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  • 21 haereo

    haerĕo, haesi, haesum, 2, v. n. [etym. dub.], to hang or hold fast, to hang, stick, cleave, cling, adhere, be fixed, sit fast, remain close to any thing or in any manner (class. and very freq., esp. in the trop. sense; cf. pendeo); usually constr. with in, the simple abl. or absol., less freq. with dat., with ad, sub, ex, etc.
    I.
    Lit.:

    ut videamus, terra penitusne defixa sit, et quasi radicibus suis haereat, an media pendeat?

    Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 122; so,

    terra ima sede semper haeret,

    id. Rep. 6, 18:

    linguam ad radices ejus haerens excipit stomachus,

    id. N. D. 2, 54, 135:

    scalarum gradus male haerentes,

    holding, adhering, id. Fam. 6, 7, 3; cf.:

    haerent parietibus scalae,

    Verg. A. 2, 442:

    haerere in equo,

    sit fast, keep his seat, Cic. Deiot. 10, 28;

    for which: nescit equo rudis Haerere ingenuus puer,

    Hor. C. 3, 24, 55:

    male laxus In pede calceus haeret,

    id. S. 1, 3, 32; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 144:

    haeret nonnumquam telum illud occultum,

    id. 9, 2, 75:

    pugnus in mala haeret,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 17:

    haesitque in corpore ferrum,

    Verg. A. 11, 864;

    for which: tergo volucres haesere sagittae,

    id. ib. 12, 415; cf.:

    scindat haerentem coronam crinibus,

    Hor. C. 1, 17, 27; and:

    haerentem capiti cum multa laude coronam,

    id. S. 1, 10, 49:

    carinae,

    Ov. M. 8, 144:

    alae,

    id. ib. 12, 570:

    (fames) utero haeret meo,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 16:

    haeret pede pes,

    Verg. A. 10, 361:

    ubi demisi retem atque hamum, quicquid haesit, extraho,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 45; cf.:

    os devoratum fauce cum haereret lupi,

    Phaedr. 1, 8, 4; and:

    graves currus illuvie et voraginibus haerebant,

    Curt. 8, 4:

    classis in vado haerebat,

    id. 9, 19:

    haerentes adverso litore naves,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 205:

    gremioque in Jasonis haerens,

    Ov. M. 7, 66; cf.:

    haeret in complexu liberorum,

    Quint. 6, 1, 42;

    for which: Avidisque amplexibus haerent,

    Ov. M. 7, 143;

    cupide in Veneris compagibus haerent,

    Lucr. 4, 1113;

    for which: validis Veneris compagibus haerent,

    id. 4, 1204; and:

    (anulus) caecis in eo (lapide) compagibus haesit,

    id. 6, 1016:

    communibus inter se radicibus haerent,

    id. 3, 325; 5, 554:

    foliis sub omnibus haerent (Somnia),

    Verg. A. 6, 284:

    gladius intra vaginam suam haerens,

    Quint. 8 praef. §

    15: ipse inter media tela hostium evasit. Duo turmae haesere,

    i. e. failed to break through, Liv. 29, 33, 7:

    alii globo illati haerebant,

    id. 22, 5, 5.—
    b.
    Prov.
    (α).
    Haerere in luto, i. e. to be in trouble, difficulty:

    tali in luto haerere,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 66 (for [p. 838] which:

    nunc homo in medio luto est,

    id. Ps. 4, 2, 28); cf. haesito, I.—In salebra: proclivi currit oratio: venit ad extremum: haeret in salebra, runs aground, i. e. is at a loss, Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84.—In a like sense,
    (β).
    Aqua haeret, the water (in the waterclock) stops; v. aqua.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to hold fast, remain attached or fixed, to keep firm, adhere:

    improbis semper aliqui scrupus in animis haereat,

    Cic. Rep. 3, 16; cf.:

    infixus animo haeret dolor,

    id. Phil. 2, 26, 64:

    haerent infixi pectore vultus,

    Verg. A. 4, 4:

    haerere in memoria,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 2; cf.:

    quae mihi in visceribus haerent,

    i. e. firmly impressed upon my heart, memory, id. Att. 6, 1, 8; and:

    in medullis populi Romani ac visceribus haerere,

    id. Phil. 1, 15, 36:

    mihi haeres in medullis,

    id. Fam. 15, 16, 2:

    in omnium gentium sermonibus ac mentibus semper haerere,

    id. Cat. 4, 10, 22:

    hi in oculis haerebunt,

    i. e. will be always present, id. Phil. 13, 3, 5:

    in te omnis haeret culpa,

    adheres, cleaves, Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 32:

    ut peccatum haereat, non in eo, qui monuerit, sed in eo, qui non obtemperarit,

    Cic. Div. 1, 16, 30.—With dat.:

    potest hoc homini huic haerere peccatum?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 17:

    quod privatarum rerum dedecus non haeret infamiae (tuae)?

