-
1 adtendo
attendo ( adt-, Dietsch), tendi, tentum, 3, v. a., orig., to stretch something (e. g. the bow) toward something; so only in Appul.: arcum, Met. 2, p. 122, 5.—Hence,I.In gen., to direct or turn toward, = advertere, admovere: aurem, Att. ap. Non. p. 238, 10; Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib. (cf. infra, P. a.):II.attendere signa ad aliquid,
i. e. to affix, Quint. 11, 2, 29 (Halm, aptare); so, manus caelo, to stretch or extend toward, App. Met. 11, p. 263, 5:caput eodem attentum,
Hyg. Astr. 3, 20.—Far more freq.,Trop.A.Animum or animos attendere, or absol. attendere, also animo attendere, to direct the attention, apply the mind to something, to attend to, consider, mind, give heed to (cf.: advertere animum, and animadvertere; freq. and class.)1.With animum or animos: animum ad quaerendum quid siet, Pac. ap. Non. p. 238, 15:2.dictis animum, Lucil. ib.: animum coepi attendere,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 28:quo tempore aures judex erigeret animumque attenderet?
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10:si, cum animum attenderis, turpitudinem videas, etc.,
id. Off. 3, 8, 35:animum ad cavendum, Nep Alcib 5, 2: jubet peritos linguae attendere animum, pastorum sermo agresti an urbano propior esset,
Liv. 10, 4: praeterea et nostris animos attendere dictis atque adhibere velis, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 238, 11:attendite animos ad ea, quae consequuntur,
Cic. Agr. 2, 15.—With a rel.-clause as object:nunc quid velim, animum attendite,
Ter. Phorm. prol. 24.—Absol.:3.postquam attendi Magis et vi coepi cogere, ut etc.,
Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 25:rem gestam vobis dum breviter expono, quaeso, diligenter attendite,
Cic. Mil. 9:audi, audi atque attende,
id. Planc. 41, 98; so id. de Or. 3, 13, 50; Phaedr. 2, 5, 6; Juv. 6, 66; 11, 16 al.—With acc. of the thing or person to which the attention is directed:Glaucia solebat populum monere, ut, cum lex aliqua recitaretur, primum versum attenderet,
Cic. Rab. Post. 6, 14:sed stuporem hominis attendite,
mark the stupidity, id. Phil. 2, 12, 30; so id. de Or. 1, 35, 161; Sall. J. 88, 2; Plin. Ep 6, 8, 8; Luc. 8, 623 al.: me de invidiosis rebus dicentem attendite. Cic. Sull 11, 33; id. Verr. 2, 1, 10:Quā re attendo te studiose,
id. Fin. 3, 12, 40:non attenderunt mandata,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 9, 34; ib. Job, 21, 5; ib. Isa. 28, 23.— Pass.:versūs aeque prima et media et extrema pars attenditur,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 192. —With inf. or acc. and inf. as object: quid futurum est, si pol ego hanc discere artem attenderim? Pompon. ap. Non. p. 238, 17:non attendere superius illud eā re a se esse concessum,
Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 111.—With a rel.clause or a subjunct. with a particle:cum attendo, quā prudentiā sit Hortensius,
Cic. Quinct. 20, 63:Hermagoras nec, quid dicat, attendere nec... videatur,
id. Inv. 1, 6, 8:forte lubuit adtendere, quae res maxume tanta negotia sustinuisset,
Sall. C. 53, 2:Oro, parumper Attendas, quantum de legibus queratur etc.,
Juv. 10, 251:attende, cur, etc.,
Phaedr. 2, prol. 14:attendite ut sciatis prudentiam,
Vulg. Prov. 4, 1:Attendite, ne justitiam vestram faciatis etc.,
ib. Matt. 6, 1; ib. Eccli. 1, 38; 13, 10; 28, 30.— With de:cum de necessitate attendemus,
Cic. Part. Or. 24, 84.—With dat. (post-Aug.):sermonibus malignis,
Plin. Ep. 7, 26:cui magis quam Caesari attendant?
