gradually

I. B. II. A. 2. a. b. B.

    abolēscō olēvī, —, ere, incept.    [aboleo], to decay gradually, vanish, disappear, die out: nomen vetustate, L.: tanti gratia facti, V.

    clēmenter adv. with comp.    [clemens], quietly, placidly, tranquilly, calmly: si quid est factum clementer: hominem accepit.—By degrees, gradually: iuga clementius adire, Ta.: editum iugum, Ta. —With forbearance, mildly, with indulgence: ius dicere, Cs.: ductis militibus, i. e. without plundering, L.

    minūtātim adv.    [minutus], piecemeal, little by little, gradually: aliquid additur: Ossa morbo conlapsa, V.: interrogare.

    paulātim (not paull-), adv.    [paulum], by little and little, by degrees, gradually: paulatim Germanos consuescere Rhenum transire, Cs.: licentia crevit, S.: adnabam terrae, V.: vitia exuere, Iu.: circumfusā multitudine, L.: paulatim ex castris discedere, a few at a time, Cs.

    sēnsim adv.    [sentio], just perceptibly, gradually, by degrees, little by little, slowly, gently, softly: progrediens: sensim dicebat, quod causae prodesset: incedere, step by step, L.: sensim sine sensu aetas senescit: oritur (seditio) sensim ex clamore: mentio inlata, L.: sensim et sapienter amare, O.: queri, Ph.

    serpō psī, ptus, ere    [SERP-], to creep, crawl (of animals): serpere anguiculos: animalia, alia serpendo ad pastum accedunt: imā vipera humo, O.: draco In platanum, O.—Of things, to move slowly, pass imperceptibly, creep along, proceed gradually: Ister tectis in mare serpit aquis, O.: vitis serpens multiplici lapsu: tempora circum hederam tibi serpere, V.: cancer, O.—Fig., to creep, crawl, extend gradually, grow imperceptibly, m<*>e way stealthily, spread abroad, increase, prevail: <*>eque enim serpit, sed volat in optimum statum res p.: serpet hoc malum longius quam putatis: ne latius serperet res, L.: serpit hic rumor: per agmina murmur, V.—Rarely of a person: serpere occulte coepisti nihil dum aliis suspicantibus.—Of style, to crawl, be low: (poëta) Serpit humi tutus, H.

1. I. II. A. (β). B. 1. 2. A. B. 1. 2. a. b. (α). (β). (γ). 2.

I. II. A. B.

    accrēscō (ad-c-) crēvī, crētus, ere,    to grow progressively, increase, become greater: flumen subito: amicitia cum aetate adcrevit, T.: invidia, H. — Meton., to come gradually into being, arise, grow up: dictis factisque vana fides, L. — To be attached to, bestowed on: unde etiam trimetris accrescere iussit (iambus) Nomen iambeis, cum senos redderit ictūs, i. e. (the quickness of) the iambus caused the verse of six feet to be named trimeter, H.

    carptim adv.    [carpo], by pieces, by detached parts, in parts, separately, piecemeal: res gestas perscribere, S.: pugnare, in a desultory manner, L.: convenire carptim partes, gradually in detachments, L.: aggredi, L.: dimissi, Ta.

    dē-fluō fluxī, fluxus, ere,     to flow down: (Rhenus) in plurīs defluit partīs, Cs.: Defluit saxis umor, H.: in Tiberim Orontes, Iu. — To glide down, slide, fall, descend: iam ipsae defluebant coronae: pedes vestis defluxit ad imos, V.: toga defluit male laxus, hangs carelessly, H.: secundo amni, to swim down, V.: cohors relictis Ad terram defluxit equis, dismounted, V.: in latus a dextro armo, O.—Fig., to flow, come, pass gradually: a necessariis artificiis ad elegantiora: ad levīs amicitias defluxit oratio: ne quid in terram defluat, be lost: multaque merces tibi defluat aequo Ab Iove, flow to thee in abundance, H.—To flow out, run dry: Rusticus exspectat dum defluat amnis, H.—Fig., to cease, vanish, pass away, disappear, be lost: ex novem tribunis unus defluxit, has deserted: ubi per socordiam vires defluxere, S.: nullus defluat inde color, Tb.: Defluxit numerus Saturnius, become obsolete, H.: tibi vacuo exanimo, to be forgotten, Pr.: comae, O.

