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    vōx vōcis, f    [VOC-], a voice, sound, tone, utterance, cry, call: omnes voces hominis: cum (eloquentia) constet e voce atque motu: magna: summā, H.: vocem late nemora alta remittunt, echo, V.: ut nostrorum militum vocibus non nihil carperetur, shouts, Cs.: unā voce populi R. efferri, by the unanimous voice: ad sonitum vocis vestigia torsit, i. e. at the sound of the oars, V.—An utterance, word, saying, speech, sentence, proverb, maxim: non intellegere, quid sonet haec vox voluptatis: illa Platonis vera vox: flens diu vocem non misit, L.: cum quaereret neque ullam vocem exprimere posset, extort an answer, Cs.: nescit vox missa reverti, H.: vetuit me tali voce Quirinus, etc., in these words, H.: sidera excantata voce Thessalā, incantation, H.: consulum voci atque imperio non oboedire, command: tuis victus Venerisque gratae Vocibus, H.: contumeliosae, abuse, Cs.: Sunt verba et voces, quibus hunc lenire dolorem Possis, maxims, H.: Deripere lunam vocibus, by incantations, H.—Speech, language: cultūs hominum recentum Voce formasti catus (Mercurius), H.: Graecā scierit sive Latinā Voce loqui, O.—Pronunciation, accent, tone: rustica: acuta.

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    contentiō ōnis, f    [com-+2 TA-], a stretching, straining, exertion, tension, effort, struggle: vocis: studiorum: ferre tantam contentionem: dicendi: honorum, for honors: libertatis, L.—A contest, contention, strife, fight, dispute, controversy: contentiones proeliorum: magna belli: in re pecuniariā: tanta mecum: contentiones, quas Aedui secum habuissent, Cs.: adversus procuratores, Ta. — A comparison, contrast: hominum ipsorum: fortunarum.—In rhet., formal speech, oratory, C. —A contrast, antithesis, C.— Stress: vocis, i. e. the arsis.

    ūdus adj.    [for ūvidus], wet, moist, damp, humid: paludes, O.: litus, H.: pomaria rivis, H.: oculi, O.: Vere madent udo terrae, V.: udae Vocis iter (i. e. udum iter vocis), the throat, V.: liber, sappy, V.: argilla, yielding, H.: apium, growing in marshy ground, H.

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    ad - serviō (ass-) —, —, īre,    to help, assist, strengthen (once): contentioni vocis.

