abscīsus

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abs-cīdo, cīdi, cīsum, 3, v. a. [caedo], to cut off with a sharp instrument (diff. from ab-scindo, to break or tear off as with the hand); the former corresponds to praecidere, the latter to avellere, v. Liv. 31, 34, 4 Drak.

Lit.:

caput,

Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5; Liv. 4, 19; Verg. A. 12, 511 al.; so,

membra,

Lucr. 3, 642:

bracchium,

Liv. 4, 28, 8:

collum,

Sil. 15, 473:

dextram,

Suet. Caes. 68:

linguam,

Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 7; Suet. Calig. 27 al.:

comas alicui,

Luc. 6, 568:

truncos arborum et ramos,

Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 2.—

Trop., to cut off, deprive of; to detract:

spem (alicui),

Liv. 4, 10, 4; 24, 30, 12; 35, 45, 6:

orationem alicui,

id. 45, 37, 9:

omnium rerum respectum sibi,

id. 9, 23, 12:

omnia praesidia,

Tac. H. 3, 78:

vocem,

Vell. 2, 66; cf. Quint. 8, 3, 85.— Absol.:

quarum (orationum) alteram non libebat mihi scribere, quia abscideram,

had broken off, Cic. Att. 2, 7.—Hence, abscīsus, a, um, P. a., cut off.

Of places, steep, precipitous (cf. abruptus):

saxum undique abscisum,

Liv. 32, 4, 5; so id. 32, 25, 36:

rupes,

id. 32, 5, 12.—

Of speech, abrupt, concise, short:

in voce aut omnino suppressā, aut etiam abscisā,

Quint. 8, 3, 85; 9, 4, 118 Halm (al. abscissa):

asperum et abscisum castigationis genus,

Val. Max. 2, 7, 14:

responsum,

id. 3, 8, 3:

sententia,

id. 6, 3, 10; cf. in comp.:

praefractior atque abscisior justitia,

id. 6, 5, ext. 4.— Sup. prob. not used.— Adv.: abscīsē, cut off; hence, of speech, concisely, shortly, distinctly, Val. Max. 3, 7, ext. 6; Dig. 50, 6, 5, § 2.

circum-cīdo, cīdi, cīsum, 3, v. a. [caedo], to cut around, cut, clip, trim (orig. in agriculture;

syn.: amputo, reseco): ars agricolarum, quae circumcidat, amputet, erigat, etc.,

Cic. Fin. 5, 14, 39:

gemmam acuto scalpello circumcidito... ejusdem spatii corticem circumcidito,

Col. Arb. 26, 8; 12, 36:

latera scrobis,

id. 5, 9, 9:

arbores ad medullam,

Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 191:

aciem,

Lucr. 3, 412:

caespitem gladiis,

Caes. B. G. 5, 42:

ungues,

Cels. 7, 26, 2:

volnus,

Plin. 25, 5, 25, § 61:

genitalia (Judaeorum),

to circumcise, Tac. H. 5, 5; cf. Petr. 102, 14; Gell. 17, 15, 7; Cels. 7, 25 init. —

Trop., to cut off, shorten, diminish, abridge, circumscribe (very freq. in prose;

syn.: amputo, reseco, demo, aufero): testatur saepe Chrysippus, tres solas esse sententias, quae defendi possint, de finibus bonorum: circumcidit et amputat multitudinem,

Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 138;

so with amputo,

id. de Or. 1, 15, 65; id. Fin. 1, 13, 44:

sumptus circumcisi aut sublati,

Liv. 32, 27, 4; so,

impensam funeri,

Phaedr. 4, 19, 25:

circumcisā omni negotiosā actione,

Cels. 4, 25:

circumcidendum vinum est in totum annum,

to be abstained from, id. 4, 20.—Of discourse, to lop or cut off, to remove:

circumcisis rebus, quae non arbitror pertinere ad agriculturam,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 11:

circumcidat, si quid redundabit,

Quint. 10, 2, 28; 4, 2, 42 Spald.:

(oratio) rotunda et undique circumcisa,

id. 8, 5, 27; 10, 1, 104:

ineptas quaestiones,

Sen. Contr. 2, 11.—Hence, cir-cumcīsus, a, um, P. a., lit. cut off around, cut off; hence,

Of localities = abscisus, abruptus, cut off from connection with the region around, steep, precipitous, inaccessible:

saxum,

Cic. Rep. 2, 6, 11:

Henna ab omni aditu circumcisa atque directa,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:

collis ex omni parte circumcisus,

Caes. B. G. 7, 36. —

Trop., abridged, short, brief (so prob. not before the Aug. per.):

quid enim tam circumcisum, tam breve, quam hominis vita longissima?

Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 11.—Of discourse:

circumcisae orationes et breves,

Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 4; cf.

supra,

Quint. 8, 5, 27. — Adv.: circumcīsē, briefly:

rem ante oculos ponere circumcise atque velociter,

Quint. 8, 3, 81; * Suet. Rhet. 6; Macr. 5, 1.

dē-clīvis, e ( nom. n. declivum, Cassiod. in Psal. 16, 5; neutr. plur. once heterocl. decliva, Ov. M. 2, 206;

also declivia,

id. ib. 1, 39 et saep.; cf. acclivis and aplustre), adj. [clivus], inclining downwards, sloping (for syn. cf.: devexus, praeruptas, abruptus, abscisus, proclivis, acclivis, propensus, praeceps, pronus.—Class. and freq., esp. in histt. and poets; perh. not in Cic. and Verg.).

Prop.:

collis ab summo aequaliter declivis ad flumen Sabim,

sloping regularly, Caes. B. G. 2, 18:

in declivi et praecipiti loco,

id. ib. 4, 33, 3: iniquo [p. 522] loco et leviter declivi, id. ib. 7, 83, 2; cf.:

locus tenui fastigio vergebat,

id. B. C. 1, 45, 5:

locus, also vallis, and opp. mons,

id. ib. 1, 79, 2:

latitudo, quem locum Catabathmon incolae appellant,

Sall. J. 17, 4:

Olympi,

Ov. M. 6, 487:

arvum Aesulae,

Hor. Od. 3, 29, 7:

ripa,

Ov. F. 3, 13; id. M. 5, 591; 6, 399:

flumina,

id. ib. 1, 39; cf.:

cursus (amnium),

Luc. 4, 114:

via,

Ov. M. 4, 432; 7, 410 et saep.:

sol in occasum,

Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 203. —

Subst.: declive, is, n., a declivity:

ut de locis superioribus haec declivia et devexa cernebantur,

Caes. B. G. 7, 88:

si per declive sese reciperent,

id. B. C. 3, 51, 6; cf.:

erat per declive receptus,

id. ib. 3, 45, 4; Ov. M. 2, 206.—

Trop.:

labitur occiduae per iter declive senectae,

id. ib. 15, 227; cf.:

mulier aetate declivis,

in the decline of life, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 8; Arn. 2, p. 74:

animae in vitia,

prone, Arn. 2, 45.— Comp. perh. only:

dies ad occasum declivior,

Vulg. Judic. 19, 9.— Sup. does not occur.— Adv.: dēclīvĭter, in a sloping manner, only in Comp.:

declivius: incumbens rupes,

Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 12, 9.

dē-clīvis, e ( nom. n. declivum, Cassiod. in Psal. 16, 5; neutr. plur. once heterocl. decliva, Ov. M. 2, 206;

also declivia,

id. ib. 1, 39 et saep.; cf. acclivis and aplustre), adj. [clivus], inclining downwards, sloping (for syn. cf.: devexus, praeruptas, abruptus, abscisus, proclivis, acclivis, propensus, praeceps, pronus.—Class. and freq., esp. in histt. and poets; perh. not in Cic. and Verg.).

Prop.:

collis ab summo aequaliter declivis ad flumen Sabim,

sloping regularly, Caes. B. G. 2, 18:

in declivi et praecipiti loco,

id. ib. 4, 33, 3: iniquo [p. 522] loco et leviter declivi, id. ib. 7, 83, 2; cf.:

locus tenui fastigio vergebat,

id. B. C. 1, 45, 5:

locus, also vallis, and opp. mons,

id. ib. 1, 79, 2:

latitudo, quem locum Catabathmon incolae appellant,

Sall. J. 17, 4:

Olympi,

Ov. M. 6, 487:

arvum Aesulae,

Hor. Od. 3, 29, 7:

ripa,

Ov. F. 3, 13; id. M. 5, 591; 6, 399:

flumina,

id. ib. 1, 39; cf.:

cursus (amnium),

Luc. 4, 114:

via,

Ov. M. 4, 432; 7, 410 et saep.:

sol in occasum,

Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 203. —

Subst.: declive, is, n., a declivity:

ut de locis superioribus haec declivia et devexa cernebantur,

Caes. B. G. 7, 88:

si per declive sese reciperent,

id. B. C. 3, 51, 6; cf.:

erat per declive receptus,

id. ib. 3, 45, 4; Ov. M. 2, 206.—

Trop.:

labitur occiduae per iter declive senectae,

id. ib. 15, 227; cf.:

mulier aetate declivis,

in the decline of life, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 8; Arn. 2, p. 74:

animae in vitia,

prone, Arn. 2, 45.— Comp. perh. only:

dies ad occasum declivior,

Vulg. Judic. 19, 9.— Sup. does not occur.— Adv.: dēclīvĭter, in a sloping manner, only in Comp.:

declivius: incumbens rupes,

Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 12, 9.

