by-path

    āctus    P. of ago.

    āctus ūs, m    [1 AG-], a driving, impulse, setting in motion: actu inflectit feram: Fertur magno mons actu, with a mighty impulse, V. — Meton., a right of way, right to drive through, C.—Esp., a recital, delivery: fabellarum, L.: carminum, expressive gestures, L.—A part of a play, act: modo, in quocumque fuerit actu, probetur<*> primo actu placeo, T.: hic restat actus, i. e. this crowning achievement: cognoscere in actu (opp. legere), i. e. to see done, O.

    brevis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [BREG-].— In space, short: via, V.: brevior via, N.: cursus brevissimus, V.: brevius iter, O.: tam brevis aqua, so narrow a stream, O.: scopulus, small, O.: brevibus Gyaris, Iu. — Of stature, short, small, low: iudex brevior quam testis: (puella) longa brevisque, O. — Of height: ut pleraque Alpium, sicut breviora, ita adrectiora sunt, lower, L.—Of depth, shallow: vada, V.: puteus, Iu.— Plur n. as subst, shallow places, shallows, shoals: Eurus In brevia urget, V.—Of the line of a circle: ubi circulus spatio brevissimus ambit, makes the shortest path, O.—Fig., of life: vitae curriculum: vitae brevis cursus: fila vitae breviora, O.—Little, small: brevibus implicata viperis, H.: caput, H.: alvus, V.: folia breviora, H.: census, H.: sigillum, O.—As subst n.: scis In breve te cogi, i. e. to be rolled up closely (of a book), H. — Meton., of time, short, brief, little, short-lived: tempus: brevissimum tempus, L.: anni, H.: occasio, T.: omnia brevia tolerabilia esse debent: vitae summa brevis (gen.), H.: littera, a short vowel: syllaba, a short syllable, H.: dactylus, qui est e longā et duabus brevibus: aut omnia breviora aliquanto fuere, aut, etc., occupied a shorter time, L.: flores rosae, short-lived, H.: cena, frugal, H.: ira furor brevis est, H.—Of discourse, short, brief, concise: narratio: Crassi oratio: quam brevia responsu!: cum se breves putent esse, brief: brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio, H.: breve facere, to be brief: in breve coactae causae, L.: tam in brevi spatio, in so short time, T.: brevi spatio, a little while, S.: spatio brevi, H.: brevi tempore ad nihilum venire, in a little while. I II

    circuitus    P. of circumeo.

    contrāctus adj. with comp.    [P. of contraho], drawn together, compressed, contracted, short, narrow, restricted, limited: nares contractiores habent introitūs: cuticula, wrinkled, Iu.: frons, H.: vestigia vatum, the narrow path, H.: ipsos in usūs locus, too narrow, V. — Fig.: ambitus verborum, brief: studia contractiora, more limited: paupertas, stinted, H.: Contractus leget, in retirement, H. I II III

   dēverticulum (dīvert-, dēvort-) ī, n    [deverto], a by-road, by-path, side-way: quae deverticula quaesivisti?: Ubi ad ipsum veni devorticulum, T.— An inn, lodging-house, tavern: omnia loca deverticuli protraherentur, L.: urbis deverticula pererrare, low haunts, Ta.—Fig., a deviation, digression: deverticula amoena quaerere, L.: a deverticulo repetatur fabula, Iu. — A refuge, retreat, lurking-place: fraudis et insidiarum.

    dēvortium ī    [deverto], a by-way: devortia itinerum, Ta. (al. div-).

    dīversus or dīvorsus adj. with sup.    [P. of diverto; dis + verto], turned different ways, opposite, contrary: in diversum iter equi concitati, L.: iter a proposito, Cs.: diversam aciem in duas partīs constituit, with a double front, Cs.: duo (cinguli) maxime inter se diversi (i. e. the two polar circles): procurrentibus in diversa terris, Ta.: auditis diversā valle mugitibus, from opposite quarters, O. — Turned away, apart, separate: diversi pugnabant, separately, Cs.: iam antea diversi audistis, individually, S.: diversi dissipatique in omnīs partīs fugere, Cs.: fuga, L.: diversi consules discedunt, L.: quo diversus abis? away, V.: in locis maxime diversis, very widely separated: regio ab se, remotely, L.: diversissimis locis, L.: diverso itinere, by a side-path, Cs.—As subst n.: ex diverso caeli, from another quarter, V.: ex diverso veniemus, from different directions, V.: diversa sequentes, other pursuits, H.— Remote, fardistant: Aesar, i. e. in a far country, O.: exsilia, V.—Fig., different, diverse, opposite, contrary, conflicting: naturae studia: inter se mala, S.: consilia, Cs.: Est huic diversum vitio vitium prope mains, H.: reges diversi pars ingenium, alii corpus exercebant, pursuing opposite courses, S.: fata duorum, V.: utrum... an... in diversum auctores trahunt, there is a conflict of authorities, L.: a te totus diversus est, dissents entirely: par ingenio, morum diversus, Ta.: iudices per diversa implacabiles, for opposite reasons, Ta.— Unsettled, irresolute, distracted: Metu ac libidine, S.: animi, Ta.: diversi inconstantia volgi, Tb. — Different, unlike, dissimilar, distinct: genera bellorum: filii longissime diversa ratio est: flumina diversa locis, V.: ab his divorsae litterae, S.