id. Pan. 65, 2; Sil. 8, 591:attendit mandatis,
Vulg. Eccli. 32, 28; ib. Prov. 7, 24:attendite vobis,
take heed to yourselves, ib. Luc. 17, 3; ib. Act. 5, 35; ib. 1 Tim. 4, 16.—So in Suet. several times in the signif. to devote attention to, to study, = studere:eloquentiae plurimum attendit,
Suet. Calig. 53:juri,
id. Galb. 5:extispicio,
id. Ner. 56.—With abl. with ab (after the Gr. prosechein apo tinos;eccl. Lat.): attende tibi a pestifero,
beware of, Vulg. Eccli. 11, 35:attendite ab omni iniquo,
ib. ib. 17, 11; ib. Matt. 7, 15; ib. Luc. 12, 1; 20, 46.—With animo (ante- and post-class. and rare):* B.cum animo attendi ad quaerendum, Pac., Trag. Rel. p. 79 Rib.: nunc quid petam, aequo animo attendite,
Ter. Hec. prol. 20:quid istud sit, animo attendatis,
App. Flor. 9: ut magis magisque attendant animo, Vulg. Eccli. prol.; so,in verbis meis attende in corde tuo,
ib. ib. 16, 25.—To strive eagerly for something, long for: puer, ne attenderis Petere a me id quod nefas sit concedi tibi, Att. ap. Non. p. 238, 19 (Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.).—Hence, attentus, a, um, P. a.A.Directed to something, attentive, intent on:B.Ut animus in spe attentus fuit,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 3:Quo magis attentas aurīs animumque reposco,
Lucr. 6, 920:Verba per attentam non ibunt Caesaris aurem,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 19:si attentos animos ad decoris conservationem tenebimus,
Cic. Off. 1, 37, 131:cum respiceremus attenti ad gentem,
Vulg. Thren. 4, 17:eaque dum animis attentis admirantes excipiunt,
Cic. Or. 58, 197:acerrima atque attentissima cogitatio,
a very acute and close manner of thinking, id. de Or. 3, 5, 17:et attentum monent Graeci a principio faciamus judicem et docilem,
id. ib. 2, 79, 323; 2, 19, 80; id. Inv. 1, 16, 23; Auct. ad Her. 1, 4:Ut patris attenti, lenonis ut insidiosi,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 172:judex circa jus attentior,
Quint. 4, 5, 21.—Intent on, striving after something, careful, frugal, industrious:unum hoc vitium fert senectus hominibus: Attentiores sumus ad rem omnes quam sat est,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 48:nimium ad rem in senectā attente sumus,
id. ib. 5, 8, 31:tum enim cum rem habebas, quaesticulus te faciebat attentiorem,
Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 7:paterfamilias et prudens et attentus,
id. Quinct. 3:Durus, ait, Voltei, nimis attentusque videris Esse mihi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 91:asper et attentus quaesitis,
id. S. 2, 6, 82:vita,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 44 Matth.:qui in re adventiciā et hereditariā tam diligens, tam attentus esset,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 48:antiqui attenti continentiae,
Val. Max. 2, 5, 5.— Comp.: hortor vos attentiori studio lectionem facere, * Vulg. Eccli. prol.—Hence, adv.: atten-tē, attentively, carefully, etc.:attente officia servorum fungi,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 14;audire,
Cic. Phil. 2, 5; id. Clu. 3 fin.; id. de Or. 2, 35, 148; id. Brut. 54, 200:legere,
id. Fam. 7, 19:parum attente dicere,
Gell. 4, 15:custodire attente,
Vulg. Jos. 22, 5.— Comp.:attentius audire,
Cic. Clu. 23:acrius et attentius cogitare,
id. Fin. 5, 2, 4:attentius agere aliquid,
Sall. C. 52, 18:spectare,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 197:invicem diligere,
Vulg. 1 Pet 1, 22.— Sup.:attentissime audire,
Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 259. -
2 attendo
attendo ( adt-, Dietsch), tendi, tentum, 3, v. a., orig., to stretch something (e. g. the bow) toward something; so only in Appul.: arcum, Met. 2, p. 122, 5.—Hence,I.In gen., to direct or turn toward, = advertere, admovere: aurem, Att. ap. Non. p. 238, 10; Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib. (cf. infra, P. a.):II.attendere signa ad aliquid,
i. e. to affix, Quint. 11, 2, 29 (Halm, aptare); so, manus caelo, to stretch or extend toward, App. Met. 11, p. 263, 5:caput eodem attentum,
Hyg. Astr. 3, 20.—Far more freq.,Trop.A.Animum or animos attendere, or absol. attendere, also animo attendere, to direct the attention, apply the mind to something, to attend to, consider, mind, give heed to (cf.: advertere animum, and animadvertere; freq. and class.)1.With animum or animos: animum ad quaerendum quid siet, Pac. ap. Non. p. 238, 15:2.dictis animum, Lucil. ib.: animum coepi attendere,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 28:quo tempore aures judex erigeret animumque attenderet?
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10:si, cum animum attenderis, turpitudinem videas, etc.,
id. Off. 3, 8, 35:animum ad cavendum, Nep Alcib 5, 2: jubet peritos linguae attendere animum, pastorum sermo agresti an urbano propior esset,
Liv. 10, 4: praeterea et nostris animos attendere dictis atque adhibere velis, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 238, 11:attendite animos ad ea, quae consequuntur,
Cic. Agr. 2, 15.—With a rel.-clause as object:nunc quid velim, animum attendite,
Ter. Phorm. prol. 24.—Absol.:3.postquam attendi Magis et vi coepi cogere, ut etc.,
Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 25:rem gestam vobis dum breviter expono, quaeso, diligenter attendite,
Cic. Mil. 9:audi, audi atque attende,
id. Planc. 41, 98; so id. de Or. 3, 13, 50; Phaedr. 2, 5, 6; Juv. 6, 66; 11, 16 al.—With acc. of the thing or person to which the attention is directed:Glaucia solebat populum monere, ut, cum lex aliqua recitaretur, primum versum attenderet,
Cic. Rab. Post. 6, 14:sed stuporem hominis attendite,
mark the stupidity, id. Phil. 2, 12, 30; so id. de Or. 1, 35, 161; Sall. J. 88, 2; Plin. Ep 6, 8, 8; Luc. 8, 623 al.: me de invidiosis rebus dicentem attendite. Cic. Sull 11, 33; id. Verr. 2, 1, 10:Quā re attendo te studiose,
id. Fin. 3, 12, 40:non attenderunt mandata,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 9, 34; ib. Job, 21, 5; ib. Isa. 28, 23.— Pass.:versūs aeque prima et media et extrema pars attenditur,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 192. —With inf. or acc. and inf. as object: quid futurum est, si pol ego hanc discere artem attenderim? Pompon. ap. Non. p. 238, 17:non attendere superius illud eā re a se esse concessum,
Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 111.—With a rel.clause or a subjunct. with a particle:cum attendo, quā prudentiā sit Hortensius,
Cic. Quinct. 20, 63:Hermagoras nec, quid dicat, attendere nec... videatur,
id. Inv. 1, 6, 8:forte lubuit adtendere, quae res maxume tanta negotia sustinuisset,
Sall. C. 53, 2:Oro, parumper Attendas, quantum de legibus queratur etc.,
Juv. 10, 251:attende, cur, etc.,
Phaedr. 2, prol. 14:attendite ut sciatis prudentiam,
Vulg. Prov. 4, 1:Attendite, ne justitiam vestram faciatis etc.,
ib. Matt. 6, 1; ib. Eccli. 1, 38; 13, 10; 28, 30.— With de:cum de necessitate attendemus,
Cic. Part. Or. 24, 84.—With dat. (post-Aug.):sermonibus malignis,
Plin. Ep. 7, 26:cui magis quam Caesari attendant?
