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81 recipiō
recipiō cēpī (recepsō for recēperō, Ct.), ceptus, ere [re+capio]. I. To take back, bring back, carry back, retake, get back, regain, recover: dandis recipiendisque meritis, by an exchange of services: si velit suos recipere, obsides sibi remittat, Cs.: reges, L.: canam, recepto Caesare felix, H.: Tarentum, recaptured: praeda recepta est, L.: Pectore in adverso ensem Condidit, et recepit, drew out again, V.: suos omnīs incolumes (sc. ex oppido in castra), withdraw, Cs.: cohortes defessos, Cs.: Illum medio ex hoste, rescue, V.—With pron reflex., to draw back, withdraw, betake oneself, retire, retreat, escape: se ex hisce locis: se ex fugā, Cs.: se recipiendi spatium, L.: se ad Caesarem, Cs.: ex castris in oppidum sese, Cs.: rursus se ad signa, Cs.: se in novissimos, L.: sub murum se, Cs.: eo se, Cs.: Neque sepulcrum quo recipiat habeat, portum corporis (sc. se), Enn. ap. C.—Fig., to bring back: (vocem) ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum.— To get back, receive again, regain, recover, repossess: antiquam frequentiam recipere urbem pati, L.: et totidem, quot dixit, verba recepit, got back, O.: quam (vitam) postquam recepi, recovered, O.: animam, T.: a pavore recepto animo, L.: voltumque animumque, O.: mente receptā, H.—With pron reflex., to betake oneself, withdraw, retire: ad frugem bonam: ad reliquam cogitationem belli, Cs.— To recover, collect oneself, resume self-possession: ut me recepi: nullum spatium recipiendi se dedit, L.: se ex terrore, Cs.: totā me mente, O.— II. To take to oneself, take in, admit, accept, receive, welcome: Excludor, ille recipitur, T.: Xerxem, await the attack of: hos tutissimus portus recipiebat, Cs.: Mosa ex Rheno recepta insulam efficit, Cs.: equus frenum recepit, submitted to, H.: Hominem amicum ad te, T.: hominem ad epulas: gentes in civitatem receptae: deorum in templa, H.: Ilergetes in ius dicionemque, L.: reges in amicitiam, S.: sidera in caelo recepta, O.: tecto recipi, Cs.: illum suis urbibus: oppido ac portu recepti, Cs.: legatos moenibus, S.: eum domum suam: ut domum ad se quisque hospitio reciperet, Cs.—Of money or income, to take in, receive, collect, acquire, gain: pecuniam ex novis vectigalibus: pecunia, quae recipi potest.—Of weapons or fetters, to submit to, accept, receive, expose oneself to: necesse erat ab latere aperto tela recipi, Cs.: ferrum: donec (equus) frenum recepit, H.—Of places, to seize, capture, take, possess, occupy: Praeneste per deditionem, L.: oppido recepto, Cs.: rem p. armis, S. —Fig., to take upon oneself, assume, receive, accept, admit, allow: in semet ipsum religionem, to burden himself with, L.: antiquitas recepit fabulas: nec inconstantiam virtus recipit: timor misericordiam non recipit, Cs.: casūs recipere (res), be liable to, Cs.: re iam non ultra recipiente cunctationem, L. — To take up, undertake, accept, assume: causam Siciliae: id facere, quod recepissem, T.: officium. — To assume an obligation, pledge oneself, take the responsibility, be surety for, warrant, promise, engage: ad me recipio; Faciet, T.: promitto in meque recipio, fore eum, etc.: promitto, recipio, spondeo, Caesarem talem semper fore, etc.: facturum, quod milites vellent, se recepit, L.: fidem recepisse sibi et ipsum et Appium de me, had given him a solemn assurance: ea, quae tibi promitto ac recipio: mihi in Cumano se defensurum, etc.: postulabat ut... id ipsi fore reciperent, Cs.—Of a magistrate, with nomen, to entertain a charge against, enter as an accused person, indict: nomen absentis: appellantibus nemo erat auxilio, quin nomina reciperentur, L.* * *recipere, recepi, receptus Vkeep back; recover; undertake; guarantee; accept, take in; take back -
