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  • 1 praestōlor

        praestōlor ātus, ārī, dep.    [1 STAR-], to stand ready for, wait for, expect: ad Clupeam, Cs.: tibi ad Forum Aurelium: quem praestolare? T.
    * * *
    praestolari, praestolatus sum V DEP
    stand ready for, expect, wait for (w/DAT or ACC)

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  • 2 praestolor

    praestōlor, ātus ( inf. paragog. praestolarier, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 33; act. collat. form praestolaras, Liv. And. ap. Non. 475, 32: praestolabo, Turp. ap. ib. 475, 31; cf. App. M. 5, 20), 1, v. dep. n. and a. [1. praesto], to stand ready for, to wait for, expect a person or thing (syn.: opperior, exspecto): praestolari dicitur is, qui ante stando, ibi, quo venturum excipere vult, moratur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 223 Müll.; cf.: praestolari est praesto esse et apparere, Don. ad Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 5.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    qui tibi ad Forum Aurelium praestolarentur armati,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 24:

    ut in Formiano tibi praestoler,

    id. Att. 2, 15, 3; 3, 20, 1.—
    (β).
    With acc.:

    ego illum ante aedis praestolabor,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1 18; so,

    aliquem,

    id. Truc. 2, 3, 15:

    quem praestolare, Parmeno?

    Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 5:

    adventum illius,

    Vulg. Judic. 9, 25: lucem, id. Job, 30, 26.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    ego illam illic video praestolarier,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 33:

    ad Clupeam praestolans,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 23.—
    * (δ).
    With gen.: advenientium cohortium praestolari, Sisenn. ap. Non. 161, 32.

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  • 3 praesto

    1.
    praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:

    bonorum officio praestus fui,

    Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:

    quod adest praesto in primis placet,

    Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:

    sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,

    id. 2, 16, 10;

    more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:

    togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,

    id. Pis. 23, 55:

    tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?

    hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:

    hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,

    Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):

    era, eccum praesto militem,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:

    ipsum adeo praesto video,

    Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—
    II.
    In partic: praesto esse or adire
    A.
    To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:

    ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:

    jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,

    Cic. Mur. 9, 19:

    praesto esse clientem tuum?

    id. Att. 10, 8, 3:

    saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,

    id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:

    ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;

    also with videor,

    id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:

    pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,

    will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—
    B.
    With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:

    si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,

    Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:

    quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.
    2.
    prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to stand before or in front.
    A.
    Lit.:

    dum primae praestant acies,

    Luc. 4, 30.—
    B.
    Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):

    cum virtute omnibus praestarent,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

    quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:

    quā re homines bestiis praestent,

    id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:

    hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,

    id. Lael. 5, 19:

    Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,

    id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    ceteris,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    suos inter aequales longe praestitit,

    id. Brut. 64, 230:

    omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,

    Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:

    quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,

    Liv. 1, 57, 7:

    cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,

    id. 8, 7, 7:

    quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!

    id. 31, 7, 8:

    genere militum praestare tironibus,

    id. 42, 52, 10:

    tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,

    Quint. 1, 10, 14:

    qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,

    id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:

    sacro, quod praestat, peracto,

    Juv. 12, 86:

    probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,

    were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:

    truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,

    Tac. A. 2, 24:

    cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?

    Lucr. 1, 358.—
    2.
    Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:

    nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,

    it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:

    mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,

    it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:

    praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,

    it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:

    motos praestat componere fluctus,

    Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.
    II.
    Act.
    A.
    To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:

    quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,

    Liv. 5, 36, 4:

    qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:

    praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,

    Liv. 3, 61, 7:

    ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,

    id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:

    praestat ingenio alius alium,

    Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;

    7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:

    imperatores prudentiā,

    id. Hann. 1, 1:

    eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,

    id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—
    B.
    To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):

    ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:

    quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,

    id. Att. 6, 3, 5:

    quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,

    Plin. Pan. 83:

    communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:

    impetus populi praestare nemo potest,

    no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:

    periculum judicii,

    id. Mur. 2, 3:

    damnum alicui,

    id. Off. 3, 16:

    invidiam,

    id. Sest. 28, 61:

    nihil,

    to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:

    cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,

    what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:

    ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:

    quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:

    quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:

    (praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?

    id. Fl. 12, 28:

    meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,

    Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:

    illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,

    Juv. 6, 539.—
    C.
    In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:

    arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:

    ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,

    id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:

    suum munus,

    id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:

    hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,

    id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,

    I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:

    quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,

    I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:

    fidem alicui,

    Liv. 30, 15:

    pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,

    maintained, id. 40, 34:

    tributa,

    to pay, Juv. 3, 188:

    annua,

    id. 6, 480:

    triplicem usuram,

    id. 9, 7.— Pass.:

    promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,

    Liv. 43, 18, 11:

    mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,

    quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,

    id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:

    virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,

    id. Div. 2, 37, 79:

    ni praestaretur fides publica,

    Liv. 2, 28, 7.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:

    pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,

    Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:

    omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:

    mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,

    Lucr. 3, 214. —
    b.
    To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:

    Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 5:

    virtutem,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 27:

    benevolentiam,

    Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:

    consilium suum fidemque,

    id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:

    se incolumem,

    Lucr. 3, 220:

    se invictum,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:

    teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,

    show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:

    Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,

    show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:

    juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,

    showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:

    vel magnum praestet Achillem,

    should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—
    c.
    To show, exhibit, manifest:

    honorem debitum patri,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:

    fratri pietatem,

    id. Brut. 33, 126:

    virtutem et diligentiam alicui,

    id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:

    frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:

    obsequium,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:

    sedulitatem alicui rei,

    to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—
    d.
    To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:

    alicui certam summam pecuniae,

    Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:

    caput fulminibus,

    to expose, Luc. 5, 770:

    Hiberus praestat nomen terris,

    id. 4, 23:

    anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,

    Col. 8, 13:

    cum senatui sententiam praestaret,

    gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:

    terga hosti,

    to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:

    voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,

    to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:

    pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,

    was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:

    corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,

    Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.
    A.
    In gen. (class.).
    1.
    Of persons:

    omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,

    far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:

    usu et sapientiā praestantes,

    noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:

    virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,

    superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:

    in illis artibus praestantissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:

    o praestans animi juvenis,

    distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:

    belli,

    Sil. 5, 92:

    armorum,

    Stat. Th. 1, 605:

    praestantissimus sapientiae,

    Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:

    quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,

    whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—
    2.
    Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:

    praestanti corpore Nymphae,

    Verg. A. 1, 71:

    praestanti corpore tauri,

    id. G. 4, 550:

    formā,

    id. A. 7, 483:

    naturā excellens atque praestans,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:

    qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    praestans prudentiā in omnibus,

    Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:

    quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?

    id. Vatin. 3, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Efficacious:

    medicina,

    Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:

    usus praestantior,

    id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:

    calamus praestantior odore,

    id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:

    sucus sapore praestantissimus,

    id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:

    praestantissima auxilia,

    id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—
    2.
    Sup.:

    Praestantissimus,

    a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:

    praestantissime,

    Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 186.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praesto

  • 4 praestu

    1.
    praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:

    bonorum officio praestus fui,

    Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:

    quod adest praesto in primis placet,

    Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:

    sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,

    id. 2, 16, 10;

    more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:

    togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,

    id. Pis. 23, 55:

    tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?

    hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:

    hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,

    Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):

    era, eccum praesto militem,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:

    ipsum adeo praesto video,

    Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—
    II.
    In partic: praesto esse or adire
    A.
    To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:

    ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:

    jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,

    Cic. Mur. 9, 19:

    praesto esse clientem tuum?

    id. Att. 10, 8, 3:

    saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,

    id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:

    ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,

    id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;

    also with videor,

    id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:

    pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,

    will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—
    B.
    With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:

    si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,

    Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:

    quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.
    2.
    prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to stand before or in front.
    A.
    Lit.:

    dum primae praestant acies,

    Luc. 4, 30.—
    B.
    Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):

    cum virtute omnibus praestarent,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

    quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:

    quā re homines bestiis praestent,

    id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:

    hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,

    id. Lael. 5, 19:

    Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,

    id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

    ceteris,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    suos inter aequales longe praestitit,

    id. Brut. 64, 230:

    omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,

    Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:

    quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,

    Liv. 1, 57, 7:

    cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,

    id. 8, 7, 7:

    quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!

    id. 31, 7, 8:

    genere militum praestare tironibus,

    id. 42, 52, 10:

    tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,

    Quint. 1, 10, 14:

    qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,

    id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:

    sacro, quod praestat, peracto,

    Juv. 12, 86:

    probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,

    were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:

    truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,

    Tac. A. 2, 24:

    cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?

