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  • 1 conciliātus

        conciliātus adj. with comp.    [P. of concilio], endeared, beloved: Hamilcari, L.: sibi, Cu.: ad rem accipiendam fiat conciliatior.
    * * *
    I
    conciliata -um, conciliatior -or -us, conciliatissimus -a -um ADJ
    favorably inclined/disposed; devoted; favorable to, amenable; friendly; beloved
    II
    conjunction, joining, union (of atoms), connection (of bodies)

    Latin-English dictionary > conciliātus

  • 2 obsequor

    ob-sĕquor, cūtus (quutus), 3, v. dep.
    I.
    Lit., to accommodate one's self to the will of a person; to comply with, yield to, gratify, humor, submit to; with dat. of the pers. or thing (freq. and class.;

    syn.: morigeror, obtempero, pareo, oboedio),

    Cato, R. R. 5:

    cum huic obsecutus sis, illi est repugnandum,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 60; id. Clu. 54, 149; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 32:

    voluntati alicujus,

    id. Fin. 2, 6, 17:

    imperio,

    Juv. 10, 343. —
    (β).
    With acc. of the thing (ante- and post-class.):

    et id ego percupio obsequi gnato meo,

    in this, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 61:

    ea,

    Gell. 2, 7, 13.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To yield to, give one's self up to, indulge in a thing:

    amori,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 8:

    studiis suis,

    Nep. Att. 2: fortunae, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, 1:

    pudori,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 9:

    tempestati,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 21:

    est lubido homini suo animo opsequi,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 12:

    animo,

    to follow one's inclinations, id. Mil. 3, 1, 83; id. Ps. 5, 1, 26:

    irae,

    Curt. 5, 8, 12.—
    B.
    Of inanimate things, to be yielding, pliant, ductile:

    aes regulare malleis obsequitur,

    Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94.— Impers. pass.:

    volo amori obsecutum illius,

    Plaut. As. 1, 1, 62 (v. Lachm. Lucr. p. 304).—Hence, obsĕ-quens, entis, P. a. (separate, vin' tu te mihi ob esse sequentem an nevis? Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 39).
    A.
    In gen., yielding, compliant, obsequious:

    opsequens oboediensque est mori atque inperiis patris,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 55:

    patri,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 18:

    legiones nobis,

    Cic. Fam. 10, 8.— Comp.:

    animus obsequentior,

    Sen. Ep. 50, 6; Curt. 6, 3, 18.— Sup.:

    curae mortalium obsequentissimam esse Italiam,

    amenable, susceptible of culture, Col. 3, 8, 5:

    nurus,

    Quint. Decl. 291. —
    B.
    In partic., an appellation of the gods, favorable, indulgent, gracious, propitious:

    bonam atque obsequentem deam,

    Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 3.—Esp. as subst., of Fortuna: Quem te deum autem nominem? Leo. Fortunam atque obsequentem, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 126; Inscr. Orell. 1750; 1751.— Hence, adv.: obsĕquenter, compliantly, obsequiously (perh. not in Cic.):

    haec a collegā obsequenter facta,

    Liv. 41, 10, 12:

    parere alicui,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 15.— Sup.:

    vixit in contubernio aviae severissime, et tamen obsequentissime,

    entirely according to her wishes, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 3.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > obsequor

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  • amenable — ame·na·ble /ə mē nə bəl, me / adj 1: legally subject or answerable the corporation is not amenable to suit in New York 2 a: suited by nature an adult is not amenable to a juvenile treatment program b: readily yielding, submitting, or cooperating …   Law dictionary

  • Amenable — A*me na*ble, a. [F. amener to lead; ? (L. ad) = mener to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten, minae threats. See {Menace}.] 1. (Old Law) Easy to be led; governable, as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amenable — [ə mē′nə bəl, əmen′əbəl] adj. [Anglo Fr < OFr amener, to bring about, lead in < a , to + mener, to lead < L minare, to drive (animals) < minari, to threaten: see MENACE] 1. responsible or answerable 2. able to be controlled or… …   English World dictionary

  • amenable — (adj.) 1590s, liable, from Anglo Fr. amenable, M.Fr. amener answerable (to the law), from à to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + mener to lead, from L. minare to drive (cattle) with shouts, variant of minari threaten (see MENACE …   Etymology dictionary

  • amenable — [adj1] willing, cooperative acquiescent, agreeable, biddable, docile, influenceable, manageable, obedient, open, persuadable, pliable, responsive, susceptible, tractable; concept 404 Ant. intractable, nonconforming, uncooperative, unwilling… …   New thesaurus

  • amenable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions. 2) (amenable to) capable of being acted on. DERIVATIVES amenability noun amenably adverb. ORIGIN from Old French amener bring to , from Latin minari threaten …   English terms dictionary

  • amenable — 1 answerable, liable, accountable, *responsible Analogous words: open, subject, *liable: *subordinate, dependent, subject Antonyms: independent (of): autonomous Contrasted words: autocratic, arbitrary, *absolute: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • amenable — a|me|na|ble [əˈmi:nəbəl US əˈmi:n əˈmen ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: amener to lead up , from mener to lead ] 1.) willing to accept what someone says or does without arguing ▪ She was always a very amenable child. amenable to ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • amenable — a|me|na|ble [ ə minəbl ] adjective 1. ) willing to do something or to agree with someone: He seemed perfectly amenable last night. amenable to: European leaders were more amenable to the idea. 2. ) amenable to capable of being treated or dealt… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • amenable — UK [əˈmiːnəb(ə)l] / US [əˈmɪnəb(ə)l] adjective 1) willing to do something or to agree with someone He seemed perfectly amenable last night. amenable to: European leaders were more amenable to the idea. 2) capable of being treated or dealt with in …   English dictionary

  • amenable — adjective Etymology: Anglo French, from amener to bring, compel, from a (from Latin ad ) + mener to lead, from Late Latin minare to drive, from Latin minari to threaten more at mount Date: 1596 1. liable to be brought to account ; answerable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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