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  • 1 obstino

    obstĭno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [a lengthened form of obsto], to set about a thing with firmness or resolution, to set one's mind firmly on, to persist in, be resolved on a thing (as a verb. fin. very rare; only the Part. as a P. a. is freq.).
    (α).
    With acc.:

    id inhiat, ea affinitatem hanc obstinavit gratia,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 89.— Pass.: obstinari exorsus, Pac. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 193 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 425 Rib.).—
    (β).
    With inf.:

    obstinaverant animis aut vincere, aut mori,

    Liv. 23, 29, 7.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    ipso Vespasiano inter initia imperii ad obtinendas iniquitates haud perinde obstinante,

    Tac. H. 2, 84.— Hence, obstĭnātus, a, um, P. a., firmly set, fixed, resolved, in a good or bad sense; determined, resolute, steadfast, inflexible, stubborn, obstinate (class.; syn.: pervicax, pertinax): vos qui astatis obstinati, Naev. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 193 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 11 Rib.): obstinato animo aliquid facere, Att. ap. Paul. ex Fest. l. l. (Trag. Rel. p. 123 Rib.);

    so,

    Vulg. Ruth, 1, 18:

    ad decertandum obstinati animi,

    Liv. 6, 3, 9:

    ad silendum,

    Curt. 8, 1, 30: ad mortem, Liv. 5, 41, 1:

    adversus lacrimas,

    id. 2, 40, 3; 3, 47, 4:

    ad resistendum,

    Suet. Caes. 15 fin.:

    contra veritatem,

    Quint. 12, 1, 10:

    pudicitia,

    Liv. 1, 58:

    fides,

    Tac. H. 5, 5:

    aures,

    Hor. C. 3, 11, 7.—With inf.:

    jam obstinatis mori spes affulsit,

    Liv. 42, 65; 7, 21, 1; 9, 25, 6:

    obstinatum est tibi, non suscipere imperium, nisi, etc.,

    you are firmly resolved, Plin. Pan. 5, 6.—Rarely with in:

    obstinatae in perniciem Romae urbes,

    Amm. 17, 11, 3:

    in extrema,

    Tac. H. 3, 56:

    militum animos obstinatos pro Vitellio subruere,

    id. H. 2, 101.— Comp.:

    voluntas obstinatior,

    Cic. Att. 1, 11, 1:

    adversus lacrimas muliebres,

    firmer, more steadfast, Liv. 2, 40.— Sup.:

    virtus obstinatissima,

    the most resolute, Sen. Ep. 71, 10:

    rex obstinatissimus,

    Amm. 17, 14.—Hence, adv.: obstĭ-nātē, firmly, inflexibly, in a good and bad sense; resolutely, pertinaciously, stubbornly, obstinately (class.):

    ita me obstinate aggressus, ut, etc.,

    Plaut. As. 1, 1, 10:

    operam dat,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 8:

    negari,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 6:

    magis ac magis induruisse,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 10.— Comp.:

    obstinatius omnia agere,

    Suet. Caes. 29.— Sup.:

    obstinatissime recusare,

    Suet. Tib. 67.

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  • 2 Pertinax

    per-tĭnax, ācis, adj. [tenax], that holds fast, that clings firmly, very tenacious.
    I.
    Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    digitus male pertinax,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 24:

    ales unguibus pertinax,

    App. Flor. p. 366: tenaxne pater ejus est? Ph. Pater immo edepol pertinax, exceedingly avaricious, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39.—
    B.
    Transf., that lasts long, very durable:

    spiritus,

    Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81:

    siligo in Allobrogum agro pertinax,

    id. 18, 8, 20, § 85.—
    II.
    Trop., firm, constant, steadfast, persevering, unyielding; in a bad sense, obstinate, pertinacious, stubborn (cf. pervicax); constr. absol., with in and abl.; also (rare and not ante-Aug.) with in and acc., adversus and acc., ad and acc.; also (post-Aug.) with gen., Att. ap. Non. 433, 6 sq.:

    concertationes in disputando pertinaces,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 8, 27 sq.:

    pertinacissimus fueris, si, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 33, 107:

    valde pertinax,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 9:

    pertinax fama,

    Plin. 24, 17, 101, § 159:

    studium, Quint. Inst. prooem.: certamen,

    Liv. 2, 40:

    stare pertinaci statu,

    Gell. 2, 1, 2:

    octoginta milia fortissimae pertinacissimaeque in retinendis armis juventutis,

    Vell. 2, 27, 1:

    pertinax virtus,

    Liv. 25, 14:

    pertinax adversus temerarios impetus,

    id. 28, 22, 14:

    pertinacior in repugnando,

    id. 29, 33:

    pertinax ad obtinendam injuriam,

    id. 29, 1, 17:

    in quod coepit pertinax et intenta,

    Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 2.—
    (β).
    Poet., with inf.:

    fortuna... Ludum insolentem ludere pertinax,

    Hor. C. 3, 29, 51.—
    (γ).
    With gen.:

    justitiae,

    App. Mag. p. 338, 34:

    irae,

    Val. Max. 6, 3, 3.—Hence, adv.: pertĭnācĭter.
    A.
    Very fast or firmly, very tenaciously, persistently:

    haec ipsa magis pertinaciter haerent, quo deteriora sunt,

    Quint. 1, 1, 5; Suet. Tib. 74:

    pertinacius resistere,

    Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 227:

    pertinacissime retinere,

    id. 33, 6, 32, § 100. —
    B.
    Constantly, firmly, steadily, perseveringly; obstinately, stubbornly, pertinaciously:

    pertinaciter liberalibus studiis deditus,

    Suet. Claud. 40 fin.:

    pertinaciter in aliquā re manere,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 20: pertinaciter offensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 1:

    contendere,

    Suet. Caes. 1:

    studere,

    Sen. Ep. 5, 1.— Comp.:

    pertinacius insequi,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 13.— Sup.:

    pertinacissime pabulo abstinere,

    Suet. Caes. 81 med.; id. Ner. 56.—
    III.
    Pertĭnax, ācis, m., surname of the emperor P. Helvius, who succeeded Commodus on the throne, Capitol. Pert. 1; Aur. Vict. Epit. 18.

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  • 3 pertinax

    per-tĭnax, ācis, adj. [tenax], that holds fast, that clings firmly, very tenacious.
    I.
    Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    digitus male pertinax,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 24:

    ales unguibus pertinax,

    App. Flor. p. 366: tenaxne pater ejus est? Ph. Pater immo edepol pertinax, exceedingly avaricious, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39.—
    B.
    Transf., that lasts long, very durable:

    spiritus,

    Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81:

    siligo in Allobrogum agro pertinax,

    id. 18, 8, 20, § 85.—
    II.
    Trop., firm, constant, steadfast, persevering, unyielding; in a bad sense, obstinate, pertinacious, stubborn (cf. pervicax); constr. absol., with in and abl.; also (rare and not ante-Aug.) with in and acc., adversus and acc., ad and acc.; also (post-Aug.) with gen., Att. ap. Non. 433, 6 sq.:

    concertationes in disputando pertinaces,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 8, 27 sq.:

    pertinacissimus fueris, si, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 33, 107:

    valde pertinax,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 9:

    pertinax fama,

    Plin. 24, 17, 101, § 159:

    studium, Quint. Inst. prooem.: certamen,

    Liv. 2, 40:

    stare pertinaci statu,

    Gell. 2, 1, 2:

    octoginta milia fortissimae pertinacissimaeque in retinendis armis juventutis,

    Vell. 2, 27, 1:

    pertinax virtus,

    Liv. 25, 14:

    pertinax adversus temerarios impetus,

    id. 28, 22, 14:

    pertinacior in repugnando,

    id. 29, 33:

    pertinax ad obtinendam injuriam,

    id. 29, 1, 17:

    in quod coepit pertinax et intenta,

    Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 2.—
    (β).
    Poet., with inf.:

    fortuna... Ludum insolentem ludere pertinax,

    Hor. C. 3, 29, 51.—
    (γ).
    With gen.:

    justitiae,

    App. Mag. p. 338, 34:

    irae,

    Val. Max. 6, 3, 3.—Hence, adv.: pertĭnācĭter.
    A.
    Very fast or firmly, very tenaciously, persistently:

    haec ipsa magis pertinaciter haerent, quo deteriora sunt,

    Quint. 1, 1, 5; Suet. Tib. 74:

    pertinacius resistere,

    Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 227:

    pertinacissime retinere,

    id. 33, 6, 32, § 100. —
    B.
    Constantly, firmly, steadily, perseveringly; obstinately, stubbornly, pertinaciously:

    pertinaciter liberalibus studiis deditus,

    Suet. Claud. 40 fin.:

    pertinaciter in aliquā re manere,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 20: pertinaciter offensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 1:

    contendere,

    Suet. Caes. 1:

    studere,

    Sen. Ep. 5, 1.— Comp.:

    pertinacius insequi,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 13.— Sup.:

    pertinacissime pabulo abstinere,

    Suet. Caes. 81 med.; id. Ner. 56.—
    III.
    Pertĭnax, ācis, m., surname of the emperor P. Helvius, who succeeded Commodus on the throne, Capitol. Pert. 1; Aur. Vict. Epit. 18.

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  • 4 cōnstanter

        cōnstanter adv. with comp. and sup.    [constans], firmly, immovably, steadily, constantly, resolutely. in susceptā causā permanere: vitiis gaudere, H.: ab hostibus pugnari, Cs.: manere in perspicuis constantius: cursūs constantissime servare. — Harmoniously, evenly, uniformly, consistently: sibi constanter convenienterque dicere: non constantissime dici: constanter omues nuntiaverunt manūs cogi, unanimously, Cs. — With self-possession, steadily, calmly, tranquilly, sedately: ferre dolorem: constanter fit.
    * * *
    constantius, constantissime ADV
    firmly, immovably; steadily, constantly, without change; resolutely; loyally; evenly, uniformly, regularly; calmly; continually, persistently; consistently

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  • 5 confirmate

    I
    confidently, with assurance; firmly (L+S)
    II
    confirmatius, confirmatissime ADV

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  • 6 fidelis

    fĭdēlis, e, adj. [1. fides], that may be trusted or relied upon, trusty, faithful, sincere, true (class.; syn. fidus).
    I.
    Prop.
    A.
    Adj., constr. absol., with dat., or with in and acc.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    cum et civis mihi bonus et firmus amicus ac fidelis videretur,