id. Pan. 65, 2; Sil. 8, 591:attendit mandatis,
Vulg. Eccli. 32, 28; ib. Prov. 7, 24:attendite vobis,
take heed to yourselves, ib. Luc. 17, 3; ib. Act. 5, 35; ib. 1 Tim. 4, 16.—So in Suet. several times in the signif. to devote attention to, to study, = studere:eloquentiae plurimum attendit,
Suet. Calig. 53:juri,
id. Galb. 5:extispicio,
id. Ner. 56.—With abl. with ab (after the Gr. prosechein apo tinos;eccl. Lat.): attende tibi a pestifero,
beware of, Vulg. Eccli. 11, 35:attendite ab omni iniquo,
ib. ib. 17, 11; ib. Matt. 7, 15; ib. Luc. 12, 1; 20, 46.—With animo (ante- and post-class. and rare):* B.cum animo attendi ad quaerendum, Pac., Trag. Rel. p. 79 Rib.: nunc quid petam, aequo animo attendite,
Ter. Hec. prol. 20:quid istud sit, animo attendatis,
App. Flor. 9: ut magis magisque attendant animo, Vulg. Eccli. prol.; so,in verbis meis attende in corde tuo,
ib. ib. 16, 25.—To strive eagerly for something, long for: puer, ne attenderis Petere a me id quod nefas sit concedi tibi, Att. ap. Non. p. 238, 19 (Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.).—Hence, attentus, a, um, P. a.A.Directed to something, attentive, intent on:B.Ut animus in spe attentus fuit,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 3:Quo magis attentas aurīs animumque reposco,
Lucr. 6, 920:Verba per attentam non ibunt Caesaris aurem,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 19:si attentos animos ad decoris conservationem tenebimus,
Cic. Off. 1, 37, 131:cum respiceremus attenti ad gentem,
Vulg. Thren. 4, 17:eaque dum animis attentis admirantes excipiunt,
Cic. Or. 58, 197:acerrima atque attentissima cogitatio,
a very acute and close manner of thinking, id. de Or. 3, 5, 17:et attentum monent Graeci a principio faciamus judicem et docilem,
id. ib. 2, 79, 323; 2, 19, 80; id. Inv. 1, 16, 23; Auct. ad Her. 1, 4:Ut patris attenti, lenonis ut insidiosi,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 172:judex circa jus attentior,
Quint. 4, 5, 21.—Intent on, striving after something, careful, frugal, industrious:unum hoc vitium fert senectus hominibus: Attentiores sumus ad rem omnes quam sat est,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 48:nimium ad rem in senectā attente sumus,
id. ib. 5, 8, 31:tum enim cum rem habebas, quaesticulus te faciebat attentiorem,
Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 7:paterfamilias et prudens et attentus,
id. Quinct. 3:Durus, ait, Voltei, nimis attentusque videris Esse mihi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 91:asper et attentus quaesitis,
id. S. 2, 6, 82:vita,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 44 Matth.:qui in re adventiciā et hereditariā tam diligens, tam attentus esset,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 48:antiqui attenti continentiae,
Val. Max. 2, 5, 5.— Comp.: hortor vos attentiori studio lectionem facere, * Vulg. Eccli. prol.—Hence, adv.: atten-tē, attentively, carefully, etc.:attente officia servorum fungi,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 14;audire,
Cic. Phil. 2, 5; id. Clu. 3 fin.; id. de Or. 2, 35, 148; id. Brut. 54, 200:legere,
id. Fam. 7, 19:parum attente dicere,
Gell. 4, 15:custodire attente,
Vulg. Jos. 22, 5.— Comp.:attentius audire,
Cic. Clu. 23:acrius et attentius cogitare,
id. Fin. 5, 2, 4:attentius agere aliquid,
Sall. C. 52, 18:spectare,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 197:invicem diligere,
Vulg. 1 Pet 1, 22.— Sup.:attentissime audire,
Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 259. -
3 adpeto
1.ap-pĕto ( adp-, Lachm., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm; app-, Ritschl, Kayser), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (class.; in poetry rare); act., to strive after a thing, to try to get, to grasp after (syn.: adfecto, nitor in aliquid).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.solem manibus adpetere,
Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; so id. ib. 2, 41:placentam,
Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 183; so, adpetere manum osculis, to seize upon the hand with kisses, i. e. in order to kiss it, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250;hence, appeti, of old men whose hands one seizes and kisses: haec enim ipsa sunt honorabilia, salutari, adpeti, decedi, adsurgi, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 18, 63; hence (like accedere), to go or come somewhere, to approach, arrive at:urbem,
Suet. Caes. 42.— Of things without life: mare terram adpetens, pressing or rushing on, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100:crescebat interim urbs, munitionibus alia atque alia adpetendo loca,
by continually advancing farther, Liv. 1, 8:Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems adpetebat,
