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"to"; căpio, "to take"] ("To |
take to" one's self; hence) 1. To
receive.-2. To admit, let in.-3.
To take, get, etc.-4. Of a sound:
To catch with the ears; to hear.
5. To perceive, learn, understand.
accisus, a, um, P. perf. pass.
of accido.

ac-commodo, commodāvi, commodatum, commodare, 1. v. a. [for ad-commodo; fr. ad, "to"; commodo, "to adjust "] With Dat.: To adjust to; to adapt, or hang on, to.

a-cer, cris, cre, adj. [for accer; fr. AC, root of ac-uo, "to sharpen "] ("Made sharp"; hence) Violent, hasty, fierce. Comp. acr-for; Sup.: acerrimus.

ǎcer-nus, na, num, adj. [ăcer, "maple-tree"] ("Pertaining to the acer"; hence) Made of the maple-tree; maple-.

acerrimus, a, um; see acer. Achal-cus, ca, cum, adj. [Achal-a, "Greece"] ("Pertaining to Achaia"; hence) Greek, Grecian.

Achilles, is and i, m. Achilles; son of Peleus, king of Thessaly, and Thetis; one of the greatest heroes at the siege of Troy.

Achiv-i, ōrum (Gen. plur. ûm, v. 318), m. plur. [Achiv-us, "Greek"] The Greeks.

ǎc-Yes, ici, f. [AC, root of ǎcuo; sce acer] 1. An edge, or sharp edge, of a weapon, etc.-2. An army, host, forces, drawn up in line of battle. 3. An action, battle, engagement.

actus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of ǎgo.

ǎd, prep. gov. Acc.: To, towards.-2. Near to, beside.-3. At. additus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of addo.

ad-do, didi, ditum, děre, 3. v. a. [ăd, "to"; do, "to put"] ("To put to or on to"; hence)

1. To add.-2. With personal pron.: To attach, or join, one's self. -Pass.: ad-dor, ditus sum, di.

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ǎd-ĕo, adv. [prob. for adĕom; fr. ǎd, "to or up to"; ĕom (=eum), old acc. of pron. is] ("To, or up to, this "). Used enclitically: Indeed: jam adeo, now indeed.

ǎd-huc, adv. [ăd, "to or up to"; huc, old form of hoc, "this"]("Up to this" time; hence) Yet, still.

ǎdi-tus, tūs, m. [ADI, root of ǎděo, "to go to"]("A going to" a place, etc.; hence) An entrance, avenue, approach.

admirans, ntis, P. pres. of admiror.

ad-miror, mirātus sum, mīrāri, 1. v. dep. [ad, "without force"; miror, "to wonder "] To wonder or be astonished.

ǎd-ōro, ōrāvi, ōrātum, ōrāre, 1. v. a. [ăd, "without force" oro, "to entreat"] To entreat, beseech; to address an entreaty to. ad-spīro, spīrāvi, spīrātum, spīrāre, 1. v. n. [ăd, 66 upon ; spiro, "to breathe"] ("To breathe upon "" ; hence) With Dat.: To be favourable to; to aid, forward, etc.

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ad-sum fui, esse, v. n. [ad, "at"; sum] ("To be at, or near,' a person or place; hence) 1. With idea of rest in a place: a. Abs.: To be present or here.-b. With Dat.: To be, or be present, at. -2. With idea of motion: To be at hand, to approach.

adver-sus, sa, sum, adj. [for advert-sus, fr. advert-o]("Turned towards " an object; hence) With accessory notion of hostility: Opposing, adverse, hostile.

ad-verto, verti, versum, vertere, 3. v. a. [ad, "towards" verto] ("To turn towards" hence) Mentally: To observe, heed, attend to.

ǎdytum, i, n. The sanctuary, or innermost part of a temple, which none but the priests were allowed to enter [advтor, "not to be entered"].

æd-es, is, f. ("The burning, or shining, thing"; hence, with reference to the domestic hearth) Plur.: A dwelling, abode, house [prob. akin to aie-w," to burn"]. æd-I-fic-o, avi, ātum, āre, 1. v. a. [for æd-I-făc-o; fr. æd-es; (i) connecting vowel; FAC, root of fac-io] ("To make an ædes"; hence, to build"; hence) To make, construct.

æger, gra, grum, adj.: 1. Sad, sorrowing, troubled. - 2. Feeble,

weary.

Enēas, æ, m. Eneas; the mythic son of Auchises and the goddess Venus, and ancestor of the Romans. After death he was worshipped under the title of Jupiter Indiges.