    fastīgium ī, n    the top of a gable, gable end, pediment: Capitoli: fastigia templorum, L.: Evado ad summi fastigia culminis, V.: ut haberet fastigium, i. e. a temple in his honor: ignem ad fastigia iactant, to the roof, V.—A top, height, summit, edge: colles pari altitudinis fastigio, Cs.: fontis, Cs.: muri, Cu.— Plur, depth: scrobibus quae sint fastigia quaeras, what should be the depth of the trenches, V.—A slope, declivity, descent: locus tenui fastigio vergebat, Cs.: iniquum loci ad declivitatem, Cs.: cloacis fastigio in Tiberim ductis, by a gradual descent, L.: scrobes paulatim angustiore ad infimum fastigio, i. e. gradually narrowing, Cs.—Fig., a finish, completion: operi tamquam fastigium inponere, crown the work.— Elevation, rank, dignity: dictaturae semper altius fastigium fuit, L.: alii cives eiusdem fastigi, L.: mortale, Cu.: muliebre, womanly dignity, Ta.: fortunae, the height, Cu.: Quales ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit Fortuna, Iu.: summa sequar fastigia rerum, great outlines, V.

    fluō fluxī, fluxus, ere    [FLV-], to flow, stream, in contrarias partīs: flumen quod inter eum et castra fluebat, Cs.: naturā: fluxit in terram Remi Cruor, H.: sudor fluit undique rivis, V.: fluunt lacrimae more perennis aquae, O.: fluit ignibus aurum, melts, O.— To flow, overflow, run down, drip: madidāque fluens in veste Menoetes, V.: fluentes buccae, dripping: tantum, yield (of the grape), V.: cum fluvius sanguine fluxit: sudore, O.— To flow, stream, pour, throng, glide: nodoque sinūs conlecta fluentīs, V.: ramos compesce fluentīs, spreading, V.: Ad terram fluit devexo pondere cervix, droops, V.: relictis Turba fluit castris, pour forth, V.: ad terram fluens, sinking, V.— To pass away, fall away, fall off, vanish: fluent arma de manibus: poma, O.: Cuncta fluunt, are changing, O.—Fig., to flow, spring, arise, come forth, go, proceed: ex eius linguā melle dulcior fluebat oratio.— To roll, flow, move, spread: doctrina longe lateque: de libris nostris sermonem: Hoc fonte derivata clades In patriam fluxit, H.: res ad voluntatem nostram fluentes.—Of persons: (Herodotus) quasi sedatus amnis fluit.—Of speech, to be fluent, be verbose, be monotonous: efficiendum est ne fluat oratio: Cum flueret lutulentus (Lucilius), H.— To pass away, dissolve, vanish, perish: tarda fluunt tempora, H.: mollitiā: lassitudine vires, L.: voluptas corporis: Spes Danaūm, V.

    glīscō —, —, ere    [cf. glaesum], to swell, spread gradually, grow imperceptibly: invidia gliscens, L.: seditio, L.: (multitudo) gliscit immensum, increases, Ta.: numero legiones, Ta.: gliscit violentia Turno, V.: gliscere alqm pati, to grow in power, Ta.

    gradātim adv.    [gradus], step by step, by degrees, little by little, gradually: (honores) adsequi: ascendere: respondens.

