., sharp, pointed ( acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse):

    vide ut sit acutus culter probe,

    Plaut. Mil. 5, 4:

    ferrum,

    Hor. A. P. 304:

    cuspis,

    Verg. A. 5, 208:

    gladius,

    Vulg. Psa. 56, 5:

    carex,

    Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463:

    nasus,

    Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114:

    oculi,

    of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121:

    aures,

    pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4:

    saxa,

    id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.—
    2.
    Transf.
    a.
    Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen:

    oculos acrīs atque cicutos,

    Cic. Planc. 66:

    nares,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.—
    b.
    Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.):

    hinnitu,

    Verg. G. 3, 94:

    voces,

    id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224:

    stridore,

    Hor. C. 1, 34, 15:

    vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt,

    from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.—
    c.
    In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe:

    sol,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17:

    radii solis,

    Ov. H. 4, 159:

    gelu,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so,

    febris,

    Cels. 2, 4:

    morbus,

    id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.— Subst. with gen.:

    acuta belli,

    violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).—
    B.
    Fig.
    1.
    Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.):

    Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus,

    Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1:

    homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 39:

    acutae sententiae,

    id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5:

    motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti,

    id. Or. 1, 113:

    studia,

    id. Gen. 50:

    conclusiones,

    Quint. 2, 20, 5.—
    2.
    In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.— Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.— Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811:

    conlecta,

    Cic. Deiot. 33:

    excogitat,

    id. Verr. 4, 147:

    respondeo,

    id. Cael. 17:

    scribo,

    id. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum:

    cernis,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:

    resonarent,

    ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).— Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.— Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; id. Verr. 3, 20.

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  • 3 acuta

    ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. ( part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet.
    I.
    Lit.:

    ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so,

    ferrum,

    Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21:

    enses,

    Ov. M. 15, 776:

    gladium,

    Vulg. Deut. 32, 41:

    sagittas,

    id. Jer. 51, 11.— Poet.:

    fulmen,

    Lucr. 6, 278:

    dentes,

    Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve:

    acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi,

    Cic. Brut. 97:

    linguam causis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one's self, to make one's self ready:

    acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem,

    Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen:

    multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.—
    B.
    Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse:

    ad crudelitatem,

    Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21:

    illos sat aetas acuet,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110:

    ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo,

    id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19:

    curis acuens mortalia corda,

    Verg. G. 1, 123:

    auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni,

    id. ib. 4, 435:

    quam Juno his acuit verbis,

    id. A. 7, 330.—
    C.
    Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.):

    saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā,

    Verg. A. 12, 108:

    iram,

    Vulg. Sap. 5, 21:

    studia,

    Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.—
    D.
    In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.—Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence,
    A.
    Lit., sharp, pointed ( acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse):

    vide ut sit acutus culter probe,

    Plaut. Mil. 5, 4:

    ferrum,

    Hor. A. P. 304:

    cuspis,

    Verg. A. 5, 208:

    gladius,

    Vulg. Psa. 56, 5:

    carex,

    Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463:

    nasus,

    Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114:

    oculi,

    of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121:

    aures,

    pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4:

    saxa,

    id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.—
    2.
    Transf.
    a.
    Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen:

    oculos acrīs atque cicutos,

    Cic. Planc. 66:

    nares,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.—
    b.
    Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.):

    hinnitu,

    Verg. G. 3, 94:

    voces,

    id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224:

    stridore,

    Hor. C. 1, 34, 15:

    vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt,

    from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.—
    c.
    In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe:

    sol,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17:

    radii solis,

    Ov. H. 4, 159:

    gelu,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so,

    febris,

    Cels. 2, 4:

    morbus,

    id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.— Subst. with gen.:

    acuta belli,

    violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).—
    B.
    Fig.
    1.
    Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.):

    Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus,

    Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1:

    homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 39:

    acutae sententiae,

    id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5:

    motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti,

    id. Or. 1, 113:

    studia,

    id. Gen. 50:

    conclusiones,

    Quint. 2, 20, 5.—
    2.
    In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.— Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.— Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811:

    conlecta,

    Cic. Deiot. 33:

    excogitat,

    id. Verr. 4, 147:

    respondeo,

    id. Cael. 17:

    scribo,

    id. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum:

    cernis,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:

    resonarent,

    ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).— Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.— Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; id. Verr. 3, 20.

