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  • 101 protest

    1. noun
    protestation f ( about à propos de ) ; ( = demonstration) manifestation f
       a. ( = declare) protester ; [+ loyalty] protester de
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    ✦ Lorsque protest est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈprəʊtest, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: prəˈtest.
    * * *
    1. ['prəʊtest]
    1) [U] ( disapproval) protestation f
    2) [C] ( complaint) réclamation f

    as a protest against ou at something — pour protester contre quelque chose

    3) ( demonstration) manifestation f
    2. ['prəʊtest]
    noun modifier [ march, movement, song] de protestation
    3. [prə'test]
    1) ( declare) affirmer [truth]
    2) ( complain)

    ‘that's unfair!’ they protested — ‘c'est injuste!’ s'écrièrent-ils

    3) US ( complain about) protester contre (to auprès de)
    4. [prə'test]
    1) ( complain) protester
    2) ( demonstrate) manifester

    English-French dictionary > protest

  • 102 show

    [ʃəu] 1. n
    ( of emotion) wyraz m, przejaw m; ( flower show etc) wystawa f; ( THEAT) spektakl m, przedstawienie nt; (FILM) seans m; (TV) program m rozrywkowy, show m
    2. vt; pt showed, pp shown
    ( indicate) pokazywać (pokazać perf), wykazywać (wykazać perf); ( exhibit) wystawiać (wystawić perf); (illustrate, depict) pokazywać (pokazać perf), przedstawiać (przedstawić perf); courage, ability wykazywać (wykazać perf); programme, film pokazywać (pokazać perf)
    3. vi

    to show sb to his seat/to the door — odprowadzać (odprowadzić perf) kogoś na miejsce/do drzwi

    to show a profit/loss ( COMM) — wykazywać (wykazać perf) zyski/straty

    it just goes to show that … — to tylko świadczy o tym, że…

    to ask for a show of hands — prosić (poprosić perf) o głosowanie przez podniesienie ręki

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) pokazywać
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) być widocznym
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) wystawiać, grać, być wystawianym, być granym
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) wskazywać
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) oprowadzać
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) pokazywać
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) świadczyć
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) okazywać
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) wystawa, występ, program
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) pokaz
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) pokaz, pozór
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pokaz, pozory
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) popis
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

    English-Polish dictionary > show

  • 103 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) []rādīt
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) būt []redzamam
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) rādīt; izstādīt; demonstrēt
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) norādīt; parādīt
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) aizvest; pavadīt; izrādīt
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) demonstrēt; parādīt
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) pierādīt
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) izrādīt; veltīt
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) izstāde; izrāde
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrēšana; izrādīšana
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) izlikšanās; tēlošana
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) izskats; iespaids
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) centieni; (sportā) līdzdalība; starts
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    demonstrēšana, parādīšana; skate, izstāde; izrāde; izlikšanās; izpausme, pazīme; ārēja greznība, ārišķība; izdevība, iespēja; pasākums; kampaņa, kauja; demonstrēt, parādīt; pierādīt; aizvest; būt redzamam, parādīties; tikt izrādītam

    English-Latvian dictionary > show

  • 104 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) (pa)rodyti
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) matytis
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) rodyti, išstatyti
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) (pa)rodyti
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) palydėti, vedžioti
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) (pa)rodyti
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) (į)rodyti
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (pa)rodyti
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) paroda, programa, šou, spektaklis
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstravimas
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) apsimetimas, vaizdavimas
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) norėjimas pasirodyti
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (geras) pasirodymas
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > show

  • 105 show

    n. uppvisning; föreställning; program; utställning; demonstration; sken; avslöjande; affär; tolkning, återgivande
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    v. visa; uppenbara; röja; vittna om, bevisa; ställa ut, skylta med; synas, visas; visa vägen, leda
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    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) visa []
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synas
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) visa[]
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) visa
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) visa []
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) visa
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) bevisa
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) visa
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.)
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) förevisning, uppvisning, []demonstration
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) [] syns [], [] sken []
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) för att briljera (skryta)
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) [] insats
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

    English-Swedish dictionary > show

  • 106 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) ukázat
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) být vidět
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) hrát; ukazovat
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) ukázat
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) dovést, provést
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) ukázat
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) ukazovat
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) prokázat
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) výstava, hra, revue
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstrování, ukázka
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) zdání, dojem
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pohled, efekt
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) výkon
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    • ukazovat
    • ukázat
    • výstava
    • podívaná
    • předvést
    • prokazovat
    • projevovat
    • projevit
    • představení
    • promítat
    • show/showed/showed
    • show/showed/shown
    • show
    • jevit
    • objevit

    English-Czech dictionary > show

  • 107 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) ukázať
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) vidieť
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) hrať; vystaviť
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) ukázať
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) odprevadiť; ukázať
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) ukázať
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) naznačiť, prezradiť
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) preukázať
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) predstavenie, výstava, estráda, program
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonštrovanie, ukážka
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) zdanie, dojem
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) efekt
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) výkon
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    • vec
    • uvádzat hru
    • uviest
    • vztýcit
    • zábava
    • vystavovat
    • výkon
    • vykazovat
    • vystavovat na výstave
    • vypadat
    • vypocítavat
    • výstava
    • vyvesit
    • zdat sa byt
    • záležitost
    • zavesit
    • zdanie
    • skupina
    • show
    • svedcit
    • sútažná výstava
    • sútaž
    • stretnutie
    • spôsobit viditelným
    • sprievod
    • trochu ochutnat
    • ukazovat na výstave
    • ukazovanie
    • úmyselne predvádzat
    • ukázanie
    • trochu použit
    • ukázat
    • ukázat sa
    • ukazovat
    • ukážka
    • prevedenie
    • príst
    • prejavovat sa
    • prehliadka
    • príležitost
    • prezradit
    • predstavenie
    • predvedenie
    • premietat
    • premietanie
    • predvádzat
    • previest
    • preukázat
    • prejavit
    • prevádzat
    • program
    • predložit
    • držat
    • hlásit vyhrané body
    • estráda
    • efekt
    • dostavit sa
    • film
    • dovolit vidiet
    • karneval
    • hra
    • javit
    • javit sa
    • hrat
    • atrakcia
    • bitka
    • bežat
    • budit
    • byt vidiet
    • akcia
    • bojová operácia
    • dávat
    • dokázat
    • divadelná revue
    • cirkusové predstavenie
    • demonštrácia
    • dojem
    • divadlo
    • cirkus
    • divadelná spolocnost
    • dat najavo
    • divadelné predstavenie
    • rozvinút
    • robit sprievodcu
    • revue
    • paráda
    • optický dojem
    • oznámit
    • práca
    • ponúkat
    • pohlad
    • postavit
    • podnik
    • letka
    • možnost
    • oddiel
    • odhalovat
    • odhalit
    • objavit sa
    • nosit

    English-Slovak dictionary > show

  • 108 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) a arăta
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) a se vedea
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) a (se) juca; a rula; a expune
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) a indica
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) a conduce
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) a demon­stra
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) a dovedi
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) a acorda
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) ex­po­ziţie, spectacol
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstraţie
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) demonstraţie
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparenţă
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (a face) figură fru­moasă
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

    English-Romanian dictionary > show

  • 109 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) δείχνω
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) φαίνομαι
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) παρουσιάζω,προβάλλω,εκθέτω
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) δείχνω
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) (καθ)οδηγώ,συνοδεύω,γυρίζω
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) δείχνω,επιδεικνύω
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) αποδεικνύω
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) δείχνω
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) θέαμα,παράσταση,ψυχαγωγικό πρόγραμμα,έκθεση
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) επίδειξη
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) προσποίηση
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) φιγούρα,δημιουργία εντυπώσεων
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) προσπάθεια,εμφάνιση
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

    English-Greek dictionary > show

  • 110 aperio

    ăpĕrĭo, ĕrŭi, ertum, 4, v. a. ( fut. aperibo, Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 50; Pompon. ap. Non. p. 506, 30) [ab-pario, to get from, take away from, i.e. to uncover, like the opp. operio, from obpario, to get for, to put upon, i. e. to cover; this is the old explanation, and is received by Corssen, Ausspr. I. p. 653; II. p. 410, and by Vanicek, p. 503], to uncover, make or lay bare.
    I.
    Lit.:

    patinas,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 51: apertae surae, Turp. ap. Non. p. 236, 16:

    apertis lateribus,

    Sisenn. ib. p. 236, 26:

    capite aperto esse,

    Varr. ib. p. 236, 25;

    p. 236, 28: ut corporis partes quaedam aperiantur,

    Cic. Off. 1, 35, 129:

    caput aperuit,

    id. Phil. 2, 31; Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 236, 20:

    capita,

    Plin. 28, 6, 17, § 60:

    aperto pectore,

    Ov. M. 2, 339; and poet. transf. to the person:

    apertae pectora matres,

    id. ib. 13, 688:

    ramum,

    Verg. A. 6, 406 al. — Trop., to make visible, to show, reveal, Liv. 22, 6:

    dispulsā nebulā diem aperuit,

    id. 26, 17 (cf. just before:

    densa nebula campos circa intexit): dies faciem victoriae,

    Tac. Agr. 38:

    lux aperuit bellum ducemque belli,

    Liv. 3, 15:

    novam aciem dies aperuit,

    Tac. H. 4, 29:

    his unda dehiscens Terram aperit,

    opens to view, Verg. A. 1, 107.—From the intermediate idea of making visible,
    II.
    Metaph.
    A.
    1.. To unclose, open: aperto ex ostio Alti Acheruntis, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37:

    aperite aliquis ostium,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 26; so id. Heaut. 2, 3, 35:

    forem aperi,

    id. Ad. 2, 1, 13:

    fores,

    id. Eun. 2, 2, 52; Ov. M. 10, 457; Suet. Aug. 82:

    januas carceris,

    Vulg. Act. 5, 19:

    fenestram,

    ib. Gen. 8, 6:

    liquidas vias,

    to open the liquid way, Lucr. 1, 373; so Verg. A. 11, 884:

    sucum venis fundere apertis,

    to pour out moisture from its open veins, Lucr. 5, 812:

    saccum,

    Vulg. Gen. 42, 27:

    os,

    ib. ib. 22, 28:

    labia, ib. Job, 11, 5: oculos,

    ib. Act. 9, 8:

    accepi fasciculum, in quo erat epistula Piliae: abstuli, aperui, legi,

    Cic. Att. 5, 11 fin.; so id. ib. 1, 13;

