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    flectō flēxī, flexus, ere    [FALC-], to bend, bow, curve, turn, turn round: equos brevi, Cs.: de foro in Capitolium currūs: habenas, O.: cursūs in orbem, O.: iter ad Privernum, L.: flexa In burim ulmus, V.: artūs, L.: ora retro, O.: geminas acies huc, direct, V.: lumina, avert, V.: salignas cratīs, weave, V.: flex<*> fractique motūs, contorted: flexum mare, a bay, Ta.: (silva) se sinistrorsus, Cs.: (milvus) Flectitur in gyrum, wheels, O.: flector in anguem, wind myself into a snake, O.: Cera multas Flectitur in facies, is moulded, O.— To turn, double, pass around: in flectendis promunturiis: Leucatam.— To turn from, avoid, turn out of: viam, C., L.: iter, V.— To turn, go, divert one's course, march, pass: laevo flectentes limine, V.: ex Gabino in Tusculanos flexere colles, L.: ad Oceanum, L.: ad sapientiam, Ta.—Fig., to bend, turn, direct, sway, change: animum, T.: teneros et rudīs: suam naturam huc et illuc: vocem, modulate: flexus sonus, i. e. melancholy: mentīs suas ad nostrum imperium: aliquem a proposito, divert, L.: animos, quin, etc., L.: animos ad carmina, O.: Quo vobis mentes sese flexere viaï? Enn. ap. C.: Cereus in vitium flecti, H.: flexo in meridiem die, Ta.: versūs, qui in Tiberium flecterentur, i. e. might be applied, Ta.— To bend, move, persuade, influence, prevail upon, overcome, soften, appease: quibus rebus ita flectebar animo, ut, etc.: flectere mollibus Iam durum imperiis, H.: Superos, V.: fata deum precando, V.: ingenium alicuius avorsum, S.: si flectitur ira deorum, O.: ad deditionem animos, L.

    in-dūcō dūxī    (indūxtī for indūxīstī, T.), ductus, ere, to lead in, bring in, introduce, conduct, lead up, bring forward: metuens induceris (i. e. in domum), H.: legionis principes (sc. in urbem), L.: turmas inducit Asilas, heads, V.: hostīs in curiam: cohortem in medios hostīs, S.: principes in cornua, lead against, L.: mensorem arvis (i. e. in arva), V. —To bring forward, exhibit, represent: a me gladiatorum par inducitur: fabula quem miserum vixisse Inducit, H.—To put on, clothe: tunicam in lacertos: manibus caestūs, V.: tunicāque inducitur artūs, V.—To draw over, spread over, overlay, overspread: super lateres coria, Cs.: ubi suos Aurora induxerat ortūs, V.: pontem, Cu.: pulvis velut nube inductā, etc., L.: Inducto pallore, i. e. turning pale, O.: varias plumas, H.: terris Umbras, H.: humanam membris formam, O.: scuta pellibus, cover, Cs.: fontīs umbrā, V.: fontibus umbras, V.: (victima) inducta cornibus aurum, O. —Of words in a wax tablet, to smooth over, strike out, erase: nomina: senatūs consultum, repeal: ut induceretur locatio, be cancelled.—Fig., to bring in, introduce: thiasos Bacchi, V.: morem iudiciorum in rem p.: pecuniam in rationem, set down in the account: ager ingenti pecuniā vobis inducetur, will be charged.—In speaking, to introduce, represent, describe: Gyges inducitur a Platone: Tiresiam: consuetudinem.—To move, excite, persuade, induce, mislead, seduce: emptorem, H.: animum in spem: animum ad meretricem, T.: pretio inductus, V.: promissis aliquem: Carthaginiensīs ad bellum, N.: quem, ut mentiatur, inducere possum.—In the phrase, in animum inducere, to persuade oneself, resolve, determine, conclude: nemo alteri concedere in animum inducebat, L.: postremo Caesar in animum induxerat, laborare, had determined, S.: consules ut pronuntiarent, in animum inducere, L.—In the phrase, animum inducere, to bring one's mind, resolve, conclude, suppose, imagine: id quod animum induxerat paulisper non tenuit: animum inducere, contra ea dicere: cantare, H.: qui huic adsentari animum induxeris, T.: inducere animum, ut oblivisceretur, etc.—To entrap, ensnare, deluds: socios.

