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1 lēniō
lēniō (imperf. lēnībat, lēnībant, V.; fut. lenibunt, Pr.), īvī, ītus, īre [lenis], to soften, mollify, moderate, assuage, soothe, calm: fluvium tumentem, V.: Latrantem stomachum, H.: inopiam frumenti, S.—Fig., to render mild, appease, alleviate, mitigate, calm, pacify: mihi miseriam, T.: illum iratum: te ipsum dies leniet: tigrīs, tame, H.: umbras, O.: seditionem, L.: saepius fatigatus lenitur, S.: dolentem Solando, V.* * *lenire, lenivi, lenitus V TRANSmitigate, moderate; alleviate, allay, assuage, ease, calm, placate, appease; mollify; explain away, gloss over; beguile, pass pleasently; abate -
2 mītigō
mītigō āvī, ātus, āre [mitis+1 AG-], to soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame: fruges: cibum, soften (by cooking): agros, make fruitful: flammis et ferro agrum, clear, H.—Fig., to make gentle, pacify, soothe, calm, assuage, appease, mitigate: istorum animos: te aetas mitigabit: iras, O.: legis acerbitatem: perfidiam meritis, disarm, Cu.: Lampsacenos in istum, appease the anger of.* * *mitigare, mitigavi, mitigatus Vsoften; lighten, alleviate; soothe; civilize -
3 piō
piō āvī, ātus, āre [pius], to approach with sacred rites, appease, propitiate: Silvanum lacte, H.: ossa, V.: Ianus piandus erit, O.— To purify with sacred rites: si quid tibi piandum fuisset.— To make good, atone for, expiate: mors morte pianda est, O.: fulmen, avert the omen of lightning, O.: prodigia, Ta.: culpam morte, atone for, V.: nefas morte piandum, i. e. to be punished, Iu.* * *piare, piavi, piatus Vappease, propitiate; cleanse, expiate -
4 plācō
plācō āvī, ātus, āre [PLAC-], to quiet, soothe, assuage, allay, appease: aequora, O.: ventos sanguine, V.: Plutona tauris, try to propitiate, H.: (Fidenas) beneficiis, L.: iram deorum donis: numen deorum, Cs.— To reconcile, conciliate, placate: Iugurtham, S.: te sibi: Hannibalem filio meo, L.: alquos rei p.: Invidiam, conciliate, H.: fac illa ut placetur nobis, T.: tanta iniquitas, ut placari populo R. non possent?: numquam animo placari potuit in eum, be reconciled, N.: homo et sibi ipse placatus, at peace with himself.* * *placare, placavi, placatus Vappease; placate; reconcile -
5 satiō
satiō āvī, ātus, āre [satis], to fill, satisfy, sate, satiate: desideria naturae, appease: canes satiatae sanguine erili, O.— To fill up, saturate, furnish abundantly: fretum aquis, O.: odoribus ignīs, O.—Fig., to still, satisfy, content, glut, satiate, appease: animum: nec satiatur cupiditatis sitis: satiari delectatione: iram, O.: ait nequaquam se esse satiatum: satiatus poenā, L.: satiati suppliciis nocentium, L.: satiata ferinae Dextera caedis, O.— To overfill, cloy, satiate, disgust: primum numerus agnoscitur, deinde satiat: satiari fastidio similitudinis: satiatis et expletis iucundius est carere quam frui: Heu nimis longo satiate ludo, H.: adsiduo satiatus aratro, Tb.* * *Isatiare, satiavi, satiatus Vsatisfy, sate; nourishIIsowing, planting; field (Collins) -
6 pio
pĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [pius].I. B.Lit.:II.Silvanum lacte piabant,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 143:ossa,
Verg. A. 6, 379:busta (i.e. Manes),
Ov. M. 13, 515:Janus Agonali luce piandus erit,
id. F. 1, 318.—Transf.A.To honor with religious rites, to celebrate:B.ubi piem Pietatem,
Plaut. As. 3, 1, 3:aras ture,
Prop. 3, 10 (4, 9), 19:in magicis astra piare focis,
to perform sacred rites, id. 1, 1, 20.—To purify with sacred rites (syn.:C.procuro, lustro): si quid tibi piandum fuisset,
Cic. Dom. 51.—To make or seek to make good, to atone for, expiate:D. E.damna,
Ov. A. A. 3, 160:mors morte pianda est,
id. M. 8, 483:fulmen,
to avert by sacrifice the misfortune portended by lightning, id. F. 3, 291:nefas triste,
to atone for, avert the penalty, Verg. A. 2, 184; Ov. H. 19, 194:cometes terrificum sidus, ac non leviter piatum,
Plin. 2, 25, 23, § 92.—To free from madness, Fest. p. 213 Müll.:jube te piari de meā pecuniā: nam ego quidem insanum te esse certo scio,
Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 17; so id. ib. 3, 2, 51. -
7 placo
plāco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [etym. dub.; cf.: placeo, planus].I.To reconcile; constr. alicui, aliquem (class. and freq.):B.agedum, fac, illa ut placetur nobis,
that she be reconciled to us, Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 1:vereor ut placari possit,
id. ib. 5, 8, 72 (cf.:redigam vos in gratiam, v. 73): coeperas eum mihi placare,
Cic. Att. 7, 1, 8:rogavit ut te sibi placarem,
id. Fam. 13, 1, 3:his vocibus cum in se magis incitarent dictatorem quam magistro equitum placarent,
Liv. 8, 33, 1:Hannibalem pater filio meo potui placare,
id. 23, 9, 4:placare aliquem rei publicae,
Cic. Cat. 2, 8, 17.— Pass.:quae fuit eorum tanta iniquitas, ut placari populo Romano non possent?