    6, 3: aperire librum,

    Vulg. Apoc. 5, 5; 20, 12:

    testamentum,

    Plin. 7, 52, 53, § 177 (cf.:

    testamentum resignare,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 9); Suet. Caes. 83; id. Aug. 17:

    sigillum aperire,

    to break, Vulg. Apoc. 6, 3 al.:

    ferro iter aperiundum est,

    Sall. C. 58, 7:

    locum... asylum,

    to make it an asylum, Liv. 1, 8:

    subterraneos specus,

    Tac. G. 16:

    navigantibus maria,

    Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 122:

    arbor florem aperit,

    id. 12, 11, 23, § 40 et saep.: aperire parietem, to open a wall, in order to put a door or window in it, Dig. 8, 2, 40: alicui oculos aperire, to give sight to (after the Heb.), Vulg. Joan. 9, 10; 9, 14 al.; so,

    aures aperire,

    to restore hearing to, ib. Marc. 7, 35.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    nec ita claudenda est res familiaris, ut eam benignitas aperire non possit,

    Cic. Off. 2, 15, 54: amicitiae fores. id. Fam. 13, 10:

    multus apertus cursus ad laudem,

    id. Phil. 14, 6 fin.:

    tibi virtus tua reditum ad tuos aperuit,

    id. Fam. 6, 11:

    philosophiae fontes,

    id. Tusc. 1, 3, 6; id. Mil. 31, 85 et saep.: alicujus oculos aperire, to open one's eyes, make him discern (after the Heb.), Vulg. Gen. 3, 5; 3, 7; ib. Act. 26, 18; so,

    alicujus cor aperire,

    ib. ib. 16, 14: ventus [p. 136] incendio viam aperuit, Liv. 6, 2:

    occasionem ad invadendum,

    id. 4, 53; so id. 9, 27: si hanc fenestram aperueritis (i.e. if you enter upon the way of complaint), nihil aliud agi sinetis, Suet. Tib. 28 (cf. Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 72:

    Quantam fenestram ad nequitiem patefeceris!): quia aperuisset gentibus ostium fidei,

    Vulg. Act. 14, 27; ib. Col. 4, 3.— So of the new year, to open it, i.e. begin:

    annum,

    Verg. G. 1, 217:

    contigit ergo privatis aperire annum (since the consul entered upon his office the first of January),

    Plin. Pan. 58, 4 Gierig and Schaef.—So also of a school, to establish, set up, begin, or open it:

    Dionysius tyrannus Corinthi dicitur ludum aperuisse,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 18; so Suet. Gram. 16; id. Rhet. 4.— Poet.:

    fuste aperire caput,

    i.e. to cleave, split the head, Juv. 9, 98.—
    B.
    Aperire locum (populum, gentes, etc.), to lay open a place, people, etc., i.e. to open an entrance to, render accessible (cf. patefacio);

    most freq. in the histt., esp. in Tacitus: qui aperuerint armis orbem terrarum,

    Liv. 42, 52; 42, 4:

    Syriam,

    Tac. A. 2, 70:

    omnes terras fortibus viris natura aperuit,

    id. H. 4, 64:

    novas gentes,

    id. Agr. 22:

    gentes ac reges,

    id. G. 1:

    Britanniam tamdiu clausam aperit,

    Mel. 3, 6, 4; Luc. 1, 465 Cort.:

    Eoas,

    id. 4, 352:

    pelagus,

    Val. Fl. 1, 169.—
    C.
    Transf. to mental objects, to disclose something unknown, to unveil, reveal, make known, unfold, to prove, demonstrate; or gen. to explain, recount, etc.:

    occulta quaedam et quasi involuta aperiri,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 9, 30:

    explicanda est saepe verbis mens nostra de quāque re atque involutae rei notitia definiendo aperienda est,

    id. Or. 33, 116:

    alicui scripturas aperire,

    Vulg. Luc. 24, 32:

    tua probra aperibo omnia,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 50: ne exspectetis argumentum fabulae;

    hi partem aperient,

    Ter. Ad. prol. 23:

    non quo aperiret sententiam suam, sed etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 84:

    eo praesente conjurationem aperit,

    Sall. C. 40, 6:

    naturam et mores,

    id. ib. 53 fin.; so id. ib. 45, 1; 47, 1; id. J. 33, 4:

    lux fugam hostium aperuit,

    Liv. 27, 2:

    aperiri error poterat,

    id. 26, 10:

    casus aperire futuros,

    to disclose the future, Ov. M. 15, 559:

    futura aperit,

    Tac. H. 2, 4.—So also, se aperire or aperiri, to reveal one's true disposition, character:

    tum coacti necessario se aperiunt,

    show themselves in their true light, Ter. And. 4, 1, 8:

    studio aperimur in ipso,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 371:

    exspectandum, dum se ipsa res aperiret,

    Nep. Paus. 3, 7; Quint. prooem. § 3.—Sometimes constr. with acc. and inf., a rel.-clause, or de:

    cum jam directae in se prorae hostes appropinquare aperuissent,

    Liv. 44, 28:

    domino navis, quis sit, aperit,

    Nep. Them. 8, 6; so id. Eum. 13, 3: de clementiā, Auct. ad Her. 2, 31.—In a gen. sense (freq. in epistt.) in Cic. Att. 5, 1, 2: de Oppio factum est, ut volui, et maxime, quod DCCC. aperuisti, you promised, i.e. that it should be paid to him (= ostendisti te daturum, Manut.); cf.

    the more definite expression: de Oppio bene curāsti, quod ei DCCC. exposuisti,

    id. ib. 5, 4, 3.—Hence, ăpertus, a, um, P. a.; pr., opened; hence, open, free.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    Without covering, open, uncovered (opp. tectus):

    naves apertae,

    without deck, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40; Liv. 31, 22 fin.; cf. id. 32, 21, 14: centum tectae naves et quinquaginta leviores apertae, et saep.; v. navis.—Also, without covering or defence, unprotected, exposed:

    locus,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 84.— Poet., of the sky, clear, cloudless:

    caelo invectus aperto,

    Verg. A. 1, 155:

    aether,

    id. ib. 1, 587:

    aperta serena prospicere,

    id. G. 1, 393.—
    2.
    Unclosed, open, not shut (opp. clausus):

    Janua cum per se transpectum praebet apertum,

    since this affords an open view through it, Lucr. 4, 272:

    oculi,

    id. 4, 339:

    oculorum lumine aperto,

    id. 4, 1139 et saep.:

    nihil tam clausum, neque tam reconditum, quod non istius cupiditati apertissimum promptissimumque esset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20:

    caelum patens atque apertum,

    id. Div. 1, 1 (diff. from 1.); so Ov. M. 6, 693:

    vidit caelos apertos,

    Vulg. Marc. 1, 10:

    apertus et propatulus locus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49:

    iter,

    Liv. 31, 2:

    apertior aditus ad moenia,

    id. 9, 28:

    campi,

    id. 38, 3:

    per apertum limitem (viae),

    Tac. H. 3, 21; Ov. M. 1, 285:

    fenestrae,

    Vulg. Dan. 6, 10:

    ostia,

    ib. ib. 13, 39:

    aequor,

    Ov. M. 4, 527; so id. ib. 8, 165; 11, 555 et saep. — Poet., of a battle: nec aperti copia Martis Ulla fuit, an action in the open field, Ov. M. 13, 208.—Very freq. ăpertum, subst., that which is open, free; an open, clear space:

    in aperto,

    Lucr. 3, 604:

    per apertum fugientes,

    Hor. C, 3, 12, 10:

    impetum ex aperto facerent,

    Liv. 35, 5:

    castra in aperto posita,

    id. 1, 33; so id. 22, 4:

    volantem in aperto,

    Plin. 10, 8, 9, § 22:

    in aperta prodeunt,

    id. 8, 32, 50, § 117:

    disjecit naves in aperta Oceani,

    Tac. A. 2, 23.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    a.. Opp. to that which is concealed, covered, dark, open, clear, plain, evident, manifest, unobstructed:

    nam nihil aegrius est quam res secernere apertas ab dubiis,

    nothing is, indeed, more difficult than to separate things that are evident from those that are doubtful, Lucr. 4, 467; so id. 4, 596; 1, 915; 5, 1062:

    cum illum ex occultis insidiis in apertum latrocinium conjecimus,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 1:

    simultates partim obscurae, partim apertae,

    id. Manil. 24:

    quid enim potest esse tam apertum tamque perspicuum?

    id. N. D. 2, 2, 4:

    quid rem apertam suspectam facimus?

