dē-mōnstrō

portendo, di, tum, 3 ( inf. pres. portendier, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 4), v. a. [an archaic collat. form in relig. lang. of protendo, to stretch forth], to point out, indicate (future events, misfortunes, etc.), to foretell, predict, presage, portend (cf.:

ostendo, monstro): ea (auspicia) illis exeuntibus in aciem portendisse deos,

Liv. 30, 32, 9; cf.:

di immortales mihi sacrificanti... laeta omnia prosperaque portendere,

id. 31, 7 fin.:

magnitudinem imperii portendens prodigium,

id. 1, 55: populo commutationem rerum portendit fore, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45:

triginta annos Cyrum regnaturum esse portendi,

Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46:

quod portentum regni ruinam portendebat, of an earthquake,

Just. 17, 1, 3.— Pass., to be indicated (by a sign), to threaten, impend.

Usually of bad fortune, loss, injury, etc.:

nobis periculum magnum portenditur,

Plaut. As. 3, 1, 27:

haruspices dudum dicebant mihi, malum damnumque maximum portendier,

id. Poen. 3, 5, 4; cf.:

malum quod in quiete tibi portentum est,

id. Curc. 2, 2, 22:

quod in extis nostris portentum est,

id. Poen. 5, 4, 35.—

Of good fortune, etc.:

salvos sum: libertas portenditur,

Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 38:

quid spei Latinis portendi?

Liv. 1, 50. —Hence, portentum, i, n., a sign, token, omen, portent (syn.: ostentum, prodigium).

Lit.:

ex quo illa ostenta, monstra, portenta, prodigia dicuntur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 7; cf. Fest. p. 245 Müll.; and Paul. ex Fest. p. 244 Müll.:

nam si quod raro fit, id portentum putandum est, sapientem esse portentum est,

Cic. Div. 2, 28, 61: portentum inusitatum conflatum est recens, Poët. ap. Gell. 15, 4:

alii portenta atque prodigia nunciabant,

Sall. C. 30, 2:

ne quaere profecto, Quem casum portenta ferant,

Verg. A. 8, 533.—Of miracles, Vulg. Heb. 2, 4; id. Deut. 34, 11; cf. id. Marc. 13, 22.—

Transf.

A monster, monstrosity:

cetera de genere hoc quae sunt portenta perempta,

Lucr. 5, 37; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 11:

quale portentum neque militaris Daunias latis alit aesculetis Nec, etc.,

id. C. 1, 22, 13:

quae virgineo portenta sub inguine latrant,

i. e. the dogs of Scylla, Ov. Am. 2, 16, 23:

praeter naturam hominum pecudumque portentis,

monstrous births, monsters, Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14; cf.: bovem quendam putari deum, multaque alia portenta apud eosdem, id. Rep. 3, 9, 14.— Trop., in a moral sense, a monster of depravity:

P. Clodius, fatale portentum prodigiumque rei publicae,

Cic. Pis. 4, 9:

Gabinius et Piso, duo rei publicae portenta ac paene funera,

id. Prov. Cons. 1, 2:

qualia demens Aegyptus portenta colat,

Juv. 15, 2.—

A marvellous or extravagant fiction, a strange tale, a wonderful story:

cetera de genere hoc monstra et portenta locuntur,

Lucr. 4, 590:

poëtarum et pictorum portenta,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 11:

portentum atque monstrum certissimum est, esse aliquem humanā specie et figurā, qui tantum immanitate bestias vicerit,

id. Rosc. Am. 22, 63:

portenta atque praestigias scribere,

Gell. 10, 12, 6.

prae-monstro (old form praemo-stro, v. infra), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to show beforehand, to point out the way, to guide, direct.

In gen. ( poet.):

praemonstra docte, quid fabuletur,

Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 68:

currenti spatium praemonstra,

Lucr. 6, 93:

te praemonstrante,

under thy guidance, Stat. Th. 1, 66:

praemostro tibi, ut,

I caution you, that, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 61 Brix ad loc.:

quae voluit mihi dixit, docuit et praemonstravit prius,

id. ib. 4, 2, 12.—

In partic., to denote beforehand, to predict, presage, prognosticate:

magnum aliquid populo Romano praemonstrare et praecinere,

Cic. Har. Resp. 10, 21:

ventos futuros, id. poët. Div. 1, 7, 13: hanc suavitatem praemonstratam efficaci auspicio,

Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82.

signĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1 ( dep. collat. form signĭfĭcor, acc. to Gell. 18, 12, 10, without an example), v. a. [signum-facio].

In gen., to show by signs; to show, point out, express, publish, make known, indicate; to intimate, notify, signify, etc. (freq. and class.; syn.: monstro, declaro, indico).