    Cic. Cael. 6, 14: doctus, fidelis, Suavis homo, etc., Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4 (Ann. v. 249 ed. Vahl.):

    boni fidelesque socii,

    Liv. 22, 37, 4; 9, 2, 5; 29, 7, 2; 22, 37, 4 Drak. N. cr.; cf.:

    sociis multo fidelioribus utimur,

    Cic. Att. 5, 18, 2:

    est urbs Massilia fortissimorum fidelissimorumque sociorum,

    id. Font. 1, 3:

    fidelissima conjux,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 3:

    medicus multum celer atque fidelis,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 147:

    minister,

    id. C. 4, 4, 3:

    seu visa est catulis cerva fidelibus,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 27:

    multorum opes praepotentium excludunt amicitias fideles,

    Cic. Lael. 15, 54:

    consilium,

    id. Agr. 2, 2 fin.; cf. id. Clu. 31, 85:

    opera,

    id. Caecin. 5, 14; cf.:

    operā Commii fideli atque utili,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 76, 1:

    cura,

    Ov. H. 1, 104:

    silentium,

    Hor. C. 3, 2, 25:

    desideria (patriae),

    id. ib. 4, 5, 15:

    lacrimae,

    i. e. true, genuine, Ov. H. 14, 127.—
    (β).
    With dat.:

    qui (Cn. Pompeius) unum Deiotarum fidelem populo Romano judicavit,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

    cave tu illi fidelis potius fueris quam mihi,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 11:

    illi fuisti quam mihi fidelior,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 58:

    habere aliquem fidelem sibi,

    id. Bacch. 3, 3, 87:

    quem sibi fidelem arbitrabatur,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 21, 7; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 1; Quint. 11, 2, 42.—
    (γ).
    With in and acc.:

    quam fideli animo et benigno in illam fui,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 22; cf. Cic. Mil. 10, 29:

    in amicos,

    Sall. C. 9, 2 (others read: in amicis, v. Kritz. ad h. 1.).—
    b.
    Subst.: fĭdēlis, is, m., a trusty person, a confidant:

    si quem tuorum fidelium voles, ad me mittas,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 2.
    II.
    Transf., in gen., of things, to be depended upon, sure, safe, strong, firm, durable (rare but class.):

    nam et doctrina et domus, et ars et ager etiam fidelis dici potest: ut sit, quomodo Theophrasto placet, verecunda tralatio,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 17, 1:

    in nave tuta ac fideli,

    id. Planc. 41, 97:

    lorica,

    Verg. A. 9, 707:

    portus,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 5:

    materies terebinthi ad vetustatem,

    Plin. 13, 6, 12, § 54;

    structura,

    Front. Aquaed. 123:

    rimis explendis fidelior pice,

    Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158:

    fidelissimum glutinum,

    id. 28, 17, 71, § 236.—Hence, adv., in two forms: fĭdē-lĭter (class.) and fĭdēle (ante- and postclass.).
    I. (α).
    Form fideliter:

    constanter et fideliter in amicitia alicujus permanere,

    Liv. 33, 35, 9:

    vivere simpliciter, fideliter vitaeque hominum amice,

    Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92:

    obtestatur per sua antea fideliter acta, etc.,

    Sall. J. 71 fin.:

    aliquid fideliter curare,

    Cic. Att. 15, 20, 4: valetudini inservire, Tiro ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 17, 1:

    colere amicos,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 5:

    discere artes ingenuas,

    Ov. P. 2, 9, 47:

    retinent commissa (aures),

    Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 70; cf.:

    ejus (memoriae) duplex virtus, facile percipere et fideliter continere,

    Quint. 1, 3, 1:

    exstincta parum fideliter incendia,

    Flor. 3, 5 med. —
    (β).
    Form fidele:

    fac fidele sis fidelis,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79: militare, Prud. steg. 10, 428. —
    b.
    Comp.:

    quo propior quisque est servitque fidelius aegro,

    Ov. M. 7, 563; Plin. Ep. 6, 24, 3.—
    c.
    Sup.: ut is optime te laudasse [p. 746] videatur, qui narraverit fidelissime, Plin. Pan. 56, 2.—
    2.
    (Acc. to II.) Surely, strongly, firmly: per quorum loca fideliter mihi pateret iter, Planc. in Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 2:

    oratoris futuri fundamenta fideliter jacere,

    Quint. 1, 4, 5:

    quod fideliter firmum est, a primis statim actionibus arripere optimum est,

    firmly grounded, id. 6, 4, 14; cf. Gell. 15, 2, 6.— Comp.:

    qui quartanum passus convaluerit, fidelius constantiusque postea valiturum,

    Gell. 17, 12, 3:

    memoriae inhaerere fidelius,

    Quint. 10, 6, 2; cf. id. 10, 3, 2.— Sup.:

    fortunae inaurato fidelissime simulacro,

    very solidly, durably, Plin. 33, 3, 19, § 61.

