dē-mōnstrō

dē-clāro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to make clear, plain, evident (by disclosing, uncovering), to show, manifest, declare, etc., apophainô (class.; most freq. in the trop. sense). For syn. cf.: monstro, demonstro, probo, confirmo, ostendo, ostento, significo, indico, defero; exsisto, appareo, eluceo. —

Lit.

In gen.:

praesentiam saepe divisuam declarant, ut et apud Regillum.... Castor et Pollux ex equis pugnare visi sunt, Cic. N: D. 2, 2, 6: dentibus (cervorum) senecta declaratur,

Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 116:

ducis nave declarata suis,

Nep. Hann. 11, 2.—

In pub. law lang., t. t., to announce any one in public session as elected to an office (esp. that of consul), to declare or proclaim publicly:

ejusdem hominis voce et declaratus consul et defensus,

Cic. Mur. 1, 2 (for which shortly before, L. Murenam consulem renunciavi); cf. id. ib. 2, 3;

so consulem,

id. Agr. 2, 2, 4; id. Rep. 1, 15; Sall. C. 24; id. J. 27, 4; Liv. 24, 9 et saep.:

declaratus rex Numa de templo descendit,

id. 1, 18 fin.; 1, 46:

consulem, praetorem,

id. 9, 40 fin.:

tribunatum militarem,

Sall. J, 63, 4: Suet. Caes. 80:

victorem magnā praeconis voce Cloanthum Declarat,

Verg. A. 5, 245. —

Trop., to make clear to the mind, to manifest, demonstrate, prove, show, explain:

cum tot signis eadem natura declaret quid velit, tamen, etc.,

Cic. Lael. 24.—Constr. with acc., acc. and inf., a relat. clause, or absol.

With acc.:

volatibus avium et cantibus declarari res futuras putant,

Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2; cf. id. ib. 1, 56; id. N. D. 2, 65, 163:

ipsa consolatio litterarum tuarum declarat summam benevolentiam,

id. Fam. 5, 13, 1:

declarant gaudia vultu, * Catull. 64, 34 et saep.: propriam cujusque (generis juris civilis) vim definitione,

Cic. de Or. 1, 42, 190: nullum (verbum) inveniri potest, quod magis idem declaret Latine, quod Graece hêdonê, quam declarat voluptas, id. Fin. 2, 4, 13; cf.

in like manner of the meaning of words,

id. ib. 3, 4, 14; id. Or. 22, 73; id. de Or. 3, 13, 49:

verba ipsa per se declarant intellectum,

Quint. 8, 3, 83:

quae (litera C.) inversa mulierem declarat,

Quint. 1, 7, 28.—

With acc. and inf.:

hominem catum eum esse declaramus,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 16; Lucr. 1, 366; 6, 468:

quod plurimis locis perorationes nostrae voluisse nos atque animo contendisse declarant,

Cic. Or. 62, 210; Quint. 8 prooem. § 15 et saep.—

With a relative clause:

quae cujusque ingenium ut sit declarat maxume,

Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 43:

ut matres familiae eorum sortibus et vaticinationibus declararent, utrum, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 1, 50, 4:

qui declaravit quanti me faceret,

Cic. Att. 6, 1, 10: cf. Sall. J. 24, 7 et saep.—

Absol.:

ut ratio declarat eorum, qui, etc.,

Lucr. 5, 693:

declarant illae contiones,

Cic. Mil. 5, 12 al.

monstrum, i, n. [moneo].

Orig. belonging to relig. lang., a divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent (syn.:

ostentum, prodigium, portentum): quia ostendunt, portendunt, monstrant, praedicunt, ostenta, portenta, monstra, prodigia dicuntur,

Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93; cf.: monstrum dictum velut monestrum, quod moneat aliquid futurum; prodigium velut praedicium, quod praedicat; portentum quod portendat; ostentum, quod ostendat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 140 and 138 Müll.; cf. id. ib. p. 157: hic est nullum (dubium) quin monstrum siet, Enn. ap. Non. 469, 6 (Trag. v. 326 Vahl.):

monstra deūm,

Verg. A. 3, 59; cf. Ov. M. 15, 571.—

Transf., a monster, monstrosity (whether a living being or an inanimate thing).

Ofliving beings:

monstrum hominis,

you monster of a man, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 29:

monstrum advenit,

id. ib. 5, 2, 21:

horrendum, of Polyphemus,

Verg. A. 3, 658.—Also with respect to character:

en monstrum mulieris,

that monster of a woman, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 64:

nulla jam pernicies a monstro illo atque prodigio comparabitur,

Cic. Cat. 2, 1, 1:

fatale, of Cleopatra,

Hor. C. 1, 37, 21:

tune etiam, immanissimum ac foedissimum monstrum ausus es?