82 scrībō
scrībō scrīpsī, scrīptus, ere [SCARP-], to scratch, grave, engrave, draw: quamque lineam: columna litteris scripta, inscribed, Cu.: scripto radiat Germanicus auro, Iu.: mihi Scripta illa dicta sunt in animo Chrysidis, graven, T.— To write: cum HS XXX scripta essent pro HS CCC: erat scriptum ipsius manu: suā manu scripsit, L.: Scripta ‘soror’ fuerat, O.— To write, write out, compose, draw up, produce: quo nemo in scribendo praestantior fuit: ad scribendum animum appulit, T.: Sumite materiem vestris, qui scribitis, aequam Viribus, H.: Denique nec video de tot scribentibus unum, O.: Graecam historiam: librum de rebus rusticis: in Catone Maiore, qui est scriptus ad te de senectute: defensionem causae suae: notas, O.: carmina, H.: epistulis tuis perdiligenter scriptis: litteras, quas ad Pompeium scripsi, tibi misi.— To draw up, draught, formulate, prepare, execute: urbana militia respondendi scribendi, i. e. of drawing legal instruments: testamenta: leges: senatūs consulto scribendo Lamiam adfuisse, i. e. to have been a party to, etc.: ponor ad scribendum, i. e. my signature is added: ad scribendum amicitiae foedus adduci, to conclude, L.— To write, write of, describe, tell in writing: scriptam attulerat sententiam: tibi formam et situm agri, describe, H.: bellum, L.: Quis Martem Digne scripserit, who could depict, H.: cum auctor pugnae se Cossum consulem scripserit, called himself (in the inscription), L.: Scriberis Vario fortis et hostium Victor, H.— To write, communicate, say in writing, tell in a letter: tu si, ut scribis, Kal. Iun. Romā profectus es, etc.: nihil habeo, quod ad te scribam, scribo tamen, non ut te delectem, etc.: consules Fulvio, ut exercitum ad Clusium admoveant, scribunt, L.: erat scriptum ipsius manu senatui, sese, etc.: scripsit ut heredes iurarent, etc.: Scipioni scribendum, ne bellum remitteret, L.: scribit Labieno, ad finīs Nerviorum veniat, Cs.: Romae quod scribis sileri, ita putabam: Graeceius ad me scripsit, C. Cassium sibi scripsisse, homines comparari, qui, etc.: erat scriptum, sese facturum esse, etc.: nec scribis, quam ad diem te exspectemus: scribe ad nos, quid agas.— Of troops, to enlist, enroll, levy, recruit, draft: milites, S.: exercitui supplementum, S.: scribebantur quattuor fere legiones quinis milibus peditum, L.: Albam in Aequos sex milia colonorum scripta, enrolled to be sent, L.: Scribe tui gregis hunc, enroll him in your retinue, H.— To name in a will, appoint by testament, designate, constitute: illum heredem et me scripserat: in testamento Ptolemaei patris heredes erant scripti, etc., Cs.: quis pauper scribitur heres? Iu.: illum tutorem liberis suis, appoint guardian by will.—To order a payment, draw a check for: Scribe decem a Nerio, draw on Nerius for ten (thousand sesterces), H.* * *scribere, scripsi, scriptus Vwrite; compose -
83 studeō
studeō uī, —, ēre, to give attention, be eager, be zealous, take pains, be diligent, be busy with, be devoted, strive after, apply oneself, pursue, desire, wish: ut aequum fuerat atque ut studui, T.: nihil egregie, T.: illud ipsum, quod studet: id, ne, etc., L.: unum studetis, Antoni conatum avertere a re p.: quos non tam ulcisci studeo quam sanare: fieri studebam eius prudentiā doctior: portum intrare, N.: qui placere se studeat bonis, T.: coloniam tu expugnari studes: qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus, S.: huic rei studendum, ut, etc., Cs.: virtuti, laudi, dignitati: ei scientiae: ars, cui studueram: legibus cognoscendis: qui te nec amet nec studeat tui, troubles himself about, Caec. ap. C.: Ne solus esset, Ph.—To be friendly, feel affection, be favorable, favor, side with: neque studere neque odisse, S.: ut studeat tibi, ut te adiuvet: Atheniensium rebus, N.* * *studere, studui, - Vdesire, be eager for; busy oneself with; strive -