ǎē-nus, na, num, adj. [for ær-nus; fr. æs, ær-is, "bronze or copper"] ("Pertaining to œs"; hence) Of bronze or copper: lux aëna, i.e. of the bronze-armour. æqu-av-us, a, um, adj. [æqu-us, "equal"; æv-um, "age"] Of equal, or the like, age. æqu-o, avi, atum, āre, 1. v. a. [æqu-us, "equal"] To make equal, to place on an equality.

æqu-or, oris, n. [æqu-o, "to make level"] (That which is made level"; hence, "a level surface"; hence) Plur.: The waters of the sea; the sea, in any condition.

æqu-us, a, um, adj. (" Of one uniform nature" throughout; hence, "level, even"; hence) 1. Equal: non æquns, unequal.-2. In conduct: Equitable, fair, honourable.-As Subst.: æquum, i, n. Equity, fairness, honourable conduct [akia to Saus. ekas, "one"].

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æs, æris, n. ("Bronze, copper"; hence) Bronze-armour, bronze-arms [akin to Sans. ayas, "iron"].

æs-tus, tūs, m. ("A burning"; hence) Heat; glowing, or scorching, heat [prob. akin to a-w, "to burn or be hot "].

æ-tas, tatis, f. [for æv-tas; fr. æv-um, "age"]("The state of ærum ; hence) Age, old age.

æt-ernus, erna, ernum, adj. [contr. fr. ætat-ernus; fr. ætas, ætat-is] ("Pertaining to ætas"; hence) Eternal, everlasting.

æther, ĕris, m ("The burning, or shining, thing"; hence, "the upper air or ether"; hence) The sky [Gr. aieńp].

ævum, i, n. ("Life-time, life"; hence) 1. Age, old age.-2. A particular season, or time, of life [akin to Sans. ajus, "life"; Gr. aifór].

afflic-tus, ta, tum, adj. [for afflig-tus; fr. afflig-o, "to dash to the ground"] ("Dashed to the ground"; hence) Dejected, desponding.

af-flo, flavi, flātum, flăre, 1. v. a. [for ad-flo; fr. ad," upon"; flo, "to blow"] To blow upon; fulminis afflavit ventis, (blew upon (me) with the winds of his thunderbolt, i.e.) struck, or blasted, me with his lightning.

af-fluo, fluxi, fluxum, fluère, 3. v. a. [for ad-fluo; fr. ad, "to"; fluo, "to flow"] ("To flow to"; hence) Of persons: To throng, or flock up, to one.

(af-for), fatus sum, fāri (1st and 2nd persons sing. pres. not found), 1. v. dep. [for ad-for; fr.. ăd, "to"; (for), "to speak"] D

To speak to, address; affāri, v. 775, is the Historic inf. [§ 140, 2]. afföret adesset, 3. pers. sing. imperf. subj. of adsum. ǎge; see ǎgo, no. 3.

ǎger, ǎgri, m. A field [akin to Sans. ajr-as; Gr. ȧyp-ós, "a field"; English acre].

ag-ger, geris, m. [agger-o, "to bring, or carry, to" a place] ("That which is brought to' a place; hence, "materials for forming an elevation; hence) A mound, embankment.

ag-glŏměro, gloměrāvi, glomerátum, gloměrāre, 1. v. a. [for ad-gloměro; fr. ăd, "to or on to"; gloměro, "to wind," as a ball of yarn, etc.] ("To wind to or on to"; hence) With Personal pron. in reflexive force: Te join, or attach, one's self.

ag-gredior, gressus sum, grědi, 3. v. dep. [for ad-grădior; fr. ăd, "to"; grădior, "to step"] ("To step to"; hence, "to approach"; hence) 1. In a hostile sense: To attack, assault, assail. -2. To undertake, set about, a thing.

fr. ǎd," in relation to" ; gnosco, old form of nosco, "to know"] ("To know in relation to one's self"; hence) To recognise, distinguish.

ǎgo, egi, actum, ǎgère, 3. v. a. ("To set in motion"; hence) 1. Of things: To impel, push forward.--2. Of persons: To lead, or bring, up. - 3. Imperat. as adv.: Age, come, come on. - 4. Mentally: To urge on; to induce, instigate. -Pass.: ǎgor, actus sum, ăgi [ay].

agr-I-col-a, æ, m. [ăger, agr-i; (i) connecting vowel; colo, "to cultivate"] A cultivator of land; a husbandman, peasant.

aio, v. defect. To say [akin to Sans. root AH, "to say "].

Ajax, acis, m. Ajax; son of Oi eus, king of the Locri, in Greece.

all-qui, qua, quod (Gen. ǎltcujus; Dat. alicui; Plur. ǎllqui, quæ, qua, etc.), indef. pron. adj. [ăli-us; qui] Some, any.

