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  • 1 capiō

        capiō cēpī (capsis, old for cēperis, C.), captus, ere    [CAP-], to take in hand, take hold of, lay hold of, take, seize, grasp: flabellum, T.: sacra manu, V.: pocula, H.: baculum, O.: pignera, L.: manibus tympanum, Ct.: lora, Pr.: arma capere alii, seized their arms, S.: ensem, O.: tela, O.: omnia arma contra illam pestem, i. e. contend in every way: Manlium arma cepisse, had begun hostilities, S.: capere arma parabat, was on the point of attacking, O.—Of food, to take, partake of: Cibum cum eā, T.: lauti cibum capiunt, Ta. — To take captive, seize, make prisoner: belli duces captos tenetis: unus e filiis captus est, Cs.: capta tria milia peditum, L.: alquos Byzantii, N.: captos ostendere civibus hostes, H.: Num capti (Phryges) potuere capi? could they not, when taken, be taken (once for all)? V.: casus est enim in capiendo (sc. praedones).—To catch, hunt down, take: pro se quisque quod ceperat adferebat: cervum, Ph.: illa pro lepusculis capiebantur, patellae, etc.—To win, captivate, charm, allure, enchain, enslave, fascinate: ut te redimas captum (i. e. amore), T.: quibus (rebus) illa aetas capi ac deleniri potest: te pecuniā captum: quem suā cepit humanitate, N.: hunc capit argenti splendor, H.: dulcedine vocis, O.: (bos) herbā captus viridi, V.: oculis captis.— To cheat, seduce, deceive, mislead, betray, delude, catch: Aut quā viā te captent eādem ipsos capi? T.: eodem captus errore, involved in: suis miserum me cepit ocellis, Pr.: carmine formosae capiuntur, Tb.: me dolis, S.: capi alcuius dolo, N.: alqm amicitiae mendacis imagine, O.—To defeat, convict, cast, overcome (in a suit or dispute): ne tui consultores capiantur: in capiendo adversario versutus (orator).—To harm, lame, mutilate, maim, disable, impair, weaken: oculis et auribus captus, blind and deaf: membris omnibus captus: altero oculo capitur, loses an eye, L.: capti auribus metu, L.: lumine, O.: numquam erit tam captus equester ordo: captā re p. — P. pass., of the mind, deprived of sense, silly, insane, crazed, lunatic, mad: mente esse captum: virgines captae furore, L.: capti et stupentes animi, L. — To choose, select, elect, take, pick out, adopt, accept: iudicem populum R., L.: Me arbitrum, T.: inimicos homines, make enemies, T.: sacerdotem sortito: Flaccus flamen captus a Licinio erat, L. — Of places, to occupy, choose, select, take possession of, enter into: loca capere, to take up a position, Cs.: castris locum capere: locum extra urbem editum capere, N.: locum editiorem, S.: capto monte, Cs.: Aventinum ad inaugurandum templa, L.: montes fugā, for refuge, L.: tumulum, V.: terras captas despectare videntur (cycni), to be settling down on places selected, V. — To take by force, capture, storm, reduce, conquer, seize: pauca (oppida), S.: Troiā captā, L.: quod (agri) de Campanis ceperant: castra hostium, N.: oppida manu, V.; cf. oppressā captāque re p.: patriam suam, L.—To reach, attain, arrive at, betake oneself to: insulam, Cs.: oti illum portum.—Of property or money, to take, seize, wrest, receive, obtain, acquire, get: agros de hostibus: ager ex hostibus captus, L.: praedas, N.: ex hostibus pecuniam, L.: cape cedo, give and take, T.: de re p. nihil praeter gloriam, N.: ex calamitate populi R. nomen capere, Cs.: regnum Tiberinus ab illis Cepit, succeeded to, O.— With pecuniam, to take illegally, exact, extort, accept a bribe, take blackmail: contra leges pecuniam cepisse?: pecuniae per vim atque iniuriam captae: aperte pecunias ob rem iudicandam: alqm pecuniae captae arcessere, S.—To take, inherit, obtain, acquire, get, accept: morte testamentove alcuius alqd capere: a civibus Romanis hereditates: si capiendi Ius nullum uxori, Iu.—To collect, receive, obtain: ex eis praediis talenta argenti, T.: stipendium iure belli, Cs.: ex quo (castro) talenta, N.— Fig., to take, seize, obtain, get, enjoy, reap: Fructum, T.: fructūs auctoritatis: fructum vestri in me amoris: alquid ex eā re commodi? T.: utilitates ex amicitiā.—To take, assume, acquire, put on: gestūs voltūsque novos, T.: figuras, O.—To take, assume, adopt, cultivate, cherish, possess: petitoris personam: patris vim: patrium animum.— To undertake, assume, enter upon, accept, take up: provinciam duram, T.: consulatum: honores, N.: rerum moderamen, O.: rem p., S.: magistratum, L.—With dat. of person, to obtain for, secure for: patres praeturam Camillo ceperunt, L.—To begin, enter upon, undertake: bellum: labores, T.: augurium ex arce, L.: aliud initium belli, i. e. war on a new plan, Cs.: conatūs ad erumpendum, L.: nec vestra capit discordia finem, V.: ad impetum capiundum spatium, to take a start, L.: somnum, fall asleep.—Poet.: Unde nova ingressūs experientia cepit? i. e. was devised, V.—To seize, embrace, take (an opportunity): si quam causam ceperit, T.: tempus ad te adeundi.—To form, conceive, entertain, come to, reach: sensum verae gloriae: ex lucri magnitudine coniecturam furti: consilium unā tecum, T.: consilium hominis fortunas evertere: consilium equitatum demittere, Cs.: consilium ut exirem: legionis opprimendae consilium, Cs.—To take, derive, draw, obtain: de te exemplum, T.: exemplum ex aliquā re. — To take, entertain, conceive, receive, be subjected to, suffer, experience: miseriam omnem, T.: angorem pro amico: ex huius incommodis molestiam: infamiam sine voluptate: invidiam apud patres ex largitione, L.: timorem, V.: voluptatem animi.— With a feeling as subj, to seize, overcome, possess, occupy, affect, take possession of, move: Cupido cepit miseram nunc me, proloqui, etc.: ut caperet odium illam mei, T.: nos oblivio ceperat: Romulum cupido cepit urbis condendae, L.: animum cura cepit, L.: meae si te ceperunt taeda laudis, V.: dementia cepit amantem, V.—Of injury or loss, to suffer, take, be subjected to: calamitatem: incommodi nihil.—Esp., in the formula by which the senate, in great emergencies, gave absolute power to magistrates: videant ne quid res p. detrimenti capiat: senatus decrevit, darent operam consules, ne quid, etc., S.—To take in, receive, hold, contain, be large enough for: capit alveus amnes O.: terra feras cepit, O.: quid turbae est! Aedes nostrae vix capient, scio, T.: unā domo iam capi non possunt: Nec iam se capit unda, V.: Non tuus hoc capiet venter plus ac meus, H.: tot domūs locupletissimas istius domus una capiet? will swallow up.—To contain, hold, suffice for, be strong enough for, bear: eam amentiam: nec capiunt inclusas pectora flammas, O.: iram Non capit ipsa suam, O.: Nec te Troia capit, is too small for your glory, V.—To take, receive, hold, comprehend, grasp, embrace: gratia, quantam maximam animi nostri capere possunt: ille unus veram speciem senatūs cepit, L.
    * * *
    I
    capere, additional forms V TRANS
    take hold, seize; grasp; take bribe; arrest/capture; put on; occupy; captivate
    II
    capere, cepi, captus V TRANS
    take hold, seize; grasp; take bribe; arrest/capture; put on; occupy; captivate
    III
    taking/seizing