    iam adj.    I. Of time, at the moment, at the present moment, now, at this time, just now, at present: iam satis credis sobrium esse me, T.: saltūs reficit iam roscida luna, V.: Iam melior, iam, diva, precor, V.: iura ipsa iam certa propter vetustatem: iam iam intellego quid dicas, now, precisely now: Iam iam nulla mora est, V.—At the moment, just, at the time spoken of, then, now: iam ut limen exirem, T.: iam invesperascebat, L.: Helvetii iam traduxerant, etc., Cs.—Just, but now, a moment ago, a little while ago: primum iam de amore hoc comperit, T.: hiems iam praecipitaverat, Cs.: domum quam tu iam exaedificatum habebas.—Just now, forthwith, immediately, presently, straightway, directly: iam adero, T.: cum iam te adventare arbitraremur: iam faciam quod voltis, H.: Accede ad ignem... iam calesces, T.: iam hic conticescet furor, L.: Iam te premet nox, H.: Sed iam age, carpe viam, V.: Iam iam futurus rusticus, H.: iam inde a principio, from the very beginning: iam inde a consulatu meo, ever since.—Already, by this time, ere now, so soon: (animi) aut iam exhausti aut mox exhauriendi, L.: quia luserat Iam olim ille ludum, T.: vos, quem ad modum iam antea, defendite: antea iam, S.—At last, now, only now: iamque eum ad sanitatem reverti arbitrabatur, Cs.: iam tandem, L., V.—Already, by this time, ere now, till now, hitherto: amisso iam tempore: quos iam aetas a proeliis avocabat.—Until now, ever, all the time: dederas enim iam ab adulescentiā documenta: iam ab illo tempore, cum, etc., from the very time when, etc.: iam inde a puero, T.: iam ex quo, ever since, L.—With a neg, no longer: si iam principatum obtinere non possint, Cs.: si iam non potestis: cum iam defenderet nemo, Cs.: cum nulla iam proscriptionis mentio fieret: Nullane iam Troiae dicentur moenia? never more, V.— With comp, from time to time, gradually: inferiora habent rivos et iam humano cultu digniora loca, L.—In phrases, iam iamque, once and again, continually, every moment: iam iamque esse moriendum, that death is always impending: Caesar adventare iam iamque nuntiabatur, Cs.: iam iamque tenere Sperat, O.: iam iamque magis, more and more, V.: iam nunc, just now, at this very moment, even at this time: quae cum cogito, iam nunc timeo quidnam, etc.: dux, iam nunc togatus in urbe, L.: iam pridem (iampridem), long ago, long since, a long time ago: ad mortem te duci iam pridem oportebat: erat Iam pridem apud me, etc., T.: cupio equidem, et iam pridem cupio, etc., this long time: veritus ne traderetur Philippo, iam pridem hosti, L.—With dudum (iamdudum, iandudum), long since, long before, a long time ago, this long time: Iam dudum dixi idemque nunc dico, T.: quem iam dudum exspectat: iam dudum flebam, had long been weeping, O.—Forthwith, immediately, at once, directly (poet.): iam dudum sumite poenas, V.: expulsi iam dudum monte iuvenci petunt, etc., O.—With tum, at that very time, even then, then already: iam tum erat suspitio, etc., T.: se iam tum gessisse pro cive: iam tum dicione tenebat Sarrastīs populos, V.—With tunc, at that very time, even then: nisi iam tunc omnia negotia confecissem.—With diu, this long time, see diu.    II. Of assurance, in a conclusion, now, then surely, then, at once, no doubt: si cogites, remittas iam me onerare iniuriis, T.: si iubeat eo dirigi, iam in portu fore classem, L.: iam hoc scitis: quae cum ita sint, ego iam hinc praedico, L.—In transitions, now, moreover, again, once more, then, besides: iam de artificiis... haec fere accepimus: iam illud senatus consultum, quod, etc.: at enim iam dicetis virtutem non posse constitui, si, etc. —In enumerations, besides, too: et aures... itemque nares... iam gustatus... tactus autem.— Repeated: iam... iam, at one time... at another, now... now, at this time... at that, once... again: Qui iam contento, iam laxo fune laborat, H.: iam secundae, iam adversae res, L.—For emphasis, now, precisely, indeed: quem iam cur Peripateticum appellem, nescio: cetera iam fabulosa, Ta.—With et: et iam, and indeed, and in fact: et iam artifex, ut ita dicam, stilus: et orare et iam liberius accusare.—Rarely with ergo: iam ergo aliquis Condemnavit, in very truth.—After non modo... sed, now, even, I may say: non cum senatu modo, sed iam cum diis bellum gerere, L. —In climax, now, even, indeed, really: iam in opere quis par Romano miles? L.: iam illa perfugia minime sunt audienda.

    līmō āvī, ātus, āre    [lima], to file, polish, finish: stilus hoc maxime ornat ac limat: vir urbanitate limatus.— To investigate accurately, clear up: veritas limatur in disputatione: mendacium Subtiliter, Ph.— To file off, take away from, diminish: tantum alteri adfinxit, de altero limavit: mea commoda, H.: se ad minutarum causarum genera, i. e. limited himself.

    mora ae, f    [1 SMAR-], a delay, procrastination: comitiorum, S.: inter eas moras, S.: rerum: moram praeceptis inferre, defer: moram ad insequendum intulit, Cs.: facere dilectui, L.: facere creditoribus, put off payment: trahere, delay, V.: moliri, cause delay, V.: moram interponere, interpose delay: mora reliquorum, delay in pursuing, Cs.: morā dies extrahens, talking against time, Cs.: Nec mora ullast, quin iam uxorem ducam, I will without delay, T.: Quosque referre mora est, would take too long, O.: Parva mora est sumpsisse, he promptly took, O.: per hunc nullast mora, on his part, T.: in me mora non erit ulla, V.: Nulla mora est, I am ready, O.: sine ullā morā negotium suscipere, at once: moram certaminis hosti exemit, i. e. hastened it on, L.: Molliri morā, with delay, i. e. gradually, O.—In speech, a stop, pause: morae respirationesque.— An obstruction, hinderance, cause of delay: ne morae meis nuptiis egomet siem, hinder, T.: ne in morā illi sis, T.: magnā fluminis morā interpositā, Cs.: restituendae Romanis Capuae mora atque impedimentum es, L.: quae tantae tenuere morae? V.: Rumpe moras, V.—In the phrase, mora temporis, an interval, lapse of time: Longa fuit medii mora temporis, O.: moram temporis quaerere dum, etc., L.