ǎlf-quis, quid (Gen. ǎlicujus; Dat. ǎlicui; fem. sing. and fem. and neut. plur. not used), indef. aggressus, a, um, P. perf. pron. subst. [ăli-us; qais] Some of aggredior. one. somebody; something; any ǎgĭtā-tor, tōris, m. [ăgit(a)-one, any body; any thing. o, "to drive"] A driver: ĕquorum, a charioteer.

ǎg-Ito, Itāvi, Itatum, Itāre, 1. v. a. freq. [ǎg-o] ("To set in constant motion"; hence) 1. To drive about, pursue, chase, etc.2. Mentally: To turn over in the mind; to deliberate upon, bethink one's self of.

ag-men, mìnis, n. [id.] ("That which is set in motion"; hence) 1. Of rivers: Course, stream.-2. Course taken by living creatures.-3. A crowd, multitude.-4. A band of soldiers; a force, etc.

a-gnosco, gnovi, gnitum, gnoscere, 3. v. a. [for ad-gnosco;

ǎl-Iter, adv. [ăl-is, old form of al-Ius] In another manner, otherwise.

ǎl-fus, la, Iud (Gen. ǎlius; Dat. ǎlli), adj. Another, other of many.-As Subst.: ǎlli, ōrum, m. plur. Others: ǎlli. ǎlli, some... others [akin to aλ-λos].

al-mus, ma, mum, adj. [ăl-o, "to nourish "]("Nourishing"; hence) Benign, propitious.

alt-aria, ārĭum, n. plur. [altum, "a high place"] ("Things pertaining to the altum ; hence) A high altar; an altar on which sacrifices were offered only to the superior deities.

al-ter, těra, těrum (Gen.

alterius; Dat. altĕri), adj. [akin to ǎl-Ius] Another; the other of two alter... alter, the one... the other.

altum, i; see altus.

al-tus, ta, tum, adj. [ăl-o," to make to grow, to nourish"] ("Nourished; grown great by nourishment"; hence) 1. High, lofty.-2. Deep.-As Subst.: altum, i, n. The deep; the main or open sea.

alvus, i, f. The belly. ambig-uus, ua, ŭum, adj. [ambig-o, "to doubt"] Doubtful, uncertain, ambiguous. ambo, æ, o, plur. adj. [ἄμφω].

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a-mens, mentis, adj. [ā, " from " mens, "mind "] ("Being from mind"; i.e.) Out of one's mind; frantic, distracted.

1. ǎm-icus, ica, icum, adj. [am-o, "to love"] 1. Loving, friendly. As Subst.: amicus, i, m. A friend. 2. Favourable.

2. ǎmicus, i; see 1. ămicus. āmissus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of amitto.

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ā-mitto, mīsi, missum, mittĕre, 3. v. a. [a, "from"; mitto, "to let go "]("To let go from one; "to let slip"; hence) To lose.-Pass.: a-mittor, missus sum, mitti.

ăm-or, ōris, m. [am-o, "to love"] 1. Love.-2. With Inf.: An eager desire; a longing.

am-plector, plexus sum, plecti, 3. v. dep. [am, " around plecto, "to twine"] 1. To twine, or wind, around; to embrace, clasp.-2. Of a serpent: To coil around, enfold.

amplexus, a, um, P. perf. of amplector.

an, conj. [prob. a primitive word] 1. Whether.-2. Or. Anchises, æ (Acc. Anchisen), m. Anchises; the father of Æneas ['Αγγίσης].

Androgeos, i, m. Androgeos; a Greek, killed by Æneas and his followers on the night when Troy was taken.

Andromǎche, és, f. Andromache; the wife of Hector ['Av Spoμayn, "She who fights with, men"]."

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ang-uis (dissyll.), uis, f. A serpent; a snake [ang-o, squeeze ; and so, "the squeezing one"; cf. Gr. exis; Sans. ahi, fr. a lost verb ANGH ango]. angustum, i; see angustus. angus-tus, ta, tum, adj. [for angor-tus; fr. angor, "compression"]("Provided with angor"; hence, " drawn together, close"; hence) Narrow, contracted.-As Subst.: angustum, i, n. A narrow part or place.

ǎn-ima, imæ, f. ("That which breathes or blows "; hence, "air"; hence) 1. Life.--2. A living being; a person [akin to Sans. root AN, "to breathe or blow"].