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  • 7 incertus

    incertus, a, um (archaic gen. plur. incertūm, Pac. ap. Non. 495, 27), adj. [2. incertus; hence, acc. to certus].
    I.
    Object., of things whose (external or internal) qualities are not firmly established, uncertain, unsettled, doubtful, untrustworthy, not fast, not firm (class.): amicus certus in re incerta cernitur, Enn. ap. Cic. Lael. 17, 64 (Trag. v. 428 Vahl.); cf. id. ap. Non. 166, 22 (Trag. v. 12 Vahl.):

    incerti socii an hostes essent,

    Liv. 30, 35, 9:

    incertus (infans) masculus an femina esset,

    id. 31, 12, 6; cf. Sall. J. 49, 5:

    cum incerta bellum an pax cum Celtiberis essent,

    Liv. 34, 19, 8 Weissenb.: spe incerta certum mihi laborem sustuli, Ter. Hec. prol. alt. 9; id. And. 2, 3, 16:

    nuptiae,

    id. ib. 5, 1, 11:

    aetas (puerilis) maxime lubrica atque incerta,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 52, § 137:

    itinera,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 37 fin.:

    dominatus,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 17:

    status,

    id. ib. 1, 26:

    sedes,

    Sall. C. 6, 1:

    ambiguae testis incertaeque rei,

    Juv. 8, 81:

    comarum Anulus incertā non bene fixus acu,

    not fast, Mart. 2, 66, 2:

    colligere incertos et in ordine ponere crines,

    dishevelled, Ov. Am. 1, 11, 1:

    per incertam lunam sub luce maligna,

    not clearly visible, dim, Verg. A. 6, 270:

    soles,

    id. ib. 3, 203:

    securis,

    that did not strike with a sure blow, id. ib. 2, 224:

    vultus,

    disturbed, uneasy, Sall. J. 106, 2:

    ille vitam suam ad incertissimam spem reservavit,

    Cic. Sest. 22, 50: arbori incertae nullam prudentia cani Rectoris cum ferret opem, the ship uncertain in her course, because no longer obeying the helm, Juv. 12, 32 Halm. — In neutr. ellipt.:

    clauserant portas incertum vi an voluntate,

    Liv. 31, 41, 2; 31, 43, 7 al. — Neutr. as adv. ( poet.):

    incertum vigilans,

    Ov. H. 10, 9; Stat. Th. 5, 212. —
    II.
    Subject., as respects one's perceptions or convictions, not firmly established, uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, dubious (so most freq. in prose and poetry):

    nihil est incertius vulgo,

    Cic. Mur. 17, 36:

    casus,

    id. Or. 28, 98:

    ut alia certa, alia incerta esse dicunt,

    id. Off. 2, 2, 7; cf.: est igitur ridiculum, quod est dubium, id relinquere incertum, id. Mur. 32, 68; and:

    incerta atque dubia,

    Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 9 fin.:

    ut incertis temporibus diversisque itineribus iretur,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 16 fin.; so,

    eventus reliqui temporis,

    Cic. Quint. 26, 83:

    exitus pugnarum,

    id. Mil. 21, 56:

    adulterium,

    Quint. 7, 2, 52:

    auctor,

    id. 5, 11, 41:

    cujus ora puellares faciunt incerta capilli,

    make the sex doubtful, Juv. 15, 137:

    incerta persona heres institui non potest,

    Ulp. Fragm. 22, 4; Gai. Inst. 2, 242; cf. 2, 238.—
    (β).
    With rel. or interrog.-clause:

    nunc mihi incertumst, abeam an maneam,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 19:

    moriendum certe est, et id incertum, an hoc ipso die,

    Cic. Sen. 20, 74; cf. Quint. 1, 6, 27:

    (Gallus) avem, an gentem, an nomen, an fortunam corporis significet, incertum est,

    id. 7, 9, 2:

    confessus est quidem sed incertum, utrum quia verum erat, an quia, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 5:

    neque plane occultati humilitate arborum et tamen incerti, quidnam esset,

    Sall. J. 49, 5 Kritz.— Abl. absol.:

    multi annantes navibus incerto prae tenebris, quid aut peterent aut vitarent, foede interierunt,

    Liv. 28, 36, 12.—
    2.
    Subst.: incer-tum, i, n., an uncertainty:

    quicquid incerti mihi in animo prius aut ambiguum fuit, Nunc liquet, nunc defaecatum est,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 69:

    ne cujus incerti vanique auctor esset,

    Liv. 4, 13, 9:

    incerta maris et tempestatum,

    Tac. A. 3, 54:

    incerta fortunae experiri,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 4:

    incerta belli,

    Liv. 30, 2:

    bona, fortunae possessionesque omnium in dubium incertumque revocabuntur,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 76; cf. id. ib. 13, 38:

    Minucius praefectus annonae in incertum creatus,

    for an indefinite time, Liv. 4, 13, 7:

    postremo fugere an manere tutius foret, in incerto erat,

    Sall. J. 38, 5:

    Allobroges diu in incerto habuere, quidnam consilii caperent,

    id. C. 41, 1; cf. id. J. 46, 8:

    imperia ducum in incerto reliquerat,

    Tac. H. 2, 33 fin. —
    B.
    Transf., of a person who is in a state of uncertainty respecting any thing, uncertain, in uncertainty, hesitating, doubtful: quo ego ope mea Pro incertis certos compotesque consili Dimitto, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199 (Trag. v. 188 Vahl.):

    nolo suspensam et incertam plebem Romanam obscura spe et caeca exspectatione pendere,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66; so,

    varius incertusque agitabat,

    Sall. J. 74, 1; Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 3:

    ego certe me incerto scio hoc daturum nemini homini,

    id. As. 2, 4, 60.—
    (β).
    With rel.-clause:

    quid dicam hisce, incertus sum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 36:

    cum incertus essem, ubi esses,

    Cic. Att. 1, 9, 1:

    incerti ignarique, quid potissimum facerent,

    Sall. J. 67, 1:

    incerti quidnam esset,

    id. ib. 49, 5:

    incertus, quonam modo aciem instrueret,

    id. ib. 101, 2:

    incerti, quo fata ferant, ubi sistere detur,

    Verg. A. 3, 7:

    incertus, Geniumne loci famulumne parentis Esse putet,

    id. ib. 5, 95:

    faber, incertus scamnum faceretne Priapum,

    Hor. S. 1, 8, 2.—
    (γ).
    With gen. (not in Cic.): summarum rerum incerti, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199 (Trag. v. 187 Vahl.):

    incertusque meae paene salutis eram,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 4:

    sententiae,

    Liv. 4, 57, 3:

    veri,

    id. 4, 23, 3; 1, 27, 6:

    rerum,

    id. 24, 24, 9:

    ultionis,

    Tac. A. 2, 75:

    sui,

    Stat. Th. 5, 525:

    naves incertae locorum, Auct. B. Afr. 7: mox incertus animi, fesso corpore, etc.,

    Tac. A. 6, 46; id. H. 3, 55 fin.:

    futurorum,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 11:

    consilii,

    Curt. 8, 10, 27.—
    (δ).
    With abl.:

    incerti metu,

    Val. Fl. 3, 602.—
    (ε).
    With de and abl.:

    incertus de salute alicujus,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 10.—Hence, adv. in two forms: incertē and incerto (both ante-class.), uncertainly, not certainly, dubiously: incerte errat animus, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 259 Vahl.): vagat exsul, Pac. ap. Non. 467, 25 (Trag. Rel. p. 87 Rib.):

    ubi Habitet dum incerto scio,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 69:

    incerto scio,

    id. Ps. 4, 2, 7:

    incerto autumo,

    id. Ep. 4, 1, 18.

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  • 8 infigo

    in-fīgo, xi, xum, 3, v. a., to fix, thrust, drive, or fasten in.
    I.
    Lit.:

    gladium hosti in pectus,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 22, 50:

    ferreis hamis infixis,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 73 fin.:

    hastam portae,

    Verg. A. 9, 746:

    signum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 31:

    (sagitta) infigitur arbore,

    remains fixed, sticks fast, Verg. A. 5, 504:

    vulnus infixum,

    made by a thrust, id. ib. 4, 689:

    infixa corpori extrahere,

    things stuck in the body, Plin. 26, 12, 79, § 128; cf.:

    infixum moenibus hostem deicere,

    standing firmly on, Sil. 11, 173:

    infixum educere telum,

    Ov. M. 13, 393:

    aliquem in limo,

    Vulg. Psa. 68, 3.—
    II.
    Trop., to infix, impress, imprint (esp. freq. in the part. perf.):

    quod in hominum sensibus atque in ipsa natura positum atque infixum est,

    Cic. Clu. 6, 17:

    infigere animis res,

    Quint. 9, 4, 134:

    religio infixa animo,

    Liv. 29, 18, 1:

    quicquid infixum et ingenitum est,

    Sen. Ep. 11:

    quae sint inculcanda, infigenda, repetenda,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20:

    infixus pectori dolor haeret,

    id. ib.:

    natis oscula,

    Sil. 12, 738:

    oscula dextris,

    id. 12, 592; 8, 127: infixum est mihi, I have firmly resolved, I am determined:

    Vologesi penitus infixum erat arma Romana vitandi,

    Tac. A. 15, 5; so with inf.:

    infixum est fugere,

    Sil. 4, 332; 10, 643.

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  • 9 insideo

    insĭdĕo, sēdi, sessum, 2, v. n. and a. [in-sedeo], to sit in or upon any thing; mostly with dat. (class.).
    I.
    Neutr.
    A.
    Lit.:

    equo,

    Liv. 7, 6, 5:

    curru insidens,

    Sen. Med. 29:

    solo,

    Suet. Aug. 82.—
    2.
    To settle:

    ubi Lydia quondam jugis insedit Etruscis,

    Verg. A. 8, 479.—
    B.
    Trop., to be seated, fixed, or stamped in, to adhere to:

    cum in locis semen insedit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 128:

    longus morbus, cum penitus insedit,

    when it has become deeply seated, Cels. 3, 1:

    insidens capulo manus,

    i. e. keeping firm hold of the handle, Tac. A. 2, 21:

    nihil quisquam unquam, me audiente, egit orator, quod non in memoria mea penitus insederit,

    remained thoroughly fixed in my mind, Cic. de Or. 2, 28, 122:

    insidebat in ejus mente species eloquentiae,

    was firmly stamped on his mind, id. Or. 5, 18:

    voluptas, quae penitus in omni sensu implicata insidet,

    id. Leg. 1, 17, 47:

    cum hic fervor concitatioque animi inveteraverit, et tamquam in venis medullisque insederit,

    has firmly seated itself, id. Tusc. 4, 10, 24.—
    II. A.
    Lit.:

    currum,

    Varr. L. L. 5, 22:

    Joppe insidet collem,

    Plin. 5, 13, 14, § 69. —
    B.
    Transf., to take possession of a place, to hold, occupy:

    locum,

    Liv. 21, 54, 3:

    juga,

    Tac. A. 2, 16:

    militibus arcem,

    Liv. 26, 44, 2:

    insidere vias examina infantium solebant,

    Plin. Pan. 26, 1:

    Aventinum,

    Liv. 9, 34, 3; 3, 50, 13; Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 9 Dietsch:

    medium mare,

    Flor. 4, 8, 2:

    arcem Capitolii,

    id. 3, 21, 7:

    ea loca,

    inhabit, Tac. A. 12, 62. — Pass.:

    viaeque omnes hostium praesidiis insidentur,

    Liv. 25, 13, 2:

    saltus circa insessus ab hoste,

    id. 7, 34, 1:

    per montes praesidiis nostris insessos,

    Tac. A. 13, 9:

    insessus iterum Alpibus,

    id. H. 3, 1:

    insessum diris avibus Capitolium,

    occupied as a perch, id. A. 12, 43.

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  • 10 tenaces

    tĕnax, ācis, adj. [id.], holding fast, griping, tenacious.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    prensatque tenaci forcipe ferrum,

    Verg. A. 12, 404; 8, 453; cf.:

    dente tenaci Ancora fundabat naves,

    id. ib. 6, 3:

    vinclum,

    id. G. 4, 412; Ov. M. 11, 252:

    complexus,

    id. ib. 4, 377:

    lappa,

    id. P. 2, 1, 14:

    hedera arborem implicat,

    Cat. 61, 34:

    loca limosa tenacia gravi caeno,

    Tac. A. 1, 63:

    amplexus,

    App. M. 9, p. 219, 17:

    maltha, quae est res omnium tenacissima,

    Plin. 36, 24, 58, § 181.— With gen.:

    herba asperitate etiam vestium tenaci,

    Plin. 27, 5, 15, § 32. — Comp.:

    cutis tenacior capilli,

    Plin. 22, 22, 39, § 82.—
    b.
    Subst.: tĕnāces, ĭum, m., things that hold fast. i. e. bands, stalks, or pedicles of fruit, etc., Pall. Febr. 18, 1; 25, 9; id. Mart. 10, 4 and 9; id. Sept. 17.—
    B.
    In partic., holding fast to wealth, power, etc., griping, sparing, niggardly, stingy, tenacious (class.;

    syn. parcus): filius familias patre parco ac tenaci,

    Cic. Cael. 15, 36: He. Tenaxne pater ejus est? Phi. Immo edepol pertinax, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39:

    parcus, truculentus, tenax,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 12:

    eosdem restrictos et tenaces fuisse,

    Cic. Planc. 22, 54:

    non tenax in largitate,

    Spart. Car. 5.—With gen.:

    genus Quaesiti tenax,

    Ov. M. 7, 657.— Comp.:

    milites tenaciores eorum (armorum) in proelio,

    Suet. Caes. 67.—
    C.
    Transf., of things, that holds or sticks fast: jacere in tenaci gramine, that clings together, i. e. matted, Hor. Epod. 2, 24.— Sup.:

    glaebis tenacissimum solum,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10:

    cerae,

    sticky, viscid, Verg. G. 4, 161:

    turpe referre pedem nec passu stare tenaci,

    Ov. P. 2, 6, 21.— Comp.:

    pondere tenacior navis,

    Liv. 28, 30, 11:

    panicula glutino tenacior,

    Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Holding fast, retentive, firm, steadfast, persistent, tenacious (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose); usually joined with gen.:

    memoria tenacissima,

    Quint. 1, 1, 19:

    naturā tenacissimi sumus eorum, quae rudibus annis percepimus,

    id. 1, 1, 5:

    pertinacem ultra modum esse tenacem propositi,

    id. 11, 1, 90; so,

    propositi,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 1; Ov. M. 10, 405:

    tenacem esse sui juris debet,

    Col. 1, 7, 2:

    disciplinae tenacissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 85 (17):

    justitiae,

    Juv. 8, 25:

    ficti pravique (Fama),

    Verg. A. 4, 188:

    veri,

    Pers. 5, 48:

    amicitiarum,

    Vell. 2, 29, 3:

    exempli sui,

    id. 2, 84, 3 Ruhnk.:

    animi,

    Manil. 4, 165:

    longa tenaxque fides,

    Ov. Am. 2, 6, 14.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, stubborn, obstinate:

    equus contra sua vincla tenax,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13; so,

    equus,

    Liv. 39, 25, 13;

    and in a lusus verbb.: si esses equos, esses indomabilis... nimis tenax es,

    Plaut. Cas. 4, 3, 13:

    cum video, quam sint mea fata tenacia, frangor,

    Ov. P. 1, 2, 63:

    ira Caesaris,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 28:

    morbi,

    Suet. Claud. 2.— Adv.: tĕnācĭter, closely, firmly, strongly, tightly, tenaciously.
    a.
    Lit.:

    pressisse tenaciter ungues,

    Ov. H. 9, 21:

    vincire,

    Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6.— Comp.:

    apprehendere,

    Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; Macr. S. 7, 3:

    habitare,

    Aug. Ep. 6.—
    b.
    Trop., persistently, firmly:

    urgere,

    Ov. H. 3, 43.— Comp., Sol. 52, § 44; Amm. 25, 4, 4.— Sup., App. M. 5, p. 167, 22.

