exorno

ex-orno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to fit out, equip, furnish, supply with any thing.

In gen. (rare;

not in Cic.): nullae magis res duae plus negoti habent (sc. quam navis et mulier) forte si occeperis exornare,

to give them an outfit, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 3 sq.:

dum vicinitatem armis exornat,

Sall. C. 36, 1; so,

classem,

Just. 5, 6:

aliquem veste, nummis, familia,

Phaedr. 4, 22, 23; cf.:

is homo exornetur graphice in peregrinum modum,

be fitted out, dressed, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 38:

rebus paratis atque exornatis nuptiis,

set out, arranged, id. Aul. 4, 10, 54:

convivium omni opulentiā,

Sall. J. 85, 39:

aciem,

id. ib. 52, 5.— Absol.:

consul omnibus exploratis, credo dis fretus... tamen pro rei copia satis providenter exornat,

provides, Sall. J. 90, 1 Kritz. — Transf.:

hominem exornavit, mulierem qui abduceret,

has employed, fitted out, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 110 Ritschl N. cr.; cf.:

utrum aliquem exornari oportuit, qui istaec prohiberet,

Auct. Her. 4, 15, 22 fin. —

Pregn., to deck out, adorn, embellish (the class. signif. of the word).

Lit.:

ea signa emere soleo, quae ad similitudinem gymnasiorum exornent mihi in palaestra locum,

Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2; cf.:

domum ejus exornatam atque instructam iste reddiderat nudam atque inanem,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 84:

triclinium ample magnificeque,

id. ib. 2, 4, 27, §

62: aliquem veste regia,

Curt. 8, 13 fin.:

tibi me exorno ut placeam,

Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 135; cf. id. Stich. 5, 4, 3; id. Trin. 4, 2, 15.— Transf., comically: adeo exornatum dabo, adeo depexum, ut dum vivat, meminerit mei, I'll give him such a dressing, i. e. beating, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 77.—

Trop.:

quin tu te exornas moribus lepidis?

Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 12:

Pythagoras exornavit eam Graeciam, quae magna dicta est, praestantissimis artibus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 4, 10; cf.:

philosophiam falsa gloria,

id. ib. 2, 5, 12; and:

L. Fulvius eodem honore (i. e. consulatu) exornatus,

Plin. 7, 43, 44, § 136:

ad illustrandam atque exornandam orationem,

Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 152; cf.:

mea ratio in dicendo haec esse solet, ut boni quod habeat, id amplectar, exornem, exaggerem, etc.,

id. ib. 2, 72, 292:

quid exornamus philosophiam? aut quid ejus nomine gloriosi sumus?

set off with praises, extol, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 33.—

To despoil of ornament, Tert. Cult. Fem. 2, 9. —Hence, exornātus, a, um, P. a., decked out, adorned (rare):

candide vestitus, laute exornatusque,

Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 10:

cithara exornatissima,

Auct. Her. 4, 47, 60: ornatu nullo potest exornatior esse, Poët. in Anth. Lat. 1, 692 Burm.

to furnish, provide, supply.

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exornātĭo, ōnis, f. [exorno], an adorning, decorating, embellishing.

Lit.: quae ad lavationem, quae ad exornationem pertinerent, to the toilet, Col. (Cic. Oecon.?) 12, 3, 2.—

Trop., of speech, embellishment.

In gen.:

ipsa inventa exponentur simpliciter sine ulla exornatione (corresp. to expolitio),

Cic. Inv. 2, 3 fin.:

verborum et sententiarum,

Auct. Her. 4, 13, 18.—

In partic., as a figure of speech., Auct. Her. [p. 691] 4, 8, 11; ib. 16, 24; ib. 22, 32 sq.; Cic. Part. Or. 3, 10 al.

orno, āvi, ātum, 1 (old form of the perf. ORNAVET, Column. Rostr.; v. infra), v. a. [perh. root var-, cover; Sanscr. varna-, color], to fit out, furnish, provide with necessaries; to equip, to get ready, prepare (class.; syn. exorno, concinno).