Cic. N. D. 3, 6, 15:neque nullam spem habebat, patrem sibi placari posse,
Liv. 40, 20, 5.—In mid. force; usually with in and acc.: numquam animo placari potuit in eum, be reconciled, i. e. consent to a reconciliation, Nep. Pelop. 5, 3; cf. id. Iph. 3, 3:homo quietus et sibi ipsi placatus,
at peace with himself, tranquil, Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 37.—In gen., to quiet, soothe, calm, assuage, appease, pacify:II.animos placare ac lenire,
Cic. Fin. 1, 14:placare et mitigare animum,
id. Phil. 10, 3, 6: numen deorum immortalium, Caes. B. [p. 1383] G. 6, 15:aliquem beneficiis,
Liv. 4, 33:iram deorum donis,
Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22:benevolos objurgatores,
id. N. D. 1, 3, 5:invidiam,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 13.— Poet.:ventos sanguine,
Verg. A. 2, 116:Hippotades cum vult, aequora placet,
Ov. M. 11, 432:escā ventrem iratum,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 5:sitim,
to quench, Mart. 1, 50, 17.—To endeavor to appease, Hor. C. 2, 14, 6; Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 64.— Hence, plācātus, a, um, P. a., soothed, appeased, calmed; quiet, gentle, still, calm, peaceful (class.):animi quietus et placatus status,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16:tranquilla, quieta vita,
id. Fin. 1, 21, 71:placidae ac minime turbulentae res,
id. Or. 19, 63:maria,
Verg. A. 3, 69:vultu ac sermone in omnes placato,
Liv. 28, 32, 1.— Comp.:placatiore animo aliquid facere,
Liv. 37, 45; 2, 60:dii,
Plin. 12, 18, 41, § 83.— Sup.:quies placatissima,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 97.—Hence, adv.: plācātē, quietly, gently, calmly, composedly (class.):omnia humana placate et moderate feramus,
Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 4. — Comp.:remissius et placatius ferre,
Cic. Fam. 6, 13, 3. -
8 com-pōnō (conp-)
com-pōnō (conp-) posuī (-posīvī, Ta.), positus (-postus, V.), ere, to bring together, place together, collect, unite, join, connect, aggregate: in quo loco erant ea composita, quibus, etc.: aridum lignum, H.: duos amantes, Pr.: genus dispersum montibus, V.—To pack up (for a journey): quae tecum simul Ferantur, T.: dum tota domus raedā componitur unā, Iu.—To oppose, couple, pair, match: uti non Compositum melius (par sit) cum Bitho Bacchius, H.: pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis, H.: Epicharis cum indice composita, confronted, Ta.—To compare, contrast: parva magnis, V.: Metelli dicta cum factis, S.—To compose (of parts), bring together, compound, make up, mix, construct: exercitus conpositus ex variis gentibus, S.: liber ex orationibus compositus: venena, O.—To construct, build, frame, create: cuncta (of the creator): urbem, V.: (pennas) compositas parvo curvamine flectit, shaped, O. — To compose, write, construct, make: hoc de argento: interdictum: quicquam crasse, H.: carmen: oratio ad conciliandos animos conposita, L.: res gestas, history, H. — To place aright, put away, take down, lay aside: (tempus) ad componenda armamenta, L.: arma, H.: exercitu in hibernaculis conposito, S.: Conposito Scirone, put out of the way, O.—To store up, put away, collect: opes, V.: quae mox depromere possim, H.—To lay, adjust, arrange: composito et delibuto capillo: togam, to lay in proper folds, H.: torum, O.: voltūs, O.—Of the dead, to adjust, lay out, collect, inurn, inter, bury: cinerem, O.: omnīs (meos), H.: tumulo eodem, O.: toro Mortua componar, O.— To lay at rest, compose, quiet, still: aquas, O.: thalamis se, V.: placidā conpostus pace, V.: diem conponet Vesper, conduct to rest, V.—To compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile: aversos amicos, H.: neque potest componi inter eas gratia, T.: si bellum conpositum foret, S.: uti omnes controversiae componantur, Cs.: lites, V.: turbatas seditione res, L.: id fieri non potuit, ut componeretur.