    id. Cat. 1, 6, 13:

    in quo (Caelio) crimen non haerebat,

    id. Cael. 7, 15:

    neque (possit) haerere in tam bona causa tam acerba injuria,

    id. Fam. 6, 5, 2: cum ante illud facetum dictum emissum haerere debeat, quam cogitari potuisse videatur, must have hit (the figure being that of an arrow shot from the bow), id. de Or. 2, 54, 219: in quos incensos ira vitamque domini desperantes cum incidisset, haesit in iis poenis, quas, etc., fell into, incurred those penalties (the figure is that of a bird which is limed, caught), id. Mil. 21, 56:

    nec dubie repetundarum criminibus haerebant,

    Tac. A. 4, 19: in hoc flexu quasi aetatis fama adolescentis paulum haesit ad metas, hung back, was caught (the figure being taken from the race-course), Cic. Cael. 31, 75;

    v. meta: neu quid medios intercinat actus, Quod non proposito conducat et haereat apte,

    i. e. fits, suits, Hor. A. P. 195.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    With the idea of nearness predominating, to keep near or close to a person, to join or attach one's self to, to follow (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    perfice hoc Precibus, pretio, ut haeream in parte aliqua tandem apud Thaidem,

    may keep about her, Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 25; cf.:

    ego illum audivi in amorem haerere apud nescio quam fidicinam,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 7:

    haeres ad latus, omnia experiris,

    Cat. 21, 6:

    Antorem comitem, qui missus ab Argis, Haeserat Evandro,

    Verg. A. 10, 780:

    obtinenti Africam comes haeserat,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 2; Quint. 1, 2, 10:

    Curtius Nicia (grammaticus) haesit Cn. Pompeio et C. Memmio,

    Suet. Gramm. 14.— Poet.:

    haeremus cuncti superis, temploque tacente Nil facimus non sponte deo,

    cling to, depend on, Luc. 9, 573.—Hence,
    b.
    In a bad sense: in tergis, tergis, in tergo, to hang upon one's rear, i. e. to pursue closely:

    haerebit in tergis fugientium victor,

    Curt. 4, 15 fin.:

    se cum exercitu tergis eorum haesurum,

    Tac. H. 4, 19:

    Haerens in tergo Romanus,

    Liv. 1, 14 11 Weissenb. (better than terga, the lect. vulg.).—
    2.
    With the idea of duration in time predominating, to remain fixed, to abide or continue anywhere, to keep at, stick to any thing (class.):

    metui, ne haereret hic (Athenis),

    Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 49:

    in obsidione castelli exigui,

    Curt. 5, 3, 4:

    circa muros unius urbis,

    id. 4, 4; cf.:

    circa libidines,

    Suet. Aug. 71: volitare in foro, haerere in jure ac praetorum tribulibus, to go loitering or dangling about, Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 173: et siccis vultus in nubibus haerent, hang upon, i. e. remain long looking at, Luc. 4, 331; cf.:

    vultus, dum crederet, haesit,

    id. 9, 1036:

    haerere in eadem commorarique sententia,

    Cic. Or. 40, 137; cf.:

    mea ratio in dicendo haec esse solet, ut boni quod habeat, id amplectar, ibi habitem, ibi haeream,

    id. de Or. 2, 72, 292:

    quonam modo ille in bonis haerebit et habitabit suis?

    id. Or. 15, 49:

    equidem in libris haereo,

    id. Att. 13, 40, 2; cf.:

    valde in scribendo haereo,

    id. ib. 13, 39, 2:

    plurima sunt, nitidis maculam haesuram figentia rebus,

    lasting, durable, Juv. 14, 2.—
    3.
    With the idea of hindrance to free motion predominating, to stick fast, be brought to a stand-still, to be embarrassed, perplexed, at a loss, to hesitate, to be suspended or retarded (class.).
    (α).
    Of persons:

    haerebat nebulo: quo se verteret, non habebat,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 74; cf.:

    haerebat in tabulis publicis reus et accusator,

    id. Clu. 31, 86:

    cogitate in his iniquitatibus unum haesisse Apollonium: ceteros profecto multos ex his incommodis pecunia se liberasse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 23:

    in multis nominibus,

    id. N. D. 3, 24, 62:

    in media stultitia,

    id. Tusc. 3, 28, 70; cf.:

    isti physici raro admodum, cum haerent aliquo loco, exclamant, abstrusa esse omnia, etc.,