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  • 2 mercēs

        mercēs ēdis, f    [2 SMAR-], price, hire, pay wages, salary, fee, reward: mercedem Coëgi, T. manuum mercede inopiam tolerare, of manual labor, S.: operae: Apollonius cum mercede doceret: mercede diurnā Conductus, H.: poscere mercedes, work for hire, Iu.: pro quā mercede pavere, etc., V.— An unrighteous reward, bribe: Baebium magnā mercede parat, S.: paciscitur magnā mercede cum principibus, ut, etc., L.: a quibus mercedem accepisti: lingua adstricta mercede, tied with a bribe.—A price, reward, wages, recompense, punishment, cost, injury, detriment, stipulation, condition: mercedem lacrimarum constituere: mercedem imponere linguae, set a price on, Iu.: mercedem solvere, make payment, Iu.: non aliā bibam Mercede, condition, H.: temeritatis, punishment, L.: non sine magnā mercede, only at great cost: Hac coëant mercede suorum, i. e. at this sacrifice of their people, V.—Prov.: unā mercede duas res adsequi, kill two birds with one stone.— Rent, revenue, income, interest: praediorum: ex fundo: mercedes habitationum annuae, house-rents, Cs.: Quinas hic capiti mercedes exsecat, takes out as discount, H.
    * * *
    pay, recompense, hire, salary, reward; rent, price; bribe

