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1 adplico
ap-plĭco ( adp-, Ritschl, Fleck., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm, in Quint.; app-, Merk., Kayser, Halm, in Nep. Rib.), āvi and ui, ātum and ĭtum, 1, v. a. (applicui appears to have first become prevalent in the time of Cic., and is the com. form in Vulg.; cf. Gell. 1, 7 fin.; applicavi is used by Pac. ap. Prisc. p. 860 P.; Varr. ib.; Ter. Heaut. prol. 23; Auct. B. Alex. 17 fin.; Cic. Clu. 16, 46; 24, 66; id. de Or. 1, 39, 177; 2, 13, 55; id. Brut. 91, 316; id. Inv. 2, 13, 43; 2, 51, 153; id. Tusc. 5, 27, 77; id. Ac. 2, 20, 65; and id. Fam. 3, 11, 5; Val. Max. 4, 7, 4; Plin. 11, 2, 1, § 2; Vulg. 1 Reg. 30, 7; ib. Eccli. 33, 12; ib. Osee, 7, 6. It is found in the best MSS. and edd.; cf. Zumpt ad Cic. Verr. p. 240, and Neue, Formenl. II. pp. 477 and 479. Still later than applicui, the sup. applicitum became prevalent, Inscr, Neap. l. 6916; Inscr. Orell. 4570; Col. 4, 22, 1; 4, 24, 18; Quint. 1, 2, 26; 2, 4, 30; 4, 2, 117; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23; cf. Neue, Formenl. II. p. 551, and v. P. a. infra; cf. plico and its compounds, complico, explico, implico, etc.); orig., to join, fasten, or attach to, to affix; hence, to bring, add, put, place to or near to, etc. (very freq., esp. in trop. signif. and in more elevated style; in Plaut. twice; in Ter. four times;I.in Cic. epistt. only once,
Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 3; never in Tac.; syn.: admoveo, adjungo, addo, adhibeo, adicio).In gen.A.Lit.; constr. usu. with ad; rarely with dat.a.With ad:b.se ad arbores,
to lean against, Caes. B. G. 6, 27 (cf.:trunco se applicuit,
Just. 12, 9, 9):applicuit ambos ad eum,
Vulg. Gen. 48, 13; ib. 1 Macc. 9, 3:umeros ad saxa,
Ov. M. 5, 160:sinistrum (cornu) ad oppidum,
Liv. 27, 2:se ad flammam,
to approach, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 77:sudarium ad os,
Suet. Ner. 25 al. —With dat.:B.ratem (sc. rati),
Liv. 21, 28, 5:flumini castra,
id. 32, 30:corporibus adplicantur,
id. 23, 27:(asellum) ulmo,
Ov. F. 3, 750:sanctos applicabit sibi,
Vulg. Num. 16, 5; ib. 2 Par. 2, 16.—Also with local adv.:boves illuc,
Ov. F. 1, 543.—Trop.1.To connect with, to add to a thing:2.ut ad honestatem adplicetur (voluptas),
Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 37:annum,
Mart. 6, 28, 9:adplicare verba verbis,
Quint. 7, 10, 17; 7, 3, 19.—Se or animum, to attach, apply, or devote one's self or one's mind to a person or thing:3.illae extemplo se (ad eos) adplicant, adglutinant,
Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 67:hi se ad vos adplicant,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 13; id. And. 5, 4, 21: ad Siculos se adplicavit, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 860 P.:se ad alicujus familiaritatem,
Cic. Clu. 16, 46:Sicilia se ad amicitiam fidemque populi Romani applicavit,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 1; so id. Lael. 9, 32; id. de Or. 1, 39, 177; id. Fam. 3, 11, 3 al.:ad Atheniensium societatem se applicare,
Nep. Arist. 2, 3:Certa res est ad frugem adplicare animum,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 34:animum aegrotum ad deteriorem partem adplicat,
