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Juvenal Vocabulary-Satire 1
Vocabulary for Satire 1
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02/14/2011

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absēns, -entis
Definition
pres p of absum || adj. absent; in spite of being absent; non-existent; mē absente in my absence; praesēns absēns whether present or absent
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accipio, -cipere, -cepi, -ceptus
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tr. to take, receive, accept; to welcome, entertain; to hear, learn, understand; to interpret, explain; to undertake (a task); to assume (a responsibility); to take (medicine, food); to incure (a wound, loss); to accept (a post, office); to borrow (money); to approve of, agree to; to have room for, accommodate; to welcome, entertain; to accept as valid, admit; to learn, hear, be told of; to infer, conclude; (geol.) to let in (the sea); accipere dareque to exchange; actionem accipere (leg.) to be granted a hearing; auribus accipere to hear, learn by listening; initium (or originem or ortum) accipere to begin; finem accipere to come to an end
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accūsātor, -ōris
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m. accuser, prosecutor; informant
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aconītum, -ī
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n. (bot) wolfsbane; strone poison
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admitto, -mittere, -misi, -missus
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tr. to let in, admit; to allow; to let loose; to listen to; to put at a gallop; to let (water, hair) flow; to allow; to commit (error, crime); facinus in se admittere to commit a fault, error, crime; ad animum admittere to consider; auribus (or ad aures) admittere to listen to || intr. (in augury) to be propitious
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adsum, -esse, -fuī, -futūrus
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intr. be near, be present, be in attendance, arrive, appear; aid (w. dat)
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adulter, -era, -erum
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adj. adulterous, unchaste; cross-bred (plants); debased (coinage); adultera clāvis skeleton key || m. lover, adulter || f. adulteress
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aequor, -oris
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n. level surface; plain; sea
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aestivus, -a, -um
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adj. summer; occasus aestivus northwest; oriens aestivus northeast
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agito, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to set in motion; to drive on, impel; to hunt; to scour (for game); to brandish, wave (weapon); to pursue (an objective); to shake (reins); to drive (vehicle); to ride (horse); to tend (flocks); to urge, support, insist on; to practice (justice, a trade); to exercise (the body); to engage in (conversation); to enjoy (peace, fame); to observe, celebrate; to obey, carry out; to spend, pass (time); to toss, disturb; to distress; to stimulate, arouse (the mind, emotions); to deride, insult; to criticize; to discuss; to cherish (hope); secum (or animo or mente) agitare to think about, consider, ponder; (w. indirect question) to debate (in one's mind) || intr. to live, spend one's life
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agnōscō, -nōscere, -nōvi, -nitus
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tr. to recognize, identify; acknowledge; own up to, admit to
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albus, a, um
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adj. flat white; bright, shining, clear (sky, light, sun, etc.); favorable; clad in white; light-skinned, fair; whitened, made white; favorable, auspicious; grey (hair); pale (from fear, sickness)
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ālea, -ae
Definition
f. dice game; gambling; die; risk, gamble; ~¯ lūdere to gamble; iacta ~ est the die is cast
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algeo, -ēre, alsi
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intr. to be cold; to feel cold; to endure cold; (fig.) to be left out in the cold
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altus, -a, -um
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adj. high; tall; deep; profound (wisdom); deep, loud (sound); intense (heat, cold); thick (fog); high-born, ancient (lineage) || n. high seas, the deep; heaven; ab alto from on high, from heaven; ex alto far-fetched; ex alto petere (or repetere) to go far afield for
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alumnus, -i
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m. foster son
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amictus, -ūs
Definition
m. wrap, cloak; clothing; fashion (in dress), style (in dress); headdress used in worship
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anguis, -is
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mf. snake, serpent || Anguis m Dragon, Serpent, Hydra (constellations)
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aper, -pri
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m. wild boar; meat of wild boar as food
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arca, -ae
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f. chest, cupboard; money box (also the money itself), safe, coffer; coffin; prison cell