    Lucr. 1, 358.—
    2.
    Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:

    nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,

    it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:

    mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,

    it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:

    praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,

    it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:

    motos praestat componere fluctus,

    Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.
    II.
    Act.
    A.
    To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:

    quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,

    Liv. 5, 36, 4:

    qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:

    praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,

    Liv. 3, 61, 7:

    ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,

    id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:

    praestat ingenio alius alium,

    Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;

    7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:

    imperatores prudentiā,

    id. Hann. 1, 1:

    eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,

    id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—
    B.
    To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):

    ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:

    quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,

    id. Att. 6, 3, 5:

    quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,

    Plin. Pan. 83:

    communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:

    impetus populi praestare nemo potest,

    no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:

    periculum judicii,

    id. Mur. 2, 3:

    damnum alicui,

    id. Off. 3, 16:

    invidiam,

    id. Sest. 28, 61:

    nihil,

    to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:

    cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,

    what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:

    ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:

    quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:

    quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:

    (praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?

    id. Fl. 12, 28:

    meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,

    Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:

    illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,

    Juv. 6, 539.—
    C.
    In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:

    arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:

    ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,

    id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:

    suum munus,

    id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:

    hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,

    id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:

    ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,

    I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:

    quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,

    I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:

    fidem alicui,

    Liv. 30, 15:

    pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,

    maintained, id. 40, 34:

    tributa,

    to pay, Juv. 3, 188:

    annua,

    id. 6, 480:

    triplicem usuram,

    id. 9, 7.— Pass.:

    promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,

    Liv. 43, 18, 11:

    mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,

    quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,

    id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:

    virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,

    id. Div. 2, 37, 79:

    ni praestaretur fides publica,

    Liv. 2, 28, 7.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:

    pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,

    Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:

    omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:

    mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,

    Lucr. 3, 214. —
    b.
    To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:

    Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 5:

    virtutem,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 27:

    benevolentiam,

    Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:

    consilium suum fidemque,

    id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:

    se incolumem,

    Lucr. 3, 220:

    se invictum,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:

    teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,

    show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:

    Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,

    show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:

    juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,

    showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:

    vel magnum praestet Achillem,

    should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—
    c.
    To show, exhibit, manifest:

    honorem debitum patri,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:

    fratri pietatem,

    id. Brut. 33, 126:

    virtutem et diligentiam alicui,

    id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:

    frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:

    obsequium,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:

    sedulitatem alicui rei,

    to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—
    d.
    To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:

    alicui certam summam pecuniae,

    Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:

    caput fulminibus,

    to expose, Luc. 5, 770:

    Hiberus praestat nomen terris,

    id. 4, 23:

    anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,

    Col. 8, 13:

    cum senatui sententiam praestaret,

    gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:

    terga hosti,

    to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:

    voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,

    to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:

    pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,

    was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:

    corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,

    Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.
    A.
    In gen. (class.).
    1.
    Of persons:

    omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,

    far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:

    usu et sapientiā praestantes,

    noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:

    virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,

    superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:

    in illis artibus praestantissimus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:

    praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:

    o praestans animi juvenis,

    distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:

    belli,

    Sil. 5, 92:

    armorum,

    Stat. Th. 1, 605:

    praestantissimus sapientiae,

    Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:

    quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,

    whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—
    2.
    Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:

    praestanti corpore Nymphae,

    Verg. A. 1, 71:

    praestanti corpore tauri,

    id. G. 4, 550:

    formā,

    id. A. 7, 483:

    naturā excellens atque praestans,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:

    qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:

    praestans prudentiā in omnibus,

    Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:

    quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?

    id. Vatin. 3, 8.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Efficacious:

    medicina,

    Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:

    usus praestantior,

    id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:

    calamus praestantior odore,

    id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:

    sucus sapore praestantissimus,

    id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:

    praestantissima auxilia,

    id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—
    2.
    Sup.:

    Praestantissimus,

    a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:

    praestantissime,

    Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 186.

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    sĭno, sīvi, sĭtum, 3 (sinit, as archaic subj. pres. formerly stood, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 27; Verg. Cir. 239; but in the former passage has been corrected to sierit, Fleck.; and in the latter the clause is spurious.— Perf. sii, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 371 P.:

    siit,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 24, acc. to Diom. l. l.; another old form of the perf. sini, Scaur. ap. Diom. l. l.; so, too, pluperf. sinisset, Rutil. ib.— Sync. perf. sisti, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 80: sistis, Att. ap. Cic. Sest. 57, 122.— Subj. sieris or siris, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106; cf. Trag. Rel. p. 84 Rib.; Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 18; id. Ep. 3, 3, 19; id. Trin. 2, 4, 120;

    an old formula,

    Liv. 1, 32:

    sirit,

    id. 28, 28, 11; 28, 34, 24:

    siritis,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 1, 20: sirint, id. Bacch. 3, 3, 64; id. Merc. 3, 4, 28.— Pluperf. sisset, Liv. 27, 6:

    sissent,

    Cic. Sest. 19, 44; Liv. 3, 18; 35, 5, 11), v. a. [etym. dub.], orig., to let, put, lay, or set down; found so only in the P. a. situs (v. infra, P. a.), and in the compound pono (for posino, v. pono); cf. also 2. situs, I.—Hence, transf., and freq. in all styles and periods.
    I.
    In gen., to let, suffer, allow, permit, give leave (syn.: permitto, patior, tolero, fero); constr. usually with an obj.-clause, the subj., or absol., rarely with ut or an acc.
    (α).
    With obj.clause: exsulare sinitis, sistis pelli, pulsum patimini, Att. ap. Cic. Sest. 57, 122: neu reliquias sic meas sieris denudatis ossibus foede divexarier, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106:

    quin tu itiner exsequi meum me sinis?

