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Efficacious

  • 1 efficāx

        efficāx ācis, adj. with comp. and sup.    [ex + 2 FAC-], efficacious, effectual, powerful, efficient: scientia (magica), H.: ad muliebre ingenium preces, L.: necessitas efficacior quam ratio, Cu.: in quibus (rebus) peragendis continuatio efficacissima, L.: amara Curarum eluere, H.
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    efficacis (gen.), efficacior -or -us, efficacissimus -a -um ADJ
    effective, capable of filling some function; (person/medicine); legally valid

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  • 2 operōsus

        operōsus adj. with comp.    [opera], full of labor, painstaking, active, busy, industrious, laborious: senectus: vates operose dierum, in regard to, O.—Of a medicine, efficacious, drastic: herbae, O.—Costing trouble, troublesome, toilsome, difficult, elaborate: labor: artes, handicrafts: opus: res, L.: mundi moles, artfully constructed, O.: carmina, H.: sepulcrum operosius, quam quod decem homines effecerint triduo: Divitiae, H.
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    operosa, operosum ADJ
    painstaking; laborious; elaborate

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  • 3 possum

        possum (possiem, possiet, T.), potuī, posse (old potesse), irreg.    [potis+sum], to be able, have power, can: quantum valeam, quantumque possim: ut, quoad possem numquam discederem: Caesari te commendavi, ut gravissime potui, as earnestly as I possibly could: potest fieri, ut fallar, it may be: non possum quin exclamem, I cannot but: ut nihil ad te dem litterarum, facere non possum, I cannot help writing to you: aequitatem tuam non potui non probare, I could not avoid approving: non potest, it is impossible, T.: nos dignitatem, ut potest, retinebimus, as far as possible: comprendi iube (eum), quantum potest, T.: posse loqui, the power of speech, O.: posse moveri, O.—Esp., as an auxiliary, represented in English by the potential mood, to have power, be able: plurima proferre possumus, I might adduce many more, N.: munitiones Caesaris prohibere non poterat, nisi, etc., he could not have hindered, Cs.: quamquam et illud dicere poteram, might have said, L.: consul esse qui potui, nisi tenuissem, etc., might have been consul: ut, si hostem habuisset consul, magna clades accipi potuerit, L.— To be able, be strong, be powerful, have influence, be efficacious, avail, accomplish: non dubium, quin totius Galliae plurimum Helvetii possent, Cs.: quod poterant, id audebant: apud me plurimum: quoniam multum potest provisio animi ad minuendum dolorem: ad beate vivendum satis posse virtutem: non omnia possumus omnes, V. —Ellipt.: quod vi non poterant, fraude adsequi temptant, Cu.: ut collegam vi, si aliter non possent, de foro abducerent, L.
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    posse, potui, - V
    be able, can

    multum posse -- have much/more/most influence/power

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  • 4 potēns

        potēns entis （ gen plur. potentum, V.), adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of possum], able, mighty, strong, powerful, potent: animus, S.: familiae, L.: contra potentiorem auxili egere, Cs.: potentissimus civis: Roma opibus, O.: parvo Fabricius, i. e. with small resources, V.: in amore, i. e. fortunate, Ct.— Having power, ruling, controlling, master: dum mei potens sum, my own master, L.: sanus mentisque potens, in his right mind, O.: potentes rerum suarum atque urbis, having made themselves masters of, L.: potentes huius consili, arbiters, L.: diva Cypri, that reigns over (i. e. Venus), H.: lyrae Musa, that presides over lyric poetry, H.: irae, master of his anger, Cu.— Fit, capable, equal: regni, L.: neque pugnae, neque fugae satis potentes, unable either to fight or to flee, L.— Partaking, having attained: voti, O.: iussi, having fulfilled the command, O.— Strong, mighty, powerful, efficacious, potent, influential: fortuna in res bellicas, L.: herba ad opem, O.: nihil esse potentius auro, O.—As subst m., an aristocrat, man of influence, powerful person: res melior inopi quam potenti, L.: (consulatus) praemium semper potentioris futurus, L.
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    potentis (gen.), potentior -or -us, potentissimus -a -um ADJ
    powerful, strong; capable; mighty

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  • 5 praesēns

        praesēns entis （abl. of persons usu. ente; of things, entī), adj. with comp.    [P. of praesum], at hand, in sight, present, in person: quia ades praesens, because you are here, T.: quo praesente, in whose presence: pauca praesenti consilio locutus, before a council of war, S.: tecum egi, in person: sermo, face to face: adgnoscere praesentia ora, i. e. in plain view, V.: hanc sibi videbit praesens praesentem eripi, T.: in rem praesentem venire, to the very spot: in re praesenti, on the spot, L.—Of time, present, contemporary, existing: res: non solum inopiā praesentis, sed etiam futuri temporis timore, Cs.: fortuna pristina viri, praesenti fortunae conlata, L.: praesenti bello, during hostilities, N.: et praesens aetas et posteritas, Cu.: praesens in tempus omittere, for the present, H.: praesenti tempore, now, O.—As subst n. (sc. tempus), the present: laetus in praesens animus, H.: haec in praesenti scripsi.— Plur, present circumstances, the present state of affairs: amor fastidio praesentium accensus est, Cu.— Happening at once, immediate, instant, prompt, impending: praesens quod fuerat malum in diem abiit, T.: poena: tuā praesenti ope servata urbs, L.: pecunia, cash: praesentibus insidiis liberare, imminent: iam praesentior res erat, more imminent, L.— Operating at once, instant, prompt, efficacious, powerful, influential: auxilium: non ulla magis praesens fortuna laborum est, more effective cure, V.: adeo iniuriae Samnitium quam benefici Romanorum memoria praesentior erat, L.: si quid praesentius audes, more effective, V.: o diva... Praesens vel tollere corpus, vel, etc., H. — Present, collected, resolute: Animo virili praesentique esse, T.: si cui virtus animusque in pectore praesens, V.: animus: praesentioribus animis, L. — Present, aiding, favoring, propitious: deus, T.: praesentes saepe di vim suam declarant: Tu, dea, tu praesens, nostro succurre labori, V.
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    (gen.), praesentis ADJ
    present; at hand; existing; prompt, in person; propitious

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  • 6 validus

        validus adj. with comp. and sup.    [VAL-], strong, stout, able, powerful, robust, vigorous: videmus ea, quae terra gignit, corticibus et radicibus valida servari: lacerti, O.: vires, V.: munitiones validiores, L.: praesidia, L.—Well, in good health, sound, healthy: salvos atque validus, T.: si te validum videro: validus male filius, sickly, H.: necdum ex morbo satis validus, L.—Of drugs, strong, powerful, active, efficacious: medicamen, O.: venenum, O.—Fig., strong, mighty, powerful, effective: urbs: ducibus validiorem quam exercitu rem Romanum esse, L.: validissimus auctor, Ta.: fama validissima, Ta.: ludibrium vix feminis puerisve morandis satis validum, hardly strong enough to obstruct women, L.: adversus consentientīs, L.
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    valida, validum ADJ
    strong, powerful; valid

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  • 7 inefficax

    inefficacis (gen.), inefficacior -or -us, inefficacissimus -a -um ADJ
    useless, ineffectual, unavailing, achieving nothing; invalid (legal), inoperative; not potent/efficacious (remedies), ineffective

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  • 8 celer

    1.
    cĕler, ĕris, e ( masc. cĕleris, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 760 P.; fem. celer, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. l. l.; cf. acer; sup. celerissimus, Enn. and Manlius ap. Prisc. l. l.) [cello; cf. Doed. Syn. 2, pp. 123 and 93, urging, pressing forward; cf. also 1. cello], swift, fleet, quick, speedy (with the access. idea of energy, struggling, and even power; v. Doed. above cited; syn.: expeditus, promptus, velox, citatus; opp. tardus, segnis, lentus).
    I.
    Of corporeal objects:

    face te propere celerem,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 1:

    hasta, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. l. l.: sagitta,

    Hor. C. 3, 20, 9; Ov. M. 5, 367: configebat tardus celeres (sc. aves), Att. ap. Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 32:

    pennae,

    Hor. C. 3, 29, 53:

    Mercurius,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 13:

    Cynthia,

    id. ib. 3, 28, 12:

