providing for

compărātĭo ( conp-), ōnis, f. [1. comparo], a comparing, comparison (in good prose).

In gen.: comparationis duo sunt modi;

unus cum idemne sit an aliquid intersit quaeritur: alter, cum quid praestet aliud alii quaeritur,

Cic. de Or. 3, 29, 117; cf. id. ib. §

116: potest incidere saepe contentio et comparatio, de duobus honestis utrum honestius,

id. Off. 1, 43, 152:

majorum, minorum, parium,

id. Top. 18, 71:

orationis suae cum scriptis alienis,

id. de Or. 1, 60, 257:

rerum,

Quint. 2, 4, 24:

argumentorum,

id. 5, 13, 57:

in comparatione alicujus (post-Aug.): strata erant itinera vilioribus sarcinis, quas in conparatione meliorum avaritia contempserat,

Curt. 3, 11, 20 Vogel ad loc.; so,

ex conparatione regis novi, desiderium excitabatur amissi,

id. 10, 8, 9; cf. Lact. 7, 15, 7.—

Esp.

A trial of skill, contention:

in comparationem se demittere,

Suet. Rhet. 6.—

A relation, comparison:

cum solis et lunae et quinque errantium ad eandem inter se comparationem est facta conversio,

Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 51.—

Translation of the Gr. analogia, Cic. Univ. 4 fin.; 5; 7.—

An agreement, contract (v. 1. comparo, II. B.):

provincia sine sorte, sine comparatione, extra ordinem data,

Liv. 6, 30, 3.—

Of animals, a coupling, pairing:

boum,

Col. 6, 2, 13.—

In rhet.:

criminis,

a defensive comparison of a crime with a good deed, on account of which the crime was committed, Cic. Inv. 1, 11, 15; 2, 24, 72; Auct. Her. 1, 14, 24; 1, 15, 25.—

In gram.

A climax, Don. p. 1745 P.—

The comparative degree, Quint. 1, 5, 45.

compărātĭo, ōnis, f. [2. comparo].

A preparing, providing for, preparation, etc. (rare, but in good prose):

novi belli,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 4, 9; cf.

pugnae, Auct. B. Afr. 35: veneni,

Liv. 42, 17, 6:

comparatio disciplinaque dicendi,

Cic. Brut. 76, 263:

novae amicitiae,

Sen. Ep. 9, 6.—

A procuring, gaining, acquiring:

testium,

Cic. Mur. 21, 44:

voluptatis,

id. Fin. 2, 28, 92:

criminis,

i. e. of all the materials for an accusation, id. Clu. 67, 191:

quibus ego ita credo, ut nihil de meā comparatione deminuam,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16.—Hence,

In late Lat., a purchasing, purchase, Dig. 5, 1, 52; 41, 3, 41.

compărātĭo ( conp-), ōnis, f. [1. comparo], a comparing, comparison (in good prose).

In gen.: comparationis duo sunt modi;

unus cum idemne sit an aliquid intersit quaeritur: alter, cum quid praestet aliud alii quaeritur,

Cic. de Or. 3, 29, 117; cf. id. ib. §

116: potest incidere saepe contentio et comparatio, de duobus honestis utrum honestius,

id. Off. 1, 43, 152:

majorum, minorum, parium,

id. Top. 18, 71:

orationis suae cum scriptis alienis,

id. de Or. 1, 60, 257:

rerum,

Quint. 2, 4, 24:

argumentorum,

id. 5, 13, 57:

in comparatione alicujus (post-Aug.): strata erant itinera vilioribus sarcinis, quas in conparatione meliorum avaritia contempserat,

Curt. 3, 11, 20 Vogel ad loc.; so,

ex conparatione regis novi, desiderium excitabatur amissi,

id. 10, 8, 9; cf. Lact. 7, 15, 7.—

Esp.

A trial of skill, contention:

in comparationem se demittere,

Suet. Rhet. 6.—

A relation, comparison:

cum solis et lunae et quinque errantium ad eandem inter se comparationem est facta conversio,

Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 51.—

Translation of the Gr. analogia, Cic. Univ. 4 fin.; 5; 7.—

An agreement, contract (v. 1. comparo, II. B.):

provincia sine sorte, sine comparatione, extra ordinem data,

Liv. 6, 30, 3.—

Of animals, a coupling, pairing:

boum,

Col. 6, 2, 13.—

In rhet.:

criminis,

a defensive comparison of a crime with a good deed, on account of which the crime was committed, Cic. Inv. 1, 11, 15; 2, 24, 72; Auct. Her. 1, 14, 24; 1, 15, 25.—

In gram.

A climax, Don. p. 1745 P.—

The comparative degree, Quint. 1, 5, 45.

compărātĭo, ōnis, f. [2. comparo].

A preparing, providing for, preparation, etc. (rare, but in good prose):

novi belli,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 4, 9; cf.

pugnae, Auct. B. Afr. 35: veneni,

Liv. 42, 17, 6:

comparatio disciplinaque dicendi,

Cic. Brut. 76, 263:

novae amicitiae,

Sen. Ep. 9, 6.—

A procuring, gaining, acquiring:

testium,

Cic. Mur. 21, 44:

voluptatis,

id. Fin. 2, 28, 92:

criminis,

i. e. of all the materials for an accusation, id. Clu. 67, 191:

quibus ego ita credo, ut nihil de meā comparatione deminuam,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16.—Hence,

In late Lat., a purchasing, purchase, Dig. 5, 1, 52; 41, 3, 41.

praebĭtĭo, ōnis, f. [praebeo], a giving, furnishing.