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  • 3 corrumpō (con-r-)

        corrumpō (con-r-) rūpī, ruptus, ere,    to destroy, ruin, waste: frumentum in areā: (frumentum) incendio, Cs.: coria igni, Cs.: ungues dentibus, to bite, Pr.: se suasque spes, S.: opportunitates, to lose, S.—To adulterate, corrupt, mar, injure, spoil: prandium, T.: aqua facile conrumpitur: aquarum fontes, S.: Corrupto caeli tractu, poisoned, V.: umor corruptus, fermented, Ta.: lacrimis ocellos, disfigure, O.—Fig., to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead: mulierem, T.: (milites) licentia, S.—To gain by gifts, bribe, buy over: alios, N.: centuriones, locum ut desererent, S.: indicem pecuniā: donis, S.: Corruptus vanis rerum, deluded, H.—To corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, pervert, degrade: iudicium, i. e. bribe the judges: ad sententias iudicum corrumpendas: mores civitatis: acceptam (nobilitatem), S.: nutricis fidem, O.: nomen eorum, S.: multo dolore corrupta voluptas, embittered, H.: gratiam, to forfeit, Ph.

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  • 4 conrumpo

    cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),
    I.
    To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].
    A.
    Lit.:

    reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

    domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

    Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

    plura igni,

    id. ib. 92, 3;

    92, 8: res familiares,

    id. ib. 64, 5:

    ungues dentibus,

    i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—
    B.
    Trop.:

    diem,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

    animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

    id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

    se suasque spes,

    Sall. J. 33, 4:

    illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

    to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

    consilia,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3:

    libertatem,

    Tac. A. 1, 75:

    foedera,

    Sil. 12, 303:

    omnem prospectum,

    id. 5, 34 al. —
    II.
    With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).
    A.
    Lit.:

    corrumpitur jam cena,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

    prandium,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

    conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

    aquarum fontes,

    Sall. J. 55, 8:

    corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

    Verg. G. 3, 481:

    coria igni ac lapidibus,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

    ocellos lacrimis,

    Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

    artus febribus,

    id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

    stomachum (medicamentum),

    Scrib. Comp. 137:

    umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

    fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

    vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

    Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

    ebur corrumpitur ostro,

    is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—
    B.
    Trop. (so most freq.),
    1.
    Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

    perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

    me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

    id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

    mulierem,

    id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

    feminas,

    Suet. Caes. 50:

    (vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

    quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

    Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—
    b.
    In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.
    (α).
    With abl.:

    aliquem pecuniā,

    Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

    auro,

    id. ib. 32, 3:

    pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

    id. Planc. 15, 37:

    donis,

    Sall. J. 97, 2:

    muneribus,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—
    (β).
    Without abl.:

    ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

    Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—
    2.
    Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

    litteras publicas,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

    tabulas publicas,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

    mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

    disciplinam,

    Tac. H. 3, 49:

    fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

    Quint. 12, 1, 24:

    totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

    id. 8, 3, 58:

    nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

    Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

    multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

    imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

    gratiam,

    to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

    (littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

    Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

    oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

    id. 1, 1, 13:

    quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

    ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3.—
    * b.
    In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

    nutricis fidem,

    Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.
    A.
    Lit.:

    caelum,

    Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

    tractus caeli,

    Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

    iter factum corruptius imbri,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—
    2.
    Bad, corrupt:

    quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

    homines conruptissimi,

    Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

    explicare,

    Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

    intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

    Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.

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  • 5 conruptus

    cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),
    I.
    To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].
    A.
    Lit.:

    reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

    domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

    Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

    plura igni,

    id. ib. 92, 3;

    92, 8: res familiares,

    id. ib. 64, 5:

    ungues dentibus,

    i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—
    B.
    Trop.:

    diem,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

    animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

    id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

    se suasque spes,

    Sall. J. 33, 4:

    illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

    to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

    consilia,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3:

    libertatem,

    Tac. A. 1, 75:

    foedera,

    Sil. 12, 303:

    omnem prospectum,

    id. 5, 34 al. —
    II.
    With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).
    A.
    Lit.:

    corrumpitur jam cena,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

    prandium,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

    conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

    aquarum fontes,

    Sall. J. 55, 8:

    corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

    Verg. G. 3, 481:

    coria igni ac lapidibus,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

    ocellos lacrimis,

    Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

    artus febribus,

    id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

    stomachum (medicamentum),

    Scrib. Comp. 137:

    umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

    fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

    vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

    Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

    ebur corrumpitur ostro,

    is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—
    B.
    Trop. (so most freq.),
    1.
    Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

    perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

    me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

    id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

    mulierem,

    id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

    feminas,

    Suet. Caes. 50:

    (vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

    quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

    Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—
    b.
    In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.
    (α).
    With abl.:

    aliquem pecuniā,

    Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

    auro,

    id. ib. 32, 3:

    pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

    id. Planc. 15, 37:

    donis,

    Sall. J. 97, 2:

    muneribus,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—
    (β).
    Without abl.:

    ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

    Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—
    2.
    Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

    litteras publicas,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

    tabulas publicas,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

    mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

    disciplinam,

    Tac. H. 3, 49:

    fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

    Quint. 12, 1, 24:

    totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

    id. 8, 3, 58:

    nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

    Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

    multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

    imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

    gratiam,

    to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

    (littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

    Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

    oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

    id. 1, 1, 13:

    quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

    ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3.—
    * b.
    In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

    nutricis fidem,

    Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.
    A.
    Lit.:

    caelum,

    Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

    tractus caeli,

    Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

    iter factum corruptius imbri,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—
    2.
    Bad, corrupt:

    quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

    homines conruptissimi,

    Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

    explicare,

    Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

    intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

    Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.

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  • 6 corrumpo

    cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),
    I.
    To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].
    A.
    Lit.:

    reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

    domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

    Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

    plura igni,

    id. ib. 92, 3;

    92, 8: res familiares,

    id. ib. 64, 5:

    ungues dentibus,

    i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—
    B.
    Trop.:

    diem,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

    animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

    id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

    se suasque spes,

    Sall. J. 33, 4:

    illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

    to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

    consilia,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3:

    libertatem,

    Tac. A. 1, 75:

    foedera,

    Sil. 12, 303:

    omnem prospectum,

    id. 5, 34 al. —
    II.
    With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).
    A.
    Lit.:

    corrumpitur jam cena,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

    prandium,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

    conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

    aquarum fontes,

    Sall. J. 55, 8:

    corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

    Verg. G. 3, 481:

    coria igni ac lapidibus,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

    ocellos lacrimis,

    Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

    artus febribus,

    id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

    stomachum (medicamentum),

    Scrib. Comp. 137:

    umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

    fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

    vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

    Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

    ebur corrumpitur ostro,

    is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—
    B.
    Trop. (so most freq.),
    1.
    Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

    perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

    me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

    id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

    mulierem,

    id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

    feminas,

    Suet. Caes. 50:

    (vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

    quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

    Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—
    b.
    In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.
    (α).
    With abl.:

    aliquem pecuniā,

    Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

    auro,

    id. ib. 32, 3:

    pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

    id. Planc. 15, 37:

    donis,

    Sall. J. 97, 2:

    muneribus,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—
    (β).
    Without abl.:

    ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

    Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—
    2.
    Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

    litteras publicas,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

    tabulas publicas,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

    mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

    disciplinam,

    Tac. H. 3, 49:

    fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

    Quint. 12, 1, 24:

    totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

    id. 8, 3, 58:

    nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

    Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

    multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

    imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

    gratiam,

    to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

    (littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

    Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

    oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

    id. 1, 1, 13:

    quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

    ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3.—
    * b.
    In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

    nutricis fidem,

    Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.
    A.
    Lit.:

    caelum,

    Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

    tractus caeli,

    Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

    iter factum corruptius imbri,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—
    2.
    Bad, corrupt:

    quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

    homines conruptissimi,

    Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

    explicare,

    Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

    intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

    Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.

