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  • 1 sileō

        sileō uī, —, ēre,    to be noiseless, be still, be silent, keep silence, not speak of, keep silent about, suppress: optimum quemque, L.: Lingua, sile, O.: de nobis: de iurgio siletur, T.: quae hoc tempore sileret omnia: facti culpa silenda mihi, O.: ea res siletur: tempora, quae sileri Agricolam non sinerent, Ta.: quod bene feceris, H.: Quā tulerit mercede, silet, O.—Poet.: intempesta silet nox, V.: Immotae frondes, O.: silent late loca, V.—To be still, keep quiet, remain inactive, rest, cease: silent diutius Musae Varronis quam solebant: silent leges inter arma: si quando ambitus sileat.
    * * *
    silere, silui, - V
    be silent, not to speak (about); be quiet; not to function

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  • 2 silenda

    sĭlĕo, ŭi ( perf. pass. silitum est, Aug. Civ. Dei, 16, 2), 2, v. n. and a. [cf. Goth. silan, ana-silan, to be silent; Germ. seltsam, selten], to be noiseless, still, or silent, to keep silence; act., not to speak of, to keep silent respecting a thing (class.; stronger than tacere).
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    silete et tacete atque animum advortite,

    Plaut. Poen. prol. 3; id. Capt. 3, 1, 20:

    optimum quemque silere,

    Liv. 39, 27 fin.:

    muta silet virgo,

    Ov. M. 10, 389:

    lingua, sile,

    id. P. 2, 2, 61:

    sedentibus ac silentibus cunctis,

    Suet. Claud. 21:

    obstrepentes forte ranas silere jussit,

    id. Aug. 94.—
    (β).
    With de:

    cum ceteri de nobis silent,

    Cic. Sull. 29, 80:

    de dracone silet,

    id. Div. 2, 30, 65:

    de re publicā ut sileremus,

    id. Brut. 42, 157; cf. id. ib. 76, 266; cf. Fabri ad Sall. J. 19, 2.— Impers. pass.:

    de jurgio siletur,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 13; Cic. Div. in Caecil. 10, 32; Sall. C. 2, 8: usque ab Abraham de justorum aliquorum commemoratione silitum est, Aug. Civ. Dei, 16, 2.—
    (γ).
    With acc.:

    quae hoc tempore sileret omnia,

    Cic. Clu. 6, 18:

    tu hoc silebis,

    id. Att. 2, 18, 3:

    neque te silebo, Liber,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 21; cf. id. ib. 4, 9, 31:

    fortia facta,

    Ov. M. 12, 575:

    alium silere quod voles,

    Sen. Hippol. 876:

    nulla me tellus silet,

    id. Herc. Oet. 39; cf.:

    facti culpa silenda mihi,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 208.— Pass.:

    ea res siletur,

    Cic. Fl. 3, 6:

    quod ego praetermitto et facile patior sileri,

    id. Cat. 1, 6, 14:

    ne nunc quidem post tot saecula sileantur,

    Liv. 27, 10, 7:

    per quem tria verba silentur,

    Ov. F. 1, 47:

    mala causa silenda est,

    id. P. 3, 1, 147:

    quisquis ille, sileatur,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 22, 4; cf. Tac. Agr. 41.— Part. pass. as subst.: sĭlenda, ōrum, mysteries, secrets, Liv. 39, 10, 5; cf. Curt. 6, 25, 3.—
    (δ).
    With rel.clause:

    quā tulerit mercede, silet,

    Ov. M. 7, 688.—
    * (ε).
    With obj.-clause: ut sileat verbum facere, Auct. B. Hisp. 3, 7.—
    2.
    Of things (mostly poet.):

    intempesta silet nox,

    Verg. G. 1, 247:

    silet aequor,

    id. E. 9, 57:

    mare,

    Val. Fl. 7, 542:

    immotae frondes,

    Ov. M. 7, 187:

    umidus aër,

    id. ib.:

    aura,

    Col. 2, 21, 5:

    venti,

    id. 12, 25, 4:

    tranquillo silet immotāque attollitur undā Campus,

    Verg. A. 5, 127; cf.:

    silent late loca,

    id. ib. 9, 190:

    tempus erat quo cuncta silent,

    Ov. M. 10, 446; cf. also infra P. a.—Act.:

    si chartae sileant quod bene feceris,

    Hor. C. 4, 8, 21.—
    II.
    Transf., to be still or quiet (opp. to being in action), to remain inactive, to rest, cease (in class. prose, for the most part only of things; cf.

    quiesco): et cycnea mele Phoebeaque Carmina consimili ratione oppressa silerent,

    Lucr. 2, 506:

    silent diutius Musae Varronis quam solebant,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 2:

    silent leges inter arma,

    id. Mil. 4, 10:

    si quando ambitus sileat,

    id. Leg. 3, 17, 39:

    ne sileret sine fabulis hilaritas,

    Petr. 110, 6.—Of persons:

    fixaque silet Gradivus in hastā,

    Val. Fl. 4, 281:

    nec ceterae nationes silebant (with arma movere),

    Tac. H. 3, 47.—Hence, sĭlens, entis (abl. silente;

    but -ti,

    Liv. 23, 35, 18 al.; Ov. M. 4, 84; neutr. plur. silenta loca, Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7, 7; gen. plur. ( poet.) silentum, Verg. A. 6, 432; Ov. M. 5, 356 al.), P. a., still, calm, quiet, silent:

    nocte silenti,

    Ov. M. 4, 84; Verg. A. 4, 527:

    silenti nocte,

    Liv. 26, 5, 9;

    Petr. poët. 89, 2, 32: silente nocte,

    Tib. 1, 5, 16:

    silente caelo,

    Plin. 18, 28, 69, § 279:

    silenti agmine ducam vos,

    Liv. 25, 38; so,

    silenti agmine,

    id. 31, 38 fin.; 35, 4:

    per lucos silentes,

    Verg. G. 1, 476:

    vultu defixus uterque silenti,

    Val. Fl. 7, 407:

    umbrae silentes,

    i. e. the dead, Verg. A. 6, 264;

    called populus silens,

    Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 237; more freq. as subst.: sĭlentes, um, comm., the dead:

    umbrae silentum,

    Ov. M. 15, 797; so,

    rex silentum,

    id. ib. 5, 356:

    sedes,

    id. ib. 15, 772; Val. Fl. 1, 750; cf.:

    Aeacus jura silentibus illic Reddit,

    Ov. M. 13, 25.—The Pythagoreans were also called Silentes for the five years during which they were to listen to the instructions of Pythagoras:

    coetus silentum,

    Ov. M. 15, 66;

    hence, silentes anni, these five years of the Pythagoreans,

    Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 157: luna silenti, not shining, i. e. at the end of the month, Cato, R. R. 29; 40; 50; Col. 2, 10, 11; cf. Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 190:

    sarmentum,

    not yet shooting forth, Col. 4, 29, 1:

    vineae,

    id. 4, 27, 1:

    surculi,

    id. 11, 2, 26:

    flos,

    id. 12, 7, 1:

    ova,

    in which the chicks do not yet move, id. 8, 5, 15.—With ab:

    dies silens a ventis,

    Col. 4, 29, 5.—Hence, adv.: sĭlenter, silently, Juvenc. 3, 462; Vulg. 1, Reg. 24, 5.

