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become surety

  • 1 intercedo

    inter-cēdo, cessi, cessum, 3, v. n., to go or come between, to intervene, to be between (syn. intervenio).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    si quis intercedat tertius,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56:

    intercedente lunā,

    Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 49:

    palus intercedebat,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 26:

    sylvae paludesque intercedebant,

    id. ib. 5, 52:

    inter singulas legiones impedimentorum magnum numerum intercedere,

    id. ib. 2, 17, 2.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To occur, happen, come to pass:

    saepe in bello parvis momentis magni casus intercedunt,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 21:

    inter bellorum curas res parva intercessit,

    Liv. 34, 1:

    nullum dictum intercessit,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of time, to intervene, pass:

    vix annus intercesserat, cum, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 21:

    intercessere pauci dies,

    Liv. 2, 64:

    nox nulla intercessit,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2:

    una nox intercesserat,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 36; id. Clu. 20.—
    B.
    To be, exist, or come between persons.
    1.
    In order or rank:

    etsi nemo intercedebat, etc.,

    Cic. Brut. 47, 173.—
    2.
    In feelings or conduct:

    ira inter eas intercessit,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 25:

    tacebit dum intercedat familiaritas,

    as long as our friendship lasts, id. Phorm. 4, 1, 17:

    inter nosmetipsos vetus usus intercedit,

    Cic. Fam. 13, 23, 1:

    ut ei cum genere humano quasi civile jus intercederet,

    id. Fin. 3, 20:

    nisi intercederent mihi inimicitiae cum istius mulieris viro,

    id. Cael. 13:

    inter nos officia paria intercedunt,

    id. Fam. 13, 65, 1; Nep. Att. 20:

    huic cum reliquis... bella intercesserant,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—
    C.
    To interpose one ' s credit, become surety for a person:

    promisit, intercessit, dedit,

    Cic. Att. 1, 16:

    pro aliquo,

    id. Phil. 2, [p. 978] 18, 45:

    pro aliquo magnam pecuniam,

    to procure for a person by becoming surety for him, id. Att. 6, 1, 5:

    in omni genere negotiorum et obligationum... intercedere mulieres prohibentur,

    Paul. Sent. 2, 11, 1. —
    D.
    To oppose, withstand, protest against; of the tribunes of the people, who interposed their veto against a decree of the senate:

    cum intercedere vellent rogationi,

    Cic. Or. 2, 47:

    nisi mihi levissimus tribunus plebis intercessisset,

    id. Leg. 3, 8:

    ea lege, qua intercedi de provinciis non licebit,

    id. Prov. Cons. 8:

    ea quae de reductione regis scripta est auctoritas, cui scis intercessum esse,

    id. Fam. 1, 7:

    praetori,

    Liv. 38, 60:

    tribuni plebis intercedentes pro se (Caesare),

    Suet. Caes. 30; cf. At. Cap. ap. Gell. 4, 14, 6. This right of protest was also possessed by other magistrates; v. Varr. ap. Gell. 14, 7; Ascon. ap. Pis. 26; Liv. 5, 9.—So fig.:

    si status condictus cum hoste intercedit dies, tamen est eundum,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 7.—
    2.
    In gen., to interpose, interfere.
    (α).
    For or in behalf of a person, to intercede, interpose:

    cum enim vestra auctoritas intercessisset, ut ego regem tuerer,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 2, 4; Suet. Dom. 11.—
    (β).
    To obstruct, hinder, interrupt:

    si nulla aegritudo huic gaudio intercesserit,

    Ter. And. 5, 5, 5:

    intercessit et, quominus in acta sua juraretur, ut ne mensis September Tiberius vocaretur,

    Suet. Tib. 26:

    de cognomine intercessit Augustus,

    id. ib. 17:

    non quia intercedendum putem imaginibus,

    Tac. Agr. 46:

    consilio,

    id. H. 1, 19:

    parens noster privatas gratiarum actiones cohibet, intercessurus etiam publicis,

    Plin. Pan. 4:

    intercedere casibus, occursare fortunae,

    id. ib. 25 fin.:

    iniquitatibus magistratuum,

    id. ib. 80, 4; Plin. 32, 1, 1, § 4.

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  • 2 locatum

    lŏco, āvi, ātum, 1 (old forms, locassim for locaverim, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 51; so,

    locassint,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 4, 11), v. a. [locus], to place, put, lay, set, dispose, arrange.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    equites pro cornibus,