    Diana,

    Ov. M. 4, 304:

    deae,

    id. ib. 2, 119:

    rivi,

    Hor. C. 3, 11, 14:

    curriculum,

    Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 13:

    flamma,

    Lucr. 2, 192; cf. id. 5, 302:

    ignis,

    Hor. C. 3, 4, 76:

    motus,

    Lucr. 4, 177; cf.:

    celer atque instabilis motus,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 23, 5:

    receptus,

    id. B. C. 1, 59:

    lapsus,

    Lucr. 4, 324; Ov. M. 6, 216:

    ictus,

    Lucr. 3, 636:

    impete,

    id. 6, 334:

    turbo,

    Verg. A. 12, 855:

    venti,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 10; 1, 15, 3; 1, 14, 5:

    cerva,

    Cat. 64, 341:

    canis,

    Tib. 4, 3, 14:

    equus,

    id. 1, 2, 70; 4, 1, 91:

    lupi,

    id. 2, 1, 20:

    classis,

    Cat. 64, 53:

    ratis,

    id. 63, 1:

    navis,

    id. 4, 2:

    carina,

    Ov. M. 9, 447:

    lintres,

    Prop. 1, 14, 3:

    pedes,

    id. 3 (4), 9, 18:

    remedia,

    quickly working, efficacious, Nep. Att. 21, 2.— Poet. with gen. gerund:

    nandi,

    Sil. 4, 587.—With inf.:

    excipere aprum,

    Hor. C. 3, 12, 11; so id. ib. 4, 6, 39; id. Ep. 1, 20, 25.— Poet., celer for celeriter, Ov. M. 2, 119; 2, 838; 9, 765.—
    II.
    Of mental and abstract objects:

    oderunt Sedatum celeres,

    lively, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 90; cf. Vell. 2, 73:

    mens, quā nihil est celerius,

    Cic. Or. 59, 200; cf. Lucr. 3, 183:

    oratio celeris et concitata,

    rapid, hurried, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88; cf. Quint. 9, 4, 138; 9. 4, 83; 9, 4, 111;

    9, 4, 135: consilium,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 1.—
    B.
    Implying reproach, rash, hasty, precipitate:

    consilia,

    Liv. 9, 32, 3; so id. 22, 38, 13; cf. id. 2, 51, 7;

    and so iambi (of the fire of youth),

    rash, hasty, Hor. C. 1, 16, 24:

    victoria,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 47, 3:

    desperatio rerum,

    Liv. 21, 1, 5:

    ratione,

    Lucr. 4, 144; 4, 255; 4, 775:

    fata celerrima,

    Verg. A. 12, 507:

    mors,

    Tib. 4, 1, 205.— Adv., quickly, speedily (syn.: velociter, cito, continuo, confestim, festinanter).
    a.
    cĕlĕrĕ, Enn. et Nov. ap. Non. p. 510, 9 sq.; Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 4.—
    b.
    cĕlĕrĭter, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 2; Cic. Att. 15, 27, 1; id. Fam. 3, 1, 2; 9, 11, 2; Caes. B. G. 1, 18; 1, 52 et saep.— Comp. celerius, Cic. Verr 2, 3, 24, § 60; Caes. B. G. 1, 48; 2, 3; Nep. Cim. 3, 2 al.— Sup. celerrime, Cic. Fin. 2, 14, 45; Caes. B. G. 1, 37 al.
    2.
    Cĕler, ĕris, m., a Roman cognomen in the gens Caecilia, Domitia, Egnatia, etc., Cic. Brut. 89, 305; id. Att. 10, 1, 4; Sall. C. 30, 5 al.
    3.
    Cĕler, v. Celeres.

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  • 9 celeris

    1.
    cĕler, ĕris, e ( masc. cĕleris, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 760 P.; fem. celer, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. l. l.; cf. acer; sup. celerissimus, Enn. and Manlius ap. Prisc. l. l.) [cello; cf. Doed. Syn. 2, pp. 123 and 93, urging, pressing forward; cf. also 1. cello], swift, fleet, quick, speedy (with the access. idea of energy, struggling, and even power; v. Doed. above cited; syn.: expeditus, promptus, velox, citatus; opp. tardus, segnis, lentus).
    I.
    Of corporeal objects:

    face te propere celerem,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 1:

    hasta, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. l. l.: sagitta,

    Hor. C. 3, 20, 9; Ov. M. 5, 367: configebat tardus celeres (sc. aves), Att. ap. Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 32:

    pennae,

    Hor. C. 3, 29, 53:

    Mercurius,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 13:

    Cynthia,

    id. ib. 3, 28, 12:

    Diana,

    Ov. M. 4, 304:

    deae,

    id. ib. 2, 119:

    rivi,

    Hor. C. 3, 11, 14:

    curriculum,

    Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 13:

    flamma,

    Lucr. 2, 192; cf. id. 5, 302:

    ignis,

    Hor. C. 3, 4, 76:

    motus,

    Lucr. 4, 177; cf.:

    celer atque instabilis motus,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 23, 5:

    receptus,

    id. B. C. 1, 59:

    lapsus,

    Lucr. 4, 324; Ov. M. 6, 216:

    ictus,

    Lucr. 3, 636:

    impete,

    id. 6, 334:

    turbo,

    Verg. A. 12, 855:

    venti,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 10; 1, 15, 3; 1, 14, 5:

    cerva,

    Cat. 64, 341:

    canis,

    Tib. 4, 3, 14:

    equus,

    id. 1, 2, 70; 4, 1, 91:

    lupi,

    id. 2, 1, 20:

    classis,

    Cat. 64, 53:

    ratis,

    id. 63, 1:

    navis,

    id. 4, 2:

    carina,

    Ov. M. 9, 447:

    lintres,

    Prop. 1, 14, 3:

    pedes,

    id. 3 (4), 9, 18:

    remedia,

    quickly working, efficacious, Nep. Att. 21, 2.— Poet. with gen. gerund:

    nandi,

    Sil. 4, 587.—With inf.:

    excipere aprum,

    Hor. C. 3, 12, 11; so id. ib. 4, 6, 39; id. Ep. 1, 20, 25.— Poet., celer for celeriter, Ov. M. 2, 119; 2, 838; 9, 765.—
    II.
    Of mental and abstract objects:

    oderunt Sedatum celeres,

    lively, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 90; cf. Vell. 2, 73:

    mens, quā nihil est celerius,

    Cic. Or. 59, 200; cf. Lucr. 3, 183:

    oratio celeris et concitata,

    rapid, hurried, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88; cf. Quint. 9, 4, 138; 9. 4, 83; 9, 4, 111;

    9, 4, 135: consilium,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 1.—
    B.
    Implying reproach, rash, hasty, precipitate:

    consilia,

    Liv. 9, 32, 3; so id. 22, 38, 13; cf. id. 2, 51, 7;

    and so iambi (of the fire of youth),

    rash, hasty, Hor. C. 1, 16, 24:

    victoria,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 47, 3:

    desperatio rerum,

    Liv. 21, 1, 5:

    ratione,

    Lucr. 4, 144; 4, 255; 4, 775:

    fata celerrima,

    Verg. A. 12, 507:

    mors,

    Tib. 4, 1, 205.— Adv., quickly, speedily (syn.: velociter, cito, continuo, confestim, festinanter).
    a.
    cĕlĕrĕ, Enn. et Nov. ap. Non. p. 510, 9 sq.; Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 4.—
    b.
    cĕlĕrĭter, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 2; Cic. Att. 15, 27, 1; id. Fam. 3, 1, 2; 9, 11, 2; Caes. B. G. 1, 18; 1, 52 et saep.— Comp. celerius, Cic. Verr 2, 3, 24, § 60; Caes. B. G. 1, 48; 2, 3; Nep. Cim. 3, 2 al.— Sup. celerrime, Cic. Fin. 2, 14, 45; Caes. B. G. 1, 37 al.
    2.
    Cĕler, ĕris, m., a Roman cognomen in the gens Caecilia, Domitia, Egnatia, etc., Cic. Brut. 89, 305; id. Att. 10, 1, 4; Sall. C. 30, 5 al.
    3.
    Cĕler, v. Celeres.

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  • 10 efficax

    effĭcax, ācis, adj. [efficio], efficacious, effectual, powerful, efficient (mostly postAug.; not in Cic. and Caes; but cf. efficacitas): nosti Marcellum, quam tardus et parum efficax sit, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3; cf.:

    ultor contemptae religionis,

    Val. Max. 1, 1, 19:

    Hercules,

    Hor. Epod. 3, 17:

    scientia (magica),

    id. ib. 17, 1:

    preces,

    Liv. 9, 20:

    studium promerendi amoris,

    Suet. Calig. 3 init.:

    breve et efficax iter est per exempla,

    Sen. Ep. 6, 5:

    admonitiones,

    id. ib. 8, 2 al.:

    herba in dolore stomachi,

    Plin. 27, 13, 109, § 136:

    preces ad muliebre ingenium,

    Liv. 1, 9 fin.; so with ad, Sen. Ben. 2, 7 fin.; cf. in the comp., Quint. 6, 1, 41; Plin. Pan. 84:

    elatine oculorum fluxionibus efficax,

    Plin. 27, 9, 50, § 74; so with dat., id. 28, 14, 58, § 204; in the sup.:

    continuatio in peragendis rebus,

    Liv. 41, 15:

    frutex efficacissimus contra sagittarum ictus,

    Plin. 13, 21, 36, § 115; cf.: herba adversus serpentium venena, id. 24, 15, 80, § 130:

    ad excitandam virtutem, etc.,

    Vell. 1, 8, 1. — Poet., with inf.:

    (cadus) amara Curarum eluere efficax,

    Hor. C. 4, 12, 20; Val. Max. 2, 7, 10:

    cum sit efficacissimum de integro locum exarare,

    Col. 2, 17, 3:

    efficacissimum est hic quoque salem superponere,

    Cels. 4, 4, 16; 4, 22, 11.—Hence, adv.: effĭcācĭter, effectually, powerfully, Quint. 5, 13, 25; Sen. Brev. Vit. 6 et saep.— Comp., Quint. 8, 4, 8; Tac. G. 8; Plin. Ep. 6, 6, 8; Plin. 24, 6, 14, § 23.— Sup., Plin. 26, 12, 79, § 128; 24, 6, 14, § 23; id. Ep. 2, 13 fin.