Ter. And. 1, 2, 22:ad virtutem animus se adplicat,
Cic. Lael. 14, 48:aures modis,
Hor. C. 3, 11, 8; so id. C. S. 72 (cf.:admovere aures, s. v. admoveo, and adhibere aures,
Cic. Arch. 3): sese ad convivia, Cato ap. Gell. 11, 2, 5:se ad studium musicum,
Ter. Heaut. prol. 23:me ad eundem quem Romae audiveram Molonem applicavi,
Cic. Brut. 91, 316:se ad philosophiam, ad jus civile, ad eloquentiam,
id. Off. 1, 32, 115:se ad scribendam historiam,
id. de Or. 2, 13, 55 al. —Crimen alicui, to charge one with a crime, Plin. Ep. 10, 66, 4.—II.Esp., naut. t. t., navem, or absol. applicari, and in the act. as v. n. (cf. 1. appello, II.), to drive, direct, steer, or bring a ship anywhere, to land, to bring to land:1.navim ad naufragum applicarunt,
Cic. Inv. 2. 51, 153: ad Heraeum naves adplicuit, Liv 33, 17;37, 12, 5: adplicatis nostris ad ter ram navibus,
Caes. B. C. 3, 101 Held.:Ciae telluris ad oras Applicor,
Ov. M. 3, 598:applicor ignotis (sc. terris),
id. H. 7, 117 Ruhnk. and Loers.—With in and acc.:applicor in terras,
Ov. H. 16, 126 (cf.:appellere in aliquem locum,
Liv. 8, 3, and 28, 42): ad terram adplicant, Auct. B. Hisp. 37 fin.; so Just. 2, 4, 21; 2, 12, 2; Dig. 1, 16, 4.—With acc. of place whither:aliā applicuimus Samum,
Vulg. Act. 20, 15.—With abl.:quocumque litore adplicuisse naves,
Liv. 44, 32, 4.— Absol.:et applicuerant,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 53.— Poet.: quo accedam? quo adplicem? Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44: quae vis immanibus applicat oris, drives or brings you, etc., Verg. A. 1, 616 (cf.:nos Libycis tempestas adpulit oris,
id. ib. 1, 377):sublimis rapitur (Medea) et Creteis regionibus applicat angues,
i. e. her dragon-chariot, Ov. M. 7, 223.—Hence,applĭcātus ( adp-), a, um, P. a.a.Placed upon, lying upon or close to, attached to:b.aures,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 5:Leucas colli adplicata,
Liv. 33, 17, and Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11:nervi adplicati ossibus,
id. 11, 37, 88, § 217.—Inclined or adapted to, directed to:2.omne animal adplicatum esse ad se diligendum,
inclined to self-love, Cic. Fin. 4, 13, 34:vehemens ad aliquam rem applicata occupatio,
id. Inv. 1, 25, 36.— Comp., sup., and adv. not used.—ap-plĭcĭtus ( adp-), a, um, P. a., applied or joined to, attached to:adplicitum est cubiculo hypocauston,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23:trunco palus,
Col. 4, 22, 2: vites arboribus adplicitae, [p. 143] Quint. 1, 2, 26.— Trop.:pressus et velut adplicitus rei cultus,
Quint. 4, 2, 117. -
2 applico
ap-plĭco ( adp-, Ritschl, Fleck., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm, in Quint.; app-, Merk., Kayser, Halm, in Nep. Rib.), āvi and ui, ātum and ĭtum, 1, v. a. (applicui appears to have first become prevalent in the time of Cic., and is the com. form in Vulg.; cf. Gell. 1, 7 fin.; applicavi is used by Pac. ap. Prisc. p. 860 P.; Varr. ib.; Ter. Heaut. prol. 23; Auct. B. Alex. 17 fin.; Cic. Clu. 16, 46; 24, 66; id. de Or. 1, 39, 177; 2, 13, 55; id. Brut. 91, 316; id. Inv. 2, 13, 43; 2, 51, 153; id. Tusc. 5, 27, 77; id. Ac. 2, 20, 65; and id. Fam. 3, 11, 5; Val. Max. 4, 7, 4; Plin. 11, 2, 1, § 2; Vulg. 1 Reg. 30, 7; ib. Eccli. 