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  • 3 silentes

    sĭlĕo, ŭi ( perf. pass. silitum est, Aug. Civ. Dei, 16, 2), 2, v. n. and a. [cf. Goth. silan, ana-silan, to be silent; Germ. seltsam, selten], to be noiseless, still, or silent, to keep silence; act., not to speak of, to keep silent respecting a thing (class.; stronger than tacere).
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    silete et tacete atque animum advortite,

    Plaut. Poen. prol. 3; id. Capt. 3, 1, 20:

    optimum quemque silere,

    Liv. 39, 27 fin.:

    muta silet virgo,

    Ov. M. 10, 389:

    lingua, sile,

    id. P. 2, 2, 61:

    sedentibus ac silentibus cunctis,

    Suet. Claud. 21:

    obstrepentes forte ranas silere jussit,

    id. Aug. 94.—
    (β).
    With de:

    cum ceteri de nobis silent,

    Cic. Sull. 29, 80:

    de dracone silet,

    id. Div. 2, 30, 65:

    de re publicā ut sileremus,

    id. Brut. 42, 157; cf. id. ib. 76, 266; cf. Fabri ad Sall. J. 19, 2.— Impers. pass.:

    de jurgio siletur,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 13; Cic. Div. in Caecil. 10, 32; Sall. C. 2, 8: usque ab Abraham de justorum aliquorum commemoratione silitum est, Aug. Civ. Dei, 16, 2.—
    (γ).
    With acc.:

    quae hoc tempore sileret omnia,

    Cic. Clu. 6, 18:

    tu hoc silebis,

    id. Att. 2, 18, 3:

    neque te silebo, Liber,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 21; cf. id. ib. 4, 9, 31:

    fortia facta,

    Ov. M. 12, 575:

    alium silere quod voles,

    Sen. Hippol. 876:

    nulla me tellus silet,

    id. Herc. Oet. 39; cf.:

    facti culpa silenda mihi,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 208.— Pass.:

    ea res siletur,

    Cic. Fl. 3, 6:

    quod ego praetermitto et facile patior sileri,

    id. Cat. 1, 6, 14:

    ne nunc quidem post tot saecula sileantur,

    Liv. 27, 10, 7:

    per quem tria verba silentur,

    Ov. F. 1, 47:

    mala causa silenda est,

    id. P. 3, 1, 147:

    quisquis ille, sileatur,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 22, 4; cf. Tac. Agr. 41.— Part. pass. as subst.: sĭlenda, ōrum, mysteries, secrets, Liv. 39, 10, 5; cf. Curt. 6, 25, 3.—
    (δ).
    With rel.clause:

    quā tulerit mercede, silet,

    Ov. M. 7, 688.—
    * (ε).
    With obj.-clause: ut sileat verbum facere, Auct. B. Hisp. 3, 7.—
    2.
    Of things (mostly poet.):

    intempesta silet nox,

    Verg. G. 1, 247:

    silet aequor,

    id. E. 9, 57:

    mare,

    Val. Fl. 7, 542:

    immotae frondes,

    Ov. M. 7, 187:

    umidus aër,

    id. ib.:

    aura,

    Col. 2, 21, 5:

    venti,

    id. 12, 25, 4:

    tranquillo silet immotāque attollitur undā Campus,

    Verg. A. 5, 127; cf.:

    silent late loca,

    id. ib. 9, 190:

    tempus erat quo cuncta silent,

    Ov. M. 10, 446; cf. also infra P. a.—Act.:

    si chartae sileant quod bene feceris,

    Hor. C. 4, 8, 21.—
    II.
    Transf., to be still or quiet (opp. to being in action), to remain inactive, to rest, cease (in class. prose, for the most part only of things; cf.

    quiesco): et cycnea mele Phoebeaque Carmina consimili ratione oppressa silerent,

    Lucr. 2, 506:

    silent diutius Musae Varronis quam solebant,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 2:

    silent leges inter arma,

    id. Mil. 4, 10:

    si quando ambitus sileat,

    id. Leg. 3, 17, 39:

    ne sileret sine fabulis hilaritas,

    Petr. 110, 6.—Of persons:

    fixaque silet Gradivus in hastā,

    Val. Fl. 4, 281:

    nec ceterae nationes silebant (with arma movere),

    Tac. H. 3, 47.—Hence, sĭlens, entis (abl. silente;

    but -ti,

    Liv. 23, 35, 18 al.; Ov. M. 4, 84; neutr. plur. silenta loca, Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7, 7; gen. plur. ( poet.) silentum, Verg. A. 6, 432; Ov. M. 5, 356 al.), P. a., still, calm, quiet, silent:

    nocte silenti,

    Ov. M. 4, 84; Verg. A. 4, 527:

    silenti nocte,

    Liv. 26, 5, 9;

    Petr. poët. 89, 2, 32: silente nocte,

    Tib. 1, 5, 16:

    silente caelo,

    Plin. 18, 28, 69, § 279:

    silenti agmine ducam vos,

    Liv. 25, 38; so,

    silenti agmine,

    id. 31, 38 fin.; 35, 4:

    per lucos silentes,

    Verg. G. 1, 476:

    vultu defixus uterque silenti,

    Val. Fl. 7, 407:

    umbrae silentes,

    i. e. the dead, Verg. A. 6, 264;

    called populus silens,

    Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 237; more freq. as subst.: sĭlentes, um, comm., the dead:

    umbrae silentum,

    Ov. M. 15, 797; so,

    rex silentum,

    id. ib. 5, 356:

    sedes,

    id. ib. 15, 772; Val. Fl. 1, 750; cf.:

    Aeacus jura silentibus illic Reddit,

    Ov. M. 13, 25.—The Pythagoreans were also called Silentes for the five years during which they were to listen to the instructions of Pythagoras:

    coetus silentum,

    Ov. M. 15, 66;

    hence, silentes anni, these five years of the Pythagoreans,

    Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 157: luna silenti, not shining, i. e. at the end of the month, Cato, R. R. 29; 40; 50; Col. 2, 10, 11; cf. Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 190:

    sarmentum,

    not yet shooting forth, Col. 4, 29, 1:

    vineae,

    id. 4, 27, 1:

    surculi,

    id. 11, 2, 26:

    flos,

    id. 12, 7, 1:

    ova,

    in which the chicks do not yet move, id. 8, 5, 15.—With ab:

    dies silens a ventis,

    Col. 4, 29, 5.—Hence, adv.: sĭlenter, silently, Juvenc. 3, 462; Vulg. 1, Reg. 24, 5.

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  • 4 sileo

    sĭlĕo, ŭi ( perf. pass. silitum est, Aug. Civ. Dei, 16, 2), 2, v. n. and a. [cf. Goth. silan, ana-silan, to be silent; Germ. seltsam, selten], to be noiseless, still, or silent, to keep silence; act., not to speak of, to keep silent respecting a thing (class.; stronger than tacere).
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    silete et tacete atque animum advortite,

