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  • 1 adscensus

    1.
    ascensus ( ads-), a, um, Part. of ascendo.
    2.
    ascensus ( ads-), ūs, m. [ascendo], an ascending, ascent.
    I.
    A.. Lit.:

    primos prohibere ascensu coeperunt,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 32:

    homines audaces ab ejus templi aditu atque ascensu repulisti,

    Cic. Dom. 21:

    quod hosti aditum ascensum ve difficilem praeberet,

    Liv. 25, 36 summi fastigia tecti Ascensu supero, Verg. A. 2, 303 ascensus muri, Vulg. 2 Esdr. 12, 36. ascensus altaris, ib. Eccli. 50, 12. adscensus siderum, a rising of the stars to our hemisphere, Plin. 29, 4, 15, § 59:

    ascensus aurorae,

    Vulg. 2 Esdr. 4, 21; ib. Jon. 4, 7.—Also in plur: hostes partim scalis ascensus tentant, Liv 36, 24.—
    B.
    Trop.:

    ollisque ad honoris amplioris gradum is primus ascensus esto,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 3;

    olla propter quae datur homini ascensus in caelum,

    id. ib. 2, 8.—
    II.
    Meton. (abstr. for concr., cf.. aditus, accessus, etc.), a place by which one ascends, an approach, ascent:

    inambulans atque ascensu ingrediens arduo,

    Cic. de Or 1, 61, 261 difficilis atque arduus, id. Verr 2, 4, 23:

    riget arduus alto Tmolus in ascensu,

    Ov. M. 11, 151:

    quae aedes tribunal habent et ascensum,

    a flight of stairs, ascent, Vitr. 4, 7, p. 93 Rode; so id. 5, 6, p. 111 Rode.—In plur ut obtinerent ascensus montium, Vulg. Judith, 2, 6; ib. 1 Reg. 14, 4.— Trop.. in virtute multi ascensus many degrees, Cic. Planc. 25 Wund.

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  • 2 ascensus

    1.
    ascensus ( ads-), a, um, Part. of ascendo.
    2.
    ascensus ( ads-), ūs, m. [ascendo], an ascending, ascent.
    I.
    A.. Lit.:

    primos prohibere ascensu coeperunt,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 32:

    homines audaces ab ejus templi aditu atque ascensu repulisti,

    Cic. Dom. 21:

    quod hosti aditum ascensum ve difficilem praeberet,

    Liv. 25, 36 summi fastigia tecti Ascensu supero, Verg. A. 2, 303 ascensus muri, Vulg. 2 Esdr. 12, 36. ascensus altaris, ib. Eccli. 50, 12. adscensus siderum, a rising of the stars to our hemisphere, Plin. 29, 4, 15, § 59:

    ascensus aurorae,

    Vulg. 2 Esdr. 4, 21; ib. Jon. 4, 7.—Also in plur: hostes partim scalis ascensus tentant, Liv 36, 24.—
    B.
    Trop.:

    ollisque ad honoris amplioris gradum is primus ascensus esto,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 3;

    olla propter quae datur homini ascensus in caelum,

    id. ib. 2, 8.—
    II.
    Meton. (abstr. for concr., cf.. aditus, accessus, etc.), a place by which one ascends, an approach, ascent:

    inambulans atque ascensu ingrediens arduo,

    Cic. de Or 1, 61, 261 difficilis atque arduus, id. Verr 2, 4, 23:

    riget arduus alto Tmolus in ascensu,

    Ov. M. 11, 151:

    quae aedes tribunal habent et ascensum,

    a flight of stairs, ascent, Vitr. 4, 7, p. 93 Rode; so id. 5, 6, p. 111 Rode.—In plur ut obtinerent ascensus montium, Vulg. Judith, 2, 6; ib. 1 Reg. 14, 4.— Trop.. in virtute multi ascensus many degrees, Cic. Planc. 25 Wund.