    per-suādeō suāsī, suāsus, ēre,    to convince, persuade: homo factus ad persuadendum: hoc persuadere, non interire animas, Cs.: velim tibi ita persuadeas, me, etc.: de paupertate: hoc tibi vere, H.: si scit et persuasus est, quid irascitur, Caec. ap. C.: quo (malo) viso atque persuaso, when one has seen it and been convinced of it: mihi persuaderi numquam potuit, animos... vivere, etc. —To prompt, induce, prevail upon, persuade: persuasit nox, amor, adulescentia, T.: huic praemiis persuadet, uti, etc., Cs.: huic Albinus persuadet, regnum ab senatu petat, S.: tibi Tellurem movere, V.: ei tyrannidis finem facere, N.: his persuaderi, ut... non poterat, Cs.: ea loca provinciae adiungere sibi persuasum habebant, Cs.: persuasus ille fecit, quod, etc., Ph.

    suādeō sī, sus, ēre    [SVAD-], to advise, recommend, exhort, urge, persuade: non iubeo, sed suadeo: recte, T.: ita faciam, ut suades: an C. Trebonio persuasi? cui ne suadere quidem ausus essem: coepi suadere pacem: digito silentia, O.: Quid mi suades? H.: vide ne facinus facias, cum mori suadeas: Iuturnam succurrere fratri, V.: sibi, nihil esse in vitā expetendum, etc., to be persuaded: suadebit tibi, ut hinc discedas: me, ut sibi essem legatus: se suadere, Pharnabazo id negoti daret, N.—Of things, to urge, induce, impel: leo per ovilia turbans, Suadet enim fames, V.: me pietas matris potius commodum suadet sequi, T.: tibi saepes somnum suadebit inire susurro, V.—Of proposed enactments, to recommend, advocate, promote, support: legem Voconiam magnā voce: suadendi dissuadendi legem potestas, L.

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    ad-dūcō dūxī, ductus, ere    （imper. adduce for adduc, T.—Perf. addūxtī for addūxistī, T.), to lead to, bring to, bring along (usu. of persons; cf. adfero, of things): quos Maecenas adduxerat umbras, brought along, H.: eos ad me domum adduxit <*> Iugurtham vinctum Romam, S.: in iudicium.— Poet.: dextris adducor litora remis, reach, O.— Rarely of things: aquam adduxi, brought into the city: carmen ad umbilicum, to finish, H.: sedulitas adducit febrīs, brings on, H.: Dicas adductum propius frondere Tarentum, the woods of Tarentum brought nearer (Rome), H. — Esp., to bring by drawing, draw, pull, stretch: tormenta quo sunt adducta vehementius: adducto arcu, V.: funes, Cs.: adductis lacertis, bent (in rowing), V.: colla parvis lacertis, to embrace, O.—Hence, fig.: habenas amicitiae, to tighten.—Of the skin, to draw up, wrinkle, contract: adducit cutem macies, wrinkles the skin, O.; cf. sitis miseros adduxerat artūs, V.—Fig., to bring to, bring into, bring under: ad suam auctoritatem: rem in extremum discrimen: me in necessitatem, L. — To bring, lead, prompt, move, induce, prevail upon, persuade, incite: te ad facinus: me in summam exspectationem: in spem, S.: ad suscipiendum bellum, Cs.: ad credendum, N.: adduci, ut capite operto sit: hoc nondum adducor ut faciam: quibus rebus adductus ad causam accesserim demonstravi: necessitate adductus, Cs.: adducti iudices sunt... potuisse, etc., were led to believe that, etc.