84 sub-mittō (summ-)
sub-mittō (summ-) mīsī, missus, ere, to let down, put down, lower, sink, drop: se ad pedes, L.: latus in herbā, O.: poplitem in terrā, O.—Of animals, to keep for breeding, cause to breed: (pullos) in spem gentis, V.: vitulos pecori habendo, V.— To let grow: crinem barbamque, Ta.—To breed, produce: non Monstrum submisere Colchi Maius, H.—To provide a substitute for, supersede: huic vos non summittetis?—To send privately, despatch secretly: iste ad pupillae matrem summittebat, sent a secret message: alqm, qui moneret, etc.—To send as aid, furnish for support, supply as reinforcement, help with, yield: cohortes equitibus praesidio, Cs.: laborantibus, Cs.: Vinea summittit capreas non semper edules, H.—Fig., to lower, make lower, reduce, moderate: multum summittere, to moderate the voice (of an actor): furorem, control, V.—To lower, let down, bring down, humble, yield, surrender: se in amicitiā, condescend: se in humilitatem causam dicentium, stoop, L.: facilitas summittentis se, readiness to subordinate himself, L.: ad calamitates animos, bow, L.: animos amori, surrender, V.: se culpae, O. -
85 sub-sistō
sub-sistō stitī, —, ere, to take a stand, take position, stand still, remain standing, stop, halt: audacius, Cs.: Substitit Aeneas et se conlegit in arma, V.: occultus subsistebat, stationed himself in ambush, L.: positis pars utraque substitit armis, O.: substitit unda, V.: Substitit lingua timore, O.—To remain, abide, stay: circa Mesopotamiam, Cu.: diutius, Cu.: intra priorem paupertatem, Ta. —To make a stand, stand firm, hold out, withstand, oppose, resist: in Samnio adversus Caudinas legiones, L.: Hannibali atque eius armis, L.: clipeo iuvenis, V.: quod neque ancorae funesque subsisterent, neque, etc., held out, Cs.: praepotentem armis Romanum nec acies subsistere ullae poterant, L.—Fig., to come to a stop, end, pause, cease: Substitit clamor, O. -
86 substituō
substituō uī, ūtus, ere [sub+statuo], to present, submit: animo speciem corporis amplam, figure to himself, L.: funera fratrum oculis tuis, O.— To put instead, put in place of, substitute: in eorum locum civīs Romanos: Fulvius et Manlius pro Philippo substituti, L.: Siculis equites, L.: alqm huius criminis reum, i. e. throw on him the blame, Cu.* * *substituere, substitui, substitutus V TRANSplace in rear/reserve; make subject/answerable to; substitute; make alternative -
87 sub-trahō
sub-trahō trāxī, trāctus, ere, to draw from below, drag out, draw off, carry off, withdraw, take away, remove: subtractus Numida mortuo superincubanti Romano vivus, L.: effracto colla iugo, O.: si dediticii subtrahantur, Cs.: ab dextro cornu milites, L.: oculos, avert, Ta.: tremit puppis Subtrahiturque solum, the sea gives way below, V. —Fig.: neque verba sedem habere possunt, si rem subtraxeris: aliis nominatis, me unum subtrahebat, omitted, Cu.: cui iudicio eum mors subtraxit, L.: me a curiā, withdraw: subtrahente se, withdrawing himself (as surety), L. -
88 suscipiō (succip-)