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  • 3 acclīvitās

        acclīvitās ātis, f    [acclivis], an ascent, rising grade, acclivity: pari acclivitate collis, Cs.
    * * *
    slope, ascent, upward inclination, steepness

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  • 4 ascēnsus (adsc-)

        ascēnsus (adsc-) ūs, m    [ascendo], a climbing, ascent: primos prohibere ascensu, Cs.: difficilis, L.: mollioris ascensūs via, L.: fastigia Ascensu supero, V.—Fig., a rising: ad civitatem, to citizenship.—A way up, approach, ascent: agger ascensum dat Gallis, Cs.: arduus: in circuitu, i. e. winding, Cs.: riget Tmolus in ascensu, O.—Fig.: in virtute multi sunt ascensūs.

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  • 5 adscensio

    ascensĭo ( ads-), ōnis, f. [id.], an ascending, ascent (more rare than ascensus).
    I.
    A.. Lit.:

    ad hirundininum nidum ascensionem ut faceret,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 7:

    graduum,

    Vitr. 9, 1, p. 208 Rode:

    via ascensionis,

    Vulg. 1 Par. 26, 16: dies ascensionis suae de terrā Aegypti, ib. Osee, 2, 15.—
    B.
    Trop.: quorum (oratorum) quae fuerit ascensio et quam in omnibus rebus difficilis optimi perfectio, etc., a rising, soaring, * Cic. Brut. 36, 137:

    ascensiones in corde suo disposuit,

    Vulg. Psa. 83, 6.—
    II.
    Meton., means of ascent: aedificat in caelo ascensionem, Vulg Amos, 9, 6.

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  • 6 ascensio

    ascensĭo ( ads-), ōnis, f. [id.], an ascending, ascent (more rare than ascensus).
    I.
    A.. Lit.:

    ad hirundininum nidum ascensionem ut faceret,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 7:

    graduum,

    Vitr. 9, 1, p. 208 Rode:

    via ascensionis,

    Vulg. 1 Par. 26, 16: dies ascensionis suae de terrā Aegypti, ib. Osee, 2, 15.—
    B.
    Trop.: quorum (oratorum) quae fuerit ascensio et quam in omnibus rebus difficilis optimi perfectio, etc., a rising, soaring, * Cic. Brut. 36, 137:

    ascensiones in corde suo disposuit,

    Vulg. Psa. 83, 6.—
    II.
    Meton., means of ascent: aedificat in caelo ascensionem, Vulg Amos, 9, 6.

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  • 7 clīvus or clīvos

        clīvus or clīvos ī, m    [CLI-], a declivity, slope, ascent, hill, eminence: Clivos deorsum vorsum est, T.: adversus clivum, up-hill, Cs.: erigere in primos agmen clivōs, the foot-hills, L.: Viribus uteris per clivōs, H.: arduus in valles clivus, descent, O.: Capitolinus, the higher road to the Capitol, part of Sacra Via, C., Cs.; called Sacer, H. — Prov.: clivo sudamus in imo, we are but beginning, O.— A slope, pitch: mensae, O.

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  • 8 molliō

        molliō (mollībat for molliēbat, O.), īvī, ītus, īre    [mollis], to make soft, make supple, soften: umor mollitur tepefactus: lanam trahendo, by spinning, O.: artūs oleo, L.: dum ferrum molliat ignis, H.: glaebas, O.: agri molliti.—Fig., to pacify, conciliate, moderate: hominem his verbis sentio mollirier, T.: lacrimae meorum me molliunt, overcome me. —To soften, moderate, mitigate, tame, restrain, check, ease, lighten: Hannibalem patientiā suā: iras, L.: poenam, O.: clivum, make the ascent easier, Cs.: verba usu: fructūs feros colendo, render milder, V.— To soften, render effeminate, make unmanly: legionem: membra, O.
    * * *
    mollire, mollivi, mollitus V
    soften, mitigate, make easier; civilize, tame, enfeeble

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  • 9 abruptum

    steep ascent/decent; rough dangerous ways (pl.)