    id. Ac. 2, 5, 14:

    in quo etiam Democritus haeret,

    id. Fin. 1, 6, 20:

    at in altero illo, inquit, haeres. Immo habeo tibi gratiam. Haererem enim, nisi tu me expedisses,

    id. Pis. 30, 74:

    in ceteris subvenies, si me haerentem videbis,

    id. Fin. 3, 4, 16:

    quid machiner? quid comminiscar? haereo,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 17; id. Merc. 3, 4, 15; 4, 3, 38; 24; cf.:

    aut quia non firmus rectum defendis et haeres,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 26:

    haesit circa formas litterarum (puer),

    Quint. 1, 1, 21; cf. id. 1, 7, 35:

    haeres et dubitas,

    Juv. 3, 135; 6, 281.—
    (β).
    Of things:

    nunc homo in lutost. Nomen nescit: haeret haec res,

    i. e. is perplexing, cannot be explained, Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 28; id. Amph. 2, 2, 182; id. Trin. 4, 2, 59; cf.: occisa est haec res;

    haeret hoc negotium,

    id. Ps. 1, 5, 8:

    nec umquam tanta fuerit loquendi facultas, ut non titubet atque haereat, quotiens ab animo verba dissentiunt,

    Quint. 12, 1, 29:

    Hectoris Aeneaeque manu victoria Graiūm Haesit,

    i. e. was retarded, Verg. A. 11, 290; cf.:

    constitit hic bellum fortunaque Caesaris haesit,

    Luc. 7, 547:

    cum in hac difficultate rerum consilium haereret,

    Liv. 26, 36, 1.

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  • 22 intertrimentum

    inter-trīmentum, i, n. [inter-tero; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 176 Müll.], loss by attrition, i. e. waste of gold or silver in melting or working it.
    I.
    Lit.:

    in auro,

    Liv. 34, 7, 4:

    argenti,

    id. 32, 2.—
    II.
    Trop., loss, damage (syn.: detrimentum, jactura): sine ullo intertrimento, * Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 50, § 132 Zumpt:

    sine magno intertrimento,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 39:

    nullum intertrimenti aut deminutionis vestigium,

    Cic. Font. 2, 3.

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  • 23 jactura

    jactūra, ae, f. [jacto], a throwing, a throwing away.
    I.
    Lit., a throwing overboard:

    si in mari jactura facienda sit, equine pretiosi potius jacturam faciat, an servuli vilis?

    Cic. Off. 3, 23, 89:

    gubernator, ubi naufragium timet, jactura, quidquid servari potest, redimit,

    Curt. 5, 9, 3; Dig. 14, 2, 2, § 2.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Loss, damage, detriment:

    si nullam praeterquam vitae jacturam fieri viderem,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 77:

    rei familiaris,

    id. ib. 7, 64:

    si qua jactura facienda sit in repraesentando,

    Cic. Att. 12, 29, 2; cf.:

    jacturae rei familiaris erunt faciendae,

    id. Fin. 2, 24, 79:

    jacturas afferre,

    Col. 1, 1:

    jacturam pati, id. praef. l. l.: sarcinarum potius quam disciplinae facere,

    Curt. 6, 6, 17:

    fuit ordinis retinendi causa facienda jactura,

    Cic. Att. 2, 1, 8:

    jacturam gravissimam feci, si jactura dicenda est tanti viri amissio,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 1.—Of men:

    seniorum,

    Liv. 5, 39:

    equitum,

    id. 22, 8; Curt. 4, 14, 17:

    suorum,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 26:

    sepulcri,

    want of, Verg. A. 2, 646.—
    2.
    Expense, cost:

    provincia sumptibus et jacturis exhausta,

    Cic. Att. 6, 1, 2; 3, 29:

    non magnā jacturā factā,

    id. Clu. 8, 23:

    magnis jacturis sibi quorundam animos conciliare,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 29:

    eos ad se magnis jacturis pollicitationibusque perduxerant,

    id. B. G. 6, 12, 1.—
    3.
    A dismissal, turning away:

    clientis,

    Juv. 3, 125.—
    II.
    Trop., loss or diminution:

    concedam hoc ipsum, si vis, etsi magnam jacturam causae fecero,

    Cic. Div. 2, 15, 34:

    dignitatis jacturam facere,

    id. Planc. 2, 6:

    jacturam criminum facere,

    i. e. to omit in the accusation, id. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 33:

    jacturam honoris et dignitatis facere,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

    temporis,

    Liv. 39, 4:

    parvā jacturā acceptā,

    id. 4, 32:

    nulla Sophocleo veniet jactura cothurno,

    Ov. Am. 1, 15, 15; id. A. A. 2, 253:

    humani generis,

    id. M. 1, 246:

    famae,

    Juv. 6, 91.