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  • 7 corrupta

    cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),
    I.
    To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].
    A.
    Lit.:

    reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

    domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

    Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

    plura igni,

    id. ib. 92, 3;

    92, 8: res familiares,

    id. ib. 64, 5:

    ungues dentibus,

    i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—
    B.
    Trop.:

    diem,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

    animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

    id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

    se suasque spes,

    Sall. J. 33, 4:

    illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

    to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

    consilia,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3:

    libertatem,

    Tac. A. 1, 75:

    foedera,

    Sil. 12, 303:

    omnem prospectum,

    id. 5, 34 al. —
    II.
    With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).
    A.
    Lit.:

    corrumpitur jam cena,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

    prandium,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

    conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

    aquarum fontes,

    Sall. J. 55, 8:

    corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

    Verg. G. 3, 481:

    coria igni ac lapidibus,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

    ocellos lacrimis,

    Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

    artus febribus,

    id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

    stomachum (medicamentum),

    Scrib. Comp. 137:

    umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

    fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

    vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

    Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

    ebur corrumpitur ostro,

    is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—
    B.
    Trop. (so most freq.),
    1.
    Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

    perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

    me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

    id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

    mulierem,

    id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

    feminas,

    Suet. Caes. 50:

    (vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

    quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

    Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—
    b.
    In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.
    (α).
    With abl.:

    aliquem pecuniā,

    Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

    auro,

    id. ib. 32, 3:

    pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

    id. Planc. 15, 37:

    donis,

    Sall. J. 97, 2:

    muneribus,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—
    (β).
    Without abl.:

    ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

    Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—
    2.
    Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

    litteras publicas,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

    tabulas publicas,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

    mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

    disciplinam,

    Tac. H. 3, 49:

    fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

    Quint. 12, 1, 24:

    totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

    id. 8, 3, 58:

    nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

    Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

    multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

    imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

    gratiam,

    to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

    (littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

    Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

    oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

    id. 1, 1, 13:

    quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

    ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3.—
    * b.
    In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

    nutricis fidem,

    Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.
    A.
    Lit.:

    caelum,

    Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

    tractus caeli,

    Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

    iter factum corruptius imbri,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—
    2.
    Bad, corrupt:

    quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

    homines conruptissimi,

    Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

    explicare,

    Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

    intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

    Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.

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  • 8 coruptus

    cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),
    I.
    To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].
    A.
    Lit.:

    reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

    domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

    Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

    plura igni,

    id. ib. 92, 3;

    92, 8: res familiares,

    id. ib. 64, 5:

    ungues dentibus,

    i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—
    B.
    Trop.:

    diem,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

    animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

    id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

    se suasque spes,

    Sall. J. 33, 4:

    illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

    to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

    consilia,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3:

    libertatem,

    Tac. A. 1, 75:

    foedera,

    Sil. 12, 303:

    omnem prospectum,

    id. 5, 34 al. —
    II.
    With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).
    A.
    Lit.:

    corrumpitur jam cena,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

    prandium,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

    conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

    aquarum fontes,

    Sall. J. 55, 8:

    corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

    Verg. G. 3, 481:

    coria igni ac lapidibus,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

    ocellos lacrimis,

    Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

    artus febribus,

    id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

    stomachum (medicamentum),

    Scrib. Comp. 137:

    umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

    fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

    vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

    Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

    ebur corrumpitur ostro,

    is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—
    B.
    Trop. (so most freq.),
    1.
    Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

    perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

    me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

    id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

    mulierem,

    id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

    feminas,

    Suet. Caes. 50:

    (vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

    quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

    Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—
    b.
    In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.
    (α).
    With abl.:

    aliquem pecuniā,

    Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

    auro,

    id. ib. 32, 3:

    pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

    id. Planc. 15, 37:

    donis,

    Sall. J. 97, 2:

    muneribus,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—
    (β).
    Without abl.:

    ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

    Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—
    2.
    Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

    litteras publicas,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

    tabulas publicas,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

    mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

    disciplinam,

    Tac. H. 3, 49:

    fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

    Quint. 12, 1, 24:

    totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

    id. 8, 3, 58:

    nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

    Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

    multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

    imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

    gratiam,

    to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

    (littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

    Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

    oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

    id. 1, 1, 13:

    quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

    ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

    Vell. 2, 57, 3.—
    * b.
    In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

    nutricis fidem,

    Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.
    A.
    Lit.:

    caelum,

    Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

    tractus caeli,

    Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

    iter factum corruptius imbri,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—
    2.
    Bad, corrupt:

    quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

    homines conruptissimi,

    Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

    explicare,

    Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

    intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

    Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.