    ad-liciō (all-) lexī, lectus, ere    [ad + lacio], to allure, entice, attract, persuade, influence: multorum opes ad misericordiam: somnos, O.: hominum studia: ad amicitiam (similitudo).—Fig. of the magnet: ferrum ad se, attracts.

    agō ēgī, āctus (old inf pass. agier), ere    [1 AG-], to put in motion, move, lead, drive, tend, conduct: bos Romam acta, L.: capellas, V.: pecus visere montīs, H.: ante se Thyum, N.: in exsilium, L.: Iris nubibus acta, borne on, V.: alqm in crucem, to crucify: Illum aget Fama, will carry, H.: quo hinc te agis? whither are you going? T.: se primus agebat, strode in front, V.: capellas potum, V.—Prov.: agas asellum, i. e. if you can't afford an ox, drive an ass. — Pass., to go, march: quo multitudo agebatur, L.: citius agi vellet agmen, march on quicker, L.: raptim agmine acto, L.— Esp., to drive away, carry off, steal, rob, plunder: pecoris praedas, S.; freq. with ferre, to rob, plunder: ferre agere plebem plebisque res, L.: res sociorum ferri agique vidit, L.—To chase, pursue, hunt: apros, V.: cervum, V. — Fig.: dum haec crimina agam ostiatim, track out from house to house: ceteros ruerem, agerem, T.: palantīs Troas, V.—To move, press, push forward, advance, bring up: multa undique portari atque agi, Cs.: vineis ad oppidum actis, pushed forward, Cs.: moles, Cu.: cloaca maxima sub terram agenda, to be carried under ground, L.: cuniculos ad aerarium, drive: per glaebas radicibus actis, O.: pluma in cutem radices egerit, struck deep root, O.: vera gloria radices agit: tellus Fissa agit rimas, opens in fissures, O.: in litus navīs, beached, L.: navem, to steer, H.: currūs, to drive, O.: per agmen limitem ferro, V.: vias, make way, V.: (sol) amicum Tempus agens, bringing the welcome hour (of sunset), H.—To throw out, stir up: spumas ore, V.: spumas in ore: se laetus ad auras Palmes agit, shoots up into the air, V.—Animam agere, to expire: nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus; cf. et gestum et animam ageres, i. e. exert yourself in gesturing and risk your life. — Fig., to lead, direct, guide: (poëmata), animum auditoris, H.— To move, impel, excite, urge, prompt, induce, rouse, drive: quae te Mens agit in facinus? O.: ad illa te, H.: eum praecipitem: viros spe praedae diversos agit, leads astray, S.: bonitas, quae nullis casibus agitur, N.: quemcunque inscitia veri Caecum agit, blinds, H.: quibus actus fatis, V.: seu te discus agit, occupies, H.: nos exquirere terras, V.: desertas quaerere terras agimur, V. — To pursue for harm, persecute, disturb, vex, attack, assail: reginam stimulis, V.: agentia verba Lycamben, H.: diris agam vos, H.: quam deus ultor agebat, O.—To pursue, carry on, think, reflect, deliberate, treat, represent, exhibit, exercise, practise, act, perform, deliver, pronounce: nihil, to be idle: omnia per nos, in person: agendi tempus, a time for action: industria in agendo: apud primos agebat, fought in the van, S.: quae continua bella agimus, are busy with, L.: (pes) natus rebus agendis, the metre appropriate to dramatic action, H.: Quid nunc agimus? what shall we do now? T.: quid agam, habeo, i. e. I know what to do, T.: quid agitur? how are you? T.: quid agis, dulcissime rerum? i. e. how are you? H.: vereor, quid agat Ino, what is to become of: quid agis? what do you mean? nihil agis, it is of no use, T.: nihil agis, dolor, quamvis, etc.: cupis abire, sed nihil agis, usque tenebo, you cannot succeed, H.: ubi blanditiis agitur nihil, O.—Esp., hoc or id agere, to give attention to, mind, heed: hocine agis, an non? are you attending? T.: id quod et agunt et moliuntur, their purpose and aim: qui id egerunt, ut gentem conlocarent, etc., aimed at this: sin autem id actum est, ut, etc., if it was their aim: summā vi agendum esse, ut, etc., L.: certiorem eum fecit, id agi, ut pons dissolveretur, it was planned, N.: Hoc age, ne, etc., take care, H.: alias res agis, you are not listening, T.: aliud agens ac nihil eius modi cogitans, bent on other plans: animadverti eum alias res agere, paid no attention: vides, quam alias res agamus, are otherwise occupied: populum aliud nunc agere, i. e. are indifferent.—To perform, do, transact: ne quid negligenter: suum negotium, attend to his own business: neque satis constabat, quid agerent, what they were at, Cs.: agentibus divina humanaque consulibus, busy with auspices and affairs, L.: per litteras agere, quae cogitas, carry on, N.: (bellum) cum feminis, Cu.: conventum, to hold an assize: ad conventūs agendos, to preside at, Cs.: census actus eo anno, taken, L.