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  • 11 expugno

    ex-pugno, āvi, ātum, 1 (archaic inf. fut. expugnassere, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 55), v. a., to take by assault, to storm, capture, reduce, subdue (freq. and class.; syn.: obsideo, oppugno, capio).
    I.
    Lit., of places:

    id (oppidum Noviodunum) ex itinere oppugnare conatus, expugnare non potuit,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 12, 2:

    oppidum,

    id. ib. 2, 10, 4;

    3, 14, 1 al.: nonnullas urbes per vim,

    id. B. C. 3, 55, 3:

    urbem,

    Liv. 2, 12, 1:

    Cirtam armis,

    Sall. J. 23, 1:

    castellum,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 9, 4; 3, 1, 4:

    loca multa,

    Nep. Ages. 3:

    moenia mundi,

    Lucr. 2, 1144 et saep.—
    B.
    Transf., of other objects (things or persons), to subdue, overcome, break down or through, sweep away:

    naves,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 15, 2 and 5:

    aedes,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 3; cf.

    villas,

    Sall. J. 44, 5:

    carcerem,

    Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 76:

    Philippum et Nabin expugnatos,

    conquered, Liv. 37, 25, 6; cf.:

    inclusos moenibus expugnat,

    Curt. 9, 4:

    aliquos,

    id. 6, 6; Tac. Agr. 41; Flor. 2, 2, 16; Just. 3, 5:

    expugnavi amanti herili filio aurum ab suo patre,

    obtained by force, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 5.—Of inanimate subjects:

    flumina id oppidum expugnavere,

    swept away, Plin. 6, 27, 31, § 138:

    Euphrates Taurum expugnat,

    i. e. breaks through, id. 5, 24, 20, § 85:

    lacte equino venena et toxica expugnantur,

    are counteracted, id. 28, 10, 45, § 159.—
    II.
    Trop., to conquer, subdue, overcome:

    sapientis animus magnitudine consilii, tolerantia, virtutibus, etc.... vincetur et expugnabitur,

    Cic. Par. 4, 1, 27:

    nihil tam munitum, quod non expugnari pecuniā possit,

    id. Verr. 1, 2, 4:

    fortunas patrias,

    id. Clu. 13, 36:

    pudicitiam,

    to violate, id. Cael. 20; 50:

    aut enim expugnatur intentio aut adsumptio aut conclusio, nonnumquam omnia,

    i. e. is refuted, confuted, Quint. 5, 14, 20 sq.:

    pertinaciam legatorum,

    Liv. 37, 56, 9:

    paupertatem,

    Petr. 126:

    expugnatus precibus uxoris,

    Suet. Tib. 21;

    so simply expugnatus,

    id. Caes. 1; id. Vesp. 22:

    coepta,

    to fight through, to accomplish, Ov. M. 9, 619; cf.: sibi legationem expugnavit, extorted, wrung out, obtained (= extorsit), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 16, § 44.—With ut:

    aliqua ratione expugnasset iste, ut dies tollerentur,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 130:

    aegre expugnavit, ut, etc.,

    Petr. 108.—Hence, * ex-pugnans, antis, P. a., efficient, efficacious:

    expugnantior herba,

    Ov. M. 14, 21 (so Jahn and Bach., Merkel, expugnacior).

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  • 12 ignavus

    ignāvus, a, um, adj. [in-gnavus, navus], inactive, lazy, slothful, idle, sluggish, listless, without spirit, cowardly, dastardly (syn.: iners, socors; opp.: strenuus, alacer, fortis).
    I.
    Lit., of living beings (freq. and class.):

    homines,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 49:

    si non fecero Ei male aliquo pacto, me esse dicito ignavissimum,

    id. Bacch. 3, 6, 27:

    quid ergo ille ignavissumus mi latitabat?

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 82; 1, 2, 128; id. Poen. 4, 2, 24:

    homo inertior, ignavior, magis vir inter mulieres proferri non potest,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 192:

    ignavus miles ac timidus,

    id. Tusc. 2, 23, 54; cf.:

    compertum habeo, milites neque ex ignavo strenuum neque fortem ex timido exercitum oratione imperatoris fieri,

    Sall. C. 58, 1:

    feroces et inquieti inter socios, ignavi et imbelles inter hostes,

    Liv. 26, 2, 11:

    ignavissimus ac fugacissimus hostis,

    id. 5, 28, 8:

    ignavissimi homines (opp.: fortissimi viri),

    Sall. C. 12 fin.:

    canis Ignavus adversum lupos,

    Hor. Epod. 6, 2:

    (apes) Ignavaeque fame et contracto frigore pigrae,

    Verg. G. 4, 259:

    ignavum, fucos, pecus a praesepibus arcent,

    id. A. 1, 435:

    genus ignavum quod lecto gaudet,

    Juv. 7, 105.— Subst.:

    cedentibus ignavis et imbecillis,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 32:

    in bello poena ignavis ab imperatoribus constituitur,

    id. Caecin. 16, 46:

    in victoria vel ignavis gloriari licet, adversae res etiam bonos detractant,

    Sall. J. 53 fin.; cf.:

    gloriam, honorem, imperium bonus ignavus aeque sibi exoptant,

    id. C. 11, 2:

    favimus ignavo,

    Ov. Am. 3, 2, 73.—
    (β).
    With gen.:

    legiones operum et laboris ignavae,

    Tac. A. 11, 18; cf.:

    possis ignavus haberi et subiti casus improvidus, si, etc.,

    Juv. 3, 272.
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    quae vitia non sunt senectutis, sed inertis, ignavae, somniculosae senectutis,

    Cic. de Sen. 11, 36:

    nemora,

    i. e. unfruitful, Verg. G. 2, 208:

    globus,

    i. e. immovable, Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 33; cf.

    gravitas,

    Ov. M. 2, 821:

    stagna jacentis aquae,

    Luc. 5, 442:

    ignavo stupuerunt verba palato,

    i. e. speechless, Ov. Am. 2, 6, 47:

    mora,

    id. A. A. 1, 186:

    anni,

    spent in idleness, id. Am. 1, 15, 1; cf.

    otia,

    id. Tr. 1, 7, 25:

    septima lux,

    i. e. the Jewish Sabbath, Juv. 14, 106: ignavum conferunt stipendium, only money, not soldiers, arms, etc., Vell. 2, 39, 1:

    sucus meconium vocatur, multum opio ignavior,

    weaker, less efficacious, Plin. 20, 18, 76, § 202: quorundam flos tantum jucundus, reliquae partes ignavae, ut violae ac rosae, without smell, id. 21, 7, 18, § 37:

    cornicula ante oculos ignava,

    i. e. of no use, id. 11, 28, 34, § 100:

    ignavum est rediturae parcere vitae,

    Luc. 1, 492.—
    B.
    Of things that produce inactivity or indolence, that renders slothful or inactive: nec nos impediet illa ignava ratio, quae dicitur: appellatur enim quidam a philosophis argos logos, cui si pareamus, nihil omnino agamus in vita. Sic enim interrogant:

    Si fatum tibi est, etc.... Recte genus hoc interrogationis ignavum et iners nominatum est, quod eadem ratione omnis e vita tolletur actio,

    relaxing, Cic. Fat. 12, 28 sq.:

    frigus,

    Ov. M. 2, 763:

    aestus,

    id. ib. 7, 529:

    dolor,

    Plin. 11, 18, 20, § 64.—Hence, adv. in two forms, ignāvē and ignā-vĭter.
    (α).
    Ignave, sluggishly, slothfully, without spirit:

    ne quid abjecte, ne quid timide, ne quid ignave, ne quid serviliter muliebriterve faciamus,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 55:

    dicere multa,

    flatly, tamely, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 67.—
    (β).
    Ignaviter, lazily, sluggishly, tardily: ignaviter quaerere, Lucil. ap. Non. 513, 14; Quadrig. ap. Prisc. p. 1010 P.; Hirt. ap. Cic. Att. 15, 6, 2.—
    b.
    Comp.:

    carpere ignavius herbas,

    Verg. G. 3, 465.