only snow and frost had approached, Tac. Agr. 10.—Esp., to attack, to fall or seize upon, assault, assail (syn.:C.peto, adgredior, adorior, invado): lapidibus appetere,
Cic. Dom. 5, 13:ferro atque insidiis,
id. Rosc. Am. 11, 30; id. Planc. 29 fin.:umerum gladio,
Caes. B. C. 2, 35; Liv. 7, 26:aquila aquaticas aves adpetit,
Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9:morsu,
Tac. H. 4, 42; Dig. 38, 2, 14; 48, 5, 27 al.— Trop.:ignominiis omnibus appetitis,
Cic. Quint. 31:me amor appetit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:(uxor) falsā suspitione appetitur,
Vulg. Num. 5, 14.—Trop., [p. 142] to strive after earnestly, to desire eagerly, to long for (syn.: peto, cupio, expeto; opp. declino, aspernor; v. infra): aliut in dies magis adpetitur, * Lucr. 5, 1279:II.ut bona naturā adpetimus, sic a malis naturā declinamus,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13; cf. id. N. D. 3, 13, 33:idem non modo non recusem, sed appetam etiam atque deposcam,
id. Phil. 3, 14:inimicitias potentium appetere,
id. Mil. 36; so id. Rosc. Am. 18; id. Verr. 2, 5, 2; id. Agr. 2, 23:alterum esse adpetendum, alterum aspernandum,
id. Fin. 1, 9, 31 al.:amicitiam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:adulescentium familiaritates,
Sall. C. 14, 5:hereditates,
Suet. Aug. 60:divitias,
Vulg. Sap. 8, 5; ib. 1 Tim. 6, 10:nihil ornamentorum,
Suet. Vesp. 12 al.:alienum,
Phaedr. 1, 4, 1:nec abnuendum imperium nec adpetendum,
Sen. Thyest. 472 et saep.—Also of food, to have an appetite for (cf. appetitio, II. B.):appetitur vilis oliva,
Mart. 9, 27:pisciculos minutos, caseum,
Suet. Aug. 76.—Constr. with inf. as object:ut adpetat animus agere semper aliquid,
Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55; Stat. Th. 1, 234; Pall. 10, 13, 2.—Neutr., to draw on or nigh, to approach, be at hand (only of time and things having relation to it;A.syn.: venio, advenio, adpropinquo, adsum): cum appetit meridies,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 116:dies adpetebat,
Caes. B. G. 6, 35:nox jam adpetebat,
Liv. 8, 38; so id. 5, 44; 10, 42:tempus anni,
id. 34, 13; so id. 22, 1; 29, 10 al.:lux,
Tac. A. 4, 51 al.:partitudo cui appetit,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 36:consularia comitia adpetebant,
Liv. 41, 28:adpetit finis,
Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 23 fin. — Hence, appĕtens ( adp-), entis, P. a. (acc. to II.); pr. striving passionately after something; hence,In gen., desirous of, eager for; constr. with gen.:B.appetens gloriae atque avidus laudis,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3:nihil est adpetentius similium sui,
id. Lael. 14, 50:studiosissimi adpetentissimique honestatis,
id. Tusc. 2, 24, 58; so Sall. C. 5, 4; id. J. 7, 1; Plin. 31, 6, 36, § 69:turbidi et negotiorum adpetentes,
Tac. A. 14, 57; id. H. 1, 49; 3, 39; 4, 6; 4, 83; Gell. 16, 3.—Esp., eager for money (cf. abundans), avaricious:2.homo non cupidus neque appetens,
Cic. Agr. 2, 8:grati animi, non appetentis, non avidi signa,
id. de Or. 2, 43, 182.— Adv.: appĕtenter ( adp-), eagerly, in a grasping spirit or manner:ne cupide quid agerent, ne adpetenter,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33; App. M. 7, p. 192, 40 Elm.— Comp. and sup. not used.appĕto ( adp-), ōnis, m. [1. appeto], he that strives eagerly for a thing, Laber. ap. Non. p. 74, 8 (Com. Rel. p. 251 Rib.). -
4 appeto
1.ap-pĕto ( adp-, Lachm., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm; app-, Ritschl, Kayser), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (class.; in poetry rare); act., to strive after a thing, to try to get, to grasp after (syn.: adfecto, nitor in aliquid).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.solem manibus adpetere,
Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; so id. ib. 2, 41:placentam,
Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 183; so, adpetere manum osculis, to seize upon the hand with kisses, i. e. in order to kiss it, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250;hence, appeti, of old men whose hands one seizes and kisses: haec enim ipsa sunt honorabilia, salutari, adpeti, decedi, adsurgi, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 18, 63; hence (like accedere), to go or come somewhere, to approach, arrive at:urbem,
Suet. Caes. 42.— Of things without life: mare terram adpetens, pressing or rushing on, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100:crescebat interim urbs, munitionibus alia atque alia adpetendo loca,
by continually advancing farther, Liv. 1, 8:Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems adpetebat,
only snow and frost had approached, Tac. Agr. 10.—Esp., to attack, to fall or seize upon, assault, assail (syn.:C.peto, adgredior, adorior, invado): lapidibus appetere,