With acc.:

aliquid alicui,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 1, 5:

hoc mihi significasse et annuisse visus est,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 91, § 213:

quae significari ac declarari volemus,

id. de Or. 3, 13, 49:

gratulationem,

id. Att. 4, 1, 5:

stultitiam,

id. Agr. 2, 12, 30:

deditionem,

Caes. B. G. 7, 40:

timorem fremitu et concursu,

id. ib. 4, 14:

vir, quem ne inimicus quidem satis in appellando significare poterat,

Cic. Font. 17, 39 (13, 29):

aliquid per gestum,

Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 36 et saep.— With two acc. (rare):

ut eorum ornatus in his regem neminem significaret,

Nep. Ages. 8, 2; id. Them. 2, 7.—

With object clause: hoc tibi non significandum solum, sed etiam [p. 1697] declarandum arbitror, nihil mihi esse potuisse tuis litteris gratius, Cic. Fam. 5, 13, 2; cf. id. Mil. 2, 4:

provocationem a regibus fuisse significant nostri augurales,

id. Rep. 2, 31, 54:

se esse admodum delectatos,

id. ib. 3, 30, 42:

omnes voce significare coeperunt, sese, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 2, 13; 4, 3; cf.:

hoc significant, sese ad statuas tuas pecuniam contulisse,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 60, § 148.—

With rel. or interrog.-clause:

neque unde, nec quo die datae essent (litterae), aut quo tempore te exspectarem, significabant,

Cic. Fam. 2, 19, 1:

nutu significat, quid velit,

Ov. M. 3, 643:

(anseres et canes) aluntur in Capitolio, ut significent, si fures venerint, etc.,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:

significare coeperunt, ut dimitterentur,

Caes. B. C. 1, 86.—

With de:

significare de fugā Romanis coeperunt,

Caes. B. G. 7, 26:

est aliquid de virtute significatum tuā,

Cic. Planc. 21, 52.—

Absol.:

diversae state... Neve inter vos significetis,

Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 14:

significare inter sese coeperunt,

Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 122:

ut quam maxime significem,

id. Tusc. 2, 20, 46:

ut fumo atque ignibus significabatur,

Caes. B. G. 2, 7 fin.:

ubi major atque illustrior incidit res, clamore per agros regionesque significant,

id. ib. 7, 3.—

In partic.

To betoken, prognosticate, foreshow, portend, mean (syn. praedico):

futura posse a quibusdam significari,

Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2:

quid haec tanta celeritas festinatioque significat?

id. Rosc. Am. 34, 97:

quid sibi significent, trepidantia consulit exta,

Ov. M. 15, 576; cf.:

quid mihi significant ergo mea visa?

id. ib. 9, 495:

significet placidos nuntia fibra deos,

Tib. 2, 1, 25:

quae fato manent, quamvis significata, non vitantur,

Tac. H. 1, 18.—

To betoken a change of weather (post-Aug.):

ventus Africus tempestatem significat, etc.,

Col. 11, 2, 4 sq.:

serenos dies (luna),

Plin. 18, 35, 79, § 348:

imbrem (occasus Librae),

id. ib. 26, 66, § 246.— Absol.:

terreni ignes proxime significant,

Plin. 18, 35, 84, § 357.—

To call, name:

quod Antoninum filium suum ipse significari voluit,

Capitol. Gord. 16.—

To mean, import, signify; of words:

carere hoc significat, egere eo, quod habere velis, etc.,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:

multa verba aliud nunc ostendunt, aliud ante significabant, ut hostis,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 3 Müll.;

9, § 85 ib.: videtis hoc uno verbo unde significare res duas, et ex quo et a quo loco,

Cic. Caecin. 30, 88.—Of a fable:

haec significat fabula dominum videre plurimum,

Phaedr. 2, 8, 27; 4, 10, 16.— Hence, signĭfĭcans, antis, P. a., in rhet. lang., of speech, full of meaning, expressive, significant; graphic, distinct, clear:

locorum dilucida et significans descriptio,

Quint. 9, 2, 44:

verba,

id. 11, 1, 2; cf. id. 4, 2, 36; 4, 2, 8, prooem. §

31: demonstratio,

Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 147.— Transf., of orators:

Atticos esse lucidos et significantes,

Quint. 12, 10, 21.— Comp.:

quo nihil inveniri possit significantius,

Quint. 8, 2, 9; 8, 6, 6.— Sup.:

significantissimum vocabulum,

Gell. 1, 15, 17.— Adv.: signĭfĭcanter, clearly, distinctly, expressly, significantly, graphically:

breviter ac significanter ordinem rei protulisse,

Quint. 11, 1, 53:

rem indicare (with proprie),

id. 12, 10, 52:

dicere (with ornate),

id. 1, 7, 32.— Comp.:

apertius, significantius dignitatem alicujus defendere,

Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 3:

narrare,

Quint. 10, 1, 49:

disponere,

id. 3, 6, 65:

appellare aliquid (with consignatius),

Gell. 1, 25, 8:

dicere (with probabilius),

id. 17, 2, 11.— Sup., Pseudo Quint. Decl. 247.

signĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1 ( dep. collat. form signĭfĭcor, acc. to Gell. 18, 12, 10, without an example), v. a. [signum-facio].