    Quint. 2, 13, 3:

    crates adversas locari jubet,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 46:

    milites super vallum in munimentis,

    Sall. J. 100:

    cum sol ita locatus fuisset, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23:

    fundamenta (urbis),

    Verg. A. 4, 266; cf. id. ib. 1, 428:

    gramineoque viros locat ipse sedili,

    id. ib. 8, 176:

    vicos,

    Tac. G. 16:

    stipendium et commeatum,

    Sall. J. 90.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Locare puellam in matrimonium or in matrimonio, nuptiis, nuptum, or simply locare, to give a girl in marriage, to marry her to any one: cur me huic locabas nuptiis? Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 24, 38 (Trag. v. 157 Vahl.):

    virginem habeo grandem, neque eam queo locare quoiquam,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 15:

    in matrimonium,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 52:

    aliquam in luculentam familiam,

    id. Cist. 3, 2, 18:

    nuptum virginem adulescenti,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 25.—
    2.
    To let, lease, to hire or farm out (opp. conduco):

    vectigalia,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 3, 7:

    portorium,

    id. Inv. 1, 30, 47:

    agrum frumento,

    Liv. 27, 3:

    praedia non nummo sed partibus,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 37, 3:

    tabernas civitatibus ad stationem,

    Suet. Ner. 37.—
    b.
    To give out on contract, to contract for having a thing done:

    tu idem optimum est Loces efferendum: nam jam credo mortuus est,

    Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 30:

    impero, ut tu me quoivis castrandum loces,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 73:

    ut quod sit sibi operis locatum ecficeret,

    id. As. 2, 4, 37:

    ego operam meam tribus nummis hodie locavi ad artis naugatorias,

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 2:

    statuam faciendam,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 16:

    funera,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 120:

    majore pecuniā columnas dealbandas, quam, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 59, §

    154: statuas demoliendas,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 67, § 161: auseribus cibaria publice locantur (sc. praebenda), [p. 1074] id. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:

    Junoni templum (sc. exstruendum),

    Liv. 5, 23:

    vestimenta exercitui (sc. facienda),

    id. 27, 10:

    ingentesque locat Caesonia Rhenos,

    Pers. 6, 47.—
    c.
    Locare se or locare operam suam, to hire one's self out, hire out one's services:

    quid si aliquo ad ludos me pro manduco locem,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 51:

    operam suam ad aliquam rem,

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 1; Gell. 3, 3, 14:

    vocem,

    i. e. to become a ranter, Juv. 8, 185:

    locare noctes, of courtesans,

    Ov. Am. 1, 10, 30.—
    d.
    To lend:

    ornamenta quae locavi metuo ut possim recipere,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 3.—
    e.
    To quarter, establish in quarters:

    cohortes novis hibernaculis,

    Tac. A. 14, 38.—
    3.
    Of money, to invest, place:

    nec quicquam argenti locavi jam diu usquam aeque bene?

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 144.—
    4.
    To put or lend out money on interest:

    locare argenti nemini nummum queo,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 4. —Hence, locare se, to bring in interest, to yield:

    disciplina (histrionis) quae erat (Panurgo) ab hoc (Roscio) tradita, locabat se non minus HS CCCICCC,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 10, 28.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to place, put, set, lay, fix:

    metuo hercle ne illa mulier mi insidias locet,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 17:

    num tu pudicae quoipiam insidias locas?

    id. Curc. 1, 1, 25:

    vitam in tam clara luce locavit,

    Lucr. 5, 12:

    inter recte factum atque peccatum media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37:

    aliquem in amplissimo gradu dignitatis,

    id. Mur. 14, 30:

    civitas in Catonis et Bruti fide locata,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 5:

    omnia mea studia in Milonis magistratu fixi et locavi,

    id. Fam. 2, 6, 3:

    eo loco locati sumus, ut, etc.,

    id. Lael. 12, 40:

    vos hortor, ut ita virtutem locetis, ut eā exceptā nihil amicitiā praestabilius esse putetis,

    id. ib. 27, 104:

    res certis in personis ac temporibus locata,

    id. de Or. 1, 31, 138:

    prudentia est locata in delectu bonorum et malorum,

    consists in, id. Off. 3, 17, 71:

    beneficium apud gratos,

    to confer upon, Liv. 7, 20.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2. c.) To put out, as at interest; to place so as to secure a return: optumo optume optumam operam das;

    datam pulcre locas,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 122:

    beneficia apud gratos,

    Liv. 7, 20, 5: benefacta male locata male facta arbitror, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62 (Trag. v. 429 Vahl.).—
    C.
    Locare nomen, to become surety, Phaedr. 1, 16, 1.—Hence, P. a.: lŏcātus, a, um, only as subst.: lŏcātum, i, n., that which is placed on lease, hired out, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74.