Cic. Dom. 5, 13:ferro atque insidiis,
id. Rosc. Am. 11, 30; id. Planc. 29 fin.:umerum gladio,
Caes. B. C. 2, 35; Liv. 7, 26:aquila aquaticas aves adpetit,
Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9:morsu,
Tac. H. 4, 42; Dig. 38, 2, 14; 48, 5, 27 al.— Trop.:ignominiis omnibus appetitis,
Cic. Quint. 31:me amor appetit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:(uxor) falsā suspitione appetitur,
Vulg. Num. 5, 14.—Trop., [p. 142] to strive after earnestly, to desire eagerly, to long for (syn.: peto, cupio, expeto; opp. declino, aspernor; v. infra): aliut in dies magis adpetitur, * Lucr. 5, 1279:II.ut bona naturā adpetimus, sic a malis naturā declinamus,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13; cf. id. N. D. 3, 13, 33:idem non modo non recusem, sed appetam etiam atque deposcam,
id. Phil. 3, 14:inimicitias potentium appetere,
id. Mil. 36; so id. Rosc. Am. 18; id. Verr. 2, 5, 2; id. Agr. 2, 23:alterum esse adpetendum, alterum aspernandum,
id. Fin. 1, 9, 31 al.:amicitiam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:adulescentium familiaritates,
Sall. C. 14, 5:hereditates,
Suet. Aug. 60:divitias,
Vulg. Sap. 8, 5; ib. 1 Tim. 6, 10:nihil ornamentorum,
Suet. Vesp. 12 al.:alienum,
Phaedr. 1, 4, 1:nec abnuendum imperium nec adpetendum,
Sen. Thyest. 472 et saep.—Also of food, to have an appetite for (cf. appetitio, II. B.):appetitur vilis oliva,
Mart. 9, 27:pisciculos minutos, caseum,
Suet. Aug. 76.—Constr. with inf. as object:ut adpetat animus agere semper aliquid,
Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55; Stat. Th. 1, 234; Pall. 10, 13, 2.—Neutr., to draw on or nigh, to approach, be at hand (only of time and things having relation to it;A.syn.: venio, advenio, adpropinquo, adsum): cum appetit meridies,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 116:dies adpetebat,
Caes. B. G. 6, 35:nox jam adpetebat,
Liv. 8, 38; so id. 5, 44; 10, 42:tempus anni,
id. 34, 13; so id. 22, 1; 29, 10 al.:lux,
Tac. A. 4, 51 al.:partitudo cui appetit,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 36:consularia comitia adpetebant,
Liv. 41, 28:adpetit finis,
Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 23 fin. — Hence, appĕtens ( adp-), entis, P. a. (acc. to II.); pr. striving passionately after something; hence,In gen., desirous of, eager for; constr. with gen.:B.appetens gloriae atque avidus laudis,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3:nihil est adpetentius similium sui,
id. Lael. 14, 50:studiosissimi adpetentissimique honestatis,
id. Tusc. 2, 24, 58; so Sall. C. 5, 4; id. J. 7, 1; Plin. 31, 6, 36, § 69:turbidi et negotiorum adpetentes,
Tac. A. 14, 57; id. H. 1, 49; 3, 39; 4, 6; 4, 83; Gell. 16, 3.—Esp., eager for money (cf. abundans), avaricious:2.homo non cupidus neque appetens,
Cic. Agr. 2, 8:grati animi, non appetentis, non avidi signa,
id. de Or. 2, 43, 182.— Adv.: appĕtenter ( adp-), eagerly, in a grasping spirit or manner:ne cupide quid agerent, ne adpetenter,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33; App. M. 7, p. 192, 40 Elm.— Comp. and sup. not used.appĕto ( adp-), ōnis, m. [1. appeto], he that strives eagerly for a thing, Laber. ap. Non. p. 74, 8 (Com. Rel. p. 251 Rib.). -
5 adfectatio
affectātĭo (better adf-), ōnis, f. [adfecto], a striving after something (in a good or bad sense; for the most part only in post-Aug. prose).I.In gen.:II.philosophia sapientiae amor est et adfectatio,
Sen. Ep. 89:magna caeli adfectatione compertum, i. e. perscrutatione,
investigation, Plin. 2, 20, 18, § 82 (but Jan reads adsectatio):decoris,
id. 11, 37, 56, § 154: Nervii circa adfectationem Germanicae originis ( in the endeavor to pass for Germans), ultro ambitiosi sunt, Tac. G. 28:imperii,
aspiring to the empire, Suet. Tit. 9.—Esp., in rhetoric, a striving to give a certain character or quality to discourse without possessing the ability to do it, also an inordinate desire to say something striking, affectation, conceit:(ad malam adfectationem) pertinent, quae in oratione sunt tumida, exsilia, praedulcia, abundantia, arcessita, exsultantia,
Quint. 8, 3, 56:nihil est odiosius adfectatione,
id. 1, 6, 11; 8, 3, 27; 9, 3, 54; 10, 1, 82; Suet. Gram. 10; id. Tib. 70. -
6 affectatio
affectātĭo (better adf-), ōnis, f. [adfecto], a striving after something (in a good or bad sense; for the most part only in post-Aug. prose).I.In gen.:II.philosophia sapientiae amor est et adfectatio,
Sen. Ep. 89:magna caeli adfectatione compertum, i. e. perscrutatione,
investigation, Plin. 2, 20, 18, § 82 (but Jan reads adsectatio):decoris,
id. 11, 37, 56, § 154: Nervii circa adfectationem Germanicae originis ( in the endeavor to pass for Germans), ultro ambitiosi sunt, Tac. G. 28:imperii,