    Liv. 41, 24:

    non furtim, sed vi aperta,

    id. 25, 24:

    apertus animi motus,

    Quint. 10, 3, 21:

    invidia in occulto, adulatio in aperto,

    Tac. H. 4, 4 et saep.—So, in rhet., of clear, intelligible discourse:

    multo apertius ad intellegendum est, si, etc.... apertam enim narrationem tam esse oportet quam, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 328; cf. id. Inv. 1, 20.—Hence,
    b.
    Esp. as subst.: in aperto esse,
    (α).
    To be clear, evident, well known, notorious, en tôi phanerôi einai:

    ad cognoscendum omnia illustria magis magisque in aperto,

    Sall. J. 5, 3.—
    (β).
    To be easily practicable, easy, facile (the figure taken from an open field or space):

    agere memoratu digna pronum magisque in aperto erat,

    there was a greater inclination and a more open way to, Tac. Agr. 1:

    hostes aggredi in aperto foret,

    id. H. 3, 56:

    vota virtusque in aperto omniaque prona victoribus,

    id. Agr. 33.—
    2.
    Of character, without dissimulation, open, frank, candid:

    animus apertus et simplex,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9; id. Off. 3, 13, 57:

    pectus,

    id. Lael. 26, 97. —Hence, ironically: ut semper fuit apertissimus, as he has always been very open, frank (for impudent, shameless), Cic. Mur. 35.—Hence, ăpertē, adv., openly, clearly, plainly.
    I.
    In gen.:

    tam aperte irridens,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 62:

    ab illo aperte tecte quicquid est datum, libenter accepi,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 4; id. Or. 12, 38; id. Am. 18, 67:

    cum Fidenae aperte descissent,

    Liv. 1, 27:

    aperte quod venale habet ostendit,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 83:

    aperte revelari,

    Vulg. 1 Reg. 2, 27:

    non jam secretis colloquiis, sed aperte fremere,

    Tac. A. 11, 28:

    aperte adulari,

    Cic. Am. 26, 99:

    aperte mentiri,

    id. Ac. 2, 6, 18:

    aperte pugnare, id. ap. Aquil. Rom. 10: aperte immundus est,

    Vulg. Lev. 13, 26.— Comp.:

    cum ipsum dolorem hic tulit paulo apertius,

    Cic. Planc. 34; id. Att. 16, 3, 5; Curt. 6, 1, 11:

    ab his proconsuli venenum inter epulas datum est apertius quam ut fallerent,

    Tac. A. 13, 1.— Sup.:

    hinc empta apertissime praetura,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 100:

    equite Romano per te apertissime interfecto,

    id. Har. Resp. 30:

    largiri,

    id. ib. 56:

    praedari,

    id. Verr. 1, 130.—
    II.
    Esp. of what is set forth in words or writing, plainly, clearly, freely, without reserve:

    nempe ergo aperte vis quae restant me loqui?

    Ter. And. 1, 2, 24; id. Phorm. 4, 3, 49:

    aperte indicat (lex) posse rationem habere non praesentis,

    Cic. ad Brut. 1, 5, 3:

    Non tu istuc mihi dictura aperte es, quicquid est?

    Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 3:

    narrare,

    id. Heaut. 4, 3, 24:

    scribere,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 7, 3; Quint. 1, 5, 43.— Comp.:

    Planius atque apertius dicam,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 43:

    distinguere,

    Quint. 3, 6, 45.— Sup.:

    istius injurias quam apertissime vobis planissimeque explicare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 64, 156:

    aliquid apertissime ostendere,

    Quint. 5, 12, 11.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > aperio

  • 111 aperte

    ăpĕrĭo, ĕrŭi, ertum, 4, v. a. ( fut. aperibo, Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 50; Pompon. ap. Non. p. 506, 30) [ab-pario, to get from, take away from, i.e. to uncover, like the opp. operio, from obpario, to get for, to put upon, i. e. to cover; this is the old explanation, and is received by Corssen, Ausspr. I. p. 653; II. p. 410, and by Vanicek, p. 503], to uncover, make or lay bare.
    I.
    Lit.:

    patinas,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 51: apertae surae, Turp. ap. Non. p. 236, 16:

    apertis lateribus,

    Sisenn. ib. p. 236, 26:

    capite aperto esse,

    Varr. ib. p. 236, 25;

    p. 236, 28: ut corporis partes quaedam aperiantur,

    Cic. Off. 1, 35, 129:

    caput aperuit,

    id. Phil. 2, 31; Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 236, 20:

    capita,

    Plin. 28, 6, 17, § 60:

    aperto pectore,

    Ov. M. 2, 339; and poet. transf. to the person:

    apertae pectora matres,

    id. ib. 13, 688:

    ramum,

    Verg. A. 6, 406 al. — Trop., to make visible, to show, reveal, Liv. 22, 6:

    dispulsā nebulā diem aperuit,

    id. 26, 17 (cf. just before:

    densa nebula campos circa intexit): dies faciem victoriae,

    Tac. Agr. 38:

    lux aperuit bellum ducemque belli,

    Liv. 3, 15:

    novam aciem dies aperuit,

    Tac. H. 4, 29:

    his unda dehiscens Terram aperit,

    opens to view, Verg. A. 1, 107.—From the intermediate idea of making visible,
    II.
    Metaph.
    A.
    1.. To unclose, open: aperto ex ostio Alti Acheruntis, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37:

    aperite aliquis ostium,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 26; so id. Heaut. 2, 3, 35:

    forem aperi,

    id. Ad. 2, 1, 13:

    fores,

    id. Eun. 2, 2, 52; Ov. M. 10, 457; Suet. Aug. 82:

    januas carceris,

    Vulg. Act. 5, 19:

    fenestram,

    ib. Gen. 8, 6:

    liquidas vias,

    to open the liquid way, Lucr. 1, 373; so Verg. A. 11, 884:

    sucum venis fundere apertis,

    to pour out moisture from its open veins, Lucr. 5, 812:

    saccum,

    Vulg. Gen. 42, 27:

    os,

    ib. ib. 22, 28:

    labia, ib. Job, 11, 5: oculos,

    ib. Act. 9, 8:

    accepi fasciculum, in quo erat epistula Piliae: abstuli, aperui, legi,

    Cic. Att. 5, 11 fin.; so id. ib. 1, 13;

    6, 3: aperire librum,

    Vulg. Apoc. 5, 5; 20, 12:

    testamentum,

    Plin. 7, 52, 53, § 177 (cf.:

    testamentum resignare,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 9); Suet. Caes. 83; id. Aug. 17:

    sigillum aperire,

    to break, Vulg. Apoc. 6, 3 al.:

    ferro iter aperiundum est,

    Sall. C. 58, 7:

    locum... asylum,

    to make it an asylum, Liv. 1, 8:

    subterraneos specus,

    Tac. G. 16:

    navigantibus maria,

    Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 122:

    arbor florem aperit,

    id. 12, 11, 23, § 40 et saep.: aperire parietem, to open a wall, in order to put a door or window in it, Dig. 8, 2, 40: alicui oculos aperire, to give sight to (after the Heb.), Vulg. Joan. 9, 10; 9, 14 al.; so,

    aures aperire,

    to restore hearing to, ib. Marc. 7, 35.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    nec ita claudenda est res familiaris, ut eam benignitas aperire non possit,

    Cic. Off. 2, 15, 54: amicitiae fores. id. Fam. 13, 10:

    multus apertus cursus ad laudem,

    id. Phil. 14, 6 fin.:

    tibi virtus tua reditum ad tuos aperuit,

    id. Fam. 6, 11:

    philosophiae fontes,

    id. Tusc. 1, 3, 6; id. Mil. 31, 85 et saep.: alicujus oculos aperire, to open one's eyes, make him discern (after the Heb.), Vulg. Gen. 3, 5; 3, 7; ib. Act. 26, 18; so,

    alicujus cor aperire,

    ib. ib. 16, 14: ventus [p. 136] incendio viam aperuit, Liv. 6, 2:

    occasionem ad invadendum,

    id. 4, 53; so id. 9, 27: si hanc fenestram aperueritis (i.e. if you enter upon the way of complaint), nihil aliud agi sinetis, Suet. Tib. 28 (cf. Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 72:

    Quantam fenestram ad nequitiem patefeceris!): quia aperuisset gentibus ostium fidei,

    Vulg. Act. 14, 27; ib. Col. 4, 3.— So of the new year, to open it, i.e. begin:

    annum,

    Verg. G. 1, 217:

    contigit ergo privatis aperire annum (since the consul entered upon his office the first of January),

    Plin. Pan. 58, 4 Gierig and Schaef.—So also of a school, to establish, set up, begin, or open it:

    Dionysius tyrannus Corinthi dicitur ludum aperuisse,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 18; so Suet. Gram. 16; id. Rhet. 4.— Poet.:

    fuste aperire caput,

    i.e. to cleave, split the head, Juv. 9, 98.—
    B.
    Aperire locum (populum, gentes, etc.), to lay open a place, people, etc., i.e. to open an entrance to, render accessible (cf. patefacio);

    most freq. in the histt., esp. in Tacitus: qui aperuerint armis orbem terrarum,

    Liv. 42, 52; 42, 4:

    Syriam,

    Tac. A. 2, 70:

    omnes terras fortibus viris natura aperuit,

    id. H. 4, 64:

    novas gentes,

    id. Agr. 22:

    gentes ac reges,

    id. G. 1:

    Britanniam tamdiu clausam aperit,

    Mel. 3, 6, 4; Luc. 1, 465 Cort.:

    Eoas,

    id. 4, 352:

    pelagus,

    Val. Fl. 1, 169.—
    C.
    Transf. to mental objects, to disclose something unknown, to unveil, reveal, make known, unfold, to prove, demonstrate; or gen. to explain, recount, etc.:

    occulta quaedam et quasi involuta aperiri,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 9, 30:

    explicanda est saepe verbis mens nostra de quāque re atque involutae rei notitia definiendo aperienda est,

    id. Or. 33, 116:

    alicui scripturas aperire,

    Vulg. Luc. 24, 32:

    tua probra aperibo omnia,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 50: ne exspectetis argumentum fabulae;

    hi partem aperient,

    Ter. Ad. prol. 23:

    non quo aperiret sententiam suam, sed etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 84:

    eo praesente conjurationem aperit,

    Sall. C. 40, 6:

    naturam et mores,

    id. ib. 53 fin.; so id. ib. 45, 1; 47, 1; id. J. 33, 4:

    lux fugam hostium aperuit,

    Liv. 27, 2:

    aperiri error poterat,

    id. 26, 10:

    casus aperire futuros,

    to disclose the future, Ov. M. 15, 559:

    futura aperit,

    Tac. H. 2, 4.—So also, se aperire or aperiri, to reveal one's true disposition, character:

    tum coacti necessario se aperiunt,

    show themselves in their true light, Ter. And. 4, 1, 8:

    studio aperimur in ipso,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 371:

    exspectandum, dum se ipsa res aperiret,

    Nep. Paus. 3, 7; Quint. prooem. § 3.—Sometimes constr. with acc. and inf., a rel.-clause, or de:

    cum jam directae in se prorae hostes appropinquare aperuissent,

    Liv. 44, 28:

    domino navis, quis sit, aperit,

    Nep. Them. 8, 6; so id. Eum. 13, 3: de clementiā, Auct. ad Her. 2, 31.—In a gen. sense (freq. in epistt.) in Cic. Att. 5, 1, 2: de Oppio factum est, ut volui, et maxime, quod DCCC. aperuisti, you promised, i.e. that it should be paid to him (= ostendisti te daturum, Manut.); cf.

    the more definite expression: de Oppio bene curāsti, quod ei DCCC. exposuisti,

    id. ib. 5, 4, 3.—Hence, ăpertus, a, um, P. a.; pr., opened; hence, open, free.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    Without covering, open, uncovered (opp. tectus):

    naves apertae,

    without deck, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40; Liv. 31, 22 fin.; cf. id. 32, 21, 14: centum tectae naves et quinquaginta leviores apertae, et saep.; v. navis.—Also, without covering or defence, unprotected, exposed:

    locus,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 84.— Poet., of the sky, clear, cloudless:

    caelo invectus aperto,

    Verg. A. 1, 155:

    aether,

    id. ib. 1, 587:

    aperta serena prospicere,

    id. G. 1, 393.—
    2.
    Unclosed, open, not shut (opp. clausus):

    Janua cum per se transpectum praebet apertum,

    since this affords an open view through it, Lucr. 4, 272:

    oculi,

    id. 4, 339:

    oculorum lumine aperto,

    id. 4, 1139 et saep.:

    nihil tam clausum, neque tam reconditum, quod non istius cupiditati apertissimum promptissimumque esset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20:

    caelum patens atque apertum,

    id. Div. 1, 1 (diff. from 1.); so Ov. M. 6, 693:

    vidit caelos apertos,

    Vulg. Marc. 1, 10:

    apertus et propatulus locus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49:

    iter,

    Liv. 31, 2:

    apertior aditus ad moenia,

    id. 9, 28:

    campi,

    id. 38, 3:

    per apertum limitem (viae),

    Tac. H. 3, 21; Ov. M. 1, 285:

    fenestrae,

    Vulg. Dan. 6, 10:

    ostia,

    ib. ib. 13, 39:

    aequor,

    Ov. M. 4, 527; so id. ib. 8, 165; 11, 555 et saep. — Poet., of a battle: nec aperti copia Martis Ulla fuit, an action in the open field, Ov. M. 13, 208.—Very freq. ăpertum, subst., that which is open, free; an open, clear space:

    in aperto,

    Lucr. 3, 604:

    per apertum fugientes,

    Hor. C, 3, 12, 10:

    impetum ex aperto facerent,

    Liv. 35, 5:

    castra in aperto posita,

    id. 1, 33; so id. 22, 4:

    volantem in aperto,

    Plin. 10, 8, 9, § 22:

    in aperta prodeunt,

    id. 8, 32, 50, § 117:

    disjecit naves in aperta Oceani,

    Tac. A. 2, 23.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    a.. Opp. to that which is concealed, covered, dark, open, clear, plain, evident, manifest, unobstructed:

    nam nihil aegrius est quam res secernere apertas ab dubiis,

    nothing is, indeed, more difficult than to separate things that are evident from those that are doubtful, Lucr. 4, 467; so id. 4, 596; 1, 915; 5, 1062:

    cum illum ex occultis insidiis in apertum latrocinium conjecimus,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 1:

    simultates partim obscurae, partim apertae,

    id. Manil. 24:

    quid enim potest esse tam apertum tamque perspicuum?

    id. N. D. 2, 2, 4:

    quid rem apertam suspectam facimus?

    Liv. 41, 24:

    non furtim, sed vi aperta,

    id. 25, 24:

    apertus animi motus,

    Quint. 10, 3, 21:

    invidia in occulto, adulatio in aperto,

    Tac. H. 4, 4 et saep.—So, in rhet., of clear, intelligible discourse:

    multo apertius ad intellegendum est, si, etc.... apertam enim narrationem tam esse oportet quam, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 328; cf. id. Inv. 1, 20.—Hence,
    b.
    Esp. as subst.: in aperto esse,
    (α).
    To be clear, evident, well known, notorious, en tôi phanerôi einai:

    ad cognoscendum omnia illustria magis magisque in aperto,

    Sall. J. 5, 3.—
    (β).
    To be easily practicable, easy, facile (the figure taken from an open field or space):

    agere memoratu digna pronum magisque in aperto erat,

    there was a greater inclination and a more open way to, Tac. Agr. 1:

    hostes aggredi in aperto foret,

    id. H. 3, 56:

    vota virtusque in aperto omniaque prona victoribus,

    id. Agr. 33.—
    2.
    Of character, without dissimulation, open, frank, candid:

    animus apertus et simplex,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9; id. Off. 3, 13, 57:

    pectus,

    id. Lael. 26, 97. —Hence, ironically: ut semper fuit apertissimus, as he has always been very open, frank (for impudent, shameless), Cic. Mur. 35.—Hence, ăpertē, adv., openly, clearly, plainly.
    I.
    In gen.:

    tam aperte irridens,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 62:

    ab illo aperte tecte quicquid est datum, libenter accepi,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 4; id. Or. 12, 38; id. Am. 18, 67:

    cum Fidenae aperte descissent,

    Liv. 1, 27:

    aperte quod venale habet ostendit,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 83:

    aperte revelari,

    Vulg. 1 Reg. 2, 27:

    non jam secretis colloquiis, sed aperte fremere,

    Tac. A. 11, 28:

    aperte adulari,

    Cic. Am. 26, 99:

    aperte mentiri,

    id. Ac. 2, 6, 18:

    aperte pugnare, id. ap. Aquil. Rom. 10: aperte immundus est,

    Vulg. Lev. 13, 26.— Comp.:

    cum ipsum dolorem hic tulit paulo apertius,

    Cic. Planc. 34; id. Att. 16, 3, 5; Curt. 6, 1, 11:

    ab his proconsuli venenum inter epulas datum est apertius quam ut fallerent,

    Tac. A. 13, 1.— Sup.:

    hinc empta apertissime praetura,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 100:

    equite Romano per te apertissime interfecto,

    id. Har. Resp. 30:

    largiri,

    id. ib. 56:

    praedari,

    id. Verr. 1, 130.—
    II.
    Esp. of what is set forth in words or writing, plainly, clearly, freely, without reserve:

    nempe ergo aperte vis quae restant me loqui?

    Ter. And. 1, 2, 24; id. Phorm. 4, 3, 49:

    aperte indicat (lex) posse rationem habere non praesentis,

    Cic. ad Brut. 1, 5, 3:

    Non tu istuc mihi dictura aperte es, quicquid est?

    Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 3:

    narrare,

    id. Heaut. 4, 3, 24:

    scribere,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 7, 3; Quint. 1, 5, 43.— Comp.:

    Planius atque apertius dicam,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 43:

    distinguere,

    Quint. 3, 6, 45.— Sup.:

    istius injurias quam apertissime vobis planissimeque explicare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 64, 156:

    aliquid apertissime ostendere,

    Quint. 5, 12, 11.

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  • 112 confirmo

    con-firmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to make firm, establish, strengthen, confirm (class., esp. in prose).
    I.
    In gen. (prop. and trop.):

    stipites confirmare et stabilire,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 73:

    ali hōc vires nervosque confirmari putant,

    id. ib. 6, 21:

    dentis mobilis,

    Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 178; cf. Scrib. Comp. 57; 59 sq.:

    confirmare et densare defluentem capillum,

    Plin. 25, 11, 83, § 132:

    crus debile,

    Suet. Vesp. 7; cf. id. Aug. 80:

    maxime religando confirmant parietum soliditatem,

    Vitr. 2, 8, 7:

    castellum magnis munitionibus multisque tormentis, Auct. B. Alex. 21, 5: intestina,

    i. e. to heal, cure, Cels. 4, 19:

    cicatriculam,

    id. 2, 10 fin.: se, to recover physically, to grow well (corresp. with convalescere), Cic. Fam. 16, 1, 2; 16, 3, 1; 16, 4, 4; 16, 1, 1.— Transf., of the vine, Col. 4, 3, 4:

    valetudinem,

    Cic. Att. 10, 17, 2:

    pacem et amicitiam cum proximis civitatibus,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3; cf.:

    confirmare societatem datā ac acceptā fide,

    Sall. C. 44, 3:

    opes factionis,

    id. ib. 32, 2; cf.:

    viris suas,

    Vell. 2, 44, 2:

    suam manum,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 9, 24:

    se transmarinis auxiliis,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 29:

    conjurationem,

    Nep. Dion, 8, 3:

    regnum Persarum,

    id. Milt. 3, 5; so,

    regnum,

    Suet. Caes. 9:

    imperium,

    id. Vit. 9:

    decreta,

    to confirm, Nep. Phoc. 3, 2:

    acta Caesaris,

    Cic. Att. 16, 16, C, 12:

    acta alicujus in transmarinis provinciis,

    Vell. 2, 44, 2:

    beneficia edicto,

    Suet. Tit. 8:

    provinciam a Caesare datam,

    id. Aug. 10.—
    II.
    Esp.
    A.
    To confirm or strengthen courage, to instil courage into one, to encourage, inspirit, animate, embolden:

    animum meum,

    to take heart, take courage, Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 1:

    animum sapientissimi hominis,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 2; id. Quint. 24, 77:

    maximi animi hominem,

    id. ib. 4, 8, 1:

    animos ratione,

    Lucr. 1, 426:

    confirmare et excitare afflictos animos bonorum,

    Cic. Att. 1, 16, 8:

    animos Gallorum verbis,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 33; Sall. C. 46, 3:

    vacillantium gentium animos,

    Vell. 2, 120, 1:

    suos ad dimicandum animo,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 49:

    milites,

    id. ib. 5, 52:

    timentes,

    id. ib. 7, 7; cf.:

    diffidentem rebus suis,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 9, 23:

    territos,

    Sall. J. 38, 5:

    perterritos,

    Suet. Caes. 66; id. Aug. 43:

    Massilienses obsidione laborantes adventu suo,

    id. Ner. 2:

    animum suum ad virtutem,

    Auct. Her. 4, 22, 31 Klotz (al. conformavit):

    nepotem suum ad successionem imperii,

    Suet. Tib. 55 fin.:

    nunc erige te et confirma,

    take courage, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 5:

    cum ipse te confirmasses,

    hast acquired courage, id. Quint. 11, 39; cf.:

    confirmant ipsi se,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 36, § 95; Caes. B. G. 2, 19; id. B. C. 1, 14 al.:

    eos multa pollicendo confirmat, uti Romam pergerent,

    Sall. J. 23, 2:

    alius alium confirmare, ne nomina darent,

    Liv. 2, 24, 2.— Aliquem alicui rei: gladiatores Lentulus libertati confirmat, encourages them to freedom, i. e. incites them to make themselves worthy of freedom, Caes. B. C. 1, 14, 4 dub. (Dinter and Kraner:

    spe libertatis).—With abstr. objects: reliqui temporis spem,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 22, 71:

    spem alicujus,

    Suet. Calig. 12:

    suspitionem,

    id. Tib. 52; cf.:

    sensus rectus et confirmatus,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 2.—
    B.
    To confirm one in his disposition or feelings, in his fidelity (rare):

    insulas bene animatas,

    Nep. Cim. 2, 4:

    homines,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 15:

    Gallias,

    Vell. 2, 120.—
    C.
    To confirm, give full assurance of, a fact, corroborate an assertion, settle, fix, establish, to prove, demonstrate the truth of a thing, etc. (very freq.):

    confirmare nostra argumentis ac rationibus, deinde contraria refutare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 80;

    so opp. refutare,

    Quint. 5, prooem. § 2; 5, 13, 53; cf.

    opp. refellere,

    id. 3, 9, 6; 12, 1, 45;

    opp. diluere,

    id. 9, 2, 80:

    confirmare aut infirmare rem,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 49:

    divinationem,

    id. Div. 1, 32, 71; cf. id. ib. 2, 32, 78:

    quorum omnium testimoniis de hac Dionis pecuniā confirmatum est,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 8, § 23:

    crimen commenticium,

    id. Rosc. Am. 15, 42:

    haec istius vituperatio atque infamia confirmabatur eorum sermone, qui, etc.,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 38, § 101:

    perjurium,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 9, §

    19: iste locus est tibi etiam atque etiam confirmandus,

    id. Fin. 5, 32, 95:

    his rebus confirmatis,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 6 Kraner ad loc. —With acc. and inf., Lucr. 2, 185; cf. id. 2, [p. 415] 179; 5, 198.— Pass. impers., with ne:

    sanctissimo jurejurando confirmari oportere, ne tecto recipiatur, qui non, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 66 fin.:

    hoc idem visum esse ex superioribus castellis confirmaverunt,

    id. B. C. 3, 67; cf.:

    hoc ex ipsis caeli rationibus ausim Confirmare, nequaquam esse creatam, etc.,

    Lucr. 2, 179.—Hence,
    2.
    To assert, affirm, protest something as true or certain; constr. with acc., acc. and inf., or de:

    hoc cum mihi non modo confirmasset, sed etiam persuasisset,

    Cic. Att. 16, 5, 2:

    talem exsistere eloquentiam non potuisse confirmo,

    id. de Or. 2, 2, 6.—So with acc. and inf., Cic. Verr. 1, 17, 50; cf.:

    illud se polliceri et jurejurando confirmare, tutum iter per fines suos daturum,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 27:

    confirmare, fidem publicam per sese inviolatam fore,

    Sall. J. 33, 3:

    memini me audire te de glorioso et celeri reditu meo confirmare,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 2.—So with de, Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 1; id. Arch. 7, 15.—Hence, confirmātus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    (In acc. with II. A.) Encouraged, courageous, resolute:

    animus certus et confirmatus,

    Cic. Quint. 24, 77; so,

    sensus rectus et confirmatus,

    id. Fam. 1, 8, 2:

    confirmatiorem exercitum efficere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 84.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. C.) Asserted, affirmed:

    in quibus (litteris) erat confirmatius idem illud, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 10, 15, 1.—
    C.
    (Proved; hence,) Certain, credible:

    quod eo confirmatius erit, si, etc.,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 11, 35: fides confirmatissima, most fixed, Porph. ad Hor. S. 1, 5, 27.—
    * Adv.: confirmātē (in acc. with I.), firmly, Auct. Her. 4, 11, 16.

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  • 113 convinco

    con-vinco, vīci, victum, 3, v. a., to overcome, conquer; always beyond the circle of milit. lang.
    I.
    With personal objects, to convict of crime or error, refute (very freq. and class.).
    (α).
    With simple acc.:

    quem ego jam hic convincam palam,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 147:

    hujus si causa non manifestissimis rebus teneretur, tamen eum mores ipsius ac vita convincerent,

    Cic. Sull. 25, 71:

    verum enim invenire volumus, non tamquam adversarium aliquem convincere,

    id. Fin. 1, 5, 13:

    Aristonis jam fracta et convicta secta,

    id. Leg. 1, 13, 38:

    si negem, quo me teste convincas?

    id. Phil. 2, 4, 8; id. Verr. 2, 4, 47, § 104; Liv. 26, 12, 17; Quint. 1, 6, 10 et saep.—
    (β).
    With the designation of the crime, error, etc., commonly in the gen., more rarely in the simple abl., or with de, in, or inf.:

    teque in isto ipso convinco non inhumanitatis solum, sed etiam amentiae,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 4, 9:

    haec duo levitatis et infirmitatis plerosque convincunt,

    id. Lael. 17, 64:

    aliquem summae neglegentiae (with coarguere),

    id. Sull. 15, 44:

    quae (supplicia) in convictos maleficii servos constituta sunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 53, § 139:

    repetundarum,

    Suet. Caes. 43: latrocinii, caedis. id. Tib. 1 al.:

    manifestis criminibus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 26:

    multis avaritiae criminibus,

    id. Fl. 39, 98:

    convicti et condemnati falsis de pugnis,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 5:

    scelere convictus,

    Suet. Ner. 31; Lact. de Ira, 17, 6; cf.:

    istius vita tot vitiis flagitiisque convicta,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 10:

    in pari peccato,

    id. Inv. 2, 10, 32:

    in hoc scelere,

    id. Sull. 30, 83; so,

    in homicidio,

    Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 12:

    in majore fraude,

    Suet. Claud. 15:

    in adfectatione imperii,

    id. Tit. 9.—With inf.:

    aliquid fecisse convinci,

    Liv. 45, 10, 14:

    convictus pecuniam cepisse,

    Tac. A. 4, 31; 13, 44; Suet. Calig. 40; Curt. 9, 8, 9; cf. Sall. C. 52, 36.—
    II.
    With things as objects, to prove something incontestably (esp. as criminal, false, punishable), to show clearly, demonstrate (freq. and class.).
    (α).
    With acc.:

    inauditum facinus ipsius qui commisit voce convinci,

    Cic. Quint. 25, 79; so,

    peccata argumentis,

    id. Part. Or. 33, 116; cf.:

    falsum veris convincere rebus,

    Lucr. 4, 764:

    alios sensus,

    id. 4, 495:

    haec poëtarum et pictorum portenta,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 11:

    orationem (with redargui),

    id. Univ. 3 init.:

    errores Epicuri,

    id. N. D. 2, 1, 3:

    falsa,

    id. ib. 1, 32, 91:

    avaritiam,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40, 12:

    furorem,

    Ov. M. 13, 58:

    quod obicitur,

    Quint. 5, 10, 35:

    quod (crimen) apud patres convictum,

    Tac. A. 14, 40 al.:

    convicta (praedia),

    proved not to belong to you, Cic. Fl. 32, 79.—
    (β).
    With acc. and inf.:

    nihil te didicisse... nihil scire convincerent,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42; id. Par. 5, 3, 41; id. N. D. 3, 17, 44; Quint. 2, 15, 14 al.