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armiger, -era, -erum
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adj. armed; producing warriors; (of a field sown with dragon's teeth) producing armed men || m. armed man; bodyguard; armor-bearer || f. armor-bearer (female); Iovis armigera Jove's armor-bearer (i.e., the eagle)
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auris, -is
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f. ear
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Aurunca, -ae
Definition
f. town in Campania, birthplace of the poet Lucilius || Auruncus, -a, -um adj. of Arunca || mpl. people of Arunca
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avus, -ī
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m. grandfather; forefather
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axis, -is
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m. axle; wagon, chariot; the earth's axis; north pole; vault of heaven; region, climate, country; board, plank
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balneum, -ī
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n. (pl. also: balneae, ārum) bathroom; public baths; bathing, taking a bath
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calceus, -ī
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m. shoe; ~ī mulleī/patriciī red shoes worn by senators who'd held curule office; ~ōs mūtāre (fig.) to become a senator (from the shoes that senators wore); ~ōs poscere to leave the table (literally, to call for one's shoes)
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Calēnus, -a, -um
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adj. of Cales (in Campania) || n. wine from Cales
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caleō, -ēre, -uī
Definition
intr. to be warm, be hot; feel warm, glow; be flushed (with wine); be hot (with lust); be busy, have one's hands full; be yet new, be fresh || impers. calētur (of the weather) it is hot
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calix, -icis
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m. cup, goblet; cooking pot; (fig.) wine
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calx, -cis
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f. heel; (back of the) hoof; (fig.) foot, kick; calcibus caedere to kick
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calx, -cis
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f. lime, limestone; pebble (used in games); finish line, goal; ad calcem pervenīre to reach the goal; (prov.) ad carcerēs ā calce revocārī to have to do a thing all over again (lit. to be called back to the starting gate from the finish line)
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campus, -i
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m. open field (opp. ager tilled field); flat space, plain; level surface; (fig) field of action, subject of debate; Campus Martius Field of Mars (near the Tiber, used for sports, elections, military exercises)
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capāx, -ācis
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adj. capacious, spacious, wide, roomy; (of mind) able to grasp, receptive; (w. gen., dat., of inf.) big enough for; (w. gen.) 1 capable of, capable of holding; 2 susceptible of; 3 capable of understanding; capāx nāvium navigable
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caper, -prī
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m. he-goat, billy goat
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carcer, -eris
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m. prison; prisoners; (coll.) jailbird || mpl. starting gate (at racetrack); ad carcerēs ā calce revocārī to start over from scratch (literally, to be called back from the chalk line, i.e., finish line, to the starting gate)
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careō, -ēre, ūi
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intr. (w. abl. or gen.) 1 to be without; 2 to miss; 3 to be free from (trouble, pain, blame); 4 to keep away from, be absent from; 5 to abstain from; 6 to fail to achieve, be denied; 7 to go without
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cāsus, -ūs
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m. falling; fall, downfall, overthrow, end; chance, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; adventure; emergency; misfortune, accident; plight; eventuality, possible situation, contingency; death; fate; (gram.) case
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cathedra, -ae
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f. armchair, cushioned seat; sedan chair; teacher's chair
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caulae, -ārum
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fpl. fence; sheepfold; opening, hole; ~ corporis (anat) pores
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caulis, -is
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f. stalk, stem; cabbage
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causidicus, -i
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m. lawyer; (pej.) shyster
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cēna, -ae
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f. dinner; dish, course; ad ~m invītāre/vocāre to invite to dinner; caput ~e main dish; ~m appōnere to serve dinner; in ~¯ for dinner; inter ~m at table, during dinner
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cēnsus, -us
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m. census; register of the census; income bracket; wealth, property; rich presents; cēnsum agere (or habēre) to hold a census; cēnsū prohibēre to exclude from citizenship; in cēnsum referre to register in the census list