dē-clīvis, e ( nom. n. declivum, Cassiod. in Psal. 16, 5; neutr. plur. once heterocl. decliva, Ov. M. 2, 206;

also declivia,

id. ib. 1, 39 et saep.; cf. acclivis and aplustre), adj. [clivus], inclining downwards, sloping (for syn. cf.: devexus, praeruptas, abruptus, abscisus, proclivis, acclivis, propensus, praeceps, pronus.—Class. and freq., esp. in histt. and poets; perh. not in Cic. and Verg.).

Prop.:

collis ab summo aequaliter declivis ad flumen Sabim,

sloping regularly, Caes. B. G. 2, 18:

in declivi et praecipiti loco,

id. ib. 4, 33, 3: iniquo [p. 522] loco et leviter declivi, id. ib. 7, 83, 2; cf.:

locus tenui fastigio vergebat,

id. B. C. 1, 45, 5:

locus, also vallis, and opp. mons,

id. ib. 1, 79, 2:

latitudo, quem locum Catabathmon incolae appellant,

Sall. J. 17, 4:

Olympi,

Ov. M. 6, 487:

arvum Aesulae,

Hor. Od. 3, 29, 7:

ripa,

Ov. F. 3, 13; id. M. 5, 591; 6, 399:

flumina,

id. ib. 1, 39; cf.:

cursus (amnium),

Luc. 4, 114:

via,

Ov. M. 4, 432; 7, 410 et saep.:

sol in occasum,

Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 203. —

Subst.: declive, is, n., a declivity:

ut de locis superioribus haec declivia et devexa cernebantur,

Caes. B. G. 7, 88:

si per declive sese reciperent,

id. B. C. 3, 51, 6; cf.:

erat per declive receptus,

id. ib. 3, 45, 4; Ov. M. 2, 206.—

Trop.:

labitur occiduae per iter declive senectae,

id. ib. 15, 227; cf.:

mulier aetate declivis,

in the decline of life, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 8; Arn. 2, p. 74:

animae in vitia,

prone, Arn. 2, 45.— Comp. perh. only:

dies ad occasum declivior,

Vulg. Judic. 19, 9.— Sup. does not occur.— Adv.: dēclīvĭter, in a sloping manner, only in Comp.:

declivius: incumbens rupes,

Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 12, 9.

prae-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3, v. a., to break or tear off before or in front (class.):

retinacula classis,

Ov. M. 14, 547:

funes praerumpebantur,

were broken off, Caes. B. G. 3, 14:

uncus praerumpitur,

Col. 3, 18, 2. —

Trop., to wrench, tear to pieces (late Lat.):

purgativa medicamina praerumpunt corpora,

Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 21, 128.—Hence, prae-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken or torn off; hence, of places, steep, abrupt, rugged (syn.: abscisus, abruptus).

Lit.:

saxa,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 145:

loca,

Caes. B. G. 7, 86:

praeruptum atque asperum jugum,

id. B. C. 2, 24:

praeruptum undique oppidum,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 40:

praeruptus et difficilis descensus,

id. ib.:

nemus,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 91:

mons,

Verg. A. 1, 105:

rupes,

Suet. Tib. 40:

fossae,

Tac. H. 2, 41.— Absol.: praerupta, ōrum, n., steep or rugged places:

praerupta collium,

Just. 41, 1, 11:

petere,

Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 156.—In sing.:

ad praeruptum petrae,

Vulg. 2 Par. 25, 12.— Comp.:

praeruptior collis,

Col. 3, 13.— Sup.:

omnes oppidi partes praeruptissimis saxis munitae,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 33.—

Trop., hasty, rash, precipitate (post-Aug.).

