blood

, minui, minutum

To less, diminish, decrease, grow smaller.

to draw blood, let blood, to bleed (someone).

a-gnascor ( adg-), nātus, 3, v. dep. [ad-gnascor, nascor].

To be born in addition to; commonly,

Of children that are not born until after the father has made his will:

constat agnascendo rumpi testamentum,

Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 241; so id. Caecin. 25; Dig. 25, 3, 3.—Metaph.,

Of adopted children, to accrue by adoption:

qui in adoptionem datur, his, quibus agnascitur, cognatus fit,

Paul. Dig. 1, 7, 23; cf. id. ib. 1, 7, 10.—

Of plants, to grow to, at, or upon something:

viscum in quercu adgnasci,

Plin. 16, 44, 93, § 245; 27, 11, 73, § 97.—

Of teeth, to grow afterwards, Gell. 3, 10.—Of hair, Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 231. —Of limbs:

membra animalibus adgnata inutilia sunt,

Plin. 11, 52, 113, § 272.—Of plants:

tubera et cetera quae subito adgnascuntur,

Scrib. Comp. 82.—Hence, agnā-tus ( adg-), a, um, P. a.

Lit., born to, belonging to, or connected with by birth; and subst., a blood relation by the father's side ( father, son, grandson, etc.; brother, brother's son, brother's grandson, etc.; uncle, cousin, second cousin, etc.); accordingly of more limited signif. than cognatus, which includes blood relations on the mother's side; the idea in gentilis is still more extended, including all the persons belonging to a gens, and bearing the same gentile name, e. g. the Cornelii, Fabii, Aemilii, etc., v. Smith's Dict. Antiq.; Gai Inst. 1, 156; Ulp. 26, 1, 10, § 2; cf.

Zimmern, Röm. Priv. Rechtsgesch. 1, 507 sq.—Even the XII. Tables mention the Agnati: SI. (PATERFAMILIAS) INTESTATO. MORITVR. CVI. SVVS. HERES. NEC. SIT. ADGNATVS. PROXIMVS. FAMILIAM. HABETO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 50, and Ulp. Fragm. Tit. 26, § 1:

SI. ADGNATVS. NEC. ESCIT. (sit) GENTILIS. FAMILIAM. NANCITOR., Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. Tit. 16, § 4: SI. FVRIOSVS. EST. ADGNATORVM. GENTILIVMQVE. IN. EO. PECVNIAQVE. EIVS. POTESTAS. ESTO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 5; Auct. ad Her. 1, 13.—Hence, the proverb:

ad adgnatos et gentiles est deducendus, for a madman or insane person,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8.—

Ag-nāti, orum, subst., children born after the father has made his will (cf. I. A.):

numerum liberorum finire aut quemquam ex adgnatis necare flagitium habetur,

Tac. G. 19; id. H. 5, 5.

a-gnascor ( adg-), nātus, 3, v. dep. [ad-gnascor, nascor].

To be born in addition to; commonly,

Of children that are not born until after the father has made his will:

constat agnascendo rumpi testamentum,

Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 241; so id. Caecin. 25; Dig. 25, 3, 3.—Metaph.,

Of adopted children, to accrue by adoption:

qui in adoptionem datur, his, quibus agnascitur, cognatus fit,

Paul. Dig. 1, 7, 23; cf. id. ib. 1, 7, 10.—

Of plants, to grow to, at, or upon something:

viscum in quercu adgnasci,

Plin. 16, 44, 93, § 245; 27, 11, 73, § 97.—

Of teeth, to grow afterwards, Gell. 3, 10.—Of hair, Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 231. —Of limbs:

membra animalibus adgnata inutilia sunt,

Plin. 11, 52, 113, § 272.—Of plants:

tubera et cetera quae subito adgnascuntur,

Scrib. Comp. 82.—Hence, agnā-tus ( adg-), a, um, P. a.

Lit., born to, belonging to, or connected with by birth; and subst., a blood relation by the father's side ( father, son, grandson, etc.; brother, brother's son, brother's grandson, etc.; uncle, cousin, second cousin, etc.); accordingly of more limited signif. than cognatus, which includes blood relations on the mother's side; the idea in gentilis is still more extended, including all the persons belonging to a gens, and bearing the same gentile name, e. g. the Cornelii, Fabii, Aemilii, etc., v. Smith's Dict. Antiq.; Gai Inst. 1, 156; Ulp. 26, 1, 10, § 2; cf.

