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Ălexandrēa (the form of Cicero's time, Cic. Phil. 2, 19; id. Fin. 5, 19; Prop. 4, 10, 33 ( Alexandria, Müll.); Hor. C. 4, 14, 35 K. and H.; also Ălexandrīa under the Empire; so, Antiochēa and Antiochīa; cf. Prisc. p. 588 P., Ochsn. Eclog. 143, and Osann ad Cic. Rep. p. 467), ae, f., = Alexandreia, a name of several towns of antiquity; among which,

The most distinguished is the city built by Alexander the Great, after the destruction of Tyre, upon the north coast of Egypt, the residence of the Ptolemies, and the emporium of Eastern trade during the Middle Ages, sometimes with the appellation Magna, now Iskenderieh or Alexandria, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.—

A town in Troas, now Eski Stamboul, sometimes called Alexandria, Cic. Ac. 2, 4; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124;

and sometimes Alexandria Troas,

Liv. 35, 42; 37, 35; Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 128.—

A town in Aria, also called Alexandria Ariōn (i. e. Arionum), now Herat, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 61; 6, 23, 25, § 93.—Hence, Ălexandrīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Alexandria,

In Egypt:

vita atque licentia,

a luxurious and licentious life, like that of Alexandria, at that time a centre of luxury, Caes. B. C. 3, 110; Petr. 31; Quint. 1, 2, 7 Spald.:

Alexandrina navis,

an Alexandrian merchantship, Suet. Aug. 98; id. Ner. 45; id. Galb. 10: Bellum Alexandrinum, the history of the expedition of Cœsar into Egypt, after the battle at Pharsalus, Auct. B. Alex. 1.—

In Troas, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 131; 23, 8, 80, § 158. — Subst.: Ălexandrīni, ōrum, m., inhabitants of Alexandria (in Egypt):

ad Alexandrinos istos revertamur,

Cic. Rab. Post. 12, 34; id. Pis. 21, 49.

Ălexandrēa (the form of Cicero's time, Cic. Phil. 2, 19; id. Fin. 5, 19; Prop. 4, 10, 33 ( Alexandria, Müll.); Hor. C. 4, 14, 35 K. and H.; also Ălexandrīa under the Empire; so, Antiochēa and Antiochīa; cf. Prisc. p. 588 P., Ochsn. Eclog. 143, and Osann ad Cic. Rep. p. 467), ae, f., = Alexandreia, a name of several towns of antiquity; among which,

The most distinguished is the city built by Alexander the Great, after the destruction of Tyre, upon the north coast of Egypt, the residence of the Ptolemies, and the emporium of Eastern trade during the Middle Ages, sometimes with the appellation Magna, now Iskenderieh or Alexandria, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.—

A town in Troas, now Eski Stamboul, sometimes called Alexandria, Cic. Ac. 2, 4; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124;

and sometimes Alexandria Troas,

Liv. 35, 42; 37, 35; Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 128.—

A town in Aria, also called Alexandria Ariōn (i. e. Arionum), now Herat, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 61; 6, 23, 25, § 93.—Hence, Ălexandrīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Alexandria,

In Egypt:

vita atque licentia,

a luxurious and licentious life, like that of Alexandria, at that time a centre of luxury, Caes. B. C. 3, 110; Petr. 31; Quint. 1, 2, 7 Spald.:

Alexandrina navis,

an Alexandrian merchantship, Suet. Aug. 98; id. Ner. 45; id. Galb. 10: Bellum Alexandrinum, the history of the expedition of Cœsar into Egypt, after the battle at Pharsalus, Auct. B. Alex. 1.—

In Troas, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 131; 23, 8, 80, § 158. — Subst.: Ălexandrīni, ōrum, m., inhabitants of Alexandria (in Egypt):

ad Alexandrinos istos revertamur,

Cic. Rab. Post. 12, 34; id. Pis. 21, 49.

Alpes, ĭum (rare in sing., Alpis, is, = hê Alpis; cf. Rudd. I. p. 157, n. 78), f., = hai Alpeis [v. albus], High mountains; and kat exochên, the high mountains of Switzerland, the Alps, unknown to the Romans, in their whole extent, until the time of Augustus. The three principal ranges, running S.W. and N.E., are,

The western division between Italy and France.