In gen. (ante-class.), Varr. ap. Non. 152, 33.—

In partic., a supplying, providing for the use of the State (post-class.):

gravari copiarum praebitione,

Just. 38, 10, 8:

adventitiae olei frumentique,

Aur. Vict. Caes. 41, 19:

injusta,

Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 14.

prōvĭdus, a, um, adj. [provideo].

Foreseeing:

mens provida rerum futurarum,

Cic. Div. 2, 57, 117:

nec eum provida futuri, fefellit opinio,

Liv. 23, 36:

fati,

Tib. 2, 5, 12:

veri providus augur,

Ov. M. 12, 18:

nec futuri providus est nec praeteriti memor,

Sen. Ep. 66, 35.—

Cautious, circumspect, provident, prudent (syn.:

cautus, consideratus): homines parum cauti providique,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:

animal hoc providum, sagax... quem vocamus hominem,

id. Leg. 1, 7, 22:

orator prudens et providus,

id. Part. 5, 15:

dispice, ne sit parum providum, sperare ex aliis, quod tibi ipse non praestes,

Plin. Ep. 2, 10, 5:

auspex,

Hor. C. 3, 27, 8:

mens,

id. ib. 3, 5, 13; cf.

Ulixes,

id. Ep. 1, 2, 19.—

Caring or providing for, provident of:

natura consultrix et provida utilitatum oportunitatumque omnium,

Cic. N. D. 2, 22, 58:

rerum vestrarum providus,

Tac. A. 4, 38:

opera providae sollertisque naturae,

Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 28: [p. 1481] provida cura ducis, Ov. F. 2, 60.—Hence, adv.: prōvĭdē, carefully, prudently (very rare):

provide eligere,

Plin. 10, 33, 50, § 97.

ornātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from orno.

ornātus, ūs ( gen. ornati, Ter. And. 2, 2, 28; dat. ornatu, C. Caes. ap. Gell. 4, 16, 8), m. [orno] (class.; cf.: cultus, munditia), a furnishing, providing, preparing; a preparation.

Lit.

In gen. (very rare):

in ornat bus publicis (i. e. epulis, conviviis),

Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 17: in aedibus nihil ornati, no preparation (for the wed ding), Ter And. 2, 2, 28: Pompeiis emptus [p. 1280] ornatus (trapeti), Cato, R. R. 22, 3.—

In partic., an adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament (class.):

portarum, itinerum, locorumque omnium,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 51. —

Transf., in concr., splendid dress, attire, apparel:

ornatus appellatur cultus ipse, quo quis ornatur,

Fest. p. 184 Müll.:

nauclericus,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 41:

vide ornatus hic satine me condecet?

id. Ps. 4, 1, 24:

militaris,

Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61:

regalis,

id. Fin. 2, 21, 69:

equus regio ornatu instructus,

trappings, Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 154 dub. (Jan.: regio instratu ornatus).—So of a woman's head-dress, Ov. A. A. 3, 138; Verg. A. 7, 74:

corporis ornatum exuere,

Juv. 10, 321.—

Trop.

In gen., furniture, accoutrements, equipage:

eloquentia quocumque ingreditur, eodem est instructu ornatuque comitata,

Cic. de Or. 3, 6, 23:

ornatus autem verborum duplex, unus simplicium, alter collocatorum,

id. Or. 23, 80.—

In partic., a decoration, ornament:

aedilitatis,

Cic. Dom. 43, 111:

afferre ornatum orationi,

id. Or. 39, 134.— Of the world, corresp. to the Gr. kosmos, Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 119:

hic tantus caeli ornatus,

id. N. D. 2, 44, 115; cf. Plin. 2, 4, 3, § 8:

caeli et terra et omnis ornatus eorum,

Vulg. Gen. 2, 1.

prōvīsĭo, ōnis, f. [provideo].

A foreseeing, foreknowing:

provisio animi,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 14, 30.—

Foresight, providence:

genus longā animi provisione fugiendum,

Cic. Or. 56, 189.—

Forethought, precaution for a thing:

posteri temporis,

Cic. Part. 20, 69: annonaria, i. e. a providing with provisions, purveying, Treb. XXX. Tyrann. 18.—

Hindrance, prevention of a thing:

horum incommodorum una cautio est atque una provisio, ut, etc.,

Cic. Lael. 21, 78.

prōvīsus, a, um, Part., from provideo.

prōvīsus, ūs (only in abl. sing.), m. [provideo] (Tacitean).

A looking before, looking into the distance:

ne oculi quidem provisu juvabant,

Tac. H. 3, 22.—

Trop.

A foreseeing:

periculi,

Tac. A. 1, 27.—

A caring for or furnishing beforehand, precaution, providing, providence:

deūm,

Tac. A. 12, 6:

dispositu provisuque civilium rerum peritus,

id. H. 2, 5:

rei frumentariae,

id. A. 15, 8:

curā, provisu deinde agere ac si hostis ingrueret,

id. ib. 12, 12.