Cic. Pis. 14, 31:

hominum,

monsters of men, Gell. 17, 1, 1.—Of beasts:

succinctam latrantibus inguina monstris, i. e. canibus,

Verg. E. 6, 75:

quae plurima terrae monstra ferunt,

id. G. 1, 185.—

Of inanim. things, of the sea, Verg. A. 5, 849:

infelix, of the Trojan horse,

id. ib. 2, 245.—Of the ship Argo, Cat. 64, 15:

non mihi jam furtum, sed monstrum ac prodigium videbatur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 73, § 171: monstra narrare, dicere, to relate wonders, prodigies, marvels:

mera monstra narrabat,

Cic. Att. 4, 7, 1:

dicere,

id. Tusc. 4, 24, 54:

ac portenta loqui,

Lucr. 590:

totaque jam sparsis exarserat insula monstris,

Val. Fl. 2, 248:

in vitā suā fecit monstra,

he did wonderful things, Vulg. Eccl. 48, 15; Sap. 19, 8.

ostendo, di, sum, and tum (ostensus, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 892 P.; Luc. 2, 192: ostentus, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45; Pac. and Varr. ap. Prisc. l. l.; Tac. H. 1, 78:

ostensurus,

Suet. Ner. 13; App. ap. Prisc. p. 892 P.:

ostenturus,

Cato, Or. 52, 2; v. also the apoc. form: ostende ostendam, ut permultis aliis exemplis ejus generis manifestum est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 201 Müll.; perh. used by Cato, v. Müll. ad loc., and cf. the letter E), v. a. [obs-tendo], to stretch out or spread before one; hence, to expose to view, to show, exhibit, display (syn.: monstro, exhibeo).

Lit.

In gen.

Ostendo manus, Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 17:

os suum populo Romano ostendere audet,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1:

pectora,

Sil. 2, 669:

umeros,

Verg. A. 5, 376:

dentem,

Suet. Vesp. 5:

se,

to show one's self, appear, Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 5:

aciem,

to display, Liv. 29, 7:

equites sese ostendunt,

show themselves, appear, Caes. B. C. 1, 63. —

Transf.:

vocem,

to make heard, Phaedr. 1, 13, 9.—

In partic., to lay open, expose ( poet.):

Aquiloni glaebas,

Verg. G. 2, 261:

lucos Phoebo,

Stat. Th. 6, 90:

ager qui soli ostentus erit,

Cato, R. R. 6, 2. —

Trop.

In gen., to show, disclose, exhibit, manifest: ille dies cum gloriā maximā sese nobis ostendat, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 880 P. (Ann. v. 384 Vahl.):

non ego illi extemplo ita meum ostendam sensum,

Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 21:

verum hoc facto sese ostendit,

he has exposed himself, id. As. 5, 2, 12:

sententiam,

Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 7:

potestatem,

id. Eun. 5, 8, 3:

spem, metum,

i. e. to promise, threaten, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 34, § 75 et saep.—With two acc.:

aliquem nocentem,

Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 2; cf. Tit. ap. Gell. 2, 27, 5.—Mid., to show itself, appear:

nisi cum major spes ostenderetur,

Suet. Aug. 25.—

In partic.

To show, express, indicate by speech or signs; to give to understand, to declare, say, tell, make known, etc. (syn.: indico, declaro, significo).—With acc.:

illud ostendit,

Cic. Att. 1, 1, 4.—With obj. - or rel.-clause:

ostendit se cum rege colloqui velle,

Nep. Con. 3, 2:

quid sui consilii sit, ostendit,

Caes. B. G. 1, 21; cf. id. ib. 5, 2, 3.— Absol.:

ut ostendimus supra,

as we showed above, Nep. Ages. 1, 5:

sed aliter, atque ostenderam, facio,

Cic. Fam. 2, 3, 2:

signum est per quod ostenditur idonea perficiendi facultas esse quaesita,

Auct. Her. 2, 4, 6:

primum ostendendum est,

id. ib. 2, 16, 23.—

To hold up conspicuously, flourish (ironically):

sed quaedam mihi magnifica et praeclara ejus defensio ostenditur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1.—Hence, osten-tus, a, um, P. a.

Exposed (ante-class.):

ager soli ostentus,

Cato, R. R. 6, 2; so id. ib. 6, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1; 1, 25.—

Subst.: ostentum, i, n.

Lit., a prodigy, wonder, that announces something about to happen, a portent (class.;

syn.: monstrum, portentum): praedictiones vero et praesensiones rerum futurarum quid aliud declarant, nisi hominibus ea, quae futura sunt, ostendi, monstrari, portendi, praedici? ex quo illa ostenta, monstra, portenta, prodigia dicuntur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 7; cf. id. Div. 1, 42, 93; id. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; Suet. Caes. 32.—

Transf., a wondrous thing, prodigy: scis Appium ostenta facere, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 4:

ostenti prorsus genus,

Just. 10, 1, 6.

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.