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  • 1 cautus

        cautus adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of caveo], careful, circumspect, wary, cautious, provident: cautus est, ubi nihil opust, T.: in periculis: in verbis serendis, H.: lupus, sly, H.: monuerunt, ut cautior esset: ad praesentius malum cautiores, L.: adversus fraudem, L.: erga bona sua, Cu.: cautum dignos adsumere, H.: consilia cautiora: manus, O.: cautissima senectus, Ta.—Safe, secure: nummos, H.: quo mulieri esset res cautior, curavit ut, etc., made more secure.
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    cauta -um, cautior -or -us, cautissimus -a -um ADJ
    cautious/careful; circumspect, prudent; wary, on guard; safe/secure; made safe

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  • 2 circumspicio

    circum-spĭcĭo, exi, ectum, 3 ( perf. sync. circumspexti, Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 55; inf. sync. circumspexe, Varr. ap. Non. p. 106, 16, or Sat. Men. 82), v. n. and a. (class.).
    I.
    Neutr., to look about one ' s self, to cast a look around; or, with an obj.-clause, to observe, see, look about:

    circumspicedum, numquis est, Sermonem nostrum quiaucupet,

    see whether there is any one, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 41; 2, 2, 43; Ter. And. 2, 2, 20;

    Varr. l. l.: suus conjux ubi sit circumspicit,

    Ov. M. 1, 605:

    circumspicere late,

    Quint. 10, 3, 29:

    num quid circumspexti?

    Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 55:

    diversi circumspiciunt,

    Verg. A. 9, 416:

    qui in auspicium adhibetur nec suspicit nec circumspicit,

    Cic. Div. 2, 34, 72:

    circumspicit, aestuat, of one in trouble or perplexity,

    id. Rosc. Com. 14, 43; cf. Liv. 21, 22, 7.—
    (β).
    Sometimes circumspicere se, to look about one ' s self:

    circumspicedum te, ne quis adsit arbiter,

    Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 109; Varr. ap. Non. p. 106, 16;

    Auct. B. Afr. 47: numquamne te circumspicies?

    Cic. Par. 4, 2, 30.—In partic., to look about one ' s self with haughtiness; to think highly of one ' s self:

    usque eone te diligis et magnifice circumspicis?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 5;

    and trop. of language: Romanus sermo magis se circumspicit et aestimat praebetque aestimandum,

    Sen. Ep. 40, 11.—
    B.
    Trop., to exercise foresight, be cautious, take heed:

    esse circumspiciendum diligenter, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3, § 10: cui mandetis (rempublicam) circumspicite [p. 342] Sall. H. 2, 41, 10 Dietsch.—Esp. freq.,
    II.
    Act., to view on all sides, to survey:

    cum sua quisque miles circumspiceret,

    looked carefully to see, Caes. B. G. 5, 31; Liv. 9, 28, 5:

    tam latā acie ne ex medio quidem cornua sua circumspicere poterant,

    Liv. 37, 41, 4:

    lucos,

    Ov. M. 5, 265:

    amictus,

    to review, id. ib. 4, 318; so,

    habitum suum,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 3; cf. under circumspectus, adv.—
    2.
    To descry, get sight of by looking around:

    saxum circumspicit ingens,

    Verg. A. 12, 896:

    Athin,

    Ov. M. 5, 72.—
    B.
    Transf., of things:

    in latus omne patens turris circumspicit undas,

    Ov. H. 6, 69.—
    C.
    Trop.
    1.
    To view something mentally, to survey, ponder upon, weigh, consider (syn.:

    considero, perpendo): reliqua ejus consilia animo circumspiciebat,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 5:

    circumspicite paulisper mentibus vestris hosce ipsos homines,

    Cic. Sull. 25, 70; cf.

    se,

    id. Par. 4, 2, 30:

    neque temere consulem saltatorem vocare, sed circumspicere, quibus praeterea vitiis adfectum esse necesse sit eum, etc.,

    id. Mur. 6, 13.—So with rel. -clause, Sall. H. 2, 41 Dietsch; Sen. Ep. 70, 5; Calp. Ecl. 5, 95:

    circumspectis rebus omnibus rationibusque subductis summam feci,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10:

    permulta sunt in causis circumspicienda, ne quid offendas,

    id. de Or. 2, 74, 301; id. Agr. 1, 8, 23; id. Fam. 5, 13, 3:

    circumspicite celeriter animo, qui sint rerum exitus consecuti,

    id. Leg. 2, 17, 42:

    vide, quaere, circumspice, si quis est forte ex eā provinciā qui te nolit perisse,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 77, § 180; id. Clu. 53, 147; id. Cat. 4, 2, 4; Liv. 23, 20, 6; cf. Tac. H. 2, 6; Suet. Aug. 63.—With ut and subj., Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3, § 10; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 87:

    cum circumspicerent Patres quosnam consules facerent,

    Liv. 27, 34, 1.—
    2.
    To look about for something with desire, to seek for, etc. (so mostly since the Aug. per.):

    nec, sicut aestivas aves, statim auctumno tecta ac recessum circumspicere,

    Liv. 5, 6, 2; 7, 14, 6:

    externa auxilia,

    id. 1, 30, 6; cf. Just. 22, 5, 4:

    fugam,

    Tac. A. 14, 35; Just. 2, 12, 26:

    novas belli causas,

    id. 31, 1, 8; Verg. G. 3, 390; Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 3:

    peregrinos reges sibi,

    Just. 40, 1, 1; 22, 5, 4:

    viresque suas circumspectantes his validiores,

    Amm. 22, 8, 18.—Hence, circumspectus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Of things, weighed with care, well considered, guarded, circumspect (perh. not ante - Aug.):

    verba non circumspecta,

    Ov. F. 5, 539:

    judicium,

    Quint. 10, 1, 26:

    interrogatio,

    id. 5, 7, 31:

    moderatio animi,

    Val. Max. 4, 3, 4:

    circumspectissima sanctio decreti,

    id. 1, 1, 20.—
    2.
    Transf. to the person who carefully weighs a thing, circumspect, considerate, cautious, wary, provident, heedful:

    modo circumspectus et sagax, modo inconsultus et praeceps,

    Suet. Claud. 15:

    circumspectissimus et prudentissimus princeps,

    id. Tib. 21:

    tenues et circumspecti,

    Quint. 12, 10, 23; Cels. 3, 9 fin.:

    omnes,

    Col. 1, 8, 16; 1, 7, 12:

    sive aliquis circumspectior est,

    Sen. Q. N. 5, 1, 5.—Of dogs:

    assidui et circumspecti magis quam temeraril,

    Col. 7, 12, 5.—
    B.
    In late Lat., worthy of consideration, respected, distinguished:

    circumspectum et verecundum nomen populi Romani,

    Amm. 14, 6, 6:

    colores,

    id. 28, 4, 12:

    circumspectus genere, famā potentiāque,

    id. 18, 10, 1.—Hence, circumspectē, adv., with consideration, with mature deliberation, warily, cautiously, considerately, circumspectly, etc.:

    circumspecte compositeque indutus et amictus,

    Gell. 1, 5, 2 (cf. supra, II. D.):

    circumspecte vestiti,

    Amm. 27, 3, 14:

    circumspecte facti versus,

    Gell. 9, 10, 6:

    facere aliquid,

    Dig. 4, 4, 7, § 8: parcius et circumspectius faciendum est, * Quint. 9, 2, 69:

    circumspectius donare, eligere eos, in quos merita conferantur,

    Sen. Ben. 3, 14, 1.