In gen., to show by signs; to show, point out, express, publish, make known, indicate; to intimate, notify, signify, etc. (freq. and class.; syn.: monstro, declaro, indico).

With acc.:

aliquid alicui,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 1, 5:

hoc mihi significasse et annuisse visus est,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 91, § 213:

quae significari ac declarari volemus,

id. de Or. 3, 13, 49:

gratulationem,

id. Att. 4, 1, 5:

stultitiam,

id. Agr. 2, 12, 30:

deditionem,

Caes. B. G. 7, 40:

timorem fremitu et concursu,

id. ib. 4, 14:

vir, quem ne inimicus quidem satis in appellando significare poterat,

Cic. Font. 17, 39 (13, 29):

aliquid per gestum,

Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 36 et saep.— With two acc. (rare):

ut eorum ornatus in his regem neminem significaret,

Nep. Ages. 8, 2; id. Them. 2, 7.—

With object clause: hoc tibi non significandum solum, sed etiam [p. 1697] declarandum arbitror, nihil mihi esse potuisse tuis litteris gratius, Cic. Fam. 5, 13, 2; cf. id. Mil. 2, 4:

provocationem a regibus fuisse significant nostri augurales,

id. Rep. 2, 31, 54:

se esse admodum delectatos,

id. ib. 3, 30, 42:

omnes voce significare coeperunt, sese, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 2, 13; 4, 3; cf.:

hoc significant, sese ad statuas tuas pecuniam contulisse,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 60, § 148.—

With rel. or interrog.-clause:

neque unde, nec quo die datae essent (litterae), aut quo tempore te exspectarem, significabant,

Cic. Fam. 2, 19, 1:

nutu significat, quid velit,

Ov. M. 3, 643:

(anseres et canes) aluntur in Capitolio, ut significent, si fures venerint, etc.,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:

significare coeperunt, ut dimitterentur,

Caes. B. C. 1, 86.—

With de:

significare de fugā Romanis coeperunt,

Caes. B. G. 7, 26:

est aliquid de virtute significatum tuā,

Cic. Planc. 21, 52.—

Absol.:

diversae state... Neve inter vos significetis,

Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 14:

significare inter sese coeperunt,

Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 122:

ut quam maxime significem,

id. Tusc. 2, 20, 46:

ut fumo atque ignibus significabatur,

Caes. B. G. 2, 7 fin.:

ubi major atque illustrior incidit res, clamore per agros regionesque significant,

id. ib. 7, 3.—

In partic.

To betoken, prognosticate, foreshow, portend, mean (syn. praedico):

futura posse a quibusdam significari,

Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2:

quid haec tanta celeritas festinatioque significat?

id. Rosc. Am. 34, 97:

quid sibi significent, trepidantia consulit exta,

Ov. M. 15, 576; cf.:

quid mihi significant ergo mea visa?

id. ib. 9, 495:

significet placidos nuntia fibra deos,

Tib. 2, 1, 25:

quae fato manent, quamvis significata, non vitantur,

Tac. H. 1, 18.—

To betoken a change of weather (post-Aug.):

ventus Africus tempestatem significat, etc.,

Col. 11, 2, 4 sq.:

serenos dies (luna),

Plin. 18, 35, 79, § 348:

imbrem (occasus Librae),

id. ib. 26, 66, § 246.— Absol.:

terreni ignes proxime significant,

Plin. 18, 35, 84, § 357.—

To call, name:

quod Antoninum filium suum ipse significari voluit,

Capitol. Gord. 16.—

To mean, import, signify; of words:

carere hoc significat, egere eo, quod habere velis, etc.,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:

multa verba aliud nunc ostendunt, aliud ante significabant, ut hostis,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 3 Müll.;

9, § 85 ib.: videtis hoc uno verbo unde significare res duas, et ex quo et a quo loco,