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  • 24 multa

    1.
    multa ( mulcta), ae, f. [Sabine, acc. to Varr. ap. Gell. 11, 1, 5; Oscan, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 142 Müll.], a penalty involving loss of property, a fine, amercement, mulct; in the most ancient times riches consisted only in the possession of flocks and herds; it accordingly signified, at first, a fine in cattle; but in later times, when money was the measure of wealth, it signified a pecuniary fine (whereas poena denotes a punishment of any kind, e. g. corporal punishment, imprisonment, capital punishment):

    vocabulum ipsum multae M. Varro non Latinum, sed Sabinum esse dicit,

    Gell. 11, 1, 5: multam Osce dici putant poenam quidam. M. Varro ait poenam esse, sed pecuniariam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 142 Mull.:

    cum pecore diceretur multa,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 95 Müll. The highest penalty in the earliest times was thirty head of cattle, the lowest a sheep, in specifying which the word ovis is used as of the masculine gender: ego ei unum ovem multam dico, I condemn him to pay, fine him, a legal formula ap. Gell. 11, 1, 4:

    multae dictio ovium et bovium,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 9, 16.—Later, of a pecuniary fine:

    multa praesens quingentum milium aeris in singulas civitates imposita,

    Liv. 10, 37:

    multam alicui dicere,

    to decree, award, Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

    indicere,

    Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 11:

    subire,

    Ov. F. 5, 289:

    committere,

    to deserve, incur, Cic. Clu. 37, 103:

    exigere,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 177 Müll.:

    remittere,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

    irrogare (of the plaintiff, or people's tribune),

    to propose that the accused be fined a certain sum, id. Mil. 14, 36; so,

    petere,

    id. Clu. 33, 91:

    aliquem multā et poenā multare,

    id. Balb. 18, 42:

    multam alicui facere,

    Gell. 7, 14, 8: certare, to contend on both sides whether or not the proposed fine should be paid:

    duo tribuni plebis ducentum milium aeris multam M. Postumio dixerunt: cui certandae cum dies advenisset,

    Liv. 25, 3:

    multae certatio,

    Cic. Leg. 8, 3, 6:

    multa erat Veneri,

    for the benefit of Venus, id. Verr. 2, 2, 9, § 25:

    multa gravis praedibus Valerianis,

    a heavy loss, great damage, id. Fam. 5, 20, 4.—
    II.
    In gen., a penalty:

    singulos jure jurando adigam non aliter quam stantes cibum capturos esse... hanc multam feretis, etc.,

    Liv. 24, 16, 13:

    haec ei multa esto: vino viginti dies Ut careat,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 55.
    2.
    multa, adj. fem., v. multus.

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  • 25 abscīsiō

        abscīsiō ōnis, f, in rhet., a breaking off, interruption, Her.
    * * *
    loss of voice; aposiopesis (rhetoric, breaking off emotionally), interruption

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  • 26 aliquī

        aliquī aliqua, aliquod, gen. alicūius, dat. and abl plur. aliquīs or aliquibus, pronom adj. indef.    [ali- + qui], some, any: si est aliqui sensus in morte praeclarorum virorum: evadit in aliquod magnum malum, T.: significatio virtutis: aliquam fallaciam portare, T.: nomen Palamedis, any rumor of the name, V.—As subst: aliqui Oppianicum gratis condemnavit: ex eo quod aliqui fecerit. —Esp., some one, one or another: ut aliquam productem moram, T.: haec aliquā ex parte habere: ad aliquod oppidum venire: non cupiditate aliquā inductus, sed, etc.: non sine aliquā spe: ire in aliquas terras, some other countries: mercaturas facere aut aliquam ob causam navigare, for any other purpose.—Praegn., some, considerable, important: quod Italiam sine aliquo volnere cepissent, without serious loss, Cs.: manca sine aliquā accessione virtus, imperfect without some addition: aliquod nomenque decusque, i. e. no mean, V.— With numerals: tres aliqui aut quattuor, some three or four.
    * * *
    I
    in some way/extent
    II
    aliqua, aliquod/aliquid PRON
    some; any; a few; a particular/certain aliqui; some other; about/like (NUM); (aliqua)

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  • 27 āmissum

        āmissum ī, n    [amitto], a loss: amissa reciperare. Cs.