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  • 3 locatus

    lŏco, āvi, ātum, 1 (old forms, locassim for locaverim, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 51; so,

    locassint,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 4, 11), v. a. [locus], to place, put, lay, set, dispose, arrange.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    equites pro cornibus,

    Quint. 2, 13, 3:

    crates adversas locari jubet,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 46:

    milites super vallum in munimentis,

    Sall. J. 100:

    cum sol ita locatus fuisset, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23:

    fundamenta (urbis),

    Verg. A. 4, 266; cf. id. ib. 1, 428:

    gramineoque viros locat ipse sedili,

    id. ib. 8, 176:

    vicos,

    Tac. G. 16:

    stipendium et commeatum,

    Sall. J. 90.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Locare puellam in matrimonium or in matrimonio, nuptiis, nuptum, or simply locare, to give a girl in marriage, to marry her to any one: cur me huic locabas nuptiis? Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 24, 38 (Trag. v. 157 Vahl.):

    virginem habeo grandem, neque eam queo locare quoiquam,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 15:

    in matrimonium,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 52:

    aliquam in luculentam familiam,

    id. Cist. 3, 2, 18:

    nuptum virginem adulescenti,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 25.—
    2.
    To let, lease, to hire or farm out (opp. conduco):

    vectigalia,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 3, 7:

    portorium,

    id. Inv. 1, 30, 47:

    agrum frumento,

    Liv. 27, 3:

    praedia non nummo sed partibus,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 37, 3:

    tabernas civitatibus ad stationem,

    Suet. Ner. 37.—
    b.
    To give out on contract, to contract for having a thing done:

    tu idem optimum est Loces efferendum: nam jam credo mortuus est,

    Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 30:

    impero, ut tu me quoivis castrandum loces,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 73:

    ut quod sit sibi operis locatum ecficeret,

    id. As. 2, 4, 37:

    ego operam meam tribus nummis hodie locavi ad artis naugatorias,

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 2:

    statuam faciendam,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 16:

    funera,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 120:

    majore pecuniā columnas dealbandas, quam, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 59, §

    154: statuas demoliendas,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 67, § 161: auseribus cibaria publice locantur (sc. praebenda), [p. 1074] id. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:

    Junoni templum (sc. exstruendum),

    Liv. 5, 23:

    vestimenta exercitui (sc. facienda),

    id. 27, 10:

    ingentesque locat Caesonia Rhenos,

    Pers. 6, 47.—
    c.
    Locare se or locare operam suam, to hire one's self out, hire out one's services:

    quid si aliquo ad ludos me pro manduco locem,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 51:

    operam suam ad aliquam rem,

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 1; Gell. 3, 3, 14:

    vocem,

    i. e. to become a ranter, Juv. 8, 185:

    locare noctes, of courtesans,

    Ov. Am. 1, 10, 30.—
    d.
    To lend:

    ornamenta quae locavi metuo ut possim recipere,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 3.—
    e.
    To quarter, establish in quarters:

    cohortes novis hibernaculis,

    Tac. A. 14, 38.—
    3.
    Of money, to invest, place:

    nec quicquam argenti locavi jam diu usquam aeque bene?

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 144.—
    4.
    To put or lend out money on interest:

    locare argenti nemini nummum queo,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 4. —Hence, locare se, to bring in interest, to yield:

    disciplina (histrionis) quae erat (Panurgo) ab hoc (Roscio) tradita, locabat se non minus HS CCCICCC,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 10, 28.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to place, put, set, lay, fix:

    metuo hercle ne illa mulier mi insidias locet,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 17:

    num tu pudicae quoipiam insidias locas?

    id. Curc. 1, 1, 25:

    vitam in tam clara luce locavit,

    Lucr. 5, 12:

    inter recte factum atque peccatum media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37:

    aliquem in amplissimo gradu dignitatis,

    id. Mur. 14, 30:

    civitas in Catonis et Bruti fide locata,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 5:

    omnia mea studia in Milonis magistratu fixi et locavi,

    id. Fam. 2, 6, 3:

    eo loco locati sumus, ut, etc.,

    id. Lael. 12, 40:

    vos hortor, ut ita virtutem locetis, ut eā exceptā nihil amicitiā praestabilius esse putetis,

    id. ib. 27, 104:

    res certis in personis ac temporibus locata,

    id. de Or. 1, 31, 138:

    prudentia est locata in delectu bonorum et malorum,

    consists in, id. Off. 3, 17, 71:

    beneficium apud gratos,

    to confer upon, Liv. 7, 20.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2. c.) To put out, as at interest; to place so as to secure a return: optumo optume optumam operam das;

    datam pulcre locas,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 122:

    beneficia apud gratos,

    Liv. 7, 20, 5: benefacta male locata male facta arbitror, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62 (Trag. v. 429 Vahl.).—
    C.
    Locare nomen, to become surety, Phaedr. 1, 16, 1.—Hence, P. a.: lŏcātus, a, um, only as subst.: lŏcātum, i, n., that which is placed on lease, hired out, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74.