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  • 3 catus

        catus adj.    [1 CA-], clear - sighted, intelligent, sagacious, wise: Aelius Sextus, Enn. ap. C.: cultūs hominum Voce formasti catus, H.: catus quantumvis rusticus, shrewd, H.: iaculari, H.
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    I
    cata, catum ADJ
    knowing, clever, shrewd, wise, prudent, circumspect; shrill/clear (sound)
    II
    cat; wild cat; kind of trout; siege engine; male cat (L+S)

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  • 4 circumspectus

        circumspectus adj.    [P. of circumspicio], well considered, guarded: verba, O.
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    I
    circumspecta -um, circumspectior -or -us, circumspectissimus -a -u ADJ
    well considered, weighed with care, prudent; guarded/circumspect; cautious/wary; worthy of consideration, respected; distinguished
    II
    survey/looking round/spying; visual examination; commanding view; contemplation

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  • 5 circumspectus

        circumspectus ūs, m    [circumspicio], a looking about, regarding: ut distineret regem ab circumspectu rerum aliarum, consideration, L.—A view around, outlook: facilis est circumspectus, unde exeam: eo, unde circumspectus esset, L.
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    I
    circumspecta -um, circumspectior -or -us, circumspectissimus -a -u ADJ
    well considered, weighed with care, prudent; guarded/circumspect; cautious/wary; worthy of consideration, respected; distinguished
    II
    survey/looking round/spying; visual examination; commanding view; contemplation

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  • 6 cōnsīderātus

        cōnsīderātus adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of considero], maturely reflected upon, deliberate, considerate: excogitatio faciendi aliquid: consideratius consilium: verbum consideratissimum.—Circumspect, cautious, considerate: iudex: unā in re: tardum pro considerato vocent, L.: quis consideratior illo.
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    considerata -um, consideratior -or -us, consideratissimus -a -um ADJ
    thought out, careful, considered (thing); cautious/deliberate/careful (person)

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  • 7 prōvidus

        prōvidus adj.    [pro+VID-], foreseeing, prescient: mens rerum futurarum: futuri opinio, L.: veri augur, O.— Caring for, provident: natura utilitatum omnium: provida cura ducis, O.— Cautious, circumspect, provident, prudent: homines parum cauti providique: animal: Qui providus urbīs inspexit, H.
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    provida, providum ADJ
    prophetic; provident, characterized by forethought

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  • 8 prūdēns

        prūdēns entis, adj. with comp. and sup.    [for providens], foreseeing, foreknowing: quos prudentīs possumus dicere, id est providentīs: satisque prudens oti vitia negotio discuti, aware, Cu.— Knowing, skilled, skilful, experienced, versed, practised: ceterarum rerum: rei militaris, N.: locorum, L.: animus rerum, H.: adulandi gens prudentissima, Iu.: in iure civili: prudens anus Novemdialīs dissipare pulveres, H.— With knowledge, deliberate: quos prudens praetereo, H.: amore ardeo, et prudens sciens, Vivus vidensque pereo, T.: sic ego prudens et sciens ad pestem ante oculos positam sum profectus.— Knowing, wise, discreet, prudent, sagacious, sensible, intelligent, clever, judicious: tribunus plebis: prudentissimus senex: Octavio ingenio prudentior: vir ad consilia: Illa deam longo prudens sermone tenebat, O.: malim videri nimis timidus quam parum prudens, circumspect: prudentissimum (consilium), N.
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    prudentis (gen.), prudentior -or -us, prudentissimus -a -um ADJ
    aware, skilled; sensible, prudent; farseeing; experienced

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  • 9 cauta

    căvĕo, cāvi, cautum, (2 d pers. sing. scanned cavĕs, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 19; imper. cavĕ, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 61; id. Capt. 2, 3, 71; id. Most. 1, 4, 13 et saep.: Cat. 50, 19; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38; Prop. 1, 7, 25; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 435; old sup. CAVĬTVM, C. I. L. 1, 200, 6 sq.), 3, v. n. and a. [root SKOF- or KOF-, to be wary; whence Gr. thuoskoos, akouô, etc.; Lat. causa, cura; cf. also Germ. scheuen; Engl. shy], to be on one ' s guard, either for one's self or (more rarely) for another; hence,
    I.
    In gen., with and without sibi, to be on one ' s guard, to take care, take heed, beware, guard against, avoid, = phulassomai, and the Fr. se garder, prendre garde, etc.; constr., absol., with ub, and in a course of action with ne or ut (also ellipt. with the simple subj.); or, as in Greek, with acc. (= phulassomai ti); hence also pass. and with inf., and once with cum.
    A.
    Absol.:

    qui consulte, docte, atque astute cavet,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 14:

    faciet, nisi caveo,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 8:

    ego cavebo,

    id. Ad. 4, 2, 12; 1, 1, 45:

    erunt (molesti) nisi cavetis. Cautum est, inquit,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93; Quint. 8, 3, 47:

    cum animum attendisset ad cavendum,

    Nep. Alcib. 5, 2; Suet. Claud. 37:

    metues, doctusque cavebis,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 68.—Esp. freq. in the warning cave, look out! be careful! Ter. And. 1, 2, 34; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 51; Hor. C. 1, 14, 16; Ov. M. 2, 89.—
    B.
    With ab and abl.:

    eo mi abs te caveo cautius,

    Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 42; id. Ps. 1, 5, 59; 4, 7, 128:

    si abs te modo uno caveo,

    id. Most. 3, 3, 24; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 44:

    sibi ab eo,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 87:

    navis Aps quă cavendum nobis sane censeo,

    id. Men. 2, 2, 70:

    pater a me petiit Ut mihi caverem a Pseudolo servo suo,

    id. Ps. 3, 2, 108:

    a crasso infortunio,

    id. Rud. 3, 5, 53:

    ille Pompeium monebat, ut meam domum metueret, atque a me ipso caveret,

    Cic. Sest. 64, 133:

    caveo ab homine impuro,

    id. Phil. 12, 10, 25:

    a Cassio,

    Suet. Calig. 57:

    a veneno,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 64:

    ab insidiis,

    Sall. J. 108, 2:

    monitum ut sibi ab insidiis Rufini caveret,

    App. Mag. 87, p. 329, 16; id. M. 2, p. 117, 3.—
    2.
    With the simple abl.:

    caveo malo,

    Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 39:

    infortunio,

    id. Rud. 3, 5, 48: id. Cas. 2, 6, 59; id. Men. 1, 2, 13; id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:

    ipsus sibi cavit loco,

    i. e. got out of the way, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 12.—
    3.
    With cum (rare):

    Hercle, mihi tecum cavendum est,

    with you, I must look out for myself, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 21.—
    4.
    With adversus, Quint. 9, 1, 20. —
    C.
    Followed by a final clause.
    1.
    With ne, to take heed that... not, to be on one ' s guard lest: qui cavet ne decipiatur, vix cavet;

    cum etiam cavet, etiam cum cavisse ratus est, saepe is cautor captus est,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 5 and 6:

    caves, ne videat, etc.,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 6:

    ego me scio cavisse, ne ulla merito contumelia Fieri a nobis posset,

    id. Hec. 3, 5, 20; Afran. ap. Non. p. 111, 14; Lucr. 4, 1141:

    cavete, judices, ne nova... proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Div. 2, 40, 84; id. Fam. 3, 12, 4; 11, 21, 4; Sall. J. 55, 3; Suet. Tib. 37:

    cave, ne,

    Cat. 61, 152; Hor. C. 3, 7, 24; id. S. 2, 3, 177; id. Ep. 1, 6, 32; 1, 13, 19; Ov. M. 2, 89; 10, 685:

    cave sis, ne,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 215:

    caveto ne,

    Cato, R. R. 5, 6:

    caveas, ne,

    Hor. S. 2, 1, 80:

    caveant, ne,

    id. A. P. 244:

    cavendum est, ne,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39, 140; Quint. 4, 3, 8; 12, 11, 2; Suet. Tib. 67; Quint. 9, 4, 23; 5, 11, 27.—
    2.
    With ut ne (rare):

    quod ut ne accidat cavendum est,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 99.—
    3.
    With a simple subj.; so only imper.: cave or cavete (cf. age), beware of, take care not, etc.:

    cave geras,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79:

    dixeris,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 12:

    faxis cave,

    id. And. 4, 4, 14; id. Heaut. 1, 2, 13; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38:

    sis,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 29:

    contingas,

    Lucr. 2, 755:

    despuas,

    Cat. 50, 19:

    ignoscas,

    Cic. Lig. 5, 14:

    existimes,

    id. Fam. 9, 24, 4:

    putes,

    id. ib. 10, 12, 1 al.—Rarely with 1 st pers.:

    cave posthac, si me amas, umquam istuc verbum ex te audiam,

    Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 8; cf. id. ib. 5, 4, 9.—With 3 d pers.:

    resciscat quisquam,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 37:

    te fratrum misereatur,

    Cic. Lig. 5, 14:

    roget te,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 75:

    cave quisquam flocci fecerit,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 5:

    armis concurrant arma cavete,

    Verg. A. 11, 293.—And like age, cave with a verb in plur.:

    cave dirumpatis,

    Plaut. Poen. prol. 117.—
    4.
    With ut, to take care that:

    cauto opu'st, Ut sobrie hoc agatur,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 29; cf.