33, 12; ib. Osee, 7, 6. It is found in the best MSS. and edd.; cf. Zumpt ad Cic. Verr. p. 240, and Neue, Formenl. II. pp. 477 and 479. Still later than applicui, the sup. applicitum became prevalent, Inscr, Neap. l. 6916; Inscr. Orell. 4570; Col. 4, 22, 1; 4, 24, 18; Quint. 1, 2, 26; 2, 4, 30; 4, 2, 117; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23; cf. Neue, Formenl. II. p. 551, and v. P. a. infra; cf. plico and its compounds, complico, explico, implico, etc.); orig., to join, fasten, or attach to, to affix; hence, to bring, add, put, place to or near to, etc. (very freq., esp. in trop. signif. and in more elevated style; in Plaut. twice; in Ter. four times;I.in Cic. epistt. only once,
Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 3; never in Tac.; syn.: admoveo, adjungo, addo, adhibeo, adicio).In gen.A.Lit.; constr. usu. with ad; rarely with dat.a.With ad:b.se ad arbores,
to lean against, Caes. B. G. 6, 27 (cf.:trunco se applicuit,
Just. 12, 9, 9):applicuit ambos ad eum,
Vulg. Gen. 48, 13; ib. 1 Macc. 9, 3:umeros ad saxa,
Ov. M. 5, 160:sinistrum (cornu) ad oppidum,
Liv. 27, 2:se ad flammam,
to approach, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 77:sudarium ad os,
Suet. Ner. 25 al. —With dat.:B.ratem (sc. rati),
Liv. 21, 28, 5:flumini castra,
id. 32, 30:corporibus adplicantur,
id. 23, 27:(asellum) ulmo,
Ov. F. 3, 750:sanctos applicabit sibi,
Vulg. Num. 16, 5; ib. 2 Par. 2, 16.—Also with local adv.:boves illuc,
Ov. F. 1, 543.—Trop.1.To connect with, to add to a thing:2.ut ad honestatem adplicetur (voluptas),
Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 37:annum,
Mart. 6, 28, 9:adplicare verba verbis,
Quint. 7, 10, 17; 7, 3, 19.—Se or animum, to attach, apply, or devote one's self or one's mind to a person or thing:3.illae extemplo se (ad eos) adplicant, adglutinant,
Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 67:hi se ad vos adplicant,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 13; id. And. 5, 4, 21: ad Siculos se adplicavit, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 860 P.:se ad alicujus familiaritatem,
Cic. Clu. 16, 46:Sicilia se ad amicitiam fidemque populi Romani applicavit,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 1; so id. Lael. 9, 32; id. de Or. 1, 39, 177; id. Fam. 3, 11, 3 al.:ad Atheniensium societatem se applicare,
Nep. Arist. 2, 3:Certa res est ad frugem adplicare animum,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 34:animum aegrotum ad deteriorem partem adplicat,
Ter. And. 1, 2, 22:ad virtutem animus se adplicat,
Cic. Lael. 14, 48:aures modis,
Hor. C. 3, 11, 8; so id. C. S. 72 (cf.:admovere aures, s. v. admoveo, and adhibere aures,
Cic. Arch. 3): sese ad convivia, Cato ap. Gell. 11, 2, 5:se ad studium musicum,
Ter. Heaut. prol. 23:me ad eundem quem Romae audiveram Molonem applicavi,
Cic. Brut. 91, 316:se ad philosophiam, ad jus civile, ad eloquentiam,
id. Off. 1, 32, 115:se ad scribendam historiam,
id. de Or. 2, 13, 55 al. —Crimen alicui, to charge one with a crime, Plin. Ep. 10, 66, 4.—II.Esp., naut. t. t., navem, or absol. applicari, and in the act. as v. n. (cf. 1. appello, II.), to drive, direct, steer, or bring a ship anywhere, to land, to bring to land:1.navim ad naufragum applicarunt,
