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    cantilēna ae, f    [cantilo, to trill], a hackneyed song, old song: cantilenam eandem canis, ever the old song, T.—Silly talk, trite prattle, gossip (colloq.). sua: ex scholis, a trite formula.

    dēlīrō —, —, āre    [delirus], to be crazy, be deranged, be silly, dote, rave: decipi tam dedecet quam delirare: timore, T.: in extis totam Etruriam delirare: Stertinium deliret acumen, H.: quicquid delirant reges, whatever folly the kings commit, H.

    dēlīrus adj.    [de + lira], silly, doting, crazy: senex: anus: mater, H.

    dēsipiēns entis, adj.    [P. of desipio], foolish, silly: adrogentia: ita desipiens, qui, etc.

    excors cordis, adj.    [ex + cor], without intelligence, without understanding, senseless, silly, stupid: anus: hoc qui non videt, excors est: admodum: turpis et excors, H.

    fatuus adj.    [fatus], speaking by inspiration ; hence, insane, foolish, silly, simple: fatuus est, insulsus, T.: fatuus et amens es: monitor: bipennis, clumsy, Iu.—As subst m.: fatuos non invenit, fools, Iu. I II

    ineptus adj. with comp.    [2 in+aptus].—Of persons, absurd, awkward, silly, inept, impertinent: Quid est, inepta, quid vis? T.: ineptus Et iactantior hic paulo est, without tact, H.—Of things, absurd, unsuitable, unfit, impertinent: illa concedis <*>epta esse: causa, T.: ioca: chartae, waste-paper, H.: risu inepto res ineptior nulla est, Ct.: quid est ineptius quam, etc.

    īnsulsus adj. with sup.    [2 in+salsus], unsalted, without taste, coarse: gula.—Fig., bungling, awkward: bipennis, Iu.—Tasteless, insipid, silly, absurd: Fatuos est, insulsus, T.: in verbo non insulsum genus (ridiculi): adulescens: Insulsissimus homo, Ct.— Plur f. as subst. (sc. mulieres), silly creatures.

    rīdiculus adj.    [rideo], exciting laughter, laughable, droll, funny, amusing, facetious: Hui, tam cito? ridiculum! how comical! T.: facie magis quam facetiis: Ridiculum est, te istuc me admonere, T.: Ridiculus totas simul absorbere placentas, H.—As subst n., something laughable, a laughing matter, jest, joke: quae sint genera ridiculi: ridiculo sic usurum oratorem, ut, etc.: Mihi solae ridiculo fuit, I had the fun to myself, T.: materies omnis ridiculorum est in istis vitiis, quae, etc.: sententiose ridicula dicuntur.— Laughable, silly, absurd, ridiculous, contemptible: insania, quae ridicula est aliis, mihi, etc.: qui ridiculus minus illo (es)? H.: mus, H.: pudor, Iu.: est ridiculum, quaerere, etc.—As subst m.: neque ridiculus esse Possum, etc., be a buffoon, T. I II

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    ab-surdus adj.    with comp. and sup., out of tune, discordant, harsh: vox.—Fig., incongruous, inconsistent, silly: ratio, T.: absurdissima mandata: bene dicere haud absurdum est, not without merit, S.: quid absurdius dici potest?—Worthless, stupid: ingenium haud absurdum, S.

    anīlis e, adj.    [anus], of an old woman: voltus, V.: passus, O.—Old-womanish, anile, silly: ineptiae: fabellae, H.