suscipiō (succip-) cēpī, ceptus, ere [subs (see sub)+capio], to take, catch, take up, lift up, receive: dominam ruentem, V.: cruorem pateris, V.—Of the state, to receive, admit, take as a citizen: in populi R. civitatem susceptus.—(Because a father by taking up the new-born child formally acknowledged it), to take up, acknowledge, recognize, bring up as one's own: simul atque editi in lucem et suscepti sumus: puerum, T.—Of children, to get, beget, bear, have: quā (uxore) filiam Suscepit, T.: ex libertini filiā liberos: si qua mihi de te suscepta fuisset suboles, V.—Fig., to undertake, assume, begin, incur, enter upon (voluntarily): aut inimicitias aut laborem: personā viri boni susceptā: pacis patrocinium: aes alienum amicorum: prodigia, L.: quae si suscipiamus, undertake to prove: sibi legationem ad civitates, take upon himself, Cs.: mihi auctoritatem patriam.— To undergo, submit to, incur, bear, accept, suffer: invidia conservandā re p. suscepta: apud populos invidiam: poenam nullam suo dignam scelere: in se scelus, i. e. wilfully incur guilt: in se istius culpam crimenque.—With ut and subj, to allow, admit: suscepit vita hominum consuetudoque communis, ut, etc.—In conversation, to take up (the subject), answer: Suscipit Anchises atque ordine singula pandit, V. -
89 taxus
taxus ī, f a yew, yew-tree: taxo se examinavit, i. e. poisoned himself with yew-berries, Cs., V., O.* * * -
90 tōtus
tōtus gen. tōtīus, dat. tōtī (m tōtō, Cs., N., Cu., Pr.) [1 TV-], all, all the, all at once, the whole, entire, total: cui senatus totam rem p. commiserat: ut totā mente atque artubus omnibus contremiscam: totā nocte ierunt, all that night, Cs.: per totam urbem, S.: urbe totā: totā in Asiā: in toto orbe terrarum: in totā vitā: totos dies perpotabat, entire days: civitas provinciis totis dabatur: qui se totos tradiderunt voluptatibus: totis viribus adgressus urbem, L.—In place of an adv., altogether, wholly, entirely, full: in amore est totus, absorbed, T.: Nescio quid meditans nugarum, totus in illis, engrossed, H.: totus et mente et animo in bellum insistit, applied himself wholly, Cs.: virtus in usu sui tota posita est: sum totus vester: falsum est id totum.—As subst n., all, the whole, opp. dividuom, T.: totum in eo est, ut, etc., all depends on this.—Ex toto, wholly, completely, entirely, altogether, totally: non ex toto domum suam aversari deos dixit, Cu.: Nec tamen ex toto deserere illa potes, O.—In toto, upon the whole, in general, generally.* * *tota, totum (gen -ius) ADJwhole, all, entire, total, complete; every part; all together/at once -
91 tractō
tractō āvī, ātus, āre, freq. [traho], to draw violently, drag, tug, haul, pull: tractata comis antistita Phoebi, O.— To touch, take in hand, handle: ea, quae tractemus, audiamus: aret Pellis et ad tactum tractandi dura resistit, V.: puer unctis Tractavit calicem manibus, H.: vites tractari tuerique.— To wield, manage, control: Ceram pollice, O.: gubernacula: tela, L.: speciosius arma, H.: pecuniam publicam: Tractat inauratae consona fila lyrae, plays upon, O.—Fig., to handle, manage, conduct, lead, carry on, practise, transact: res turbidas, Enn. ap. C.: condiciones, Cs.: bellum, L.: artem, T.: personam in scenā, act: partīs secundas (mimus), H.: quo in munere ita se tractavit, ut, etc., conducted himself: persona, quae minime in iudiciis periculisque tractata est, i. e. is by no means accustomed to.—To treat, conduct oneself towards: haec arte tractabat virum, Ut, etc., T.: non tractabo ut consulem: liberaliter eos: pater parum pie tractatus a filio: benignius ipsum Te, H.— To handle, treat, investigate, discuss: oratori omnia disputata, tractata esse debent: tractata res: definitiones fortitudinis: tractatae inter Eumenem et Persea condiciones amicitiae, L.: memori tractandum pectore, to be meditated, Iu. — To negotiate, treat: de condicionibus, N.* * *tractare, tractavi, tractatus Vdraw, haul, pull, drag about; handle, manage, treat, discuss -