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  • 4 asperō

        asperō āvī, ātus, āre    [asper], to make rough: aquilonibus undas, V.: sagittas ossibus, point, Ta.: pugionem saxo, to whet, Ta.—Fig., to excite, exasperate: hunc in saevitiam, Ta.: iram, Ta.
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    asperare, asperavi, asperatus V TRANS
    roughen; sharpen, point, tip; enrage, make fierce/violent; grate on; aggravate

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  • 5 gustus

        gustus ūs, m     a tasting: epulas explorare gustu, Ta.—A light dish beginning a meal, antepast, whet, relish: gustūs elementa quaerunt, Iu.
    * * *
    tasting, appetite; draught of water

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  • 6 prōmulsis

        prōmulsis idis, f    [pro+mulsum], an appetizer, whet, first course (usu. of eggs or salt fish).
    * * *
    hors d'oeuvres, dish to stimulate appetite, first dish, entree

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  • 7 subigō

        subigō ēgī, āctus, ere    [sub+ago], to drive up, bring up: adverso flumine lembum Remigiis, i. e. drive up stream, V.: navīs subigi ad castellum iussit, L.— To turn up from beneath, break up, dig up, plough, cultivate, work, knead, rub down, sharpen, whet, tame, break: terram ferro: glaebas: arva. V.: digitis opus, O.: in cote securīs, V.: (belua) facilis ad subigendum, easy to be tamed.—Fig., to put down, overcome, conquer, subjugate, subject, subdue, reduce: partem orbis terrarum: urbīs atque nationes, S.: insidiis subactus, V.— To bring, incite, impel, force, compel, constrain, reduce: subigi nos ad necessitatem dedendi res, L.: hostīs ad deditionem, L.: Tarquiniensem metu subegerat frumentum exercitui praebere, L.: subegit (filium) socios ignotae linquere terrae (i. e. in terrā), V.: ambitio multos mortalīs falsos fieri subegit, S.: (eos), ut relinquant patriam, L.—Of the mind, to cultivate, train, discipline: subacto mihi ingenio opus est: subacti atque durati bellis, L.
    * * *
    subigere, subegi, subactus V
    conquer, subjugate; compel

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  • 8 aspero

    aspĕro ( aspro, Sid. Ep. 4, 8; id. Carm. 2, 418), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [asper], to make rough, uneven.
    I.
    A.. Lit. (very freq. in the poets and Tac., but not found in Cic.):

    asserculi asperantur, ne sint advolantibus lubrici,

    Col. 8, 3, 6:

    tum enim (apes) propter laborem asperantur ac macescunt,

    become rough, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 20:

    cum torpent apes, nec caloribus asperantur,

    Pall. 7, 7, 2:

    (vinum myrtites) limum dysentericae passionis medicabiliter asperare, i. e. excrementa solidiora reddere,

    id. 3, 31, 2:

    Et glacialis hiemps aquilonibus asperat undas,

    throws into commotion, Verg. A. 3, 285; so Luc. 8, 195; Val. Fl. 2, 435: Minervae pectus asperare hydris, Prud. peri steph. 14, 275.—
    B.
    Transf., to furnish with a rough, wounding exterior (cf. 1. asper, I.):

    sagittas inopiā ferri ossibus asperant,

    to point, Tac. G. 46.—Hence, also, to whet, to sharpen:

    pugionem vetustate obtusum asperari saxo jussit,

    Tac. A. 15, 54:

    abruptaque saxa asperat,

    Luc. 6, 801 (cf. id. 7, 139: nisi cautibus asper Exarsit mucro, and exaspero).—
    II.
    Trop., to make fierce, to rouse up, excite, exasperate:

    indomitos praeceps discordia fratres asperat,

    Stat. Th. 1, 137:

    hunc quoque asperavere carmina in saevitiam,

    Tac. A. 1, 72 fin.; 3, 12:

    ubi asperatum Vitellium satis patuit iis, qui etc.,

    id. H. 3, 38:

    ne lenire neve asperare crimina videretur,

    to make more severe, to aggravate, heighten, id. A. 2, 29:

    iram victoris,

    id. H. 2, 48.