Cic. Inv. 2. 51, 153: ad Heraeum naves adplicuit, Liv 33, 17;37, 12, 5: adplicatis nostris ad ter ram navibus,
Caes. B. C. 3, 101 Held.:Ciae telluris ad oras Applicor,
Ov. M. 3, 598:applicor ignotis (sc. terris),
id. H. 7, 117 Ruhnk. and Loers.—With in and acc.:applicor in terras,
Ov. H. 16, 126 (cf.:appellere in aliquem locum,
Liv. 8, 3, and 28, 42): ad terram adplicant, Auct. B. Hisp. 37 fin.; so Just. 2, 4, 21; 2, 12, 2; Dig. 1, 16, 4.—With acc. of place whither:aliā applicuimus Samum,
Vulg. Act. 20, 15.—With abl.:quocumque litore adplicuisse naves,
Liv. 44, 32, 4.— Absol.:et applicuerant,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 53.— Poet.: quo accedam? quo adplicem? Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44: quae vis immanibus applicat oris, drives or brings you, etc., Verg. A. 1, 616 (cf.:nos Libycis tempestas adpulit oris,
id. ib. 1, 377):sublimis rapitur (Medea) et Creteis regionibus applicat angues,
i. e. her dragon-chariot, Ov. M. 7, 223.—Hence,applĭcātus ( adp-), a, um, P. a.a.Placed upon, lying upon or close to, attached to:b.aures,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 5:Leucas colli adplicata,
Liv. 33, 17, and Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11:nervi adplicati ossibus,
id. 11, 37, 88, § 217.—Inclined or adapted to, directed to:2.omne animal adplicatum esse ad se diligendum,
inclined to self-love, Cic. Fin. 4, 13, 34:vehemens ad aliquam rem applicata occupatio,
id. Inv. 1, 25, 36.— Comp., sup., and adv. not used.—ap-plĭcĭtus ( adp-), a, um, P. a., applied or joined to, attached to:adplicitum est cubiculo hypocauston,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23:trunco palus,
Col. 4, 22, 2: vites arboribus adplicitae, [p. 143] Quint. 1, 2, 26.— Trop.:pressus et velut adplicitus rei cultus,
Quint. 4, 2, 117. -
3 cothurnus
cŏthurnus, i, m., = kothornos, a high Grecian shoe.I.In gen., Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 46; id. Phil. 3, 6, 16; Vell. 2, 82, 4 al.—II.Esp.A.A high Grecian hunting-boot, laced up in front, and covering the whole foot, Verg. E. 7, 32; id. A. 1, 337; Juv. 6, 506.—B.The high shoe or buskin worn by tragic actors (while soccus was the shoe of the comic actor), Hor. A. P. 80; 280; id. S. 1, 5, 64 al.—Hence,2.Meton.a.Tragedy, Hor. A. P. 80.—b.A subject of tragedy Juv. 15, 29.—c.An elevated style, in poetry, Verg. E. 8, 10; Hor. C. 2, 1, 12; Prop. 2 (3), 34, 41; Quint. 10, 1, 68 et saep.;d.also in painting,
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 111 (with gravitas artis).—Elevation, majesty (late Lat.):imperatoriae auctoritatis,
Amm. 21, 16, 1. -
4 tragoedia
trăgoedĭa, ae, f., = tragôidia, a tragedy.I.Lit., Plaut. Am. prol. 54; 93; id. Curc. 5, 1, 1; Cic. Sen. 7, 22; id. Phil. 11, 6, 13; Quint. 1, 5, 52; 1, 8, 6.—II.Transf.A.Tragedy, the art of tragedy:B.paulum Musa Tragoediae Desit theatris,
Hor. C. 2, 1, 9; Ov. Tr. 2, 381.—Personified:ingenti Tragoedia passu,
Ov. Am. 3, 1, 11.—A lofty or elevated style:C.neque istis tragoediis tuis... perturbor,
Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 219; so id. ib. 2, 55, 225.—A great commotion or disturbance; a spectacle:ejus Appiae nomen quantas tragoedias excitat!