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  • 10 adclivitas

    slope, ascent, upward inclination, steepness

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  • 11 adscensio

    ascent; progress, advancement; rising series/flight of stairs; soaring

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  • 12 adscensus

    ascent; act of scaling (walls); approach; a stage/step in advancement; height

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  • 13 ascensio

    ascent; progress, advancement; rising series/flight of stairs; soaring

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  • 14 ascensus

    ascent; act of scaling (walls); approach; a stage/step in advancement; height

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  • 15 abrumpo

    ab-rumpo, ūpi, uptum, 3, v. a., to break off something violently, to rend, tear, sever ( poet.; seldom used before the Aug. per., only once in Cic., but afterw. by Verg., Ov., and the histt. often).
    I.
    Lit.: vincla abrupit equus (transl. of the Homeric desmon aporrêxas, Il. 6, 507), Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 509 Vahl.); so, nec Lethaea valet Theseus abrumpere caro vincula Pirithoo, * Hor. C. 4, 7, 27; cf. Verg. A. 9, 118:

    abrupti nubibus ignes,

    torn from, Lucr. 2, 214; cf.

    with the fig. reversed, in Verg.: ingeminant abruptis nubibus ignes, A. 3, 199: abrupto sidere,

    i. e. hidden by clouds, id. ib. 12, 451:

    plebs velut abrupta a cetero populo,

    broken off, torn from, Liv. 3, 19, 9.—
    II.
    Trop.:

    (legio Martia) se prima latrocinio Antonii abrupit,

    first freed itself, Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

    abrumpere vitam,

    to break the thread of life, Verg. A. 8, 579; 9, 497;

    so later, abrumpere fata,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 893, or, medios annos, Luc. 6, 610:

    abrumpere vitam a civitate,

    to leave it, in order to live elsewhere, Tac. A. 16, 28 fin.:

    fas,

    to destroy, violate, Verg. A. 3, 55:

    medium sermonem,

    to break off, interrupt, id. ib. 4, 388; cf.

    abruptus: omnibus inter victoriam mortemve abruptis,

    since all means of escape, except victory or death, were taken from us, Liv. 21, 44, 8.—Hence, ab-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken off from, separated, esp. of places, inaccessible, or difficult of access.
    A.
    Lit., of places, precipitous, steep (syn.:

    praeceps, abscissus): locus in pedum mille altitudinem abruptus,

    Liv. 21, 36:

    (Roma) munita abruptis montibus,

    Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 67; Tac. A. 2, 23:

    petra undique abscissa et abrupta,

    Curt. 7, 11.—Also absol.: abruptum, i, n., a steep ascent or descent; cf. praeceps:

    vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus,

    she swallows down her gulf, Verg. A. 3, 422.—
    B.
    Trop., broken, disconnected, abrupt:

    Sallustiana brevitas et abruptum sermonis genus,

    Quint. 4, 2, 45:

    contumacia,

    stubborn, Tac. A. 4, 20.— Comp., Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138; Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 1.— Sup., Plin. Ep. 9, 39, 5.— Absol.:

    per abrupta,

    by rough, dangerous ways, Tac. Agr. 42 fin. (cf. supra: abrupta contumacia).— Adv.: abruptē.
    1.
    Lit., in broken manner, here and there:

    palantes flammarum ardores,

    Amm. 17, 7, 8.—
    2.
    Trop., of conduct, hastily, inconsiderately, Just. 2, 15, 4;

    of discourse,

    abruptly, Quint. 3, 8, 6; 4, 1, 79;

    also,

    simply, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 19.— Comp., Amm. 20, 11.

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  • 16 abruptum

    ab-rumpo, ūpi, uptum, 3, v. a., to break off something violently, to rend, tear, sever ( poet.; seldom used before the Aug. per., only once in Cic., but afterw. by Verg., Ov., and the histt. often).
    I.
    Lit.: vincla abrupit equus (transl. of the Homeric desmon aporrêxas, Il. 6, 507), Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 509 Vahl.); so, nec Lethaea valet Theseus abrumpere caro vincula Pirithoo, * Hor. C. 4, 7, 27; cf. Verg. A. 9, 118:

    abrupti nubibus ignes,

    torn from, Lucr. 2, 214; cf.