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  • 114 obtineo

    ob-tĭnĕo ( opt-), tĭnŭi, tentum, 2 (old perf. OPTENVI, fifth Epit. of the Scipios; inf. pass. obtinerier, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 19; id. Most. 3, 2, 154), v. a. and n. [teneo].
    I.
    Act. *
    A.
    To take hold of, hold:

    obtine aures, amabo,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16.—
    B.
    To hold, have, occupy, possess; to preserve, keep, maintain, etc. (class.).
    1.
    In gen.: sancte Apollo, qui umbilicum certum terrarum obtines, Poët. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115 (Trag. Rel. p. 201 Rib.):

    suam quisque domum tum obtinebat,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    armis Galliam atque Italiam,

    Liv. 30, 19:

    cum imperio Hispaniam citeriorem,

    to have as his province, to be governor in it, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 2:

    Galliam et Italiam,

    Liv. 30, 19:

    Africam,

    Nep. Timol. 2, 4; cf.:

    ex quā insulā nummus nullus, me obtinente, erogabitur,

    during my administration, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 7: QVEI AERARIVM PROVINCIAM OBTINEBIT, who will have the administration of the public treasure, Lex Thor. § 20 Rudorff. p. 168;

    Lex de Scribis ap. Haubold, p. 85: necessitudinem cum publicanis,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 12, § 35:

    vitam et famam,

    to preserve, id. Rosc. Am. 17, 49:

    auctoritatem suam,

    to maintain, id. ib. 48, 139:

    principatum,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

    regnum,

    id. ib. 1, 7:

    jus,

    to assert, maintain, Tac. A. 1, 32:

    causam,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 37, 4:

    noctem insequentem eadem caligo obtinuit,

    occupied, took up, prevailed during, Liv. 29, 27:

    quae (fama) plerosque obtinet,

    Sall. J. 17, 7:

    proverbii locum obtinet,

    i. e. is become proverbial, Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 36:

    parentis gravitatem,

    id. Sull. 6, 19:

    numerum deorum,

    to be numbered among, id. N. D. 3, 20, 51; so,

    aliquem numerum,

    id. Brut. 47, 175; cf. id. Off. 2, 12, 43: summam opinionem [p. 1247] m scholis, Quint. 10, 5, 18:

    admirationem,

    to be admired, Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 2:

    patriae nomen,

    id. 15, 18, 19, § 69:

    firmitudinem animi,

    i. e. exhibited, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54:

    pontem,

    would not yield, Liv. 2, 10:

    silentiam,

    to maintain, id. 1, 16.—With inf., to persist in:

    earumque artem et disciplinam obtineat colere,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 30.—
    2.
    In partic., of speech, to assert, maintain, i. e. to show, prove, demonstrate:

    possumus hoc teste... quod dicimus, obtinere?

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, § 168:

    duas contrarias sententias,

    id. Fin. 4, 28, 78:

    diu pugnare in iis, quae obtinere non possis,

    Quint. 6, 4, 15:

    recta apud turpes,

    id. 3, 8, 38:

    quaedam (leges) an obtineri possint,

    id. 2, 4, 39; 6, 1, 7:

    quod orator praecipue sibi obtinendum intellegit,

    id. 3, 6, 9 Spald. N. cr. (al. proponendum); cf. id. 12, 10, 53:

    si defecerint omnia, tum videndum erit, an obtineri possit, ne illud quidem recte factum,

    id. 5, 13, 24; 2, 5, 18.—
    C.
    To get possession of; to gain, acquire, obtain something (syn.: assequor, adipiscor, impetro;

    class.): quanta instrumenta habeat (homo) ad obtinendam adipiscendamque sapientiam,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 59:

    impetrare et obtinere,

    Gell. 12, 14, 6; Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 5:

    malas causas semper obtinuit, in optimā concidit,

    gained, id. Att. 7, 25, 1; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 4, 10:

    jus suum contra aliquem,

    id. Quint. 9, 34:

    Romani si rem obtinuerint,

    if they gained the victory, Caes. B. G. 7, 85: voluimus quaedam;

    obtenta non sunt,

    Cic. Balb. 27, 61:

    apud eum causam obtinuit,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 37:

    aditu regis obtento,

    Just. 21, 6, 5.—Hence, to conquer, overcome (eccl. Lat.):

    melius est ut pugnemus contra eos in campestribus, et obtinebimus eos,

    Vulg. 3 Reg. 20, 23; 20, 25; id. Judith, 1, 5.—
    II.
    Neutr. (cf. teneo, II.), to maintain itself; to hold, prevail, last, stand, continue, obtain (not in Cic.):

    quod et plures tradidere auctores et fama obtinuit,

    Liv. 21, 46, 10; cf. with a subject-clause: pro vero antea obtinebat, regna atque imperia Fortunam dono dare, Sall. Rep. Ordin. init.:

    non ipsos quoque fuisse pastores obtinebit, quod? etc.,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9:

    si dissentirent, sententia plurium obtineret,

    would prevail, Dig. 42, 1, 36:

    quod merito obtinuit,

    ib. 2, 4, 4.— Absol.:

    obtinuit (sc. consuetudo),

    Dig. 1, 13, 1.—With de: quia de intercalando non obtinuerat, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5.—With ut or ne:

    his obtinuit, ut praeferretur candidato,

    Liv. 35, 10; Suet. Claud. 41:

    obtinuit, ne reus fieret,

    id. Caes. 23.—With quin, Suet. Tib. 31.

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  • 115 optineo

    ob-tĭnĕo ( opt-), tĭnŭi, tentum, 2 (old perf. OPTENVI, fifth Epit. of the Scipios; inf. pass. obtinerier, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 19; id. Most. 3, 2, 154), v. a. and n. [teneo].
    I.
    Act. *
    A.
    To take hold of, hold:

    obtine aures, amabo,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16.—
    B.
    To hold, have, occupy, possess; to preserve, keep, maintain, etc. (class.).
    1.
    In gen.: sancte Apollo, qui umbilicum certum terrarum obtines, Poët. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115 (Trag. Rel. p. 201 Rib.):

    suam quisque domum tum obtinebat,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    armis Galliam atque Italiam,

    Liv. 30, 19:

    cum imperio Hispaniam citeriorem,

    to have as his province, to be governor in it, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 2:

    Galliam et Italiam,

    Liv. 30, 19:

    Africam,

    Nep. Timol. 2, 4; cf.:

    ex quā insulā nummus nullus, me obtinente, erogabitur,

    during my administration, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 7: QVEI AERARIVM PROVINCIAM OBTINEBIT, who will have the administration of the public treasure, Lex Thor. § 20 Rudorff. p. 168;

    Lex de Scribis ap. Haubold, p. 85: necessitudinem cum publicanis,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 12, § 35:

    vitam et famam,

    to preserve, id. Rosc. Am. 17, 49:

    auctoritatem suam,

    to maintain, id. ib. 48, 139:

    principatum,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

    regnum,

    id. ib. 1, 7:

    jus,

    to assert, maintain, Tac. A. 1, 32:

    causam,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 37, 4:

    noctem insequentem eadem caligo obtinuit,

    occupied, took up, prevailed during, Liv. 29, 27:

    quae (fama) plerosque obtinet,

    Sall. J. 17, 7:

    proverbii locum obtinet,

    i. e. is become proverbial, Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 36:

    parentis gravitatem,

    id. Sull. 6, 19:

    numerum deorum,

    to be numbered among, id. N. D. 3, 20, 51; so,

    aliquem numerum,

    id. Brut. 47, 175; cf. id. Off. 2, 12, 43: summam opinionem [p. 1247] m scholis, Quint. 10, 5, 18:

    admirationem,

    to be admired, Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 2:

    patriae nomen,

    id. 15, 18, 19, § 69:

    firmitudinem animi,

    i. e. exhibited, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54:

    pontem,

    would not yield, Liv. 2, 10:

    silentiam,

    to maintain, id. 1, 16.—With inf., to persist in:

    earumque artem et disciplinam obtineat colere,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 30.—
    2.
    In partic., of speech, to assert, maintain, i. e. to show, prove, demonstrate:

    possumus hoc teste... quod dicimus, obtinere?

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, § 168:

    duas contrarias sententias,

    id. Fin. 4, 28, 78:

    diu pugnare in iis, quae obtinere non possis,

    Quint. 6, 4, 15:

    recta apud turpes,

    id. 3, 8, 38:

    quaedam (leges) an obtineri possint,

    id. 2, 4, 39; 6, 1, 7:

    quod orator praecipue sibi obtinendum intellegit,

    id. 3, 6, 9 Spald. N. cr. (al. proponendum); cf. id. 12, 10, 53:

    si defecerint omnia, tum videndum erit, an obtineri possit, ne illud quidem recte factum,

    id. 5, 13, 24; 2, 5, 18.—
    C.
    To get possession of; to gain, acquire, obtain something (syn.: assequor, adipiscor, impetro;

    class.): quanta instrumenta habeat (homo) ad obtinendam adipiscendamque sapientiam,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 59:

    impetrare et obtinere,

    Gell. 12, 14, 6; Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 5:

    malas causas semper obtinuit, in optimā concidit,

    gained, id. Att. 7, 25, 1; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 4, 10:

    jus suum contra aliquem,

    id. Quint. 9, 34:

    Romani si rem obtinuerint,

    if they gained the victory, Caes. B. G. 7, 85: voluimus quaedam;

    obtenta non sunt,

    Cic. Balb. 27, 61:

    apud eum causam obtinuit,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 37:

    aditu regis obtento,

    Just. 21, 6, 5.—Hence, to conquer, overcome (eccl. Lat.):

    melius est ut pugnemus contra eos in campestribus, et obtinebimus eos,

    Vulg. 3 Reg. 20, 23; 20, 25; id. Judith, 1, 5.—
    II.
    Neutr. (cf. teneo, II.), to maintain itself; to hold, prevail, last, stand, continue, obtain (not in Cic.):

    quod et plures tradidere auctores et fama obtinuit,

    Liv. 21, 46, 10; cf. with a subject-clause: pro vero antea obtinebat, regna atque imperia Fortunam dono dare, Sall. Rep. Ordin. init.:

    non ipsos quoque fuisse pastores obtinebit, quod? etc.,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9:

    si dissentirent, sententia plurium obtineret,

    would prevail, Dig. 42, 1, 36:

    quod merito obtinuit,

    ib. 2, 4, 4.— Absol.:

    obtinuit (sc. consuetudo),

    Dig. 1, 13, 1.—With de: quia de intercalando non obtinuerat, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5.—With ut or ne:

    his obtinuit, ut praeferretur candidato,

    Liv. 35, 10; Suet. Claud. 41:

    obtinuit, ne reus fieret,

    id. Caes. 23.—With quin, Suet. Tib. 31.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > optineo

