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severe misfortunes of war

  • 1 acuo

    ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. ( part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet.
    I.
    Lit.:

    ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so,

    ferrum,

    Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21:

    enses,

    Ov. M. 15, 776:

    gladium,

    Vulg. Deut. 32, 41:

    sagittas,

    id. Jer. 51, 11.— Poet.:

    fulmen,

    Lucr. 6, 278:

    dentes,

    Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve:

    acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi,

    Cic. Brut. 97:

    linguam causis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one's self, to make one's self ready:

    acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem,

    Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen:

    multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.—
    B.
    Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse:

    ad crudelitatem,

    Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21:

    illos sat aetas acuet,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110:

    ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo,

    id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19:

    curis acuens mortalia corda,

    Verg. G. 1, 123:

    auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni,

    id. ib. 4, 435:

    quam Juno his acuit verbis,

    id. A. 7, 330.—
    C.
    Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.):

    saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā,

    Verg. A. 12, 108:

    iram,

    Vulg. Sap. 5, 21:

    studia,

    Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.—
    D.
    In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.—Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence,
    A.
    Lit., sharp, pointed ( acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse):

    vide ut sit acutus culter probe,

    Plaut. Mil. 5, 4:

    ferrum,

    Hor. A. P. 304:

    cuspis,

    Verg. A. 5, 208:

    gladius,

    Vulg. Psa. 56, 5:

    carex,

    Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463:

    nasus,

    Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114:

    oculi,

    of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121:

    aures,

    pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4:

    saxa,

    id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.—
    2.
    Transf.
    a.
    Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen:

    oculos acrīs atque cicutos,

    Cic. Planc. 66:

    nares,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.—
    b.
    Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.):

    hinnitu,

    Verg. G. 3, 94:

    voces,

    id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224:

    stridore,

    Hor. C. 1, 34, 15:

    vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt,

    from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.—
    c.
    In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe:

    sol,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17:

    radii solis,

    Ov. H. 4, 159:

    gelu,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so,

    febris,

    Cels. 2, 4:

    morbus,

    id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.— Subst. with gen.:

    acuta belli,

    violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).—
    B.
    Fig.
    1.
    Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.):

    Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus,

    Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1:

    homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 39:

    acutae sententiae,

    id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5:

    motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti,

    id. Or. 1, 113:

    studia,

    id. Gen. 50:

    conclusiones,

    Quint. 2, 20, 5.—
    2.
    In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.— Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.— Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811:

    conlecta,

    Cic. Deiot. 33:

    excogitat,

    id. Verr. 4, 147:

    respondeo,

    id. Cael. 17:

    scribo,

    id. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum:

    cernis,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:

    resonarent,

    ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).— Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.— Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; id. Verr. 3, 20.

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  • 2 acuta

    ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. ( part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet.
    I.
    Lit.:

    ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so,

    ferrum,

    Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21:

    enses,

    Ov. M. 15, 776:

    gladium,

    Vulg. Deut. 32, 41:

    sagittas,

    id. Jer. 51, 11.— Poet.:

    fulmen,

    Lucr. 6, 278:

    dentes,

    Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve:

    acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi,

    Cic. Brut. 97:

    linguam causis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one's self, to make one's self ready:

    acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem,

    Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen:

    multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.—
    B.
    Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse:

    ad crudelitatem,

    Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21:

    illos sat aetas acuet,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110:

    ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo,

    id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19:

    curis acuens mortalia corda,

    Verg. G. 1, 123:

    auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni,

    id. ib. 4, 435:

    quam Juno his acuit verbis,

    id. A. 7, 330.—
    C.
    Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.):

    saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā,

    Verg. A. 12, 108:

    iram,

    Vulg. Sap. 5, 21:

    studia,

    Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.—
    D.
    In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.—Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence,
    A.
    Lit., sharp, pointed ( acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse):

    vide ut sit acutus culter probe,

    Plaut. Mil. 5, 4:

    ferrum,

    Hor. A. P. 304:

    cuspis,

    Verg. A. 5, 208:

    gladius,

    Vulg. Psa. 56, 5:

    carex,

    Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463:

    nasus,

    Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114:

    oculi,

    of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121:

    aures,

    pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4:

    saxa,

    id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.—
    2.
    Transf.
    a.
    Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen:

    oculos acrīs atque cicutos,

    Cic. Planc. 66:

    nares,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.—
    b.
    Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.):

    hinnitu,

    Verg. G. 3, 94:

    voces,

    id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224:

    stridore,

    Hor. C. 1, 34, 15:

    vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt,

    from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.—
    c.
    In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe:

    sol,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17:

    radii solis,

    Ov. H. 4, 159:

    gelu,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so,

    febris,

    Cels. 2, 4:

    morbus,

    id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.— Subst. with gen.:

    acuta belli,

    violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).—
    B.
    Fig.
    1.
    Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.):

    Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus,

    Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1:

    homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 39:

    acutae sententiae,

    id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5:

    motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti,

    id. Or. 1, 113:

    studia,

    id. Gen. 50:

    conclusiones,

    Quint. 2, 20, 5.—
    2.
    In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.— Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.— Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811:

    conlecta,

    Cic. Deiot. 33:

    excogitat,

    id. Verr. 4, 147:

    respondeo,

    id. Cael. 17:

    scribo,

    id. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum:

    cernis,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:

    resonarent,

    ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).— Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.— Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; id. Verr. 3, 20.

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