    with the fig. reversed, in Verg.: ingeminant abruptis nubibus ignes, A. 3, 199: abrupto sidere,

    i. e. hidden by clouds, id. ib. 12, 451:

    plebs velut abrupta a cetero populo,

    broken off, torn from, Liv. 3, 19, 9.—
    II.
    Trop.:

    (legio Martia) se prima latrocinio Antonii abrupit,

    first freed itself, Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

    abrumpere vitam,

    to break the thread of life, Verg. A. 8, 579; 9, 497;

    so later, abrumpere fata,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 893, or, medios annos, Luc. 6, 610:

    abrumpere vitam a civitate,

    to leave it, in order to live elsewhere, Tac. A. 16, 28 fin.:

    fas,

    to destroy, violate, Verg. A. 3, 55:

    medium sermonem,

    to break off, interrupt, id. ib. 4, 388; cf.

    abruptus: omnibus inter victoriam mortemve abruptis,

    since all means of escape, except victory or death, were taken from us, Liv. 21, 44, 8.—Hence, ab-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken off from, separated, esp. of places, inaccessible, or difficult of access.
    A.
    Lit., of places, precipitous, steep (syn.:

    praeceps, abscissus): locus in pedum mille altitudinem abruptus,

    Liv. 21, 36:

    (Roma) munita abruptis montibus,

    Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 67; Tac. A. 2, 23:

    petra undique abscissa et abrupta,

    Curt. 7, 11.—Also absol.: abruptum, i, n., a steep ascent or descent; cf. praeceps:

    vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus,

    she swallows down her gulf, Verg. A. 3, 422.—
    B.
    Trop., broken, disconnected, abrupt:

    Sallustiana brevitas et abruptum sermonis genus,

    Quint. 4, 2, 45:

    contumacia,

    stubborn, Tac. A. 4, 20.— Comp., Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138; Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 1.— Sup., Plin. Ep. 9, 39, 5.— Absol.:

    per abrupta,

    by rough, dangerous ways, Tac. Agr. 42 fin. (cf. supra: abrupta contumacia).— Adv.: abruptē.
    1.
    Lit., in broken manner, here and there:

    palantes flammarum ardores,

    Amm. 17, 7, 8.—
    2.
    Trop., of conduct, hastily, inconsiderately, Just. 2, 15, 4;

    of discourse,

    abruptly, Quint. 3, 8, 6; 4, 1, 79;

    also,

    simply, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 19.— Comp., Amm. 20, 11.

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  • 17 acclivitas

    acclīvĭtas, ātis, f. [acclivis], an ascending direction, an acclivity, ascent:

    pari acclivitate collis,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 18; so Col. 2, 4, 10.—Concr. of the rising place itself, Amm. 14, 2, 13.

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  • 18 Clemens

    1.
    clēmens, entis (abl. usu. -ti;

    but -te,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8; Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7, 3), adj. [etym. dub.; cf. lemures; and Germ. hold].
    I.
    Orig. (in the class. per. very rare), of the quiet, placid, pleasant state of the air, wind, or weather, mild, calm, soft, gentle ( = the class. placidus, quietus): undae clementi flamine pulsae, * Cat. 64, 272:

    clementior Auster vela vocat,

    Stat. Th. 5, 468:

    aura Favoni,

    Claud. Cons. Prob. Olyb. 272; cf. id. III. Cons. Hon. 165; Val. Fl. 6, 747:

    clementior dies,

    Col. 11, 2, 2:

    clementior Arctos,

    Sil. 1, 198:

    clementiores plagae (opp. Septentrio),

    Pall. Febr. 12, 1.—Hence,
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Of the gentle motion of the sea, rivers, etc., placid, calm, etc.:

    mare,

    Gell. 2, 21, 1:

    Pasitigris clementiore alveo praeterit, etc. (preced. by: praeceps inter saxa devolvitur),