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cēra, -ae
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f. wax; writing tablet (covered with wax); wax seal; wax bust of an ancestor; cell (of a beehive); prīma cēra first page
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cervīx, -īcis
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f. (often in pl. w. same meaning as sg.) neck, nape; in cervīcibus nostrīs esse (fig.) to be on our necks; ā cervīcibus nostrīs āvertere (fig.) to get (s.o.) off our necks; cervīcibus sustinēre to shoulder (responsibility)
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charta, -ae
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f. sheet of papyrus, paper; thin sheet of metal || fpl (fig) writings
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circumdūcō, -cere, -xī, -ctus
Definition
tr. to lead around, draw around; (w. double acc) to lead (s.o.) around to; aliquem omnia praesidia ~ to lead s.o. around to all the garrisons
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citātus, -a, -um
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adj. rapid, speedy; (of limbs) moved quickly; (of pace, actions) quick, speedy; (of bowels) loose; citātō equō at full gallop
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citātus, -us
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m. impulse
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citius
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adv. sooner, rather; dictō ~ no sooner said than done; sērius aut ~ sooner or later
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cito
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adv. quickly; soon
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cito, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to excite, rouse; to call, summon; to call to witness, appeal to; to arouse, produce; to cite (as an authority)
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clausus, -a, -um
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pp. of claudō || adj. closed, inaccessible (place); (of a person) impervious to feelings; shut, locked up; enclosed (in a container) || n. enclosure
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columna, -ae
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f. column, pillar; support; waterspout; (vulg) (big) penis; columnae Herculis/Hesperiae the Pillars of Hercules; columna Maenia whipping post (in the Forum for thieves and slaves and to which debtors were summoned for trial); Protei columnae the Pillars of Proteus, the 'borders of Egypt' || fpl. portico; bookshop
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comedo, -edere (or -esse), -edi, -esus (or -estus)
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tr. to eat up, consume; to squander || refl. to pine away; (fig.) to feast one's eyes on
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comes, -itis
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mf. companion; fellow traveler; associate, partner; attendant; staff member; concomitant
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comitō, -āre, -āvi, -ātus or comitor, -ārī, -ātus sum
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tr. to accompany; escort; share (a fate); attend (a funeral); (of ancestral busts) be carried at (a funeral) || intr. (w. dat) to be present with, attend
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committō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus
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tr. to bring together, unite/join, connect/attach; put together, construct; entrust; engage (battle), set against; begin/start; bring about; commit; incur; forfeit;
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compēscō, -ere, -uī
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tr. to restrain, check; quench; curb, confine, imprison; hold in check; block, close; calm (a storm); ~ dīcere iniūste! stop speaking unfairly!
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computō, -āre, -āvi, -ātus
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tr. to compute, count; reckon/compute/calculate, sum/count (up); take/include in reckoning; work out;
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concēdo, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus
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tr. to give up; pardon, overlook; grant || intr. to go away; withdraw, retire; pass away, die; (w. dat) 1 yield to, succumb to; 2 submit to, comply with; 3 make allowances for, pardon; 4 be inferior to; (w. in + acc.) pass over to, be merged into; fātō/nātūrae/vītā ~ to die
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conductus, -a, -um
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pp. of condūcō || mpl. hired men; mercenaries || n. rented apartment, rented house; lease, contract
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cōnferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātus/collātus
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tr. bring together, carry/convey; collect/gather, compare; unite, add; direct/aim; discuss/debate/confer; oppose; pit/match against another; blame; bestow/assign; capita ~ to put heads together, confer; gradum ~ cum to walk together with; lītēs ~ to quarrel; pedem cum pede ~ to fight toe to toe; sermōnēs ~ cum to engage in conversation with; signa ~ to begin fighting || refl. (w. in + acc.) 1 to go to, head for; 2 have recourse to; 3 join (a group, etc.)