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 88:

    nos Transalpinas gentes oleam et vitem serere non sinimus,

    Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 16:

    non sinam tum nobis denique responderi,

    id. Verr. 1, 17, 54 B. and K.:

    praecipitem amicum ferri sinere,

    id. Lael. 24, 89:

    latrocinium in Syriam penetrare,

    id. Phil. 11, 13, 32: vinum ad se importari, * Caes. B. G. 4, 2 fin.:

    Medos equitare inultos,

    Hor. C. 1, 2, 51:

    magnum corpus Crescere sinito,

    Verg. G. 3, 206; Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 11; cf.:

    Cato contionatus est, se comitia haberi non siturum,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 6:

    sine sis loqui me,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 50:

    sine me dum istuc judicare,

    id. Most. 5, 2, 22; so,

    sine dum petere,

    id. Truc. 2, 7, 67 et saep.— Pass.:

    vinum in dolium conditur et ibi sinitur fermentari,

    Col. 12, 17, 1:

    neque is tamen inire sinitur,

    id. 6, 37, 9:

    vitis suci gratiā exire sinitur,

    Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 16:

    hic accusare eum moderate, per senatus auctoritatem non est situs,

    Cic. Sest. 44, 95:

    sine te exorari,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 21, 3.—
    (β).
    With subj. (so for the most part only in the imper.):

    sine te exorem, sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem savium,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 163:

    sine me expurgem,

    Ter. And. 5, 3, 29: Ch. At tandem dicat sine. Si. Age dicat;

    sino,

    id. ib. 5, 3, 24:

    ne duit, si non vult: sic sine astet,

    let him stand, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 54:

    sine pascat durus (captivus) aretque,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 70:

    sine vivat ineptus,

    id. ib. 1, 17, 32:

    sine sciam,

    let me know, Liv. 2, 40, 5:

    sinite abeam viva a vobis,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 92:

    sinite instaurata revisam Proelia,

    Verg. A. 2, 669 et saep.— Poet. in the verb. finit: natura repugnat;

    Nec sinit incipiat,

    Ov. M. 3, 377.—
    (γ).
    Absol. (syn.: pati, ferre);

    suspende, vinci, verbera: auctor sum, sino,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 18:

    nobiscum versari jam diutius non potes: non feram, non patiar, non sinam,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 10:

    domum ire cupio: at uxor non sinit,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 60: Ba. Ego nolo dare te quicquam. Pi. Sine. Ba. Sino equidem, si lubet, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 66: nate, cave;

    dum resque sinit, tua corrige vota,

    Ov. M. 2, 89:

    moretur ergo in libertate sinentibus nobis,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 10 fin. —
    (δ).
    With ut:

    sivi, animum ut expleret suom,

    Ter. And. 1, 2, 17:

    sinite, exorator ut sim, id. Hec. prol. alt. 2: neque sinam, ut,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 14:

    nec dii siverint, ut hoc decus demere mihi quisquam possit,

    Curt. 5, 8, 13:

    neque di sinant ut Belgarum decus istud sit,

    Tac. A. 1, 43.—
    (ε).
    With acc.:

    sinite arma viris et cedite ferro,

    leave arms to men, Verg. A. 9, 620:

    per te, vir Trojane, sine hanc animam et miserere precantis,

    id. ib. 10, 598:

    neu propius tectis taxum sine,

    id. G. 4, 47:

    serpentium multitudo nisi hieme transitum non sinit,

    Plin. 6, 14, 17, § 43:

    at id nos non sinemus,

    Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 7; cf.:

    non sinat hoc Ajax,

    Ov. M. 13, 219; 7, 174.—Sometimes the acc. is used elliptically, as in Engl., and an inf. (to be, remain, do, go, etc.) is to be supplied: Sy. Sineres vero tu illum tuum Facere haec? De. Sinerem illum! Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 42:

    dum interea sic sit, istuc actutum sino,

    I'll let that by and by go, I don't care for it, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 68:

    me in tabernā usque adhuc sineret Syrus,

    id. Ps. 4, 7, 14: Ch. Ne labora. Me. Sine me, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 38: quisquis es, sine me, let me ( go), id. Ad. 3, 2, 23.—
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    In colloquial language.
    1.
    Sine, let:

    sine veniat!

    let him come! Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 1:

    insani feriant sine litora fluctus,

    Verg. E. 9, 43.—So simply sine! be it so! granted! very well! agreed, etc.:

    pulchre ludificor. Sine!