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  • 4 loco

    lŏco, āvi, ātum, 1 (old forms, locassim for locaverim, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 51; so,

    locassint,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 4, 11), v. a. [locus], to place, put, lay, set, dispose, arrange.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    equites pro cornibus,

    Quint. 2, 13, 3:

    crates adversas locari jubet,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 46:

    milites super vallum in munimentis,

    Sall. J. 100:

    cum sol ita locatus fuisset, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23:

    fundamenta (urbis),

    Verg. A. 4, 266; cf. id. ib. 1, 428:

    gramineoque viros locat ipse sedili,

    id. ib. 8, 176:

    vicos,

    Tac. G. 16:

    stipendium et commeatum,

    Sall. J. 90.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Locare puellam in matrimonium or in matrimonio, nuptiis, nuptum, or simply locare, to give a girl in marriage, to marry her to any one: cur me huic locabas nuptiis? Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 24, 38 (Trag. v. 157 Vahl.):

    virginem habeo grandem, neque eam queo locare quoiquam,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 15:

    in matrimonium,

    id. Trin. 3, 3, 52:

    aliquam in luculentam familiam,

    id. Cist. 3, 2, 18:

    nuptum virginem adulescenti,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 25.—
    2.
    To let, lease, to hire or farm out (opp. conduco):

    vectigalia,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 3, 7:

    portorium,

    id. Inv. 1, 30, 47:

    agrum frumento,

    Liv. 27, 3:

    praedia non nummo sed partibus,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 37, 3:

    tabernas civitatibus ad stationem,

    Suet. Ner. 37.—
    b.
    To give out on contract, to contract for having a thing done:

    tu idem optimum est Loces efferendum: nam jam credo mortuus est,

    Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 30:

    impero, ut tu me quoivis castrandum loces,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 73:

    ut quod sit sibi operis locatum ecficeret,

    id. As. 2, 4, 37:

    ego operam meam tribus nummis hodie locavi ad artis naugatorias,

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 2:

    statuam faciendam,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 16:

    funera,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 120:

    majore pecuniā columnas dealbandas, quam, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 59, §

    154: statuas demoliendas,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 67, § 161: auseribus cibaria publice locantur (sc. praebenda), [p. 1074] id. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:

    Junoni templum (sc. exstruendum),

    Liv. 5, 23:

    vestimenta exercitui (sc. facienda),

    id. 27, 10:

    ingentesque locat Caesonia Rhenos,

    Pers. 6, 47.—
    c.
    Locare se or locare operam suam, to hire one's self out, hire out one's services:

    quid si aliquo ad ludos me pro manduco locem,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 51:

    operam suam ad aliquam rem,

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 1; Gell. 3, 3, 14:

    vocem,

    i. e. to become a ranter, Juv. 8, 185:

    locare noctes, of courtesans,

    Ov. Am. 1, 10, 30.—
    d.
    To lend:

    ornamenta quae locavi metuo ut possim recipere,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 3.—
    e.
    To quarter, establish in quarters:

    cohortes novis hibernaculis,

    Tac. A. 14, 38.—
    3.
    Of money, to invest, place:

    nec quicquam argenti locavi jam diu usquam aeque bene?

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 144.—
    4.
    To put or lend out money on interest:

    locare argenti nemini nummum queo,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 4. —Hence, locare se, to bring in interest, to yield:

    disciplina (histrionis) quae erat (Panurgo) ab hoc (Roscio) tradita, locabat se non minus HS CCCICCC,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 10, 28.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to place, put, set, lay, fix:

    metuo hercle ne illa mulier mi insidias locet,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 17:

    num tu pudicae quoipiam insidias locas?

    id. Curc. 1, 1, 25:

    vitam in tam clara luce locavit,

    Lucr. 5, 12:

    inter recte factum atque peccatum media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37:

    aliquem in amplissimo gradu dignitatis,

    id. Mur. 14, 30:

    civitas in Catonis et Bruti fide locata,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 5:

    omnia mea studia in Milonis magistratu fixi et locavi,

    id. Fam. 2, 6, 3:

    eo loco locati sumus, ut, etc.,

    id. Lael. 12, 40:

    vos hortor, ut ita virtutem locetis, ut eā exceptā nihil amicitiā praestabilius esse putetis,

    id. ib. 27, 104:

    res certis in personis ac temporibus locata,

    id. de Or. 1, 31, 138:

    prudentia est locata in delectu bonorum et malorum,

    consists in, id. Off. 3, 17, 71:

    beneficium apud gratos,

    to confer upon, Liv. 7, 20.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2. c.) To put out, as at interest; to place so as to secure a return: optumo optume optumam operam das;

    datam pulcre locas,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 122:

    beneficia apud gratos,

    Liv. 7, 20, 5: benefacta male locata male facta arbitror, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62 (Trag. v. 429 Vahl.).—
    C.
    Locare nomen, to become surety, Phaedr. 1, 16, 1.—Hence, P. a.: lŏcātus, a, um, only as subst.: lŏcātum, i, n., that which is placed on lease, hired out, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74.