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coniūnx, -iugis
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m. spouse, husband || mpl. married couple || f. spouse, wife; fiancee; bride; the female (of animals)
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consumo, -ere, -psi, -ptus
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tr. to consume, use up, exhaust; to devour; to wear out; to waste
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convello, -vellere, -velli, -vulsus/-volsus
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tr. to tear away, pull off, pluck, wrest; to tear to pieces, dismember; to break, shatter; (fig) to turn upside down, subvert, overthrow; convellere signa to break camp
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convīvium, -(i)ī
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n. banquet, dinner party; party; ~ agitāre (coll) to throw a party; ~ dare to give a party || npl. dinner guests
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corruptor, -ōris m, corruptrīx, -īcis f
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corrupter, seducer, briber (conr-)
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crepitō, -āre, -āvi, -ātum
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intr. to make noise, rattle, creak, chatter, rumble, rustle; (of flames) to crackle
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crīmen, -inis
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n. indictment; reproach; guilt; crime; esse in crīmine to be arraigned; in crīmen addūcī (or pōnī or venīre or vocārī) to be indicted; (of actions) to be called into question
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crūdus, -a, -um
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adj. bloody, bleeding; uncooked (food); raw (meat, wound); unripe, green (fruit); untanned (hide); undigested (food); suffering from indigestion; hoarse; hardy, vigorous (old age); coarse, rude; fierce, wild, savage
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custōdiō, -īre, -īvī/iī, -ītus
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tr. to guard, watch over, protect, defend; hold in custody; keep an eye on; keep carefully, preserve; memoriā ~ to keep in mind
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damnātus, -a, um
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adj. (leg.) found guilty; hateful, damn
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decurro, -currere, -(cu)curri, -cursus
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tr. to run down, hurry down (e.g., a path); to travel over (a course), to cover (a distance); to make straight for; to turn to (s.o.) for help; to pass through (life); to run through (mentally, in a speech), discuss, treat || intr. to run down; to run for exercise, jog; (of liquids) to run down, flow down; (of terrain) to slope down; (of rivers, ships) to run down to the sea; (of ships, travelers) to come to land; to travel downstream; (mil) to run through a drill, carry out manuevers, parade || v. impers. eo decursum est ut it got to the point where
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dēdūcō, -cere, -xī, -ctus
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tr. to lead/draw down; launch (ship); accompany, escort; lead out (colonists to new colony); conduct (bride to husband), give (bride) away; evict; subtract, deduct; summon (as witness); divert; mislead; derive (name); compose (poetry); comb out (hair); draw out (thread in spinning); lure (into a trap)
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delator, -oris
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m. reporter; (leg.) informant
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dēnsus, -a, -um
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adj. dense, close, thick, crowded; frequent, repeated; intense (love, cold); concise (style)
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dēpōnō, -pōnere, -posui, -pos(i)tus
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tr. to put down, put aside; get rid of; bet; deposit; (w. apud + acc) entrust to, commit to the care of; bellum ~ give up war; imperium ~ relinquish power
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dēspiciō, -spicere, -spexī, -spectus
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tr. to despise, look down on || intr. to look down; (w. in + acc) look down on, have a view of
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deünx, -cis
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m. eleven-twelfths; hērēs ex deūnce heir to eleven-twelfths
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deveho, -here, -xi, -ctus
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tr. to carry down, carry away, carry off, ship off || pass. to ride down; to sail down
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dīcō, dīcere, dīxi, dictus
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tr. to say; to tell, relate; to indicate, mention, specify, point out; to nominate, appoint; to fix, set (day, date); to speak, deliver, recite; to pronounce, utter, articulate; to call, name; to assert, state; to describe; to predict; (w. dbl. acc.) to appoint (s.o.) as; causam dīcere to plead or defend a case; diem dīcere (w. dat.) to set a date for; facete dictum well put!; sententiam dīcere to express an opinion; testimonium dīcere to give evidence
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dictus, -a, -um
