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    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.

    sedeō sēdī, sessum, ēre    [SED-], to sit: cum tot summi oratores sedeant, remain sitting: sedens iis adsensi: ante forīs, O.: ducis sub pede, O.: gradu post me uno, H.: plausor usque sessurus, donec, etc., who will keep his place, H.: Sedilibus in primis eques sedet, H.: in illā tuā sedeculā: in saxo, O.: in conclavi, T.: in temone, Ph.: caelestes sedibus altis sedent, O.: eburneis sellis, L.: carpento, L.: delphine, O.: columbae viridi solo, V. —Of magistrates, esp. of judges, to sit, occupy an official seat, preside, be a judge, hold court, act as juror: (tribuno) in Rostris sedente: si idcirco sedetis, ut, etc.: sedissem forsitan unus De centum index in tua verba viris, O.: iudex sedit simius, Ph.: in tribunali Pompei praetoris urbani, assist — To continue sitting, sit still, continue, remain, tarry, wait, abide, sit idle, be inactive, delay, linger, loiter: isdem consulibus sedentibus lata lex est, etc.: an sedere oportuit Domi, T.: totos dies in villā: sedemus desides domi, L.: tam diu uno loco, N.: Sedit qui timuit, ne non succederet, stayed at home, H.: meliora deos sedet omina poscens, waits, V.: ante sacras fores, Tb.: ad mea busta sedens, Pr.—Prov.: compressis manibus sedere, sit with folded hands, L.—Of troops, to sit down, remain encamped, be entrenched, keep the field: ante moenia, L.: ad Trebiam, L.: sedendo expugnare urbem, L.: sedend<*> bellum gerere, by inactivity, L.: sedendo supera <*>ri eum, qui, etc., L.: qui sedet circum castella sub armis, V.— Fig., to sink, settle, subside, rest, lie: Sederunt medio terra fretumquo solo, O.: nebula campo quam montibus densior sederet, was thicker on the plain, L.: esca, Quae simplex olim tibi sederit, sat well upon your stomach, H.— To sit, sit close, hold fast, be firm, be fixed, be settled, be established: tempus fuit, quo navit in undis, Nunc sedet Ortygie, O.: in liquido sederunt ossa cerebro, stuck fast, O.: clava sedit in ore viri, stuck fast, O.: librata cum sederit (glans), L.: plagam sedere Cedendo arcebat, from sinking deeply, O.—In the mind, to be fixed, be impressed, be determined: in ingenio Cressa relicta tuo, O.: Idque pio sedet Aeneae, V.

    sub-dūcō dūxī    (subdūxtī, T.), ductus, ere, to draw away, take away, lead away, carry off, wrest, withdraw, remove: lapidibus ex turri subductis, Cs.: rerum fundamenta: capiti ensem, V.: cibum athletae: Aenean manibus Graium, V.—Of troops, to draw off, remove, transfer, detach, detail: cohortes subductae e dextro cornu, L.: subductis ordinibus, L.: copias in proximum collem, Cs.: agmen in aequiorem locum, L.—To take secretly, remove by stealth, steal, hide: subducta viatica plorat, H.: obsides furto, L.—With pron reflex., to withdraw stealthily, steal away: te mihi, T.: de circulo se: se ab ipso Volnere, O.: clam se, N.: quā se subducere colles Incipiunt, i. e. to slope down gradually, V.—To draw from under, bring from below, pull up, lift up, raise: cataractam funibus, L.: subductis (tunicis), pulled up, H.—Of ships, to haul up, bring out of water, beach: longas navīs in aridum, Cs.: naves in campo Martio subductae, L.: classis subducta ad Gytheum.—Fig., to cast up, reckon, compute, calculate, balance: summam: rationibus subductis: calculis subductus: bene subductā ratione, T.

    subiciō (the first syl. usu. long by position; often pronounced, and sometimes written, subiiciō), iēcī, iectus, ere    [sub+iacio], to throw under, place under, cast below: inter carros rotasque mataras subiciebant, discharged below (the wagonbodies), Cs.: sarmenta circumdare ignemque circum subicere coeperunt: artūs subiecto torruit igni, O.: tectis ignīs: cum tota se luna sub orbem solis subiecisset: bracchia pallae, O.: collo Bracchia, O.—Of troops, to bring, cause to be encamped, post: castris legiones, Cs.: se iniquis locis, Cs.— To set up, mount, throw up: corpora in equos, V.: regem in equum, L.: Quantum vere novo se subicit alnus, shoots up, V.— To substitute, forge, counterfeit: testamenta: librum, N.— To suborn: subicitur Metellus, qui hanc rem distrahat, Cs.— Fig., to submit, subject, present: ei libellum: ea, quae subiciebantur oculis, L.: res subiectae sensibus.— To ascribe, attribute: nec videre, sub hanc vocem honestatis quae sit subicienda sententia, i. e. what meaning is to be attributed to it: intellegere quae res huic voci subiciatur.— To substitute: silentium erat, inopiā potioris subiciundi, L.: pro verbo proprio subicitur aliud, quod idem significet. — To place under, make subject, subject se imperio alterius: se populi R. imperio subiectos dolere, Cs.: virtus subiecta sub varios casūs: bona civium voci praeconis: hiemi navigationem, expose, Cs.: fictis auditionibus fortunas innocentium: aliquid calumniae, L.—In thought, to subordinate, bring under, comprise in: formarum certus est numerus, quae cuique generi subiciantur: per quam res disperse dictae unum sub aspectum subiciuntur.— In order or time, to place after, let follow, affix, annex, append, subjoin: cur sic opinetur, rationem subicit, subjoins: a quibusdam senatoribus subiectum est, L.: vix pauca furenti Subicio, i. e. answer, V.— To bring forward, propose, adduce, bring to mind, prompt, suggest: Si meministi id, quod olim dictum est, subice, T.: quid dicerem: quae dolor querentibus subicit, L.: Spes est Peliā subiecta creatis, O.