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  • 11 tenax

    tĕnax, ācis, adj. [id.], holding fast, griping, tenacious.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    prensatque tenaci forcipe ferrum,

    Verg. A. 12, 404; 8, 453; cf.:

    dente tenaci Ancora fundabat naves,

    id. ib. 6, 3:

    vinclum,

    id. G. 4, 412; Ov. M. 11, 252:

    complexus,

    id. ib. 4, 377:

    lappa,

    id. P. 2, 1, 14:

    hedera arborem implicat,

    Cat. 61, 34:

    loca limosa tenacia gravi caeno,

    Tac. A. 1, 63:

    amplexus,

    App. M. 9, p. 219, 17:

    maltha, quae est res omnium tenacissima,

    Plin. 36, 24, 58, § 181.— With gen.:

    herba asperitate etiam vestium tenaci,

    Plin. 27, 5, 15, § 32. — Comp.:

    cutis tenacior capilli,

    Plin. 22, 22, 39, § 82.—
    b.
    Subst.: tĕnāces, ĭum, m., things that hold fast. i. e. bands, stalks, or pedicles of fruit, etc., Pall. Febr. 18, 1; 25, 9; id. Mart. 10, 4 and 9; id. Sept. 17.—
    B.
    In partic., holding fast to wealth, power, etc., griping, sparing, niggardly, stingy, tenacious (class.;

    syn. parcus): filius familias patre parco ac tenaci,

    Cic. Cael. 15, 36: He. Tenaxne pater ejus est? Phi. Immo edepol pertinax, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39:

    parcus, truculentus, tenax,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 12:

    eosdem restrictos et tenaces fuisse,

    Cic. Planc. 22, 54:

    non tenax in largitate,

    Spart. Car. 5.—With gen.:

    genus Quaesiti tenax,

    Ov. M. 7, 657.— Comp.:

    milites tenaciores eorum (armorum) in proelio,

    Suet. Caes. 67.—
    C.
    Transf., of things, that holds or sticks fast: jacere in tenaci gramine, that clings together, i. e. matted, Hor. Epod. 2, 24.— Sup.:

    glaebis tenacissimum solum,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10:

    cerae,

    sticky, viscid, Verg. G. 4, 161:

    turpe referre pedem nec passu stare tenaci,

    Ov. P. 2, 6, 21.— Comp.:

    pondere tenacior navis,

    Liv. 28, 30, 11:

    panicula glutino tenacior,

    Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Holding fast, retentive, firm, steadfast, persistent, tenacious (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose); usually joined with gen.:

    memoria tenacissima,

    Quint. 1, 1, 19:

    naturā tenacissimi sumus eorum, quae rudibus annis percepimus,

    id. 1, 1, 5:

    pertinacem ultra modum esse tenacem propositi,

    id. 11, 1, 90; so,

    propositi,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 1; Ov. M. 10, 405:

    tenacem esse sui juris debet,

    Col. 1, 7, 2:

    disciplinae tenacissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 85 (17):

    justitiae,

    Juv. 8, 25:

    ficti pravique (Fama),

    Verg. A. 4, 188:

    veri,

    Pers. 5, 48:

    amicitiarum,

    Vell. 2, 29, 3:

    exempli sui,

    id. 2, 84, 3 Ruhnk.:

    animi,

    Manil. 4, 165:

    longa tenaxque fides,

    Ov. Am. 2, 6, 14.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, stubborn, obstinate:

    equus contra sua vincla tenax,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13; so,

    equus,

    Liv. 39, 25, 13;

    and in a lusus verbb.: si esses equos, esses indomabilis... nimis tenax es,

    Plaut. Cas. 4, 3, 13:

    cum video, quam sint mea fata tenacia, frangor,

    Ov. P. 1, 2, 63:

    ira Caesaris,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 28:

    morbi,

    Suet. Claud. 2.— Adv.: tĕnācĭter, closely, firmly, strongly, tightly, tenaciously.
    a.
    Lit.:

    pressisse tenaciter ungues,

    Ov. H. 9, 21:

    vincire,

    Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6.— Comp.:

    apprehendere,

    Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; Macr. S. 7, 3:

    habitare,

    Aug. Ep. 6.—
    b.
    Trop., persistently, firmly:

    urgere,

    Ov. H. 3, 43.— Comp., Sol. 52, § 44; Amm. 25, 4, 4.— Sup., App. M. 5, p. 167, 22.

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  • 12 ad-fīgō (aff-)

        ad-fīgō (aff-) fīxī, fīxus, ere,    to fasten, attach, affix, annex: litteram ad caput: alqm cuspide ad terram, L.: Minervae talaria: Prometheus adfixus Caucaso: alqm terrae, L.: lecto te adfixit, confined, H.: flammam lateri turris, V.: (apes) adfixae venis, attached (by their stings), V.: adfixa est cum fronte manus, pinned fast, O.: clavum adfixus et haerens Nusquam amittebat, clung firmly to the helm, V.