    Plaut. Poen. prol. 3; id. Capt. 3, 1, 20:

    optimum quemque silere,

    Liv. 39, 27 fin.:

    muta silet virgo,

    Ov. M. 10, 389:

    lingua, sile,

    id. P. 2, 2, 61:

    sedentibus ac silentibus cunctis,

    Suet. Claud. 21:

    obstrepentes forte ranas silere jussit,

    id. Aug. 94.—
    (β).
    With de:

    cum ceteri de nobis silent,

    Cic. Sull. 29, 80:

    de dracone silet,

    id. Div. 2, 30, 65:

    de re publicā ut sileremus,

    id. Brut. 42, 157; cf. id. ib. 76, 266; cf. Fabri ad Sall. J. 19, 2.— Impers. pass.:

    de jurgio siletur,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 13; Cic. Div. in Caecil. 10, 32; Sall. C. 2, 8: usque ab Abraham de justorum aliquorum commemoratione silitum est, Aug. Civ. Dei, 16, 2.—
    (γ).
    With acc.:

    quae hoc tempore sileret omnia,

    Cic. Clu. 6, 18:

    tu hoc silebis,

    id. Att. 2, 18, 3:

    neque te silebo, Liber,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 21; cf. id. ib. 4, 9, 31:

    fortia facta,

    Ov. M. 12, 575:

    alium silere quod voles,

    Sen. Hippol. 876:

    nulla me tellus silet,

    id. Herc. Oet. 39; cf.:

    facti culpa silenda mihi,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 208.— Pass.:

    ea res siletur,

    Cic. Fl. 3, 6:

    quod ego praetermitto et facile patior sileri,

    id. Cat. 1, 6, 14:

    ne nunc quidem post tot saecula sileantur,

    Liv. 27, 10, 7:

    per quem tria verba silentur,

    Ov. F. 1, 47:

    mala causa silenda est,

    id. P. 3, 1, 147:

    quisquis ille, sileatur,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 22, 4; cf. Tac. Agr. 41.— Part. pass. as subst.: sĭlenda, ōrum, mysteries, secrets, Liv. 39, 10, 5; cf. Curt. 6, 25, 3.—
    (δ).
    With rel.clause:

    quā tulerit mercede, silet,

    Ov. M. 7, 688.—
    * (ε).
    With obj.-clause: ut sileat verbum facere, Auct. B. Hisp. 3, 7.—
    2.
    Of things (mostly poet.):

    intempesta silet nox,

    Verg. G. 1, 247:

    silet aequor,

    id. E. 9, 57:

    mare,

    Val. Fl. 7, 542:

    immotae frondes,

    Ov. M. 7, 187:

    umidus aër,

    id. ib.:

    aura,

    Col. 2, 21, 5:

    venti,

    id. 12, 25, 4:

    tranquillo silet immotāque attollitur undā Campus,

    Verg. A. 5, 127; cf.:

    silent late loca,

    id. ib. 9, 190:

    tempus erat quo cuncta silent,

    Ov. M. 10, 446; cf. also infra P. a.—Act.:

    si chartae sileant quod bene feceris,

    Hor. C. 4, 8, 21.—
    II.
    Transf., to be still or quiet (opp. to being in action), to remain inactive, to rest, cease (in class. prose, for the most part only of things; cf.

    quiesco): et cycnea mele Phoebeaque Carmina consimili ratione oppressa silerent,

    Lucr. 2, 506:

    silent diutius Musae Varronis quam solebant,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 2:

    silent leges inter arma,

    id. Mil. 4, 10:

    si quando ambitus sileat,

    id. Leg. 3, 17, 39:

    ne sileret sine fabulis hilaritas,

    Petr. 110, 6.—Of persons:

    fixaque silet Gradivus in hastā,

    Val. Fl. 4, 281:

    nec ceterae nationes silebant (with arma movere),

    Tac. H. 3, 47.—Hence, sĭlens, entis (abl. silente;

    but -ti,

    Liv. 23, 35, 18 al.; Ov. M. 4, 84; neutr. plur. silenta loca, Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7, 7; gen. plur. ( poet.) silentum, Verg. A. 6, 432; Ov. M. 5, 356 al.), P. a., still, calm, quiet, silent:

    nocte silenti,

    Ov. M. 4, 84; Verg. A. 4, 527:

    silenti nocte,

    Liv. 26, 5, 9;

    Petr. poët. 89, 2, 32: silente nocte,

    Tib. 1, 5, 16:

    silente caelo,

    Plin. 18, 28, 69, § 279:

    silenti agmine ducam vos,

    Liv. 25, 38; so,

    silenti agmine,

    id. 31, 38 fin.; 35, 4:

    per lucos silentes,

    Verg. G. 1, 476:

    vultu defixus uterque silenti,

    Val. Fl. 7, 407:

    umbrae silentes,

    i. e. the dead, Verg. A. 6, 264;

    called populus silens,

    Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 237; more freq. as subst.: sĭlentes, um, comm., the dead:

    umbrae silentum,

    Ov. M. 15, 797; so,

    rex silentum,

    id. ib. 5, 356:

    sedes,

    id. ib. 15, 772; Val. Fl. 1, 750; cf.:

    Aeacus jura silentibus illic Reddit,

    Ov. M. 13, 25.—The Pythagoreans were also called Silentes for the five years during which they were to listen to the instructions of Pythagoras:

    coetus silentum,

    Ov. M. 15, 66;

    hence, silentes anni, these five years of the Pythagoreans,

    Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 157: luna silenti, not shining, i. e. at the end of the month, Cato, R. R. 29; 40; 50; Col. 2, 10, 11; cf. Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 190:

    sarmentum,

    not yet shooting forth, Col. 4, 29, 1:

    vineae,

    id. 4, 27, 1:

    surculi,

    id. 11, 2, 26:

    flos,

    id. 12, 7, 1:

    ova,

    in which the chicks do not yet move, id. 8, 5, 15.—With ab:

    dies silens a ventis,

    Col. 4, 29, 5.—Hence, adv.: sĭlenter, silently, Juvenc. 3, 462; Vulg. 1, Reg. 24, 5.

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  • 5 reticeō

        reticeō cuī, —, ēre    [re-+taceo], to be silent, keep silence: nihil subterfugere reticendo: non placuit reticere, S.: Ne retice, ne verere, T.: interroganti senatori, make no answer, L.: loquenti, O.—With acc, to keep silent, keep secret, conceal: nil reticuit, T.: vestrum errorem: quae audierat, S.: Multa linguae reticenda modestae, O.
    * * *
    reticere, reticui, - V
    keep silent; leave unsaid

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  • 6 reticenda

    rĕ-tĭcĕo, cŭi, 2, v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to be silent, keep silence (class.;

    syn.: sileo, obmutesco): cum Sulpicius reticuisset, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 232:

    de Chelidone reticuit, quoad potuit,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 53, § 139:

    de utriusque vestrum errore,

    id. Phil. 1, 12, 29:

    non placuit reticere,

    Sall. J. 85, 26:

    ne retice, ne verere,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 33:

    de adversis,

    Tac. A. 1, 67:

    velut vinculis ori impositis reticentes,

    Amm. 30, 4, 11. — Poet.:

    lyra, quae reticet,

    Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 223:

    Pelion,

    id. in Rufin. 2, 43.—
    (β).
    With dat. of a person asking something, to keep silent, not to answer, to refrain from answering (perh. not ante-Aug.):

    nunc interroganti senatori, paeniteatne, etc.... si reticeam, superbus videar,

    Liv. 23, 12, 9 Drak.; 3, 41, 3; Tac. A. 14, 49:

    loquenti,

    Ov. M. 3, 357.—
    II.
    Act., to keep a thing silent; to keep secret, conceal (class.;

    syn. celo): nihil reticebo, quod sciam,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 9, 47; so,

    nihil,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 51; Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 1, § 3:

    ea, quae, etc.,

    id. Fam. 5, 2, 1:

    quae audierat,

    Sall. C. 23, 2:

    vestros dolores,

    Prop. 1, 10, 13:

    multa linguae reticenda modestae,

    Ov. H. 19, 63.— Pass.:

    reticetur formula pacti,

    Ov. H. 20, 151.— Absol.:

    nihil me subterfugere voluisse reticendo nec obscurare dicendo,

    Cic. Clu. 1, 1.— P. a. as subst.: rĕtĭcenda, ōrum, n., things to be kept secret, Just. 1, 7, 4.