    subitārius adj.    [subitus], in haste, sudden, hasty: aedificia, Ta.—Of troops, suddenly levied, raised for an emergency: milites, L.

    subsidium ī, n    [sub+SED-].—In order of battle, the troops in reserve, line of reserve, third line of battle, triarii: subsidia et secundam aciem adortus, L.: fugere inter subsidia, L.: in subsidiis pugnacissimas locare gentes, Cu.— A body of reserve, auxiliary corps, auxiliary forces: neque ullum esse subsidium, quod submitti posset, Cs.: post eas ceterum exercitum in subsidiis locat, stationed as a reserve, S.— Aid, help, relief, succor, assistance, reinforcement: cum alius alii subsidium ferrent, Cs.: Italiae subsidio proficisci, Cs.: subsidio venire.— Support, assistance, aid, help, protection: Milo, subsidium adflictae rei p.: subsidium bellissimum existimo senectuti otium: aurum ad subsidium fortunae relictum, L.: industriae subsidia: his ego subsidiis ea sum consecutus: ad omnīs casūs subsidia comparare, make provision. — A place of refuge, asylum, retreat: vix modicis navigiis pauca subsidia, Ta.: fidissimum ad subsidium perfugere, Ta.

    tīrōcinium ī, n    [tiro].—In the army, a soldier's first service, military inexperience. senatus cum simul et tirocinio et perturbatione iuvenis moveretur, L.— Young troops, raw forces, recruits: contemptum tirocinium, L.— A beginning, rudimentary effort, pupilage: in L. Paulo accusando tirocinium ponere, L.

    tumultuārius adj.    [tumultus], bustling, hurried, confused, irregular, disorderly: pugna (opp. iusta), L.: opus, L.—Of troops, raised irregularly, volunteer: exercitus, L.: manūs, Cu.

    vāpulō āvī, —, āre,    to get a cudgelling, be flogged: vapulando defessi, T.—Of troops, to be beaten: septimam legionem vapulasse.—Fig., to be lashed, be reviled: omnium sermonibus.

    vēles itis, m    [2 VOL-], a light-armed soldier. —Usu. plur, guerrilla troops, irregular bands, skirmishers, L.: a te, ut scurram velitem, malis oneratus, i. e. as a clown among soldiers.

    vēxillārius ī, m    [vexillum], a standard-bearer, ensign, L., Ta.—Under the empire, the oldest class of veterans, Ta.

    vēxillum ī, n dim.    [vēlum], a military ensign, standard, banner, flag: sub vexillo unā mitti, i. e. were placed in the ranks, Cs.: ut vexillum tolleres. — A signal-flag: vexillum proponendum, i. e. the signal for battle, Cs.—The troops following a standard, a company, troop, L.

    vīs (gen. vīs, late), —, acc. vim, abl. vī, f plur. vīrēs, ium    [cf. ἴσ], strength, force, vigor, power, energy, virtue: celeritas et vis equorum: plus vis habeat quam sanguinis, Ta.: contra vim atque impetum fluminis, Cs.: veneni.—Plur. (usu. of bodily strength): non viribus corporum res magnae geruntur: me iam sanguis viresque deficiunt, Cs.: corporis viribus excellens, L.: validis viribus hastam Contorsit, V.: agere pro viribus, with all your might: supra vires, H.: seu virium vi seu exercitatione multā cibi vinique capacissimus, L.: Nec mihi sunt vires inimicos pellere tectis, O.— Hostile strength, force, violence, compulsion: vis est haec quidem, T.: cum vi vis inlata defenditur: celeri rumore dilato Dioni vim adlatam, N.: sine vi facere, T.: matribus familias vim adferre: iter per vim tentare, by force, Cs.: civem domum vi et armis compulit: de vi condemnati sunt: quaestiones vel de caede vel de vi.—Energy, virtue, potency: vires habet herba? O.: egregius fons Viribus occultis adiuvat, Iu.—A quantity, number, abundance: mellis maxima: magna auri argentique: pulveris, Cs.— Plur, military forces, troops: praeesse exercitui, ut vires ad coërcendum haberet, Cs.: robur omne virium eius regni, the flower, L.: Concitet et vires Graecia magna suas, O.—Fig., mental strength, power, force, energy, vigor, influence: oratoris: conscientiae: quod ostentum habuit hanc vim, ut, etc., effect: qui indignitate suā vim ac ius magistratui quem gerebat dempsisset, L.—Force, notion, meaning, sense, import, nature, essence: id, in quo est omnis vis amicitiae: verborum, i. e. the signification: quae vis insit in his paucis verbis, si attendes, intelleges. I II III