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  • 13 operor

    ŏpĕror (collat. form ŏpĕro, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 10, 33; Commod. 30, 14), ātus, 1, v. dep. n. [opus], to work, labor, toil, take pains; to be busied (not in Cic. or Cæs.).— Constr. absol. or with dat.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    seniores (apes) intus operantur,

    Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 21:

    servi, qui operari in agro consueverunt,

    Dig. 28, 5, 35. —
    (β).
    With dat., to bestow pains upon a thing; to devote one's self to, be engaged in or occupied with a thing (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    reipublicae,

    Liv. 4, 60, 2:

    conubiis arvisque novis operari,

    Verg. A. 3, 136:

    ornandis capillis,

    Ov. Am. 2, 7, 23:

    in cute curandā,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 29:

    textis Minervae, Tib 2, 1, 65: materiis caedendis,

    Tac. H. 5, 20:

    studiis litterarum,

    id. A. 3, 43:

    scholae,

    Quint. 10, 3, 13; Suet. Claud. 19:

    auditioni in scholis,

    Plin. 26, 2, 6, § 11; Val. Max. 8, 7, 4 ext.:

    rebus domesticis,

    Col. 12, 4, 3:

    reipublicae,

    Dig. 48, 5, 15.—
    B.
    In partic., in relig. lang., to serve the gods, perform sacred rites, to honor or celebrate by sacrifices (for which:

    operam dare rebus divinis,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 11, 26):

    operari est deos religiose et cum summā veneratione sacrificiis litare,

    Non. 523, 9; Pompon. ap. Non. 523, 13:

    illum Dianae sanctum diem,

    Afran. ib. 14:

    sacra refer Cereri laetis operatus (= sacrificans) in herbis,

    Verg. G. 1, 339; cf.:

    Cynthia jam noctes est operata decem,

    Prop. 2, 33, 2 (3, 31, 2); and:

    mulier justis operata sacris, Hor C. 3, 14, 6: sacris,

    Liv. 1, 31, 8:

    superstitionibus,

    id. 10, 39, 2:

    viditque se operatum, et sanguine sacro respersa praetexta,

    Tac. A. 2, 14. Vesta, fave:

    tibi nunc operata resolvimus ora,

    the mouth devoted to thee, Ov. F. 6, 249:

    janua matutinis operatur festa lucernis,

    Juv. 12, 92.—
    II.
    Transf.
    1.
    To work, have effect, be effectual, to be active, to operate (post-class.):

    nihil denique praetermitteret, quod ad crudelitatem videretur operari,

    to be effectual, Capitol. Maxim. 13:

    ad sui dispendium,

    to avail, Cod. Just. 5, 12, 7:

    venenum operatur,

    operates, Lampr. Commod. 17.—
    2.
    Act. (eccl. Lat.)
    (α).
    To work, carry into effect, administer:

    justi tiam,

    Lact. 6, 12, 38; 6, 13, 4; 6, 24, 4:

    scelus,

    Vulg. Lev. 20, 12:

    miracula,

    Ambros. in Luc. 4, § 47.—
    (β).
    To work, produce by working, cause:

    in vobis sollicitudinem,

    Vulg. 2 Cor. 7, 11:

    mortem,

    id. ib. 7, 10:

    gloriae pondus,

    id. ib. 4, 17:

    opera,

    id. Joan. 9, 4.— Hence,
    A.
    ŏpĕrans, antis, P. a., active, efficient, effectual (post-Aug.):

    operantes apes spectare,

    Plin. 21, 14, 47, § 80.— Comp.:

    bonitas operantior,

    Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 4.— Neutr. adv.:

    aridas vaporationes operantius mederi quam cataplasmata,

    Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 8, 89.— Sup.:

    clysteres adhibere operantissimos,

    Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 39.—
    B.
    ŏpĕrātus, a, um, P. a.
    1.
    Pass., performed, effected (eccl. Lat.):

    tot charismata perperam operata,

    Tert. Praescr. 29.—
    2.
    Act., efficacious, effective:

    fallaciae vis operatior,

    Tert. Anim. 57.

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  • 14 operosus

    ŏpĕrōsus, a, um, adj. [opera].
    I.
    Taking great pains, painstaking, active, busy, industrious, laborious (class.;

    syn.: laboriosus, industrius): senectus, opp. to languida atque iners,

    Cic. Sen. 8, 26:

    colonus,

    Ov. Nuce, 57:

    cultibus ambae,

    id. Am. 2, 10, 5. — Poet. with Gr. acc.:

    Cynthia non operosa comas (al. comis),

    Prop. 5, 8, 52.— Poet. with gen.:

    vates operose dierum,

    in regard to, Ov. F. 1, 101.— Sup.:

    Syria in hortis operosissima,

    exceedingly industrious in gardening, Plin. 20, 5, 16, § 33.—
    B.
    Transf., of a medicine, active, efficacious, powerful, drastic ( poet.):

    herbae,

    Ov. M. 14, 22.—
    II.
    That costs much trouble, troublesome, toilsome, laborious, difficult, elaborate (syn. difficilis):

    labor operosus et molestus,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 59:

    artes,

    handicrafts, id. Off. 2, 5, 17:

    opus,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 14, 1:

    res,

    Liv. 4, 8:

    templa,

    costly, sumptuous, Ov. M. 15, 667:

    moles mundi,

    the artfully constructed fabric of the universe, id. ib. 1, 258:

    castaneae cibo,

    hard to digest, Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 93:

    carmina,

    elaborate, Hor. C. 4, 2, 31.— Comp.:

    ne quis sepulcrum faceret operosius, quam quod decem homines effecerint triduo,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 64:

    divitiae operosiores,

    Hor. C. 3, 1, 48; 3, 12, 5.—Hence, adv.: ŏpĕrōsē.
    A.
    Lit., with great labor or pains, laboriously, carefully (class.):

    nec flat operose,

    Cic. Or. 44, 149: vina condita, Ov F. 5, 269.— Comp.:

    dicemus operosius,

    more precisely, Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 238.—
    B.
    Transf., exactly, accurately (post-Aug.):

    dicemus mox paulo operosius,

    Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 238.

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  • 15 polleo

    pollĕo (polet, pollet:

    quia nondum geminabant antiqui consonantes,

    Fest. p. 205 Müll.), ēre, v. n. [potis-valeo].
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., to be strong, powerful, or potent, to be able, to prevail, avail (class.; cf.: valeo, possum): QVANTO MAGIS POTES POLLESQVE, an old formula in Liv. 1, 24, 8:

    potest polletque (populus),

    Liv. 8, 33; Plaut. As. 3, 3, 46: qui plus pollet potiorque est patre, old poet ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 69:

    pollere, regnare, dominari,

    Cic. Rep. 3, 12, 21:

    qui in republicā tum plurimum pollebant,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 4: polleo plurimum inter homines, id. ap. Suet. Caes. 6; Cic. Brut. 51, 90:

    ad fidem faciendam justitia plus pollet,

    id. Off. 2, 9, 34:

    cum Romana majestas toto orbe polleret,

    Flor. 4, 2, 8.—With subj.-clause:

    is omnibus exemplo debet esse, quantum in hac urbe polleat, multorum obedire tempori,

    Cic. Brut. 69, 242.—
    (β).
    With abl.:

    formā,

    Prop. 3, 8 (4, 9), 17:

    pecuniā,

    Suet. Caes. 19:

    armis,

    Tac. A. 11, 24:

    gloriā antiquitatis,

    id. ib. 4, 55:

    nobilitate,

    id. H. 3, 45:

    malis artibus,

    id. A. 14, 57:

    gratiā,

    id. H. 2, 92. —
    B.
    In partic., of medicines, to be potent or efficacious, to operate:

    herba contra anginas efficacissime pollet,

    is a powerful specific, Plin. 24, 19, 110, § 171:

    pollet adversus scorpiones,

    id. 20, 16, 63, § 171:

    aurum plurimis modis pollet in remediis,

    id. 33, 4, 25, § 84; 28, 8, 29, § 114.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To be of worth, to be valued, esteemed, Plin. 19, 3, 17, § 47:

    cum eadem vitis aliud aliis in locis polleat,

    id. 14, 6, 8, § 70.—
    B.
    To possess in abundance, be rich in:

    utensilibus,

    App. M. 2, 19.—Hence, pollens, entis, P. a., strong, mighty, able, powerful, potent (mostly since the Aug. period;

    not in Cic.): genus pollens atque honoratissumum,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 28:

    animus, abunde pollens potensque,

    Sall. J. 1, 3:

    potens pollensque,

    Liv. 2, 34; Inscr. Grut. 50, 3:

    genus pollens,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 28:

    classis plurimum pollens mari,

    Vell. 1, 2:

    mens pollentior,

    Tert. adv. Psych. 6:

    pollentissima ingenia,

    Sol. 2 med. —With abl.: sagittis pollens dea, Naev. ap. Macr. 6, 5 (Trag. Rel. p. 11 Rib.):

    equo pollens,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 55:

    opibus,

    Lucr. 1, 61:

    venenis,

    Val. Fl. 6, 85.—With gen.:

    vini pollens Liber,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 21 (Fleck. as one word, vinipollens).—With acc.:

    soror cuncta pollentis viri, Argolica Juno,

    Sen. Agam. 805.—With inf.:

    tractare sereno Imperio vulgum pollens,

    Sil. 14, 80; Luc. 6, 685.—Hence, adv.: pollenter, powerfully (post-class.); comp. pollentius, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 254.