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  • 9 merces

    1.
    merces, ēdis ( irreg. acc. mercem, Claud. 6; Cons. Hon. 578), f. [mereo, what is deserved or earned; hence], hire, pay, wages, salary, fee, reward, etc. (syn.: pretium, stipendium; class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    manuum mercede inopiam tolerare,

    the wages of manual labor, Sall. C. 37, 7:

    ne ars tanta abduceretur ad mercedem atque quaestum,

    Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92:

    operae,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 56, § 147:

    veterum officiorum,

    Juv. 5, 13:

    uti ab Arvernis Sequanisque Germani mercede arcesserentur,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 31:

    haec merces erat dialecticorum,

    fee, Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 98:

    Apollonius cum mercede doceret,

    id. de Or. 1, 28, 126:

    mercedibus scenicorum recisis,

    the players' salaries, Suet. Tib. 34:

    poscere mercedes,

    to work for hire, Juv. 8, 246:

    sarcienda vestimenta mercede certa accipere,

    Gai. Inst. 3, 205.—Prov.:

    dignus est operarius mercede suo,

    Vulg. Luc. 10, 7.—
    B.
    In partic., in a bad sense, an unrighteous reward, a bribe:

    pretio atque mercede minuere majestatem rei publicae,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 20, § 50:

    magnā mercede pacisci cum aliquo, ut,

    Liv. 25, 33: mercedem accipere ab aliquo, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80:

    lingua adstricta mercede,

    tied with a bribe, id. Pis. 13, 30:

    iniquitatis,

    Vulg. 2 Pet. 2, 13.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A price for any thing, reward, wages; recompense, punishment; cost, injury, detriment; a stipulation, condition, etc.:

    mercedem alicujus rei constituere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 51, § 134:

    alicui proponere,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 3, 4:

    alicui rei imponere,

    Juv. 7, 149:

    exigere ab aliquo,

    Cic. Lael. 21, 80:

    merces sanguinis atque laboris,

    Juv. 14, 164; 1, 42:

    mercedem solvere,

    to make payment, id. 7, 157:

    appellare,

    to demand payment, id. 7, 157, v. 158.—Prov.:

    unā mercede duas res adsequi,

    to kill two birds with one stone, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80:

    non aliā bibam Mercede,

    condition, Hor. C. 1, 27, 13:

    temeritatis merces,

    punishment, Liv. 39, 55:

    qui metit mercedem accipit,

    reward, Vulg. Johan. 4, 36:

    in molestiā gaudeo, te eam fidem cognoscere hominum non ita magnā mercede, quam ego maximo dolore cognōram,

    price, cost, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 3:

    non sine magnā mercede,

    not except at great cost, id. Tusc. 3, 6, 12:

    victum illa mercede parare,

    Juv. 14, 273:

    magnā quidem res tuas mercede colui,

    to my great disadvantage, Sen. Tranq. 11, 2.—
    B.
    Rent, revenue, income, interest:

    mercedes Argileti et Aventini,

    Cic. Att. 12, 32, 2:

    dotalium praediorum,

    id. ib. 15, 20, 4:

    ex fundo,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 119:

    mercedes habitationum annuae,

    house-rents, Caes. B. C. 3, 21:

    publicanos tertiā mercedum parte relevavit,

    farm-rent, Suet. Caes. 20: quinas hic capiti mercedes exsecat, interest or discount on capital, Hor. S. 1, 2, 14.
    2.
    merces, for merx, v. h. v.