Zimmern, Röm. Priv. Rechtsgesch. 1, 507 sq.—Even the XII. Tables mention the Agnati: SI. (PATERFAMILIAS) INTESTATO. MORITVR. CVI. SVVS. HERES. NEC. SIT. ADGNATVS. PROXIMVS. FAMILIAM. HABETO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 50, and Ulp. Fragm. Tit. 26, § 1:

SI. ADGNATVS. NEC. ESCIT. (sit) GENTILIS. FAMILIAM. NANCITOR., Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. Tit. 16, § 4: SI. FVRIOSVS. EST. ADGNATORVM. GENTILIVMQVE. IN. EO. PECVNIAQVE. EIVS. POTESTAS. ESTO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 5; Auct. ad Her. 1, 13.—Hence, the proverb:

ad adgnatos et gentiles est deducendus, for a madman or insane person,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8.—

Ag-nāti, orum, subst., children born after the father has made his will (cf. I. A.):

numerum liberorum finire aut quemquam ex adgnatis necare flagitium habetur,

Tac. G. 19; id. H. 5, 5.

a-gnascor ( adg-), nātus, 3, v. dep. [ad-gnascor, nascor].

To be born in addition to; commonly,

Of children that are not born until after the father has made his will:

constat agnascendo rumpi testamentum,

Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 241; so id. Caecin. 25; Dig. 25, 3, 3.—Metaph.,

Of adopted children, to accrue by adoption:

qui in adoptionem datur, his, quibus agnascitur, cognatus fit,

Paul. Dig. 1, 7, 23; cf. id. ib. 1, 7, 10.—

Of plants, to grow to, at, or upon something:

viscum in quercu adgnasci,

Plin. 16, 44, 93, § 245; 27, 11, 73, § 97.—

Of teeth, to grow afterwards, Gell. 3, 10.—Of hair, Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 231. —Of limbs:

membra animalibus adgnata inutilia sunt,

Plin. 11, 52, 113, § 272.—Of plants:

tubera et cetera quae subito adgnascuntur,

Scrib. Comp. 82.—Hence, agnā-tus ( adg-), a, um, P. a.

Lit., born to, belonging to, or connected with by birth; and subst., a blood relation by the father's side ( father, son, grandson, etc.; brother, brother's son, brother's grandson, etc.; uncle, cousin, second cousin, etc.); accordingly of more limited signif. than cognatus, which includes blood relations on the mother's side; the idea in gentilis is still more extended, including all the persons belonging to a gens, and bearing the same gentile name, e. g. the Cornelii, Fabii, Aemilii, etc., v. Smith's Dict. Antiq.; Gai Inst. 1, 156; Ulp. 26, 1, 10, § 2; cf.

Zimmern, Röm. Priv. Rechtsgesch. 1, 507 sq.—Even the XII. Tables mention the Agnati: SI. (PATERFAMILIAS) INTESTATO. MORITVR. CVI. SVVS. HERES. NEC. SIT. ADGNATVS. PROXIMVS. FAMILIAM. HABETO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 50, and Ulp. Fragm. Tit. 26, § 1:

SI. ADGNATVS. NEC. ESCIT. (sit) GENTILIS. FAMILIAM. NANCITOR., Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. Tit. 16, § 4: SI. FVRIOSVS. EST. ADGNATORVM. GENTILIVMQVE. IN. EO. PECVNIAQVE. EIVS. POTESTAS. ESTO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 5; Auct. ad Her. 1, 13.—Hence, the proverb:

ad adgnatos et gentiles est deducendus, for a madman or insane person,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8.—

Ag-nāti, orum, subst., children born after the father has made his will (cf. I. A.):

numerum liberorum finire aut quemquam ex adgnatis necare flagitium habetur,

Tac. G. 19; id. H. 5, 5.

a-gnascor ( adg-), nātus, 3, v. dep. [ad-gnascor, nascor].

To be born in addition to; commonly,

Of children that are not born until after the father has made his will:

constat agnascendo rumpi testamentum,

Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 241; so id. Caecin. 25; Dig. 25, 3, 3.—Metaph.,

Of adopted children, to accrue by adoption:

qui in adoptionem datur, his, quibus agnascitur, cognatus fit,

Paul. Dig. 1, 7, 23; cf. id. ib. 1, 7, 10.—

Of plants, to grow to, at, or upon something:

viscum in quercu adgnasci,

Plin. 16, 44, 93, § 245; 27, 11, 73, § 97.—

Of teeth, to grow afterwards, Gell. 3, 10.—Of hair, Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 231. —Of limbs:

membra animalibus adgnata inutilia sunt,

Plin. 11, 52, 113, § 272.—Of plants:

tubera et cetera quae subito adgnascuntur,

Scrib. Comp. 82.—Hence, agnā-tus ( adg-), a, um, P. a.