    Latin-English dictionary > ad-fīgō (aff-)

  • 13 artē

        artē adv. with comp. and sup.    [artus], closely, fast, firmly: continere alqd, Cs.: aciem statuere, S.: tigna artius inligata, Cs.: quam artissime ire, S. — Fig.: dormire, soundly: alqm colere, i. e. stingily, S.
    * * *
    artius, artissime ADV
    closely/tightly (bound/filled/holding); briefly, in a confined space, compactly

    Latin-English dictionary > artē

  • 14 artō

        artō āvī, ātus, āre    [1 artus], to contract, straiten: artato freno, Tb.: in honoribus omnia artata, L.
    * * *
    artare, artavi, artatus V TRANS
    wedge in, fit/close firmly, tighten; compress, abridge; pack, limit, cramp

    Latin-English dictionary > artō

  • 15 astrictē

        astrictē adv.    [astrictus], rigidly, by strict metrical rules: numerosa oratio.
    * * *
    astrictius, astrictissime ADV
    tightly (bound), firmly; strictly, by strict rules; concisely, tersely, pithily

    Latin-English dictionary > astrictē

  • 16 certō

        certō adv.    [certus], with certainty, certainly, surely, of a truth, in fact, really: nihil ita exspectare quasi certo futurum: ego rus abituram me esse certo decrevi, T.—With scio, I know fully, it is beyond doubt: hoc certo scio, aiebat, etc., T.: haec omnia facta esse certo scio.
    * * *
    I
    certare, certavi, certatus V
    vie (with), contest, contend/struggle (at law/politics), dispute; fight, strive
    II
    certius, certissime ADV
    certainly, definitely, really, for certain/a fact, truly; surely, firmly

    Latin-English dictionary > certō

  • 17 certō

        certō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.    [certus], to match, vie with, fight, contend, struggle, combat, do battle: armis cum hoste, an venenis?: pugnis, calcibus: proelio, S.: de salute, Ta.: de ambiguo agro bello, L.: acie, V.: animis iniquis, V.: in Bruti salute certatur: maximā vi certatur, S. — Fig., to contend, struggle, strive: inter se quo iure certarent: in centumvirali iudicio: provocatione, L.: si quid se iudice certes, H.: foro si res certabitur olim, be tried, H.: cui (multae) certandae cum dies advenisset, L.: certata lite deorum Ambracia, the subject of arbitration, O.: quicum omni ratione certandum sit: (carmina) certantia iudice Tarpā, recited in competition, H. — To contend, compete, wrestle, struggle, strive, vie, match: cursu cum aequalibus, S.: si nautae certarent, quis eorum potissimum gubernaret: dic, mecum quo pignore certes (in music), V.: Carmine vilem ob hircum, H.: solus tibi certat Amyntas, is your only rival, V.: Certent et cycnis ululae, V.—With inf: Phoebum superare canendo, V.: aequales certat superare legendo (violas), O.: inter se eruere quercum, V.: praedas certantes agere, with all their might, S.: Avidi gloriae certantes murum petere, striving to outdo one another, S.—Fig., to compete, vie, emulate, rival: Benedictis si certasset, T.: cum civibus de virtute, S.: cum aliorum improbitate: contumaciā adversus nobiles, L.: vobiscum de amore rei p.: virtute oportere, non genere certari.—Poet.: viridique certat Baca Venafro, H.: decerpens Certantem uvam purpurae, H.: (hunc) tergeminis tollere honoribus (i. e. tollendo), H.
    * * *
    I
    certare, certavi, certatus V
    vie (with), contest, contend/struggle (at law/politics), dispute; fight, strive
    II
    certius, certissime ADV
    certainly, definitely, really, for certain/a fact, truly; surely, firmly

    Latin-English dictionary > certō

  • 18 coalēscō

        coalēscō aluī, alitus, ere, inch.    [com- + 1 AL-], to grow firmly, strike root, increase, become strong: ilex coaluerat inter saxa, had sprung up, S.: in cortice ramus, O.—Fig., to unite, agree together, coalesce: Troiani et Aborigines facile coaluerunt, S.: cum patribus animi plebis, L.: multitudo coalescere in populi unius corpus poterat, L.: rem coalescere concordiā, be adjusted, L.: concordiā coaluerant omnium animi, L.: pace coalescente, becoming established, L.: coalescens regnum, recovering strength, L.: coalita libertate inreverentia, fostered, Ta.
    * * *
    coalescere, coalui, coalitus V INTRANS
    join/grow together; coalesce; close (wound); become unified/strong/established

    Latin-English dictionary > coalēscō

  • 19 comprēndō

        comprēndō    see comprehendo.
    * * *
    comprendere, comprendi, comprensus V TRANS
    catch/seize/grasp firmly; arrest; take hold/root/fire, ignite; conceive (baby); embrace; include/cover/deal with (in speech/law); express (by term/symbol)

    Latin-English dictionary > comprēndō

  • 20 cōnfīrmātus

        cōnfīrmātus adj. with comp.    [P. of confirmo], encouraged, confident, courageous, resolute: animus: confirmatiorem exercitum efficere, Cs.—Established, certain: quod eo confirmatius erit, si, etc.
    * * *
    confirmata -um, confirmatior -or -us, confirmatissimus -a -um ADJ
    confident/assured; well established/firmly based; well attested/certain/proven; encouraged; courageous, resolute; asserted/affirmed; certain, credible; proved

    Latin-English dictionary > cōnfīrmātus

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