— Of public transactions, to manage, transact, do, discuss, speak, deliberate: quae (res) inter eos agi coeptae, negotiations begun, Cs.: de condicionibus pacis, treat, L.: quorum de poenā agebatur, L.— Hence, agere cum populo, of magistrates, to address the people on a law or measure (cf. agere ad populum, to propose, bring before the people): cum populo de re p.—Of a speaker or writer, to treat, discuss, narrate: id quod agas, your subject: bella per quartum iam volumen, L.: haec dum agit, during this speech, H.—In law, to plead, prosecute, advocate: lege agito, go to law, T.: causam apud iudices: aliter causam agi, to be argued on other grounds: cum de bonis et de caede agatur, in a cause relating to, etc.: tamquam ex syngraphā agere cum populo, to litigate: ex sponso egit: agere lege in hereditatem, sue for: crimen, to press an accusation: partis lenitatis et misericordiae, to plead the cause of mercy: ii per quos agitur, the counsel: causas, i. e. to practise law: me agente, while I am counsel: ii apud quos agitur, the judges; hence, of a judge: rem agere, to hear: reos, to prosecute, L.: alqm furti, to accuse of theft. —Pass., to be in suit, be in question, be at stake: non capitis eius res agitur, sed pecuniae, T.: aguntur iniuriae sociorum, agitur vis legum.—To represent, act, perform, of an orator: cum dignitate.—Of an actor: fabulam, T.: partīs, to assume a part, T.: Ballionem, the character of: gestum agere in scena, appear as actors: canticum, L. — Fig.: lenem mitemque senatorem, act the part of, L.: noluit hodie agere Roscius: cum egerunt, when they have finished acting: triumphum, to triumph, O.: de classe populi R. triumphum, over, etc.: ex Volscis et ex Etruriā, over, etc., L.: noctu vigilias, keep watch: alta silentia, to be buried in silence, O.: arbitria victoriae, to exercise a conqueror's prerogative, Cu.: paenitentiam, to repent, Cu.: oblivia, to forget, O.: gratias (poet. grates) agere, to give thanks, thank: maximas tibi gratias: alcui gratias quod fecisset, etc., Cs.: grates parenti, O. — Of time, to spend, pass, use, live through: cum dis aevom: securum aevom, H.: dies festos, celebrate: ruri vitam, L.: otia, V.: quartum annum ago et octogesimum, in my eightyfourth year: ver magnus agebat orbis, was experiencing, V.— Pass: mensis agitur hic septimus, postquam, etc., going on seven months since, T.: bene acta vita, well spent: tunc principium anni agebatur, L.: melior pars acta (est) diei, is past, V. — Absol, to live, pass time, be: civitas laeta agere, rejoiced, S.—Meton., to treat, deal, confer, talk with: quae (patria) tecum sic agit, pleads: haec inter se dubiis de rebus, V.: Callias quidam egit cum Cimone, ut, etc., tried to persuade C., N.: agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit, L.—With bene, praeclare, male, etc., to deal well or ill with, treat or use well or ill: praeclare cum eis: facile est bene agere cum eis.— Pass impers., to go well or ill with one, be well or badly off: intelleget secum esse actum pessime: in quibus praeclare agitur, si, etc., who are well off, if, etc.—Poet.: Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur, will be treated, V.— Pass, to be at stake, be at hazard, be concerned, be in peril: quasi mea res minor agatur quam tua, T.: in quibus eorum caput agatur: ibi rem frumentariam agi cernentes, L.: si sua res ageretur, if his interests were involved: agitur pars tertia mundi, is at risk, O.: non agitur de vectigalibus, S.—Praegn., to finish, complete, only pass: actā re ad fidem pronius est, after it is done, L.: iucundi acti labores, past: ad impediendam rem actam, an accomplished fact, L.— Prov.: actum, aiunt, ne agas, i. e. don't waste your efforts, T.: acta agimus: Actum est, it is all over, all is lost, T.: iam de Servio actum rati, L.: acta haec res est, is lost, T.: tantā mobilitate sese Numidae agunt, behave, S.: ferocius agunt equites, L.: quod nullo studio agebant, because they were careless, Cs.: cum simulatione agi timoris iubet, Cs.—Imper. as interj, come now, well, up: age, da veniam filio, T.: en age, rumpe moras, V.: agite dum, L.: age porro, tu, cur, etc.? age vero, considerate, etc.: age, age, iam ducat: dabo, good, T.: age, sit ita factum.