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pp. of dīcō || n. saying, word, statement; witticism; maxim, proverb; prediction; order, instruction; promise, assurance; derisive remark; ~a dīcere to make (witty or cunning) remarks; ~īs manēre stick to one's promises
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dīmittō, -mittere, mīsī, missus
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tr. to send away, let go; dismiss (an assembly); spread; set free, release; let off; scatter, distribute; let go of, let loose; abandon; let go, let slip, forgo (a chance, an opportunity); divorce; (fin) settle (a debt), pay off (a creditor); (mil) discharge (a soldier), disband (an army)
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dis, ditis
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adj. rich; fertile; generous; expensive; (w. abl.) abounding in || Dis, Ditis m. Pluto (king of the lower world)
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discursus, -ūs
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m. running up and down, running about; (mil) pincer movement
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dispēnsātor, -ōris
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m. household manager, chief butler; cashier; treasurer
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dīstinguō, -guere, dīstīnxī, dīstīnctus
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tr. to mark off; distinguish; specify; set off (w. colors, gold, etc.); punctuate
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dīves, -itis
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adj. rich; costly; precious, sumptuous; plentiful; (w. gen or abl) rich in, abounding in
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dono, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to present, grant; to condone, excuse; to forgive, let off; to give up, sacrifice; aliquem civitate donare to present s.o. with citizenship; civitatem alicui donare to bestow citizenship on s.o.
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duellum, ī
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n. war, warfare; battle, combat, fight; duel; military force, arms
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edo, edere (or esse), edi, esus
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tr. to eat; (fig.) to devour, consume, destroy; pugnos edere (sl.) to be hit with a fist, eat a knuckle sandwich
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edo, -ere, -idi, -itus
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tr. to give out, put forth, bring forth, emit; to give birth to, bear; to publish; to tell, announce, disclose; to show, display, produce, perform; to bring about, cause; to bring forward (witnesses); (leg.) to give the defendant notice of; animam edere to give up the ghost
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effigiēs, -ēī or effigia, -ae
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f. effigy, likeness, semblance; opposite number; copy, imitation; image; statue, figure, portrait; ghost, phantom
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elegeum, -i
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n. (gium) elegaic poem
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elegi, -orum
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mpl. elegaic verses
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emō, emere, ēmī, emptus
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tr. to buy; (w. gen or abl of price) by (s.th.) at; pay for; gain, obtain; bribe; bene ~ buy at a bargain; in diem ~ buy on credit; male ~ pay dearly for
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ēnsis, -is
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m. sword
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ērigō, -rigere, -rēxī, -rēctus
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tr. to set up straight, straighten out (e.g., tree); set up, erect; cheer up, encourage; arouse, excite; (mil) deploy troops on a slope || refl & pass to raise oneself, get up
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etsī
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conj. even if, although
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eveho, -here, -xi, -ctus
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tr. to carry out; to spread abroad; to lift up, raise || pass. to ride, sail, drift
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ex(s)ul, -ulis
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mf. exile, refugee
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exiguus, -a, -um
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adj. slight, small, meager, scanty, poor, paltry, inadequate; a little, a bit of || n. a bit, a small amount
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experior, -īrī, -tus sum
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tr. to test, try, prove; experience, endure, find out; try to do, attempt; measure strength with || intr. to go to court
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faber, -bra, -brum
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adj. skilled || m. craftsman; skilled worker; smith; carpenter; builder; faber aerarius coppersmith; faber ferrarius blacksmith; faber marmoris marble worker; faber navalis ship builder; faber sandapilarum maker of (cheap) coffins; faber tignarius carpenter
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fābula, -ae
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f. story, tale; talk, conversation; conversation piece; small talk; gossip; affair, matter; myth, legend; drama, play; dramatic poem; ~ est (w. acc & inf) legend has it that; ~e! (coll) baloney!