    Curt. 5, 3, 1:

    quā sit clementissimus amnis,

    Ov. M. 9, 116.—
    2.
    Of places (opp. praeceps), smooth, of a gentle ascent:

    clivulus,

    App. M. 4, p. 144.—Far more freq.,
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of a calm, unexcited, passionless state of mind, quiet, mild, gentle, tranquil, kind (syn.:

    placidus, lenis): clementem vocabo non in alieno dolore facilem, sed eum, qui cum suis stimulis exagitetur, non prosilit, etc.,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 20, 3:

    egit semper vitam... clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 10:

    vita urbana atque otium,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 17 (cf. with Cic. Rab. Post. 7, 17:

    vita quieta atque otiosa): ille suam semper egit vitam in otio, in conviviis: clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 10; Liv. 38, 17, 17 (cf. the passages under clementia, cited from Flor.):

    cupio, patres conscripti, me esse clementem: cupio in tantis rei publicae periculis me non dissolutum videri,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4:

    etsi satis clemens sum in disputando, tamen interdum soleo subirasci,

    id. Fin. 2, 4, 12:

    (Arimphaeis) ritus clementes,

    Plin. 6, 13, 14, § 35.—
    2.
    Transf. to animals. tame, domesticated: clementius genus columbarum [p. 353] (opp. agrestes), Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 2.—
    B.
    Specif.
    1.
    Mild in respect to the faults and failures of others, i. e. forbearing, indulgent, compassionate, merciful (class.; syn.: mitis, benignus, humanus, lenis, facilis, indulgens;

    opp.: crudelis, inhumanus, asper al.): clementi (mi) animo ignoscet,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 37; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 22:

    judices et misericordes,

    Cic. Planc. 13, 31; cf.
    * Hor.
    C. 3, 11, 46; Tac. A. 2, 57:

    vir et contra audaciam fortissimus et ab innocentiā clementissimus,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Nep. Epam. 3, 2:

    legis interpres,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8:

    dominus facilis et clemens,

    Suet. Aug. 67:

    justa et clemens servitus,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 9:

    castigatio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:

    clementior sententia,

    Liv. 8, 31, 8.—More unusual: rumor, i. e. non nimius, mild, mitigated, praos (acc. to Prisc. p. 1202 P.), Sall. J. 22, 1.—
    2.
    Poet. of places:

    pars (insulae) ratibus clemens,

    accessible, Claud. B. Gild. 511.— Adv.: clē-menter.
    I.
    (Acc. to I. A.) Gently, softly, mildly:

    non desiit adsidue tremere Campania, clementius quidem, sed ingenti damno,

    Sen. Q. N. 6, 31, 1:

    agitant venti oleas,

    Pall. Nov. 5:

    spirant clementius Austri,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 27.—So of moderate, slow action gen.: Eu. Sequere sis. Ch. Sequor. Eu. Clementer quaeso;

    calces deteris,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111; so id. Stich. 4, 1, 26; id. Ep. 2, 2, 23. —
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2.) By degrees, gradually, gently:

    clementer et molliter assurgens collis,

    Col. 2, 2, 1; cf. Tac. A. 13, 38:

    editum jugum,

    id. G. 1; Sil. 1, 274; Sen. Oedip. 280:

    accedere,

    Tac. A. 12, 33; cf. in comp.:

    explorare, si quā Appennini juga clementius adirentur,

    id. H. 3, 52.—
    II.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Quietly, placidly, tranquilly, calmly: accipere aliquid clementius aequo, * Lucr. 3, 314:

    si quid est factum clementer, ut dissolute factum criminer,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 8, § 19:

    leniter hominem clementerque accepit,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 40, §

    86: ferre aliquid,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 3:

    consolationes clementer admotae,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 11:

    quo id pacto fieri possit clementissime,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 5:

    leo caudam clementer et blande movet,

    Gell. 5, 14, 12.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. B.) With forbearance, mildly, with indulgence:

    clementer et moderate jus dicere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 20:

    clementer a consule accepti,

    Liv. 27, 15, 2:

    clementer ductis militibus,

    i.e. peacefully, without plundering, id. 29, 2, 1.— Comp.:

    clementius tractare aliquem,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 5.— Sup.:

    clementissime scribere de aliquo,

    Gell. 1, 18, 3:

    qui victoriā civili clementissime usus est,

    Sen. Ira, 2, 23, 4.
    2.
    Clēmens, entis, m., a proper name, in later Lat. very freq.:

    Julius,

    Tac. A. 1, 23; 1, 26; 15, 73; id. H. 1, 87; 2, 12:

    Arretinus,

    id. ib. 4, 68; Suet. Dom. 11:

    Flavius,

    id. ib. 15.