aspiring to the empire, Suet. Tit. 9.—Esp., in rhetoric, a striving to give a certain character or quality to discourse without possessing the ability to do it, also an inordinate desire to say something striking, affectation, conceit:(ad malam adfectationem) pertinent, quae in oratione sunt tumida, exsilia, praedulcia, abundantia, arcessita, exsultantia,
Quint. 8, 3, 56:nihil est odiosius adfectatione,
id. 1, 6, 11; 8, 3, 27; 9, 3, 54; 10, 1, 82; Suet. Gram. 10; id. Tib. 70. -
7 anhelo
ănhēlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [2. anand halo].I.Verb. neutr.A.Pr., to move about for breath; hence, to draw the breath with great difficulty, to pant, puff, gasp, etc.:B.anhelat inconstanter,
Lucr. 3, 490:cum languida anhelant,
id. 4, 864: * Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 25: anhelans ex imis pulmonibus prae curā spiritus ducebatur, Auct. ad Her. 4, 33:anhelans Colla fovet,
Verg. A. 10, 837; 5, 254 al.:nullus anhelabat sub adunco vomere taurus,
Ov. F. 2, 295:sudare atque anhelare,
Col. 2, 3, 2.— In gen., to breathe (cf. anhelitus, II.), Prud. Apoth. 919.—Metaph., of fire:II.fornacibus ignis anhelat,
roars, Verg. A. 8, 421.—Of the earth:subter anhelat humus,
heaves, Stat. S. 1, 1, 56.—Of the foaming of the sea, Sil. 9, 286.— Trop., of poverty panting for something:anhelans inopia,
Just. 9, 1, 6.—Verb. act., to breathe out, to emit by breathing, breathe forth, exhale:► Some, as Corssen, Ausspr.nolo verba exiliter exanimata exire, nolo inflata et quasi anhelata gravius,
Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 38: de pectore frigus anhelans Capricornus, vet. poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 44:anhelati ignes,
Ov. F. 4, 492; so id. H. 12, 15:rabiem anhelare,
Luc. 6, 92:anhelatis exsurgens ictibus alnus,
the strokes of the oars made with panting, Sil. 14, 379.— Trop., to pursue, pant for, strive after something with eagerness:Catilinam furentem audaciā, scelus anhelantem,
breathing out wickedness, Cic. Cat. 2, 1: anhelans ex imo pectore crudelitatem, Auct. ad Her. 4, 55.II. p. 564, regard the prefix of this word as the Gr. ana; hence, pr. to draw up the breath; cf. antestor. -
8 apiscor
ăpiscor, aptus, 3, v. dep. [apo] (class., but more rare than the compd. adipiscor; in the post-Aug. per. most freq. in Tac.), orig., to reach after something, in order to take, seize, or get possession of it (syn.: peto, sequor, adquiro, attingo); hence, in gen.,I.To pursue ( with effort, zeal, etc.):II.sine me hominem apisci,
Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 3.—And as the result of the pursuit,To take, seize upon:III.etenim nullo cessabant tempore apisci Ex aliis alios avidi contagia morbi,
Lucr. 6, 1235.—To reach, attain to, get, gain, acquire ( by effort, trouble, etc.; cf. adipiscor), both lit. and trop.: quod ego objectans vitam bellando aptus sum, Pac. ap. Non. p. 234, 25:► Apiscendus, pass.hereditatem,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 8: cupere aliquid apisci, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 74, 30; so id. ib. p. 74, 23: aliquem, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 68, 25:maris apiscendi causā,
Cic. Att. 8, 14 fin.: laudem, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5 fin.:aliquid animus praegestit apisci,
Cat. 64, 145:spes apiscendi summi honoris,
Liv. 4, 3:jus,
Tac. A. 6, 3:summa apiscendi libido,
id. ib. 4, 1:qui id flaminum apisceretur,
id. ib. 4, 16:apiscendae potentiae properi,
id. ib. 4, 59:cujus (artis) apiscendae otium habuit,
id. ib. 6, 26 al.— Once in Tacitus with gen. like the Gr. tunchanein tinos: dominationis, A. 6, 45.— Poet., to reach something in mind, i. e. to perceive, understand:Nec ratione animi quam quisquam possit apisci,
Lucr. 1, 448., Manil. 3, 145; Tac. A. 3, 31; 13, 20 al.; cf. adipiscor. -
9 circumspecto
circum-specto, āvi, ātum, āre, v. freq. a., to look about with attention, precaution, desire, etc.; to cast a look around, to search around; and with acc., to look about one ' s self ( attentively, anxiously, etc.) after something, to look all around upon something (class.)I.Prop.(α).Absol.:(β).dum circumspecto,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 45 (al.:me circumspecto): quanto se opere custodiant bestiae, ut in pastu circumspectent,
Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 126:primum circumspectans tergiversari,
Liv. 4, 14, 4; Plin. 8, 4, 5, § 9:circumspectans huc et illuc,
Auct. Her. 4, 49, 62.—With acc.: te hercle ego circumspectabam, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 8:(γ).alia,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 54; 2, 2, 60:inter se,
Tac. H. 2, 29:ora principum,
Liv. 26, 18, 6:quousque me circumspectabitis?