    dūcō ūxī (dūxtī, Ct., Pr.), uctus, ere    [DVC-], to lead, conduct, guide, direct, draw, bring, fetch, escort: secum mulierculas: vix quā singuli carri ducerentur, Cs.: Curru Victorem, H.: ducente deo, under the conduct of, V.: mucronem, from the scabbard, V.: ferrum vaginā, O.: bracchia (of the bow), bend, V.: sors ducitur: ductus Neptuno sorte sacerdos, for Neptune, V.: pondus aratri, draw, O.: remos, row, O.: lanas, spin, O.: ubera, milk, O.: frena manu, govern, O.: ilia, i. e. be broken-winded, H.: os, make wry faces: te magna inter praemia, to great glory, V.: sibi quisque ducere, trahere, appropriate, S. — Of a road or path, to lead, conduct: quā te ducit via, V.: iter ad urbem, O.: via quae sublicio ponte ducit ad laniculum, L. — With se, to betake oneself, go: se duxit foras, T.—Of offenders, to take, arrest, lead away, drag, carry off: in ius debitorem, L.: duci in carcerem: ad mortem: Fuficium duci iussit, to be imprisoned: ductum se ab creditore in ergastulum, Cs.—Of a wife, to lead home, take, marry: inopem (uxorem) domum. T.: uxorem filiam Scipionis: filiam Orgetorigis in matrimonium, Cs.: ex quā domo in matrimonium, L.: tibi ducitur uxor, V.: qui ducat abest, the bridegroom, O.: Conlegam Lepidum, wedded, H.—Of a commander, to lead, guide, cause to move, march: locis apertis exercitum, Cs.: cohortīs ad eam partem, etc., Cs.: sex legiones expeditas, led forward, Cs.: navem contra praedones: per triumphum alquem ante currum (of a prisoner): quam in partem aut quo consilio ducerentur, march, Cs.: ducit quam proxime ad hostem potest, moves, L. — To lead, command, be commander of: quā in legatione duxit exercitum: primum pilum ad Caesarem, in Caesar's army, Cs.: exercitūs partem ipse ducebat, S.: agmina, V.— To lead, be leader of, be the head of, be first in: familiam: ordines: toros, O.— To take in, inhale, drink, quaff, imbibe: spiritum: tura naribus, H.: pocula, H.: somnos, V.: ab ipso animum ferro, H. — To produce, form, construct, make, fashion, shape, mould, cast, dispose: parietem per vestibulum sororis, to erect: muros, H.: vallum ex castris ad aquam, Cs.: voltūs de marmore, V.: aera, H.: (litteram) in pulvere, draw, O.: mores, Iu.: alapam sibi gravem, Ph.: epos, spin out, H.: carmen, O.: Pocula ducentia somnos, H.— Of processions, etc., to conduct, marshal, lead, accompany: funus: triumphos, V.: choros, H.: ludos et inania honoris, Ta. — To receive, admit, take, get, assume: ubi primum ducta cicatrix (i. e. obducta), L.: rimam, O.: colorem, V.: pallorem, to grow pale, O.: Cānentem senectam, V.: nomina, H. — Fig., to lead, guide, draw, conduct: quo te sapientia duceret, H.: Ad strepitum citharae cessatum ducere curam (i. e. ut cessat), H.: Triste per augurium pectora, i. e. fill with forebodings, V.: totum poëma, carries off, i. e. makes acceptable, H.: series rerum ducta ab origine gentis, followed, V.— To draw, deduce, derive: ab aliquā re totius vitae exordium: ab dis inmortalibus principia: genus Olympo, V.: utrumque (amor et amicitia) ductum est ab amando.— To lead, move, incite, induce, allure, charm: me ad credendum: ducit te species, H.: Quo ducit gula, H.: lumina in errorem, O.: si quis earum (statuarum) honore ducitur. — To mislead, cheat, deceive: me istis dictis, T.: lino et hamis piscīs, O.—In time, to draw out, extend, protract, prolong, spend: bellum, Cs.: in ducendo bello tempus terere, L.: longas in fletum voces, V.: rem prope in noctem, Cs.: ut ita tempus duceretur, ut, etc.: vitam, live long, V.: ubi se diutius duci intellexit, put off, Cs.: aetatem in litteris, spend. — To calculate, compute, reckon: quoniam XC medimnūm duximus. — To reckon, consider, hold, account, esteem, regard: eum hominem, T.: filium adsistere turpe ducunt, Cs.: pericula parvi esse ducenda: ea pro falsis ducit, S.: si quis despicatui ducitur: deorum numero eos ducunt Cs.: modestiam in conscientiam, construe as, S.: nil rectum nisi quod placuit sibi, H.: Sic equidem ducebam animo futurum, V.: omnia tua in te posita esse: quae mox usu fore ducebat, expected, S.— To regard, care for, have respect to (only with rationem): suam quoque rationem ducere, one's own advantage: non ullius rationem sui commodi. I II

    meātus ūs, m    [meo], a going, passing, motion, course: caeli, V.— A way, path, passage: Danuvius donec in Ponticum mare sex meatibus erumpat, by six channels, Ta.

    offulgeō sī, —, ēre    [ob+fulgeo], to shine upon, appear: lux oculis offulsit, V.

    orbita ae, f    [orbis], a track, rut: ex tensarum orbitis praedari: rota in orbitam depressa, L.— Fig., a beaten path, rut: veteris culpae, i. e. bad example, Iu.