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  • 1 pretium

        pretium ī, n    [PRA-], a price, money value, value in exchange: pretia praediorum: duobus pretiis idem frumentum vendere: certa pretia constituere, fix: urbem pretio posuit, paid, V.: vectigalia parvo pretio redempta, cheaply, Cs.: pretio mercari ordinem senatorium, purchase: pactum pro capite, ransom: captivos pretio remittere, for a ransom, Cu.: tripodes pretium victoribus, prize, V.: rude, money, O.: In pretio pretium nunc est, wealth, O.: converso in pretium deo, i. e. a shower of gold, H.— Value, worth: agrum preti maioris nemo habet, T.: alicuius preti esse, of any value: in pretio esse, to be esteemed, L.: aurum in pretio habent, prize, Ta.: pudebat libertatis maius esse apud feminas pretium, etc., Cu.— Pay, hire, wages, bribe: Metellum pretio conrumpere: pretio adductus eripere patriam: sine pretio varium ius fuisse, bribery.—Fig., worth, value, esteem: homines magni preti: operae eorum pretium facere, value their services, L.: sive aliquod morum Est pretium, O.— Recompense, return, reward: pretium recte facti triumphum habere, L.: pretium debito beneficio addere, L.: satis ampla pretia, prizes, L.: Est pretium curae cognoscere, etc., it is worth the trouble, Iu.—With operae, a return for trouble, worth the effort, worth while: si nihil quod operae pretium esset fecerant: facturusne operae pretium sim, produce a work worth the pains, L.: operae pretium habent libertatem, i. e. their service is well rewarded by freedom, L.: ratus captā urbe, operae pretium fore, a prize, S.— Recompense, punishment: pretium ob stultitiam fero, T.: peccare nefas, aut pretium est mori, H.: sceleris, Iu.
    * * *
    price/value/worth; reward/pay; money; prayer/request

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  • 2 redimō

        redimō ēmī, ēmptus, ere    [red-+emo], to buy back, repurchase, redeem: (domum) non minoris, quam emit Antonius, redimet: de fundo redimendo.— To ransom, release, redeem: captum quam queas Minumo, T.: cum legati populi R. redempti sint: e servitute: servi in publicum redempti ac manumissi, ransomed at the public cost, L.— To buy off, set free, release, rescue: pecuniā se a iudicibus palam redemerat: eum suo sanguine ab Acheronte, N.: fratrem Pollux alternā morte redemit, V.: corpus (a morbo), O.: armis civitatem, L.— To buy up, obtain by purchase, take by contract, undertake, hire, farm: belli moram, secure by bribery, S.: vectigalia parvo pretio redempta habere, Cs.: picarias de censoribus: litem, undertake.—Fig., to buy, purchase, redeem, secure, gain, acquire, obtain, procure: ut ab eo (praetorc) servorum vita redimeretur: pretio sepeliendi potestatem: ne obsidibus quidem datis, pacem Ariovisti, Cs.: auro ius triste sepulcri, O.: mutuam dissimulationem mali, Ta.: alqd morte, Cu.— To buy off, ward off, obviate, avert: (acerbitatem) a re p. meis incommodis: metum virgarum pretio: Si mea mors redimenda tuā esset, O.— To pay for, make amends for, atone for, compensate for: flagitium aut facinus, S.: sua per nostram periuria poenam, O.
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    I
    redimere, redemi, redemptus V TRANS
    buy back, recover, replace by purchase; buy up; make good, fulfil (promise); redeem; atone for; ransom; rescue/save; contract for; buy/purchase; buy off
    II
    redimere, redimi, - V TRANS
    buy back, recover, replace by purchase; buy up; make good, fulfil (promise); redeem; atone for; ransom; rescue/save; contract for; buy/purchase; buy off