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  • 28 āmissus

        āmissus    P. of amitto.
    * * *
    loss; fact of losing

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  • 29 aqua

        aqua ae (poet. also aquāī, V.), f    [3 AC-], water: aquae pluviae, rain-water: gelida: pluvialis, O.: aquae fons: deterrima, most unwholesome, H.: perennis, L.: fervens, boiling: in aquam ruere, into the river, L.: aquae ductus, an aqueduct: aquae iter, the right of way for water: medicamentum ad aquam intercutem, against dropsy. — Esp., in phrases: qui praebet aquam, the host, H.: unctam convivis praebere aquam, greasy water, H.: aqua et ignis, i. e. the necessarie of life; hence, alicui aquā et igni interdici, to be excluded from civil society, be banished. — Meton., the sea: ad aquam, on the coast: naviget aliā linter aquā, i. e. treat other themes, O. — A brook. ad aquam, Cs.— Rain: cornix augur aquae, H.: aquae magnae bis eo anno fuerunt, L.— Plur, waters, a watering-place, baths: ad aquas venire, i. e. to Baiae.—A water-clock: ex aquā mensurae, measures (of time) by the water-clock, Cs.—Prov.: aqua haeret, i. e. there is a hitch, I am at a loss.
    * * *
    water; sea, lake; river, stream; rain, rainfall (pl.), rainwater; spa; urine

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  • 30 augeō

        augeō auxī (auxitis for auxeritis, L.), auctus, ēre    [AVG-], to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, extend: in augendā re, accumulating: industriam, T.: benevolentiam: vim morbi, L.: numerum: annos, O: copias, S.: flammam, feed, O.: volucrum turbam, to be changed into birds, O.: rem bonis rationibus: gratiā possessiones, N.: (dona) meis venatibus, i. e. offered additional gifts, V.: terram imbribus, to enrich: secando volnus, Cu.: amnis imbribus auctus, O.: aucto in barbarum cognomento, lengthened, Ta. — Supin. acc.: licentiam auctum properatis, S. — Fig., to magnify, exalt, praise, extol: quae vellet: munus suum: hostium vim. — To exaggerate: fama (proelium) multis auxerat partibus, had exaggerated, Cs.: multitudinem, Cu.: aucta est apud hostes fama, Ta.— To furnish abundantly, enrich, load: bonis auctibus (ea omnia) auxitis L. (old prayer): te scientiā: auctus praedā: senectus augeri solet consilio: augeaturi isto honore is vir: damno auctus, enriched by a loss, T. — To honor, advance: te augendum, putavi: honoribus auctus, H.
    * * *
    augere, auxi, auctus V TRANS
    increase, enlarge, augment; spread; honor, promote, raise; exalt; make a lot of

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  • 31 calamitōsus

        calamitōsus adj. with comp. and sup.    [calamitas], causing loss, damaging, ruinous, destructive, disastrous, pernicious, calamitous: pestis tempestasque: calamitosissimum bellum: plebi incendium, S.: quid (hac clade) calamitosius?—Suffering damage, unfortunate, miserable, unhappy: agri vectigal: calamitosum est bonis everti, calamitosius cum dedecore: fama: occurrere calamitosis, to succor the unfortunate.
    * * *
    calamitosa, calamitosum ADJ
    calamitous; ruinous, destructive; liable to damage/disaster; damaged/miserable

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  • 32 calvitium

        calvitium ī, n    [calvus], baldness, a bald spot.
    * * *
    baldness, absence/loss of hair; bareness/scantiness of vegetation