    cōn-fīrmō āvī, ātus, āre,    to make firm, make strong, establish, strengthen: vires nervosque, Cs.: confirmandi causā, Cs.—Fig., to strengthen, establish, reinforce, confirm: se, to recover: valetudinem: cum civitatibus pacem, Cs.: societatem, S.: suam manum: sese auxiliis, Cs.: Galliam praesidiis: regnum Persarum, N.: decretum, to ratify: acta Caesaris.—To confirm, animate, inspirit, cheer, encourage, make bold: animos verbis, Cs.: confirmato animo, iubet, etc., S.: timentes, Cs.: diffidentem rebus suis: territos, S.: sese, Cs.: eos multa pollicendo, uti pergerent, to persuade, S.: gladiatores spe libertatis, Cs.: confirmant ipsi se, one another. — To confirm, strengthen (in purpose or fidelity): Oppianicum accusatorem filio: confirmandorum hominum causā, Cs. — To corroborate, prove, demonstrate, support, establish: nostra argumentis: hoc visum (esse), Cs.: hoc de omnibus: crimen commenticium: his confirmatis rebus, Cs. —To assert, affirm, protest, give assurance, assure solemnly: ut possum confirmare: hoc, quod intellego: de re tantā nihil frustra, Cs.: illud iure iurando daturum, etc., Cs.: fidem inviolatam fore, S.: hoc, vitam mihi prius defuturam, etc.: inter se, Cs.: iure iurando confirmari oportere, ne, etc., Cs.

    ē-blandior ītus, īrī, dep.,    to persuade by flattery, obtain by coaxing: eblandire, effice ut, etc.: omnia, L.—P. pass.: eblandita suffragia.

    ex-ōrō āvī, ātus, āre,    to move, prevail upon, persuade by entreaty, induce, appease: Qui mihi exorandus est, T.: alquem ut peieret: deos, O.: Lares farre, Iu.: populum, H.: gnatam ut det, oro, vixque id exoro, T.: quae vicinos concidere loris Exorata solet, in spite of entreaties, Iu.: non exoratae arae, inexorable, O.—To obtain by prayer: pacem divōm, V.