Lit., born to, belonging to, or connected with by birth; and subst., a blood relation by the father's side ( father, son, grandson, etc.; brother, brother's son, brother's grandson, etc.; uncle, cousin, second cousin, etc.); accordingly of more limited signif. than cognatus, which includes blood relations on the mother's side; the idea in gentilis is still more extended, including all the persons belonging to a gens, and bearing the same gentile name, e. g. the Cornelii, Fabii, Aemilii, etc., v. Smith's Dict. Antiq.; Gai Inst. 1, 156; Ulp. 26, 1, 10, § 2; cf.

Zimmern, Röm. Priv. Rechtsgesch. 1, 507 sq.—Even the XII. Tables mention the Agnati: SI. (PATERFAMILIAS) INTESTATO. MORITVR. CVI. SVVS. HERES. NEC. SIT. ADGNATVS. PROXIMVS. FAMILIAM. HABETO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 50, and Ulp. Fragm. Tit. 26, § 1:

SI. ADGNATVS. NEC. ESCIT. (sit) GENTILIS. FAMILIAM. NANCITOR., Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. Tit. 16, § 4: SI. FVRIOSVS. EST. ADGNATORVM. GENTILIVMQVE. IN. EO. PECVNIAQVE. EIVS. POTESTAS. ESTO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 5; Auct. ad Her. 1, 13.—Hence, the proverb:

ad adgnatos et gentiles est deducendus, for a madman or insane person,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8.—

Ag-nāti, orum, subst., children born after the father has made his will (cf. I. A.):

numerum liberorum finire aut quemquam ex adgnatis necare flagitium habetur,

Tac. G. 19; id. H. 5, 5.

a-gnascor ( adg-), nātus, 3, v. dep. [ad-gnascor, nascor].

To be born in addition to; commonly,

Of children that are not born until after the father has made his will:

constat agnascendo rumpi testamentum,

Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 241; so id. Caecin. 25; Dig. 25, 3, 3.—Metaph.,

Of adopted children, to accrue by adoption:

qui in adoptionem datur, his, quibus agnascitur, cognatus fit,

Paul. Dig. 1, 7, 23; cf. id. ib. 1, 7, 10.—

Of plants, to grow to, at, or upon something:

viscum in quercu adgnasci,

Plin. 16, 44, 93, § 245; 27, 11, 73, § 97.—

Of teeth, to grow afterwards, Gell. 3, 10.—Of hair, Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 231. —Of limbs:

membra animalibus adgnata inutilia sunt,

Plin. 11, 52, 113, § 272.—Of plants:

tubera et cetera quae subito adgnascuntur,

Scrib. Comp. 82.—Hence, agnā-tus ( adg-), a, um, P. a.

Lit., born to, belonging to, or connected with by birth; and subst., a blood relation by the father's side ( father, son, grandson, etc.; brother, brother's son, brother's grandson, etc.; uncle, cousin, second cousin, etc.); accordingly of more limited signif. than cognatus, which includes blood relations on the mother's side; the idea in gentilis is still more extended, including all the persons belonging to a gens, and bearing the same gentile name, e. g. the Cornelii, Fabii, Aemilii, etc., v. Smith's Dict. Antiq.; Gai Inst. 1, 156; Ulp. 26, 1, 10, § 2; cf.

Zimmern, Röm. Priv. Rechtsgesch. 1, 507 sq.—Even the XII. Tables mention the Agnati: SI. (PATERFAMILIAS) INTESTATO. MORITVR. CVI. SVVS. HERES. NEC. SIT. ADGNATVS. PROXIMVS. FAMILIAM. HABETO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 50, and Ulp. Fragm. Tit. 26, § 1:

SI. ADGNATVS. NEC. ESCIT. (sit) GENTILIS. FAMILIAM. NANCITOR., Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. Tit. 16, § 4: SI. FVRIOSVS. EST. ADGNATORVM. GENTILIVMQVE. IN. EO. PECVNIAQVE. EIVS. POTESTAS. ESTO.,

Cic. Inv. 2, 5; Auct. ad Her. 1, 13.—Hence, the proverb:

ad adgnatos et gentiles est deducendus, for a madman or insane person,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8.—

Ag-nāti, orum, subst., children born after the father has made his will (cf. I. A.):

numerum liberorum finire aut quemquam ex adgnatis necare flagitium habetur,

Tac. G. 19; id. H. 5, 5.