Alpes Maritimae, the Maritime Alps, extending from the sources of the Var, in a S.E. direction, to the sea, between the present Nice and Piedmont. North of these are,

Alpes Cottiae (so called from Cottius, a prefect in that region under Augustus), the Cottian Alps, west of Augusta Taurinorum, whose highest peak was Alpis Cottia, now Mont Genevre. Next to these, on the north.

Alpes Graiae (Graiae, a Celtic word of uncertain signif., sometimes falsely referred to Hercules Graius, Nep. Hann. 3, 4), the Graian Alps, extending to Mont Blanc (Alpis Graia is the Little St. Bernard).—

East of these, the middle division, as the northern boundary of Italy.

Alpes Penninae (so called from the deity Penninus, worshipped there; acc. to some, with the orthog. Poeninae, erroneously, with reference to Hannibal), the Pennine or Vallisian Alps, between Vallais and Upper Italy, whose highest peak, Mons Penninus, the Great St. Bernard, seems to have been out little known even in the time of Cæsar; v. Caes. B. G. 3, 1.—Connected with these on the N.E. are,

Alpes Lepontinae, the Lepontine Alps, the eastern continuation of which are,

Alpes Rhaeticae, the Rhœtian or Tyrolese Alps, extending to the Great Glockner.—

The eastern division.

Alpes Noricae, the Noric or Salzburg Alps. —

Alpes Carnicae, the Carnic Alps. —

Alpes Juliae (prob. so callea from the Forum Julii, situated near), the Julian Alps, extending to the Adriatic Sea and Illyria.—Cf. Mann Ital. I. p. 31 sq.; I p. 263; I. p. 271; I. p. 192; I. p. 189; id. Germ. p. 546:

Alpes aëriae,

Verg. G. 3, 474:

hibernae,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 41: gelidae. Luc. 1, 183: saevae Juv. 10, 166 al.—In sing.: quot in Alpe ferae. Ov. A. A. 3, 150: Alpis nubiferae colles. Luc. 1, 688:

opposuit natura Alpemque nivemque. Juv 10, 152: emissus ab Alpe,

Claud. B. Gild. 82; id. Cons. Stil. 3, 285.—

Appel. for any high mountain (only poet.):

gemmae Alpes,

the Alps and Pyrenees, Sil. 2, 833; Sid. Apol. 5, 593; Prud. steph. 3, 538.—Of Athos, Sid. Apol. 2, 510; 9, 43.

alvĕārĭum, ii, n. (in Col. four times alveāre, is, n.) [alveus], a hollow vessel swelling out in the middle.—Hence,

A beehive:

seu lento fuerint alvearia (four syl. per synaeresin) vimine texta,

Verg. G. 4, 33; * Cic. Oecon. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 82 P.; Plin. 12, 20, 43, § 98.—

A beehouse, apiary:

circum villam totam alvearium facere,

Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 12.—

A kneading-trough, Tert. adv. Val. 31.

alvĕārĭum, ii, n. (in Col. four times alveāre, is, n.) [alveus], a hollow vessel swelling out in the middle.—Hence,

A beehive:

seu lento fuerint alvearia (four syl. per synaeresin) vimine texta,

Verg. G. 4, 33; * Cic. Oecon. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 82 P.; Plin. 12, 20, 43, § 98.—

A beehouse, apiary:

circum villam totam alvearium facere,

Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 12.—

A kneading-trough, Tert. adv. Val. 31.

āmento, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [amentum].

Lit., to furnish with a strap or thong; esp. of the javelin, to the middle of which a strap was fastened, so that it might be thrown with greater force (very rare;

only twice in Cic.): hastae amentatae,

Cic. Brut. 78, 271.— Trop., of discourse:

amentatae hastae (i. e. apta et parata argumenta),

Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 242 (so Juv. sagittae and jaculator, q. v.).—Hence,

Transf., poet., to hurl or dart the javelin by means of a thong: cum jaculum parvā Libysamentavit habenā, * Luc. 6, 221.—And of the wind, which gives an impetus to motion, as a thong to the dart:

amentante Noto,

Sil. 14, 422.

ampulla, ae, f. [amb- and olla, as having handles on both (opposite) sides, or an irreg. dim. of amphora].

A vessel for holding liquids, furnished with two handles and swelling in the middle, a flask, bottle, jar, pot, etc. (also made of leather), Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 86; id. Pers. 1, 3, 44; Cic. Fin. 4, 12 al.—

Prob. on account of its shape, like lêkuthos, of inflated discourse, swelling words, bombast: proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia verba, * Hor. A. P. 97; cf. Cic. Att. 1, 14, and ampullor.