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  • 33 capiō

        capiō cēpī (capsis, old for cēperis, C.), captus, ere    [CAP-], to take in hand, take hold of, lay hold of, take, seize, grasp: flabellum, T.: sacra manu, V.: pocula, H.: baculum, O.: pignera, L.: manibus tympanum, Ct.: lora, Pr.: arma capere alii, seized their arms, S.: ensem, O.: tela, O.: omnia arma contra illam pestem, i. e. contend in every way: Manlium arma cepisse, had begun hostilities, S.: capere arma parabat, was on the point of attacking, O.—Of food, to take, partake of: Cibum cum eā, T.: lauti cibum capiunt, Ta. — To take captive, seize, make prisoner: belli duces captos tenetis: unus e filiis captus est, Cs.: capta tria milia peditum, L.: alquos Byzantii, N.: captos ostendere civibus hostes, H.: Num capti (Phryges) potuere capi? could they not, when taken, be taken (once for all)? V.: casus est enim in capiendo (sc. praedones).—To catch, hunt down, take: pro se quisque quod ceperat adferebat: cervum, Ph.: illa pro lepusculis capiebantur, patellae, etc.—To win, captivate, charm, allure, enchain, enslave, fascinate: ut te redimas captum (i. e. amore), T.: quibus (rebus) illa aetas capi ac deleniri potest: te pecuniā captum: quem suā cepit humanitate, N.: hunc capit argenti splendor, H.: dulcedine vocis, O.: (bos) herbā captus viridi, V.: oculis captis.— To cheat, seduce, deceive, mislead, betray, delude, catch: Aut quā viā te captent eādem ipsos capi? T.: eodem captus errore, involved in: suis miserum me cepit ocellis, Pr.: carmine formosae capiuntur, Tb.: me dolis, S.: capi alcuius dolo, N.: alqm amicitiae mendacis imagine, O.—To defeat, convict, cast, overcome (in a suit or dispute): ne tui consultores capiantur: in capiendo adversario versutus (orator).—To harm, lame, mutilate, maim, disable, impair, weaken: oculis et auribus captus, blind and deaf: membris omnibus captus: altero oculo capitur, loses an eye, L.: capti auribus metu, L.: lumine, O.: numquam erit tam captus equester ordo: captā re p. — P. pass., of the mind, deprived of sense, silly, insane, crazed, lunatic, mad: mente esse captum: virgines captae furore, L.: capti et stupentes animi, L. — To choose, select, elect, take, pick out, adopt, accept: iudicem populum R., L.: Me arbitrum, T.: inimicos homines, make enemies, T.: sacerdotem sortito: Flaccus flamen captus a Licinio erat, L. — Of places, to occupy, choose, select, take possession of, enter into: loca capere, to take up a position, Cs.: castris locum capere: locum extra urbem editum capere, N.: locum editiorem, S.: capto monte, Cs.: Aventinum ad inaugurandum templa, L.: montes fugā, for refuge, L.: tumulum, V.: terras captas despectare videntur (cycni), to be settling down on places selected, V. — To take by force, capture, storm, reduce, conquer, seize: pauca (oppida), S.: Troiā captā, L.: quod (agri) de Campanis ceperant: castra hostium, N.: oppida manu, V.; cf. oppressā captāque re p.: patriam suam, L.—To reach, attain, arrive at, betake oneself to: insulam, Cs.: oti illum portum.—Of property or money, to take, seize, wrest, receive, obtain, acquire, get: agros de hostibus: ager ex hostibus captus, L.: praedas, N.: ex hostibus pecuniam, L.: cape cedo, give and take, T.: de re p. nihil praeter gloriam, N.: ex calamitate populi R. nomen capere, Cs.: regnum Tiberinus ab illis Cepit, succeeded to, O.— With pecuniam, to take illegally, exact, extort, accept a bribe, take blackmail: contra leges pecuniam cepisse?: pecuniae per vim atque iniuriam captae: aperte pecunias ob rem iudicandam: alqm pecuniae captae arcessere, S.—To take, inherit, obtain, acquire, get, accept: morte testamentove alcuius alqd capere: a civibus Romanis hereditates: si capiendi Ius nullum uxori, Iu.—To collect, receive, obtain: ex eis praediis talenta argenti, T.: stipendium iure belli, Cs.: ex quo (castro) talenta, N.— Fig., to take, seize, obtain, get, enjoy, reap: Fructum, T.: fructūs auctoritatis: fructum vestri in me amoris: alquid ex eā re commodi? T.: utilitates ex amicitiā.—To take, assume, acquire, put on: gestūs voltūsque novos, T.: figuras, O.—To take, assume, adopt, cultivate, cherish, possess: petitoris personam: patris vim: patrium animum.— To undertake, assume, enter upon, accept, take up: provinciam duram, T.: consulatum: honores, N.: rerum moderamen, O.: rem p., S.: magistratum, L.—With dat. of person, to obtain for, secure for: patres praeturam Camillo ceperunt, L.—To begin, enter upon, undertake: bellum: labores, T.: augurium ex arce, L.: aliud initium belli, i. e. war on a new plan, Cs.: conatūs ad erumpendum, L.: nec vestra capit discordia finem, V.: ad impetum capiundum spatium, to take a start, L.: somnum, fall asleep.—Poet.: Unde nova ingressūs experientia cepit? i. e. was devised, V.—To seize, embrace, take (an opportunity): si quam causam ceperit, T.: tempus ad te adeundi.—To form, conceive, entertain, come to, reach: sensum verae gloriae: ex lucri magnitudine coniecturam furti: consilium unā tecum, T.: consilium hominis fortunas evertere: consilium equitatum demittere, Cs.: consilium ut exirem: legionis opprimendae consilium, Cs.—To take, derive, draw, obtain: de te exemplum, T.: exemplum ex aliquā re. — To take, entertain, conceive, receive, be subjected to, suffer, experience: miseriam omnem, T.: angorem pro amico: ex huius incommodis molestiam: infamiam sine voluptate: invidiam apud patres ex largitione, L.: timorem, V.: voluptatem animi.— With a feeling as subj, to seize, overcome, possess, occupy, affect, take possession of, move: Cupido cepit miseram nunc me, proloqui, etc.: ut caperet odium illam mei, T.: nos oblivio ceperat: Romulum cupido cepit urbis condendae, L.: animum cura cepit, L.: meae si te ceperunt taeda laudis, V.: dementia cepit amantem, V.—Of injury or loss, to suffer, take, be subjected to: calamitatem: incommodi nihil.—Esp., in the formula by which the senate, in great emergencies, gave absolute power to magistrates: videant ne quid res p. detrimenti capiat: senatus decrevit, darent operam consules, ne quid, etc., S.—To take in, receive, hold, contain, be large enough for: capit alveus amnes O.: terra feras cepit, O.: quid turbae est! Aedes nostrae vix capient, scio, T.: unā domo iam capi non possunt: Nec iam se capit unda, V.: Non tuus hoc capiet venter plus ac meus, H.: tot domūs locupletissimas istius domus una capiet? will swallow up.—To contain, hold, suffice for, be strong enough for, bear: eam amentiam: nec capiunt inclusas pectora flammas, O.: iram Non capit ipsa suam, O.: Nec te Troia capit, is too small for your glory, V.—To take, receive, hold, comprehend, grasp, embrace: gratia, quantam maximam animi nostri capere possunt: ille unus veram speciem senatūs cepit, L.
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    capere, additional forms V TRANS
    take hold, seize; grasp; take bribe; arrest/capture; put on; occupy; captivate
    II
    capere, cepi, captus V TRANS
    take hold, seize; grasp; take bribe; arrest/capture; put on; occupy; captivate
    III
    taking/seizing