ănăphŏrĭcus, a, um, adj., = anaphorikos.

In astronomy, adjusted according to the rising of the stars:

horologium,

Vitr. 9, 9.—

In medicine, bringing up blood, spitting blood, Firm. Math. 3, 13.

blatta, ae, f., an insect that shuns the light; of several kinds, the cockroach, chafer, moth, etc., Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 139; 11, 28, 34, § 99:

lucifuga,

Verg. G. 4, 243 (per noctem vagans, Serv.); cf. Col. 9, 7, 5; Pall. 1, 37, 4; Hor. S. 2, 3, 119; Mart. 14, 37; cf. Voss, Verg. l. l.—On account of its mean appearance: amore cecidi tamquam blatta in pelvim, Laber. ap. Non. p. 543, 27.

blatta, ae, f.: blatta thrombos haimatos, a clot of blood, Gloss.—Hence,

(Access. form blattea, Ven. Carm. 2, 3, 19.) Purple (similar in color to flowing blood; cf. Salmas. Vop. Aur. 46, and Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 135;

late Lat.): purpura, quae blatta, vel oxyblatta, vel hyacinthina dicitur, Cod. Th. 4, 40, 1: serica,

ib. 10, 20, 18:

blattam Tyrus defert,

Sid. Carm. 5, 48; Lampr. Elag. 33; Cassiod. Var. Ep. 1, 2.

cinnăbăris, is, f. ( cinnăbări, is, n., Sol. 25, 14 dub., and in some MSS. and edd. Plin. 33, 7, 38, § 115; cf. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 555), = kinnabari.

A pigment obtained from the gum of the dragon ' s-blood tree, dragon ' s-blood, Plin. 33, 7, 39, § 117; 13, 1, 2, § 7.— Abl. cinnabari, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 25; 29, 4, 19, § 66.—

Some erroneously give this name to cinnabar, vermilion (minium), Plin. 33, 7, 38, § 115 sqq.

cinnăbăris, is, f. ( cinnăbări, is, n., Sol. 25, 14 dub., and in some MSS. and edd. Plin. 33, 7, 38, § 115; cf. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 555), = kinnabari.

A pigment obtained from the gum of the dragon ' s-blood tree, dragon ' s-blood, Plin. 33, 7, 39, § 117; 13, 1, 2, § 7.— Abl. cinnabari, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 25; 29, 4, 19, § 66.—

Some erroneously give this name to cinnabar, vermilion (minium), Plin. 33, 7, 38, § 115 sqq.

co-gnātus, a, um, adj. [natus, nascor], sprung from the same stock, related by blood, kindred; and subst.: cognātus, i, m., and cognāta, ae, f., a blood-relation, kinsman (on either the father's or the mother's side; a more comprehensive word than agnatus, q. v.; very freq. and class.).

Masc.:

cognatus vester,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 86:

propinqui atque cognati,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 96:

amici cognatique alicujus,

id. Caecin. 5, 15:

cognati atque affines,

id. post Red. ad Quir. 3, 6; Hor. S. 1, 9, 27 et saep.— Gen. plur.:

cognatūm,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 209. —With dat.:

is mihi cognatus fuit,

Ter. And. 5, 4, 23; id. Ad. 5, 8, 24.—

Fem.:

amicae et cognatae,

Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 16; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 6; 5, 3, 20.—With dat., Plaut. Poen. prol. 97:

negat Phanium esse hanc sibi cognatam,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 5.—

Poet., of objects relating to kindred:

rogi,

Prop. 3 (4), 7, 10:

latus,

Ov. M. 9, 412:

corpora,

id. ib. 2, 663;

13, 615: pectora,

id. ib. 6, 498:

moenia,

id. ib. 15, 451:

cineres,

Cat. 68, 98:

urbes,

Verg. A. 3, 502:

sanguis,

id. ib. 12, 29: acies (i. e. between Cœsar and Pompey), Luc. 1, 4 et saep.—

Transf.