92 ūsus
ūsus ūs, m [1 AV-], use, practice, employment, exercise, enjoyment: virtus in usu sui tota posita est; usus autem eius, etc.: rerum necessarium, Cs.—Poet., use, wear: Ferreus adsiduo consumitur anulus usu, O.: silices tenuantur ab usu, O.— Use, practice, exercise: usu cottidiano efficiunt, uti, etc., Cs.: adsiduus usus uni rei deditus: rerum maximarum.—In law, in the phrase, usus et fructus (late, ususfructus), the use and enjoyment, usufruct: usus enim eius fundi et fructus testamento viri fuerat Caesenniae.— Use, experience, discipline, acquired skill, training: Da. provinciam Cepisti duram. Ge. mi usus venit, hoc scio, i. e. I know it by experience, T.: quid enim abest huic homini?... ususne rerum? experience in affairs?: usum in re p. magnum habere: nullius usūs existimari, Cs.: nauticarum rerum, Cs.: aut belli usum aut studia volgi amissurus, S.: usu sapientiāque praestantes, N.: seris venit usus ab annis, O.— Use, habit, usage, custom, practice: usum loquendi populo concessi: usum belli habere, Cs.: (vitulos) ad studium atque usum formabis agrestem, V.: cadent vocabula, si volet usus, H.— Intercourse, familiarity, association, intimacy, society: domesticus: in tanto usu nostro tantāque amicitiā: ut insinuaret se in quam maxime familiarem usum, L.: nec longo cognitus usu, O.— Use, usefulness, value, utility, benefit, profit, advantage: levis fructus, exiguus usus: propter lini inopiam atque eius usūs inscientiam, Cs.: naves non eundem usum celeritatis habebant, capacity, Cs.: Natis in usum laetitiae scyphis Pugnare, service, H.: Quidve ad amicitias, usus rectumne trahat nos, H.: plures quam quot satis in usum erant ignes, L.: (pars Numidiae) specie quam usu potior, better in appearance rather than in real value, S.— As dat predic.: ea, quae sunt usui ad armandas navīs, which are of use, Cs.: esse mihi magno usui, of great service: peritos legum ad condenda nova iura usui fore credebant, L.—In the phrase, ex usu, advantageous, serviceable, useful: declararent, utrum proelium ex usu esset necne, Cs.: quod ex usu rei p. sit.— Use, occasion, need, want, necessity: illum usum provinciae supplere: quae belli usūs poscunt, suppeditare, L.—In phrases with sum, there is need, it is necessary, it becomes requisite, there is occasion: An quoiquamst usus homini, se ut cruciet? is it necessary for any man to torture himself? T.: equitum impetum, cum adesset usus, sustinere, Cs.: de ceteris studiis alio loco dicemus, si usus fuerit, if there shall be occasion: navīs, quibus usus non est, omnīs praecidisse: quibus (navibus) consuli usus non esset, L.: nunc viribus usus, V.: Non usus factost mihi nunc hunc intro sequi, i. e. it does not suit me, etc., T.: alii offerunt se, si quo usus operae sit, L.—In phrases with venio, it becomes necessary, occasion arises: Non usus veniet, spero, T.: ut, si usus veniat, suum quisque locum teneat, if occasion should arise, Cs. —In the phrase, usu venit, it happens, it occurs, it befalls: idem mihi usu venit in causā optimā: si id culpā senectutis accideret, eadem mihi usu venirent: id quod usu venerat, actually occurred, N.: quod haec de Vercingetorige usu ventura opinione perceperat, Cs.: usu venire ut abhorreant, etc.* * *use, enjoyment; experience, skill, advantage; custom -
93 ūtor