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  • 3 prō

        prō praep. with abl.    [PRO-].—Of place, before, in front of, in face of: sedens pro aede Castoris: pro castris dimicare, Cs.: castra pro moenibus locata, L.: pro castris suas copias produxit, before the camp, Cs.: pro tectis aedificiorum, from the roofs, S.—Of conspicuous appearance or publicity, before, in the presence of, on, in, in front of: hac re pro suggestu pronuntiatā, coming forward on the tribune, Cs.: me significasse... idque pro tribunali, in open court: laudatus pro contione Iugurtha, before the assembled army, S.: pro contione litteras recitare, to the assembly, Cu.: uti pro consilio imperatum erat, in the council, S.: pro collegio pronuntiare, L.—Of defence or protection, for, in behalf of, in favor of, for the benefit of, in the service of, on the side of: contra omnia dici et pro omnibus: hoc non modo non pro me, sed contra me est potius: haec contra legem proque lege dicta, L.: labores dolorem pro patriā suscipere: pro patriā mori, H.: urbes pro hostibus et advorsum se opportunissumae, S.: et locus pro vobis et nox erit, L.—Of replacement or substitution, in the place of, instead of, for: ego pro te molam, T.: saepe et exin pro deinde et exinde dicimus: pro bene sano fictum vocamus, H.—Esp., in titles: pro consule in Ciliciam proficiscens, vice-consul: pro consulibus alqm mittere, non pro consule, instead of the consuls, not as proconsul: cum Alexandriae pro quaestore essem: pro magistro: ut, qui pro dictatore fuisset, dictator crederetur, L.—Of compensation, for, in exchange for, in return for: pro huius peccatis ego supplicium sufferam, T.: dimidium eius quod pactus esset, pro carmine daturum: id pro immolatis Romanis poenae hostibus redditum, L.: dedit pro corpore nummos, as a ransom, H.—Of equivalence, for, the same as, just as, as: hunc amavi pro meo, as my own, T.: qui mihi unus est pro centum milibus, of as much weight with me: quos pro nihilo putavit: pro occiso relictus, for dead: cum pro damnato esset, as good as condemned: neque recte neque pro bono facere (i. e. ita, ut pro bono habeatur), S.: pro vano nuntius audiri, as a boaster, L.—Esp., in phrases. —Pro eo, as an equivalent, just the same: sin minus, pro eo tamen id habeamus.—Pro eo atque, just the same as, even as: pro eo ac mereor, just as I deserve: pro eo ac debui, just as was my duty. —Pro eo quod, for the reason that, because: pro eo quod eius nomen erat magnā apud omnīs gloriā. —Of relation or proportion, for, in proportion, in comparison with, in accordance with, according to, conformably to, by virtue of: pro multitudine hominum angusti fines, Cs.: exercitum pro loco atque copiis instruit, S.: agere pro viribus: quia pro imperio palam interfici non poterat, in consideration of, L.: illum submovere pro imperio more maiorum, summarily, L.: satis pro imperio, dictatorially enough, T.: pro tuā prudentiā: pro tempore et pro re, according to time and circumstances, Cs.: pro facultatibus, N.—In phrases, with parte: quibus aliquid opis fortasse, pro suā quisque parte ferre potuisset, each according to his own measure of influence: pro meā tenui parte id defendere, to the best of my poor ability: pro virili parte, manfully: rerum gestarum memoriae pro virili parte consuluisse, i. e. to have done my share towards preserving, L.: beneficio plus quam pro virili parte obligatus, i. e. under more than personal obligations. —For pro ratā parte, see ratus.—With eo: pro magnitudine iniuriae, proque eo quod res p. temptatur, vindicare, as required by the fact that, etc.: pro antiquitate generis sui, pro eo, quod, etc., in view of the fact: ea pro eo, quantum in quoque sit ponderis, esse aestimanda, according to the weight of each.—Pro se quisque, each for himself, each in his measure, individually: pro se quisque quod ceperat adferebat: cum pro se quisque operam navare cuperet, Cs.: pro se quisque viri nituntur, V.
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    on behalf of; before; in front/instead of; for; about; according to; as, like

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  • 4 prae-stō

        prae-stō itī, itus    (P. fut. praestatūrus), āre, to stand out, stand before, be superior, excel, surpass, exceed, be excellent: suos inter aequalīs: civitas hominum multitudine praestabat, Cs.: sacro, quod praestat, peracto, Iu.: probro atque petulantiā maxume, to be pre-eminent, S.: virtute omnibus, Cs.: quā re homines bestiis praestent: pingendo aliis: praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae, N.: quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia, L.: virtute ceteros mortales, L.: gradu honoris nos, L.: imperatores prudentiā, N.—Impers. with subject-clause, it is preferable, is better: sibi praestare, quamvis fortunam pati, quam interfici, etc., Cs.: mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati: motos praestat componere fluctūs, V.—To become surety for, answer for, vouch for, warrant, be responsible for, take upon oneself: ut omnīs ministros imperi tui rei p. praestare videare: ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, i. e. that we have nothing to answer for if free from guilt: impetūs populi praestare nemo potest, answer for the outbreaks of the people: emptori damnum praestari oportere, compensation ought to be made: nihil, be responsible for nothing: quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, what none could guaranty against: tibi a vi nihil, give no guaranty against: meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum, warrant, Iu.: quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?: Illius lacrimae praestant Ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris, insure, Iu.—To fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute: in pugnā militis officia, Cs.: amicitiae ius officiumque: praestiti, ne quem pacis per me partae paeniteat, have taken care, L.: quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo, will keep the promise: ei fidem, L.: mea tibi fides praestabitur: pacem cum iis populus R. praestitit, maintained, L.: argenti pondo bina in militem, pay as ransom, L.: tributa, pay, Iu.: triplicem usuram, Iu.—To keep, preserve, maintain, retain: pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem p. debuisse: nepotibus aequor, O.: omnīs socios salvos praestare poteramus: Incolumem me tibi, H.—To show, exhibit, prove, evince, manifest, furnish, present, assure: mobilitatem equitum in proeliis, Cs.: in iis rebus eam voluntatem: consilium suum fidemque: honorem debitum patri: senatui sententiam, to give his vote: terga hosti, i. e. flee, Ta.: voluptatem sapienti, assure: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc.: teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae, show thyself constant, O.: vel magnum praestet Achillen, approve himself a great Achilles, V.

