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to undertake affairs of state

  • 1 capesso

    căpesso ( căpisso, Pac. ap. Non. p. 227, 1), īvi (Sall. H. 3, 68 Dietsch; Tac. A. 15, 49), or ii (Tac. A. 12, 30: capessi, given by Diom. p. 367 P., and by Charis. ap. Prisc. p. 902 ib., but apparently erroneously; cf. Struve, p. 198, and lacesso), ītum (acc. to Prisc. l. l. part. fut. capessiturus, Tac. A. 6, 48), 3, v. desid. a. [capio].
    I.
    Lit., to seize, take, or catch at eagerly, to snatch at, lay hold of (capesso = desidero capere, Prisc. l. l.;

    rare but class.): alia animalia cibum partim oris hiatu et dentibus ipsis capessunt, partim unguium tenacitate adripiunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122:

    pastus,

    id. ib.:

    arma,

    Verg. A. 3, 234; Ov. M. 11, 378.—
    B.
    Of relations of place, to strive to reach a place or limit, to betake one ' s self to, to go to, to repair or resort to; constr. usu. with acc.; ante-class. [p. 283] also capere se in or ad aliquem locum.
    (α).
    With acc.:

    omnes mundi partes undique medium locum capessentes nituntur aequaliter,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 115:

    superiora capessere,

    id. Tusc. 1, 18, 42:

    Melitam,

    id. Att. 10, 9, 1:

    Italiam,

    Verg. A. 4, 346:

    turris,

    id. ib. 11, 466:

    montem,

    Val. Fl. 4, 316:

    aethera,

    Sil. 4, 480.—
    (β).
    Se in or ad aliquem locum:

    quam magis te in altum capessis, tam aestus te in portum refert,

    Plaut. As. 1, 3, 6:

    nunc pergam... me domum capessere,

    id. Am. 1, 1, 106; Titin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 346.—
    (γ).
    With adverb. dat.:

    quo nunc capessis te,

    Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 5; id. Rud. 1, 2, 89; 1, 2, 83.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To take hold of any thing with zeal, to take upon one ' s self, take in hand, to undertake, enter upon, engage in, execute, manage (the most usu. signif.; cf. I. A.): Pac. ap. Non. p. 227, 1:

    nunc ad senem cursum capessam,

    Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 9:

    viam,

    Liv. 44, 2, 8:

    alicujus imperia,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 23:

    jussa,

    to perform, execute, Verg. A. 1, 77; Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 4; so, capessere rem publicam, to undertake affairs of state, to engage in public affairs, administer (differing, by the idea of zealous co-operation and activity, from accedere ad rem publicam, which designates merely the entering upon a public office or duty), Cic. Sest. 6, 14; id. de Or. 3, 29, 112; id. Att. 1, 17, 10; 16, 7, 7; Sall. C. 52, 5; id. J. 85, 47; Nep. Them. 2, 1; Liv. 3, 69, 5; Tac. A. 1, 24; 12, 41; 16, 26; id. H. 4, 5; 4, 39; Suet. Tib. 25; Quint. 12, 3, 1:

    civitatem,

    Plin. Pan. 39, 5:

    orbem terrae,

    Tac. A. 11, 34; 12, 5:

    magistratus,

    id. Agr. 6:

    imperium,

    id. A. 13, 4; 14, 26:

    vigintiviratum,

    id. ib. 3, 29:

    provincias,

    id. ib. 6, 27:

    officia in republică,

    id. ib. 6, 14 Halm:

    curas imperii,

    Plin. Pan. 66, 2:

    laborem cum honoribus,

    Sall. H. 1, 48, 9 Dietsch:

    bellum,

    Liv. 26, 25, 5:

    pugnam,

    to commence, id. 2, 6, 8; 10, 5, 4; Tac. A. 12, 30; id. H. 3, 16; 5, 17:

    proelium,

    Just. 2, 12:

    partem belli,

    Liv. 31, 28, 4:

    partem pugnae,

    id. 26, 5, 15:

    fugam,

    to take to flight, id. 1, 25, 7:

    principium facinoris,

    Tac. A. 15, 49:

    inimicitias,

    id. ib. 5, 11:

    noctem in castris tutam et vigilem,

    to pass, id. ib. 4, 48:

    divorsa,

    Sall. H. 3, 68 Dietsch:

    tuta et salutaria,

    to adopt, Tac. A. 15, 29:

    parata,

    id. ib. 6, 37:

    meliora,

    id. ib. 6, 48 et saep.:

    libertatem,

    Sall. H. 3, 61, 2 Dietsch; Cic. Phil. 10, 9, 19: recta, * Hor. S. 2, 7, 7.—
    2.
    Esp., to lay hold of with the mind, to comprehend, understand:

    in capessendis naturae sensibus,

    Gell. 12, 1, 11.—
    B.
    To betake one ' s self to, enter upon (cf. I. B.):

    quam (filius) se ad vitam et quos ad mores praecipitem inscitus capessat,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 2.—
    2.
    With the idea of completed action, to attain to, to reach a person or thing: neque (te) posse corde capessere, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v 44 Vahl.).

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > capesso

  • 2 attingō (adt-)

        attingō (adt-) tigī, tāctus, ere    [ad + tango], to touch, come in contact with: prius quam aries murum attigisset, Cs.: telas putris, to handle, V.: Maenalon, set foot on, O.: mento aquam: pedibus terram, N.—To touch, strike, lay hands on, seize: illam, T.: (fanum), to violate: si Vestinus attingeretur, were attacked, L.: herbam, crop, V.—To approach, reach, arrive at, attain to: Italiam: lumina, i. e. life, V.: arces igneas, i. e. divine honors, H.—Of places, to be near, border on, adjoin, touch: (regio) Ciliciam: eorum fines Nervii attingebant, Cs.—Fig., to touch, affect, reach: dignitatem tuam contumeliā: quos ea infamia attingeret, L.—Of speech, to touch upon, mention, refer to: quem simul atque attigi: genera breviter: tantum modo summas, N.: ea, tamquam volnera, L.—To undertake, enter upon, engage in, take in hand, manage: causam Murenae: forum, i. e. public affairs: Graecas litteras: poeticam, N.: arma, to arm themselves, L.: alqd extremis digitis, i. e. have little experience in. — To reach, attain: auctoritatem loci: haec.—To come in contact with, be related to, belong to, resemble: officiis populum: Res gerere... Attingit solium Iovis, the administration of the state borders on, etc., H.

    Latin-English dictionary > attingō (adt-)

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