id. 6, 18, 7; cf. Tac. H. 4, 8:omnia,
to look about anxiously, Cic. Pis. 41, 99; Sall. J. 72, 2; cf.:mare et silvas, ignota omnia circumspectantes,
Tac. Agr. 32 Ritter (Halm: circum spectantes).— Pass.:muta atque inanima, tectum et parietes circumspectabantur,
Tac. A. 4, 69 fin. —With a rel.-clause:(δ).Nabis quanam ipse evaderet circumspectabat,
Liv. 34, 39, 8; cf. with foll. si, id. 25, 36, 5:si quam reperiat,
Auct. Her. 4, 49, 62.—With acc. and ut with subj.:(ε).dum alius alium, ut proelium ineant, circumspectant,
Liv. 2, 10, 9.—Reflex. (only in Plaut.; cf.II.circumspicio, I. A.): loca contemplat, circumspectat sese, atque aedis noscitat,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 21; cf. id. Bacch. 2, 3, 45 supra.—Trop.:dubitans, circumspectans, haesitans, tanquam rate in mari immenso nostra vehitur oratio,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 30, 73:circumspectantes defectionis tempus,
watching, waiting, on the look-out for, Liv. 21, 39, 5:initium erumpendi,
Tac. H. 1, 55:Vespasianus bellum armaque et procul vel juxta sitas vires circumspectabat,
carefully weighed, considered, id. ib. 2, 74; so,fugam et fallendi artes,
id. ib. 3, 73:medicamina quasso imperio,
Sil. 15, 7:omnes argumentorum locos,
Quint. 12, 8, 14. -
10 competo
com-pĕto ( conp-), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (first common since the Aug. per.; very rare before that time; not found in Cic., and perh. not in the poets).I.Act., to strive after something in company or together (post-class. and very rare):II. A.unum locum,
Just. 13, 2, 1:unam speciosam (puellam),
Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 59: bona, Cod. Th. 10, 10, 27, § 6.—Lit. (very rare):B.ubi viae competunt, tum in compitis sacrificatur,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 25 Müll.:ubi recti angulorum conpetant ictuus,
Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 80:si cacumina harundinum in unum competunt,
Col. 4, 17, 1; cf. id. 2, 2, 9.—Trop.1.Of time, to coincide, agree, meet, to happen, etc.; constr. with cum, the dat., in, or absol.:2.tempora reputantibus initium finemque miraculi cum Othonis exitu competisse,
Tac. H. 2, 50 fin.:fasti adeo turbati, ut neque messium feriae aestati, neque vindemiarum auctumno competerent,
Suet. Caes. 40:si competant coitus lunae in novissimum diem brumae,
Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 191; 18, 26, 63, § 232; cf. impers.:si ita competit, ut idem ille, qui sanare potest, disserat,
Sen. Ep. 75, 6.—Of other things, to agree or coincide with something, to answer to it:3.tanto Othonis animo nequaquam corpus aut habitus competiit,
Suet. Oth. 12.—Hence, absol., to be qualified, competent, appropriate, fit, suitable, to correspond:neque animo neque auribus aut linguā conpetere,
Sall. H. 1, 88 Dietsch; Tac. A. 3, 46:dux velut captus animi non linguā, non auribus competere,
id. H. 3, 73:aut assumere in causam naturas, quā competent, aut mitigare, quā repugnabunt,
Quint. 4, 1, 17:ut vix ad arma capienda aptandaque pugnae competeret animus,
Liv. 22, 5, 3:ei loci situs ita competit,
Col. 8, 17, 3; cf. id. 9, 1, 1; 9, 5, 1:si cujusquam neptium suarum competeret aetas,
Suet. Aug. 31; Col. 1, 6, 23; cf. id. 2, 8, 4; 2, 18, 2; 2, 20, 4; 4, 29 fin. —To belong, be due to:1.actionem competere in equitem Romanum,
Quint. 3, 6, 11:mihi adversus te actio competit,
Dig. 19, 1, 25:poena competit in aliquem,
App. M. 10, p. 243, 40:hereditas competit, alicui,
Eum. Pan. Const. 4:libertas servo competere potest,
Just. Inst. 1, 5, 1.—Hence,com-pĕtens, entis, P. a.a.Corresponding to:b. 2.personae rebus,
App. Flor. 16:ratio etymologiae cum sententiā vocabuli,
Gell. 19, 13, 3.— Comp., Auct. Pan. Maxim. et Const. 7.—compĕten-ter, adv., suitably, properly, becomingly (post-class.):consulere alicui,
Dig. 24, 3, 22:punire,
ib. 22, 5, 16.—* Comp.: disserere, Hier. adv. Helv. 2.—* Sup.:uti Platone,
App. Mag. p. 316, 22. -
11 conpeto
com-pĕto ( conp-), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (first common since the Aug. per.; very rare before that time; not found in Cic., and perh. not in the poets).I.Act., to strive after something in company or together (post-class. and very rare):II. A.unum locum,
Just. 13, 2, 1:unam speciosam (puellam),
Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 59: bona, Cod. Th. 10, 10, 27, § 6.—Lit. (very rare):B.ubi viae competunt, tum in compitis sacrificatur,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 25 Müll.:ubi recti angulorum conpetant ictuus,
Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 80:si cacumina harundinum in unum competunt,
Col. 4, 17, 1; cf. id. 2, 2, 9.—Trop.1.Of time, to coincide, agree, meet, to happen, etc.; constr. with cum, the dat., in, or absol.:2.tempora reputantibus initium finemque miraculi cum Othonis exitu competisse,
Tac. H. 2, 50 fin.:fasti adeo turbati, ut neque messium feriae aestati, neque vindemiarum auctumno competerent,
Suet. Caes. 40:si competant coitus lunae in novissimum diem brumae,
Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 191; 18, 26, 63, § 232; cf. impers.:si ita competit, ut idem ille, qui sanare potest, disserat,
Sen. Ep. 75, 6.—Of other things, to agree or coincide with something, to answer to it:3.tanto Othonis animo nequaquam corpus aut habitus competiit,
Suet. Oth. 12.—Hence, absol., to be qualified, competent, appropriate, fit, suitable, to correspond:neque animo neque auribus aut linguā conpetere,
Sall. H. 1, 88 Dietsch; Tac. A. 3, 46:dux velut captus animi non linguā, non auribus competere,