Of animals:

genus,

Plin. 10, 3, 4, § 13.—

Of plants:

arbores,

Plin. 16, 10, 16, § 38.—

Of other things; so (acc. to Pythagorean notions) of the soul, kindr. with the Deity, Ov. M. 1, 81 (cf. Cic. Sen. 21, 78; id. N. D. 1, 32, 91; Lucr. 2, 991;

Diog. Laert. 1, 28 al.).—Of Thebes: moenia cognata Baccho,

Stat. Th. 1, 11.—

Of beans, in allusion to the doctrine of transmigration: faba Pythagorae cognata,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 63 al. —

Trop., kindred, related, connected, like, similar:

nihil est tam cognatum mentibus nostris quam numeri ac voces,

Cic. de Or. 3, 51, 197:

(deus mundo) formam et maxime sibi cognatam et decoram dedit,

id. Univ. 6 init.:

gypsum calci,

Plin. 36, 24, 59, § 182:

vocabula,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 280; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 49:

qui (princeps) quod umquam claritudine eminuit, id veluti cognatum censet tuendum,

Vell. 2, 130, 1.

con-sanguĭnĕus, a, um ( gen. plur. consanguineūm, Lucr. 3, 73), adj., springing from the same blood, related by blood.

In a restricted sense, of brothers and sisters, brotherly, sisterly (so mostly poet.):

umbrae,

Ov. M. 8, 476:

turba,

id. H. 14, 121:

scelus,

Stat. Th. 11, 407:

angues,

i. e. born with her, kindred, id. ib. 11, 61:

acies,

Claud. in Rufin. 2, 237.—Of animals: arietes, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44 (Praetext. v. 21 Rib.). —Of abstract subjects:

caritas ( = benevolentia fraterna),

Val. Max. 5, 5, 3; cf.

scelus,

Stat. Th. 11, 407.— Subst.: consanguĭnĕ-us, i, m., a brother, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3; and consanguĭnĕa, ae, f., a sister, Cat. 64, 118. —

In a more gen. sense, related, kindred:

homines,

Caes. B. C. 1, 74:

Turnus,

Verg. A. 7, 366:

Roma,

Sil. 1, 608:

dextra,

id. 1, 655. —Esp. freq. as subst. plur.: consanguĭ-nĕi, ōrum, kindred, relations, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 77; Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35; Caes. B. G. 1, 11; 1, 33; Suet. Caes. 81; id. Claud. 25.—General senses, related, kindred (so most freq. in prose and poetry), Lucr. 3, 73; 6, 1282; cf. Dig. 38, 16, 1.—

Poet., transf.:

consanguineus Leti Sopor,

Verg. A. 6, 278 (in acc. with Hom. Il. x, 231: Upnos kasignêtos Thanatoio).—

Trop.:

res rustica proxima et quasi consanguinea sapientiae,

Col. 1, prooem. § 4.

con-sanguĭnĕus, a, um ( gen. plur. consanguineūm, Lucr. 3, 73), adj., springing from the same blood, related by blood.

In a restricted sense, of brothers and sisters, brotherly, sisterly (so mostly poet.):

umbrae,

Ov. M. 8, 476:

turba,

id. H. 14, 121:

scelus,

Stat. Th. 11, 407:

angues,

i. e. born with her, kindred, id. ib. 11, 61:

acies,

Claud. in Rufin. 2, 237.—Of animals: arietes, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44 (Praetext. v. 21 Rib.). —Of abstract subjects:

caritas ( = benevolentia fraterna),

Val. Max. 5, 5, 3; cf.

scelus,

Stat. Th. 11, 407.— Subst.: consanguĭnĕ-us, i, m., a brother, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3; and consanguĭnĕa, ae, f., a sister, Cat. 64, 118. —

In a more gen. sense, related, kindred:

homines,

Caes. B. C. 1, 74:

Turnus,

Verg. A. 7, 366:

Roma,

Sil. 1, 608:

dextra,

id. 1, 655. —Esp. freq. as subst. plur.: consanguĭ-nĕi, ōrum, kindred, relations, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 77; Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35; Caes. B. G. 1, 11; 1, 33; Suet. Caes. 81; id. Claud. 25.—General senses, related, kindred (so most freq. in prose and poetry), Lucr. 3, 73; 6, 1282; cf. Dig. 38, 16, 1.—

Poet., transf.:

consanguineus Leti Sopor,

Verg. A. 6, 278 (in acc. with Hom. Il. x, 231: Upnos kasignêtos Thanatoio).—

Trop.:

res rustica proxima et quasi consanguinea sapientiae,

Col. 1, prooem. § 4.

con-sanguĭnĕus, a, um ( gen. plur. consanguineūm, Lucr. 3, 73), adj., springing from the same blood, related by blood.