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  • 34 capital

        capital ālis, n    [capitalis], a capital offence, crime punishable by death or exile (civil death): quique non paruerit capital esto, C. (lex): praesidio decedere apud Romanos capital esse, L.: in sellā Regis consedisse capital foret, Cu.: capitalia ausi plerique, L.
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    capital crime/punishment (loss of life or civil rights); priestess headband

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  • 35 capitāle

        capitāle is, n    (late for capital), a capital offence, Ta.
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    I II
    capital crime/punishment (loss of life or civil rights); priestess headband

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  • 36 caput

        caput itis, n    [CAP-], the head: Capillus circum caput Reiectus, T.: caput obnubito, L.: capitis nives, H.: capite operto: aperire: velare, L.: abscindere cervicibus: capite demisso: attollere, O.: extollere, to become bold: breve (equi), H.: coronatum (bovis), Tb.: per caput pedesque ire, heels over head, Ct.: dux cum exercitu supra caput est, i. e. is ready to fall upon us, S.: capita conferre, to lay heads together, i. e. to confer in secret, L.: caput aut collum petere, strike at the vital parts: haec alias inter caput extulit urbes, towers, i. e. excels, V.: aliena negotia Per caput saliunt, run through the head, i. e. the mind, H.: capitis labor, mental exertion, H. — Meton., the head, top, summit, point, end, extremity: iocur sine capite (of a sacrifice), L.: in extis, O.: tignorum, Cs.: cornu duxit, donec curvata coirent capita, the ends, V. — The origin, source, spring, head (of a river), L.: caput unde erumpit Enipeus, V.: celsis caput urbibus exit, my source springs among great cities, V.—The mouth, embouchure (rare): multis capitibus in Oceanum influit, Cs.—Of plants: diducere terram ad capita, the roots, V.: papavera demisere caput, the heads, V.: capitum iugatio, branches (of the vine). — Of mountains, the summit: capita aspera montis, V. — Of persons, a head, person: ridiculum caput! T.: carum, V.: duo haec capita taeterrima: ignota, L.: di capiti ipsius reservent, for himself, V.: capiti cane talia Dardanio rebusque tuis, i. e. for Aeneas and yourself, V.: Perfidum, H.: de sacrando cum bonis capite alcuius, L.: ut caput Iovi sacraretur, L.—With numerals: capitum Helvetiorum milia CCLXIII, souls, Cs.: nullum caput Proserpina fugit, H.: in capita, to each person, L.; cf. sus Triginta capitum fetūs enixa, V.—Fig., life, physical life: Capitis periculum adire, to risk life, T.: caput obiectare periclis, V.: capitis poena, capital punishment, Cs.: certamen capitis et famae: ut capite dimices tuo, L.: caput offerre pro patriā: patrium tibi crede caput (i. e. patris vitam), O.: accusatus capitis absolvitur, of a capital crime, N.: Sthenium capite damnare.—Civil life, personality, civil rights, liberty and citizenship: capitis causae, involving citizenship: iudicium capitis: capitis deminutio, loss of civil rights, Cs.—Poet.: capitis minor, H.—Of persons, a leader, chief, guide: concitandorum Graecorum: capita nominis Latini, heads, chiefs, L.: ut se Suevorum caput credant, chief tribe, Ta.: capita coniurationis securi percussi, L.: illic est huic rei caput, author, contriver, T.: ab illo fonte et capite Socrate: corpori valido caput deerat, leader, L.: ipsum Expugnare caput, the great man himself, H. —A head, chief, capital: Thebae totius Graeciae, first city, N.: Roma, orbis terrarum, L.: castellum eius regionis, principal place, L.: Romam caput Latio esse, L.: ius nigrum, cenae caput, principal dish: fundus, vestrae pecuniae, chief source of income: caput esse artis, decere, the note, characteristic: ad consilium de re p. dandum caput est nosse rem p., first qualification: caput litterarum cum alquo, reason for corresponding: Epicuri, chief dogma: caput belli et summa, V.—In writings, a division, paragraph, chapter: legis: caput Annianum de hereditatibus, passage in the will of A.— Of money, the principal sum, capital, stock: quibus ille de capite dempsisset, reduced their debts: de capite deducite alqd, L.: Quinas hic capiti mercedes exsecet, extort sixty per centum, H.
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    head; person; life; leader; top; source/mouth (river); capital (punishment); heading; chapter, principal division