    capiō cēpī (capsis, old for cēperis, C.), captus, ere    [CAP-], to take in hand, take hold of, lay hold of, take, seize, grasp: flabellum, T.: sacra manu, V.: pocula, H.: baculum, O.: pignera, L.: manibus tympanum, Ct.: lora, Pr.: arma capere alii, seized their arms, S.: ensem, O.: tela, O.: omnia arma contra illam pestem, i. e. contend in every way: Manlium arma cepisse, had begun hostilities, S.: capere arma parabat, was on the point of attacking, O.—Of food, to take, partake of: Cibum cum eā, T.: lauti cibum capiunt, Ta. — To take captive, seize, make prisoner: belli duces captos tenetis: unus e filiis captus est, Cs.: capta tria milia peditum, L.: alquos Byzantii, N.: captos ostendere civibus hostes, H.: Num capti (Phryges) potuere capi? could they not, when taken, be taken (once for all)? V.: casus est enim in capiendo (sc. praedones).—To catch, hunt down, take: pro se quisque quod ceperat adferebat: cervum, Ph.: illa pro lepusculis capiebantur, patellae, etc.—To win, captivate, charm, allure, enchain, enslave, fascinate: ut te redimas captum (i. e. amore), T.: quibus (rebus) illa aetas capi ac deleniri potest: te pecuniā captum: quem suā cepit humanitate, N.: hunc capit argenti splendor, H.: dulcedine vocis, O.: (bos) herbā captus viridi, V.: oculis captis.— To cheat, seduce, deceive, mislead, betray, delude, catch: Aut quā viā te captent eādem ipsos capi? T.: eodem captus errore, involved in: suis miserum me cepit ocellis, Pr.: carmine formosae capiuntur, Tb.: me dolis, S.: capi alcuius dolo, N.: alqm amicitiae mendacis imagine, O.—To defeat, convict, cast, overcome (in a suit or dispute): ne tui consultores capiantur: in capiendo adversario versutus (orator).—To harm, lame, mutilate, maim, disable, impair, weaken: oculis et auribus captus, blind and deaf: membris omnibus captus: altero oculo capitur, loses an eye, L.: capti auribus metu, L.: lumine, O.: numquam erit tam captus equester ordo: captā re p. — P. pass., of the mind, deprived of sense, silly, insane, crazed, lunatic, mad: mente esse captum: virgines captae furore, L.: capti et stupentes animi, L. — To choose, select, elect, take, pick out, adopt, accept: iudicem populum R., L.: Me arbitrum, T.: inimicos homines, make enemies, T.: sacerdotem sortito: Flaccus flamen captus a Licinio erat, L. — Of places, to occupy, choose, select, take possession of, enter into: loca capere, to take up a position, Cs.: castris locum capere: locum extra urbem editum capere, N.: locum editiorem, S.: capto monte, Cs.: Aventinum ad inaugurandum templa, L.: montes fugā, for refuge, L.: tumulum, V.: terras captas despectare videntur (cycni), to be settling down on places selected, V. — To take by force, capture, storm, reduce, conquer, seize: pauca (oppida), S.: Troiā captā, L.: quod (agri) de Campanis ceperant: castra hostium, N.: oppida manu, V.; cf. oppressā captāque re p.: patriam suam, L.—To reach, attain, arrive at, betake oneself to: insulam, Cs.: oti illum portum.—Of property or money, to take, seize, wrest, receive, obtain, acquire, get: agros de hostibus: ager ex hostibus captus, L.: praedas, N.: ex hostibus pecuniam, L.: cape cedo, give and take, T.: de re p. nihil praeter gloriam, N.: ex calamitate populi R. nomen capere, Cs.: regnum Tiberinus ab illis Cepit, succeeded to, O.— With pecuniam, to take illegally, exact, extort, accept a bribe, take blackmail: contra leges pecuniam cepisse?: pecuniae per vim atque iniuriam captae: aperte pecunias ob rem iudicandam: alqm pecuniae captae arcessere, S.—To take, inherit, obtain, acquire, get, accept: morte testamentove alcuius alqd capere: a civibus Romanis hereditates: si capiendi Ius nullum uxori, Iu.—To collect, receive, obtain: ex eis praediis talenta argenti, T.: stipendium iure belli, Cs.: ex quo (castro) talenta, N.— Fig., to take, seize, obtain, get, enjoy, reap: Fructum, T.: fructūs auctoritatis: fructum vestri in me amoris: alquid ex eā re commodi? T.: utilitates ex amicitiā.—To take, assume, acquire, put on: gestūs voltūsque novos, T.: figuras, O.—To take, assume, adopt, cultivate, cherish, possess: petitoris personam: patris vim: patrium animum.— To undertake, assume, enter upon, accept, take up: provinciam duram, T.: consulatum: honores, N.: rerum moderamen, O.: rem p., S.: magistratum, L.—With dat. of person, to obtain for, secure for: patres praeturam Camillo ceperunt, L.—To begin, enter upon, undertake: bellum: labores, T.: augurium ex arce, L.: aliud initium belli, i. e. war on a new plan, Cs.: conatūs ad erumpendum, L.: nec vestra capit discordia finem, V.: ad impetum capiundum spatium, to take a start, L.: somnum, fall asleep.—Poet.: Unde nova ingressūs experientia cepit? i. e. was devised, V.—To seize, embrace, take (an opportunity): si quam causam ceperit, T.: tempus ad te adeundi.—To form, conceive, entertain, come to, reach: sensum verae gloriae: ex lucri magnitudine coniecturam furti: consilium unā tecum, T.: consilium hominis fortunas evertere: consilium equitatum demittere, Cs.: consilium ut exirem: legionis opprimendae consilium, Cs.—To take, derive, draw, obtain: de te exemplum, T.: exemplum ex aliquā re. — To take, entertain, conceive, receive, be subjected to, suffer, experience: miseriam omnem, T.: angorem pro amico: ex huius incommodis molestiam: infamiam sine voluptate: invidiam apud patres ex largitione, L.: timorem, V.: voluptatem animi.— With a feeling as subj, to seize, overcome, possess, occupy, affect, take possession of, move: Cupido cepit miseram nunc me, proloqui, etc.: ut caperet odium illam mei, T.: nos oblivio ceperat: Romulum cupido cepit urbis condendae, L.: animum cura cepit, L.: meae si te ceperunt taeda laudis, V.: dementia cepit amantem, V.—Of injury or loss, to suffer, take, be subjected to: calamitatem: incommodi nihil.—Esp., in the formula by which the senate, in great emergencies, gave absolute power to magistrates: videant ne quid res p. detrimenti capiat: senatus decrevit, darent operam consules, ne quid, etc., S.—To take in, receive, hold, contain, be large enough for: capit alveus amnes O.: terra feras cepit, O.: quid turbae est! Aedes nostrae vix capient, scio, T.: unā domo iam capi non possunt: Nec iam se capit unda, V.: Non tuus hoc capiet venter plus ac meus, H.: tot domūs locupletissimas istius domus una capiet? will swallow up.—To contain, hold, suffice for, be strong enough for, bear: eam amentiam: nec capiunt inclusas pectora flammas, O.: iram Non capit ipsa suam, O.: Nec te Troia capit, is too small for your glory, V.—To take, receive, hold, comprehend, grasp, embrace: gratia, quantam maximam animi nostri capere possunt: ille unus veram speciem senatūs cepit, L. I II III