    D. 2, infra: tertium est, ut caveamus, ut ea, quae, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39, 141:

    quaero quid sit, quod... tam accurate caveat et sanciat, ut heredes sui dent, etc.,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 101:

    caverat sibi ille adulter omnium ut suorum scelerum socium te adjutoremque praebeas,

    id. Pis. 12, 28; Liv. 3, 10, 14; Plin. Pan. 39, 1:

    cavebitur ut, etc.,

    Col. 2, 8, 3; cf. under II. A.—Very rarely with ut omitted, take care to, be sure to (late Lat.):

    sed heus tu... cave regrediare cenā maturius,

    App. M. 2, p. 122, 32; 2, p. 124, [p. 306] 35.—
    D.
    As act.
    1.
    With acc. of pers. or thing against which warning is given or beed taken, to guard against, to be aware of, to beware of, etc.:

    profecto quid nunc primum caveam, nescio,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 104:

    tu, quod cavere possis, stultum admittere'st,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 23; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 23:

    caveamus fulminis ictum,

    Lucr. 6, 406: cave canem, Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320;

    v. canis: interventum alicujus,

    Cic. Att. 16, 11, 1:

    omnia,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:

    me,

    id. Dom. 11, 28:

    vallum caecum fossasque,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 28:

    quam sit bellum cavere malum,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 247:

    vim atque opes,

    Tac. A. 11, 1; cf. Suet. Tib. 72:

    male praecinctum puerum,

    id. Caes. 456:

    periculum,

    id. ib. 81; id. Galb. 19:

    insidias,

    id. Caes. 86; Tac. A. 13, 13:

    exitum,

    Suet. Tib. 83:

    annum,

    id. Ner. 40:

    maculas,

    Hor. A. P. 353:

    jurgia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 591:

    hunc tu caveto,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 85:

    proditorem,

    Quint. 7, 1, 30:

    hoc caverat mens provida Reguli,

    had prevented, Hor. C. 3, 5, 13:

    cave quicquam,

    be a little careful, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 61.—
    2.
    Pass.: quid cavendum tibi censere, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 22:

    cavenda est etiam gloriae cupiditas,

    Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:

    cetera, quae quidem consilio provideri poterunt, cavebuntur,

    id. Att. 10, 16, 2; Quint. 8, 2, 2; 9, 4, 143; 11, 3, 27 (cf. id. 6, 5, 2):

    in hoc pestifero bello cavendo,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 1:

    quod multis rationibus caveri potest,

    id. Off. 2, 24, 84; Sall. J. 67, 2:

    prius quod cautum oportuit, Postquam comedit rem, post rationem putat,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 14:

    ego tibi cautum volo,

    id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:

    satis cautum tibi ad defensionem fore,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 35, § 88:

    quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis Cautum est,

    Hor. C. 2, 13, 14:

    id modo simul orant ac monent, ut ipsis ab invidiā caveatur,

    Liv. 3, 52, 11; cf.

    B. 1. supra: cauto opus est,

    care must be taken, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 64; id. Most. 4, 2, 21; id. Merc. 2, 3, 133.—
    3.
    With inf.:

    in quibus cave vereri ( = noli),

    Cic. Att. 3, 17, 3:

    caveret id petere a populo Romano, quod, etc.,

    Sall. J. 64, 2:

    caveto laedere,

    Cat. 50, 21:

    occursare capro caveto,

    Verg. E. 9, 25:

    commisisse cavet, quod, etc.,

    Hor. A. P. 168:

    cave Spem festinando praecipitare meam,

    Ov. P. 3, 1, 139:

    ut pedes omnino caveant tinguere,

    Plin. 8, 42, 68, § 169.
    II.
    Esp.
    A.
    Law t. t., to take care for, provide, order something, legally, or (of private relations) to order, decree, dispose of in writing, by will, to stipulate, etc.:

    cum ita caverent, si, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31:

    duae sunt praeterea leges de sepulcris, quarum altera privatorum aedificiis, altera ipsis sepulcris cavet,

    id. Leg. 2, 24, 61:

    cautum est in Scipionis legibus ne plures essent, etc.,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 123:

    cautum est lege XII. Tab., ut, etc.,

    Plin. 16, 5, 6, § 15:

    cavebatur ut, etc.,

    Suet. Aug. 1;

    so,

    id. ib. 65; id. Tib. 75:

    quae legibus cauta sunt,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13:

    aliā in lege cautum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 119:

    cautum est de numero,

    Suet. Caes. 10; cf. id. Aug. 40:

    heredi caveri,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 120; cf. id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:

    si hoc, qui testamentum faciebat, cavere noluisset,

    id. Leg. 2, 21, 53:

    testamento cavere ut dies natalis ageretur,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 103; cf. Suet. Aug. 59; id. Dom. 9; id. Tib. 50:

    sibi se privatim nihil cavere... militibus cavendum, quod apud patres semel plebi, iterum legionibus cautum sit ne fraudi secessio esset,

    to make conditions, stipulate, Liv. 7, 41, 2.—
    B.
    In the lang. of business.
    1.
    Cavere ab aliquo, to make one ' s self secure, to procure bail or surety:

    tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero, amplius, etc.,

    Cic. Brut. 5, 18; id. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 55; cf. infra 2.; and cautio, II.—So absol.:

    quid ita Flavio sibi cavere non venit in mentem,

    to take security, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35.—
    2.
    To make one secure by bail or surety (either written or oral), to give security, to guarantee (cf. supra 1., and cautio;

    syn.: spondeo, cautionem praesto),

    Cic. Clu. 59, 162; cf. id. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 142:

    pecunia, quam mihi Stichus Titii servus caverat,

    Dig. 46, 3, 89:

    cavere summam,

    ib. 29, 2, 97:

    chirographum,

    ib. 46, 3, 89:

    cautionem,

    ib. 46, 8, 6:

    civitates obsidibus de pecuniā cavent,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 2:

    quoniam de obsidibus inter se cavere non possent,

    id. ib. 7, 2; cf. Liv. 9, 42; 24, 2:

    cavere capite pro re aliquā,

    Plin. 34, 7, 17, § 38:

    jurejurando et chirographo de eā re,

    Suet. Calig. 12:

    cavere in duplum,

    id. Aug. 41; Tac. A. 6, 17.—Rarely, cavere personae publicae, to give security before a public authority, Just. Inst. 1, 11, 3.—
    C.
    In boxing, etc., to parry, to ward off a blow:

    adversos ictus cavere ac propulsare,

    Quint. 9, 1, 20; 5, 13, 54; cf. id. 9, 4, 8; 4, 2, 26.—
    D.
    Cavere alicui.
    1.
    To keep something from one, to protect, have a care for, make safe, take care of (cf.:

    prohibeo, defendo, provideo): scabiem pecori et jumentis caveto,

    Cato, R. R. 5, 7:

    melius ei cavere volo, quam ipse aliis solet,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 3:

    mihi meisque,

    id. Top. 1, 4; id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:

    veterani, quibus hic ordo diligentissime caverat,

    id. Phil. 1, 2, 6; cf.: qui in Oratore tuo caves tibi per Brutum, Caes. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:

    quique aliis cavit, non cavet ipsi sibi,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 84:

    securitati,

    Suet. Tit. 6:

    concordiae publicae,

    Vell. 2, 48, 5; Petr. 133; Sil. 8, 493.—
    2.
    Affirmatively, to take care for, attend to a thing for a person, provide: Ba. Haec ita me orat sibi qui caveat aliquem ut hominem reperiam... Id, amabo te, huic caveas. Pi. Quid isti caveam? Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 8; 1, 1, 10; cf. I. C. 3. supra.—Hence, cautus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Neutr., careful, circumspect, wary, cautious, provident (syn.: providus, prudens;

    class. in prose and poetry): ut cautus est, ubi nihil opu'st,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 3:

    parum cauti providique,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:

    cauti in periculis,

    id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:

    in scribendo,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 3:

    in credendo,

    id. Att. 10, 9, 3:

    in verbis serendis,

    Hor. A. P. 46:

    mensor,

    Ov. M. 1, 136:

    mariti,

    id. ib. 9, 751:

    lupus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 50:

    vulpes,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 73 et saep.:

    quem certi homines monuerunt, ut cautior esset,

    Cic. Sest. 18, 41:

    dubium cautior an audentior,

    Suet. Caes. 58.—Constr. with ad:

    ad praesentius malum cautiores,

    Liv. 24, 32, 3; Tib. 1, 9, 46; Quint. 6, 1, 20. —With adversus:

    parum cautus adversus colloquii fraudem,

    Liv. 38, 25, 7.—With erga:

    erga bona sua satis cautus,

    Curt. 10, 1, 40.—With contra:

    contra quam (fortunam) non satis cauta mortalitas est,

    Curt. 8, 4, 24.—With inf.:

    cautum dignos assumere,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 51.—With gen.:

    rei divinae,

    Macr. S. 1, 15.—
    b.
    Transf. to inanimate things:

    consilium,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 3, 6; Tac. A. 11, 29:

    cautissima senectus,

    id. H. 2, 76:

    pectus,

    Prop. 3 (4), 5, 8:

    manus,

    Ov. F. 2, 336:

    terga,

    id. Tr. 1, 9, 20:

    arma,

    Sil. 14, 188:

    timor,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 65.— Subst.: cauta, ōrum, n.:

    legum,

    the provisions, Cassiod. Var. 5, 14.—
    B.
    Pass. (acc. to I. B. 1., and II. B.), made safe, secured:

    cautos nominibus rectis expendere nummos,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105:

    cautus ab incursu belli,

    Luc. 4, 409: quo mulieri esset res cautior ( that her property might be made more secure), curavit, ut, etc., Cic. Caecin. 4, 11.—
    2.
    Trop., safe, secure (rare):

    in eam partem peccare, quae est cautior,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:

    (civitates) murorum firmitate cautissimae,

    Amm. 14, 8, 13.— Adv.: cau-tē.
    1.
    (Acc. to caveo, I. A.) Cautiously:

    caute et cogitate rem tractare,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 46:

    pedetentimque dicere,

    Cic. Clu. 42, 118:

    et cum judicio,

    Quint. 10, 2, 3 et saep. — Comp., Cic. Deiot. 6, 18; Quint. 2, 15, 21; 9, 2, 76; Hor. C. 1, 8, 10 al.— Sup., Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3.—
    2.
    (Acc. to caveo, I. B. 1.) With security, cautiously, Cic. Leg. 2, 21, 53:

    aliter nec caute nec jure fieri potest,

    id. Att. 15, 17, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cauta

  • 10 caveo

    căvĕo, cāvi, cautum, (2 d pers. sing. scanned cavĕs, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 19; imper. cavĕ, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 61; id. Capt. 2, 3, 71; id. Most. 1, 4, 13 et saep.: Cat. 50, 19; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38; Prop. 1, 7, 25; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 435; old sup. CAVĬTVM, C. I. L. 1, 200, 6 sq.), 3, v. n. and a. [root SKOF- or KOF-, to be wary; whence Gr. thuoskoos, akouô, etc.; Lat. causa, cura; cf. also Germ. scheuen; Engl. shy], to be on one ' s guard, either for one's self or (more rarely) for another; hence,
    I.
    In gen., with and without sibi, to be on one ' s guard, to take care, take heed, beware, guard against, avoid, = phulassomai, and the Fr. se garder, prendre garde, etc.; constr., absol., with ub, and in a course of action with ne or ut (also ellipt. with the simple subj.); or, as in Greek, with acc. (= phulassomai ti); hence also pass. and with inf., and once with cum.
    A.
    Absol.:

    qui consulte, docte, atque astute cavet,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 14:

    faciet, nisi caveo,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 8:

    ego cavebo,

    id. Ad. 4, 2, 12; 1, 1, 45:

    erunt (molesti) nisi cavetis. Cautum est, inquit,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93; Quint. 8, 3, 47:

    cum animum attendisset ad cavendum,

    Nep. Alcib. 5, 2; Suet. Claud. 37:

    metues, doctusque cavebis,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 68.—Esp. freq. in the warning cave, look out! be careful! Ter. And. 1, 2, 34; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 51; Hor. C. 1, 14, 16; Ov. M. 2, 89.—
    B.
    With ab and abl.:

    eo mi abs te caveo cautius,

    Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 42; id. Ps. 1, 5, 59; 4, 7, 128:

    si abs te modo uno caveo,

    id. Most. 3, 3, 24; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 44:

    sibi ab eo,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 87:

    navis Aps quă cavendum nobis sane censeo,

    id. Men. 2, 2, 70:

    pater a me petiit Ut mihi caverem a Pseudolo servo suo,

    id. Ps. 3, 2, 108:

    a crasso infortunio,

    id. Rud. 3, 5, 53:

    ille Pompeium monebat, ut meam domum metueret, atque a me ipso caveret,

    Cic. Sest. 64, 133:

    caveo ab homine impuro,

    id. Phil. 12, 10, 25:

    a Cassio,

    Suet. Calig. 57:

    a veneno,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 64:

    ab insidiis,

    Sall. J. 108, 2:

    monitum ut sibi ab insidiis Rufini caveret,

    App. Mag. 87, p. 329, 16; id. M. 2, p. 117, 3.—
    2.
    With the simple abl.:

    caveo malo,

    Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 39:

    infortunio,

    id. Rud. 3, 5, 48: id. Cas. 2, 6, 59; id. Men. 1, 2, 13; id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:

    ipsus sibi cavit loco,

    i. e. got out of the way, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 12.—
    3.
    With cum (rare):

    Hercle, mihi tecum cavendum est,

    with you, I must look out for myself, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 21.—
    4.
    With adversus, Quint. 9, 1, 20. —
    C.
    Followed by a final clause.
    1.
    With ne, to take heed that... not, to be on one ' s guard lest: qui cavet ne decipiatur, vix cavet;

    cum etiam cavet, etiam cum cavisse ratus est, saepe is cautor captus est,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 5 and 6:

    caves, ne videat, etc.,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 6:

    ego me scio cavisse, ne ulla merito contumelia Fieri a nobis posset,

    id. Hec. 3, 5, 20; Afran. ap. Non. p. 111, 14; Lucr. 4, 1141:

    cavete, judices, ne nova... proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Div. 2, 40, 84; id. Fam. 3, 12, 4; 11, 21, 4; Sall. J. 55, 3; Suet. Tib. 37:

    cave, ne,

    Cat. 61, 152; Hor. C. 3, 7, 24; id. S. 2, 3, 177; id. Ep. 1, 6, 32; 1, 13, 19; Ov. M. 2, 89; 10, 685:

    cave sis, ne,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 215:

    caveto ne,

    Cato, R. R. 5, 6:

    caveas, ne,

    Hor. S. 2, 1, 80:

    caveant, ne,

    id. A. P. 244:

    cavendum est, ne,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39, 140; Quint. 4, 3, 8; 12, 11, 2; Suet. Tib. 67; Quint. 9, 4, 23; 5, 11, 27.—
    2.
    With ut ne (rare):

    quod ut ne accidat cavendum est,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 99.—
    3.
    With a simple subj.; so only imper.: cave or cavete (cf. age), beware of, take care not, etc.:

    cave geras,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79:

    dixeris,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 12:

    faxis cave,

    id. And. 4, 4, 14; id. Heaut. 1, 2, 13; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38:

    sis,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 29:

    contingas,

    Lucr. 2, 755:

    despuas,

    Cat. 50, 19:

    ignoscas,

    Cic. Lig. 5, 14:

    existimes,

    id. Fam. 9, 24, 4:

    putes,

    id. ib. 10, 12, 1 al.—Rarely with 1 st pers.:

    cave posthac, si me amas, umquam istuc verbum ex te audiam,

    Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 8; cf. id. ib. 5, 4, 9.—With 3 d pers.:

    resciscat quisquam,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 37:

    te fratrum misereatur,

    Cic. Lig. 5, 14:

    roget te,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 75:

    cave quisquam flocci fecerit,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 5:

    armis concurrant arma cavete,

    Verg. A. 11, 293.—And like age, cave with a verb in plur.:

    cave dirumpatis,

    Plaut. Poen. prol. 117.—
    4.
    With ut, to take care that:

    cauto opu'st, Ut sobrie hoc agatur,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 29; cf.