Ăpămēa or - īa, ae, f., = Apameia.

One of the most distinguished towns in Cœle-Syria, on the Orontes, in the Middle Ages, Afamiah or Famit, now Famieh, Liv. 38, 13 (where there is an allusion to the origin of the name), Cassiod. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12; Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; cf. Mann. Syr. 360.—

A town in Bithynia, earlier called Myrlea, now Moudania, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 143; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 560.—

A town in Phrygia the Great, now Dineir, Cic. Att. 5, 16; id. Fam. 2, 17; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 120 and 122.—Hence,

Derivv.

Ăpămēensis or Ăpă-mensis, e, adj., pertaining to Apamea (in Phrygia Major):

forum Apamense,

Cic. Att. 5, 21:

civitas,

id. Fam. 5, 20, 2.—

Ăpă-mēnus, a, um, adj., the same:

regio,

Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 113:

vinum,

id. 14, 7, 9, § 75.—

Ăpămēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Apamea (in Bithynia); hence, Ăpămēi, ōrum, m., its inhabitants, Trajan. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 57.

Ăpămēa or - īa, ae, f., = Apameia.

One of the most distinguished towns in Cœle-Syria, on the Orontes, in the Middle Ages, Afamiah or Famit, now Famieh, Liv. 38, 13 (where there is an allusion to the origin of the name), Cassiod. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12; Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; cf. Mann. Syr. 360.—

A town in Bithynia, earlier called Myrlea, now Moudania, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 143; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 560.—

A town in Phrygia the Great, now Dineir, Cic. Att. 5, 16; id. Fam. 2, 17; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 120 and 122.—Hence,

Derivv.

Ăpămēensis or Ăpă-mensis, e, adj., pertaining to Apamea (in Phrygia Major):

forum Apamense,

Cic. Att. 5, 21:

civitas,

id. Fam. 5, 20, 2.—

Ăpă-mēnus, a, um, adj., the same:

regio,

Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 113:

vinum,

id. 14, 7, 9, § 75.—

Ăpămēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Apamea (in Bithynia); hence, Ăpămēi, ōrum, m., its inhabitants, Trajan. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 57.

Ăpămēa or - īa, ae, f., = Apameia.

One of the most distinguished towns in Cœle-Syria, on the Orontes, in the Middle Ages, Afamiah or Famit, now Famieh, Liv. 38, 13 (where there is an allusion to the origin of the name), Cassiod. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12; Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; cf. Mann. Syr. 360.—

A town in Bithynia, earlier called Myrlea, now Moudania, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 143; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 560.—

A town in Phrygia the Great, now Dineir, Cic. Att. 5, 16; id. Fam. 2, 17; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 120 and 122.—Hence,

Derivv.

Ăpămēensis or Ăpă-mensis, e, adj., pertaining to Apamea (in Phrygia Major):

forum Apamense,

Cic. Att. 5, 21:

civitas,

id. Fam. 5, 20, 2.—

Ăpă-mēnus, a, um, adj., the same:

regio,

Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 113:

vinum,

id. 14, 7, 9, § 75.—

Ăpămēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Apamea (in Bithynia); hence, Ăpămēi, ōrum, m., its inhabitants, Trajan. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 57.

Ăpămēa or - īa, ae, f., = Apameia.

One of the most distinguished towns in Cœle-Syria, on the Orontes, in the Middle Ages, Afamiah or Famit, now Famieh, Liv. 38, 13 (where there is an allusion to the origin of the name), Cassiod. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12; Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; cf. Mann. Syr. 360.—

A town in Bithynia, earlier called Myrlea, now Moudania, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 143; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 560.—

A town in Phrygia the Great, now Dineir, Cic. Att. 5, 16; id. Fam. 2, 17; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 120 and 122.—Hence,

Derivv.

Ăpămēensis or Ăpă-mensis, e, adj., pertaining to Apamea (in Phrygia Major):

forum Apamense,

Cic. Att. 5, 21:

civitas,

id. Fam. 5, 20, 2.—

Ăpă-mēnus, a, um, adj., the same:

regio,

Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 113:

vinum,

id. 14, 7, 9, § 75.—

Ăpămēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Apamea (in Bithynia); hence, Ăpămēi, ōrum, m., its inhabitants, Trajan. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 57.

Ăpămēa or - īa, ae, f., = Apameia.

