vorare

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bāca (less correctly bacca), ae, f. [acc. to Benfey, for bacsa, kindred with Sanscr. bhaksh, edere, vorare; cf. also bhaxa, food; but v. Vani[cbreve]ek, Etym. Wörterb. 2, p. 561], a small round fruit, a berry.

Lit.

In gen. (cf.:

acinus, glans): virgas murteas cum bacis servare,

Cato, R. R. 101; Ov. M. 11, 234:

lauri,

Verg. G. 1, 306:

tinus,

Ov. M. 10, 98:

ebuli,

Verg. E. 10, 27:

cupressi,

Plin. 16, 27, 50, § 115:

platani,

id. 15, 7, 7, § 29:

hyssopi,

id. 26, 12, 76, § 124 al. —

Esp. freq. the olive:

agricola cum florem oleae videt, bacam quoque se visurum putat,

Cic. Div. 2, 6, 16; Hor. S. 2, 4, 69; id. Ep. 1, 16, 2; Ov. M. 6, 81; 8, 295; cf. Mart. 13, 101.—

Esp., absol., in the poets of the olive, Hor. C. 2, 6, 16:

quot Sicyon bacas, quot parit Hybla favos,

Ov. P. 4, 15, 10.—As sacred to Minerva:

ponitur hic bicolor sincerae baca Minervae,

Ov. M. 8, 664; 13, 653.—And of the fruit of the wild olive-tree, Ov. M. 14, 525; cf. Verg. G. 2, 183.—

Transf.

In gen., any fruit of a tree, * Lucr. 5, 1363:

arbores seret diligens agricola, quarum aspiciet bacam ipse numquam,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 31:

fruges terrae, bacaeque arborum,

id. Div. 1, 51, 116; so id. Sen. 2, 5: rami bacarum ubertate incurvescere, id. poët. ap. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. Rel. inc. inc. v. 135 Rib.); cf. id. de Or. 3, 38, 154:

semen inclusum est in intimā parte earum bacarum, quae ex quāque stirpe funduntur,

id. N. D. 2, 51, 127:

fruges atque bacae,

id. Leg. 1, 8, 25:

felices,

Sil. 15, 535.—

A pearl:

marita, quae Onusta bacis ambulet,

Hor. Epod. 8, 14:

aceto Diluit insignem bacam,

id. S. 2, 3, 241; so Ov. M. 10, 116; 10, 265; Verg. Cul. 67; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 592; id. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 167; id. Laud. Stil. 2, 88; id. VI. Cons. Hon. 528.—

The dung of sheep or goats, Pall. Jan. 14, 3.—

A link of a chain in the shape of a berry, Prud. steph. 1, 46; so id. Psych. prooem. 33.

grāmen, ĭnis, n. [Sanscr. root gar-, to swallow; Gr. bor- in bibrôskô, bora; Lat. -vorus, in carnivorus, vorare, etc.; hence, fuller root gras-; Gr. grastis; Lat. grāmen for gras-men; cf. Germ. Gras; Engl. grass], grass (cf.: herba, faenum, cespes, glaeba).

Sing.:

prostrati in gramine molli,

Lucr. 2, 29; 5, 1392; Hor. Epod. 2, 24:

cervus graminis immemor,

id. C. 1, 15, 30:

aprici campi,

id. A. P. 162:

graminis herba,

a blade of grass, Verg. E. 5, 26; Liv. 1, 24, 5:

floreum,

flowery turf, Mart. 9, 91, 1:

generosum,

Juv. 12, 40:

quocumque de gramine (equus),

pasture, id. 8, 60.—

Plur.:

tondere gramina,

Lucr. 2, 660; Hor. C. 4, 7, 1; 4, 1, 39; Verg. E. 10, 29; id. G. 1, 56; 2, 200 et saep.—

Transf., a plant, herb.

