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the expectations which he raises

  • 1 promitto

    prō-mitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (sync. forms:

    promisti for promisisti,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 17; Cat. 110, 3:

    promisse for promisisse,

    id. 110, 5:

    promissem,

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 12; archaic inf. pass. promittier, id. ib. 4, 8, 32), v. a.
    I.
    Lit., to let go forward, to send or put forth, to let hang down, let grow, etc. (rare;

    not in Cic.): ramos vel ferro compescunt vel longius promittunt,

    suffer to grow longer, Col. 5, 6, 11.—Reflex., to grow:

    nec ulla arborum avidius se promittit,

    Plin. 16, 26, 44, § 107.—Of the hair, the beard, to let hang down, let grow:

    satis constat multos mortales capillum ac barbam promisisse,

    Liv. 6, 16, 4; 5, 41; cf.:

    pogoniae, quibus inferiore ex parte promittitur juba,

    Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.— Transf.:

    (Sonus lusciniae) promittitur revocato spiritu,

    is drawn out, prolonged, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82;

    Gallia est longe et a nostris litoribus huc usque promissa,

    Mel. 1, 3; v. infra, P. a.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech.
    A.
    To say beforehand, to forebode, foretell, predict, prophesy (very rare):

    praesertim cum, si mihi alterum utrum de eventu rerum promittendum esset, id futurum, quod evenit, exploratius possem promittere,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 5:

    ut (di) primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis,

    id. Div. 2, 17, 38.—Of signs or omens, to forebode, portend:

    pari in meliora praesagio in Caesaris castris omnia aves victimaeque promiserant,

    Flor. 4, 7, 9:

    promittunt omina poenas,

    Val. Fl. 6, 730: clarum fore (Servium) visa circa caput flamma promiserat, Flor 1, 6, 1; 1, 7, 9.—Also, in gen., to denote beforehand:

    stella... vindemiae maturitatem promittens,

    Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 309.—
    B.
    To promise, hold out, cause to expect, give hope or promise of, assure (class. and freq.; syn.: polliceor, spondeo, recipio), constr. with acc., an object-clause, or de:

    domum,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 28:

    sestertia septem,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 81:

    carmen,

    id. Epod. 14, 7, dona, Ov Tr. 4, 2, 7:

    auxilium alicui,

    id. M. 13, 325:

    opem,

    id. F 5, 247:

    salutem,

    Luc. 4, 235:

    ea quae tibi promitto ac recipio,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 5:

    si Neptunus quod Theseo promiserat, non fecisset,

    id. Off. 1, 10, 32:

    dii faxint, ut faciat ea quae promittit!

    id. Att. 16, 1, 6.— With inf. (usu. fut. inf.):

    promitto, recipio, spondeo, C. Caesarem talem semper fore civem, qualis hodie sit,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 18, 51; cf.:

    promitto, in meque recipio fore eum, etc.,

    id. Fam. 13, 10, 3:

    quem inimicissimum futurum esse promitto et spondeo,

    id. Mur. 41, 90:

    surrepturum pallam promisit tibi,

    Plaut. As. 5, 2, 80; id. Aul. 2, 2, 42; cf. id. Men. 5, 4, 6:

    promisit Apollo Ambiguam tellure novā Salamina futuram,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 28; id. S. 1, 6, 34.—With inf. pres.:

    si operam dare promittitis,

    Plaut. Trin. prol. 5; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 79; id. Rud. 2, 6, 56: magorum vanitas ebrietati eas resistere [p. 1465] promittit, Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 124; cf.:

    se remedium afferer tantamque vim morbi levaturum esse promisit,

    Curt. 3, 6, 2 monstrare, Amm. 22, 7, 5:

    promittere oratorem,

    to give promise of becoming, Sen. Contr 4, 29, 10; cf.:

    per ea scelera se parricidam,

    excite fears lest he become, Quint. Decl. 1, 6:

    me Promisi ultorem,

    Verg. A. 2, 96.—With de:

    de alicujus voluntate promittere,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    de me tibi sic promitto atque confirmo, me, etc.,

    id. ib. 3, 10, 1; Hor. S. 1, 4, 103:

    promittere damni infecti,

    i. e. to promise indemnification for, become answerable for the possible damage, Cic. Top 4, 22.—
    C.
    With ut and subj.:

    promiserat ut daret,

    Vulg. 2 Par. 21, 7.—Of things' terra ipsa promittit (aquas), gives promise of, leads one to expect water, Plin. 31, 3, 27, § 45:

    debet extremitas (picturae) sic desinere, ut promittat alia post se,

    to lead one to suppose, to suggest, id. 35, 10, 36, § 68; Sen. Hippol. 569.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To promise to come, to engage one's self to meet any one, to dine, sup, etc., Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 19 sq.; 4, 2, 16:

    ad fratrem,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 7, 27:

    ad cenam mihi,

    Phaedr. 4, 23, 15; Petr. 10; so,

    tibi me promittere noli,

    to expect me, Ov. M. 11, 662.—
    b.
    To promise something to a deity, i. e. to vow:

    donum Jovi dicatum atque promissum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 184:

    nigras pecudes Diti,

    Tib. 3, 5, 33; Juv 13, 233; Petr 88; Flor. 1, 11, 4.—
    c.
    To offer as a price (post-Aug.):

    pro domo sestertium millies promittens,

    Plin. 17. 1, 1, § 3. —Hence, prōmissus, a, um, P a.
    A.
    Lit., hanging down, long; of the hair: coma, Varr. ap. Non. 362, 32; Liv. 38, 17, 3; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 34:

    Britanni capillo sunt promisso,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 14; so,

    capillus,

    Nep. Dat. 3, 1:

    barba,

    Verg. E. 8, 34; Liv. 2, 23, 4:

    barba omnibus promissa erat,

    id. 5, 41, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 7; Just. 4, 4, 1.—Of the dewlap:

    boves palearibus amplis et paene ad genua promissis,

    Col. 6, 1, 3.—Of the belly:

    sues ventre promisso,

    Col. 7, 9, 1.—
    B.
    Subst.: prōmissum, i, n., a promise (very freq. in prose and poetry; cf.

    promissio, pollicitatio),

    Cic. Verr 2, 5, 53, § 139:

    voto quodam et promisso teneri,

    id. Att. 12, 18, 1:

    constantia promissi,

    id. ib. 4, 17, 1:

    promissum absolvere,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 1:

    facere,

    Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31; 3, 25, 95:

    exigere,

    id. ib. 3, 25, 94:

    ludere aliquem promisso inani,

    Ov. F. 3, 685.—In plur.:

    pacta et promissa servare,

    Cic. Off. 3, 24, 92:

    illis promissis standum non est, quae, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 32:

    promissis manere,

    Verg. A. 2, 160:

    promissa firmare,

    Ov. M. 10, 430:

    multa fidem promissa levant,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 10:

    dic aliquid dignum promissis,

    id. S. 2, 3, 6:

    quo promissa (Ennii) cadant,

    i. e. the expectations which he raises, id. Ep. 2, 1, 52:

    promissa dare,

    to make promises, Cat. 63, 239; to fulfil, Ov. M. 2, 51.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > promitto

  • 2 prōmissum

        prōmissum ī, n    [P. n. of promitto], a promise: nostrum: promisso teneri: promissis induxit alquem: deum promisso ludit inani, O.: illis promissis standum non est: promissis manere, V.: Dic aliquid dignum promissis, H.: Quo promissa (Enni) cadant, i. e. the expectations which he raises, H.: promissa dato, fulfill, O.: promissa Non dare, i. e. to break, O.: iuvenes promissis onerat, L.
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    Latin-English dictionary > prōmissum

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