ăn-imus, Imi, m. [akin to ăn-ima] 1. Mind.-2. Sing. and Plur.: Spirit, courage.

an-nus, ni, m. (" That which goes round, a circuit"; hence) Of time: A year [akin to Sans. AM, "to go"; am-ati, "time" also to Gr. ἔν-νος=ἐνιαυτός, “ 2 year"].

ante, adv. and prep.: 1. Adv.: Before, previously.-2. Prep. gov. Acc.: a. Before.-b. In front of; in advance of.-c. Above, beyond.

ant-iquus, iqua, iquum, adj. [ant-e] Belonging to ante"; hence) 1. Former, ancient, old.

am-pl-us, a, um, adj. [am, around ; pl-eo, "to fill"]-2. Aged. ("Filled around ; hence) Of large extent, extensive, spacious.

ǎ-pĕr-lo, ui, tum, īre, 4. v. a. ("To uncover"; hence) To dis

close, reveal, lay open [prob. ǎb, denoting "reversal or negation" root PER, akin to Sans. root VAR, or VRI, "to cover "].

ǎpex, Icis, m. A point, tip, etc., of a flame; a pointed flame. Apollo, inis, m. Apollo; the sun-god; son of Jupiter and Latona, and brother of Diana [Απόλλων].

ap-pārĕo, pārăi, pārĭtum, pārēre, 2. v. n. [for ad-parĕo; fr. ăd, "at"; pāreo, "to appear"] ("To appear at' some place, e'c.; hence) To come in sight, to be visible, to show one's self, etc.

aptans, ntis, P. pres. of apto. apt-o, avi, atum, are, 1. v. a. Lapt-us, "joined on"] ("To make aptus"; hence) To adapt, fit, adjust.

ǎp-ud, prep. gov. Acc. [prob. obsol. ǎp-o, ǎp-io, "to lay hold of"] Among, with.

ār-a (old form as-a), æ, f. ("A seat or raised place"; hence) An elevation for sacred purposes; i.e. an altar [prob. akin to Sans. root âs, "to sit "]. ǎrandus, a, um, Gerundive of ǎro.

arbor, oris, f. A tree. arc-ĕo, ui (obsol. sup. Itum), ēre, 2. v. a. To confine, restrain [prob. akin to Gr. eipyw, “to enclose"; and in some meanings to apkéw, "to ward off, defend "; also to Sans. root RAKSH, "to preserve"].

arctus, a, um ; see 1. artus. ardens, ntis: 1. P. pres. of arděo.-2. Pa.: Of the eyes: Glowing, flashing, sparkling.

arděo, arsi, arsum, ardere, 2. v. n.: 1. To be on fire; to burn, blaze. 2. To burn with any passionate emotion; to be inflamed or excited.

arduus, a, um, adj.: 1. Erect. -2. High, lofty [akin to Sans. úrd-va; Gr. ope-ós, "erect"].

Argolicus, a, um, adj. ("Argolic, Argive"; hence) Greek, Grecian ['Apyoλikós].

Argos (only in Nom. and Acc.), n. Argi, ōrum, m. plur. Argos or Argi; the capital of Argolis in the Peloponnesus (now Morea), sacred to Juno.-Hence, Arg-īvus, īva, ivum, adj.: a. Argive.-b. Greek, Grecian.

ǎries, ĕtis (Abl. trisyll. arjěte, v. 492), m. ("A ram"; hence) A battering-ram; i.e. a military engine for battering walls, having at its extremity the figure of a ram's head [akin to eppaos].

ar-ma, mōrum, n. plur. ("Things adapted" to any purpose; hence) 1. For war, etc.: Arms, weapons.-2. Means of attack.-3. Armed men, warriors, troops, etc. [akin to ap-w, "to adapt "].

armātus, a, um: 1. P. perf. pass. of armo.-2. Pa.: Armed. As Subst.: armāti, ōrum, m. plur. Armed men, soldiers, warriors.

ar-mentum, menti, n. [ăr-o] ("The ploughing thing, the plougher"; hence, "cattle for ploughing"; hence) Cattle in general; a drove, herd.

arm-i-ger, gèri, m. [arm-a; (i) connecting vowel; ger-o, "to bear or carry"] Armour-bearer.

arm-I-potens, potentis, adj. [arm-a; (i) connecting vowel; potens, "powerful"] Powerful

in arms.

arm-o, avi, atum, āre, 1. v. a. [arm-a] To furnish with arms or weapons; to arm.-Pass.: arm-or, ātus sum, äri.

ăr-o, avi, atum, āre, 1. v. a. To plough [op-ów].

arrectus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of arrigo.

ar-rigo, rexi, rectum, rīgĕre, 3. v. a. [for ad-rego; fr. åd, "up, upwards"; règo, "to keep

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