  • 116 vinco

    vinco, vīci, victum, 3, v. a. and n. [perh. causat. of root ik-; Gr. eikô, to yield; but cf. per-vicax; v. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 106], to conquer, overcome, get the better of, defeat, subdue, vanquish, be victorious, etc. (syn.: supero, debello).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In war or battle:

    jus esse belli, ut qui vicissent, iis, quos vicissent, quemadmodum vellent, imperarent, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36:

    Carthaginienses navalibus pugnis,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:

    Galliam bello,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 34 fin.:

    non virtute neque in acie vicisse Romanos,

    id. ib. 7, 29:

    id vi et virtute militum victum atque expugnatum oppidum est,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 36:

    vicimus vi feroces,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 82: aio te, Aeacida, Romanos vincere posse, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 116 (Ann. v. 186 Vahl.): sicut fortis equus, spatio qui saepe supremo Vicit Olympia, Enn. ap. Cic. Sen. 5, 14 (Ann. v. 442 ib.): aliquando [p. 1992] ut vincat, ludit assidue aleam, Poët. ap. Suet. Aug. 70 fin.:

    L. milia,

    to win at play, August. ib. 71.—
    B.
    In a lawsuit, etc., to be successful, to gain:

    vincere judicio,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 18, 53:

    quem tu horum nil refelles, vincam scilicet,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 82; Hor. S. 1, 2, 134:

    causam suam,

    to win, Ov. H. 16, 76.— Pass.:

    factum est: ventum est: vincimur,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 85.—
    C.
    In other relations, to win, prevail, be successful, gain, overcome:

    sponsione,

    Cic. Quint. 27, 84:

    sponsionem,

    id. Caecin. 31, 91:

    vicit iter durum pietas,

    controlled, made easy, Verg. A. 6, 688; cf. Mart. 5, 23, 5; Claud. Cons. Hon. 46:

    labor omnia vicit,

    Verg. G. 1, 145; cf.

    difficultates, Auct. B. G. 8, 21: virgam,

    to win, Verg. A. 6, 148:

    vicit tamen in Senatu pars illa, quae, etc.,

    Sall. J. 16, 1:

    factione respectuque rerum privatarum... Appius vicit,

    Liv. 2, 30, 2:

    cum in senatu vicisset sententia, quae, etc.,

    id. 2, 4: Othonem vincas volo, to outbid (in an auction), Cic. Att. 13, 29, 2; 13, 33, 2.—To defeat as a candidate for office:

    competitorem in suffragiis,

    Quint. 7, 1, 29.—
    D.
    Transf., of inanimate subjects.
    1.
    To overcome, overwhelm, prevail over, etc.:

    (naves) neu turbine venti Vincantur,

    Verg. A. 9, 92:

    victa ratis,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 4, 12:

    flammam gurgitibus,

    id. Am. 3, 6, 42:

    noctem flammis,

    Verg. A. 1, 727:

    vincunt aequora navitae,

    prevail against, get the better of, Hor. C. 3, 24, 41:

    victaque concessit prisca moneta novae,

    Ov. F. 1, 222:

    quernaque glans victa est utiliore cibo,

    id. ib. 1, 676:

    corpora victa sopore,

    id. ib. 1, 422; cf.:

    blanda quies furtim victis obrepsit ocellis,

    id. ib. 3, 19:

    hi casses (linei) vel ferri aciem vincunt,

    Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 11:

    campum turbā vincente,

    overflowing, Sil. 6, 390.—
    2.
    To outlast, survive:

    (aesculus) Multa virum volvens durando saecula vincit,

    Verg. G. 2, 295:

    vivendo mea fata,

    id. A. 11, 160.—
    3.
    To surmount, scale:

    aëra (sagittae),

    Verg. G. 2, 123; cf.:

    montes ascensu,

    Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 46.—
    4.
    To reduce, change, etc.;

    of cooking: nec viscera quisquam... potest vincere flammā,

    Verg. G. 3, 560:

    cochleas undis calefactas et prope victas,

    Ser. Samm. Med. 319.—Of smelting ores:

    metallorum primitiae nullis fornacibus victae,

    Tac. H. 4, 53.—Of melting snow:

    nive, quae zephyro victa tepente fluit,

    Ov. F. 2, 220.—

    Of digestion: pervigilio quidem praecipue vincuntur cibi,

    Plin. 11, 53, 118, § 283.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to prevail, be superior; to convince, refute, constrain, overcome, etc.:

    argumentis vincit,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 267:

    naturam studio,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 43:

    vincit ipsa rerum publicarum natura saepe rationem,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 57; cf. id. ib. 3, 8, 13: si subitam et fortuitam orationem commentatio et cogitatio facile vincit;

    hanc ipsam profecto assidua ac diligens scriptura superabit,

    id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:

    sapientis animus vincetur et expugnabitur?

    id. Par. 4, 1, 27:

    animum,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 29:

    non est consentaneum, qui invictum se a labore praestiterit, vinci a voluptate,

    Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:

    labascit, victu'st, uno verbo, quam cito!

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 98:

    eludet, ubi te victum senserit,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 10:

    illius stultitiā victa ex urbe tu migres?

    id. Hec. 4, 2, 13:

    adulescentulus saepe eadem audiendo victus est,

    id. Heaut. 1, 1, 62:

    peccavi, fateor, vincor,

    id. ib. 4, 1, 31:

    victus patris precibus lacrimisque,

    Liv. 23, 8, 4:

    divūm pater victus tuis vocibus,

    Hor. C. 4, 6, 21:

    est qui vinci possit,

    id. S. 1, 9, 55:

    pietas Victa furore,

    id. C. 3, 27, 36:

    victus amore pudor,

    Ov. Am. 3, 10, 29:

    filia victa in lacrimas,

    Tac. A. 1, 57:

    victus animi respexit,

    Verg. G. 4, 491:

    triumphantes de lege victā et abrogatā,

    Liv. 34, 3, 9.— With ut:

    ergo negatum, vincor, ut credam miser,

    am constrained, compelled, Hor. Epod. 17, 27.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To overmatch in some quality, to surpass, exceed, excel, = superare:

    stellarum globi terrae magnitudinem facile vincebant,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 16, 16:

    opinionem vicit omnium, quae, etc.,

    id. Ac. 2, 1, 1:

    exspectationem omnium,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 5, § 11:

    eam (noctem) edepol etiam multo haec (nox) vicit longitudine,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 125:

    morum immanitate vastissimas vincit beluas,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 26, 48:

    quamlibet mulierculam Vincere mollitiā,

    Hor. Epod. 11, 24:

    odio qui posset vincere Regem,

    id. S. 1, 7, 6:

    scribere, quod Cassi opuscula vincat,

    id. Ep. 1, 4, 3; cf.:

    qualia (praecepta) vincunt Pythagoran,

    id. S. 2, 4, 2.— Poet. with inf.: vir nulli victus vel ponere castra vel junxisse ratem, etc., excelled by none in pitching a camp, etc., Sil. 5, 552; 6, 141.—
    2.
    To prove triumphantly, show or demonstrate conclusively.
    (α).
    With obj.-clause:

    quid nunc? vincon' argumentis te non esse Sosiam?

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 277:

    profecto ita esse, et praedico, vero vincam,

    id. Most. 1, 2, 12:

    vince deinde, bonum virum fuisse Oppianicum,

    Cic. Clu. 44, 124: dicendo vincere non postulo, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 4:

    vincet enim stultos ratio insanire nepotes,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 225.—
    (β).
    With ut:

    nec vincet ratio hoc, tantundem ut peccet idemque Qui, etc.,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 115.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    si doceo non ab Avito, vinco ab Oppianico,

    Cic. Clu. 23, 64.—
    3.
    With respect to something disputed, to prevail, gain one's point, carry the day. So only in the expressions,
    a.
    Vicimus:

    cui si esse in urbe tuto licebit, vicimus,

    Cic. Att. 14, 20, 3:

    rumpantur iniqui. Vicimus: assiduas non tulit illa preces,

    Prop. 1, 8, 28: vicimus exclamat;

    mecum mea vota feruntur,

    Ov. M. 6, 513:

    vicimus et meus est,

    id. ib. 4, 356.—
    b.
    Vincite, viceris, vincerent, have it your own way, just as you like, carry your point, an expression of reluctant assent:

    vincite, si ita vultis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 30; Ov. M. 8, 509:

    vincerent ac sibi haberent, dummodo scirent,

    Suet. Caes. 1 fin.:

    viceris,

    Ter. And. 5, 3, 21.—
    4.
    To treat worthily, set forth with dignity ( poet.):

    nec sum animi dubius, verbis ea vincere magnum Quam sit,

    Verg. G. 3, 289; cf.:

    vincere verbis,

    Lucr. 5, 733.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > vinco

  • 117 show

    [ʃəu] past tense showed: past participles showed ～shown
    1. verb
    1) to allow or cause to be seen:

    His work is showing signs of improvement.

    يُري، يُظْهِر
    2) to be able to be seen:

    a faint light showing through the curtains.