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  • 16 possum

    possum, pŏtŭi, posse, v. n. irreg. (old forms, potis sum, for possum, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 26; id. Curc. 5, 3, 23; so,

    potis est,

    id. Ps. 1, 1, 41:

    potis sunt, for possunt,

    id. Poen. 1, 2, 17: POTISIT, S. C. de Bacchan.: potisset, for posset, and potisse, for posse, Lucil. ap. Non. 484, 32, and 445, 29:

    potesse, for posse, very freq.,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 30; id. Cist. 1, 1, 32; id. Truc. 1, 1, 73; id. Ep. 2, 2, 43; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 30 al.; Lucr. 1, 665; 2, 225; 1010:

    possiem,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 5, 2; id. Stich. 3, 2, 25:

    potis sis,

    id. Poen. 4, 2, 53:

    potis siem,

    id. Merc. 2, 2, 59: possies, Enn. ap. Gell. 2, 29 fin., or Sat. v. 38 Vahl.; Plaut. As. 4, 2, 10; id. Aul. 4, 10, 17; id. Most. 2, 2, 34; 3, 2, 147; id. Men. 5, 9, 45:

    possiet,

    id. Cist. 1, 3, 37; id. Bacch. 3, 1, 3; id. Most. 1, 1, 13 al.; cf. Brix ad Plaut. Mil. 884; Fleck. Krit. Misc. p. 45 sq.—In pass.: potestur, Enn. ap. Diom. p. 380 P. (Ann. [p. 1404] v. 594 Vahl.): Pac. ap. Non. 508, 29; Quadrig. ap. id. 508, 30; Lucr. 3, 1010: poteratur, Cael. ap. Non. 508, 27: possitur, Lex. Servil. p. 59 Haubold; Scaurus ap. Diom. p. 381 P.: possetur, Quadrig. ap. Non. 508, 18) [potis-sum].
    I.
    In gen., to be able, have power; I ( thou, he, etc.) can (syn. queo):

    quantum valeam, quantumque possim,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 5, 1:

    consilio, quantum potero, labore plus paene quam potero exeubabo,

    id. Phil. 6, 7, 18:

    ut, quoad possem et liceret, a senis latere nunquam discederem,

    id. Lael. 1, 1:

    timor igitur ab iis aegritudinem potuit repellere, ratio non poterit?

    id. Tuse. 3, 27, 66.—With sup.:

    Caesari te commendavi et tradidi, ut gravissime diligentissimeque potui,

    as earnestly and warmly as I possibly could, Cic. Fam. 7, 17, 2: potest fieri, it may be, is possible:

    potest fieri, ut fallar,

    id. ib. 13, 73, 2: non possum quin, I can not but: non possum quin exclamem, ut ait ille in Trinummo (Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 79; cf. id. Mil. 2, 2, 107); Cic. de Or. 2, 10, 39:

    ut nihil ad te dem litterarum, facere non possum,

    I cannot help writing to you, id. Att. 8, 14, 1:

    facere non potui quin tibi sententiam declararem meam,

    id. Fam. 6, 13, 1; cf.:

    non possum non: aequitatem tuam non potui non probare,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 26:

    non possum te non accusare,

    id. ib. 5, 14, 2:

    is non potest eam (mortem) non timere,

    id. Fin. 3, 8, 29.— Absol.: potest (sc. fieri), it may be, is possible:

    potest, ut alii ita arbitrentur,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 38: non, non sic futurum est;

    non potest,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 73; Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 100 Brix; cf. id. Trin. 3, 3, 3:

    quae (mala) si potest singula consolando levare, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84:

    nos dignitatem, ut potest, retinebimus,

    id. Fam. 1, 2, 4.—Quantum or ut potest, as much or as far as possible:

    ibo atque arcessam medicum, quantum potest,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 2; id. Most. 3, 2, 71; Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 20:

    nos in senatu dignitatem nostram, ut potest in tantā hominum perfidiā, retinebimus,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 2, 4.—In urgent questions:

    possum scire, quo profectus, cujus sis, aut quid veneris?

    may I know? can I learn? pray, will you tell me? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 190:

    possumne ego hodie ex te exsculpere Verum?

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 44.—
    II.
    In partic.
    A. 1.
    With neutr. acc. used adverbially (class.; cf.

    polleo): vocat me, quae in me plus potest,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 42:

    plus potest qui plus valet,

    id. ib. 4, 3, 38:

    qui tum et poterant per vim et scelus plurimum, et quod poterant, id audebant,

    Cic. Quint. 21, 69:

    quid ergo? hoc pueri possunt, viri non poterunt?

    id. Tusc. 2, 14, 34:

    qui apud me et amicitiā, et beneficiis, et dignitate plurimum possunt,

    id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4:

    plus aliquanto apud te pecuniae cupiditas, quam judicii metus potuit,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 57, § 131; id. de Or. 2, 42, 180:

    quid aristolochia ad morsus serpentum possit,

    id. Div. 1, 10, 16:

    quoniam multum potest provisio animi ad minuendum dolorem,

    id. Tusc. 3, 14, 30:

    ad beate vivendum satis posse virtutem,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12: multum posse ad salutem alterius... parum potuisse ad exitium, Cic. Opp. ap. Amm. 30, 8, 7.—
    2.
    In gen., and without neutr. acc. (late Lat.):

    posse litteras ejus ad perniciem, non posse ad salutem,

    App. Mag. 79, p. 324.—
    B.
    Posse aliquem, to be able to embrace one ( poet.), Mart. 3, 32.—
    C.
    Posse as subst. ( poet.):

    posse loqui,

    the power of speech, Ov. M. 2, 483:

    posse moveri = facultatem se movendi,

    id. ib. 11, 177.—
    D.
    Freq. in elliptical sentences:

    quod vi non poterant, fraude assequi temptant,

    Curt. 5, 10, 8:

    Ismenias, etsi publicis non poterat, privatis tamen viribus adjuvabat,

    Just. 5, 9, 8:

    ut auxilium quod misericordiā non poterat, jure cognationis obtineret,

    id. 28, 1, 9:

    ut collegam vi, si aliter non possent, de foro abducerent,

    Liv. 2, 56.—
    E.
    In apodosis of conditional sentences, analogous to the auxiliaries of the Engl. potential mood (v. Roby, § 1520; Zumpt, § 519).
    1.
    Indic.:

    ille potuit exspectatior venire, qui te nuntiaret mortuom (= si quis nuntiaret, etc.),

    Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 12:

    nec vero ipsam amicitiam tueri possumus, nisi aeque amicos et nosmet ipsos diligamus,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 20, 67:

    Pompeius munitiones Caesaris prohibere non poterat, nisi praelio decertare vellet,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 44: consul esse qui potui, nisi eum vitae cursum tenuissem, Cic. Rep. 1, 6, 10:

    (res publica) poterat esse perpetua, si patriis viveretur institutis,

    id. ib. 3, 29, 41:

    deleri totus exercitus potuit, si fugientis persecuti victores essent,

    Liv. 32, 12, 6:

    nisi felicitas in socordiam vertisset exuere jugum potuerunt,

    Tac. Agr. 31.—
    2.
    Subj.:

    qui denique ex bestiis fructus, nisi homines adjuvarent, percipi posset,

    Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14; cf.:

    ventum quidem erat eo, ut, si hostem similem antiquis Macedonum regibus habuisset consul, magna clades accipi potuerit,

    Liv. 44, 4, 9.—So when the condition is implied, or is contained in an adverbial clause:

    quae res egestati et aeri alieno tuo praeter mortem Caesaris subvenire potuisset?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 36:

    quis opifex praeter naturam... tantam sollertiam persequi potuisset in sensibus?

    id. N. D. 2, 57, 142; id. Tusc. 4, 19, 44:

    plurima proferre possemus, sed modus adhibendus est,

    Nep. Epam. 4, 6:

    possem hic Ciceronis respondere verbis, sed, etc.,

    Quint. 2, 21, 14.—Hence, pŏtens, entis ( gen. plur. potentum, Verg. A. 12, 519; Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 114), P. a.
    A.
    In gen., able, mighty, powerful, potent (class.):

    amplae atque potentes civitates,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 56, 169:

    familiae clarae ac potentes,

    Liv. 23, 4:

    amici magni et potentes,

    Suet. Aug. 56:

    ne quis ex plebe contra potentiorem auxilii egeret,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 10:

    duo potentissimi reges,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 4:

    potentissimus et clarissimus civis,

    id. Planc. 21, 51.—
    (β).
    With gen.:

    quanta sit humani ingenii vis, quam potens efficiendi quae velit,

    Quint. 12, 11, 10.—
    (γ).
    With abl.:

    Roma potens opibus,

    Ov. F. 4, 255:

    pecuniā et orbitate,

    Tac. H. 1, 73.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    compensare potens,

    Dig. 16, 2, 10.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Having power over, ruling over, master of a thing; with gen.:

    dum liber, dum mei potens sum,

    as long as I am my own master, Liv. 26, 13, 14:

    sanus mentisque potens,

    in his right mind, Ov. Tr. 2, 139:

    potens mei non eram,

    Curt. 4, 13, 23:

    potentes rerum suarum atque urbis,

    having made themselves masters of, Liv. 23, 16, 6; so, facere aliquem potentem alicujus rei, to make one master of any thing, to give one the power over a thing:

    consilii,

    id. 8, 13, 14:

    imperii,

    id. 22, 42, 12: diva potens Cypri, that reigns over Cyprus, i.e. Venus, Hor. C. 1, 3, 1:

    Naïadum potens (Bacchus),

    id. ib. 3, 25, 14:

    silvarum potens Diana,

    id. C. S. 1:

    diva potens uteri,

    i.e. Lucina, Ov. M. 9, 315:

    rerum omnium potens Juppiter,

    Tac. H. 4, 84:

    lyrae Musa potens,

    that presides over lyric poetry, Hor. C. 1, 6, 10:

    irae,

    master of his anger, Curt. 4, 2, 5:

    mariti,

    ruling her husband, Tac. A. 14, 60:

    animal potens leti,

    that can kill, deadly, Luc. 6, 485; cf. id. 5, 199 Corte ad loc.—
    2.
    Fit for, capable of any thing; with gen.:

    potens regni,

    Liv. 24, 2: hostes neque pugnae, neque fugae satis potentes caeduntur, unable either to fight or flee, id. 8, 39.—
    3.
    Partaking of, having attained a thing; with gen. ( poet.):

    pacis potentes,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 9:

    voti,

    Ov. M. 8, 80:

    jussi,

    having fulfilled the command, id. ib. 4, 509.—
    4.
    Strong, mighty, powerful, efficacious, potent (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    fortuna in res bellicas potens,

    Liv. 9, 17:

    herba potens ad opem,

    Ov. H. 5, 147:

    verba,

    id. Am. 3, 11, 31:

    herba potens adversus ranas,

    Plin. 25, 10, 81, § 130:

    passum ex uvis contra haemorrhoida potens,

    id. 23, 1, 12, § 15.— Comp.:

    nihil esse potentius auro,

    Ov. Am. 3, 8, 29:

    quaedam ad efficiendum potentiora,

    Quint. 6, 1, 26.— Sup.:

    potentissimae cantharides,

    Plin. 29, 4, 30, § 94:

    argumenta,

    Quint. 6, 4, 22.—Hence, adv.: pŏtenter, strongly, mightily, powerfully, effectually ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    se ipsam potenter atque efficaciter defendere,

    Val. Max. 1, 1, 1:

    dicere,

    Quint. 12, 10, 72. — Comp.:

    aurum... perrumpere amat saxa potentius Ictu fulmineo,

    Hor. C. 3, 16, 9; Quint. 6, 4, 18.—
    B.
    According to one's ability or powers ( poet.):

    lecta potenter res,

    Hor. A. P. 40.

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  • 17 praeclarus

    prae-clārus, a, um, adj., very clear, very bright.
    I.
    Lit. (only poet. and very rare):

    lux,

    Lucr. 2, 1032:

    sol,

    id. 5, 120:

    iaspis,

    Juv. 5, 42.—
    II.
    Transf., very beautiful (physically or morally), magnificent, honorable, splendid, noble, remarkable, distinguished, excellent, famous, celebrated (class.):

    vultus,

    Lucr. 4, 1033: urbs situ praeclaro ad aspectum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52, § 117: aries praeclarior, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

    homo praeclarā virtute et formā,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 51:

    praeclaris operibus laetari,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 7:

    praeclara indoles ad dicendum,

    id. de Or. 1, 29, 131:

    genus dicendi magnificum atque praeclarum,

    id. ib. 2, 21, 82:

    eximia et praeclara,

    id. Off. 1, 20, 67:

    praeclara et magnifica,

    id. Or. 4, 15:

    multi praeclari in philosophiā et nobiles,

    id. de Or. 1, 11, 46:

    gens bello praeclara,

    Verg. A. 8, 480; 12, 347:

    nec quicquam est praeclarius aut praestantius,

    Cic. Fam. 10, 5, 2:

    praeclarissimum facinus,

    Nep. Tim. 1, 5:

    praeclarum est popularem me esse in populi salute,

    Cic. ad Brut. 1, 3, 2 fin.:

    res,

    distinguished wealth, opulence, Hor. S. 2, 5, 46.— Of medicines that operate well, excellent, efficacious, etc.:

    rubrica in medicinā res praeclara habetur,

    Plin. 35, 6, 14, § 33; 20, 7, 26, § 61; 27, 4, 14, § 31; cf.

    usus,

    id. 23, 3, 36, § 73:

    utilitas,

    id. 22, 24, 51, § 110.—Ironically:

    illa praeclara tua patientia famis,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26; cf.:

    praeclaram populo Romano refers gratiam,

    id. ib. 1, 11, 28.—In a bad sense, noted, notorious:

    sceleribus suis ferox atque praeclarus,

    Sall. J. 14, 21.—
    (β).
    With gen.:

    T. Livius, eloquentiae ac fidei praeclarus in primis,

    Tac. A. 4, 34.—Hence, adv., in two forms, praeclare and praeclariter.
    A. 1.
    Very clearly, very plainly:

    praeclare aliquid explicare,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 9, 33:

    praeclare intellego,

    id. Fam. 13, 7, 1:

    praeclare memini,

    id. ib. 4, 7, 2:

    invenire,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 13, 3:

    praeclare et apposite et facete scribere,

    Gell. 2, 23, 11.—
    2.
    Excellently, admirably, very well:

    praeclare nobiscum actum iri, si, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9; cf.:

    omnino praeclare te habes, cum, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 61, §

    149: simulacrum praeclare factum e marmore,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 44, §

    96: praeclare facitis, qui, etc.,

    id. Phil. 3, 10, 25:

    praeclare dicere aliquid,

    id. Rosc. Am. 13, 37:

    gerere negotium,

    id. Rosc. Com. 10, 34:

    praeclarissime aliquid facere,

    id. Mil. 35, 96.—Of medicines that operate well, excellently, efficaciously, etc.:

    radix caeliacis praeclare facit,

    Plin. 22, 19, 22, § 48; 26, 15, 90, § 161; 29, 4, 25, § 78;

    32, 4, 14, § 35.—As an expression of assent: pacem vult M. Lepidus: praeclare, si, etc.,

    very good, very well, Cic. Phil. 13, 4, 8 sq. —
    B.
    Form prae-clārĭter, excellently: rebus praeclariter gestis, Quadrig. ap. Non. 516, 12; Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 1010 P. (Enn. p. 180 Vahl.).

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  • 18 praesto

    1.
    praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:

    bonorum officio praestus fui,

    Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:

    quod adest praesto in primis placet,

    Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:

    sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,

    id. 2, 16, 10;

    more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:

    togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,

    id. Pis. 23, 55:

    tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?

    hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:

    hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,

    Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):

    era, eccum praesto militem,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:

    ipsum adeo praesto video,

    Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—
    II.
    In partic: praesto esse or adire
    A.
    To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:

    ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:

    jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,

    Cic. Mur. 9, 19:

    praesto esse clientem tuum?

    id. Att. 10, 8, 3:

    saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,

    id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:

    ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;

    also with videor,

    id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:

    pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,

    will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—
    B.
    With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:

    si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,

    Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:

    quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.
    2.
    prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to stand before or in front.
    A.
    Lit.:

    dum primae praestant acies,

    Luc. 4, 30.—
    B.
    Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):

    cum virtute omnibus praestarent,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

    quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:

    quā re homines bestiis praestent,

    id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:

    hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,

    id. Lael. 5, 19:

    Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,

    id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    ceteris,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    suos inter aequales longe praestitit,

    id. Brut. 64, 230:

    omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,

    Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:

    quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,

    Liv. 1, 57, 7:

    cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,

    id. 8, 7, 7:

    quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!

    id. 31, 7, 8:

    genere militum praestare tironibus,

    id. 42, 52, 10:

    tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,

    Quint. 1, 10, 14:

    qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,

    id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:

    sacro, quod praestat, peracto,

    Juv. 12, 86:

    probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,

    were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:

    truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,

    Tac. A. 2, 24:

    cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?

    Lucr. 1, 358.—
    2.
    Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:

    nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,

    it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:

    mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,

    it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:

    praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,

    it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:

    motos praestat componere fluctus,

    Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.
    II.
    Act.
    A.
    To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:

    quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,

    Liv. 5, 36, 4:

    qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:

    praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,

    Liv. 3, 61, 7:

    ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,

    id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:

    praestat ingenio alius alium,

    Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;

    7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:

    imperatores prudentiā,

    id. Hann. 1, 1:

    eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,

    id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—
    B.
    To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):

    ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,

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

    quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,

    id. Att. 6, 3, 5:

    quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,

    Plin. Pan. 83:

    communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:

    impetus populi praestare nemo potest,

    no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:

    periculum judicii,

    id. Mur. 2, 3:

    damnum alicui,

    id. Off. 3, 16:

    invidiam,

    id. Sest. 28, 61:

    nihil,

    to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:

    cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,

    what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:

    ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:

    quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:

    quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:

    (praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?

    id. Fl. 12, 28:

    meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,

    Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:

    illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,

    Juv. 6, 539.—
    C.
    In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:

    arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:

    ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,

    id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:

    suum munus,

    id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:

    hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,

    id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,

    I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:

    quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,

    I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:

    fidem alicui,

    Liv. 30, 15:

    pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,

    maintained, id. 40, 34:

    tributa,

    to pay, Juv. 3, 188:

    annua,

    id. 6, 480:

    triplicem usuram,

    id. 9, 7.— Pass.:

    promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,

    Liv. 43, 18, 11:

    mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,

    quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,

    id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:

    virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,

    id. Div. 2, 37, 79:

    ni praestaretur fides publica,

    Liv. 2, 28, 7.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:

    pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,

    Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:

    omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:

    mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,

    Lucr. 3, 214. —
    b.
    To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:

    Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 5:

    virtutem,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 27:

    benevolentiam,

    Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:

    consilium suum fidemque,

    id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:

    se incolumem,

    Lucr. 3, 220:

    se invictum,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:

    teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,

    show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:

    Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,

    show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:

    juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,

    showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:

    vel magnum praestet Achillem,

    should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—
    c.
    To show, exhibit, manifest:

    honorem debitum patri,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:

    fratri pietatem,

    id. Brut. 33, 126:

    virtutem et diligentiam alicui,

    id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:

    frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:

    obsequium,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:

    sedulitatem alicui rei,

    to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—
    d.
    To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:

    alicui certam summam pecuniae,

    Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:

    caput fulminibus,

    to expose, Luc. 5, 770:

    Hiberus praestat nomen terris,

    id. 4, 23:

    anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,

    Col. 8, 13:

    cum senatui sententiam praestaret,

    gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:

    terga hosti,

    to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:

    voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,

    to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:

    pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,

    was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:

    corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,

    Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.
    A.
    In gen. (class.).
    1.
    Of persons:

    omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,

    far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:

    usu et sapientiā praestantes,

    noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:

    virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,

    superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:

    in illis artibus praestantissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:

    o praestans animi juvenis,

    distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:

    belli,

    Sil. 5, 92:

    armorum,

    Stat. Th. 1, 605:

    praestantissimus sapientiae,

    Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:

    quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,

    whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—
    2.
    Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:

    praestanti corpore Nymphae,

    Verg. A. 1, 71:

    praestanti corpore tauri,

    id. G. 4, 550:

    formā,

    id. A. 7, 483:

    naturā excellens atque praestans,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:

    qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    praestans prudentiā in omnibus,

    Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:

    quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?

    id. Vatin. 3, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Efficacious:

    medicina,

    Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:

    usus praestantior,

    id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:

    calamus praestantior odore,

    id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:

    sucus sapore praestantissimus,

    id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:

    praestantissima auxilia,

    id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—
    2.
    Sup.:

    Praestantissimus,

    a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:

    praestantissime,

    Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 186.

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  • 19 praestu

    1.
    praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:

    bonorum officio praestus fui,

    Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:

    quod adest praesto in primis placet,

    Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:

    sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,

    id. 2, 16, 10;

    more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:

    togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,

    id. Pis. 23, 55:

    tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?

    hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:

    hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,

    Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):

    era, eccum praesto militem,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:

    ipsum adeo praesto video,

    Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—
    II.
    In partic: praesto esse or adire
    A.
    To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:

    ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:

    jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,

    Cic. Mur. 9, 19:

    praesto esse clientem tuum?

    id. Att. 10, 8, 3:

    saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,

    id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:

    ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;

    also with videor,

    id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:

    pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,

    will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—
    B.
    With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:

    si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,

    Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:

    quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.
    2.
    prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to stand before or in front.
    A.
    Lit.:

    dum primae praestant acies,

    Luc. 4, 30.—
    B.
    Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):

    cum virtute omnibus praestarent,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

    quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:

    quā re homines bestiis praestent,

    id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:

    hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,

    id. Lael. 5, 19:

    Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,

    id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    ceteris,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    suos inter aequales longe praestitit,

    id. Brut. 64, 230:

    omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,

    Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:

    quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,

    Liv. 1, 57, 7:

    cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,

    id. 8, 7, 7:

    quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!

    id. 31, 7, 8:

    genere militum praestare tironibus,

    id. 42, 52, 10:

    tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,

    Quint. 1, 10, 14:

    qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,

    id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:

    sacro, quod praestat, peracto,

    Juv. 12, 86:

    probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,

    were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:

    truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,

    Tac. A. 2, 24:

    cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?

    Lucr. 1, 358.—
    2.
    Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:

    nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,

    it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:

    mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,

    it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:

    praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,

    it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:

    motos praestat componere fluctus,

    Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.
    II.
    Act.
    A.
    To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:

    quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,

    Liv. 5, 36, 4:

    qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:

    praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,

    Liv. 3, 61, 7:

    ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,

    id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:

    praestat ingenio alius alium,

    Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;

    7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:

    imperatores prudentiā,

    id. Hann. 1, 1:

    eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,

    id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—
    B.
    To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):

    ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,

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

    quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,

    id. Att. 6, 3, 5:

    quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,

    Plin. Pan. 83:

    communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:

    impetus populi praestare nemo potest,

    no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:

    periculum judicii,

    id. Mur. 2, 3:

    damnum alicui,

    id. Off. 3, 16:

    invidiam,

    id. Sest. 28, 61:

    nihil,

    to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:

    cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,

    what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:

    ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:

    quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:

    quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:

    (praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?

    id. Fl. 12, 28:

    meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,

    Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:

    illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,

    Juv. 6, 539.—
    C.
    In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:

    arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:

    ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,

    id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:

    suum munus,

    id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:

    hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,

    id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,

    I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:

    quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,

    I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:

    fidem alicui,

    Liv. 30, 15:

    pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,

    maintained, id. 40, 34:

    tributa,

    to pay, Juv. 3, 188:

    annua,

    id. 6, 480:

    triplicem usuram,

    id. 9, 7.— Pass.:

    promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,

    Liv. 43, 18, 11:

    mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,

    quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,

    id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:

    virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,

    id. Div. 2, 37, 79:

    ni praestaretur fides publica,

    Liv. 2, 28, 7.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:

    pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,

    Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:

    omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:

    mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,

    Lucr. 3, 214. —
    b.
    To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:

    Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 5:

    virtutem,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 27:

    benevolentiam,

    Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:

    consilium suum fidemque,

    id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:

    se incolumem,

    Lucr. 3, 220:

    se invictum,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:

    teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,

    show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:

    Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,

    show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:

    juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,

    showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:

    vel magnum praestet Achillem,

    should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—
    c.
    To show, exhibit, manifest:

    honorem debitum patri,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:

    fratri pietatem,

    id. Brut. 33, 126:

    virtutem et diligentiam alicui,

    id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:

    frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:

    obsequium,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:

    sedulitatem alicui rei,

    to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—
    d.
    To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:

    alicui certam summam pecuniae,

    Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:

    caput fulminibus,

    to expose, Luc. 5, 770:

    Hiberus praestat nomen terris,

    id. 4, 23:

    anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,

    Col. 8, 13:

    cum senatui sententiam praestaret,

    gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:

    terga hosti,

    to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:

    voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,

    to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:

    pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,

    was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:

    corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,

    Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.
    A.
    In gen. (class.).
    1.
    Of persons:

    omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,

    far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:

    usu et sapientiā praestantes,

    noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:

    virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,

    superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:

    in illis artibus praestantissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:

    o praestans animi juvenis,

    distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:

    belli,

    Sil. 5, 92:

    armorum,

    Stat. Th. 1, 605:

    praestantissimus sapientiae,

    Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:

    quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,

    whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—
    2.
    Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:

    praestanti corpore Nymphae,

    Verg. A. 1, 71:

    praestanti corpore tauri,

    id. G. 4, 550:

    formā,

    id. A. 7, 483:

    naturā excellens atque praestans,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:

    qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    praestans prudentiā in omnibus,

    Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:

    quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?

    id. Vatin. 3, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Efficacious:

    medicina,

    Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:

    usus praestantior,

    id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:

    calamus praestantior odore,

    id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:

    sucus sapore praestantissimus,

    id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:

    praestantissima auxilia,

    id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—
    2.
    Sup.:

    Praestantissimus,

    a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:

    praestantissime,

    Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 186.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praestu

  • 20 praesum

    (α).
    With dat.:

    omnibus Druidibus praeest unus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 12:

    qui oppido praeerat,

    id. ib. 2, 6:

    regionibus,

    id. ib. 5, 22:

    provinciae,

    Sall. C. 42, 3:

    censor factus, severe praefuit ei potestati,

    Nep. Cat. 2, 3:

    classi,

    to have the command of the fleet, Caes. B. C. 3, 25:

    exercitui,

    id. ib. 3, 57:

    alicui negotio,

    to have charge of it, to carry it on, id. ib. 3, 61:

    ei studio,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 235:

    artificio,

    id. Fin. 4, 27, 76:

    vigiliis,

    to superintend, Sall. C. 30, 6:

    regiis opibus,

    Nep. Con. 4, 3:

    rebus regiis,

    id. Phoc. 3, 4:

    statuis faciendis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 59, § 144:

    aedibus, i. e. aedilem esse,

    Dig. 1, 2, 2: mercimoniis, Cod. 5, 5, 7.—
    (β).
    Absol.:

    praeesse in provinciā,

    to be governor, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 77, § 180.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To be the chief person, to take the lead in any thing:

    non enim paruit ille Ti. Gracchi temeritati, sed praefuit,

    Cic. Lael. 11, 37:

    qui non solum interfuit his rebus, sed etiam praefuit,

    id. Fam. 1, 8, 1:

    illi crudelitati non solum praeesse, verum etiam interesse,

    id. Att. 9, 6, 7.—
    B.
    To protect, defend ( poet.):

    stant quoque pro nobis, et praesunt moenibus Urbis,

    Ov. F. 5, 135.—Hence, praesens, entis ( abl. sing. of persons usually praesente; of things, praesenti), adj.
    A.
    That is before one, in sight or at hand, present, in person (rarely of the immediate presence of the speaker or writer, for which the proper case of hic is used; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 908, and v. infra):