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  • 7 reticeo

    rĕ-tĭcĕo, cŭi, 2, v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to be silent, keep silence (class.;

    syn.: sileo, obmutesco): cum Sulpicius reticuisset, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 232:

    de Chelidone reticuit, quoad potuit,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 53, § 139:

    de utriusque vestrum errore,

    id. Phil. 1, 12, 29:

    non placuit reticere,

    Sall. J. 85, 26:

    ne retice, ne verere,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 33:

    de adversis,

    Tac. A. 1, 67:

    velut vinculis ori impositis reticentes,

    Amm. 30, 4, 11. — Poet.:

    lyra, quae reticet,

    Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 223:

    Pelion,

    id. in Rufin. 2, 43.—
    (β).
    With dat. of a person asking something, to keep silent, not to answer, to refrain from answering (perh. not ante-Aug.):

    nunc interroganti senatori, paeniteatne, etc.... si reticeam, superbus videar,

    Liv. 23, 12, 9 Drak.; 3, 41, 3; Tac. A. 14, 49:

    loquenti,

    Ov. M. 3, 357.—
    II.
    Act., to keep a thing silent; to keep secret, conceal (class.;

    syn. celo): nihil reticebo, quod sciam,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 9, 47; so,

    nihil,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 51; Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 1, § 3:

    ea, quae, etc.,

    id. Fam. 5, 2, 1:

    quae audierat,

    Sall. C. 23, 2:

    vestros dolores,

    Prop. 1, 10, 13:

    multa linguae reticenda modestae,

    Ov. H. 19, 63.— Pass.:

    reticetur formula pacti,

    Ov. H. 20, 151.— Absol.:

    nihil me subterfugere voluisse reticendo nec obscurare dicendo,

    Cic. Clu. 1, 1.— P. a. as subst.: rĕtĭcenda, ōrum, n., things to be kept secret, Just. 1, 7, 4.

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  • 8 consilesco

    consilescere, consilui, - V INTRANS
    fall silent; become still; be hushed (L+S); keep silent; grow dumb

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  • 9 confuto

    I.
    to confute / restrain, check, repress.
    II.
    supress, keep silent / convict.
    III.
    to check, repress, stop, halt, turn back / silence

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  • 10 consilesco

    con-sĭlesco, sĭlŭi, 3, v. inch. n., to become still, to be hushed, keep silent, grow dumb (ante- and post-class.), Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 9 Müll. (Ann. v. 575 Vahl.); Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 102; Gell. 5, 1, 6; 12, 1, 22.

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  • 11 taceō

        taceō cuī, citus, ēre    [TAC-], to be silent, not speak, say nothing, hold one's peace: praedicemne an taceam? T.: tacendo loqui videbantur: nobis tacentibus: taceamus, L.: in iis rebus, in quibus, etc.: Vere prius volucres taceant, aestate cicadae, O.: Cum tacet omnis ager, V.: Plectra dolore tacent, O.: loca tacentia, the silent land, V.— To pass over in silence, keep quiet, leave unsaid, not speak: Quae vera audivi, taceo, T.: multa: quid tacuit? H.: Ut alios taceam, not to speak of others, O.: Ignotumst, tacitumst, creditumst, T.: in medio Marte tacetur Amor, O.: quoquo pacto tacitost opus, it must be kept quiet, T.
    * * *
    tacere, tacui, tacitus V
    be silent; pass over in silence; leave unmentioned, be silent about something

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  • 12 premo

    prĕmo, essi, essum, 3, v. a. [etym. dub.; cf. prelum], to press (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    pede pedem alicui premere,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 30:

    et trepidae matres pressere ad pectora natos,

    Verg. A. 7, 518:

    veluti qui sentibus anguem Pressit humi nitens,

    id. ib. 2, 379:

    novercae Monstra manu premens,

    id. ib. 8, 288:

    pressit et inductis membra paterna rotis,

    i. e. drove her chariot over her father's body, Ov. Ib. 366:

    trabes Hymettiae Premunt columnas,

    press, rest heavily upon them, Hor. C. 2, 18, 3:

    premere terga genu alicujus,

    Ov. Am. 3, 2, 24:

    ubera plena,

    i. e. to milk, id. F. 4, 769:

    vestigia alicujus,

    to tread in, to follow one's footsteps, Tac. A. 2, 14:

    nudis pressit qui calcibus anguem,

    Juv. 1, 43:

    dente frena,

    to bite, to champ, Ov. M. 10, 704:

    ore aliquid,

    to chew, eat, id. ib. 5, 538; cf.:

    aliquid morsu,

    Lucr. 3, 663:

    presso molari,

    with compressed teeth, Juv. 5, 160:

    pressum lac,

    i. e. cheese, Verg. E. 1, 82.—In mal. part.:

    Hister Peucen premerat Antro,

    forced, Val. Fl. 8, 256:

    uxorem,

    Suet. Calig. 25.—Of animals:

    feminas premunt galli,

    Mart. 3, 57, 17.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Poet., to bear down upon, to touch:

    premere litora,

    Ov. M. 14, 416:

    litus,

    to keep close to the shore, Hor. C. 2, 10, 3:

    aëra,

    i. e. to fly, Luc. 7, 835.—
    2.
    Poet., to hold fast, hold, firmly grasp:

    premere frena manu,

    Ov. M. 8, 37:

    ferrum,

    to grasp, Sil. 5, 670:

    capulum,

    id. 2, 615.—
    3.
    Poet., to press a place with one's body, i. e. to sit, stand, lie, fall, or seat one's self on any thing:

    toros,

    Ov. H. 12, 30:

    sedilia,

    id. M. 5, 317:

    hoc quod premis habeto,

    id. ib. 5, 135:

    et pictam positā pharetram cervice premebat,

    id. ib. 2, 421:

    humum,

    to lie on the ground, id. Am. 3, 5, 16; cf. id. F. 4, 844:

    frondes tuo premis ore caducas,

    id. M. 9, 650; Sen. Hippol. 510.—
    4.
    To cover, to conceal by covering (mostly poet.):

    aliquid terrā,

    to conceal, bury in the earth, Hor. Epod. 1, 33:

    nonumque prematur in annum,

    kept back, suppressed, id. A. P. 388:

    omne lucrum tenebris alta premebat humus,

    Ov. Am. 3, 8, 36:

    ossa male pressa,

    i. e. buried, id. Tr. 5, 3, 39; Plin. 2, 79, 81, § 191; hence, to crown, to cover or adorn with any thing:

    ut premerer sacrā lauro,

    Hor. C. 3, 4, 18:

    molli Fronde crinem,

    Verg. A. 4, 147:

    canitiem galeā,

    id. ib. 9, 612:

    mitrā capillos,

    Ov. F. 4, 517; cf. Verg. A. 5, 556.—
    5.
    To make, form, or shape any thing by pressing ( poet.):

    quod surgente die mulsere horisque diurnis, Nocte premunt,

    they make into cheese, Verg. G. 3, 400:

    os fingit premendo,

    id. A. 6, 80:

    caseos,

    id. E. 1, 35:

    mollem terram,

    Vulg. Sap. 15, 7; Calp. Ecl. 5, 34.—
    6.
    To press hard upon, bear down upon, to crowd, pursue closely:

    hostes de loco superiore,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 19:

    Pompeiani nostros premere et instare coeperunt,

    id. B. C. 3, 46:

    hac fugerent Graii, premeret Trojana juventus,

    Verg. A. 1, 467:

    Pergamenae naves cum adversarios premerent acrius,

    Nep. Hann. 11, 5:

    hinc Rutulus premit, et murum circumsonat armis,

    Verg. A. 8, 473:

    obsidione urbem,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 32.—Of the pursuit or chase of animals:

    ad retia cervum,

    Verg. G. 3, 413:

    spumantis apri cursum clamore,

    id. A. 1, 324:

    bestias venatione,

    Isid. 10, 282.—
    7.
    To press down, burden, load, freight:

    nescia quem premeret,

    on whose back she sat, Ov. M. 2, 869:

    tergum equi,

    id. ib. 8, 34;

    14, 343: et natat exuviis Graecia pressa suis,

    Prop. 4, 1, 114 (5, 1, 116):

    pressae carinae,

    Verg. G. 1, 303:

    pressus membra mero,

    Prop. 2, 12 (3, 7), 42:

    magno et gravi onere armorum pressi,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 24:

    auro phaleras,

    to adorn, Stat. Th. 8, 567.—
    8.
    To press into, force in, press upon:

    (caprum) dentes in vite prementem,

    Ov. F. 1, 355:

    presso sub vomere,

    Verg. G. 2, 356; cf.:

    presso aratro,

    Tib. 4, 1, 161:

    alte ensem in corpore,

    Stat. Th. 11, 542:

    et nitidas presso pollice finge comas,

    Prop. 3, 8 (4, 9), 14:

    et cubito remanete presso,

    leaning upon, Hor. C. 1, 27, 8. —
    b.
    To make with any thing ( poet.):

    aeternā notā,

    Ov. F. 6, 610:

    littera articulo pressa tremente,

    id. H. 10, 140:

    multā via pressa rotā,

    id. ib. 18, 134.—
    9.
    To press down, let down, cause to sink down, to lower:

    nec preme, nec summum molire per aethera currum,

    Ov. M. 2, 135:

    humanaeque memor sortis, quae tollit eosdem, Et premit,

    id. Tr. 3, 11, 67:

    mundus ut ad Scythiam Rhiphaeasque arduus arces Consurgit, premitur Libyae devexus in Austros,

    sinks down, Verg. G. 1, 240; Sen. Herc. Fur. 155. —
    b.
    In partic.
    (α).
    To set, plant:

    virgulta per agros,

    Verg. G. 2, 346; 26.—
    (β).
    To make or form by pressing down, to make any thing deep, to dig:

    vestigio leviter presso,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53; cf.

    (trop.): vestigia non pressa leviter, sed fixa,

    id. Sest. 5, 13:

    sulcum premere,

    to draw a furrow, Verg. A. 10, 296:

    fossam transversam, inter montes pressit (al. percussit),

    Front. Strat. 1, 5:

    fossa pressa,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 69, 4:

    cavernae in altitudinem pressae,

    Curt. 5, 1, 28.—
    (γ).
    To strike to the ground, to strike down:

    tres famulos,

    Verg. A. 9, 329:

    paucos,

    Tac. H. 4, 2.—
    10.
    To press closely, compress, press together, close:

    oculos,

    Verg. A. 9, 487:

    alicui fauces,

    Ov. M. 12, 509:

    laqueo collum,

    to strangle, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 37:

    angebar ceu guttura forcipe pressus,

    Ov. M. 9, 78:

    presso gutture,

    compressed, Verg. G. 1, 410; cf.:

    siquidem unius praecordia pressit ille (boletus) senis,

    i. e. stopped his breath, Juv. 6, 621:

    quibus illa premetur Per somnum digitis,

    choked, id. 14, 221:

    amplexu presso,

    united, in close embrace, Sen. Oedip. 192:

    oscula jungere pressa,

    to exchange kisses, Ov. H. 2, 94; so,

    pressa basia,

    Mart. 6, 34, 1:

    presso gradu incedere,

    in close ranks, foot to foot, Liv. 28, 14:

    pede presso,

    id. 8, 8.—
    b.
    In partic.
    (α).
    To shorten, tighten, draw in:

    pressis habenis,

    Verg. A. 11, 600 (cf.:

    laxas dure habenas,

    id. ib. 1, 63).—
    (β).
    To keep short, prune:

    Calenā falce vitem,

    Hor. C. 1, 31, 9:

    luxuriem falce,

    Ov. M. 14, 628:

    falce premes umbras (i. e. arbores umbrantes),

    Verg. G. 1, 157; 4, 131:

    molle salictum,

    Calp. Ecl. 5, 110.—
    (γ).
    To check, arrest, stop:

    premere sanguinem,

    Tac. A. 15, 64:

    vestigia pressit,

    Verg. A. 6, 197:

    attoniti pressere gradum,

    Val. Fl. 2, 424 ' dixit, pressoque obmutuit ore, was silent, Verg. A. 6, 155.—
    11.
    To press out, bring out by pressure:

    tenerā sucos pressere medullā,

    Luc. 4, 318; cf.: (equus) collectumque fremens volvit sub naribus ignem, Verg. ap. Sen. Ep. 95, 68, and id. G. 3, 85 Rib.—
    12.
    To frequent: feci ut cotidie praesentem me viderent, habitavi in [p. 1441] oculis, pressi forum, Cic. Planc. 27, 66.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To press, press upon, oppress, overwhelm, weigh down; to urge, drive, importune, pursue, to press close or hard, etc. (class.):

    ego istum pro suis factis pessumis pessum premam,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 49 Lorenz ad loc.:

    quae necessitas eum tanta premebat, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97:

    ea, quae premant, et ea, quae impendeant,

    id. Fam. 9, 1, 2:

    aerumnae, quae me premunt,

    Sall. J. 14, 22:

    pressus gravitate soporis,

    bound by heavy, deep sleep, Ov. M. 15, 21:

    cum aut aere alieno, aut magnitudine tributorum, aut injuriā potentium premuntur,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 13:

    invidia et odio populi premi,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228:

    premi periculis,

    id. Rep. 1, 6, 10:

    cum a me premeretur,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 53, § 139; cf.:

    aliquem verbo,

    id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13:

    criminibus veris premere aliquem,

    Ov. M. 14, 401:

    cum a plerisque ad exeundum premeretur, exire noluit,

    was pressed, urged, importuned, Nep. Ages. 6, 1:

    a Pompeii procuratoribus sescentis premi coeptus est,

    Cic. Att. 6, 1, 3: numina nulla premunt;

    mortali urgemur ab hoste,

    Verg. A. 10, 375:

    premere reum voce, vultu,

    Tac. A. 3, 67:

    crimen,

    to pursue obstinately, Quint. 7, 2, 12:

    confessionem,

    to force a confession from one, id. 7, 1, 29:

    argumentum etiam atque etiam,

    to pursue steadily, Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:

    ancipiti mentem formidine pressus,

    Verg. A. 3, 47:

    maerore pressa,

    Sen. Oct. 103:

    veritate pressus negare non potuit,

    overcome, overpowered, Lact. 4, 13.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To repress, hide, conceal (mostly poet.):

    dum nocte premuntur,

    Verg. A. 6, 827:

    curam sub corde,

    id. ib. 4, 332:

    odium,

    Plin. Pan. 62:

    iram,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    pavorem et consternationem mentis vultu,

    id. ib. 13, 16:

    interius omne secretum,

    Sen. Ep. 3, 4:

    dolorem silentio,

    Val. Max. 3, 3, 1 ext.; cf. silentia, Sil. 12, 646:

    aliquid ore,

    Verg. A. 7, 103:

    jam te premet nox,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 16.—
    2.
    To lower, diminish, undervalue, disparage, depreciate:

    premendorum superiorum arte sese extollebat,

    Liv. 22, 12:

    arma Latini,

    Verg. A. 11, 402:

    opuscula ( = deprimere atque elevare),

    Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 36:

    famam alicujus,

    Tac. A. 15, 49:

    premere ac despicere,

    Quint. 11, 1, 16:

    premere tumentia, humilia extollere,

    id. ib. 10, 4, 1.—
    b.
    To surpass, exceed:

    facta premant annos,

    Ov. M. 7, 449:

    ne prisca vetustas Laude pudicitiae saecula nostra premat,

    id. P. 3, 1, 116:

    quantum Latonia Nymphas Virgo premit,

    Stat. S. 1, 2, 115.—
    c.
    To rule ( poet.):

    dicione premere populos,

    Verg. A. 7, 737:

    imperio,

    id. ib. 1, 54:

    Mycenas Servitio premet,

    id. ib. 1, 285.—
    3.
    To suppress, pull down, humble, degrade:

    quae (vocabula) nunc situs premit,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 118:

    nec premendo alium me extulisse velim,

    Liv. 22, 59, 10; cf. id. 39, 41, 1:

    premebat reum crimen,

    id. 3, 13, 1.—
    4.
    To compress, abridge, condense:

    haec enim, quae dilatantur a nobis, Zeno sic premebat,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20.—
    5.
    To check, arrest, repress, restrain:

    cursum ingenii tui, Brute, premit haec importuna clades civitatis,

    Cic. Brut. 97, 332:

    sub imo Corde gemitum,

    Verg. A. 10, 464:

    vocem,

    to be silent, id. ib. 9, 324:

    sermones vulgi,

    to restrain, Tac. A. 3, 6.—
    6.
    To store up, lay up in the mind, muse upon:

    (vocem) ab ore Eripuit pater ac stupefactus numine pressit,

    Verg. A. 7, 119.—Hence, pressus, a, um, P. a.
    I.
    Moderate, slow, suppressed, kept down.
    A.
    Lit.:

    presso pede eos retro cedentes principes recipiebant,

    Liv. 8, 8, 9:

    presso gradu,

    id. 28, 14, 14; cf.:

    pressoque legit vestigia gressu,

    Ov. M. 3, 17.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Of the voice or manner, subdued:

    haec cum pressis et flebilibus modis, qui totis theatris maestitiam inferant,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106.—
    2.
    Of color, lowered, depressed; hence, dark, gloomy:

    color pressus,

    Pall. 4, 13, 4:

    color viridi pressior,

    Plin. 35, 6, 13, § 32:

    spadices pressi,

    Serv. Verg. G. 3, 82.—
    II.
    Esp., of an orator or of speech.
    A.
    Compressed, concise, plain, without ornament (class.):

    fiunt pro grandibus tumidi, pressis exiles, fortibus temerarii, etc.,

    Quint. 10, 2, 16:

    cum Attici pressi et integri, contra Asiani inflati et inanes haberentur,

    id. 12, 10, 18.—Of style:

    pressa et tenuia, et quae minimum ab usu cotidiano recedant,

    Quint. 10, 1, 102:

    pressus et demissus stilus,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 5; Quint. 4, 2, 117.— Comp.: in concionibus pressior, et circumscriptior, et adductior, more moderate, keeping more within bounds, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 4.—
    B.
    Close, exact, accurate:

    Thucydides ita verbis aptus et pressus, ut,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56: quis te fuit umquam in partiundis rebus pressior? more exact, more accurate, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 364, 24:

    sicuti taxare pressius crebriusque est, quam tangere,

    Gell. 2, 6, 5:

    quod (periculum) observandum pressiore cautelā censeo,

    stricter, greater, App. M. 5, p. 160, 36:

    cogitationes pressiores,

    id. ib. 5, p. 163, 32.—So of sounds, precise, intelligible:

    (lingua) vocem profusam fingit atque sonos vocis distinctos et pressos facit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149.—Hence, adv.: pressē, with pressure, violently (class.): artius pressiusque conflictata, Atei. Capito ap. Gell. 10, 6, 2.—
    B.
    Closely, tightly.
    1.
    Lit.:

    vites pressius putare,

    Pall. 12, 9:

    pressius colla radere,

    Veg. Vet. 1, 56.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Of pronunciation, shortly, neatly, trimly:

    loqui non aspere, non vaste, non rustice, sed presse, et aequabiliter, et leniter,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 45; id. Off. 1, 37, 133.—
    b.
    Of the mode of expression, etc., concisely, not diffusely:

    definire presse et anguste,

    Cic. Or. 33, 117:

    abundanter dicere, an presse,

    Quint. 8, 3, 40:

    pressius et astrictius scripsi,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 10.—
    (β).
    Without ornament, simply:

    unum (genus oratorum) attenuate presseque, alterum sublate ampleque dicentium,

    Cic. Brut. 55, 202:

    aliquid describere modo pressius, modo elatius,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 3.—
    (γ).
    Closely, exactly, correctly, accurately:

    mihi placet agi subtilius, et pressius,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24:

    definiunt pressius,

    id. Tusc. 4, 7, 14:

    anquisitius, et exactius pressiusque disserere,

    Gell. 1, 3, 21.

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  • 13 quiēscō

        quiēscō ēvī (quiērunt, V.; quiērim, C.; quiēssem, T., H.; quiēsset, T.; quiēsse, C., L.), ētus, ere    [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet, be inactive, be at peace: placidā compostus pace quiescit, V.: non somno quiescere, get no rest, Cu.: Quid faciam? ‘quiescas,’ do nothing, H.: Indoctus pilae quiescit, does not play, H.: Quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset! which we might easily have been spared, T.— To rest, sleep, be asleep: eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat: casa, in quā quiescebat, N.—In war, to be inactive, make no movement: per paucos dies, L.: pavore mutuo iniecto velut torpentes quieverunt, L.— To keep in retirement, take no part, be neutral: scribis Peducaeo probari, quod quierim.— To acquiesce, quietly permit: quiescat (Caesar) rem adduci ad interregnum.— To pause, make a pause, keep silence, be still: quiesce, T.: quiescere, id est h(suxa/zein.— To rest, lie still, be still, be quiet, be undisturbed: ager qui multos annos quievit, lay fallow: nec umquam quieturas Syracusas, donec, etc., L.: flamma, ceases to burn, V.: quierunt Aequora, the waves are laid, V.: felicius ossa quiescant, O.: quiescunt voces, are silent, O.— To be calm, be unruffled, be composed: quiescas, T.: Quaeso, ego dabo, quiesce, T.—Fig., to be inactive, be powerless: ista potentia quiescit.
    * * *
    quiescere, quievi, quietus V
    rest, keep quiet/calm, be at peace/rest; be inactive/neutral; permit; sleep

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  • 14 mussito

    mussĭto, 1, v. freq. n. and a. [musso].
    I.
    Neutr., to be silent, keep quiet, not let one's self be heard; to speak in an undertone, to mutter, grumble (not in Cic. or Cæs.):

    si sapis, mussitabis,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 65:

    sub lectis latentes metu mussitant,

    id. Cas. 3, 5, 33:

    ita clam quidam mussitantes,

    Liv. 1, 50:

    cum David vidisset servos suos mussitantes,

    Vulg. 2 Reg. 12, 19:

    contra nos,

    id. Exod. 16, 7.—
    II.
    Act., to say in a low tone, to mutter, murmur any thing: to be silent respecting, to take no notice of a thing:

    ego (haec) mecum mussito,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 119; id. Truc. 2, 2, 57; 2, 6, 10.— With rel.-clause:

    malo ambigere bonos, quam ob rem id non meruerim, quam, quod est gravius, cur impetraverim, mussitare,

    Amm. 14, 6, 8:

    accipienda et mussitanda injuria adulescentium est,

    is to be borne in silence, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 53:

    timorem,

    App. Mag. p. 320.

