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  • 1 flectō

        flectō flēxī, flexus, ere    [FALC-], to bend, bow, curve, turn, turn round: equos brevi, Cs.: de foro in Capitolium currūs: habenas, O.: cursūs in orbem, O.: iter ad Privernum, L.: flexa In burim ulmus, V.: artūs, L.: ora retro, O.: geminas acies huc, direct, V.: lumina, avert, V.: salignas cratīs, weave, V.: flex<*> fractique motūs, contorted: flexum mare, a bay, Ta.: (silva) se sinistrorsus, Cs.: (milvus) Flectitur in gyrum, wheels, O.: flector in anguem, wind myself into a snake, O.: Cera multas Flectitur in facies, is moulded, O.— To turn, double, pass around: in flectendis promunturiis: Leucatam.— To turn from, avoid, turn out of: viam, C., L.: iter, V.— To turn, go, divert one's course, march, pass: laevo flectentes limine, V.: ex Gabino in Tusculanos flexere colles, L.: ad Oceanum, L.: ad sapientiam, Ta.—Fig., to bend, turn, direct, sway, change: animum, T.: teneros et rudīs: suam naturam huc et illuc: vocem, modulate: flexus sonus, i. e. melancholy: mentīs suas ad nostrum imperium: aliquem a proposito, divert, L.: animos, quin, etc., L.: animos ad carmina, O.: Quo vobis mentes sese flexere viaï? Enn. ap. C.: Cereus in vitium flecti, H.: flexo in meridiem die, Ta.: versūs, qui in Tiberium flecterentur, i. e. might be applied, Ta.— To bend, move, persuade, influence, prevail upon, overcome, soften, appease: quibus rebus ita flectebar animo, ut, etc.: flectere mollibus Iam durum imperiis, H.: Superos, V.: fata deum precando, V.: ingenium alicuius avorsum, S.: si flectitur ira deorum, O.: ad deditionem animos, L.
    * * *
    flectere, flexi, flexus V
    bend, curve, bow; turn, curl; persuade, prevail on, soften

    Latin-English dictionary > flectō

  • 2 flecto

    flecto, xi, xum, 3, v. a. and n. [root in Gr. pholkos, bandy-legged; phalkês, the bent rib of a ship; L. falx; falco, so called from the curve of its claws or beak; cf. Germ. Falke; Engl. falcon].
    I.
    Act., to bend, bow, curve, turn, turn round (freq. and class.; syn.: plecto, plico, curvo).
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.:

    animal omne membra quocumque vult, flectit, contorquet, porrigit, contrahit,

    Cic. Div. 1, 53, 120:

    ora retro,

    Ov. M. 3, 188:

    vultus ad illum,

    id. ib. 4, 265;

    10, 236: lumina a gurgite in nullam partem,

    id. ib. 8, 367:

    geminas acies huc,

    to turn, direct, Verg. A. 6, 789; cf.

    oculos,

    id. ib. 8, 698:

    equos brevi moderari ac flectere,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 33 fin.:

    equum,

    Hor. C. 3, 7, 25:

    currum de foro in Capitolium,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 30, § 77:

    plaustrum,

    Ov. M. 10, 447: navem, Auct. B. Alex. 64 fin.:

    habenas,

    Ov. M. 2, 169:

    cursus in orbem,

    id. ib. 6, 225; cf.:

    cursus in laevum,

    id. Tr. 1, 10, 17:

    iter ad Privernum,

    Liv. 8, 19, 13 Drak. N. cr.:

    iter Demetriadem,

    id. 35, 31, 3:

    tu (Bacche) flectis amnes, tu mare barbarum,

    Hor. C. 2, 19, 17:

    arcus,

    to bend, Ov. M. 4, 303; cf.:

    flexos incurvant viribus arcus,

    Verg. A. 5, 500:

    flexum genu,

    Ov. M. 4, 340:

    artus,

    Liv. 21, 58, 9:

    flexi crines,

    curled, Mart. 3, 63, 3; 10, 65, 6; Juv. 6, 493:

    flexum mare,

    i.e. a bay, Tac. A. 14, 4:

    flexi fractique motus,

    contorted, Cic. Fin. 5, 12, 35:

    hinc (silva) se flectit sinistrorsus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 25, 3.—Mid.: quasi amnis celeris rapit, sed tamen inflexu flectitur, Naev. ap. Non. 191, 34 (Trag. Rel. v. 42 Rib.):

    (milvus) flectitur in gyrum,

    wheels, Ov. M. 2, 718:

    modo flector in anguem,

    I bend, wind myself into a snake, id. ib. 8, 883:

    sol ab ea (Cancri) meta incipit flecti,

    Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 264: Euphrates ad meridiem flectitur, id. 6, 26, 30, § 125.—
    2.
    In partic., naut. t. t., to go round or double a promontory:

    cum in flectendis promontoriis ventorum mutationes maximas saepe sentiant,

    Cic. Div. 2, 45, 94:

    Leucaten flectere molestum videbatur,

    id. Att. 5, 9, 1.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., to bend, turn, direct:

    ducere multimodis voces et flectere cantus,

    Lucr. 5, 1406:

    vocem,

    Ov. Am. 2, 4, 25:

    qui teneros et rudes cum acceperunt, inficiunt et flectunt, ut volunt,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 17, 47; cf.:

    imbecillitatem animorum torquere et flectere,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 29:

    suam naturam huc et illuc torquere ac flectere,

    id. Cael. 6, 13:

    vitam flectere fingereque,

    id. Sull. 28, 79:

    mentes suas ad nostrum imperium nomenque,

    id. Balb. 17, 39:

    aliquem a proposito,

    Liv. 28, 22, 11:

    scribentis animum a vero,

    id. 1 praef. 5:

    animus ab aliqua opinione flectendus,

    Quint. 4, 2, 80:

    animos ad publica carmina,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 1, 23: quo vobis mentes... dementes sese flexere viaï? Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 6, 16 (Ann. v. 209 ed. Vahl.):

    est viri et ducis oblata casu flectere ad consilium,

    Liv. 28, 44, 8:

    juvenis cereus in vitium flecti,

    Hor. A. P. 163:

    quod procul a nobis flectat Fortuna gubernans,

    turn aside, avert, Lucr. 5, 108.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To bend (in opinion or in will), to move, persuade, prevail upon, overcome, soften, appease (cf.:

    moveo, afficio): quibus rebus ita flectebar animo atque frangebar, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Sull. 6, 18:

    sed quid te oratione flectam?... qua re flecte te, quaeso,

    id. Phil. 1, 14, 35: facile Achivos flexeris, Enn. ap. Gell. 11, 4, 3 (Trag. v. 229 ed. Vahl.):

    judices,

    Quint. 6, 1, 9:

    flectere mollibus jam durum imperiis,

    Hor. C. 4, 1, 6:

    precibus si flecteris ullis,

    Verg. A. 2, 689:

    flectere si nequeo Superos, Acheronta movebo,

    id. ib. 7, 312; cf.:

    nisi dii immortales suo numine prope fata ipsa flexissent,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 19:

    desine fata deum flecti sperare precando,

    Verg. A. 6, 376:

    animos commutare atque omni ratione flectere,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 52 fin.:

    ingenium alicujus aversum,

    Sall. J. 102, 3:

    si quem a proposito spes mollitiave animi flexisset,

    divert, dissuade, Liv. 28, 22, 11: dictis nostris sententia flexa est, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 257 Müll. (Ann. v. 264 ed. Vahl.):

    si flectitur ira deorum,

    Ov. M. 1, 378: cf. id. Tr. 3, 5, 41:

    hortaturque simul flectitque labores,

    soothes, Stat. S. 5, 1, 119:

    ad deditionem primos,

    Liv. 5, 43, 1.—Mid.:

    plurimum valet miseratio, quae judicem flecti non tantum cogit, sed, etc.,

    to let himself be moved, Quint. 6, 1, 23:

    flexi in misericordiam,

    Amm. 12, 27.—
    b.
    (Acc. to I. A. 2.) To turn aside from, to avoid a thing:

    ut eam (viam) flectas, te rogo,

    Cic. Att. 11, 18, 2 (but B. and K. ex conj. C. F. Hermann read ira, v. a. sup.); cf.:

    flexit viam,

    Liv. 1, 60, 1:

    dolo a se flexos imputavit civilis,

    Tac. H. 5, 24.—
    c.
    To refer to or apply to any one:

    versus qui in Tiberium flecterentur,

    Tac. A. 6, 29:

    Augustus quaedam ex horrida illa antiquitate ad praesentem usum flexisset,

    id. ib. 4, 16.—
    d.
    In grammar.
    (α).
    To form a word from another language:

    verba derivare, flectere, conjungere,

    Quint. 8, 3, 36:

    hoc vocabulum (pollex) de Graeco flexum est,

    Gell. 4, 3 fin. —
    (β).
    To decline, conjugate, inflect, Varr. L. L. 10, 2, 29 al.—
    (γ).
    Flectere syllabam, to mark with the circumflex accent, and hence, to lengthen, Quint. 1, 5, 23 Spald. and Zumpt.
    II.
    Neutr., to turn, go, or march in any direction (post-Aug.).
    A.
    Lit.:

    cum procul hos laevo flectentes limite cernunt,

    Verg. A. 9, 372:

    ex Gabino in Tusculanos flexere colles,

    Liv. 3, 8, 6;

    Hasdrubal ad Oceanum flectit,

    id. 28, 16, 3:

    inde Vitellius Cremonam flexit,

    Tac. H. 2, 70:

    in Capitolium,

    Suet. Tib. 20.—
    B.
    Trop., of thought or speech, to turn in any direction:

    ad providentiam sapientiamque,

    Tac. A. 13, 3:

    in ambitionem,

    id. ib. 4, 37:

    a veneratione Augusti orsus flexit ad victorias Tiberii,

    id. ib. 1, 34.—Hence, flexus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Lit., bent, winding:

    error,

    Ov. M. 8, 160:

    zodiacus circa Cancrum Capricornumque flexior,

    Mart. Cap. 8, § 878.—In neutr. plur. subst.: collium flexa, Minuc. Fel. Octav. 17.—
    B.
    Trop., of tones, lengthened:

    infinito magis illa flexa et circumducta sunt,

    Quint. 11, 3, 172.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > flecto

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