Cic. Mil. 7, 18:si tragoedias agamus in nugis,
id. de Or. 2, 51, 205:in parvis litibus tragoedias movere,
Quint. 6, 1, 36. -
5 sublīmis
sublīmis e, adj. with comp. [2 LAC-], uplifted, high, lofty, exalted, elevated: vertex, V.: montis cacumen, O.: portae, V.: Os, uplifted (opp. pronus), O.: dum sublimis versūs ructatur, gazing upwards, H.: flagellum, uplifted, H.: currus, L.: quanto sublimior Atlas sit montibus, etc., Iu.— Plur n. as subst: Antiquique memor metuit sublimia casūs, lofty flights, O.— Borne aloft, uplifted, elevated, raised: Syrum Sublimen medium adripere, T. (al. sublimem): campi armis sublimibus ardent, raised high, V.: Sublimes in equis redeunt, V.: (Venus) Paphum sublimis abit, through the sky, V.: sublimis abit, L.— On high, lofty, in a high position: iuvenem sublimem stramine ponunt, V.: Tyrio iaceat sublimis in ostro, O.— Fig., lofty, exalted, eminent, distinguished: Mens, O.: Sublimis, cupidusque et amata relinquere pernix, aspiring, H.: tuis natalibus Inveniet quisquam sublimius? Iu.—Of style, lofty, elevated, sublime: carmina, Iu.; cf. natura, H.* * *sublime, sublimior -or -us, sublimissimus -a -um ADJhigh, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated; raised on high; in high position -
6 sublimitas
height (altitude/extent); high/elevated place; sense of exaltation; sublimity; magnanimity; loftiness of character/style; elevated state of mind; grandeur; superior being; your highness (w/tua in titles) -
7 cothurnus
cothurnus ī, m, κότηορνοσ, a high Grecian shoe: cum pallā et cothurnis.—A laced huntingboot covering the foot, V. — A buskin, high shoe worn by tragic actors, H.: grandes cothurni, i. e. tragedy, H.: Sophocleus, the muse, V.: Cecropius, i. e. tragedy like that of Athens, H.: cunctis graviora cothurnis, Iu.* * *high boot/buskin (worn by Greek tragic actors to increase their height); elevated/tragic/solemn style; tragic poetry; the tragic stage -
8 māgniloquentia
māgniloquentia ae, f [magniloquus], elevated language, lofty style: hexametrorum: Homeri. — Pompous language, magniloquence, boasting: alcuius, L.: magno stat magniloquentia nobis, O.* * *exalted diction; braggadocio -
9 cohurnus
high boot/buskin (worn by Greek tragic actors to increase their height); elevated/tragic/solemn style; tragic poetry; tragic stage -
10 magniloquentia
magnĭlŏquentĭa, ae, f. [magniloquus].I.Elevated language, a lofty style or strain (class.):II.hexametrorum,
Cic. Or. 57, 191:Homeri,
id. Fam. 13, 15, 2:Graecarum facundiarum,
Gell. 3, 7, 1.—In a bad sense, pompous language, magniloquence, boasting (perh. not ante-Aug.):quā auditā re, principem legationis, cujus magniloquentiam vix curia paulo ante ceperat, corruisse,
Liv. 44, 15, 2:vestra,
Gell. 1, 2, 6:adulatorum,
Amm. 16, 12, 69. -
11 pedester
pĕdester, tris, tre ( masc. pedestris, Nep. Eum. 4, 3; Vop. Prob. 21, 1), adj. [id.], on foot, that goes, is done, etc., on foot, pedestrian.I.Lit.:2.gratior illi videtur statua pedestris futura, quam equestris,
Cic. Phil. 9, 6:equestres et pedestres copiae,
foot-soldiers, infantry, id. Fin. 2, 34, 112:copiae,