    impellō (in-p-) pulī, pulsus, ere.    I. To strike against, push, drive, smite, strike, reach: montem Impulit in latus, V.: inpulsas tentavit pollice chordas, O.: manu portas, V.: Impellunt animae lintea, swell, H.: auras mugitibus, O.: antemnas impulit ignis, Iu.—To break, put to rout, smite: hostem, L.—Fig., to strike, inflict a blow upon: praecipitantem igitur impellamus, give a push to: Solus hic animum labantem Impulit, has mastered, V.: legentem Aut tacitum quovis sermone, disturb, H.—    II. To set in motion, drive forward, move, urge on, impel, propel, wield: biremes subiectis scutulis impulsae, Cs.: Inpulerat aura ratem, O.: Zephyris impellentibus undas, V.: arma, clash, V.: nervo impulsa sagitta, discharged, V.—Fig., to move, impel, incite, urge, induce, instigate, stimulate, persuade: qui nullo impellente fallebant: cum praetor lictorem impellat, Iu.: Bellovacos impulsos ab suis principibus defecisse, Cs.: hac famā inpulsus venit, T.: Indutiomari nuntiis impulsi, Cs.: cum bellum impelleretur, Ta.: eum in eam mentem, ut, etc.: in fraudem obsequio inpelli: plebem ad furorem, Cs.: servum ad accusandum dominum: me, haec ut crederem, T.: alquem, uti eat, S.: Germanos impelli, ut in Galliam venirent, Cs.: animus, huc vel illuc inpellitur, T.: voluntates impellere quo velit: alquos capessere fugam, L.: quae mens tam dira Impulit his cingi telis? V.

    impetrō (inp-) āvī, ātus, āre    [in+patro], to gain one's end, achieve, bring to pass, effect, get, obtain, procure (by request or influence): si contendisset, impetraturum non fuisse, succeed: ab proximis, Cs.: ad impetrandum causa, S.: id si inpetro, T.: ei civitatem a Caesare: istuc, quod postulo, T.: ea, quae vellent, Cs.: pacem, H.: inpetrabo, ut prodat, etc., T.: ut ne iurent: Sequanis, ut patiantur, etc., Cs.: ut referretur, impetrari non potuit, Cs.: ab animo, ut, etc., to persuade himself, L.: ne cogerentur, Cu.: de suā salute, Cs.: de agro restituendo, L.— Abl absol.: impetrato, ut manerent, L.

    per-dūcō dūxī, ductus, ere,    to lead through, lead, bring, conduct, guide: filium illuc, T.: dum ad te legiones perducantur: legionem in Allobroges, Cs.: bovem ad stabula, V.—To bring, carry, lead, conduct: a lacu ad montem murum perducit, Cs.: porticum, L.—To spread over, bedaub, besmear: corpus odore ambrosiae, V.—Fig., to draw out, lengthen, prolong, continue, bring, carry, guide: res disputatione ad mediam noctem perducitur, Cs.: in noctem orationibus perductis, L.: ad tempus tuum: noctes, to spend, Pr.: (agri colendi studia) ad centesimum annum: eo rem perduxit, ut, etc., brought the matter so far, that, etc., N. —To bring over, win over, lead, persuade, induce: veteranos ad suam sententiam: eos ad se magnis pollicitationibus, gain over, Cs.: hominem ad HS LXXX, induce to pay: Perduci poterit tam frugi? be seduced, H.

    pervincō vīcī, vīctus, ere,    to conquer completely, be victorious: pervicit Vardanes, Ta.: pervicit Cato, carried his point: dominae mores, overcome, Pr.: quae pervincere voces Evaluere sonum, drown, H.—Fig., to effect, bring about, achieve: his orationibus pervicerunt, ut, etc., L.: pervicerunt remis, ut tenerent terram, brought it about, L.: illam non verbera pervicere, quin, etc., Ta.