One of the most distinguished towns in Cœle-Syria, on the Orontes, in the Middle Ages, Afamiah or Famit, now Famieh, Liv. 38, 13 (where there is an allusion to the origin of the name), Cassiod. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12; Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; cf. Mann. Syr. 360.—

A town in Bithynia, earlier called Myrlea, now Moudania, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 143; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 560.—

A town in Phrygia the Great, now Dineir, Cic. Att. 5, 16; id. Fam. 2, 17; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 120 and 122.—Hence,

Derivv.

Ăpămēensis or Ăpă-mensis, e, adj., pertaining to Apamea (in Phrygia Major):

forum Apamense,

Cic. Att. 5, 21:

civitas,

id. Fam. 5, 20, 2.—

Ăpă-mēnus, a, um, adj., the same:

regio,

Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 113:

vinum,

id. 14, 7, 9, § 75.—

Ăpămēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Apamea (in Bithynia); hence, Ăpămēi, ōrum, m., its inhabitants, Trajan. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 57.

Ăpămēa or - īa, ae, f., = Apameia.

One of the most distinguished towns in Cœle-Syria, on the Orontes, in the Middle Ages, Afamiah or Famit, now Famieh, Liv. 38, 13 (where there is an allusion to the origin of the name), Cassiod. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12; Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; cf. Mann. Syr. 360.—

A town in Bithynia, earlier called Myrlea, now Moudania, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 143; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 560.—

A town in Phrygia the Great, now Dineir, Cic. Att. 5, 16; id. Fam. 2, 17; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 120 and 122.—Hence,

Derivv.

Ăpămēensis or Ăpă-mensis, e, adj., pertaining to Apamea (in Phrygia Major):

forum Apamense,

Cic. Att. 5, 21:

civitas,

id. Fam. 5, 20, 2.—

Ăpă-mēnus, a, um, adj., the same:

regio,

Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 113:

vinum,

id. 14, 7, 9, § 75.—

Ăpămēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Apamea (in Bithynia); hence, Ăpămēi, ōrum, m., its inhabitants, Trajan. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 57.

Ăpămēa or - īa, ae, f., = Apameia.

One of the most distinguished towns in Cœle-Syria, on the Orontes, in the Middle Ages, Afamiah or Famit, now Famieh, Liv. 38, 13 (where there is an allusion to the origin of the name), Cassiod. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12; Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; cf. Mann. Syr. 360.—

A town in Bithynia, earlier called Myrlea, now Moudania, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 143; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 560.—

A town in Phrygia the Great, now Dineir, Cic. Att. 5, 16; id. Fam. 2, 17; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, 120 and 122.—Hence,

Derivv.

Ăpămēensis or Ăpă-mensis, e, adj., pertaining to Apamea (in Phrygia Major):

forum Apamense,

Cic. Att. 5, 21:

civitas,

id. Fam. 5, 20, 2.—

Ăpă-mēnus, a, um, adj., the same:

regio,

Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 113:

vinum,

id. 14, 7, 9, § 75.—

Ăpămēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Apamea (in Bithynia); hence, Ăpămēi, ōrum, m., its inhabitants, Trajan. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 57.

Arcĕsĭlas, ae ( Arcĕsĭlāus, i, Gell. 3, 5), m. (acc. Arcesilam, Cic. Ac. 2, 24, 76:

Arcesilan,

Mel. 1, 18, 1), = Arkesilas (-aos).

Arcesilas (mostly in this form), a Greek philosopher of Pitane, a pupil of Polemon, and founder of the Middle Academy, Cic. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Ac. 1, 12, 45; 2, 24, 76; id. Fin. 5, 31, 94; Sen. Ben. 2, 10; Pers. 3, 79 (cf. Diog. Laert. 4, 28).—

Arcesilaus, a sculptor of the first century B. C., Plin. 35, 12, 45, § 155.—

Arcesilaus, an encaustic painter of Paros, Plin. 35, 11, 38, § 122.—

Arcesilas, a painter, son of Tisicrates, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 146.

Arcĕsĭlas, ae ( Arcĕsĭlāus, i, Gell. 3, 5), m. (acc. Arcesilam, Cic. Ac. 2, 24, 76:

Arcesilan,

Mel. 1, 18, 1), = Arkesilas (-aos).