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 8, 6; id. As. 5, 2, 48; id. Aul. 3, 2, 11; id. Bacch. 4, 7, 13; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 90 al.:

    sic sine,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 4.—
    2.
    Sine modo, only let, i. e. if only:

    cur me verberas?... Patiar. Sine modo adveniat senex! Sine modo venire salvum, etc.,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 10.—So with subj.:

    sine modo venias domum,

    Plaut. As. 5, 2, 50 Fleck.—
    B.
    Rarely like the Greek ean, to give up, cease, leave a thing undone: Al. Vin vocem? Cl. Sine:

    nolo, si occupata est,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 14: tum certare odiis, tum res rapuisse licebit. Nunc sinite (sc. certare, etc.), forbear, Verg A. 10, 15.—
    C.
    Ne di sirint (sinant), ne Juppiter sirit, etc., God forbid! Heaven forefend! Ch. Hoc capital facis... aequalem et sodalem liberum civem enicas. Eu. Ne di sirint, Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 28; id. Bacch. 3, 3, 64;

    for which: ne di siverint,

    id. Merc. 2, 2, 51:

    illud nec di sinant,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 2, 3:

    ne istuc Juppiter O. M. sirit, urbem, etc.,

    Liv. 28, 28, 11:

    nec me ille sierit Juppiter,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 27.—Hence, sĭtus, a, um, P. a., placed, set, lying, situate (syn. positus; freq. and class.).
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.:

    (gallinis) meridie bibere dato nec plus aqua sita siet horam unam,

    nor let the water be set before them more than an hour, Cato, R. R. 89:

    pluma Quae sita cervices circum collumque coronat,

    Lucr. 2, 802:

    (aurum) probe in latebris situm,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 2; 4, 2, 8:

    proba merx facile emptorem reperit, tametsi in abstruso sita est,

    id. Poen. 1, 2, 129:

    Romuli lituus, cum situs esset in curiā Saliorum, etc.,

    Cic. Div. 1, 17, 30:

    in ore sita lingua est finita dentibus,

    id. N. D. 2, 59, 149:

    inter duo genua naribus sitis,

    Plin. 10, 64, 84, § 183:

    ara sub dio,

    id. 2, 107, 111, § 240:

    sitae fuere et Thespiades (statuae) ad aedem Felicitatis,

    id. 36, 5, 4, § 39 et saep.—Rarely of persons:

    quin socios, amicos procul juxtaque sitos trahunt exciduntque,

    Sall. H. 4, 61, 17 Dietsch; cf.:

    jam fratres, jam propinquos, jam longius sitos caedibus exhaustos,

    Tac. A. 12, 10:

    nobilissimi totius Britanniae eoque in ipsis penetralibus siti,

    id. Agr. 30:

    cis Rhenum sitarum gentium animos confirmavit,

    Vell. 2, 120, 1; cf.:

    gens in convallibus sita,

    Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 28.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Of places, lying, situate:

    locus in mediā insulā situs,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106:

    in quo (sinu) sita Carthago est,

    Liv. 30, 24, 9:

    urbes in orā Graeciae,

    Nep. Alcib. 5:

    urbs ex adverso (Carthaginis),

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 4:

    insulae ante promunturium,

    id. 9, 59, 85, § 180:

    regio contra Parthiae tractum,

    id. 6, 16, 18, § 46 et saep.—
    b.
    Of the dead, lying, laid, buried, interred (syn. conditus):

    declarat Ennius de Africano, hic est ille situs. Vere: nam siti dicuntur hi, qui conditi sunt,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57; cf.:

    redditur terrae corpus et ita locatum ac situm quasi operimento matris obducitur,

    id. ib. 2, 22, 56: siticines appellati qui apud sitos canere soliti essent, hoc est vitā functos et sepultos, Atei. Capito ap. Gell. 20, 2:

    C. Marii sitae reliquiae,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 56:

    (Aeneas) situs est... super Numicium flumen,

    Liv. 1, 2 Drak.:

    Cn. Terentium offendisse arcam, in quā Numa situs fuisset,

    Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 84.—Hence the common phrase in epitaphs:

    HIC SITVS EST, HIC SITI SVNT, etc.,

    Inscr. Orell. 654; 4639 sq.; Tib. 3, 2, 29.—

    Comically: noli minitari: scio crucem futuram mihi sepulcrum: Ibi mei sunt majores siti, pater, avus, etc.,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 20.—
    c.
    A few times in Tacitus for conditus, built, founded:

    urbem Philippopolim, a Macedone Philippo sitam circumsidunt,

    Tac. A. 3, 38 fin.; 6, 41:

    veterem aram Druso sitam disjecerant,

    id. ib. 2, 7 fin.:

    vallum duabus legionibus situm,

    id. H. 4, 22.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., placed, situated, present, ready: hoc erit tibi argumentum semper in promptu situm, Enn. ap. Gell. 2, 29, 20 (Sat. v. 37 Vahl.):

    in melle sunt linguae sitae vostrae,

    Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 76:

    quae ceteris in artibus aut studiis sita sunt,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 15, 65:

    quas (artes) semper in te intellexi sitas,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 6:

    (voluptates) in medio sitas esse dicunt,

    within the reach of all, Cic. Tusc. 5, 33, 94.—
    2.
    In partic.: situm esse in aliquo or in aliquā re, to rest with, depend upon some one or something (a favorite figure with Cic., and found not unfreq. in other writers):

    in patris potestate est situm,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 52; cf.:

    assensio quae est in nostrā potestate sita,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 12, 37:

    hujusce rei potestas omnis in vobis sita est, judices,

    id. Mur. 39, 83; cf.:

    huic ipsi (Archiae), quantum est situm in nobis, opem ferre debemus,

    id. Arch. 1, [p. 1709] 1:

    est situm in nobis, ut, etc.,

    id. Fin. 1, 17, 57; cf.

    also: si causa appetitus non est sita in nobis, ne ipse quidem appetitus est in nostrā potestate, etc.,

    id. Fat. 17, 40:

    summam eruditionem Graeci sitam censebant in nervorum vocumque cantibus,

    id. Tusc. 1, 2, 4:

    in officio colendo sita vitae est honestas omnis et in neglegendo turpitudo,

    id. Off. 1, 2, 4:

    qui omnem vim divinam in naturā sitam esse censet,

    id. N. D. 1, 13, 35:

    cui spes omnis in fugā sita erat,

    Sall. J. 54, 8:

    in armis omnia sita,

    id. ib. 51, 4:

    in unius pernicie ejus patriae sitam putabant salutem,

    Nep. Epam. 9 et saep.:

    res omnis in incerto sita est,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4. 4:

    tu in eo sitam vitam beatam putas?

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 12, 35:

    jam si pugnandum est, quo consilio in temporibus situm est,

    id. Att. 7, 9, 4:

    laus in medio,

    Tac. Or. 18.

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  • 6 ab-sum

        ab-sum āfuī    (not abfuī), āfutūrus (āforem, āfore), abesse, in general, to be away from, be absent: dum abs te absum, T.: qui nullā lege abessem, i. e. since my exile was unlawful: Athenis, N.: hinc abesto, stand off, Ph.: omnia quae absunt, unseen things, Cs.: Unus abest, is missing, V.: nec Teucris addita Iuno Usquam aberit, will ever cease to follow them, V.: barba dum aberat, i. e. until the beard grew, O. —With distance in space or time: ab urbe abesse milia passuum ducenta: longe: procul, S.: cuius aetas a senatoriā gradu longe abesset, was far too young for: a quibus paucorum dierum iter, Cs.: profectus mensīs tris abest, three months ago, T.: nec longis inter se passibus absunt, V.: quod abest longissime, and that is far from the truth: tantum abest ab infamiā, ut, etc.: neque longius abesse quin proximā nocte... exercitum educat, i. e. nor was the time more remote, Cs.—In the phrase: tantum abest ut... ut, so far from... that, etc.: tantum abest ut gratiam quaesisse videar, ut simultates intellegam suscepisse, I am so far from being shown to have courted popularity, that, etc.: tantum abest ab eo, ut malum mors sit, ut verear, ne, etc. — Hence, to be away from, be free from: a culpā: ab eius modi crimine.—To be removed from, be disinclined to: ab istis studiis: tantum aberat a bello, ut, etc., he was so averse to war, that, etc.: ab hoc consilio afuisse, took no part in, Cs.: ceteri a periculis aberant, avoided, S.: paulum a fugā aberant, were almost ready to flee, S.—To be removed from, be different from, differ: qui longissime a te afuit, i. e. had the largest majority: abest virtute Messallae, is far inferior to, H. — To be unsuitable, be inappropriate: scimus musicen abesse ab principis personā, N.—To be wanting: quaeris id quod habes, quod abest non quaeris, T.: nusquam abero, V.: ratus pluribus curam, omnibus afuisse fortunam, that most had been negligent, all unsuccessful, Cu.: Donec virenti canities abest Morosa, H.: curtae nescio quid semper abest rei, H.—Hence with a negative or paulum (not parum), followed by quin, not much, little, nothing is wanting that, etc.: neque multum abesse ab eo, quin, etc., Cs.: paulumque afuit quin, Cs.: legatos haud procul afuit quin violarent, they came very near, L.—Abesse alicui or ab aliquo, to be wanting to, fail, not to help: longe alcui, O.: longe iis fraternum nomen populi R. afuturum, Cs.: quo plus intererat, eo plus aberat (tua virtus) a me, i. e. the more it would have helped me, the more it failed me: iussis mora abesto, O.: nec dextrae erranti deus afuit, V.: remo ut luctamen abesset, so that the rowing was without effort, V.