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  • 15 musso

    musso, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. (depon. collat. form: discumbimus mussati, Varr. ap. Non. 249, 10) [root mu-, shut; Sanscr. mūkas, dumb; Gr. muaô, muôps; cf. mustêrion; Lat. mutus], to say in a low tone, to mutter, murmur; to be silent respecting a thing (not in Cic. or Cæs.; syn.: mutio, murmuro).
    I.
    Lit.: mussare murmurare. Ennius: in occulto mussabant. Vulgo vero pro tacere dicitur, ut idem Ennius: non decet mussare bonos, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (cf. Ann. v. 185; 348; 426;

    Trag. v. 432 Vahl.): soli Aetoli id decretum clam mussantes carpebant,

    Liv. 33, 31:

    flent maesti mussantque patres,

    Verg. A. 11, 454; Anthol. Lat. 1, 170, 108: aequum non est occultum id haberi, neque per metum mussari, to bear or brook in silence, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 12: egomet mecum mussito: Bona [p. 1180] mea inhiant, id. Mil. 3, 1, 118:

    quidquid est, mussitabo potius quam inteream,

    keep it to myself, id. ib. 2, 3, 40:

    ergo si sapis, mussitabis,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 67.— Poet., of bees, to murmur, hum, Verg. G. 4, 188.—
    II.
    Transf., to be afraid to say or do any thing, to be in fear or uncertainty:

    mussat rex ipse Latinus, Quos generos vocet,

    i. e. deliberates in silence, Verg. A. 12, 657:

    dicere mussant,

    id. ib. 11, 345:

    medici,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 1:

    juvencae,

    are silent, expect in silence, Verg. A. 12, 718.

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  • 16 premō

        premō essī, essus, ere    [PREM-], to press: ad pectora natos, V.: anguem humi, to tread on, V.: membra paterna rotis, i. e. drove her chariot over the body, O.: trabes Premunt columnas, press upon, H.: ubera plena, i. e. milk, O.: frena manu, grasp, O.: dente frena, champ, O.: grana ore suo, chew, O.: presso molari, with compressed teeth, Iu.: pressum lac, i. e. cheese, V.: quod surgente die mulsere, Nocte premunt, make into cheese, V.: litus, hug the shore, H.— To press out, express, obtain by pressing: pressa tuis balanus capillis, i. e. balsam, H.: oleum, express, H.— To press upon, lie on, rest on, be upon: humum, O.: toros, O.: hoc quod premis habeto, O.: pharetram cervice, O.— To cover, bury, suppress, hide: alqd terrā, H.: Omne lucrum tenebris premebat humus, O.: ossa male pressa, i. e. buried, O.: Conlectum sub naribus ignem, repressing (of a horse), V.— To cover, crown, adorn: ut premerer sacrā lauro, H.: Fronde crinem, V.— To press hard, bear upon, crowd, throng, pursue closely: Hac fugerent Grai, premeret Troiana iuventus, thronged, V.: Hinc Rutulus premit, V.: hostīs ex loco superiore, Cs.: naves cum adversarios premerent acrius, N.: Trīs famulos, i. e. kill., V.: ad retia cervom, chase, V.— To press down, burden, load, freight: Nescia quem premeret, on whose back she sat, O.: pressae carinae, loaded, V.— To press down, depress, cause to sink: sors, quae tollit eosdem, Et premit, O.: mundus ut ad Scythiam Consurgit, premitur, etc., is depressed, V.: dentīs in vite, O.: presso sub vomere, V.: cubito remanete presso, i. e. rest on your couches, H.— To mark, impress: littera articulo pressa tremente, written, O.: multā via pressa rotā, O.— To set out, plant: virgulta per agros, V.: pressae propaginis arcūs, layers, V.— To press down, make deep, impress: vestigio leviter presso: sulcum, draw a furrow, V.: cavernae in altitudinem pressae, Cu.— To press close, compress, close, shut: oculos, V.: fauces, O.: laqueo collum, strangle, H.: praecordia senis, stop the breath, Iu.: quibus illa premetur Per somnum digitis, choked, Iu. — To shorten, keep down, prune: falce vitem, H.: luxuriem falce, O.— To check, arrest: vestigia, V. — To visit frequently, frequent: forum.—Fig., to press, be pressing, burden, oppress, overwhelm, weigh down: necessitas eum premebat: aerumnae, quae me premunt, S.: pressus gravitate soporis, O.: aere alieno premi, Cs.: premi periculis.— To press, press upon, urge, drive, importune, pursue, press hard: cum a me premeretur: Criminibus premunt veris, urge, O.: a plerisque ad exeundum premi, to be importuned, N.: Numina nulla premunt, V.: (deus) Os rabidum fingit premendo, i. e. by his inspiration, V.— To follow up, press home, urge, dwell upon: argumentum etiam atque etiam: (vocem) pressit, i. e. laid to heart, V.— To cover, hide, conceal: dum nocte premuntur, V.: iam te premet nox, H.— To lower, pull down, humble, degrade, disparage, depreciate: premebat eum factio, kept him down, L.: hunc prensantem premebat nobilitas, opposed his candidacy, L.: arma Latini, V.: opuscula (opp. laudet ametque), H.— To compress, abridge, condense: haec Zeno sic premebat.— To check, arrest, repress, restrain: cursum ingeni tui, Brute, premit haec clades: vocem, to be silent, V. — To surpass, exceed, overshadow: Facta premant annos, O.: ne prisca vetustas Laude pudicitiae saecula nostra premat, O.— To keep down, rule: ventos imperio, V.: Mycenas servitio, V.
    * * *
    premere, pressi, pressus V
    press, press hard, pursue; oppress; overwhelm

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  • 17 quiesco

    quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.
    I.
    Lit.:

    placida compostus pace quiescit,

    Verg. A. 1, 249:

    felicius ossa quiescant,

    Ov. Ib. 305:

    patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

    Petr. 39:

    numquam hodie quiescet,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

    renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

    non somno quiescere,

    to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

    non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

    Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

    quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

    which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

    pro condicione temporum quieturus,

    Suet. Caes. 16:

    quieverant per paucos dies,

    Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—
    2.
    To rest, sleep:

    quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

    eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

    somnum humanum quievi,

    I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—
    3.
    Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

    et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

    Verg. A. 10, 836:

    flamma,

    ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

    quiērunt Aequora,

    the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

    molliter ossa quiescant,

    Verg. E. 10, 33:

    quiescentes Nili aquae,

    standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

    venti,

    id. 17, 22, 35 §

    170: quiescit terra,

    rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

    humus,

    Petr. 123:

    quiescunt voces,

    are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—
    4.
    To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

    quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

    Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

    ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

    Just. 14, 3, 10.—
    B.
    Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

    quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

    statuere atque ediscere,

    Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

    indoctus discive trochive,

    Hor. A. P. 380.—
    2.
    Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

    laudes,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).
    A.
    Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

    aliquem quietum reddere,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

    animus,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

    quietus et solutus animus,

    id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

    integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

    id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

    homo quietissimus,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

    regnum,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

    de istoc quietus esto,

    be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

    at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

    Sall. J. 20, 2:

    quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

    Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

    quietos lacessit,

    Just. 7, 6, 13:

    nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

    Liv. 33, 19.—
    b.
    Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

    ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

    vir rectus, integer, quietus,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

    vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

    Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—
    c.
    Tame, gentle:

    equi fiunt quietiores,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—
    d.
    Resting, sleeping:

    quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

    Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

    si sentire datur post fata quietis,

    i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—
    B.
    Of things, calm, quiet:

    amnes,

    gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

    quietiore aequore ferri,

    id. Epod. 10, 11:

    aër,

    Verg. A. 5, 216:

    baca,

    that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

    res publica (opp. perturbata),

    Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

    aetas,

    id. Sen. 23, 82:

    quietus et remissus sermo,

    calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.
    1.
    quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —
    2.
    Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

    quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

    quiete acta aetas,

    id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

    quietius tranquilliusque,

    Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

    quietissime se receperunt,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

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  • 18 Quieta

    quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.
    I.
    Lit.:

    placida compostus pace quiescit,

    Verg. A. 1, 249:

    felicius ossa quiescant,

    Ov. Ib. 305:

    patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

    Petr. 39:

    numquam hodie quiescet,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

    renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

    non somno quiescere,

    to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

    non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

    Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

    quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

    which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

    pro condicione temporum quieturus,

    Suet. Caes. 16:

    quieverant per paucos dies,

    Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—
    2.
    To rest, sleep:

    quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

    eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

    somnum humanum quievi,

    I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—
    3.
    Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

    et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

    Verg. A. 10, 836:

    flamma,

    ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

    quiērunt Aequora,

    the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

    molliter ossa quiescant,

    Verg. E. 10, 33:

    quiescentes Nili aquae,

    standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

    venti,

    id. 17, 22, 35 §

    170: quiescit terra,

    rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

    humus,

    Petr. 123:

    quiescunt voces,

    are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—
    4.
    To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

    quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

    Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

    ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

    Just. 14, 3, 10.—
    B.
    Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

    quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

    statuere atque ediscere,

    Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

    indoctus discive trochive,

    Hor. A. P. 380.—
    2.
    Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

    laudes,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).
    A.
    Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

    aliquem quietum reddere,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

    animus,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

    quietus et solutus animus,

    id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

    integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

    id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

    homo quietissimus,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

    regnum,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

    de istoc quietus esto,

    be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

    at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

    Sall. J. 20, 2:

    quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

    Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

    quietos lacessit,

    Just. 7, 6, 13:

    nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

    Liv. 33, 19.—
    b.
    Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

    ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

    vir rectus, integer, quietus,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

    vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

    Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—
    c.
    Tame, gentle:

    equi fiunt quietiores,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—
    d.
    Resting, sleeping:

    quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

    Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

    si sentire datur post fata quietis,

    i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—
    B.
    Of things, calm, quiet:

    amnes,

    gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

    quietiore aequore ferri,

    id. Epod. 10, 11:

    aër,

    Verg. A. 5, 216:

    baca,

    that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

    res publica (opp. perturbata),

    Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

    aetas,

    id. Sen. 23, 82:

    quietus et remissus sermo,

    calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.
    1.
    quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —
    2.
    Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

    quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

    quiete acta aetas,

    id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

    quietius tranquilliusque,

    Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

    quietissime se receperunt,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

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  • 19 quieti

    quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.
    I.
    Lit.:

    placida compostus pace quiescit,

    Verg. A. 1, 249:

    felicius ossa quiescant,

    Ov. Ib. 305:

    patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

    Petr. 39:

    numquam hodie quiescet,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

    renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

    non somno quiescere,

    to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

    non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

    Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

    quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

    which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

    pro condicione temporum quieturus,

    Suet. Caes. 16:

    quieverant per paucos dies,

    Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—
    2.
    To rest, sleep:

    quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

    eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

    somnum humanum quievi,

    I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—
    3.
    Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

    et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

    Verg. A. 10, 836:

    flamma,

    ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

    quiērunt Aequora,

    the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

    molliter ossa quiescant,

    Verg. E. 10, 33:

    quiescentes Nili aquae,

    standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

    venti,

    id. 17, 22, 35 §

    170: quiescit terra,

    rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

    humus,

    Petr. 123:

    quiescunt voces,

    are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—
    4.
    To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

    quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

    Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

    ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

    Just. 14, 3, 10.—
    B.
    Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

    quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

    statuere atque ediscere,

    Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

    indoctus discive trochive,

    Hor. A. P. 380.—
    2.
    Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

    laudes,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).
    A.
    Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

    aliquem quietum reddere,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

    animus,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

    quietus et solutus animus,

    id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

    integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

    id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

    homo quietissimus,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

    regnum,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

    de istoc quietus esto,

    be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

    at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

    Sall. J. 20, 2:

    quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

    Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

    quietos lacessit,

    Just. 7, 6, 13:

    nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

    Liv. 33, 19.—
    b.
    Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

    ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

    vir rectus, integer, quietus,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

    vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

    Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—
    c.
    Tame, gentle:

    equi fiunt quietiores,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—
    d.
    Resting, sleeping:

    quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

    Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

    si sentire datur post fata quietis,

    i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—
    B.
    Of things, calm, quiet:

    amnes,

    gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

    quietiore aequore ferri,

    id. Epod. 10, 11:

    aër,

    Verg. A. 5, 216:

    baca,

    that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

    res publica (opp. perturbata),

    Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

    aetas,

    id. Sen. 23, 82:

    quietus et remissus sermo,

    calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.
    1.
    quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —
    2.
    Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

    quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

    quiete acta aetas,

    id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

    quietius tranquilliusque,

    Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

    quietissime se receperunt,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

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  • 20 quietum

    quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.
    I.
    Lit.:

    placida compostus pace quiescit,

    Verg. A. 1, 249:

    felicius ossa quiescant,

    Ov. Ib. 305:

    patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

    Petr. 39:

    numquam hodie quiescet,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

    renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

    non somno quiescere,

    to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

    non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

    Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

    quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

    which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

    pro condicione temporum quieturus,

    Suet. Caes. 16:

    quieverant per paucos dies,

    Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—
    2.
    To rest, sleep:

    quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

    eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

    somnum humanum quievi,

    I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—
    3.
    Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

    et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

    Verg. A. 10, 836:

    flamma,

    ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

    quiērunt Aequora,

    the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

    molliter ossa quiescant,

    Verg. E. 10, 33:

    quiescentes Nili aquae,

    standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

    venti,

    id. 17, 22, 35 §

    170: quiescit terra,

    rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

    humus,

    Petr. 123:

    quiescunt voces,

    are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—
    4.
    To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

    quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

    Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

    ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

    Just. 14, 3, 10.—
    B.
    Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

    quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

    statuere atque ediscere,

    Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

    indoctus discive trochive,

    Hor. A. P. 380.—
    2.
    Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

    laudes,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).
    A.
    Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

    aliquem quietum reddere,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

    animus,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

    quietus et solutus animus,

    id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

    integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

    id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

    homo quietissimus,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

    regnum,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

    de istoc quietus esto,

    be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

    at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

    Sall. J. 20, 2:

    quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

    Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

    quietos lacessit,

    Just. 7, 6, 13:

    nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

    Liv. 33, 19.—
    b.
    Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

    ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

    vir rectus, integer, quietus,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

    vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

    Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—
    c.
    Tame, gentle:

    equi fiunt quietiores,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—
    d.
    Resting, sleeping:

    quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

    Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

    si sentire datur post fata quietis,

    i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—
    B.
    Of things, calm, quiet:

    amnes,

    gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

    quietiore aequore ferri,

    id. Epod. 10, 11:

    aër,

    Verg. A. 5, 216:

    baca,

    that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

    res publica (opp. perturbata),

    Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

    aetas,

    id. Sen. 23, 82:

    quietus et remissus sermo,

    calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.
    1.
    quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —
    2.
    Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

    quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

    quiete acta aetas,

    id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

    quietius tranquilliusque,

    Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

    quietissime se receperunt,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

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