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  • 9 aspro

    aspĕro ( aspro, Sid. Ep. 4, 8; id. Carm. 2, 418), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [asper], to make rough, uneven.
    I.
    A.. Lit. (very freq. in the poets and Tac., but not found in Cic.):

    asserculi asperantur, ne sint advolantibus lubrici,

    Col. 8, 3, 6:

    tum enim (apes) propter laborem asperantur ac macescunt,

    become rough, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 20:

    cum torpent apes, nec caloribus asperantur,

    Pall. 7, 7, 2:

    (vinum myrtites) limum dysentericae passionis medicabiliter asperare, i. e. excrementa solidiora reddere,

    id. 3, 31, 2:

    Et glacialis hiemps aquilonibus asperat undas,

    throws into commotion, Verg. A. 3, 285; so Luc. 8, 195; Val. Fl. 2, 435: Minervae pectus asperare hydris, Prud. peri steph. 14, 275.—
    B.
    Transf., to furnish with a rough, wounding exterior (cf. 1. asper, I.):

    sagittas inopiā ferri ossibus asperant,

    to point, Tac. G. 46.—Hence, also, to whet, to sharpen:

    pugionem vetustate obtusum asperari saxo jussit,

    Tac. A. 15, 54:

    abruptaque saxa asperat,

    Luc. 6, 801 (cf. id. 7, 139: nisi cautibus asper Exarsit mucro, and exaspero).—
    II.
    Trop., to make fierce, to rouse up, excite, exasperate:

    indomitos praeceps discordia fratres asperat,

    Stat. Th. 1, 137:

    hunc quoque asperavere carmina in saevitiam,

    Tac. A. 1, 72 fin.; 3, 12:

    ubi asperatum Vitellium satis patuit iis, qui etc.,

    id. H. 3, 38:

    ne lenire neve asperare crimina videretur,

    to make more severe, to aggravate, heighten, id. A. 2, 29:

    iram victoris,

    id. H. 2, 48.

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  • 10 catus

    1.
    cătus, a, um, adj. [root ka-; Sanscr. ça-, to whet, sharpen; cf. cos, cautes, cuneus; Sabine, = acutus, acc. to Varr. L. L. 7, § 46, p. 90 Bip.].
    * I.
    Sharp to the hearing, clear-sounding, shrill (cf. acutus, 2.): jam cata signa fere sonitum dare voce parabant, Enn. ap. Varr. l. l. (Ann. 447 Vahl.). —
    II.
    Transf. to intellectual objects, in a good and bad sense.
    A.
    In a good sense, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious, wise, opp. stultus (in prose probably never naturalized; hence Cic., in prose, adds ut ita dicam; v. the foll.): catus Aelius Sextus, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 18 (Ann. v. 335 Vahl.); Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 29; id. Ps. 2, 3, 15; Ter. And. 5, 2, 14 Don. and Ruhnk.; Hor. C. 1, 10, 3:

    prudens et, ut ita dicam, catus,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 16, 45.—Constr. with inf.:

    jaculari,

    Hor. C. 3, 12, 10.—With gen.:

    legum,

    Aus. Mos. 400.—Of abstract things:

    dicta,

    Enn. Ann. 519 Vahl.:

    consilium,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 75.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, sly, crafty, cunning, artful ( = callidus, astutus):

    cata est et callida,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 71; so id. Poen. 5, 2, 147; id. Most. 5, 2, 21; id. Trin. 3, 2, 51; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 39.— Adv.: cătē, conform. to II. A.:

    sapienter, docte et cordate et cate,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 3; id. Men. 2, 3, 61; Cic. Arat. 304.— Comp. and sup. not in use in the adj. or in the adv.
    2.
    cătus, i, m., a male cat (post-class.), Pall. Mart. 9, 4; scanned, cātus, Poët. ap. Anth. Lat. 5, p. 162, 3 al.