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  • 5 inter-cēdō

        inter-cēdō cessī, cessus, ere,    to come between, intervene, be between: palus, quae intercedebat, Cs.: inter singulas legiones impedimentorum numerum intercedere, Cs.—To occur, happen, come to pass: neque ullam rem intercessisse me indignam, T.: saepe in bello parvis momentis magni casūs intercedunt, Cs.: inter bellorum curas intercessit res parva, L.: nullum dictum intercessit: huic continentia bella intercesserant, Cs.— Of time, to intervene, pass: ut spatium intercederet, dum, etc., an interval, Cs.: nox nulla intercessit.—In order or rank, to come between: etsi nemo intercedebat, etc.—Fig., of personal relations, to intervene, come between, be reciprocal: ira inter eas intercessit, T.: ut ei cum genere humano quasi civile ius intercederet: inter nos officia paria intercedunt: inter quos aemulatio intercedebat, N.: huic cum reliquis civitatibus bella intercesserant, Cs.—To interpose one's credit, become surety: promisit, intercessit, dedit: pro aliquo magnam pecuniam, guaranty.—To interpose, intercede, bring about as mediator: cum vestra auctoritas intercessisset, ut ego regem tuerer.—To oppose, withstand, protest against (esp. of the tribunes, against a decree of the senate): intercedit Antonius, Cs.: rogationi: ea auctoritas, cui scis intercessum esse: senatūs consulto, L.—To obstruct, hinder, interrupt: huic gaudio, T.: non quia intercedendum putem imaginibus, Ta.

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  • 6 prae-stō

        prae-stō itī, itus    (P. fut. praestatūrus), āre, to stand out, stand before, be superior, excel, surpass, exceed, be excellent: suos inter aequalīs: civitas hominum multitudine praestabat, Cs.: sacro, quod praestat, peracto, Iu.: probro atque petulantiā maxume, to be pre-eminent, S.: virtute omnibus, Cs.: quā re homines bestiis praestent: pingendo aliis: praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae, N.: quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia, L.: virtute ceteros mortales, L.: gradu honoris nos, L.: imperatores prudentiā, N.—Impers. with subject-clause, it is preferable, is better: sibi praestare, quamvis fortunam pati, quam interfici, etc., Cs.: mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati: motos praestat componere fluctūs, V.—To become surety for, answer for, vouch for, warrant, be responsible for, take upon oneself: ut omnīs ministros imperi tui rei p. praestare videare: ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, i. e. that we have nothing to answer for if free from guilt: impetūs populi praestare nemo potest, answer for the outbreaks of the people: emptori damnum praestari oportere, compensation ought to be made: nihil, be responsible for nothing: quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, what none could guaranty against: tibi a vi nihil, give no guaranty against: meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum, warrant, Iu.: quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?: Illius lacrimae praestant Ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris, insure, Iu.—To fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute: in pugnā militis officia, Cs.: amicitiae ius officiumque: praestiti, ne quem pacis per me partae paeniteat, have taken care, L.: quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo, will keep the promise: ei fidem, L.: mea tibi fides praestabitur: pacem cum iis populus R. praestitit, maintained, L.: argenti pondo bina in militem, pay as ransom, L.: tributa, pay, Iu.: triplicem usuram, Iu.—To keep, preserve, maintain, retain: pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem p. debuisse: nepotibus aequor, O.: omnīs socios salvos praestare poteramus: Incolumem me tibi, H.—To show, exhibit, prove, evince, manifest, furnish, present, assure: mobilitatem equitum in proeliis, Cs.: in iis rebus eam voluntatem: consilium suum fidemque: honorem debitum patri: senatui sententiam, to give his vote: terga hosti, i. e. flee, Ta.: voluptatem sapienti, assure: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc.: teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae, show thyself constant, O.: vel magnum praestet Achillen, approve himself a great Achilles, V.

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  • 7 fideiubeo

    fideiubere, fideiussi, fideiussus V TRANS
    become surety; go bail; guarantee

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  • 8 intervenio

    inter-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4, v. n., rarely a., to come between, come upon, to come in during, to intervene, interrupt (class.; syn. intercedo).
    I.
    Lit., constr. with dat., rarely with acc.
    A.
    Of persons:

    sponsae pater intervenit,

    Ter. And. 4, 3, 17:

    quin malo abscedas: ne interveneris, quaeso, dum resipiscit,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 23:

    verens ne molesti vobis interveniremus,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 3:

    casu Germani equites interveniunt,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 37:

    orationi,

    Liv. 1, 48:

    Statius intervenit nonnullorum querelis,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 1.— With pro:

    pro sociis,

    Flor. 1, 13, 6. — With ne:

    ne quid perperam fieret,

    Suet. Tib. 33. —
    B.
    Of things.
    1.
    To come, be, or lie between:

    medius paries intervenit,

    Dig. 33, 3, 4:

    interveniente Ascanio lacu,

    Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148:

    interveniente flumine,

    id. 5, 1, 1, § 13; 4, 21, 35, § 115.—
    2.
    To interfere with, interrupt, put a stop to.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    nox proelio intervenit,

    Liv. 23, 18:

    continuationi sermonis,

    Quint. 9, 3, 23:

    verboque intervenit omni plangor,

    Ov. M. 11, 708; so, of an oath in conversation: quoties lascivum intervenit illud, etc., Juv. 6, 194.—
    (β).
    With acc. (only in Tacitus):

    ludorum diebus, qui cognitionem intervenerant,

    Tac. A. 3, 23.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To take place meanwhile or among other things, to happen, occur:

    nulla mihi res posthac potest jam intervenire tanta, quae, etc.,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 1:

    quae inter vos intervenerint, etc.,

    id. Hec. 3, 2, 16:

    Epicurus exiguam dicit fortunam intervenire sapienti,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 19:

    casus mirificus quidam intervenit,

    has taken place, id. Fam. 7, 5, 2:

    interveniunt motu stellarum grandines, imbres,

    Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 208:

    intervenit his cogitationibus avitum malum, regni cupido,

    Liv. 1, 6.—
    B.
    To stand in the way of, to oppose, hinder, prevent, disturb:

    Sabinum bellum coeptis intervenit,

    Liv. 1, 36:

    deliberationi metum pro republica intervenisse,

    id. 2, 24:

    vilicum intervenientem flagellāsset,

    Suet. Claud. 38:

    quis vestro Deus intervenit amori?

    Calp. Ecl. 3, 23.—
    C.
    Leg. t. t.
    1.
    To interpose, become surety, Dig. 15, 1, 3, § 5; 50, 1, 17, § 15 al.—
    2.
    To conduct a suit in another ' s name, Gai. Inst. 4, 87; cf. 4, 86 init.:

    pro debitore,

    id. ib. 4, 182.—
    D.
    To interfere, intermeddle, exercise one ' s authority:

    neque senatu interveniente,

    Suet. Caes. 30:

    praetor interveniet,

    Dig. 4, 3, 23. — Pass. impers.:

    si interventum est casu,

    Cic. Top. 20:

    ubi de improviso est interventum mulieri,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 40.

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  • 9 praesto

    1.
    praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:

    bonorum officio praestus fui,

    Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:

    quod adest praesto in primis placet,

    Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:

    sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,

    id. 2, 16, 10;

    more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:

    togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,

    id. Pis. 23, 55:

    tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?

    hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:

    hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,

    Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):

    era, eccum praesto militem,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:

    ipsum adeo praesto video,

    Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—
    II.
    In partic: praesto esse or adire
    A.
    To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:

    ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:

    jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,

    Cic. Mur. 9, 19:

    praesto esse clientem tuum?

    id. Att. 10, 8, 3:

    saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,

    id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:

    ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;

    also with videor,

    id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:

    pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,

    will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—
    B.
    With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:

    si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,

    Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:

    quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.
    2.
    prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to stand before or in front.
    A.
    Lit.:

    dum primae praestant acies,

    Luc. 4, 30.—
    B.
    Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):

    cum virtute omnibus praestarent,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

    quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:

    quā re homines bestiis praestent,

    id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:

    hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,

    id. Lael. 5, 19:

    Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,

    id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    ceteris,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    suos inter aequales longe praestitit,

    id. Brut. 64, 230:

    omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,

    Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:

    quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,

    Liv. 1, 57, 7:

    cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,

    id. 8, 7, 7:

    quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!

    id. 31, 7, 8:

    genere militum praestare tironibus,

    id. 42, 52, 10:

    tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,

    Quint. 1, 10, 14:

    qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,

    id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:

    sacro, quod praestat, peracto,

    Juv. 12, 86:

    probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,

    were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:

    truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,

    Tac. A. 2, 24:

    cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?

    Lucr. 1, 358.—
    2.
    Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:

    nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,

    it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:

    mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,

    it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:

    praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,

    it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:

    motos praestat componere fluctus,

    Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.
    II.
    Act.
    A.
    To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:

    quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,

    Liv. 5, 36, 4:

    qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:

    praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,

    Liv. 3, 61, 7:

    ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,

    id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:

    praestat ingenio alius alium,

    Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;

    7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:

    imperatores prudentiā,

    id. Hann. 1, 1:

    eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,

    id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—
    B.
    To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):

    ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:

    quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,

    id. Att. 6, 3, 5:

    quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,

    Plin. Pan. 83:

    communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:

    impetus populi praestare nemo potest,

    no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:

    periculum judicii,

    id. Mur. 2, 3:

    damnum alicui,

    id. Off. 3, 16:

    invidiam,

    id. Sest. 28, 61:

    nihil,

    to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:

    cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,

    what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:

    ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:

    quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:

    quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:

    (praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?

    id. Fl. 12, 28:

    meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,

    Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:

    illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,

    Juv. 6, 539.—
    C.
    In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:

    arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:

    ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,

    id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:

    suum munus,

    id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:

    hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,

    id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,

    I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:

    quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,

    I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:

    fidem alicui,

    Liv. 30, 15:

    pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,

    maintained, id. 40, 34:

    tributa,

    to pay, Juv. 3, 188:

    annua,

    id. 6, 480:

    triplicem usuram,

    id. 9, 7.— Pass.:

    promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,

    Liv. 43, 18, 11:

    mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,

    quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,

    id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:

    virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,

    id. Div. 2, 37, 79:

    ni praestaretur fides publica,

    Liv. 2, 28, 7.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:

    pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,

    Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:

    omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:

    mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,

    Lucr. 3, 214. —
    b.
    To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:

    Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 5:

    virtutem,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 27:

    benevolentiam,

    Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:

    consilium suum fidemque,

    id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:

    se incolumem,

    Lucr. 3, 220:

    se invictum,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:

    teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,

    show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:

    Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,

    show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:

    juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,

    showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:

    vel magnum praestet Achillem,

    should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—
    c.
    To show, exhibit, manifest:

    honorem debitum patri,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:

    fratri pietatem,

    id. Brut. 33, 126:

    virtutem et diligentiam alicui,

    id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:

    frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:

    obsequium,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:

    sedulitatem alicui rei,

    to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—
    d.
    To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:

    alicui certam summam pecuniae,

    Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:

    caput fulminibus,

    to expose, Luc. 5, 770:

    Hiberus praestat nomen terris,

    id. 4, 23:

    anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,

    Col. 8, 13:

    cum senatui sententiam praestaret,

    gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:

    terga hosti,

    to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:

    voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,

    to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:

    pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,

    was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:

    corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,

    Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.
    A.
    In gen. (class.).
    1.
    Of persons:

    omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,

    far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:

    usu et sapientiā praestantes,

    noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:

    virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,

    superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:

    in illis artibus praestantissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:

    o praestans animi juvenis,

    distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:

    belli,

    Sil. 5, 92:

    armorum,

    Stat. Th. 1, 605:

    praestantissimus sapientiae,

    Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:

    quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,

    whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—
    2.
    Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:

    praestanti corpore Nymphae,

    Verg. A. 1, 71:

    praestanti corpore tauri,

    id. G. 4, 550:

    formā,

    id. A. 7, 483:

    naturā excellens atque praestans,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:

    qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    praestans prudentiā in omnibus,

    Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:

    quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?

    id. Vatin. 3, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Efficacious:

    medicina,

    Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:

    usus praestantior,

    id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:

    calamus praestantior odore,

    id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:

    sucus sapore praestantissimus,

    id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:

    praestantissima auxilia,

    id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—
    2.
    Sup.:

    Praestantissimus,

    a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:

    praestantissime,

    Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 186.

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  • 10 praestu

    1.
    praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:

    bonorum officio praestus fui,

    Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:

    quod adest praesto in primis placet,

    Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:

    sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,

    id. 2, 16, 10;

    more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:

    togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,

    id. Pis. 23, 55:

    tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?

    hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:

    hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,

    Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):

    era, eccum praesto militem,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:

    ipsum adeo praesto video,

    Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—
    II.
    In partic: praesto esse or adire
    A.
    To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:

    ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:

    jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,

    Cic. Mur. 9, 19:

    praesto esse clientem tuum?

    id. Att. 10, 8, 3:

    saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,

    id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:

    ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;

    also with videor,

    id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:

    pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,

    will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—
    B.
    With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:

    si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,

    Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:

    quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.
    2.
    prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to stand before or in front.
    A.
    Lit.:

    dum primae praestant acies,

    Luc. 4, 30.—
    B.
    Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):

    cum virtute omnibus praestarent,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

    quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:

    quā re homines bestiis praestent,

    id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:

    hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,

    id. Lael. 5, 19:

    Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,

    id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    ceteris,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    suos inter aequales longe praestitit,

    id. Brut. 64, 230:

    omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,

    Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:

    quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,

    Liv. 1, 57, 7:

    cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,

    id. 8, 7, 7:

    quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!

    id. 31, 7, 8:

    genere militum praestare tironibus,

    id. 42, 52, 10:

    tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,

    Quint. 1, 10, 14:

    qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,

    id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:

    sacro, quod praestat, peracto,

    Juv. 12, 86:

    probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,

    were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:

    truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,

    Tac. A. 2, 24:

    cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?

    Lucr. 1, 358.—
    2.
    Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:

    nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,

    it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:

    mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,

    it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:

    praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,

    it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:

    motos praestat componere fluctus,

    Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.
    II.
    Act.
    A.
    To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:

    quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,

    Liv. 5, 36, 4:

    qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:

    praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,

    Liv. 3, 61, 7:

    ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,

    id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:

    praestat ingenio alius alium,

    Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;

    7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:

    imperatores prudentiā,

    id. Hann. 1, 1:

    eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,

    id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—
    B.
    To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):

    ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:

    quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,

    id. Att. 6, 3, 5:

    quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,

    Plin. Pan. 83:

    communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:

    impetus populi praestare nemo potest,

    no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:

    periculum judicii,

    id. Mur. 2, 3:

    damnum alicui,

    id. Off. 3, 16:

    invidiam,

    id. Sest. 28, 61:

    nihil,

    to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:

    cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,

    what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:

    ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:

    quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:

    quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:

    (praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?