—To dispose, arrange, set in order, devise, prepare: (equites) Conpositi numero in turmas, arrayed, V.: quod adest, H.: conpositā re p.: needum compositis consiliis, L.: acies, to form, Ta.: ex sententiā omnibus rebus conpositis, S.: auspicia ad utilitatem rei p.—To agree upon, appoint, fix, contrive, conspire to make: res compositast, T.: dies composita rei gerendae est, L.: pacem, L.: susurri Compositā repetantur horā, H.: omnes Conpositae leges, V.: ita causa componitur, ut, etc.: conpositis inter se rebus, S.: conposito iam consilio, L.: quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, L.: componunt Gallos concire, Ta.: ut compositum cum Marcio erat, L. — To feign, invent, devise, contrive: crimen, Ta.: risum mendaci ore, Tb.: rumorem, Ta.: in adrogantiam compositus, assuming the appearance of, Ta. -
9 ex-ōrō
ex-ōrō āvī, ātus, āre, to move, prevail upon, persuade by entreaty, induce, appease: Qui mihi exorandus est, T.: alquem ut peieret: deos, O.: Lares farre, Iu.: populum, H.: gnatam ut det, oro, vixque id exoro, T.: quae vicinos concidere loris Exorata solet, in spite of entreaties, Iu.: non exoratae arae, inexorable, O.—To obtain by prayer: pacem divōm, V. -
10 expleō
expleō ēvī (explēris, C., V.; explēssent, L.; explēsse, V.), ētus, ēre [PLE-], to fill up, fill full, fill, stuff: fossam aggere, Cs.: rimas: bovem frondibus, H.: locum (cohortes), Cs.—Of number or quantity, to fill, make up, complete: numerum, Cs.: ut numerus legionum expleretur, L.: centurias, have the full number of votes, L.: iustam muri altitudinem, Cs. — To supply, make good: His rebus id, quod Avarici deperierat, expletur, Cs.: cetera, quae fortuna minuerat, L.: quod utrique defuit.— To traverse, pass over, go through: orbīs cursu, V.: urbīs erroribus, Tb.—Fig., to fill up, complete, finish, perfect, accomplish: vitam beatam: annum: supremum diem, Ta.: sententias mollioribus numeris.— To supply, make good, make up for: partem relictam: damna, L. — To fill, satisfy, sate: me unum, T.: animum gaudio, T.: scribendo te: amicos muneribus, S.: ut expleti decederent: animum Ultricis flammae, V. — To appease, fill, satisfy, glut, sate: sitim: odium factis dictisque, L.: avaritiam pecuniā: expletur lacrimis dolor, O.: patrias sanguine poenas, V.— To fulfil, discharge, execute, perform, accomplish: amicitiae munus: meum opus, O.* * *explere, explevi, expletus Vfill out; fill, fill up, complete, finish; satisfy, satiate -
11 fallō
fallō fefellī, falsus, ere [1 FAL-], to trip, cause to fall: glacies fallit pedes, L.: alqm, Cu.—Fig., to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, elude, fail, disappoint: alquem dolis, T.: falli te sinas Techinis, T.: Nec sidus regione viae (nos) fefellit, misled, V.: credentem puellam, O.: sui fallendi causā factum, Cs.: nisi me forte fallo: nisi me fallit animus: nisi me omnia fallunt, unless I utterly mistake: neque eum prima opinio fefellit, Cs.: nisi quid me fallit: mentīs monstro, V.: cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut, etc.: non in sortitione fallere: ne falleret bis relata eadem res, lead into error, L.: ut de indutiis fallendo impetrarent, Cs.: numquam fallentis termes olivae, H.: nescia fallere vita, without guile, V.: eas fallam, ut ab illis fallimur, T.— Pass reflex., to be deceived, err, mistake, deceive oneself: Falsus es, T.: neque ea res falsum me habuit, did not deceive me, S.: errore quodam fallimur: quā (spe) possumus falli: deus falli quo potuit?: nisi fallor, V.: aut ego fallor, or I am far wrong, H.—Impers., with acc, to mistake, be deceived: nisi me fallit: nec eum fefellit.— To violate, break, betray, deceive, disappoint: fidem hosti datam: meam spem: si res opinionem meam fefellerit: mandata mariti, O.: foedus ac fidem, L.: promissum, Cu.: tu faciem illius Falle dolo, put on, V.: retia, avoid, O.: quā signa sequendi Falleret error, confound, V.