In gen.:

ignobile cerinthae,

Verg. G. 4, 63:

Indum,

Indian aromatic herbs, Stat. S. 2, 1, 187; cf.:

Arabum de gramine odores,

Prop. 2, 29 (3, 27), 17; Quint. 5, 8, 1:

non illa feris incognita capris Gramina (i. e. dictamnus),

Verg. A. 12, 415:

neve parum valeant a se data gramina,

Ov. M. 7, 137 (for which:

accepit cantatas herbas,

id. ib. 7, 98).—

In partic., dog's-grass, couch-grass, Plin. 24, 19, 118, § 178 sq.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

βορά, ἡ,

A food, prop. of carnivorous beasts,

ποντίοις δάκεσι δὸς βοράν A.Pr. 583

(lyr.), cf. Ch. 530;

θηρσὶν ἄθλιον β. E.Ph. 1603

, cf.S.Ant.30;

κυνὸς β. Ar.Eq. 416

;

ὁ λέων.. [χαίρει] ὅτι β. ἕξει Arist.EN 1118a23

; of cannibal feasts, Hdt.1.119; κρεῶν.. οἰκείας βορᾶς of their own flesh served as food, of the children of Thyestes, A.Ag. 1220, cf. 1597; βορᾶς τοῦ.. Οἰδίπου γόνου food torn from the body of the son of Oedipus, S.Ant. 1017, cf. 1040; βορᾷ χαίρουσιν ἀνθρωποκτόνῳ; E.Cyc. 127; οὐ γὰρ ἐν γαστρὸς β. τὸ χρηστὸν εἶναι in gluttony, Id.Supp. 865: less freq. of simple food, Pi.Fr.124.5, A.Pers. 490, S.Ph. 274, etc. ( βορρά is prob. f.l. for φορβά in AP3.14.) (Cf. βιβρώσκω: g[uglide]er[schwa]-, cf. Skt. - gara- in compds. (cf. δημο-βόρος, Lat. carni-vorus) 'devouring', giráti 'swallow', Lat. vorare, Lith. gérti 'drink', etc.)

požrěti (Ps. Sin., Hil., Supr.) `swallow, devour' [verb], požьrǫ [1sg]

žrat' `eat (of animals), gobble' [verb], žru [1sg], žrët [3sg]

žьrati `eat (of animals), gobble' [verb], žьru [1sg]

žrieti `eat (of animals), gobble' [verb], žru [1sg]

żreć `eat greedily' [verb], żrę [1sg]

žrẹ́ti `eat (of animals), gobble' [verb], žrèm [1sg]

Skt. giráti `devour' [verb];

Gk. βιβρώσκω `eat, digest' [verb];

Lat. vorāre `devour, eat greedily';

OIr. gelid `to eat (of animals), to devour' [verb]

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `devour' (Il.).

Other forms: The meaning implies not so much a present (for which ἐσθίω is used to a certain extent). βέβρωκα (Il.), βεβρώθοις Δ 35 (s. Chantr. Gramm. hom. 1, 429), βεβρώσεται (Od.), βέβρωμαι (A.), ἔβρων (h. Ap. 122), (hell.), ἐβρώθην (Hdt.). Other forms are late: βρώζω (Herod.), fut. βρώσομαι, βιβρώσκω (Babr.), ἀναβρώσκων (H.), ἔβρωσα, - ξα (Hell.). Desider. βρωσείω `desire to eat' (Call.).

Compounds: ὠμο-βρώς, - τος. δημο- (`devouring his people'), θυμο-βόρος (Il.), cf. Lat. carni-vorus.

Derivatives: Nom. actionis: βρωτύς (Il.) and βρῶσις (Il.) `food' (Chantr., BSL 59, 1964) 11-22); also βρώμη (Od.), βρῶμα (Ion.-Att.); βρωτόν (E.); βρώσιμος `eatable' (A.). - Nom. agentis: βρωτήρ (A.), as `moth' also βρωστήρ (Aq.). βορά `food' (of a predator). - On βούβρωστις s. v.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [474] * gʷerh₃- `devour'

Etymology: Root * gʷerh₃-. The zero grade in the verbal adj. βρωτός, which agrees with Lith. gìrtas `drunk' and Skt. gīrṇá- `devoured'. The aor. in Arm. 3. sg. eker (* e-gʷerh₃-et = Gr. *ἔδερε, *ἔβερε) to pres. utem ; Skt. aor. garat, gārīt; Greek has ἔβρως etc., with zero grade generalized from the plural. Perf. Skt. jagāra (* gʷe-gʷorh₃-e = Gr. *βέβορε). Greek generalized βρω- from the verb. adj. and the plural aor. and perf. Pres. Skt. giráti \< *gʷrh₃-e\/o-, which agrees with OCS. žьrǫ. Lat. vorāre may be denom. - Not here βάραθρον. Cf. δέρη.

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