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  • 7 pateo

    păteo, ŭi, 2, v. n. root pat. (perh. orig. spat.; cf. spatium); Gr petannumi, pitnêmi, to spread out; petasma, curtain; petalon, leaf; cf.: patulus, patina; also perh. pando (for pantdo)], to stand open, lie open, be open.
    I.
    Lit.:

    januae, aedes patent,

    Plaut. As. 1, 3, 89:

    facite totae plateae pateant,

    id. Aul. 3, 1, 2. nares semper propter necessarias utilitates patent, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 145:

    omnibus haec ad visendum patebant cotidie,

    id. Verr 2, 4, 3, § 5:

    cur valvae Concordiae non patent?

    id. Phil. 2, 44, 112:

    semitae patuerant,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 8:

    ne fugae quidem patebat locus,

    Liv. 27, 18:

    patuere fores,

    Ov. M. 2, 768: (fenestrae) sine injuriā patent, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 16 et saep. —
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To lie open, be exposed to any thing:

    patens vulneri equus,

    Liv. 31, 39, 12:

    latus ictui,

    Tac. H. 5, 11.—
    2.
    To stretch out, extend (cf. porrigor):

    Helvetiorum fines in longitudinem milia passuum CCXL. patebant,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 2; 1, 10:

    schoenus patet stadia XL.,

    Plin. 12, 14, 30, § 53.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to be open, free, allowable, accessible, attainable:

    si nobis is cursus pateret,

    Cic. Att. 10, 12, 4:

    ad quos omnis nobis aditus, qui paene solis patuit, obstructus est,

    id. Brut. 4, 16:

    praemia quae pateant stipendiariis,

    id. Balb. 9, 24:

    ut intellegant omnia Ciceronis patere Trebiano,

    id. Fam. 6, 10, 3: alicui, to yield to:

    lux aeterna mihi... dabatur, Si mea virginitas Phoebo patuisset amanti,

    Ov. M. 14, 133; id. A. A. 1, 362; Auct. Priap. 83.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of the hearing, etc., to be open, ready to hear:

    (constare inter omnis video) patere aurīs tuas querelis omnium,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 25:

    si cujus aures ad hanc disputationem patent,

    id. Fam. 3, 8, 3: meas auris... omnium praeceptis patuisse. id. Phil. 14, 7, 20:

    tamquam nullo magis tempore ad simplices cogitationes pateat animus,

    Tac. G. 22, 2:

    semita Tranquillae per virtutem patet unica vitae,

    Juv. 10, 364.—
    2.
    To be exposed or subject to any thing, Cic. Off. 1, 21, 73:

    longis morbis senectus, acutis adulescentia magis patet,

    Cels. 2, 1:

    qui vanus et excors est patebit contemptui,

    Vulg. Prov 12, 8.—
    3.
    To extend:

    in quo vitio latissime patet avaritia,

    Cic. Off. 1, 7, 20:

    late patet et ad multos pertinet,

    id. de Or. 1, 55, 235.—
    4.
    To be clear, plain, well known, evident, manifest (cf.:

    appareo, detegor): operta quae fuere, aperta sunt, patent praestigiae,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 9:

    cum illa pateant in promptuque sint omnibus, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 6, 23:

    quod in tabulis patebat,

    id. Phil. 2, 37, 93:

    in adversariis (hoc nomen) patere contendit,

    id. Rosc. Com. 2, 5.—With subject-clause:

    cum pateat aeternum id esse, quod, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 23, 54.— Absol.:

    quid porro quaerendum est? factumne sit? at constat: a quo? at patet,

    Cic. Mil. 6, 15.—Hence, pă-tens, entis, P. a., open, accessible, unobstructed, passable.
    A.
    Lit.:

    caelum ex omni parte patens atque apertum,

    Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2:

    campi patentes,

    Sall. J. 101, 11.— Comp.:

    in locis patentioribus,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 28:

    via patentior,

    Liv. 7, 36.—
    2.
    Transf., open, wide:

    dolium quam patentissimi oris,

    Col. 12, 6.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Open, exposed:

    domus patens, et exposita cupiditati et voluptatibus,

    Cic. Quint. 30, 93:

    pelagoque volans da vela patenti,

    Verg. G. 2, 41:

    urbs patens,

    unwalled, Vulg. Prov. 25, 28.—
    2.
    Evident, manifest:

    causa,

    Ov. M. 9, 536.—
    * Adv.: pătenter, openly, clearly; in comp.:

    patentius et expeditius (opp: implicite et abscondite),

    Cic. Inv. 2, 23, 69

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  • 8 repraesento

    rĕ-praesento, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
    I.
    To bring before one, to bring back; to show, exhibit, display, manifest, represent (class.):

    per quas (visiones) imagines rerum absentium ita repraesentantur animo, ut eas cernere oculis ac praesentes habere videamur,

    Quint. 6, 2, 29:

    memoriae vis repraesentat aliquid,

    id. 11, 2, 1; cf. Plin. Ep. 9, 28, 3:

    quod templum repraesentabat memoriam consulatūs mei,

    Cic. Sest. 11, 26: si quis vultu torvo ferus simulet Catonem, Virtutemne repraesentet moresque Catonis? * Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 14:

    imbecillitatem ingenii mei,

    Val. Max. 2, 7, 6:

    movendi ratio aut in repraesentandis est aut imitandis adfectibus,

    Quint. 11, 3, 156:

    urbis species repraesentabatur animis,

    Curt. 3, 10, 7; cf.:

    affectum patris amissi,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 19, 1:

    nam et vera esse et apte ad repraesentandam iram deūm ficta possunt,

    Liv. 8, 6, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    volumina,

    to recite, repeat, Plin. 7, 24, 24, § 89:

    viridem saporem olivarum etiam post annum,

    Col. 12, 47, 8:

    faciem veri maris,

    id. 8, 17, 6:

    colorem constantius,

    to show, exhibit, Plin. 37, 8, 33, § 112:

    vicem olei,

    i. e. to supply the place of, id. 28, 10, 45, § 160; cf. id. 18, 14, 36, § 134.—
    B.
    Of painters, sculptors, etc., to represent, portray, etc. (post-Aug. for adumbro):

    Niceratus repraesentavit Alcibiadem,

    Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 88.—With se, to present one ' s self, be present, Col. 1, 8, 11; 11, 1, 26; Dig. 48, 5, 15, § 3.—
    II.
    In partic., mercant. t. t., to pay immediately or on the spot; to pay in ready money: reliquae pecuniae vel usuram [p. 1572] Silio pendemus, dum a Faberio vel ab aliquo qui Faberio debet, repraesentabimus, shall be enabled to pay immediately, Cic. Att. 12, 25, 1; 12, 29, 2:

    summam,

    Suet. Aug. 101:

    legata,

    id. Calig. 16:

    mercedem,

    id. Claud. 18; id. Oth. 5; Front. Strat. 1, 11, 2 Oud. N. cr.:

    dies promissorum adest: quem etiam repraesentabo, si adveneris,

    shall even anticipate, Cic. Fam. 16, 14, 2; cf. fideicommissum, to discharge immediately or in advance, Dig. 35, 1, 36.—
    B.
    Transf., in gen., to do, perform, or execute any act immediately, without delay, forthwith; hence, not to defer or put off; to hasten (good prose): se, quod in longiorem diem collaturus esset, repraesentaturum et proximā nocte castra moturum, * Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    festinasse se repraesentare consilium,

    Curt. 6, 11, 33:

    petis a me, ut id quod in diem suum dixeram debere differri, repraesentem,

    Sen. Ep. 95, 1; and Front. Aquaed. 119 fin.:

    neque exspectare temporis medicinam, quam repraesentare ratione possimus,

    to apply it immediately, Cic. Fam. 5, 16, 6; so,

    improbitatem suam,

    to hurry on, id. Att. 16, 2, 3:

    spectaculum,

    Suet. Calig. 58:

    tormenta poenasque,

    id. Claud. 34:

    poenam,

    Phaedr. 3, 10, 32; Val. Max. 6, 5, ext. 4:

    verbera et plagas,

    Suet. Vit. 10:

    vocem,

    to sing immediately, id. Ner. 21 et saep.:

    si repraesentari morte meā libertas civitatis potest,

    can be immediately recovered, Cic. Phil. 2, 46, 118:

    minas irasque caelestes,

    to fulfil immediately, Liv. 2, 36, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf. Suet. Claud. 38:

    judicia repraesentata,

    held on the spot, without preparation, Quint. 10, 7, 2.—
    C.
    To represent, stand in the place of (late Lat.): nostra per eum repraesentetur auctoritas, Greg. M. Ep. 1, 1.

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