    D. 2, infra: tertium est, ut caveamus, ut ea, quae, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39, 141:

    quaero quid sit, quod... tam accurate caveat et sanciat, ut heredes sui dent, etc.,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 101:

    caverat sibi ille adulter omnium ut suorum scelerum socium te adjutoremque praebeas,

    id. Pis. 12, 28; Liv. 3, 10, 14; Plin. Pan. 39, 1:

    cavebitur ut, etc.,

    Col. 2, 8, 3; cf. under II. A.—Very rarely with ut omitted, take care to, be sure to (late Lat.):

    sed heus tu... cave regrediare cenā maturius,

    App. M. 2, p. 122, 32; 2, p. 124, [p. 306] 35.—
    D.
    As act.
    1.
    With acc. of pers. or thing against which warning is given or beed taken, to guard against, to be aware of, to beware of, etc.:

    profecto quid nunc primum caveam, nescio,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 104:

    tu, quod cavere possis, stultum admittere'st,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 23; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 23:

    caveamus fulminis ictum,

    Lucr. 6, 406: cave canem, Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320;

    v. canis: interventum alicujus,

    Cic. Att. 16, 11, 1:

    omnia,

    id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:

    me,

    id. Dom. 11, 28:

    vallum caecum fossasque,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 28:

    quam sit bellum cavere malum,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 247:

    vim atque opes,

    Tac. A. 11, 1; cf. Suet. Tib. 72:

    male praecinctum puerum,

    id. Caes. 456:

    periculum,

    id. ib. 81; id. Galb. 19:

    insidias,

    id. Caes. 86; Tac. A. 13, 13:

    exitum,

    Suet. Tib. 83:

    annum,

    id. Ner. 40:

    maculas,

    Hor. A. P. 353:

    jurgia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 591:

    hunc tu caveto,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 85:

    proditorem,

    Quint. 7, 1, 30:

    hoc caverat mens provida Reguli,

    had prevented, Hor. C. 3, 5, 13:

    cave quicquam,

    be a little careful, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 61.—
    2.
    Pass.: quid cavendum tibi censere, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 22:

    cavenda est etiam gloriae cupiditas,

    Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:

    cetera, quae quidem consilio provideri poterunt, cavebuntur,

    id. Att. 10, 16, 2; Quint. 8, 2, 2; 9, 4, 143; 11, 3, 27 (cf. id. 6, 5, 2):

    in hoc pestifero bello cavendo,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 1:

    quod multis rationibus caveri potest,

    id. Off. 2, 24, 84; Sall. J. 67, 2:

    prius quod cautum oportuit, Postquam comedit rem, post rationem putat,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 14:

    ego tibi cautum volo,

    id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:

    satis cautum tibi ad defensionem fore,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 35, § 88:

    quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis Cautum est,

    Hor. C. 2, 13, 14:

    id modo simul orant ac monent, ut ipsis ab invidiā caveatur,

    Liv. 3, 52, 11; cf.

    B. 1. supra: cauto opus est,

    care must be taken, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 64; id. Most. 4, 2, 21; id. Merc. 2, 3, 133.—
    3.
    With inf.:

    in quibus cave vereri ( = noli),

    Cic. Att. 3, 17, 3:

    caveret id petere a populo Romano, quod, etc.,

    Sall. J. 64, 2:

    caveto laedere,

    Cat. 50, 21:

    occursare capro caveto,

    Verg. E. 9, 25:

    commisisse cavet, quod, etc.,

    Hor. A. P. 168:

    cave Spem festinando praecipitare meam,

    Ov. P. 3, 1, 139:

    ut pedes omnino caveant tinguere,

    Plin. 8, 42, 68, § 169.
    II.
    Esp.
    A.
    Law t. t., to take care for, provide, order something, legally, or (of private relations) to order, decree, dispose of in writing, by will, to stipulate, etc.:

    cum ita caverent, si, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31:

    duae sunt praeterea leges de sepulcris, quarum altera privatorum aedificiis, altera ipsis sepulcris cavet,

    id. Leg. 2, 24, 61:

    cautum est in Scipionis legibus ne plures essent, etc.,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 123:

    cautum est lege XII. Tab., ut, etc.,

    Plin. 16, 5, 6, § 15:

    cavebatur ut, etc.,

    Suet. Aug. 1;

    so,

    id. ib. 65; id. Tib. 75:

    quae legibus cauta sunt,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13:

    aliā in lege cautum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 119:

    cautum est de numero,

    Suet. Caes. 10; cf. id. Aug. 40:

    heredi caveri,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 120; cf. id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:

    si hoc, qui testamentum faciebat, cavere noluisset,

    id. Leg. 2, 21, 53:

    testamento cavere ut dies natalis ageretur,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 103; cf. Suet. Aug. 59; id. Dom. 9; id. Tib. 50:

    sibi se privatim nihil cavere... militibus cavendum, quod apud patres semel plebi, iterum legionibus cautum sit ne fraudi secessio esset,

    to make conditions, stipulate, Liv. 7, 41, 2.—
    B.
    In the lang. of business.
    1.
    Cavere ab aliquo, to make one ' s self secure, to procure bail or surety:

    tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero, amplius, etc.,

    Cic. Brut. 5, 18; id. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 55; cf. infra 2.; and cautio, II.—So absol.:

    quid ita Flavio sibi cavere non venit in mentem,

    to take security, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35.—
    2.
    To make one secure by bail or surety (either written or oral), to give security, to guarantee (cf. supra 1., and cautio;

    syn.: spondeo, cautionem praesto),

    Cic. Clu. 59, 162; cf. id. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 142:

    pecunia, quam mihi Stichus Titii servus caverat,

    Dig. 46, 3, 89:

    cavere summam,

    ib. 29, 2, 97:

    chirographum,

    ib. 46, 3, 89:

    cautionem,

    ib. 46, 8, 6:

    civitates obsidibus de pecuniā cavent,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 2:

    quoniam de obsidibus inter se cavere non possent,

    id. ib. 7, 2; cf. Liv. 9, 42; 24, 2:

    cavere capite pro re aliquā,

    Plin. 34, 7, 17, § 38:

    jurejurando et chirographo de eā re,

    Suet. Calig. 12:

    cavere in duplum,

    id. Aug. 41; Tac. A. 6, 17.—Rarely, cavere personae publicae, to give security before a public authority, Just. Inst. 1, 11, 3.—
    C.
    In boxing, etc., to parry, to ward off a blow:

    adversos ictus cavere ac propulsare,

    Quint. 9, 1, 20; 5, 13, 54; cf. id. 9, 4, 8; 4, 2, 26.—
    D.
    Cavere alicui.
    1.
    To keep something from one, to protect, have a care for, make safe, take care of (cf.:

    prohibeo, defendo, provideo): scabiem pecori et jumentis caveto,

    Cato, R. R. 5, 7:

    melius ei cavere volo, quam ipse aliis solet,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 3:

    mihi meisque,

    id. Top. 1, 4; id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:

    veterani, quibus hic ordo diligentissime caverat,

    id. Phil. 1, 2, 6; cf.: qui in Oratore tuo caves tibi per Brutum, Caes. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:

    quique aliis cavit, non cavet ipsi sibi,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 84:

    securitati,

    Suet. Tit. 6:

    concordiae publicae,

    Vell. 2, 48, 5; Petr. 133; Sil. 8, 493.—
    2.
    Affirmatively, to take care for, attend to a thing for a person, provide: Ba. Haec ita me orat sibi qui caveat aliquem ut hominem reperiam... Id, amabo te, huic caveas. Pi. Quid isti caveam? Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 8; 1, 1, 10; cf. I. C. 3. supra.—Hence, cautus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Neutr., careful, circumspect, wary, cautious, provident (syn.: providus, prudens;

    class. in prose and poetry): ut cautus est, ubi nihil opu'st,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 3:

    parum cauti providique,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:

    cauti in periculis,

    id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:

    in scribendo,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 3:

    in credendo,

    id. Att. 10, 9, 3:

    in verbis serendis,

    Hor. A. P. 46:

    mensor,

    Ov. M. 1, 136:

    mariti,

    id. ib. 9, 751:

    lupus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 50:

    vulpes,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 73 et saep.:

    quem certi homines monuerunt, ut cautior esset,

    Cic. Sest. 18, 41:

    dubium cautior an audentior,

    Suet. Caes. 58.—Constr. with ad:

    ad praesentius malum cautiores,

    Liv. 24, 32, 3; Tib. 1, 9, 46; Quint. 6, 1, 20. —With adversus:

    parum cautus adversus colloquii fraudem,

    Liv. 38, 25, 7.—With erga:

    erga bona sua satis cautus,

    Curt. 10, 1, 40.—With contra:

    contra quam (fortunam) non satis cauta mortalitas est,

    Curt. 8, 4, 24.—With inf.:

    cautum dignos assumere,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 51.—With gen.:

    rei divinae,

    Macr. S. 1, 15.—
    b.
    Transf. to inanimate things:

    consilium,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 3, 6; Tac. A. 11, 29:

    cautissima senectus,

    id. H. 2, 76:

    pectus,

    Prop. 3 (4), 5, 8:

    manus,

    Ov. F. 2, 336:

    terga,

    id. Tr. 1, 9, 20:

    arma,

    Sil. 14, 188:

    timor,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 65.— Subst.: cauta, ōrum, n.:

    legum,

    the provisions, Cassiod. Var. 5, 14.—
    B.
    Pass. (acc. to I. B. 1., and II. B.), made safe, secured:

    cautos nominibus rectis expendere nummos,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105:

    cautus ab incursu belli,

    Luc. 4, 409: quo mulieri esset res cautior ( that her property might be made more secure), curavit, ut, etc., Cic. Caecin. 4, 11.—
    2.
    Trop., safe, secure (rare):

    in eam partem peccare, quae est cautior,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:

    (civitates) murorum firmitate cautissimae,

    Amm. 14, 8, 13.— Adv.: cau-tē.
    1.
    (Acc. to caveo, I. A.) Cautiously:

    caute et cogitate rem tractare,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 46:

    pedetentimque dicere,

    Cic. Clu. 42, 118:

    et cum judicio,

    Quint. 10, 2, 3 et saep. — Comp., Cic. Deiot. 6, 18; Quint. 2, 15, 21; 9, 2, 76; Hor. C. 1, 8, 10 al.— Sup., Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3.—
    2.
    (Acc. to caveo, I. B. 1.) With security, cautiously, Cic. Leg. 2, 21, 53:

    aliter nec caute nec jure fieri potest,

    id. Att. 15, 17, 1.

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  • 11 considero

    con-sīdĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [acc. to Corss. Nachtr. p. 43, from sidus, prop. to observe the stars; and so Paul. ex Fest. p. 42, 4, and 75, 8 Müll.; cf. desidero], to look at closely, attentively, carefully, to inspect, examine (class. in prose and poetry, esp. in the trop. signif.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    contemplari unum quidque otiose et considerare coepit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 33:

    candelabrum etiam atque etiam,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 28, §

    65: argentum (with contemplari),

    id. ib. 2, 4, 15, §

    33: opus (pictorum),

    id. Off. 1, 41, 147:

    aliquem,

    Sall. C. 58, 18:

    pallium diligentius,

    Petr. 12, 3; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 63:

    feminas diligenter ac lente mercantium more,

    Suet. Calig. 36:

    formam, quā ludum gladiatorium erat aedificaturus,

    id. Caes. 31:

    lucentia sidera,

    Gell. 2, 21, 2:

    spatium,

    Ov. M. 3, 95 al. —
    (β).
    With acc. and inf. as object, to observe, perceive (very rare):

    cum folia decidere considerassent (corresp. with videre and animadvertere),

    Col. 11, 2, 67.—
    (γ).
    With a rel.-clause:

    num tamen exciderit ferrum considerat, hastae,

    Ov. M. 12, 105.—
    II.
    Trop., to consider maturely, to reflect, contemplate, meditate; constr. with the acc., with de, a rel.-clause, ut, or absol.
    (α).
    With acc.:

    mecum in animo vitam tuam,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 5; so,

    eos casus mecum ipse,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 1, 3:

    reliquum est, quod ipsae optime considerabitis, vestri similes feminae sintne Romae,

    id. Fam. 14, 14, 1:

    res atque pericula nostra,

    Sall. C. 52, 2:

    simul ipse qui suadet considerandus est,

    Tac. H. 2, 76.— With ex:

    Rosciorum factum ex ipsius Chrysogoni judicio,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 37, 108. —With aliquid ex aliquā re:

    aliquid ex se et ex suā naturā,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 10, 14; 2, 58, 176.—
    (β).
    With de:

    cum de me ipso ac de meis te considerare velim,

    Cic. Att. 7, 13, 3:

    his de rebus velim cum Pomponio consideretis,

    id. ib. 14, 14, 2:

    de quā (intercessione) isti ipsi considerabunt,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 19, 58:

    de totā re,

    id. Att. 12, 24, 1.— Impers.:

    quale sit id, de quo consideretur,

    inquiry is made, Cic. Off. 3, 4, 18.—
    (γ).
    With rel.-clause:

    considerate cum vestris animis vosmet ipsi, ecquem putetis, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 12, § 29:

    sed velim consideres, quid faciendum putes,

    id. Att. 7, 13, 3; id. Verr. 2, 5, 68, § 174; Liv. 45, 12, 5:

    consideres quid agas, quo progrediare, quem hominem et quā ratione defendas,

    Cic. Verr 2, 5, 68, § 174; Sall. C. 20, 6; 44, 5; Quint. 8, 3, 15; 3, 8, 51 al.: finitimos hostes an amicos velis esse considera, Curt. 7, 8, 30.—So impers.:

    in quā (parte) quid juris sit consideratur,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 11, 14.—
    (δ).
    With ut or ne, to take care, to be considerate (rare):

    considerandum erit, ut solum pingue sit,

    Col. 2, 2, 17; so,

    ut lunā crescente id fiat,

    id. 8, 5, 9.— Impers.:

    considerandum est, ne aut temere desperet, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 73.—
    (ε).
    Absol.:

    ille se considerare velle (ait),

    Cic. Fam. 10, 16, 1.—Hence,
    A.
    con-sīdĕranter, adv. (of the P. a. considerans. which is not used), = considerate, in a deliberate, considerate manner (post-Aug. and rare):

    agere,

    Val. Max. 8, 1, Ambust. 2:

    cuneum deponere,

    Pall. Febr. 17, 2.— Comp. considerantius, acc. to Fronto, p. 2194 P., but without voucher.— Sup. not in use.—
    B.
    consīdĕrātus, a, um, P. a., in acc. with 11., maturely reflected upon, considerate, circumspect, cautious, etc. (in good prose; most freq. in Cic.; not in Quint.).
    1.
    Of things:

    verbum consideratissimum, arbitror,

    Cic. Font. 9, 19 (v. arbitror, II.):

    considerata atque provisa via vivendi,

    id. Par. 5, 1, 34; cf.:

    considerata (et diligens) excogitatio faciendi aliquid aut non faciendi,

    id. Inv. 2, 5, 18:

    nihil,

    id. Har. Resp. 2, 3:

    factum,

    id. Sull. 26, 72:

    ratio,

    id. Inv. 2, 54, 164:

    tarditas,

    id. Brut. 42, 154: facilitas parum considerata, Cod. Th. 8, 5, 19.— Comp.:

    consilium,

    Cic. Att. 9, 2, a, 2.—
    2.
    Transf., as in Engl., to the person:

    homo,

    Cic. Caecin. 1, 1; id. Quint. 3, 11:

    consideratus ac sapiens,

    Plin. Pan. 44, 5:

    tardum pro considerato vocent,

    Liv. 22, 39, 20.— Comp.: consideratior factus Caesar (with tardior), Auct. B. Afr. 73; cf.:

    unā in re paulo minus consideratus,

    Cic. Quint. 3, 11.— Adv.: consīdĕrātē, considerately:

    fieri,

    Cic. Quint. 16, 51; id. Off. 1, 38, 136:

    agere,

    id. ib. 1, 27, 94 al.— Comp., Att. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10, 9; Liv. 4, 45, 8; Suet. Caes. 77.— Sup., Cic. Att. 9, 10, 2.