    concentus ūs, m    [con- + 1 CAN-], a concert, symphony, harmony, harmonious music: concentum servare: vocis lyraeque, O.: avium, V.: concentibus aëra mulcent, O.: tubarum ac cornuum, L. — A choir, chorus of singers. — Fig., concord, agreement, harmony, unanimity: actionum: virtutis, Ta.: quid nostrum concentum dividat audi, H.

    cōnfōrmātiō ōnis, f    [conformo], a symmetrical forming, conformation, shape, form, fashion: liniamentorum: vocis, expression: doctrinae, i. e. culture.—Fig., an idea, notion, conception: animi: ut res conformatio quaedam notaret.—In rhet., rhetorical finish, elaboration: sententiarum.

    cōnstantia ae, f    [constans], steadiness, firmness, constancy, perseverance: dictorum: vocis atque voltūs, N.: quantum haberet in se boni constantia, discipline, Cs.: Nec semel offensae cedet constantia formae, H.—Fig., agreement, harmony, symmetry, consistency: dictorum atque factorum: ea constantiae causā defendere, for consistency's sake: promissi, adherence to.—Firmness, steadfastness, constancy, self-possession: vestra: eorum: hinc constantia, illinc furor: firmamentum constantiae est fides: animi, O.—In the Stoic philos., self-possession, placidity: sunt tres constantiae.

    cōrycus (cōri-) ī, m, κώρυκοσ (prop., a sack of sand for athletes), a means of exercise, discipline: laterum et vocis.

    cursus ūs, m    [1 CEL-], a running, course, way, march, passage, voyage, journey: cursum quom institeris, T.: navium, Cs.: ingressus, cursus, accubitio: cursu cum aequalibus certare, S.: cursu contingere metam, H.: se cursu miratur in ipso, O.: quique pedum cursu valet, V.: huc magno cursu intenderunt, at full speed, Cs.: cursu Troas agebat, V.: cursu in hostem feruntur, advance at a run, L.: cursum in medios dedit, rushed, V.: effuso cursu, L.: eodem cursu contendere, right onward, Cs.: tam brevi tempore tantos cursūs conficere: cursum direxit, quo tendebat, N.: iterare cursūs relictos, H.: Hunc morem cursūs docuit, sort of race, V.: Cursibus decernere, in racing, V.: Quo cursu deserta petiverit, flight, V.: in hoc medio cursu, i. e. half-way across, Cs.: secundissimo vento cursum tenere.—Of things, a course, way, flow: stellarum: mutata suos flumina cursūs, movement, V.: Cursibus obliquis fluens, O. — A passage: cursum exspectare, i. e. a fair wind.—Poet.: et vi cursus in altum Vela vocet, V.—Fig., a course, progress, direction, way, passage, access, succession: rerum: vitae: quem dederat cursum fortuna, V.: temporum: continuus proeliorum, Ta.: vocis per omnīs sonos: invectus contexere cursu, i. e. in a breath, Iu.: In cursu meus dolor est, i. e. is permanent, O.: recto depellere cursu, from virtue, H.

    diffūsus adj.    [P. of diffundo], spread abroad, extended, wide: platanus diffusa ramis. — Fig.: ius civile, prolix: vocis genus, protracted.

    dulcēdō inis, f    [dulcis], sweetness, pleasantness, agreeableness, delightfulness, charm: frugum, L.: dulcedine sensum movere: orationis: vocis, O.: amoris, V.: inertiae, Ta.: bibendi, Cu.

    ē-mereō uī, itus, ēre,    to obtain by service, earn, merit, deserve: virum, O.: honores, Pr.: emeruit vocis habere fidem, O. — To serve out, complete (a term of service): spes emerendi stipendia, L.: homines emeritis stipendiis, discharged veterans, S.: tempus (magistratūs) emeritum habere: emeritis medii temporis annis, O.—Fig.: tamquam emeritis stipendiis libidinis: emeritis exiret cursibus annus, O.

    flexibilis e, adj.    [FALC-], pliant, flexible, yielding: materia rerum: arcus, O.—Fig., pliant, flexible, tractable: genus vocis, easily modified: oratio: quid potest esse tam flexibile, inconstant.

    flexiō ōnis, f    [FALC-], a bending, swaying, bend, turn, curve: virilis laterum.—Fig., a turning, indirection: quae deverticula flexionesque quaesisti!— A modulation, inflection, change: vocis: in cantu: modorum.