    assum praesens praesenti tibi,

    I am with you, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 27: non quia ades praesens, dico hoc, because you happen to be present, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 39:

    quo praesente,

    in whose presence, Cic. de Or. 1, 24, 112:

    quod adest quodque praesens est,

    id. Off. 1, 4, 11; so,

    nihil nisi praesens et quod adest,

    id. Fin. 1, 17, 55:

    vivi atque praesentes,

    id. Off. 1, 44, 156:

    praesens tecum egi,

    myself, in person, id. Fam. 2, 7, 4:

    perinde ac si ipse interfuerit, et praesens viderit,

    id. Inv. 1, 54, 104:

    praesens sermo,

    communication by word of mouth, id. Q. Fr. 2, 8, 1:

    praesens in praesentem multa dixerat,

    id. Att. 11, 12, 1; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 34: praesente for praesentibus (ante-class.): praesente amicis, Pompon. ap. Don. ad Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 7; so, testibus, id. ap. Non. 154, 17:

    his,

    Att. ib. 154, 19:

    suis,

    Fenest. ib. 154, 20:

    omnibus,

    Nov. ib. 154, 23: legatis, Varr. ap. Don. Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 7: nobis, Ter. ib.—
    2.
    Esp., of time:

    narratio praeteritarum rerum aut praesentium,

    Cic. Part. Or. 4, 13:

    non solum inopia praesentis, sed etiam futuri temporis,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 52 init.:

    praesens tempus futuri metu perdere,

    Sen. Ep. 24, 1:

    tempus enim tribus partibus constat, praeterito, praesente, futuro,

    id. ib. 124, 17.—Esp. in opp. to other times referred to:

    quanta tempestas invidiae nobis si minus in praesens tempus... at in posteritatem impendeat,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 22:

    et reliqui temporis recuperandi ratio, et praesentis tuendi,

    id. Att. 8, 9, 3:

    et consiliorum superiorum conscientiā et praesentis temporis moderatione me consoler,

    id. Fam. 9, 16, 6; id. Fl. 1, 3.—Very rarely alone, of the times of the writer or speaker. as opp. to the times of which he speaks:

    quod pietas principis nostri praesentium quoque temporum decus fecit,

    Quint. 3, 7, 9:

    vive moribus praeteritis, loquere verbis praesentibus,

    now in use, Gell. 1, 10, 4.—Also of a time spoken of, present to the mind, existing:

    movit Scipionem cum fortuna pristina viri, praesenti fortunae conlata,

    Liv. 30, 13, 8:

    populo erat persuasum, et adversas superiores et praesentes secundas res accidisse, etc.,

    Nep. Alcib. 6, 2:

    praetor factus non solum praesenti bello,

    id. Them. 2, 1:

    et praesens aetas et posteritas deinde mirata est,

    Curt. 9, 10, 28:

    praesentem saevitiam melioris olim fortunae recordatione allevabant,

    Tac. A. 14, 63: in praesens tempus, and more freq. absol., in praesens, for the present:

    pleraque differat, et praesens in tempus omittat,

    Hor. A. P. 44; so (opp. in posteritatem) Cic. Cat 1, 9, 22:

    si fortuna in praesens deseruit,

    Tac. H. 4, 58; cf.:

    laetus in praesens animus,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 25: ad praesens tempus, or simply ad praesens, for the present:

    Harpagus ad praesens tempus dissimulato dolore,

    for the moment, Just. 1, 5, 7:

    quod factum aspere acceptum ad praesens, mox, etc.,

    at the time, Tac. A. 4, 31; 40:

    munimentum ad praesens, in posterum ultionem,

    id. H. 1, 44; Suet. Tit. 6:

    vocem adimere ad praesens,

    for a short time, Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 80: praesenti tempore and in praesenti, at present, now:

    praesenti tempore,

    Ov. F. 3, 478:

    haec ad te in praesenti scripsi, ut speres,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 4:

    in praesenti,

    Nep. Att. 12, 5; Liv. 34, 35, 11.—Prov.: praesenti fortuna pejor est futuri metus, Ps.-Quint. Decl. 12, 15.— Subst.: praesentĭa, ĭum, n., present circumstances, the present state of affairs:

    cum hortatur ferenda esse praesentia,

    Suet. Aug. 87:

    praesentia sequi,

    Tac. H. 4, 59:

    ex praeteritis enim aestimari solent praesentia,

    Quint. 5, 10, 28:

    sed penitus haerens amor fastidio praesentium accensus est,

    Curt. 8, 3, 6.—Esp., in phrase in praesentia (sc. tempora), for the present, at this time, under present circumstances:

    hoc video in praesentia opus esse,

    Cic. Att. 15, 20, 4:

    providere quid oneris in praesentia tollant,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 1, § 1:

    quae in praesentia in mentem mihi venerunt,

    id. Fam. 4, 5, 1; id. Fin. 5, 8, 21; Liv. 31, 22, 8; 33, 27, 10; 33, 28, 6; Tac. Agr. 31; 39; Suet. Tib. 22; id. Claud. 4; Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 14; Plin. 12, 3, 7, § 14.—Very rarely in praesentia, at hand, on hand, on the spot:

    id quod in praesentia vestimentorum fuit, arripuit,

    Nep. Alcib. 10, 5; cf.: in re praesenti, infra: in rem praesentem venire, to go to the place itself, go to the very spot, for the sake of a closer examination, Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 250:

    in rem praesentem venias oportet, quia homines amplius oculis quam auribus credunt,

    Sen. Ep. 6, 5: in rem praesentem perducere audientes, to transport one's hearers to the very spot, Quint. 4, 2, 123: in re praesenti, in the place itself, on the spot:

    in re praesenti, ex copiā piscariā consulere, quid emam, aequom est,

    when I am on the spot, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 65; Liv. 40, 9:

    eodem anno inter populum Carthaginiensem et regem Masinissam in re praesenti disceptatores Romani de agro fuerunt,

    id. 40, 17; Quint. 6, 2, 31:

    praesenti bello,

    while war is raging, Nep. Them. 2, 1; so sup.:

    quod praesentissimis quibusque periculis desit,

    Quint. 10, 7, 1; and comp.:

    jam praesentior res erat,

    Liv. 2, 36, 5.—
    B.
    That happens or is done immediately, immediate, instant, prompt, ready, direct:

    praesens poena sit,

    the punishment might be instant, Cic. Div. 2, 59, 122:

    preces,

    immediate, not delayed, Prop. 2, 23, 64 (3, 28, 12):

    mercari praesenti pecuniā,

    with ready money, cash, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 8; Cic. Clu. 12, 34:

    numerare praesentes denarios ducentos,

    Petr. 109:

    nummi,

    id. 137:

    supplicium,

    instant execution, Tac. A. 1, 38:

    Maelium praesenti morte multavit,

    Flor. 1, 26:

    praesens debitum,

    Dig. 12, 1, 9; 20, 1, 13: praesenti die dari, in ready money:

    quoties in obligationibus dies non ponitur, praesenti die pecunia debetur,

    ib. 45, 1, 41:

    libertatem aut praesenti die, aut sub condicione dare,

    ib. 28, 7, 22.—Hence, adv.: prae-sens (opp. in diem), forthwith, immediately:

    si, cum in diem mihi deberetur, fraudator praesens solverit,

    in ready money, in cash, Dig. 42, 9, 10:

    quod vel praesens vel ex die dari potest,

    ib. 7, 1, 4.—
    C.
    That operates immediately or quickly, instant, prompt, efficacious, powerful (i. q. valens):

    praesens auxilium oblatum est,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107:

    non ulla magis praesens fortuna laborum est,

    no more effective cure for their troubles, Verg. G. 3, 452:

    quo non praesentius ullum, Pocula si quando saevae infecere novercae,

    id. ib. 2, 127:

    si quid praesentius audes,

    more effective, bolder, id. A. 12, 152:

    praesentissimum remedium,

    Col. 6, 14; Plin. 28, 5, 14, § 53.—With objectclause:

    o diva... Praesens vel imo tollere de gradu Mortale corpus, vel, etc.,

    mighty, able, Hor. C. 1, 35, 2.—
    D.
    Of disposition or character, present, collected, resolute:

    animo virili praesentique ut sis, para,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 64:

    si cui virtus animusque in pectore praesens,

    Verg. A. 5, 363:

    animus acer et praesens,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:

    non plures, sed etiam praesentioribus animis,

    Liv. 31, 46:

    praesentissimo animo pugnare, Auct. B. Alex. 40: Crassus, ut praesens ingenio semper respondit,

    Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 4.—
    E.
    Present, aiding, favoring, propitious:

    Hercules tantus, et tam praesens habetur deus,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 5, 11:

    deus,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 31; cf.:

    tu dea, tu praesens, nostro succurre labori,

    Verg. A. 9, 404:

    modo diva triformis Adjuvet, et praesens ingentibus adnuat ausis,

    Ov. M. 7, 178.— Comp.:

    nihil illo (praesagio) praesentius,

    Flor. 4, 7, 9.—
    F.
    Appropriate, pertinent, timely:

    praesens hic quidemst apologus,

    Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 38; cf.:

    en hercle praesens somnium,

    id. Mil. 2, 4, 41.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praesum

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