ūtor (old, oetor), ūsus, ī, dep., to use, make use of, employ, profit by, take advantage of, enjoy, serve oneself with: utor neque perantiquis neque inhumanis testibus, cite: num argumentis utendum in re eius modi?: dextro (oculo) aeque bene, N.: exemplis in parvo grandibus uti, to apply, O.: naves neque usae nocturnā aurā in redeundo, Cs.: usus est hoc cupidine, tamdiu, dum, etc., i. e. borrowed: si fortunā permittitis uti, to take advantage of, V.: libertate modice utantur, L.: deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, H.: temporibus sapienter utens, taking advantage of, N.: opportunae sunt divitiae ut utare (sc. eis): administris ad ea sacrificia Druidibus, Cs.: ut eā potestate ad quaestum uteretur, might avail himself of: utuntur aut aere aut taleis ferreis ad certum pondus examinatis pro nummo, Cs.—Prov.: scisti uti foro, to make your market, i. e. to conciliate, T.—With acc. (old): Mea, quae praeter spem evenere, utantur sine, T.—Pass., only in gerundive: Quod illa aetas magis ad haec utenda idoneast, i. e. for these enjoyments, T.: te, quod utendum acceperis, reddidisse, what you borrowed: Multa rogant utenda dari, O.—To manage, control, wield: bene armis, optime equis.—To spend, use: notum et quaerere et uti, H.: cum horis nostris nos essemus usi, exhausted.—To wear: pellibus aut parvis tegimentis, Cs.: insignibus regiis.—To accept, adopt: eā condicione, quae a Caesare ferretur, Cs.: praeposteris consiliis.—To resort to, consult: quaestor, cuius consilio uteretur.—To make, adopt, employ, express oneself: si provincia loqui posset, hac voce uteretur: haec oratio, quā me uti res p. coëgit.— To perform, exercise, practise: virtute suā: Viribus per clivos, H.: nil circuitione, T.—To indulge, practise, exercise, yield to: alacritate ac studio, Cs.: incredibili patientiā: dementer amoribus, O.: suā clementiā in eos, Cs.—To experience, undergo, receive, enjoy: Ne simili utamur fortunā atque usi sumus, Quom, ete., T.: hoc honore usi togati solent esse.—To consume, take, drink: Lacte mero et herbis, O.—To enjoy the friendship of, be intimate with, associate with: quā (Caeciliā） pater usus erat plurimum: Utere Pompeio Grospho, H.: regibus, H.—With two abll., to use as, employ for, hold in the capacity of, find to be: Mihi si umquam filius erit, ne ille facili me utetur patre, shall find me an indulgent father, T.: hic vide quam me sis usurus aequo, i. e. how justly I have dealt with you: uteris monitoribus isdem, H.: valetudine non bonā, Cs.* * *uti, usus sum V DEPuse, make use of, enjoy; enjoy the friendship of (with ABL) -
94 volgō or vulgō
volgō or vulgō āvī, ātus, āre [volgus], to spread among the multitude, make general, make common, put forth: contagium in alios, Cu.: rem, i. e. to let all share in, L.: volgari cum privatis, i. e. to lower himself to the level of, L.—To spread abroad, publish, divulge, circulate, report: non quod ego volgari facinus per omnes velim, L.: verbis dolorem, V.: alia volgata miracula erant, L.—To make common, mingle, confound, prostitute: ut volgentur concubitūs plebis patrumque, L.: volgato corpore, L. -
95 admissor
perpetrator; one who allows himself to do a thing -
96 ammissor
perpetrator; one who allows himself to do a thing -
97 apophasis
denial, rhetorical device where one answers himself -
98 apoxyomenos
statue by Lysippus of an athlete using a strigil to clean himself in the bath -
99 consponsor
joint surety; one who takes a joint/mutual oath; who obligates himself (L+S) -
100 isse
issa, issum PRONhimself/herself/itself; the very/actual one; (endearment/colloquial of ipse)
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