    id. Fl. 12, 28:

    meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,

    Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:

    illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,

    Juv. 6, 539.—
    C.
    In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:

    arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:

    ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,

    id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:

    suum munus,

    id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:

    hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,

    id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,

    I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:

    quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,

    I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:

    fidem alicui,

    Liv. 30, 15:

    pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,

    maintained, id. 40, 34:

    tributa,

    to pay, Juv. 3, 188:

    annua,

    id. 6, 480:

    triplicem usuram,

    id. 9, 7.— Pass.:

    promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,

    Liv. 43, 18, 11:

    mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,

    quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,

    id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:

    virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,

    id. Div. 2, 37, 79:

    ni praestaretur fides publica,

    Liv. 2, 28, 7.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:

    pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,

    Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:

    omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:

    mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,

    Lucr. 3, 214. —
    b.
    To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:

    Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 5:

    virtutem,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 27:

    benevolentiam,

    Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:

    consilium suum fidemque,

    id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:

    se incolumem,

    Lucr. 3, 220:

    se invictum,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:

    teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,

    show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:

    Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,

    show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:

    juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,

    showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:

    vel magnum praestet Achillem,

    should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—
    c.
    To show, exhibit, manifest:

    honorem debitum patri,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:

    fratri pietatem,

    id. Brut. 33, 126:

    virtutem et diligentiam alicui,

    id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:

    frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:

    obsequium,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:

    sedulitatem alicui rei,

    to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—
    d.
    To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:

    alicui certam summam pecuniae,

    Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:

    caput fulminibus,

    to expose, Luc. 5, 770:

    Hiberus praestat nomen terris,

    id. 4, 23:

    anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,

    Col. 8, 13:

    cum senatui sententiam praestaret,

    gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:

    terga hosti,

    to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:

    voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,

    to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:

    pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,

    was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:

    corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,

    Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.
    A.
    In gen. (class.).
    1.
    Of persons:

    omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,

    far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:

    usu et sapientiā praestantes,

    noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:

    virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,

    superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:

    in illis artibus praestantissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:

    o praestans animi juvenis,

    distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:

    belli,

    Sil. 5, 92:

    armorum,

    Stat. Th. 1, 605:

    praestantissimus sapientiae,

    Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:

    quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,

    whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—
    2.
    Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:

    praestanti corpore Nymphae,

    Verg. A. 1, 71:

    praestanti corpore tauri,

    id. G. 4, 550:

    formā,

    id. A. 7, 483:

    naturā excellens atque praestans,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:

    qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    praestans prudentiā in omnibus,

    Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:

    quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?

    id. Vatin. 3, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Efficacious:

    medicina,

    Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:

    usus praestantior,

    id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:

    calamus praestantior odore,

    id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:

    sucus sapore praestantissimus,

    id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:

    praestantissima auxilia,

    id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—
    2.
    Sup.:

    Praestantissimus,

    a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:

    praestantissime,

    Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 186.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praestu

  • 11 spondeō

        spondeō spopondī, spōnsus, ēre    [cf. σπένδω], to promise sacredly, warrant, vow, give assurance: promitto, recipio, spondeo, C. Caesarem talem semper fore civem, etc.: quis est qui spondeat eundum animum postea fore, L.: spondebant animis id (bellum) Cornelium finiturum, i. e. were entirely confident, L.: spondebo enim tibi, vel potius spondeo in meque recipio, eos esse M'. Curi mores: praemia, quae spopondimus: fidem, O.: legionibus agros: non si mihi Iuppiter auctor Spondeat, hoc sperem, V.—In law, to assume an obligation, promise solemnly, bind oneself, undertake: quis spopondisse me dicit? nemo: si quis quod spopondit... si id non facit, condemnatur. —In behalf of another, to engage, vouch, become security, enter bail: pro multis: et se quisque paratum ad spondendum Icilio ostendere, L.: Hic sponsum (me) vocat, H.: Fraudator homines cum advocat sponsum inprobos, Ph.— To make a wager of law, agree to a forfeit on failure to prove an assertion: eum illi iacenti latera tunderentur, ut aliquando spondere se diceret.—In public life, to engage, stipulate, agree, conclude, promise: spoponderunt consules, legati (in concluding peace), L.: quod spondendo pacem servassent exercitum, L.: hosti nihil spopondistis, civem neminem spondere pro vobis iussistis, L.: quid tandem si spopondissemus urbem hanc relicturum populum R.? L.— To promise in marriage, engage, betroth: quae sponsa est mihi, T.—Of things, to promise, forbode: nec quicquam placidum spondentia Sidera, O.: quod prope diem futurum spondet fortuna vestra, L.
    * * *
    I
    spondere, spepondi, sponsus V INTRANS
    promise, give pledge/undertaking/surety; contract to give/take in marriage
    II
    spondere, spopondi, sponsus V INTRANS
    promise, give pledge/undertaking/surety; contract to give/take in marriage

    Latin-English dictionary > spondeō

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