— To deceive in swearing, swear falsely, be perjured: si sciens fallo: si falleret, precatus Deos, ita se mactarent, L.: expedit matris cineres opertos Fallere, swear falsely by, H.: dominorum dextras, faith pledged to, etc., V.— To lie concealed, be unseen, escape notice, remain undiscovered, elude: per biennium, L.: ne quid falleret Volturno ad urbem missum, L.: ne falleret ad urbem incedens, arrive secretly, L.: qui natus moriensque fefellit, in obscurity, H.: veneno, infuse undetected, V.: bonus longe fallente sagittā, V.: nequiquam fallis dea, escape recognition, V.: neque hoc te fallit, quam multa sint, etc., nor do you fail to see: custodes, L.: deos, O.: nec nos via fallet euntīs, V.: me nec fallunt iussa Iovis, nor do I fail to recognize, V.: nec quicquam eos fallebat, L.: segetis fides meae Fulgentem Falli sorte beatior, i. e. is a happier lot, though he knows it not, etc., H.: neutros fefellit hostīs appropinquare, L.: in lege nullā esse eiusmodi caput te non fallit: neque vero Caesarem fefellit, quin, etc., Cs.— To lighten, appease, silence, beguile: medias sermonibus horas, O.: somno curam, H.: austerum studio fallente laborem, H.* * *fallere, fefelli, falsus Vdeceive; slip by; disappoint; be mistaken, beguile, drive away; fail; cheat -
12 flectō
flectō flēxī, flexus, ere [FALC-], to bend, bow, curve, turn, turn round: equos brevi, Cs.: de foro in Capitolium currūs: habenas, O.: cursūs in orbem, O.: iter ad Privernum, L.: flexa In burim ulmus, V.: artūs, L.: ora retro, O.: geminas acies huc, direct, V.: lumina, avert, V.: salignas cratīs, weave, V.: flex<*> fractique motūs, contorted: flexum mare, a bay, Ta.: (silva) se sinistrorsus, Cs.: (milvus) Flectitur in gyrum, wheels, O.: flector in anguem, wind myself into a snake, O.: Cera multas Flectitur in facies, is moulded, O.— To turn, double, pass around: in flectendis promunturiis: Leucatam.— To turn from, avoid, turn out of: viam, C., L.: iter, V.— To turn, go, divert one's course, march, pass: laevo flectentes limine, V.: ex Gabino in Tusculanos flexere colles, L.: ad Oceanum, L.: ad sapientiam, Ta.—Fig., to bend, turn, direct, sway, change: animum, T.: teneros et rudīs: suam naturam huc et illuc: vocem, modulate: flexus sonus, i. e. melancholy: mentīs suas ad nostrum imperium: aliquem a proposito, divert, L.: animos, quin, etc., L.: animos ad carmina, O.: Quo vobis mentes sese flexere viaï? Enn. ap. C.: Cereus in vitium flecti, H.: flexo in meridiem die, Ta.: versūs, qui in Tiberium flecterentur, i. e. might be applied, Ta.— To bend, move, persuade, influence, prevail upon, overcome, soften, appease: quibus rebus ita flectebar animo, ut, etc.: flectere mollibus Iam durum imperiis, H.: Superos, V.: fata deum precando, V.: ingenium alicuius avorsum, S.: si flectitur ira deorum, O.: ad deditionem animos, L.* * *flectere, flexi, flexus Vbend, curve, bow; turn, curl; persuade, prevail on, soften -
13 litō
litō āvī, ātus, āre, to make an acceptable sacrifice, obtain favorable omens: nec auspicato nec litato, without favorable omens, L.: non facile litare, L.: ut litetur (diis) aliis, aliis non litetur: proxumā hostiā litatur saepe pulcherrime: humanis hostiis, Ta.: exta ovis, Pr.: sacra, to perform acceptably, O.: sacris litatis, V.—Of a victim, to give favorable omens: Victima nulla litat, O.—To make atonement, propitiate, appease, satisfy: Lentulo: animā litandum Argolicā, V.* * *litare, litavi, litatus Vobtain/give favorable omens from sacrifice; make (acceptable) offering (to) -
14 mulceō
mulceō sī, sus, ēre [MARG-], to stroke, graze, touch lightly, fondle: manu barbam, O.: mulcebant Zephyri flores, rustle through, O.: aristas, O.: alternos (pueros), V.: aethera pinnis, to move.— Fig., to soothe, soften, caress, flatter, delight: tigrīs, V.: Dareta dictis, V.: canor mulcendas natus ad aurīs, O.: puellas Carmine, H.— To relieve, alleviate: vanā volnera ope, O.* * *mulcere, mulsi, mulsus Vstroke, touch lightly, fondle, soothe, appease, charm, flatter, delight -