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  • 12 jurisprudens

    prūdens, entis, adj. [contr. from providens].
    I.
    Foreseeing, foreknowing (very rare); constr. with an objective clause, or absol.:

    ille contra urinam spargit, prudens, hanc quoque leoni exitialem,

    Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 136:

    quos prudentis possumus dicere, id est providentis,

    Cic. Div. 1, 49, 111: de futuro satis callidus satisque prudens, Ps.-Sall. ap. Cic. init. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Knowing, skilled, experienced, versed, practised in a thing (class.; syn.: peritus, consultus); constr. with gen. or in; poet. and post-Aug. also with inf.
    (α).
    With gen.:

    ceterarum rerum pater familias et prudens et attentus,

    Cic. Quint. 3, 11:

    belli prudentes, Sall. Ep. Mith. (H. 4, 61, 16 Dietsch): rei militaris,

    Nep. Con. 1, 2:

    locorum,

    Liv. 34, 28 fin.:

    animus rerum prudens,

    Hor. C. 4, 9, 35:

    artis,

    Ov. H. 5, 150:

    animorum provinciae prudens,

    Tac. Agr. 19:

    doli prudens,

    id. H. 2, 25:

    agricolationis,

    Col. 2, 2, 15.— Comp.:

    prudentiores rerum rusticarum,

    Col. 4, 2, 1; so,

    earum rerum,

    Gell. 14, 2, 4.— Sup.:

    adulandi gens prudentissima,

    Juv. 3, 86.—
    (β).
    With in:

    prudens in jure civili,

    Cic. Lael. 2, 6.—
    (γ).
    With inf. or acc. and inf.:

    nec pauperum prudens anus Novemdialis dissipare pulveres,

    Hor. Epod. 17, 47:

    prudens otii vitia negotio discuti,

    Curt. 7, 1, 4:-ob ea se peti prudens, Plin. 8, 31, 49, § 111:

    sciens prudensque se praegnantem non esse,

    Dig. 25, 6, 1, § 2.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Juris prudens, also prudens alone (like juris peritus), skilled or learned in the law; as subst.: jūrisprūdens, ntis, m., one learned in the law, a lawyer, jurist, jurisconsult (only post-class.), Dig. 38, 15, 2 fin.; 1, 2, 2; 1, 1, 7; 40, 7, 30; Just. Inst. 1, 2.—
    b.
    Like sciens, knowing, wise, discreet, prudent; usually connected with sciens: prudens animam de corpore mitto, Enn. ap. Non. 150, 8 (Ann. v. 216 Vahl.):

    quos prudens praetereo,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 88; 2, 5, 58 (cf.:

    imprudens praeteriisse videris,

    Cic. Brut. 77, 269):

    ibis sub furcam prudens,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 66:

    nequidquam deus abscidit Prudens Oceano terras,

    id. C. 1, 3, 22; 3, 29, 29; Ov. M. 3, 364:

    an prudens imprudensve rupisset,

    Gell. 20, 1, 34.—With sciens: amore ardeo:

    et prudens, sciens, Vivus vidensque pereo,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 27:

    ut in fabulis Amphiaraus sic ego prudens et sciens ad pestem ante oculos positam sum profectus,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 6; Cael. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 9, A, 5; Suet. Ner. 2 fin. —
    B.
    In gen., sagacious, sensible, intelligent, clever, judicious, etc. (very freq.):

    vir naturā peracutus et prudens,

    Cic. Or. 5, 18:

    quis P. Octavio ingenio prudentior, jure peritior,

    id. Clu. 38, 107:

    prudentem et, ut ita dicam, catum,

    id. Leg. 1, 16, 45:

    in existimando admodum prudens,

    id. Brut. 68, 239; cf.:

    prudentissimi in disserendo,

    id. ib. 31, 118:

    virum ad consilia prudentem,

    id. Font. 15, 43:

    quo nemo prudentior,

    id. Lael. 1, 5:

    homines amicissimi ac prudentissimi,

    id. Rep. 1, 46, 10:

    vir bonus et prudens,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 32; cf. id. A. P. 445:

    si divitiae prudentem reddere possent,

    id. Ep. 2, 2, 155:

    prudentior ille consilio, hic animo magnificentior,

    Just. 9, 8, 13.—With adverb. acc.:

    prudens alia,

    Amm. 15, 13, 2.—Of abstract things:

    prudens, temperata, fortis, justa ratio,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58:

    prudens animi sententia,

    Ov. H. 21, 137: consilium, quod si non fuerit prudens, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, A, 1; Ov. M. 13, 433:

    prudentissimum consilium,

    Nep. Eum. 3, 4; Hirt. B. Alex. 24. —
    C.
    Cautious, circumspect (very rare):

    malebant me nimium timidum quam satis prudentem existimari,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 2.— Hence, adv.: prūdenter, sagaciously, intelligently, discreetly, wisely, skilfully, learnedly, prudently, etc.: loqui, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 255 Vahl.):

    facere,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 6, 15; cf. id. Rep. 3, 9, 16:

    rationem excogitare,

    id. ib. 2, 12, 23:

    multa ab eo prudenter disputata,

    id. Lael. 1, 1:

    multa provisa prudenter,

    id. ib. 2, 6.— Comp., Aug. in Suet. Tib. 21; Quint. 9, 2, 44.— Sup.:

    defendere,

    Cic. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    scribere,

    id. Att. 13, 1, 1; Val. Max. 3, 3, 4 ext. 4.

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  • 13 providus

    prōvĭdus, a, um, adj. [provideo].
    I.
    Foreseeing:

    mens provida rerum futurarum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 57, 117:

    nec eum provida futuri, fefellit opinio,

    Liv. 23, 36:

    fati,

    Tib. 2, 5, 12:

    veri providus augur,

    Ov. M. 12, 18:

    nec futuri providus est nec praeteriti memor,

    Sen. Ep. 66, 35.—
    II.
    Cautious, circumspect, provident, prudent (syn.:

    cautus, consideratus): homines parum cauti providique,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:

    animal hoc providum, sagax... quem vocamus hominem,

    id. Leg. 1, 7, 22:

    orator prudens et providus,

    id. Part. 5, 15:

    dispice, ne sit parum providum, sperare ex aliis, quod tibi ipse non praestes,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 10, 5:

    auspex,

    Hor. C. 3, 27, 8:

    mens,

    id. ib. 3, 5, 13; cf.

    Ulixes,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 19.—
    III.
    Caring or providing for, provident of:

    natura consultrix et provida utilitatum oportunitatumque omnium,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 22, 58:

    rerum vestrarum providus,

    Tac. A. 4, 38:

    opera providae sollertisque naturae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 28: [p. 1481] provida cura ducis, Ov. F. 2, 60.—Hence, adv.: prōvĭdē, carefully, prudently (very rare):

    provide eligere,

    Plin. 10, 33, 50, § 97.

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  • 14 prudens

    prūdens, entis, adj. [contr. from providens].
    I.
    Foreseeing, foreknowing (very rare); constr. with an objective clause, or absol.:

    ille contra urinam spargit, prudens, hanc quoque leoni exitialem,

    Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 136:

    quos prudentis possumus dicere, id est providentis,

    Cic. Div. 1, 49, 111: de futuro satis callidus satisque prudens, Ps.-Sall. ap. Cic. init. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Knowing, skilled, experienced, versed, practised in a thing (class.; syn.: peritus, consultus); constr. with gen. or in; poet. and post-Aug. also with inf.
    (α).
    With gen.:

    ceterarum rerum pater familias et prudens et attentus,

    Cic. Quint. 3, 11:

    belli prudentes, Sall. Ep. Mith. (H. 4, 61, 16 Dietsch): rei militaris,

    Nep. Con. 1, 2:

    locorum,

    Liv. 34, 28 fin.:

    animus rerum prudens,

    Hor. C. 4, 9, 35:

    artis,

    Ov. H. 5, 150:

    animorum provinciae prudens,

    Tac. Agr. 19:

    doli prudens,

    id. H. 2, 25:

    agricolationis,

    Col. 2, 2, 15.— Comp.:

    prudentiores rerum rusticarum,

    Col. 4, 2, 1; so,

    earum rerum,

    Gell. 14, 2, 4.— Sup.:

    adulandi gens prudentissima,

    Juv. 3, 86.—
    (β).
    With in:

    prudens in jure civili,

    Cic. Lael. 2, 6.—
    (γ).
    With inf. or acc. and inf.:

    nec pauperum prudens anus Novemdialis dissipare pulveres,

    Hor. Epod. 17, 47:

    prudens otii vitia negotio discuti,

    Curt. 7, 1, 4:-ob ea se peti prudens, Plin. 8, 31, 49, § 111:

    sciens prudensque se praegnantem non esse,

    Dig. 25, 6, 1, § 2.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Juris prudens, also prudens alone (like juris peritus), skilled or learned in the law; as subst.: jūrisprūdens, ntis, m., one learned in the law, a lawyer, jurist, jurisconsult (only post-class.), Dig. 38, 15, 2 fin.; 1, 2, 2; 1, 1, 7; 40, 7, 30; Just. Inst. 1, 2.—
    b.
    Like sciens, knowing, wise, discreet, prudent; usually connected with sciens: prudens animam de corpore mitto, Enn. ap. Non. 150, 8 (Ann. v. 216 Vahl.):