    capiō cēpī (capsis, old for cēperis, C.), captus, ere    [CAP-], to take in hand, take hold of, lay hold of, take, seize, grasp: flabellum, T.: sacra manu, V.: pocula, H.: baculum, O.: pignera, L.: manibus tympanum, Ct.: lora, Pr.: arma capere alii, seized their arms, S.: ensem, O.: tela, O.: omnia arma contra illam pestem, i. e. contend in every way: Manlium arma cepisse, had begun hostilities, S.: capere arma parabat, was on the point of attacking, O.—Of food, to take, partake of: Cibum cum eā, T.: lauti cibum capiunt, Ta. — To take captive, seize, make prisoner: belli duces captos tenetis: unus e filiis captus est, Cs.: capta tria milia peditum, L.: alquos Byzantii, N.: captos ostendere civibus hostes, H.: Num capti (Phryges) potuere capi? could they not, when taken, be taken (once for all)? V.: casus est enim in capiendo (sc. praedones).—To catch, hunt down, take: pro se quisque quod ceperat adferebat: cervum, Ph.: illa pro lepusculis capiebantur, patellae, etc.—To win, captivate, charm, allure, enchain, enslave, fascinate: ut te redimas captum (i. e. amore), T.: quibus (rebus) illa aetas capi ac deleniri potest: te pecuniā captum: quem suā cepit humanitate, N.: hunc capit argenti splendor, H.: dulcedine vocis, O.: (bos) herbā captus viridi, V.: oculis captis.— To cheat, seduce, deceive, mislead, betray, delude, catch: Aut quā viā te captent eādem ipsos capi? T.: eodem captus errore, involved in: suis miserum me cepit ocellis, Pr.: carmine formosae capiuntur, Tb.: me dolis, S.: capi alcuius dolo, N.: alqm amicitiae mendacis imagine, O.—To defeat, convict, cast, overcome (in a suit or dispute): ne tui consultores capiantur: in capiendo adversario versutus (orator).—To harm, lame, mutilate, maim, disable, impair, weaken: oculis et auribus captus, blind and deaf: membris omnibus captus: altero oculo capitur, loses an eye, L.: capti auribus metu, L.: lumine, O.: numquam erit tam captus equester ordo: captā re p. — P. pass., of the mind, deprived of sense, silly, insane, crazed, lunatic, mad: mente esse captum: virgines captae furore, L.: capti et stupentes animi, L. — To choose, select, elect, take, pick out, adopt, accept: iudicem populum R., L.: Me arbitrum, T.: inimicos homines, make enemies, T.: sacerdotem sortito: Flaccus flamen captus a Licinio erat, L. — Of places, to occupy, choose, select, take possession of, enter into: loca capere, to take up a position, Cs.: castris locum capere: locum extra urbem editum capere, N.: locum editiorem, S.: capto monte, Cs.: Aventinum ad inaugurandum templa, L.: montes fugā, for refuge, L.: tumulum, V.: terras captas despectare videntur (cycni), to be settling down on places selected, V. — To take by force, capture, storm, reduce, conquer, seize: pauca (oppida), S.: Troiā captā, L.: quod (agri) de Campanis ceperant: castra hostium, N.: oppida manu, V.; cf. oppressā captāque re p.: patriam suam, L.—To reach, attain, arrive at, betake oneself to: insulam, Cs.: oti illum portum.—Of property or money, to take, seize, wrest, receive, obtain, acquire, get: agros de hostibus: ager ex hostibus captus, L.: praedas, N.: ex hostibus pecuniam, L.: cape cedo, give and take, T.: de re p. nihil praeter gloriam, N.: ex calamitate populi R. nomen capere, Cs.: regnum Tiberinus ab illis Cepit, succeeded to, O.— With pecuniam, to take illegally, exact, extort, accept a bribe, take blackmail: contra leges pecuniam cepisse?: pecuniae per vim atque iniuriam captae: aperte pecunias ob rem iudicandam: alqm pecuniae captae arcessere, S.—To take, inherit, obtain, acquire, get, accept: morte testamentove alcuius alqd capere: a civibus Romanis hereditates: si capiendi Ius nullum uxori, Iu.—To collect, receive, obtain: ex eis praediis talenta argenti, T.: stipendium iure belli, Cs.: ex quo (castro) talenta, N.— Fig., to take, seize, obtain, get, enjoy, reap: Fructum, T.: fructūs auctoritatis: fructum vestri in me amoris: alquid ex eā re commodi? T.: utilitates ex amicitiā.—To take, assume, acquire, put on: gestūs voltūsque novos, T.: figuras, O.—To take, assume, adopt, cultivate, cherish, possess: petitoris personam: patris vim: patrium animum.— To undertake, assume, enter upon, accept, take up: provinciam duram, T.: consulatum: honores, N.: rerum moderamen, O.: rem p., S.: magistratum, L.—With dat. of person, to obtain for, secure for: patres praeturam Camillo ceperunt, L.—To begin, enter upon, undertake: bellum: labores, T.: augurium ex arce, L.: aliud initium belli, i. e. war on a new plan, Cs.: conatūs ad erumpendum, L.: nec vestra capit discordia finem, V.: ad impetum capiundum spatium, to take a start, L.: somnum, fall asleep.—Poet.: Unde nova ingressūs experientia cepit? i. e. was devised, V.—To seize, embrace, take (an opportunity): si quam causam ceperit, T.: tempus ad te adeundi.—To form, conceive, entertain, come to, reach: sensum verae gloriae: ex lucri magnitudine coniecturam furti: consilium unā tecum, T.: consilium hominis fortunas evertere: consilium equitatum demittere, Cs.: consilium ut exirem: legionis opprimendae consilium, Cs.—To take, derive, draw, obtain: de te exemplum, T.: exemplum ex aliquā re. — To take, entertain, conceive, receive, be subjected to, suffer, experience: miseriam omnem, T.: angorem pro amico: ex huius incommodis molestiam: infamiam sine voluptate: invidiam apud patres ex largitione, L.: timorem, V.: voluptatem animi.— With a feeling as subj, to seize, overcome, possess, occupy, affect, take possession of, move: Cupido cepit miseram nunc me, proloqui, etc.: ut caperet odium illam mei, T.: nos oblivio ceperat: Romulum cupido cepit urbis condendae, L.: animum cura cepit, L.: meae si te ceperunt taeda laudis, V.: dementia cepit amantem, V.—Of injury or loss, to suffer, take, be subjected to: calamitatem: incommodi nihil.—Esp., in the formula by which the senate, in great emergencies, gave absolute power to magistrates: videant ne quid res p. detrimenti capiat: senatus decrevit, darent operam consules, ne quid, etc., S.—To take in, receive, hold, contain, be large enough for: capit alveus amnes O.: terra feras cepit, O.: quid turbae est! Aedes nostrae vix capient, scio, T.: unā domo iam capi non possunt: Nec iam se capit unda, V.: Non tuus hoc capiet venter plus ac meus, H.: tot domūs locupletissimas istius domus una capiet? will swallow up.—To contain, hold, suffice for, be strong enough for, bear: eam amentiam: nec capiunt inclusas pectora flammas, O.: iram Non capit ipsa suam, O.: Nec te Troia capit, is too small for your glory, V.—To take, receive, hold, comprehend, grasp, embrace: gratia, quantam maximam animi nostri capere possunt: ille unus veram speciem senatūs cepit, L. I II III

    dēsipiō —, —, ere    [de + sapio], to be void of understanding, be silly, act foolishly: licet me desipere dicatis: si non desipit augur, H.: Dulce est desipere in loco, to trifle, H.