mĭsĕrĕo

mĭsĕrĕo, ŭi, ĭtum, 2, v. n. and mĭsĕ-rĕor, ĭtus, 2 ( inf. pres. misererier, Lucr. 5, 1023; ante- and post-class. part. perf. misertus for miseritus, Scip. Afric. ap. Macr. S. 2, 10; Hyg. Fab. 58), v. dep. [miser], to feel pity, have compassion, to pity, compassionate, commiserate.

In the verb. finit. (in the act. form only ante-class.).

Form misereo:

piaculumst miserere nos hominum rem male gerentum,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 13: miserete anuis, Enn. ap. Non. 474, 30 (Trag. v. 232 Vahl.): cogebant hostes, ut misererent, id. ap. Prisc. p. 824 P.:

ipse sui miseret,

Lucr. 3, 881.—

Form misereor (class.):

miseremini sociorum,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 28, § 72:

postulat, ut sui misereantur,

Auct. Her. 1, 14, 24: miserere temporis, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 1: nescio qui nostri miseritus tandem deus, Afran. ap. Gell. 20, 6, 5:

deos miseritos nominis Romani,

Liv. 27, 33 fin.:

cum misereri mei debent,

Cic. Att. 4, 5, 2:

laborum tantorum,

Verg. A. 2, 143:

miserere mei, miserere meorum,

Ov. H. 12, 81:

miserere inopum sociorum,

Juv. 8, 89.—With dat.:

cui Venus postea miserta est,

Hyg. Fab. 58; Diom. p. 294 P. —With acc. (dub.):

tot miserere animas,

Grat. Cyneg. 440 (al. miserare).— Impers. pass.:

ut supplicum misereatur,

that we should feel pity for suppliants, Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 48.—

Impers.: miseret and (less freq.) miseretur me alicujus and alicujus rei, it distresses me, I feel pity or compassion for a person or thing.

Form miseret: miseret me eādem formā dicitur, quā piget, poenitet, taedet, Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.: tui me miseret, mei piget, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 66 (Trag. v. 82 Vahl.); cf.: quos non miseret neminis, id. ap. Fest. p. 162 Müll. (Trag. v. 174 ib.):

miseret et aliorum, tui te nec miseret nec pudet,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 30:

eorum nos miseret,

Cic. Mil. 34, 92:

neque te mei tergi misereret, si, etc.,

Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 25:

nilne te miseret,

id. ib. 1, 3, 74.—

Form miseretur, miseritum (misertum) est: patris me miseretur, Turp. ap. Non. 477, 15: neque me minus vestri quam mei miserebitur, L. Crassus ap. Prisc. p. 824: quando te nostrum et reipublicae miserebitur? Quadrig. ap. Gell. 20, 6, 11:

cave te fratrum pro fratris salute obsecrantium misereatur,

Cic. Lig. 5, 14, acc. to Prisc. p. 797 P. (Klotz, misereat):

neque metui, neque tuorum liberum misereri potest,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 77 Zumpt N. cr.:

me ejus miseritum'st,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 29: quo me reipublicae maxime misertum est, Scip. Afric. ap. Macr. S. 2, 10.—With gen.: miseretur tui, Pac. ap. Non. 477, 16.

, misereor

to pity.

mĭsĕresco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [misereo].

To feel pity, have compassion (only poet.):

his lacrimis vitam damus et miserescimus ultro,

Verg. A. 2, 145:

miserescite regis,

id. ib. 8, 573:

generis miseresce tui,

Stat. Th. 1, 280.—

Impers.: miserescit me alicu jus, it distresses me, I feel pity, take compassion (cf. miseret, under misereo, II.):

inopis nunc te miserescat mei,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 3.—

I. q. miserum fieri, to become wretched, miserable:

sed quid est homini miseriarum, quo miserescat miser ex animo,

Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 1.

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mĭsĕrĭcors, cordis, adj. [misereo-cor], tender-hearted, pitiful, compassionate, merciful (class.).—Of persons and things:

credc misericors est,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 141:

misericordem se praebere,

Cic. Caecin. 10, 26:

misericors et mansuetus,

Auct. Her. 2, 17, 25:

misericordem esse in aliquem,

Cic. Lig. 5, 15; Curt. 9, 6, 12; Sen. Contr. 3, 23, 1:

sint misericordes in furibus aerarii,

Sall. C. 52, 12:

animus,

Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 106:

Dominus est,

Vulg. Jacob. 5, 11:

(Deus) miseretur ei, quem viderit misericordem,

Lact. Div. Just. Epit. 5.— Comp.:

misericordior nulla est me feminarum,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 23:

in illā gravi L. Sullae turbulentāque victoriā quis P. Sulla mitior, quis misericordior inventus est?

Cic. Sull. 26, 72.— Sup.:

quando misericordissimus exstitisset,

Aug. Ep. 48:

canes misericordissimi,

Sid. Ep. 8, 6.—

Mean, pitiful, contemptible:

qui autem natura dicuntur iracundi aut misericordes aut invidi aut tale quid,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 37, 80.— Hence, adv.: mĭsĕrĭcordĭter, tenderheartedly, pitifully, compassionately, mercifully (ante- and post-class.): crudeliter illi, nos misericorditer, Quadrig. ap. Non. 510, 20; Lact. 6, 18, 9; Aug. Civ. Dei, 3, 31; 5, 23.— Comp.:

misericordius,

Aug. Doctr. Chr. 1, 16.— Sup.:

misericordissime,

Aug. Ep. 149.