    يَظْهَر، يَبْدو
    3) to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at:

    Which picture is showing at the cinema?

    His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.

    يَعْرِض
    4) to point out or point to:

    Show me the man you saw yesterday.

    يُشير إلى، يَدُل على
    5) ( often with (a)round) to guide or conduct:

    They showed him (a)round (the factory).

    يُرْشِد، يُوَجِّه
    6) to demonstrate to:

    Will you show me how to do it?

    He showed me a clever trick.

    يُري، يَقومُ بِعَرْض
    7) to prove:

    That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.

    يُبَرْهِن

    He showed him no mercy.

    يُظْهِرُ لَطافَةً
    2. noun
    1) an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc:

    a TV show.

    عَرْض
    2) a display or act of showing:

    a show of strength.

    إظْهار، إسْتِعْراض
    3) an act of pretending to be, do etc (something):

    He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.

    تَفاخُر، تَباهٍ
    4) appearance, impression:

    They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.

    للتأثير، للتَّظاهُر، لِتَرْك الإنْطِباع
    5) an effort or attempt:

    He put up a good show in the chess competition.

    مُحاوَلَه

    Arabic-English dictionary > show

  • 118 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) montrer
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) se voir
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) jouer; passer; exposer
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) montrer
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduire qqn
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) montrer
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) montrer
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) montrer
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposition, spectacle
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) démonstration
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) semblant/mine (de)
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) pour l'effet
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (faire) bonne figure
    •
    - showiness - show-business - showcase - showdown - showground - show-jumping - showman - showroom - give the show away - good show! - on show - show off - show up

    English-French dictionary > show

  • 119 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) aparecer
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) acompanhar
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) mostrar
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposição, espetáculo
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstração
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) aparência
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentação
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) desempenho
    •
    - showiness - show-business - showcase - showdown - showground - show-jumping - showman - showroom - give the show away - good show! - on show - show off - show up

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > show

  • 120 ἀποδείκνυμι

    ἀποδείκ-νῡμι (and [suff] ἀποδεικ-ύω X.Smp.8.20, Plb.7.14.3), [dialect] Ion. [suff] ἀποδεικ-δέκνῦμι GDI5653b14 (Chios, v B. C.), [tense] fut. -δείξω, [dialect] Ion. - δέξω:—
    A point away from other objects at one, and so:
    I point out, display, make known, whether by deed or word,

    σφι γνώμας Hdt.1.171

    ,al.;

    τάφους καὶ συγγένειαν Th.1.26

    ;

    ἦθος τὸ πρόσθε τοκήων A.Ag. 727

    ;

    ἀρετήν Hyp.Epit.29

    ;

    τὰ τῆς τεχνης ἐξευρήματα Hp.Praec.9

    ; proclaim, τὴν ἡμέρην GDI l. c.;—[voice] Pass.,

    τῶν οῠρων ἀποδεχθέντων SIG134b22

     (Milet., iv B. C.).
    2 bring forward, produce,

    μαρτύρια τούτων Hdt.5.45

    ;

    πολλοὺς παῖδας Id.1.136

    , cf. S.OT 1405, Isoc.19.6, X.Cyr. 1.2.5;

    ἐπόχους 8.1.35

    ;

    ἀ. τρόπαια And.1.147

    ;

    χρήματα πλεῖστ' ἀ. ἐν τῷ κοινῷ Ar.Eq. 774

    ;

    μορφὴν ἑτέραν E.Fr.839.14

     (v.l. ἐπέδειξεν): c. part., ὑγιέα τινὰ ἐόντα ἀ. produce him safe and sound, Hdt.3.130, cf. 134.
    3 produce, deliver accounts,

    τὸν λόγον Id.7.119

    ; ἀ. τετρακόσια τάλαντα τετελεσμένα ib. 118.
    4 publish a law, Lys. 30.11, X.HG2.3.11.
    5 appoint, assign,

    τέμενος ἀ. τινί Hdt.5.67

    , 89;

    βωμόν τινι Id.7.178

    ;

    ἓν βουλευτήριον Th.2.15

    ; γῆς ὅρους ib.72; τὴν τρίτην ἀ. ἐκκλησίαν to fix, prescribe it, D.24.25:—[voice] Pass.,

    τοῖσί ἐστι χῶρος ἀποδεδεγμένος Hdt.1.153

    ;

    τροφὴ αὐτοῖσι τοιαύτη ἀποδέδεκται Id.2.65

    .
    b c. inf., κώμας ὅθεν ἀπέδειξαν οἱ ἡγεμόνες λαμβάνειν τὰ ἐπιτήδεια whence they appointed that they should receive.., X.An.2.3.14:—[voice] Pass., τοῖσι ἀποδεδέχθαι.. ἕλκειν (impers.) it had been appointed them to draw, Hdt.2.124.
    6 show by argument, prove, demonstrate, Ar.Nu. 1334, Arist.AP0.75b37, etc.;

    ἀ. σαφεῖς τὰς ἀποδείξεις And.2.3

    ;

    ἀ. ὡς.. Ar.V. 548

    , Pl.R. 472d; ὅτι .. Id.Prt. 323c, etc.; πότερον.. ἢ .. Id.Alc.1.114b: c. dupl. acc., prove one so and so,

    οὓς ἀποδείξω λέκτρων προδότας E. Ion 879

    , etc.;

    τοιούτους τινάς Hp.Decent.4

    : folld. by part.,

    ἀ. λόγῳ.. οὐδὲν μετεόν Hdt.5.94

    ; ἀ. τινὰ λέγοντα οὐδέν make it evident that.., 7.17, cf. 2.133.
    II show forth a person or thing as so and so, hence:
    1 appoint, proclaim, create,

    ἀ. τινὰ στρατηγόν X.An.1.1.2

    , al.: c. inf.,

    στρατηγὸν εῖναι Hdt.5.25

    ; ἀ. τούτους τὴν πόλιν νέμειν ib.29;

    ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἐστὶ θεός 2 Ep.Thess.2.4

    :—[voice] Pass., to be so created, Hdt.1.124, 162;

    μελεδωνοὶ ἀποδεδέχαται τῆς τροφῆς 2.65

    ;

    ἀπεδέχθη εῖναι ἵππαρχος 7.154

    ;

    αὐτοκράτωρ ἀποδέδεικται POxy.1021.7

     (i A. D.); ὕπατος ἀποδεδειγμένος, = Lat. consul designatus, OGI379.5 ([place name] Tiflis), etc.
    2 make, render, mostly with an Adj., ἀ. τινὰς μοχθηροτάτους make them finished rascals, Ar.Ra. 1011;

    ἀ. κρατίστους τοὺς λόχους X.Cyr.2.1.23

    ;

    γοργότερον ἀ. τὸν ἵππον Id.Eq.1.10

    ;

    ζῷον ἀγριώτερον Pl.Grg. 516b

    : with a Subst.,

    γέλωτα ἀ. τινά Id.Tht. 166a

    , cf. Phd. 72c: c. part.,

    βλέποντ' ἀποδείξω σ' ὀξύτερον τοῦ Λυγκέως Ar.Pl. 210

    ;

    ἀ. τινὰς ἀλλοτρίους ὄντας Pl.Smp. 179c

    :—[voice] Pass., πολέμιοι ἀποδεδειγμένοι declared enemies, X.An.7.1.26, cf. D.23.200.
    3 represent as,

    ἀ. παῖδα πατρὸς ἑωυτῶν ἕκαστον ἐόντα Hdt.2.143

    , cf. Lys.32.17:— [voice] Pass.,

    ἀνδραγαθίη δ' αὕτη ἀποδέδεκται

     is represented, considered as..,

    Hdt.1.136

    ; οὐδὲ.. οὗτοι ἐν τοῖσι ἄλλοισι θεοῖσι ἀποδεδέχαται have not been considered, admitted among.., 2.43:—these two last examples may be pass. usages of ἀποδέχομαι.
    4 c. inf., ordain a thing or person to be, X.Oec.7.30,Lac.10.7.
    5 dedicate, consecrate,

    θέατρον Plu.Luc.29

    :—[voice] Pass.,

    νεὼς ἀποδέδεικται Luc.Tox.5

    .
    B [voice] Med., show forth, exhibit something of one's own, ἀποδέξασθαι τὴν γνώμην deliver one's opinion, Hdt.1.170, 207, cf. Th.1.87; also

    ἀ. μεγάλα ἔργα Hdt.1.59

    , al.; ἀξιαπηγητότατα ib.16; οὐδὲν λαμπρὸν ἔργον ib. 174; ἀ. ἀρετάς display high qualities, Pi.N.6.49 (cf. supr. A. 1.2);

    πνεύματα εἰς ἄλληλα στάσιν.. ἀποδεικνύμενα A.Pr. 1088

    ; of buildings and the like ,

    μνημόσυνα ἀ. Hdt.2.101

    ;

    χώματα ἀξιοθέητα 1.184

    ; οὐδεμίαν στρατηΐην ἀ. not to have any military service to show, 2.111:—[voice] Pass., ἔργα μεγάλα καὶ θαυμαστὰ.. ἀποδεχθέντα Id. Prooem., cf. 9.27.
    2 [voice] Med. in act. sense, ἀποδεδειγμένοι ἦσαν ὅτι had declared that.., X.An.5.2.9.
    C [voice] Pass., v. supr. 1.5, 11.1,2,3: [tense] aor. ἀπεδείχθην is always [voice] Pass., as Hdt.7.154; and so mostly [tense] pf. ἀποδέδειγμαι, 1.136, Antipho 2.4.10, X.An.7.1.26; but the part. of the latter is sts. [voice] Act., v. supr. B.2.

    Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀποδείκνυμι

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