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  • 19 clemens

    1.
    clēmens, entis (abl. usu. -ti;

    but -te,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8; Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7, 3), adj. [etym. dub.; cf. lemures; and Germ. hold].
    I.
    Orig. (in the class. per. very rare), of the quiet, placid, pleasant state of the air, wind, or weather, mild, calm, soft, gentle ( = the class. placidus, quietus): undae clementi flamine pulsae, * Cat. 64, 272:

    clementior Auster vela vocat,

    Stat. Th. 5, 468:

    aura Favoni,

    Claud. Cons. Prob. Olyb. 272; cf. id. III. Cons. Hon. 165; Val. Fl. 6, 747:

    clementior dies,

    Col. 11, 2, 2:

    clementior Arctos,

    Sil. 1, 198:

    clementiores plagae (opp. Septentrio),

    Pall. Febr. 12, 1.—Hence,
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Of the gentle motion of the sea, rivers, etc., placid, calm, etc.:

    mare,

    Gell. 2, 21, 1:

    Pasitigris clementiore alveo praeterit, etc. (preced. by: praeceps inter saxa devolvitur),

    Curt. 5, 3, 1:

    quā sit clementissimus amnis,

    Ov. M. 9, 116.—
    2.
    Of places (opp. praeceps), smooth, of a gentle ascent:

    clivulus,

    App. M. 4, p. 144.—Far more freq.,
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of a calm, unexcited, passionless state of mind, quiet, mild, gentle, tranquil, kind (syn.:

    placidus, lenis): clementem vocabo non in alieno dolore facilem, sed eum, qui cum suis stimulis exagitetur, non prosilit, etc.,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 20, 3:

    egit semper vitam... clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 10:

    vita urbana atque otium,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 17 (cf. with Cic. Rab. Post. 7, 17:

    vita quieta atque otiosa): ille suam semper egit vitam in otio, in conviviis: clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 10; Liv. 38, 17, 17 (cf. the passages under clementia, cited from Flor.):

    cupio, patres conscripti, me esse clementem: cupio in tantis rei publicae periculis me non dissolutum videri,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4:

    etsi satis clemens sum in disputando, tamen interdum soleo subirasci,

    id. Fin. 2, 4, 12:

    (Arimphaeis) ritus clementes,

    Plin. 6, 13, 14, § 35.—
    2.
    Transf. to animals. tame, domesticated: clementius genus columbarum [p. 353] (opp. agrestes), Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 2.—
    B.
    Specif.
    1.
    Mild in respect to the faults and failures of others, i. e. forbearing, indulgent, compassionate, merciful (class.; syn.: mitis, benignus, humanus, lenis, facilis, indulgens;

    opp.: crudelis, inhumanus, asper al.): clementi (mi) animo ignoscet,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 37; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 22:

    judices et misericordes,

    Cic. Planc. 13, 31; cf.
    * Hor.
    C. 3, 11, 46; Tac. A. 2, 57:

    vir et contra audaciam fortissimus et ab innocentiā clementissimus,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Nep. Epam. 3, 2:

    legis interpres,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8:

    dominus facilis et clemens,

    Suet. Aug. 67:

    justa et clemens servitus,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 9:

    castigatio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:

    clementior sententia,

    Liv. 8, 31, 8.—More unusual: rumor, i. e. non nimius, mild, mitigated, praos (acc. to Prisc. p. 1202 P.), Sall. J. 22, 1.—
    2.
    Poet. of places:

    pars (insulae) ratibus clemens,

    accessible, Claud. B. Gild. 511.— Adv.: clē-menter.
    I.
    (Acc. to I. A.) Gently, softly, mildly:

    non desiit adsidue tremere Campania, clementius quidem, sed ingenti damno,

    Sen. Q. N. 6, 31, 1:

    agitant venti oleas,

    Pall. Nov. 5:

    spirant clementius Austri,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 27.—So of moderate, slow action gen.: Eu. Sequere sis. Ch. Sequor. Eu. Clementer quaeso;

    calces deteris,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111; so id. Stich. 4, 1, 26; id. Ep. 2, 2, 23. —
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2.) By degrees, gradually, gently:

    clementer et molliter assurgens collis,

    Col. 2, 2, 1; cf. Tac. A. 13, 38:

    editum jugum,

    id. G. 1; Sil. 1, 274; Sen. Oedip. 280:

    accedere,

    Tac. A. 12, 33; cf. in comp.:

    explorare, si quā Appennini juga clementius adirentur,

    id. H. 3, 52.—
    II.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Quietly, placidly, tranquilly, calmly: accipere aliquid clementius aequo, * Lucr. 3, 314:

    si quid est factum clementer, ut dissolute factum criminer,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 8, § 19:

    leniter hominem clementerque accepit,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 40, §

    86: ferre aliquid,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 3:

    consolationes clementer admotae,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 11:

    quo id pacto fieri possit clementissime,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 5:

    leo caudam clementer et blande movet,

    Gell. 5, 14, 12.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. B.) With forbearance, mildly, with indulgence:

    clementer et moderate jus dicere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 20:

    clementer a consule accepti,

    Liv. 27, 15, 2:

    clementer ductis militibus,

    i.e. peacefully, without plundering, id. 29, 2, 1.— Comp.:

    clementius tractare aliquem,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 5.— Sup.:

    clementissime scribere de aliquo,

    Gell. 1, 18, 3:

    qui victoriā civili clementissime usus est,

    Sen. Ira, 2, 23, 4.
    2.
    Clēmens, entis, m., a proper name, in later Lat. very freq.:

    Julius,

    Tac. A. 1, 23; 1, 26; 15, 73; id. H. 1, 87; 2, 12:

    Arretinus,

    id. ib. 4, 68; Suet. Dom. 11:

    Flavius,

    id. ib. 15.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > clemens

  • 20 clementer

    1.
    clēmens, entis (abl. usu. -ti;

    but -te,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8; Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7, 3), adj. [etym. dub.; cf. lemures; and Germ. hold].
    I.
    Orig. (in the class. per. very rare), of the quiet, placid, pleasant state of the air, wind, or weather, mild, calm, soft, gentle ( = the class. placidus, quietus): undae clementi flamine pulsae, * Cat. 64, 272:

    clementior Auster vela vocat,

    Stat. Th. 5, 468:

    aura Favoni,

    Claud. Cons. Prob. Olyb. 272; cf. id. III. Cons. Hon. 165; Val. Fl. 6, 747:

    clementior dies,

    Col. 11, 2, 2:

    clementior Arctos,

    Sil. 1, 198:

    clementiores plagae (opp. Septentrio),

    Pall. Febr. 12, 1.—Hence,
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Of the gentle motion of the sea, rivers, etc., placid, calm, etc.:

    mare,

    Gell. 2, 21, 1:

    Pasitigris clementiore alveo praeterit, etc. (preced. by: praeceps inter saxa devolvitur),

    Curt. 5, 3, 1:

    quā sit clementissimus amnis,

    Ov. M. 9, 116.—
    2.
    Of places (opp. praeceps), smooth, of a gentle ascent:

    clivulus,

    App. M. 4, p. 144.—Far more freq.,
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of a calm, unexcited, passionless state of mind, quiet, mild, gentle, tranquil, kind (syn.:

    placidus, lenis): clementem vocabo non in alieno dolore facilem, sed eum, qui cum suis stimulis exagitetur, non prosilit, etc.,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 20, 3:

    egit semper vitam... clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 10:

    vita urbana atque otium,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 17 (cf. with Cic. Rab. Post. 7, 17:

    vita quieta atque otiosa): ille suam semper egit vitam in otio, in conviviis: clemens, placidus,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 10; Liv. 38, 17, 17 (cf. the passages under clementia, cited from Flor.):

    cupio, patres conscripti, me esse clementem: cupio in tantis rei publicae periculis me non dissolutum videri,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4:

    etsi satis clemens sum in disputando, tamen interdum soleo subirasci,

    id. Fin. 2, 4, 12:

    (Arimphaeis) ritus clementes,

    Plin. 6, 13, 14, § 35.—
    2.
    Transf. to animals. tame, domesticated: clementius genus columbarum [p. 353] (opp. agrestes), Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 2.—
    B.
    Specif.
    1.
    Mild in respect to the faults and failures of others, i. e. forbearing, indulgent, compassionate, merciful (class.; syn.: mitis, benignus, humanus, lenis, facilis, indulgens;

    opp.: crudelis, inhumanus, asper al.): clementi (mi) animo ignoscet,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 37; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 22:

    judices et misericordes,

    Cic. Planc. 13, 31; cf.
    * Hor.
    C. 3, 11, 46; Tac. A. 2, 57:

    vir et contra audaciam fortissimus et ab innocentiā clementissimus,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Nep. Epam. 3, 2:

    legis interpres,

    Liv. 1, 26, 8:

    dominus facilis et clemens,

    Suet. Aug. 67:

    justa et clemens servitus,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 9:

    castigatio,

    Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:

    clementior sententia,

    Liv. 8, 31, 8.—More unusual: rumor, i. e. non nimius, mild, mitigated, praos (acc. to Prisc. p. 1202 P.), Sall. J. 22, 1.—
    2.
    Poet. of places:

    pars (insulae) ratibus clemens,

    accessible, Claud. B. Gild. 511.— Adv.: clē-menter.
    I.
    (Acc. to I. A.) Gently, softly, mildly:

    non desiit adsidue tremere Campania, clementius quidem, sed ingenti damno,

    Sen. Q. N. 6, 31, 1:

    agitant venti oleas,

    Pall. Nov. 5:

    spirant clementius Austri,

    Stat. S. 2, 2, 27.—So of moderate, slow action gen.: Eu. Sequere sis. Ch. Sequor. Eu. Clementer quaeso;

    calces deteris,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111; so id. Stich. 4, 1, 26; id. Ep. 2, 2, 23. —
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2.) By degrees, gradually, gently:

    clementer et molliter assurgens collis,

    Col. 2, 2, 1; cf. Tac. A. 13, 38:

    editum jugum,

    id. G. 1; Sil. 1, 274; Sen. Oedip. 280:

    accedere,

    Tac. A. 12, 33; cf. in comp.:

    explorare, si quā Appennini juga clementius adirentur,

    id. H. 3, 52.—
    II.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Quietly, placidly, tranquilly, calmly: accipere aliquid clementius aequo, * Lucr. 3, 314:

    si quid est factum clementer, ut dissolute factum criminer,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 8, § 19:

    leniter hominem clementerque accepit,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 40, §

    86: ferre aliquid,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 3:

    consolationes clementer admotae,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 11:

    quo id pacto fieri possit clementissime,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 5:

    leo caudam clementer et blande movet,

    Gell. 5, 14, 12.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. B.) With forbearance, mildly, with indulgence:

    clementer et moderate jus dicere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 20:

    clementer a consule accepti,

    Liv. 27, 15, 2:

    clementer ductis militibus,

    i.e. peacefully, without plundering, id. 29, 2, 1.— Comp.:

    clementius tractare aliquem,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 5.— Sup.:

    clementissime scribere de aliquo,

    Gell. 1, 18, 3:

    qui victoriā civili clementissime usus est,

    Sen. Ira, 2, 23, 4.
    2.
    Clēmens, entis, m., a proper name, in later Lat. very freq.:

    Julius,

    Tac. A. 1, 23; 1, 26; 15, 73; id. H. 1, 87; 2, 12:

    Arretinus,

    id. ib. 4, 68; Suet. Dom. 11:

    Flavius,

    id. ib. 15.

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