Caes. B. G. 2, 17 al.; Tac. H. 2, 11 fin.; so,pedester exercitus,
Nep. Eum. 4, 3:pedestre scutum,
of a foot-soldier, Liv. 7, 10:pugna,
id. 22, 47:proelium duplex equestre ac pedestre commisit,
Suet. Dom. 4:pedestris acies,
Tac. A. 2, 17.—In plur. subst. pedestres, foot-soldiers, Just. 11, 9; people on foot, Vulg. Matt. 14, 13; id. Marc. 6, 33.—3.Pedestria auspicia nominabantur, quae dabantur a vulpe, lupo, equo, ceterisque animalibus quadrupedibus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 244 Müll.—B.Transf., on land, by land:II.pedestres navalesque pugnae,
Cic. Sen. 5:pedestria itinera,
the roads by land, Caes. B. G. 3, 9; cf. id. B. C. 2, 32:proelia pedestria,
Just. 4, 4, 4:transitus,
Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 101; Mart. Spect. 28. —Trop., of style, like the Gr. pezos, not rising above the ground, not elevated.A.Written in prose, prose (Gr. idiom;B.Lat. prosa oratio): Plato multum supra prosam orationem et quam pedestrem Graeci vocant, surgit,
Quint. 10, 1, 81:pedestres historiae,
Hor. C. 2, 12, 9.—Plain, common, without poetic flights, without pathos, prosaic:dolet sermone pedestri Telephus,
Hor. A. P. 95:quid prius inlustrem satiris musāque pedestri,
id. S. 2, 6, 17 (for which:sermones Repentes per humum,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 251):opus,
Aus. Ep. 16, 78:fabulae,
Ter. Maur. p. 2433 P. -
12 tuba
tŭba, ae, f. [kindr. with tubus, a tube], a trumpet, esp. a war-trumpet (straight, while the cornu was curved, Acron ad Hor. C. 1, 1, 23).I.Lit.:B.ille arma misit, cornua, tubas, falces,
Cic. Sull. 5, 17:tubae et signa militaria,
id. Cat. 2, 6, 13: at tuba terribili sonitu taratantara dixit, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 842 P. (Ann. v. 452 Vahl.); imitated by Verg. A. 9, 503:tubae utrimque canunt,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73:signum tubā dare,
Caes. B. G. 2, 20; so id. ib. 7, 81; id. B. C. 3, 46; 3, 90; Liv. 29, 27, 5 al.; cf. also Caes. B. G. 7, 47; Hirt. B. G. 8, 20:non tuba directi, non aeris cornua fiexi,
Ov. M. 1, 98; Tac. A. 1, 68; Luc. 4, 750; 6, 130; 7, 477; Sil. 5, 12 al.; v. Veg. Mil. 3, 5.—Apart from military purposes, it was used on various occasions, as at religious festivals, games, funerals, etc., Varr. L. L. 6, § 14 Müll.; Ov. F. 1, 716; Verg. A. 5, 113; Juv. 10, 214; Stat. S. 3, 1, 139 al.; cf. tubus, II. A.; Verg. A. 11, 192; Ov. H. 12, 140; Hor. S. 1, 6, 44; Pers. 3, 103; cf. Atei. Capito ap. Gell. 20, 2, 3.—Transf.1.A signal for war, war, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 64; id. Laud. Stil. 1, 246; Mart. Spect. 28, 2.—2.A loud sound: nimborum, i. e. the roar of thunder, Claud. gigant. 60.—b.Sonorous, elevated epic poetry, Mart. 8, 3, 22; 8, 56, 4; 10, 64, 4; 11, 3, 8; Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olybr. 197.—c.A lofty style of speaking, Prud. contr. Symm. 2, 68; Sid. Ep. 4, 3 fin. —II.Trop.:tuba belli civilis,
i. e. exciter, author, instigator, Cic. Fam. 6, 12, 3:rixae,
Juv. 15, 52.
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