In gen.:

age nunc, orna te,

Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 10:

prandium domi,

id. Rud. 1, 2, 53: ornatur ferro Enn. ap. Gell. 16, 10 (Ann. v. 190 Vahl.):

aliquem armis,

Verg. A. 12, 344:

decemviros apparitoribus, scribis, librariis, praeconibus, architectis, praeterea mulis, tabernaculis, centuriis, supellectili,

Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 32:

aliquem pecuniā,

Plin. Ep. 3, 21, 3: CLASESQVE-NAVALES-PRIMOS-ORNAVET, fitted out, Column. Rostr.:

maximas classes,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 4, 9; cf. Liv. 9, 30:

naves,

id. 40, 26:

convivium,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 44:

copias omnibus rebus,

id. Imp. Pomp. 8, 20:

provincias,

to furnish money, arms, and attendants to governors setting out for their provinces, id. Att. 3, 24, 1; id. ib. 4, 18, 2; Liv. 40, 36, 5; so,

consules,

id. ib. —Hence, to trim, provide with oil:

lampades,

Vulg. Matt. 25, 7.—

In partic., to ornament, adorn, embellish, deck, set off.

Lit.:

Italiam ornare quam domum suam, maluit: quamquam, Italiā ornatā, domus ipsa mihi videtur ornatior,

Cic. Off. 2, 22, 76:

scuta ad forum ornandum,

Liv. 9, 40:

cornua sertis,

Verg. A. 7, 488:

monilia collum,

Ov. M. 5, 52.—Of dressing the hair, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 5:

capillos,

id. ib. 2, 7, 23; Prop. 1, 2, 1.—

Trop., to adorn, decorate, set off; to commend, praise, extol; to honor, show honor to, distinguish:

aliquid magnificentius augere atque ornare,

Cic. de Or. 1, 21, 94:

seditiones ipsas,

id. ib. 2, 28, 124:

aliquem suis sententiis,

id. Fam. 15, 4, 11: dicere, laudandum adulescentem, ornandum, tollendum, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 20, 1:

civitatem omnibus rebus,

Caes. B. G. 7, 33:

aliquem maximis beneficiis,

Cic. Att. 6, 1, 5:

aliquem laudibus,

id. Phil. 2, 11, 25:

egressum alicujus frequentiā suā,

id. Pis. 13, 31:

candidatum suffragio,

Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 8: aliquem ornare, to bestow honor upon, advance to honor, Cic. Fam. 1, 1:

hederā poëtam,

Verg. E. 7, 25.—Ironically:

ornatus esses,

would have been rewarded, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 22.—Hence, ornātus, a, um, P. a.

Fitted out, furnished, provided with necessaries, equipped, accoutred, splendidly furnished (class.;

syn.: instructus, praeditus): sapiens plurimis artibus instructus et ornatus,

Cic. Fin. 2, 34, 112:

scutis telisque parati ornatique,

id. Caecin. 21, 60:

equus ornatus,

Liv. 27, 19:

elephantus,

Nep. Hann. 3, 4:

naves paratissimae, atque omni genere armorum ornatissimae,

Caes. B. G. 3, 14:

fundus,

Cic. Quint. 31, 98:

Graecia copiis non instructa solum, sed etiam ornata,

not provided merely, but also splendidly furnished, id. Phil. 10, 4, 9.— Transf.:

ingenio bono,

Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 89.—

In partic., ornamented, adorned, decked, decorated, embellished, handsome, ornate:

sepulcrum floribus ornatum,

Cic. Fl. 38, 95.— Comp.:

nihil ornatius,

Cic. Sen. 16, 57.—Esp., adorned with all good qualities, excellent, distinguished, eminent, illustrious:

lectissimus atque ornatissimus adulescens,

Cic. Div. in Caecil. 9, 29:

in dicendo,

id. de Or. 1, 10, 42; id. ib. 1, 11, 49:

homo ornatissimus loco, ordine, nomine, virtute, ingenio, copiis,

honored, respected, id. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 127:

ornati elaboratique versus,

embellished, id. Or. 11, 36:

oratio,

id. de Or. 1, 12, 50:

locus ad dicendum ornatissimus,

admirably adapted, id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1.—Hence, adv.: ornātē, with ornament, ornamentally, ornately, elegantly (class.):

dicere,

Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53:

apte, distincte, ornate dicere,

id. Off. 1, 1, 2.— Comp.:

causas agere ornatius,

Cic. Fam. 9, 21, 1.— Sup.:

causam ornatissime et copiosissime defendere,

Cic. Brut. 5, 21.