Of persons:

juvenis animo praeruptus,

Tac. A. 16, 7.—

Of things:

praerupta audacia, tanta temeritas ut non procul abhorreat ab insaniā,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 24, 68:

dominatio,

hard, stern, Tac. A. 5, 3:

praeruptum atque anceps periculum,

critical, extreme, Vell. 2, 2, 3:

seditio,

dangerous, Dig. 28, 3, 6.—Hence, praerūpium, ii, n. [prae - rupes], the rocky wall, line, or wall of rocks (late Lat.):

fluminis,

App. Mag. 8, p. 278 med. (dub.; al. praeripia, q. v.); Serv. Verg. A. 6, 704; sing., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 38.

prae-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3, v. a., to break or tear off before or in front (class.):

retinacula classis,

Ov. M. 14, 547:

funes praerumpebantur,

were broken off, Caes. B. G. 3, 14:

uncus praerumpitur,

Col. 3, 18, 2. —

Trop., to wrench, tear to pieces (late Lat.):

purgativa medicamina praerumpunt corpora,

Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 21, 128.—Hence, prae-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken or torn off; hence, of places, steep, abrupt, rugged (syn.: abscisus, abruptus).

Lit.:

saxa,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 145:

loca,

Caes. B. G. 7, 86:

praeruptum atque asperum jugum,

id. B. C. 2, 24:

praeruptum undique oppidum,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 40:

praeruptus et difficilis descensus,

id. ib.:

nemus,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 91:

mons,

Verg. A. 1, 105:

rupes,

Suet. Tib. 40:

fossae,

Tac. H. 2, 41.— Absol.: praerupta, ōrum, n., steep or rugged places:

praerupta collium,

Just. 41, 1, 11:

petere,

Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 156.—In sing.:

ad praeruptum petrae,

Vulg. 2 Par. 25, 12.— Comp.:

praeruptior collis,

Col. 3, 13.— Sup.:

omnes oppidi partes praeruptissimis saxis munitae,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 33.—

Trop., hasty, rash, precipitate (post-Aug.).

Of persons:

juvenis animo praeruptus,

Tac. A. 16, 7.—

Of things:

praerupta audacia, tanta temeritas ut non procul abhorreat ab insaniā,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 24, 68:

dominatio,

hard, stern, Tac. A. 5, 3:

praeruptum atque anceps periculum,

critical, extreme, Vell. 2, 2, 3:

seditio,

dangerous, Dig. 28, 3, 6.—Hence, praerūpium, ii, n. [prae - rupes], the rocky wall, line, or wall of rocks (late Lat.):

fluminis,

App. Mag. 8, p. 278 med. (dub.; al. praeripia, q. v.); Serv. Verg. A. 6, 704; sing., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 38.

prae-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3, v. a., to break or tear off before or in front (class.):

retinacula classis,

Ov. M. 14, 547:

funes praerumpebantur,

were broken off, Caes. B. G. 3, 14:

uncus praerumpitur,

Col. 3, 18, 2. —

Trop., to wrench, tear to pieces (late Lat.):

purgativa medicamina praerumpunt corpora,

Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 21, 128.—Hence, prae-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken or torn off; hence, of places, steep, abrupt, rugged (syn.: abscisus, abruptus).

Lit.:

saxa,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 145:

loca,

Caes. B. G. 7, 86:

praeruptum atque asperum jugum,

id. B. C. 2, 24:

praeruptum undique oppidum,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 40:

praeruptus et difficilis descensus,

id. ib.:

nemus,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 91:

mons,

Verg. A. 1, 105:

rupes,

Suet. Tib. 40:

fossae,

Tac. H. 2, 41.— Absol.: praerupta, ōrum, n., steep or rugged places:

praerupta collium,

Just. 41, 1, 11:

petere,

Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 156.—In sing.:

ad praeruptum petrae,

Vulg. 2 Par. 25, 12.— Comp.:

praeruptior collis,

Col. 3, 13.— Sup.:

omnes oppidi partes praeruptissimis saxis munitae,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 33.—

Trop., hasty, rash, precipitate (post-Aug.).

Of persons:

juvenis animo praeruptus,

Tac. A. 16, 7.—

Of things:

praerupta audacia, tanta temeritas ut non procul abhorreat ab insaniā,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 24, 68:

dominatio,

hard, stern, Tac. A. 5, 3:

praeruptum atque anceps periculum,

critical, extreme, Vell. 2, 2, 3:

seditio,

dangerous, Dig. 28, 3, 6.—Hence, praerūpium, ii, n. [prae - rupes], the rocky wall, line, or wall of rocks (late Lat.):

fluminis,

App. Mag. 8, p. 278 med. (dub.; al. praeripia, q. v.); Serv. Verg. A. 6, 704; sing., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 38.