Arcesilas (mostly in this form), a Greek philosopher of Pitane, a pupil of Polemon, and founder of the Middle Academy, Cic. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Ac. 1, 12, 45; 2, 24, 76; id. Fin. 5, 31, 94; Sen. Ben. 2, 10; Pers. 3, 79 (cf. Diog. Laert. 4, 28).—

Arcesilaus, a sculptor of the first century B. C., Plin. 35, 12, 45, § 155.—

Arcesilaus, an encaustic painter of Paros, Plin. 35, 11, 38, § 122.—

Arcesilas, a painter, son of Tisicrates, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 146.

at-tollo ( attolo, arch.), no perf. or sup., 3, v. a., to lift or raise up, raise, elevate, lift on high (in the poets and postAug. prose writers very frequent, but not in Cic.; syn.: tollo, erigo).

Lit.:

super limen pedes attollere,

Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 1:

signa,

id. ib. 2, 6, 5: pallium attollere, i. e. accingere (v. accingo), * Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 31:

illum (regem) omnes apes... saepe attollunt umeris,

Verg. G. 4, 217: Nec semel irrisus triviis attollere curat Fracto crure planum, to raise up the juggler, to help him up, * Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 58 Schmid:

parvumque attollite natum,

lift up, Ov. M. 9, 387:

caput,

id. ib. 5, 503:

oculos humo,

id. ib. 2, 448:

Et contra magnum potes hos (oculos) attollere solem,

Prop. 1, 15, 37:

Sed non attollere contra Sustinet haec oculos,

Ov. M. 6, 605:

Attollens Joseph oculos vidit etc.,

Vulg. Gen. 43, 29:

timidum lumen ad lumina,

Ov. M. 10, 293:

vultus jacentes,

id. ib. 4, 144:

corpus ulnis,

id. ib. 7, 847:

manus ad caelum,

Liv. 10, 36:

cornua e mari,

Plin. 9, 27, 43, § 82:

attollite portas, principes,

Vulg. Psa. 23, 7; 23, 9:

mare ventis,

Tac. Agr. 10; cf.:

Euphratem attolli,

swollen, id. A. 6, 37:

se in femur,

raises himself on his thigh, Verg. A. 10, 856:

se in auras,

Ov. M. 4, 722:

se recto trunco,

id. ib. 2, 822:

attollentem se ab gravi casu,

Liv. 8, 7, 6:

a terrā se attollentem,

Plin. 21, 11, 36, § 62.—

With middle signif.: e mediis hunc (sc. Atlantem) harenis in caelum attolli prodidere,

Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 6:

attollitur monte Pione,

id. 5, 29, 31, § 115.—Of buildings, to raise, erect, build:

immensam molem,

Verg. A. 2, 185:

arcem,

id. ib. 3, 134:

attollitur opus in altitudinem XXXX. cubitis,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 30:

turres in centenos vicenos[que ] attollebantur,

Tac. H. 5, 11.— Poet.:

cum die stativorum campum alacritate discursu pulvere attolleres,

Plin. Pan. 14, 3; cf. Verg. A. 9, 714.—

Trop., to raise, elevate, exalt, sustain; also, to enlarge, aggrandize, to render prominent or conspicuous, to extol (so esp. freq. in Tac.):

Punica se quantis attollet gloria rebus,

Verg. A. 4, 49:

ultro implacabilis ardet Attollitque animos,

id. ib. 12, 4:

ad consulatūs spem attollere animos,

Liv. 22, 26:

rectos ac vividos animos non ut alii contundis ac deprimis, sed foves et attollis,

Plin. Pan. 44, 6:

Frangit et attollit vires in milite causa,

Prop. 5, 6, 51:

attollique suum laetis ad sidera nomen vocibus,

Luc. 7, 11:

quanto Ciceronis studio Brutus Cassiusque attollerentur,

were distinguished, Vell. 2, 65 Ruhnk. (cf. Cic. Phil. 11, 14: animadverti dici jam a quibusdam exornari etiam nimium a me Brutum, nimium Cassium ornari); so,

insignibus triumphi,

Tac. A. 3, 72; id. H. 2, 90; 3, 37; 4, 59; id. Agr. 39:

res per similitudinem,

Quint. 8, 6, 68: his (frons) contrahitur, attollitur ( is drawn up or raised), demittitur, id. 11, 3, 78:

belloque et armis rem publicam,

Tac. H. 4, 52:

cuncta in majus attollens,

id. A. 15, 30:

sua facta, suos casus,

id. Agr. 25.— Form attolo, of doubtful meaning:

Quis vetat qui ne attolat? Pac., Trag. Rel. p. 82 Rib.: Custodite istunc vos, ne vim qui attolat neve attigat,

id. ib. p. 105 (= auferre or afferre, Non.).

at-tollo ( attolo, arch.), no perf. or sup., 3, v. a., to lift or raise up, raise, elevate, lift on high (in the poets and postAug. prose writers very frequent, but not in Cic.; syn.: tollo, erigo).