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  • 37 cāsus

        cāsus ūs （dat. cāsū, Cs.), m    [1 CAD-], a falling, falling down, fall: nivis casus terrorem adiecit, L.: Antiqui memor casūs, O.: graviore casu Decidunt, H.: casuque fuit miserabile carmen, in his fall, O.: concidit casu gravi, Ph.: altior, Iu.: loci casūs, i. e. destruction (by an earthquake), O. —Fig., of time, the end: sub casum hiemis, V.— A loss, fall, overthrow, ruin, failure: ex nostro casu hanc vitae viam pertimescere: ingredi sine casu aliquo, false step: gravis casus in servitium ex regno, S.: urbis Troianae, V. — Of events, an occurrence, event, accident, chance, emergency: novi casūs temporum: in eiusmodi casu, such an emergency, Cs.: ad talem casum perfugium, L.: si quos locus aut casus coniunxerat, S.: adversi, secundi, N.: magno accidit casu, Cs.: rariores: dubii, H.—A chance, occasion, opportunity: hoc ipso tempore et casu, Cs.: casūs mortis habere: praeclari facinoris casum dare, S.—An adverse event, misfortune, mishap, mischance, accident, calamity: meum casum tam horribilem: ne minimo quidem casu (dat.) locum relinquere, Cs.: sive alius casus lecto te adfixit, H.: Saturnini atque Gracchorum casus, i. e. death, Cs.: cum tantum senatorum sui quemque casūs absumpsissent, L.: Bomilcaris, S.: insontis amici, fate, V. — In gram., a case (of a noun).
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    grammatical case; termination/ending (of words)
    II
    fall, overthrow; chance/fortune; accident, emergency, calamity, plight; fate

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  • 38 damnōsē

        damnōsē adv.    [damnosus], ruinously, destructively: bibimus, i. e. so as to ruin the host, H.
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    ruinously, so as to cause loss; to the injury of (L+S); excessively

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  • 39 damnōsus

        damnōsus adj. with comp. and sup.    [damnum], injurious, destructive, pernicious: ingenia, L.: Venus, H.: libido, H.: artes, O.: bellum Romanis, L.: discordia damnosior rei p., L.: res damnosissima divitibus, L.: virtus duobus, O.: canes, the worst cast of the dice, Pr.: dies, time, the destroyer, H.: pagina multā damnosa papyro, i. e. costly, Iu.—As subst m., a prodigal, T.
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    damnosa -um, damnosior -or -us, damnosissimus -a -um ADJ
    harmful/detrimental/ruinous; prodigal/spendthrift; that causes finanical loss

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  • 40 dēminūtiō (dīm-)

        dēminūtiō (dīm-) ōnis, f    [deminuo], a diminution, decrease, lessening, abatement: luminis: civium: vectigalium: de bonis privatorum: provinciae, of the term of office.—In law: datio deminutio, the right of alienation, right to convey (all or part of an estate), L. — Fig.: libertatis vestrae, an encroachment upon: sui, a sacrifice of dignity, Ta.—Esp., in the phrase, capitis deminutio, the loss of civil rights, forfeiture of freedom, civil death, Cs.

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