id. H. 3, 73:aut assumere in causam naturas, quā competent, aut mitigare, quā repugnabunt,
Quint. 4, 1, 17:ut vix ad arma capienda aptandaque pugnae competeret animus,
Liv. 22, 5, 3:ei loci situs ita competit,
Col. 8, 17, 3; cf. id. 9, 1, 1; 9, 5, 1:si cujusquam neptium suarum competeret aetas,
Suet. Aug. 31; Col. 1, 6, 23; cf. id. 2, 8, 4; 2, 18, 2; 2, 20, 4; 4, 29 fin. —To belong, be due to:1.actionem competere in equitem Romanum,
Quint. 3, 6, 11:mihi adversus te actio competit,
Dig. 19, 1, 25:poena competit in aliquem,
App. M. 10, p. 243, 40:hereditas competit, alicui,
Eum. Pan. Const. 4:libertas servo competere potest,
Just. Inst. 1, 5, 1.—Hence,com-pĕtens, entis, P. a.a.Corresponding to:b. 2.personae rebus,
App. Flor. 16:ratio etymologiae cum sententiā vocabuli,
Gell. 19, 13, 3.— Comp., Auct. Pan. Maxim. et Const. 7.—compĕten-ter, adv., suitably, properly, becomingly (post-class.):consulere alicui,
Dig. 24, 3, 22:punire,
ib. 22, 5, 16.—* Comp.: disserere, Hier. adv. Helv. 2.—* Sup.:uti Platone,
App. Mag. p. 316, 22. -
12 configuro
configurare, configuravi, configuratus V TRANSmold, shape; form from/after something, fashion accordingly (L+S) -
13 superfluum
balance. (that) remaining (after something taken), surplus -
14 superfluus
superflua, superfluum ADJsuperfluous, in excess of need; remaining after something taken; surplus -
15 adfector
* 1.To strive eagerly after something: adfectatus est regnum, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 377 P.—2. -
16 adpetentia
appĕtentĭa ( adp-), ae, f. [appeto], a longing after something, appetite:adpetentia cibi,
Plin. 19, 8, 38, § 127:liberalium artium,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 38:gloriae,
Aur. Vict. Epit. 15.—Without gen., desire, longing:libido effrenatam (efficit) adpetentiam,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 7, 15. -
17 adtempto
at-tento ( adtempto, K. and H.; at-tempto, Kayser, Rib., Halm, Queck), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., lit., to strive after something, to attempt, essay, try, make trial of; to solicit; to assail, attack (class. in prose and poetry):digitis mollibus arcum attemptat,
attempts to draw, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 217:aliquem lacrimis,
to attempt to move, Val. Fl. 4, 11:praeteriri omnino fuerit satius quam attemptatum deseri,
begun, Cic. de Or. 3, 28, 110:attemptata defectio,
the attempted revolt, Liv. 23, 15, 7 (Weissenb., temptata):omnium inimicos diligenter cognoscere, colloqui, attemptare,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54:Capuam propter plurimas belli opportunitates ab illā impiā et sceleratā manu attemptari suspicabamur,
i. e. moved by persuasion to revolt, id. Sest. 4:ne compositae orationis insidiis sua fides attemptetur,
id. Or. 61, 208:mecum facientia jura Si tamen adtemptas,
i. e. attempt to shake, attack, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 23:nec hoc testamentum ejus quisquam attemptavit,
sought to annul, Val. Max. 7, 8, 3; so,sententiam judicis,
Dig. 12, 6, 23: pudicitiam, to seek to defile or pollute, ib. 47, 10, 10:annonam,
to make dearer, ib. 47, 11, 6.—Of a hostile attack:vi attemptantem repellere,
Tac. A. 13, 25:jam curabo sentiat, Quos attentārit,
Phaedr. 5, 2, 7:haud illum bello attemptare juvencis Sunt animi,
Stat. Th. 4, 71.— Trop.: Quae aegritudo insolens mentem attemptat tuam? Pac. ap. Non. p. 322, 18 (Trag. Rel. p. 84 Rib.). -
18 affector
* 1.To strive eagerly after something: adfectatus est regnum, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 377 P.—2. -
19 appetentia
appĕtentĭa ( adp-), ae, f. [appeto], a longing after something, appetite:adpetentia cibi,
Plin. 19, 8, 38, § 127:liberalium artium,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 38:gloriae,
Aur. Vict. Epit. 15.—Without gen., desire, longing:libido effrenatam (efficit) adpetentiam,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 7, 15. -
20 attempto
at-tento ( adtempto, K. and H.; at-tempto, Kayser, Rib., Halm, Queck), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., lit., to strive after something, to attempt, essay, try, make trial of; to solicit; to assail, attack (class. in prose and poetry):digitis mollibus arcum attemptat,
attempts to draw, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 217:aliquem lacrimis,
to attempt to move, Val. Fl. 4, 11:praeteriri omnino fuerit satius quam attemptatum deseri,
begun, Cic. de Or. 3, 28, 110:attemptata defectio,
the attempted revolt, Liv. 23, 15, 7 (Weissenb., temptata):omnium inimicos diligenter cognoscere, colloqui, attemptare,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54:Capuam propter plurimas belli opportunitates ab illā impiā et sceleratā manu attemptari suspicabamur,
i. e. moved by persuasion to revolt, id. Sest. 4:ne compositae orationis insidiis sua fides attemptetur,
id. Or. 61, 208:mecum facientia jura Si tamen adtemptas,
i. e. attempt to shake, attack, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 23:nec hoc testamentum ejus quisquam attemptavit,
sought to annul, Val. Max. 7, 8, 3; so,sententiam judicis,
Dig. 12, 6, 23: pudicitiam, to seek to defile or pollute, ib. 47, 10, 10:annonam,
to make dearer, ib. 47, 11, 6.—Of a hostile attack:vi attemptantem repellere,
Tac. A. 13, 25:jam curabo sentiat, Quos attentārit,
Phaedr. 5, 2, 7:haud illum bello attemptare juvencis Sunt animi,
Stat. Th. 4, 71.— Trop.: Quae aegritudo insolens mentem attemptat tuam? Pac. ap. Non. p. 322, 18 (Trag. Rel. p. 84 Rib.).
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