15 odium
odium ī, n [1 OD-], hatred, grudge, ill-will, animosity, enmity, aversion: veritas odium parit, T.: odium (est) ira inveterata: in odium populi R. inruere, incur the hatred: eorum odium subire: magnum odium Pompei suscepistis: inperatoribus odia conligere, Cs.: struere, excite: exercere, O.: placare, appease: quod mihi odium cum Clodio fuit? what quarrel had I?: tanto in odio est omnibus, is so hated by: tanto odio ferebatur in Ciceronem, was so imbittered against, N.: in Romanos odii regnum posuerat praemium, had offered as a prize for hostility, L.: urbis odium me percipit, T.: ardens odio vestri: odium ieiunum, on an empty stomach, Iu.—An object of hatred, offence, aversion, nuisance: Antonius, insigne odium omnium: qui amat quoi odio ipsus est, one who hates him, T.: odi odioque sum Romanis, I hate and am hated by, L.: tibi est odio mea fistula, V.—Discontent, dissatisfaction, disgust: odio suarum rerum mutari omnia student, S.: Cui placet alterius sua est odio sors, H.—Offensive conduct, odious language, importunity, insolence, vexatiousness: odio et strepitu senatūs coactus est perorare: Tundendo atque odio, by insolent importunity, T.: cum tuo istoc odio, with that hateful conduct of yours, T.: odio vincere Regem, in insolence, H.* * *hate/hatred/dislike/antipathy; odiun, unpopularity; bredom/impatience; haterd (manifestion by/towards group); object of hate/odium -
16 (pācificō)
(pācificō) —, ātus, āre [pacificus], to make peace, conclude peace: Iugurthā pacificante, S.: ad pacificandum stabis, L.— Supin. acc.: legati pacificatum venerunt, L.— To pacify, appease: caelestes pacificasset, Ct. -
17 parentō
parentō —, ātus, āre [2 parens], to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of dead kindred: sepulcrum ubi parentetur: hostiā maximā parentare. — To bring an offering to the dead parent, avenge the dead: civibus Romanis, qui perfidiā Gallorum interissent, Cs.: parentandum regi sanguine coniuratorum esse, L.: Memnonis umbris caede, O.— Fig., to appease, satisfy: internecione hostium iustae irae parentatum est, Cu.* * *parentare, parentavi, parentatus Vperform rites at tombs; make appeasement offering (to the dead) -
18 per-mulceō
per-mulceō mulsī, mulsus, ēre, to rub gently, stroke: manu eum, O.: barbam, L.—To touch gently: aram flatu permulcet spiritus austri, blows softly upon, C. poët.: medicata lumina virgā, O.— Fig., to soothe, charm, please, delight, flatter, fondle: sensum voluptate: his verbis aurīs, H.—To soothe, appease, allay, tame: eorum animis permulsis, Cs.: pectora dictis, V.: iram eius, L.: senectutem, mitigate: vestigia lymphis, to wash away, Ct. -
19 propitiō
propitiō —, ātus, āre [propitius], to appease, propitiate: Iovem, Cu.: propitiata Iuno, Ta.* * *propitiare, propitiavi, propitiatus V TRANSpropitate, render favorable, win over; sooth (feelings) -
20 sēdō
sēdō āvī, ātus, āre [SED-], to bring to rest, lay: pulverem, Ph.— To settle, still, calm, allay, assuage, appease, quiet, check, end, stop, stay: mare aut flammam: incendia, O.: sedatis fluctibus, subsided: tempestas sedatur: sitim, slake, O.: carne ieiunia, relieve, O.: ad lassitudinem sedandam militum, refresh, N.: in animis hominum motum: militum animos, L.: rabiem, H.: volnera mentis, O.: (populi impetus) sedatur: tumultum, Cs.: discordias: contentionem, L.: sermunculum omnem aut restinxerit aut sedarit: calamitatem, T.: ut vix a magistratibus iuventus sedaretur, was quieted, L.: vela fessa, i. e. come into port, Pr.* * *sedare, sedavi, sedatus Vsettle, allay; restrain; calm down
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