Lit.:

super limen pedes attollere,

Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 1:

signa,

id. ib. 2, 6, 5: pallium attollere, i. e. accingere (v. accingo), * Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 31:

illum (regem) omnes apes... saepe attollunt umeris,

Verg. G. 4, 217: Nec semel irrisus triviis attollere curat Fracto crure planum, to raise up the juggler, to help him up, * Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 58 Schmid:

parvumque attollite natum,

lift up, Ov. M. 9, 387:

caput,

id. ib. 5, 503:

oculos humo,

id. ib. 2, 448:

Et contra magnum potes hos (oculos) attollere solem,

Prop. 1, 15, 37:

Sed non attollere contra Sustinet haec oculos,

Ov. M. 6, 605:

Attollens Joseph oculos vidit etc.,

Vulg. Gen. 43, 29:

timidum lumen ad lumina,

Ov. M. 10, 293:

vultus jacentes,

id. ib. 4, 144:

corpus ulnis,

id. ib. 7, 847:

manus ad caelum,

Liv. 10, 36:

cornua e mari,

Plin. 9, 27, 43, § 82:

attollite portas, principes,

Vulg. Psa. 23, 7; 23, 9:

mare ventis,

Tac. Agr. 10; cf.:

Euphratem attolli,

swollen, id. A. 6, 37:

se in femur,

raises himself on his thigh, Verg. A. 10, 856:

se in auras,

Ov. M. 4, 722:

se recto trunco,

id. ib. 2, 822:

attollentem se ab gravi casu,

Liv. 8, 7, 6:

a terrā se attollentem,

Plin. 21, 11, 36, § 62.—

With middle signif.: e mediis hunc (sc. Atlantem) harenis in caelum attolli prodidere,

Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 6:

attollitur monte Pione,

id. 5, 29, 31, § 115.—Of buildings, to raise, erect, build:

immensam molem,

Verg. A. 2, 185:

arcem,

id. ib. 3, 134:

attollitur opus in altitudinem XXXX. cubitis,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 30:

turres in centenos vicenos[que ] attollebantur,

Tac. H. 5, 11.— Poet.:

cum die stativorum campum alacritate discursu pulvere attolleres,

Plin. Pan. 14, 3; cf. Verg. A. 9, 714.—

Trop., to raise, elevate, exalt, sustain; also, to enlarge, aggrandize, to render prominent or conspicuous, to extol (so esp. freq. in Tac.):

Punica se quantis attollet gloria rebus,

Verg. A. 4, 49:

ultro implacabilis ardet Attollitque animos,

id. ib. 12, 4:

ad consulatūs spem attollere animos,

Liv. 22, 26:

rectos ac vividos animos non ut alii contundis ac deprimis, sed foves et attollis,

Plin. Pan. 44, 6:

Frangit et attollit vires in milite causa,

Prop. 5, 6, 51:

attollique suum laetis ad sidera nomen vocibus,

Luc. 7, 11:

quanto Ciceronis studio Brutus Cassiusque attollerentur,

were distinguished, Vell. 2, 65 Ruhnk. (cf. Cic. Phil. 11, 14: animadverti dici jam a quibusdam exornari etiam nimium a me Brutum, nimium Cassium ornari); so,

insignibus triumphi,

Tac. A. 3, 72; id. H. 2, 90; 3, 37; 4, 59; id. Agr. 39:

res per similitudinem,

Quint. 8, 6, 68: his (frons) contrahitur, attollitur ( is drawn up or raised), demittitur, id. 11, 3, 78:

belloque et armis rem publicam,

Tac. H. 4, 52:

cuncta in majus attollens,

id. A. 15, 30:

sua facta, suos casus,

id. Agr. 25.— Form attolo, of doubtful meaning:

Quis vetat qui ne attolat? Pac., Trag. Rel. p. 82 Rib.: Custodite istunc vos, ne vim qui attolat neve attigat,

id. ib. p. 105 (= auferre or afferre, Non.).