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  • 10 accipiō

        accipiō cēpī, ceptus, ere    [ad+capio], to take without effort, receive, get, accept. — Of voluntary taking, to take, accept, take into possession, receive: obsides, Cs.: divitias, N.: aliquid a patre, inherit, N.: suspitio acceptae pecuniae ob rem iudicandam (of a bribe): pecuniam per Volcatium, by the hands of: alqm gremio, V.: milites urbe tectisve, L.: sucos ore aut volnere, O. — Fig.: oculis aut pectore noctem, V.—To admit, let in: armatos in arcem, L.: alqm in amicitiam: (parentes) in civitatem, to citizenship, L.— To take under protection: (virginem) accepi, acceptam servabo, T.: taedā accepta iugali, i. e. wedded, O.—To receive as a guest, entertain, welcome: Laurentes nymphae, accipite Aenean, V.: quam Delos orantem accepit, O.: (eum) in vestram fidem, into your confidence.— Ironically, to entertain, deal with, treat: indignis modis, T.: quo te modo accepissem, nisi iratus essem: eum male acceptum... coegit, etc. (of a defeated enemy), N.—In busines, to collect (money): a praetore pecuniam. — acceptus, P., received, collected: accepta pecunia. — Esp. in the phrase, referre acceptum (alqd), to credit, give credit for: amplius sestertium ducentiens acceptum hereditatibus rettuli, entered to the credit of inheritance, i. e. owe to bequests: alcui vitam suam referre acceptam, acknowledge that he owes his life, etc.: salutem imperi uni omnes acceptam relaturos, Cs. — In law: sponsionem acceptam facere, to discharge the bond, acknowledge payment of the sponsio.—Of involuntary taking, to receive, get, be the recipient of, take, submit to, suffer, bear: volnera tergo, V.: graviore volnere accepto, Cs.: cum semel accepit solem (leo), has felt the power of, H.: hunc metum, i. e. take this risk, T.: contumeliam, T. — Esp. of places, to admit, take in, receive, open to: Strophadum me litora primum Accipiunt, V.: nullae eum urbes accipiunt, nulla moenia, L.: illum unda accipit sinu vasto, V. — Fig., of perception and thought: quae accepi auribus, T.: mandata auribus: quem ipse accepi oculis animoque sensum, hunc, etc., the impression I received.—In gen., to take, hear, attend to, perceive, understand, learn: Accipe nunc Danaum insidias, listen to, V.: sicut ego accepi, as I have heard, S.: ut accepi a senibus: accipite... veterem orationem Archytae: quae postea acciderant, Cs.: reliquos ne famā quidem acceperunt, have not heard of them, Cs.: si te aequo animo ferre accipiet, T.: hoc sic fieri solere accepimus: ex parente ita accepi, munditias mulieribus convenire, S.: ut celeriter acciperet quae tradebantur, understood, N.— Absol: non recte accipis, T.: volenti animo de ambobus acceperant, had eagerly welcomed news of both, S.—In partic., of a word or pledge, take: accipe daque fidem, i. e. exchange solemn assurances, V.—Praegn., to take, interpret, explain: ad contumeliam omnia, to regard as an insult, T.: his in maius acceptis, being exaggerated, L.: hoc in bonam partem, take kindly: alqd durius: facinus severe accipere, with displeasure: aliter tuom amorem atque est, T.: aequo animo, S. — Accipere aliquid in omen, to regard a thing as an omen, accept the omen: id a plerisque in omen magni terroris acceptum, L.; but accipere omen, to receive as a ( favorable) omen, L.—With ellips. of omen: Accipio, adgnoscoque deos, I accept ( the omen) and, etc., V.—To accept, be satisfied with, approve: dos, Pamphile, est decem talenta. Pam. Accipio, T.: ‘equi te esse feri similem, dico.’ Ridemus et ipse Messius, ‘accipio,’ I allow it, exactly so, H.: ab hoste armato condicionem, Cs.— To take upon one, undertake, assume, undergo: bellum, quod novus imperator noster accipiat, in which... succeeds to the command: causam: eos (magistratūs): iudicium (of the defendant), stand the trial: iudicium accipere pro Quinctio, i. e. agree for Q. to stand trial.
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    accipere, accepi, acceptus V TRANS
    take, grasp, receive, accept, undertake; admit, let in, hear, learn; obey

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  • 11 adulterō

        adulterō āvī, ātus, āre,    to commit adultery, C. — Trans, to mingle: adulteretur et columba miluo, H. — To falsify, corrupt: ius civile pecuniā, for a bribe: iudicium veri.
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    adulterare, adulteravi, adulteratus V
    commit adultery, defile (w/adultery); falsify, counterfeit, debase, corrupt

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  • 12 con-dūcō

        con-dūcō dūxī, ductus, ere,    to draw together, assemble, collect, gather, unite: exercitum in unum locum, Cs.: viginti milia peditum, levy, L.: clientes eodem, Cs.: milites in unum, S.: vineas: cortice ramos, graft, O. — Fig., to unite, combine: propositionem et adsumptionem in unum. — To hire, rent, borrow, employ: navis conducta, T.: in Palatio domum: conductā tellure, V.: nummos, H.: pecuniam, Iu.—To hire, bribe, employ, induce: qui ab eis conducebantur, ut, etc.: vidua mercede conducta, N.: consulem ad caedem faciendam: pictorem magno pretio: operae conductae, hired workmen.—To undertake, contract for, farm: columnam faciendam: praebenda, quae ad exercitum opus essent, to undertake the supplies, L.: siccandam eluviem, Iu. — To contribute to, be of use, be profitable, profit, serve: ad vitae commoditatem: maxime rei p.: neque homini iniuste facta conducunt: proposito, H.: conducere arbitror aurīs tuas circumsonare, etc., that it is useful.

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  • 13 dē-mūneror

        dē-mūneror —, ārī, dep.,    to fee, bribe: ancillas, T.