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  • 11 Cos

    1.
    cōs, cōtis, f. [Sanscr. ça, to whet, sharpen; cf. cautes], any hard stone, flintstone, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33; Liv. 1, 36, 4 and 5; Curt. 4, 6, 8; 5, 3, 8; 8, 11, 23; Verg. E. 8, 43. —
    II.
    In partic., a whetstone, hone, grindstone, Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 164; Hor. C. 2, 8, 16; Quint. 2, 12, 8.—
    B.
    Trop.:

    ipsam iracundiam fortitudinis quasi cotem esse dicebant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 135; cf. id. Tusc. 4, 19, 43; Hor. A. P. 304.
    2.
    Cōs or Cŏus ( Cō̆ŏs), i, f., = Kôs or Koôs, one of the Sporadic Islands in the Myrtoan Sea, on the coast of Caria, celebrated for the cultivation of the vine and for weaving; the birthplace of Hippocrates, Apelles, and Philetas, now Stanco.; nom. Cos, Varr. Fragm. p. 363 Bip.; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 135 al.:

    Cous,

    Liv. 37, 16, 2. — Acc. Coum, Curt. 3, 1, 19 Zumpt N. cr.; Plin. 2, 108, 112, § 245; Tac. A. 2, 75.— Abl. Coo, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 5; Stat. S. 1, 2, 252:

    Co,

    Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77; Quint. 8, 6, 7 (but in the last two pass. with the var. lect. Coo).—Hence,
    II.
    Cōus, a, um, adj., = Kôos, of Cos, Coan:

    insula,

    Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. §

    4: litus,

    Luc. 8, 246:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 8, 10, § 79:

    uva,

    id. 15, 17, 18, § 66:

    vestis,

    Prop. 1, 2, 2; 2, 1, 6:

    purpurae,

    Hor. C. 4, 13, 13; cf. Prop. 4 (5), 5, 23:

    artifex,

    i. e. Apelles, Ov. P. 4, 1, 29.—Hence, also:

    Venus,

    a celebrated picture of her by Apelles, Cic. Or. 2, 5; id. Div. 1, 13, 23:

    senior,

    i. e. Hippocrates, Marc. Emp. Carm. 5:

    poëta,

    Philetas, Ov. A. A. 3, 329; cf. Prop. 3 (4), 1, 1; and absol., Ov. R. Am. 760.—
    B.
    Subst.,
    1.
    Cōum, i, n. (sc. vinum), Coan wine, Hor. S. 2, 4, 29; Pers. 5, 135.—
    2.
    Cōa, ōrum, n., Coan garments, Hor. S. 1, 2, 101; Ov. A. A. 2, 298.

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  • 12 cos

    1.
    cōs, cōtis, f. [Sanscr. ça, to whet, sharpen; cf. cautes], any hard stone, flintstone, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33; Liv. 1, 36, 4 and 5; Curt. 4, 6, 8; 5, 3, 8; 8, 11, 23; Verg. E. 8, 43. —
    II.
    In partic., a whetstone, hone, grindstone, Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 164; Hor. C. 2, 8, 16; Quint. 2, 12, 8.—
    B.
    Trop.:

    ipsam iracundiam fortitudinis quasi cotem esse dicebant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 135; cf. id. Tusc. 4, 19, 43; Hor. A. P. 304.
    2.
    Cōs or Cŏus ( Cō̆ŏs), i, f., = Kôs or Koôs, one of the Sporadic Islands in the Myrtoan Sea, on the coast of Caria, celebrated for the cultivation of the vine and for weaving; the birthplace of Hippocrates, Apelles, and Philetas, now Stanco.; nom. Cos, Varr. Fragm. p. 363 Bip.; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 135 al.:

    Cous,

    Liv. 37, 16, 2. — Acc. Coum, Curt. 3, 1, 19 Zumpt N. cr.; Plin. 2, 108, 112, § 245; Tac. A. 2, 75.— Abl. Coo, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 5; Stat. S. 1, 2, 252:

    Co,

    Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77; Quint. 8, 6, 7 (but in the last two pass. with the var. lect. Coo).—Hence,
    II.
    Cōus, a, um, adj., = Kôos, of Cos, Coan:

    insula,

    Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. §

    4: litus,

    Luc. 8, 246:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 8, 10, § 79:

    uva,

    id. 15, 17, 18, § 66:

    vestis,

    Prop. 1, 2, 2; 2, 1, 6:

    purpurae,

    Hor. C. 4, 13, 13; cf. Prop. 4 (5), 5, 23:

    artifex,

    i. e. Apelles, Ov. P. 4, 1, 29.—Hence, also:

    Venus,

    a celebrated picture of her by Apelles, Cic. Or. 2, 5; id. Div. 1, 13, 23:

    senior,

    i. e. Hippocrates, Marc. Emp. Carm. 5:

    poëta,

    Philetas, Ov. A. A. 3, 329; cf. Prop. 3 (4), 1, 1; and absol., Ov. R. Am. 760.—
    B.
    Subst.,
    1.
    Cōum, i, n. (sc. vinum), Coan wine, Hor. S. 2, 4, 29; Pers. 5, 135.—
    2.
    Cōa, ōrum, n., Coan garments, Hor. S. 1, 2, 101; Ov. A. A. 2, 298.

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  • 13 Coum

    1.
    cōs, cōtis, f. [Sanscr. ça, to whet, sharpen; cf. cautes], any hard stone, flintstone, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33; Liv. 1, 36, 4 and 5; Curt. 4, 6, 8; 5, 3, 8; 8, 11, 23; Verg. E. 8, 43. —
    II.
    In partic., a whetstone, hone, grindstone, Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 164; Hor. C. 2, 8, 16; Quint. 2, 12, 8.—
    B.
    Trop.:

    ipsam iracundiam fortitudinis quasi cotem esse dicebant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 135; cf. id. Tusc. 4, 19, 43; Hor. A. P. 304.
    2.
    Cōs or Cŏus ( Cō̆ŏs), i, f., = Kôs or Koôs, one of the Sporadic Islands in the Myrtoan Sea, on the coast of Caria, celebrated for the cultivation of the vine and for weaving; the birthplace of Hippocrates, Apelles, and Philetas, now Stanco.; nom. Cos, Varr. Fragm. p. 363 Bip.; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 135 al.:

    Cous,

    Liv. 37, 16, 2. — Acc. Coum, Curt. 3, 1, 19 Zumpt N. cr.; Plin. 2, 108, 112, § 245; Tac. A. 2, 75.— Abl. Coo, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 5; Stat. S. 1, 2, 252:

    Co,

    Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77; Quint. 8, 6, 7 (but in the last two pass. with the var. lect. Coo).—Hence,
    II.
    Cōus, a, um, adj., = Kôos, of Cos, Coan:

    insula,

    Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. §

    4: litus,

    Luc. 8, 246:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 8, 10, § 79:

    uva,

    id. 15, 17, 18, § 66:

    vestis,

    Prop. 1, 2, 2; 2, 1, 6:

    purpurae,

    Hor. C. 4, 13, 13; cf. Prop. 4 (5), 5, 23:

    artifex,

    i. e. Apelles, Ov. P. 4, 1, 29.—Hence, also:

    Venus,

    a celebrated picture of her by Apelles, Cic. Or. 2, 5; id. Div. 1, 13, 23:

    senior,

    i. e. Hippocrates, Marc. Emp. Carm. 5:

    poëta,

    Philetas, Ov. A. A. 3, 329; cf. Prop. 3 (4), 1, 1; and absol., Ov. R. Am. 760.—
    B.
    Subst.,
    1.
    Cōum, i, n. (sc. vinum), Coan wine, Hor. S. 2, 4, 29; Pers. 5, 135.—
    2.
    Cōa, ōrum, n., Coan garments, Hor. S. 1, 2, 101; Ov. A. A. 2, 298.

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  • 14 exaspero

    ex-aspĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to make rough, to roughen (not ante-Aug.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    fauces,

    Cels. 1, 3; cf.:

    summam cutem,

    id. 3, 27:

    arterias,

    Plin. 22, 23, 48, § 100:

    corpus,

    id. 31, 6, 34, § 67:

    tussim,

    id. 23, 4, 51, § 97:

    faucium vitio exasperatur vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 20:

    undas,

    to roughen, stir up, Ov. Am. 2, 11, 27:

    mare fluctibus,

    Liv. 37, 12 fin. (cf. aspero).— Poet.:

    aegida innumeris signis,

    i. e. to adorn with raised sculptures, Claud. III. Cons. Honor. 193:

    ensem saxo,

    to sharpen, whet, Sil. 4, 19.—
    II.
    Trop., to irritate, provoke, exasperate:

    durati (Gallograeci) tot malis exasperatique,

    made savage, Liv. 38, 17, 17:

    exasperavit animos ferocia nimia Harpali,

    id. 42, 14; so,

    animos,

    id. 28, 25; 33, 39; Cels. 3, 5 fin.; cf.:

    animum hoc criminum genere,

    Liv. 40, 20 fin.:

    Ligures exasperati,

    id. 42, 26:

    majorem civitatis partem,

    Val. Max. 6, 5, 3:

    canes,

    i. e. to incite, set on, App. M. 4, p. 143; cf.

    apes,

    Col. 9, 15, 4 et saep.:

    rem verbis exasperavit,

    exasperated, made worse, Quint. 4, 2, 75.

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  • 15 gustatio

    gustātĭo, ōnis, f. [id.; a first tasting of food; hence], the first light dish of a Roman meal, an antepast, whet:

    jussi discubuimus, et gustatione mirifica initiati vino etiam Falerno inundamur,

    Petr. 21, 6; 31, 8.

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  • 16 gustatorium

    gustātōrĭum, ii, n. [id.], the vessels containing an antepast, an antepast, collation, whet (v. gustatio), Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 37; Petr. 34; Mart. 14, 88 in lemm.

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  • 17 gusto

    gusto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [gustus], to taste, to take a little of any thing (freq. and class.; cf.: libo, manduco, edo, etc.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    cum biduum ita jejunus fuissem, ut ne aquam quidem gustarem,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 26, 1:

    leporem et gallinam et anserem gustare fas non putant,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 11:

    gustatus sanguis,

    Plin. 8, 16, 19, § 52: celerius panis mandendus quam vinum [p. 832] gustandum, Cels. 4, 3:

    gustare de potione,

    Suet. Tit. 2:

    herba subsalsa gustanti,

    Plin. 21, 29, 103, § 175:

    alypon acre gustatu ac lentum,

    id. 27, 4, 7, § 22:

    aliquid de sanguine,

    Juv. 15, 92; 14, 85.—Prov.:

    primis, ut dicitur, labris gustare physiologiam,

    i. e. to have a superficial knowledge of, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 20.—
    B.
    In partic., to take a slight meal, to take a luncheon or whet; to eat a little:

    Cretes, quorum nemo gustavit umquam cubans,

    Cic. Mur. 35, 74:

    post solem plerumque frigida lavabatur, deinde gustabat, dormiebatque minimum,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 76.—
    II.
    Trop., to taste, partake of, enjoy:

    gustaras civilem sanguinem vel potius exsorbueras,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 71:

    gustare partem ullam liquidae voluptatis,

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 58:

    quod si ipsi haec neque attingere neque sensu nostro gustare possemus, tamen, etc.,

    id. Arch. 8, 17:

    praecepta,

    id. de Or. 1, 32, 145:

    summatim rerum causas et genera ipsa,

    id. ib. 2, 36, 123:

    Metrodorum illum,

    i. e. heard, attended for a while, id. ib. 3, 20, 75:

    partem aliquam rei publicae,

    id. Fam. 12, 23, 3:

    sermonem alicujus,

    i. e. listen to, overhear, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 15:

    amorem vitae,

    Lucr. 5, 179:

    lucellum,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 82.

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  • 18 gustulum

    gustŭlum, i, n. dim. [gustus].
    I.
    A small dish of food, a whet, relish, App. M. 9, p. 232.—
    II.
    Transf., a kiss:

    dulcem et amarum gustulum carpis,

    App. M. 2, p. 119.

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  • 19 gustus

    gustus, ūs, m. [kindred with Sanscr. ǵush, to be fond of; Gr. geuô, geuomai, geusis, taste], a tasting of food, a partaking slightly or eating a little of any thing (mostly post-Aug.; not in Cic.; cf.: gustatus, sapor).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.:

    minister inferre epulas et explorare gustu solitus,

    Tac. A. 12, 66:

    explorare aliquid gustu,

    Col. 1, 8, 18; 2, 2, 20; cf. Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 114:

    gustu libata potio,

    Tac. A. 13, 16:

    cum ille ad primum gustum concidisset,

    Suet. Ner. 33:

    sine crebro salis gustu,

    Plin. 31, 6, 32, § 61.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    A light dish at the beginning of a Roman meal, an antepast, whet, relish, = gustatio, Mart. 11, 31, 4; 11, 52, 12:

    gustus elementa per omnia quaerunt,

    Juv. 11, 14.—Also in a neutr. form:

    gustum versatile sic facies,

    Apic. 4, 5, § 181 sqq.—
    b.
    A draught of water:

    profer ex illa amphora gustum,

    Petr. 77 fin. —
    B.
    Transf., taste, flavor, = sapor (post-Aug.):

    attrahatur spiritu is sucus, donec in ore gustus ejus sentiatur,

    Cels. 6, 8, 6; Col. 3, 2, 24; Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 26, 8, 50, § 82; 27, 12, 96, § 121 sq.—
    II.
    Trop. (post-Aug.).
    A.
    (Acc. to I. 2. a.) A foretaste, specimen:

    ad hunc gustum totum librum repromitto,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 5:

    expetens versificationis nostrae gustum,

    Col. 11, 1, 2:

    gustum tibi dare volui,

    Sen. Ep. 114, 18.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B.) Taste:

    urbanitas significat sermonem praeferentem in verbis et sono et usu proprium quendam gustum urbis,

    Quint. 6, 3, 17.

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  • 20 Limo

    1.
    līmō, adv., v. 1. limus fin.
    2.
    līmo, āvi, ātum (arch. limassis, for limaveris, Caecil. Com. 140), 1, v. a. [lima], to file.
    I.
    Lit.:

    gemmis scalpendis atque limandis,

    Plin. 36, 7, 10, § 54.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To file off:

    plumbum limatum,

    lead-filings, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 168:

    limata scobs,

    id. ib.:

    cornum limatum lima lignaria,

    Scrib. 141:

    acumen ossis,

    Cels. 8, 10, 7.—
    2.
    To rub, whet:

    cornu ad saxa limato,

    Plin. 8, 20, 29, § 71;

    hence, limare caput cum aliquo,

    to kiss, Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 40; id. Poen. 1, 2, 82.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to file, polish, finish:

    quaedam institui, quae limantur a me politius,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 2:

    stilus hoc maxime ornat ac limat,

    id. de Or. 3, 49, 190:

    ut ars aliquid limare non possit,

    id. ib. 1, 25, 115:

    vir nostrorum hominum urbanitate limatus,

    id. N. D. 2, 29, 74.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To investigate accurately, to clear of every thing superfluous:

    veritas ipsa limatur in disputatione,

    Cic. Off. 2, 10, 35:

    subtiliter mendacium,

    Phaedr. 3, 10, 49. —
    2.
    Cum se ipse consulto ad minutarum causarum genera limaverit, has prepared one's self thoroughly for, Cic. Opt. Gen. Or. 3, 9.—
    3.
    To file off, take away from, diminish:

    tantum alteri affinxit, de altero limavit,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 36:

    de tua prolixa beneficaque natura limavit aliquid posterior annus,

    id. Fam. 3, 8, 8:

    commoda alicujus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 38:

    multum inde decoquent anni, multum ratio limabit,

    Quint. 2, 4, 7. —Hence, līmātus, a, um, P. a., polished, refined, elegant, fine, accurate:

    vir oratione maxime limatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 180:

    jure madens, varioque togae limatus in usu,

    Mart. 7, 51, 5:

    pressum limatumque genus dicendi,

    Quint. 2, 8, 4; 11, 1, 3:

    Attici,

    id. 12, 10, 17.— Comp.:

    limatius dicendi genus,

    Cic. Brut. 24, 93:

    comis et urbanus fuerit limatior idem,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 65:

    limatius ingenium,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—Hence, adv.: līmātē, finely, elegantly, accurately; comp.:

    limatius scriptum,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 12:

    limatius quaerere,

    Amm. 15, 13, 2.
    3.
    līmo, āre, v. a. [2. limus], to bemire, besmirch (in double sense, v. 2. limo, I. 2.):

    caput alicui,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 82.
    4.
    † Līmo, ōnis, m., = leimôn, the Meadow, the name of a writing of Cicero, Suet. Vit. Ter.—
    II.
    A Roman surname: C. Apronius Limo, Ascon. ap. Cic. Or. pro Scauro.

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