Cic. Caecin. 30, 88.—Of a fable:

haec significat fabula dominum videre plurimum,

Phaedr. 2, 8, 27; 4, 10, 16.— Hence, signĭfĭcans, antis, P. a., in rhet. lang., of speech, full of meaning, expressive, significant; graphic, distinct, clear:

locorum dilucida et significans descriptio,

Quint. 9, 2, 44:

verba,

id. 11, 1, 2; cf. id. 4, 2, 36; 4, 2, 8, prooem. §

31: demonstratio,

Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 147.— Transf., of orators:

Atticos esse lucidos et significantes,

Quint. 12, 10, 21.— Comp.:

quo nihil inveniri possit significantius,

Quint. 8, 2, 9; 8, 6, 6.— Sup.:

significantissimum vocabulum,

Gell. 1, 15, 17.— Adv.: signĭfĭcanter, clearly, distinctly, expressly, significantly, graphically:

breviter ac significanter ordinem rei protulisse,

Quint. 11, 1, 53:

rem indicare (with proprie),

id. 12, 10, 52:

dicere (with ornate),

id. 1, 7, 32.— Comp.:

apertius, significantius dignitatem alicujus defendere,

Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 3:

narrare,

Quint. 10, 1, 49:

disponere,

id. 3, 6, 65:

appellare aliquid (with consignatius),

Gell. 1, 25, 8:

dicere (with probabilius),

id. 17, 2, 11.— Sup., Pseudo Quint. Decl. 247.

trĕmo, ŭi, 3, v. n. and a. [cf. Gr. tremô, to tremble; atremas, quiet].

Neutr., to shake, quake, quiver, tremble, etc. (freq. and class.; cf. trepido): sapiens si algebis, tremes, Novat. ap. Cic. de Or.2, 70, 285 (Com.Rel. v. 116 Rib.):

pro monstro extemplo'st, quando qui sudat tremit,

Plaut. As. 2, 2, 23:

viden', ut tremit atque extimuit,

id. Mil. 4, 6, 57:

totus Tremo horreoque, Ter Eun. 1, 2, 4: si qui tremerent et exalbescerent objecta terribili re extrinsecus,

Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 48:

timidus ac tremens,

id. Pis. 30, 74:

tremo animo,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4; so,

animo,

Sen. Agam. 833:

toto pectore tremens,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 22, 49: corde et genibus tremit, Hor. C. 1, 23, 8.—In a Greek construction:

tremis ossa pavore,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 57:

ingemit et tremit artus,

Lucr. 3, 489; cf. Verg. G. 3, 84.—

Of things: mare caelum terram ruere ac tremere diceres, Afran. ap. Prob. ap. Verg. E. 6, 31 (Com. Rel. v. 9 Rib.):

membra miserae tremunt,

Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 2:

genua,

Sen. Ep. 11, 2:

artus, Verg, A. 3, 627: manus,

Ov. M. 8, 211:

umeri,

Verg. A. 2, 509:

haec trementi questus ore,

Hor. Epod. 5, 11; so,

ore tremente,

Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 54 et saep.:

Africa terribili tremit horrida terra tumultu, Enn. ap. Fest p. 153 Müll. (Ann. v. 311 Vahl.): verbere ripae,

Hor. C. 3, 27, 23:

aequor,

Ov. M. 4, 136:

ilices,

Hor. Epod. 10, 8:

hasta per armos Acta,

Verg. A. 11, 645:

vela,

Lucr. 4, 77:

frusta (carnis),

i.e. to quiver, Verg. A. 1, 212:

seges altis flava spicis,

Sen. Oedip 50; id. Med. 46.—

Act., to quake or tremble at a thing (mostly poet. and perhaps not ante-Aug.):

virgas ac secures dictatoris tremere atque horrere, Liv, 22, 27, 3: Junonem Offensam,

Ov. M. 2, 519:

neque iratos Regum apices neque militum arma,

Hor. C. 3, 21, 19:

jussa virum nutusque,

Sil. 2, 53:

te Stygii tremuere lacus,

Verg. A. 8, 296:

non praesidum gladios tremunt,

Lact. 5, 13, 17:

varios casus,

Sen. Troad. 262:

hostem,

id. ib. 317. — Hence, trĕmendus, a, um, P a. (acc. to II.), that is to be trembled at; hence, fearful, dreadful, frightful, formidable, terrible, tremendous ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

manes adiit regemque tremendum,

Verg. G. 4, 469:

Chimaera,

Hor. C. 4, 2, 15:

vates visu audituque,

Stat. Th. 10, 164:

oculi,

Ov. M. 3, 577:

cuspis,

Hor. C. 4, 6, 7:

tumultus,

id. ib. 1, 16, 11:

Alpes,

id. ib. 4, 14, 12:

monita Carmentis,

Verg. A. 8, 335:

nefas,

Val. Fl. 2, 209:

tigris animal velocitatis tremendae,

Plin. 8, 18, 25, § 66.