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  • 5 clarigatio

    clārĭgātĭo, ōnis, f. [clarigo], a solemn demand for redress, a religious solemnity with which the Fetialis declared war upon an enemy, in case he should refuse to give satisfaction within 33 days for injuries sustained (cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 53; 10, 14;

    Dict. of Antiq.),

    Plin. 1, epit. libr. 22, 3, p. 69 Bip.; Quint. 7, 3, 13; cf. Liv. 1, 32, 5 sq.—
    II.
    In gen., a fine or ransom for a transgression of limits, to be exacted of the offender by any person finding him:

    (Veliterni) jussi trans Tiberim habitare, ut ejus, qui cis Tiberim deprehensus esset, usque ad mille passuum clarigatio esset,

    Liv. 8, 14, 6.

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  • 6 redimo

    rĕd-ĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3, v. a. [emo].
    I.
    To buy back, repurchase (freq. and class.; syn.: recupero, reparo).
    A.
    In gen.:

    eam (domum) non minoris, quam emit Antonius, redimet,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 5, 10:

    neque adeo hasce emi mihi — illi redemi rursum,

    Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 145:

    aut emendum sibi quod non habebat, aut redimendum quod habebat,

    Cic. Sest. 30, 66:

    de fundo redimendo,

    id. Att. 11, 13, 4:

    orabo, ut mihi pallam reddat, quam dudum dedi, Aliam illi redimam meliorem,

    will buy in return, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 115; 4, 3, 6; cf. Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 162.—
    B.
    In partic., to buy back, ransom, release, redeem a prisoner, slave, etc.: Li. Tu redimes me, si me hostes interceperint? De. Redimam, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 93; Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 29:

    ut is homo redimatur illi,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 91; cf. id. Merc. 3, 1, 31:

    captos, captivos ab hoste, a praedonibus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90; cf.:

    haec benignitas, redimi e servitute captos,

    id. Off. 2, 18, 63; Plaut. Pers. 4, 6, 14:

    servi in publicum redempti ac manumissi,

    ransomed, liberated at public cost, Liv. 26, 27:

    me raptum pugnā pretiove redemptum Mandere humo,

    Verg. A. 9, 213; Ov. H. 3, 39; id. Am. 1, 8, 63. — Hence,
    2.
    In gen., to buy off from any thing; to set free, release, rescue:

    aliquem a piratis publicā civitatium pecuniā,

    Vell. 2, 42, 3:

    pecuniā se a judicibus, palam redemerat,

    Cic. Mil. 32, 87; cf.:

    se ab inquisitoribus pecuniā,

    Suet. Caes. 1:

    se a Gallis auro,

    Liv. 22, 59:

    se a cane,

    Petr. 72 fin.:

    se ab invidiā fortunae,

    Plin. 37, 1, 2, § 3:

    aliquem suo sanguine ab Acheronte,

    Nep. Dion, 10, 2; cf.:

    fratrem Pollux alternā morte redemit,

    Verg. A. 6, 121:

    corpus (sc. a morbo),

    Ov. R. Am. 229:

    redimite armis civitatem, quam auro majores vestri redemerunt,

    Liv. 9, 4, 9; 15, 34, 5: so,

    redemit Dominus Jacob,

    Vulg. Jer. 31, 11; id. 1 Pet. 1, 18 et saep. —
    II.
    To buy up.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen. (rare):

    statim redemi fundos omnes, qui patroni mei fuerant,

    Petr. 7:

    essedum sumptuose fabricatum,

    Suet. Claud. 16:

    libros suppressos,

    id. Gram. 8.—
    (β).
    Of persons, to hire, bribe:

    auditores conducti et redempti,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 4; so,

    plausor redemptus,

    Petr. 5, 8:

    tutor aut curator redemptus,

    Cod. Just. 5, 1, 4:

    aemuli corrupti ac redempti,

    ib. 10, 54.— More freq. and class.,
    2.
    In partic., a mercant. and jurid. t. t., to take or undertake by contract; to hire, farm, etc.:

    Dumnorigem portoria reliquaque omnia Aeduorum vectigalia parvo pretio redempta habere,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Varr. L. L. 6, § 92 Müll.; cf.:

    picarias de censoribus,

    Cic. Brut. 22, 85:

    opus,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 141:

    istum eripiendum,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 11, §

    31: vestimenta texenda vel insulam, vel navem fabricandam,

    Dig. 7, 8, 12 fin.:

    litem,

    to undertake, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35.— Esp., in law, t. t., to undertake the risk of a suit for a consideration (which was held dishonorable;

    opp. to the authorized stipulation of a fee): litem te redemisse contra bonos mores,

    Cod. Just. 2, 12, 15; cf.

    also: redimit eventum litium majoris pecuniae praemio contra bonos mores (procurator),

    Dig. 17, 1, 7:

    qui alios actionum suarum redimunt exactores,

    i. e. who engage persons to undertake their suits in their own names, Cod. Just. 2, 13, 2; so ib. 2, 13, 1; cf., respecting redimere litem, Mühlenbruch, Die Lehre von der Cession, p. 362 sq.—
    B.
    Trop., to buy, purchase.
    1.
    To gain, acquire, obtain, procure any thing desirable:

    ut ab eo (praetore) servorum sceleris conjurationisque damnatorum vita vel ipso carnifice internuncio redimeretur,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 6, § 14:

    ego vitam omnium civium... quinque hominum amentium ac perditorum poenā redemi,

    id. Sull. 11, 33: non vitam liberum sed mortis celeritatem pretio, id. Verr. 2, 5, 45, § 119:

    sepeliendi potestatem pretio,

    id. ib.:

    pacem sibi sempiternam,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 34:

    pacem Ariovisti ne obsidibus quidem datis,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 37:

    pacem ab aliquo,

    Just. 43, 5, 9:

    omnium gratiam atque amicitiam ejus morte,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 44 fin.:

    militum voluntates largitione,

    id. B. C. 1, 39:

    primo tantummodo belli moram,

    Sall. J. 29, 3:

    neve auro redimat jus triste sepulcri,

    Ov. M. 13, 472:

    mutuam dissimulationem mali,

    Tac. Agr. 6:

    quidquid homines vel vitā aestimant vel morte redimunt,

    Curt. 5, 5, 18; 5, 9, 3.—
    2.
    To buy off, i. e. to ward off, obviate, avert an evil:

    quam (acerbitatem) ego a re publicā meis privatis et domesticis incommodis libentissime redemissem,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 4:

    haec vero, quae vel vitā redimi recte possunt, aestimare pecuniā non queo,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 23:

    qui se uno quaestu decumarum omnia sua pericula redempturum esse dicebat,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 19, §

    49: metum virgarum pretio,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 44, §

    117: ignominiam assiduo labore,

    Front. Strat. 4, 1, 21:

    bellum ab Illyriis pactā mercede redimere,

    Just. 7, 5, 1; cf.

    bella,

    id. 6, 1, 6; 7, 5, 1; 7, 6, 5:

    si mea mors redimenda tuā esset,

    Ov. P. 3, 1, 105; cf.:

    nec te pugnantem tua forma redemit,

    id. M. 12, 393:

    qui delatorem redemit,

    has bought off, hushed up, Dig. 49, 14, 29.—
    3.
    To pay for; to make amends, atone, compensate for a wrong:

    flagitium aut facinus redimere,

    Sall. C. 14, 3:

    multa desidiae crimina morte,

    Vell. 2, 87 Ruhnk.:

    nullam congiario culpam,

    Plin. Pan. 28, 2; cf. simply culpam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 8:

    vitium auctore (sc. Jove),

    Ov. H. 17, 49:

    sua perjuria per nostram poenam,

    id. Am. 3, 3, 21.—
    4.
    Of one's word or promise, to redeem, keep:

    verba sua,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 36, 1.

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  • 7 clārigātiō

        clārigātiō ōnis, f    a fine, ransom (for transgressing limits), L.
    * * *
    satisfaction; reparation, fine; solemn demand for redress (or war in 33 days)

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  • 8 re-pendō

        re-pendō pendī, pēnsus, ere,    to weigh back, return by weight: Aequa pensa erae, O.—To weigh in return, pay with the same weight: cui pro Gracchi capite erat aurum repensum.—To ransom, redeem: auro repensus Miles (i. e. redemptus), H.— Fig., to pay in kind, pay back, repay, requite, recompense, return, reward: vitam servatae dote, O.: magna, make a great return, V.: fatis contraria fata, balance, V.: Ingenio formae damna, make compensation for, O.

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