    quos prudens praetereo,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 88; 2, 5, 58 (cf.:

    imprudens praeteriisse videris,

    Cic. Brut. 77, 269):

    ibis sub furcam prudens,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 66:

    nequidquam deus abscidit Prudens Oceano terras,

    id. C. 1, 3, 22; 3, 29, 29; Ov. M. 3, 364:

    an prudens imprudensve rupisset,

    Gell. 20, 1, 34.—With sciens: amore ardeo:

    et prudens, sciens, Vivus vidensque pereo,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 27:

    ut in fabulis Amphiaraus sic ego prudens et sciens ad pestem ante oculos positam sum profectus,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 6; Cael. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 9, A, 5; Suet. Ner. 2 fin. —
    B.
    In gen., sagacious, sensible, intelligent, clever, judicious, etc. (very freq.):

    vir naturā peracutus et prudens,

    Cic. Or. 5, 18:

    quis P. Octavio ingenio prudentior, jure peritior,

    id. Clu. 38, 107:

    prudentem et, ut ita dicam, catum,

    id. Leg. 1, 16, 45:

    in existimando admodum prudens,

    id. Brut. 68, 239; cf.:

    prudentissimi in disserendo,

    id. ib. 31, 118:

    virum ad consilia prudentem,

    id. Font. 15, 43:

    quo nemo prudentior,

    id. Lael. 1, 5:

    homines amicissimi ac prudentissimi,

    id. Rep. 1, 46, 10:

    vir bonus et prudens,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 32; cf. id. A. P. 445:

    si divitiae prudentem reddere possent,

    id. Ep. 2, 2, 155:

    prudentior ille consilio, hic animo magnificentior,

    Just. 9, 8, 13.—With adverb. acc.:

    prudens alia,

    Amm. 15, 13, 2.—Of abstract things:

    prudens, temperata, fortis, justa ratio,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58:

    prudens animi sententia,

    Ov. H. 21, 137: consilium, quod si non fuerit prudens, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, A, 1; Ov. M. 13, 433:

    prudentissimum consilium,

    Nep. Eum. 3, 4; Hirt. B. Alex. 24. —
    C.
    Cautious, circumspect (very rare):

    malebant me nimium timidum quam satis prudentem existimari,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 2.— Hence, adv.: prūdenter, sagaciously, intelligently, discreetly, wisely, skilfully, learnedly, prudently, etc.: loqui, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 255 Vahl.):

    facere,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 6, 15; cf. id. Rep. 3, 9, 16:

    rationem excogitare,

    id. ib. 2, 12, 23:

    multa ab eo prudenter disputata,

    id. Lael. 1, 1:

    multa provisa prudenter,

    id. ib. 2, 6.— Comp., Aug. in Suet. Tib. 21; Quint. 9, 2, 44.— Sup.:

    defendere,

    Cic. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    scribere,

    id. Att. 13, 1, 1; Val. Max. 3, 3, 4 ext. 4.

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  • 15 prudenter

    prūdens, entis, adj. [contr. from providens].
    I.
    Foreseeing, foreknowing (very rare); constr. with an objective clause, or absol.:

    ille contra urinam spargit, prudens, hanc quoque leoni exitialem,

    Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 136:

    quos prudentis possumus dicere, id est providentis,

    Cic. Div. 1, 49, 111: de futuro satis callidus satisque prudens, Ps.-Sall. ap. Cic. init. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Knowing, skilled, experienced, versed, practised in a thing (class.; syn.: peritus, consultus); constr. with gen. or in; poet. and post-Aug. also with inf.
    (α).
    With gen.:

    ceterarum rerum pater familias et prudens et attentus,

    Cic. Quint. 3, 11:

    belli prudentes, Sall. Ep. Mith. (H. 4, 61, 16 Dietsch): rei militaris,

    Nep. Con. 1, 2:

    locorum,

    Liv. 34, 28 fin.:

    animus rerum prudens,

    Hor. C. 4, 9, 35:

    artis,

    Ov. H. 5, 150:

    animorum provinciae prudens,

    Tac. Agr. 19:

    doli prudens,

    id. H. 2, 25:

    agricolationis,

    Col. 2, 2, 15.— Comp.:

    prudentiores rerum rusticarum,

    Col. 4, 2, 1; so,

    earum rerum,

    Gell. 14, 2, 4.— Sup.:

    adulandi gens prudentissima,

    Juv. 3, 86.—
    (β).
    With in:

    prudens in jure civili,

    Cic. Lael. 2, 6.—
    (γ).
    With inf. or acc. and inf.:

    nec pauperum prudens anus Novemdialis dissipare pulveres,

    Hor. Epod. 17, 47:

    prudens otii vitia negotio discuti,

    Curt. 7, 1, 4:-ob ea se peti prudens, Plin. 8, 31, 49, § 111:

    sciens prudensque se praegnantem non esse,

    Dig. 25, 6, 1, § 2.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Juris prudens, also prudens alone (like juris peritus), skilled or learned in the law; as subst.: jūrisprūdens, ntis, m., one learned in the law, a lawyer, jurist, jurisconsult (only post-class.), Dig. 38, 15, 2 fin.; 1, 2, 2; 1, 1, 7; 40, 7, 30; Just. Inst. 1, 2.—
    b.
    Like sciens, knowing, wise, discreet, prudent; usually connected with sciens: prudens animam de corpore mitto, Enn. ap. Non. 150, 8 (Ann. v. 216 Vahl.):

    quos prudens praetereo,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 88; 2, 5, 58 (cf.:

    imprudens praeteriisse videris,

    Cic. Brut. 77, 269):

    ibis sub furcam prudens,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 66:

    nequidquam deus abscidit Prudens Oceano terras,

    id. C. 1, 3, 22; 3, 29, 29; Ov. M. 3, 364:

    an prudens imprudensve rupisset,

    Gell. 20, 1, 34.—With sciens: amore ardeo:

    et prudens, sciens, Vivus vidensque pereo,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 27:

    ut in fabulis Amphiaraus sic ego prudens et sciens ad pestem ante oculos positam sum profectus,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 6; Cael. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 9, A, 5; Suet. Ner. 2 fin. —
    B.
    In gen., sagacious, sensible, intelligent, clever, judicious, etc. (very freq.):

    vir naturā peracutus et prudens,

    Cic. Or. 5, 18:

    quis P. Octavio ingenio prudentior, jure peritior,

    id. Clu. 38, 107:

    prudentem et, ut ita dicam, catum,

    id. Leg. 1, 16, 45:

    in existimando admodum prudens,

    id. Brut. 68, 239; cf.:

    prudentissimi in disserendo,

    id. ib. 31, 118:

    virum ad consilia prudentem,

    id. Font. 15, 43:

    quo nemo prudentior,

    id. Lael. 1, 5:

    homines amicissimi ac prudentissimi,

    id. Rep. 1, 46, 10:

    vir bonus et prudens,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 32; cf. id. A. P. 445:

    si divitiae prudentem reddere possent,

    id. Ep. 2, 2, 155:

    prudentior ille consilio, hic animo magnificentior,

    Just. 9, 8, 13.—With adverb. acc.:

    prudens alia,

    Amm. 15, 13, 2.—Of abstract things:

    prudens, temperata, fortis, justa ratio,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58:

    prudens animi sententia,

    Ov. H. 21, 137: consilium, quod si non fuerit prudens, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, A, 1; Ov. M. 13, 433:

    prudentissimum consilium,

    Nep. Eum. 3, 4; Hirt. B. Alex. 24. —
    C.
    Cautious, circumspect (very rare):

    malebant me nimium timidum quam satis prudentem existimari,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 2.— Hence, adv.: prūdenter, sagaciously, intelligently, discreetly, wisely, skilfully, learnedly, prudently, etc.: loqui, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 255 Vahl.):

    facere,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 6, 15; cf. id. Rep. 3, 9, 16:

    rationem excogitare,

    id. ib. 2, 12, 23:

    multa ab eo prudenter disputata,

    id. Lael. 1, 1:

    multa provisa prudenter,

    id. ib. 2, 6.— Comp., Aug. in Suet. Tib. 21; Quint. 9, 2, 44.— Sup.:

    defendere,

    Cic. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    scribere,

    id. Att. 13, 1, 1; Val. Max. 3, 3, 4 ext. 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > prudenter

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