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  • 14 ē-mercor

        ē-mercor ātus, ārī, dep.,    to buy up, bribe: hostes, Ta.: avaritiam praefecti, Ta.

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  • 15 emō

        emō ēmī, ēmptus, ere    [EM-], to buy, purchase: domum: mulierem a sectoribus: bene, cheap: male, dear: care, H.: tabernas in publicum, for the public, L.: fundum in diem, on credit, N.: quanti emptast, T.: emit tanti, quanti voluit, etc.: aut non minoris aut pluris: bona duobus milibus nummum. — Fig., to buy, buy up, purchase, pay for, gain, acquire, procure, obtain: spem pretio, T.: fidem: iudices, to bribe: Te sibi generum Tethys emat undis, V.: me dote, O.: pulmenta laboribus empta, H.: percussorem in alqm, Cu.
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    I
    emere, additional forms V
    buy; gain, acquire, obtain
    II
    emere, emi, emptus V
    buy; gain, acquire, obtain

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  • 16 largior

        largior ītus, īrī, dep.    [largus], to give bountifully, lavish, bestow, dispense, distribute, impart: de te largitor, be generous with your own, T.: bona aliena, S.: alqd aliis: praedam munifice, L.: utrique fortuna regnum est largita: quidquid solamen humandi est, Largior, V.: Gallis multa ad copiam, Cs.— To give largesses, bribe: largiundo pollicitando magis incendere, S.: largiendo de alieno popularem fieri, L.—Fig., to grant, concede, yield: plusculum amori: mihi, ut repuerascam.
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    largiri, largitus sum V DEP
    grant; give bribes/presents corruptly; give generously/bountifully

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  • 17 mercēs

        mercēs    plur. of merx.
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    pay, recompense, hire, salary, reward; rent, price; bribe

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  • 18 mūnus

        mūnus eris, n    [2 MV-], a service, office, post, employment, function, duty: administrare, T.: rei p., public office: munera belli partiri, L.: de iure respondendi sustinere: vigiliarum obire, to perform, L.: offici, performance: principum est resistere levitati multitudinis: militiae, Cs.: sine munere vestro, help, O.— A duty, burden, tribute: munus imponebatur grave civitati: munere vacare, L.— A work: maiorum vigiliarum: solitudinis, a book written in solitude.—A service, favor, kindness: infinitis cum muneribus.— The last service, burial: pro hominis dignitate amplo munere extulit, N.: cineri haec mittite nostro Munera, V.— A present, gift: sine munere a me abire? T.: mittere homini munera: promissum, V.: munera Liberi, i. e. wine, H.: terrae, fruits, H.: Cereris, bread, O.: munere niveo lanae alqm fallere, inducement, V.: quem munere palpat Carus, i. e. a bribe, Iu.: Munera circo In medio, prizes, V.— A public show, spectacle, entertainment, exhibition, show of gladiators (given by magistrates): magnis muneribus datis, Cs.: plebem muneribus placare: aedilicium: munera nunc edunt, Iu.
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    service; duty, office, function; gift; tribute, offering; bribes (pl.)

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  • 19 prae-conrumpō (-corrumpō）

       prae-conrumpō (-corrumpō） —, ruptus, ere,    to corrupt beforehand, bribe in advance: donis me, O.: Illa venit, sed praeconrupta, Quae, etc., O.

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  • 20 praemium

        praemium ī, n    [prae+EM-], an advantage, prerogative, favor, license, privilege: licebat legis praemio, by the special favor of the law: Frontis urbanae praemia, the license of city assurance, H. — A reward, recompense: praemium, haud praedam petit, Enn. ap. C.: ecquid erit praemi, reward: legibus praemia proposita sunt virtutibus: praemia mihi pro industriā data: inlicere, S.: tibi laborum praemia persolvere: proponere, offer, Cs.: consequi, obtain, Cs.: tollere, Iu.: promittens, si sibi praemio foret, se, etc., if he were rewarded, L.: te mea dextera magna inter praemia ducet, i. e. to great exploits, V.: cape praemia facti, reward (i. e. punishment), O.: Veneris, i. e. children, V.— A bribe: Ut ponenda praemia sumas, Iu.— A prize, plunder, prey, booty: ditem hostem pauperis victoris praemium esse, L.: spectat sua praemia raptor, O.: leporem et gruem, Iucunda captat praemia, game, H.: raptae virginitatis, O.
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    prize, reward; gift; recompense

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