In a restricted sense, of brothers and sisters, brotherly, sisterly (so mostly poet.):

umbrae,

Ov. M. 8, 476:

turba,

id. H. 14, 121:

scelus,

Stat. Th. 11, 407:

angues,

i. e. born with her, kindred, id. ib. 11, 61:

acies,

Claud. in Rufin. 2, 237.—Of animals: arietes, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44 (Praetext. v. 21 Rib.). —Of abstract subjects:

caritas ( = benevolentia fraterna),

Val. Max. 5, 5, 3; cf.

scelus,

Stat. Th. 11, 407.— Subst.: consanguĭnĕ-us, i, m., a brother, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3; and consanguĭnĕa, ae, f., a sister, Cat. 64, 118. —

In a more gen. sense, related, kindred:

homines,

Caes. B. C. 1, 74:

Turnus,

Verg. A. 7, 366:

Roma,

Sil. 1, 608:

dextra,

id. 1, 655. —Esp. freq. as subst. plur.: consanguĭ-nĕi, ōrum, kindred, relations, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 77; Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35; Caes. B. G. 1, 11; 1, 33; Suet. Caes. 81; id. Claud. 25.—General senses, related, kindred (so most freq. in prose and poetry), Lucr. 3, 73; 6, 1282; cf. Dig. 38, 16, 1.—

Poet., transf.:

consanguineus Leti Sopor,

Verg. A. 6, 278 (in acc. with Hom. Il. x, 231: Upnos kasignêtos Thanatoio).—

Trop.:

res rustica proxima et quasi consanguinea sapientiae,

Col. 1, prooem. § 4.

crŭento, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [cruentus], to make bloody, to spot with blood (class.).

Lit.: vigiles, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 1, 4:

manus suorum sanguine,

Nep. Epam. 10, 3; cf. Liv. 23, 9, 4, and Tac. H. 1, 58 fin.:

cornipedem ferratā calce,

Sil. 17, 541:

gladium,

Cic. Inv. 2, 4, 14; cf.

tela,

Ov. M. 8, 424:

ōs,

id. ib. 4, 104:

dextras,

id. ib. 11, 23:

cruentati redeunt,

id. ib. 3, 572:

ut sequenti die Luna se in Aquario cruentaret,

would appear to be stained with blood, Suet. Dom. 16.—

Trop.:

haec te lacerat, haec cruentat oratio,

wounds, Cic. Phil. 2, 34, 86 (v. the figure in its connection).—

Transf.

To spot, stain, pollute:

vestem,

Lucr. 4, 1033.—

To dye red, to tinge with red (post-Aug.):

conchylio vestis cruentatur,

Sen. Contr 2, 15 fin.; so Stat. S. 1, 5, 38.

ex-sanguis ( exang-), e, adj., deprived of blood, without blood, bloodless (class.).

Lit.:

unde animantum copia tanta Exos et exsanguis,

Lucr. 3, 721:

jacens et concisus plurimis vulneribus, extremo spiritu exsanguis et confectus,

Cic. Sest. 37, 79; cf.:

exsanguis et mortuus concidisti,

id. Pis. 36, 88:

hostes enervati atque exsangues,

id. Sest. 10, 24:

exsanguia corpora mortuorum,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 49, § 130:

umbrae,

Verg. A. 6, 401.—

Transf., pale, wan: genae, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26:

exsanguis metu,

Ov. M. 9, 224; cf.:

diffugimus visu exsangues,

Verg. A. 2, 212:

herbae,

Ov. M. 4, 267.— Act.:

cuminum,

making pale, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 18 (cf.:

cuminum omne pallorem bibentibus gignit,

Plin. 20, 14, 57, § 159):

horror,

Claud. in Ruf. 2, 130.—

Trop., powerless, feeble, weak:

aridum et exsangue orationis genus,

Auct. Her. 4, 11, 16; cf.:

exsanguis et attritus,

Tac. Or. 18:

vox nimis exilis et exsanguis,

Gell. 13, 20, 5:

exsangues crudescunt luctibus anni (senectutis),

Stat. Th. 11, 323:

imperium,

id. ib. 5, 325.