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farrāgō, -inis
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f. mash (for cattle); (fig) medley, hodgepodge
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fas
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indecl. n. divine law; sacred duty, divine will, fate; right; natural law; fas est it is right, it is lawful; it is permissible; fas tibi est you have the right; omne fas est fidere there is every reason to trust
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ferculum, ī
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n. food tray; dish; course; float (for carrying spoils in a victory parade or cult images in a religious procession)
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ferculus, -ī
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m. litter bearer
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ferula, -ae
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f. reed, stalk; rod, whip
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figo, figere, fixi, fixus
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tr. to fix, fasten, affix, attach, nail; to drive in; to pierce; to erect, set up; to build; to put up, hang up, post; cruci (or in cruce) figere (or simply figere) to crucify; dicta animo figere to let the words sink in; lumine figere (poet.) to stare at
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fīnītus, -a, -um
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pp. of fīniō || adj. limited; (rhet.) rhythmical
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flagrāns, -antis
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adj. blazing, flaming, hot; shining, glowing, glittering; ardent, hot, vehement, eager
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flecto, -ctere, -xi, -xus
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tr. to bend, curve; to turn, wheel about, turn around; to wind, twist; to curl (hair); to direct, avert, turn away (eyes, mind, etc.) to double, sail around (a cape); to inflect (voice); to change (mind); to persuade, move, appease; to handle (reins, tiller); to guide, steer; animum (or mentem) flectere to give way, bend; viam (or iter) flectere (w. ad) to make one's way toward, head toward; vultum flectere to change one's expression || refl. & pass. (geog.) to wind, curve || intr. to turn; to go
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forsan or forsit or forsitan
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adv. perhaps
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fūmō, -āre, -āvī
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intr. to smoke, fume; steam; reek
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fūmus, ī
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m. smoke; fume; steam, vapor || mpl. clouds of smoke
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fūnestō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus
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tr. to defile with murder, desecrate
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fūnestus, -a, -um
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adj. funereal, mourning; lamentable; polluted (through contact with a corpse); deadly, fatal, calamitous; sad, dismal, mournful
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fūnus, -eris
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n. funeral, funeral rites, burial; corpse; death; murder; havoc, ruin, dstruction; sub ~ on the brink of the grave || npl. shades of the dead
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furō, -ere
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intr. to be out of one's mind; to rush furiously around; to rage, rave
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fūror, ārī, -ātus sum
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tr. to steal, pilfer; pillage; plagiarize; obtain by fraud || refl. to steal away
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furor, -ōris
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m. madness, rage, fury, passion; furor, excitement; prophetic frenzy, inspiration; passionate love
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furtivus, -a, -um
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adj. stolen; secret, hidden, furtive
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galeātus, -a, -um
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adj. helmeted, wearing a helmet
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gemma, -ae
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f. bud; gem, jewel; jeweled goblet; signet ring, signet; eye (of a peacock's tail); literary gem; pebble (for marking days); a piece in a game-board
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gula, -ae
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f. gullet, throat; palate, appetite; gluttony
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guttur, -uris
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n. (m.) gullet, throat, neck || npl. throat, neck
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horrēns, -entis
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adj. dreadful, awful
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hortus, -i
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m. garden; garden used by Epicurus as a place of teaching; (fig.) philosophical system || mpl. park
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iacto, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to throw, hurl; to toss about, shake; to wave, brandish; to throw away, throw out; to throw overboard; to throw aside, reject; to disturb, disquiet, stir up; to make restless, cause to toss; to consider, discuss; to throw out, mention; to brag about, show off || refl. to boast, show off, throw one's weight around || pass. to toss, rock
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iaculor, -ari, -atus sum
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tr. to throw; to shoot at; (fig) to aim at, strive after
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iecur, -oris or -ineris or -inoris
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n. liver; (as the seat of emotions) anger, lust
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impune
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adv. with impunity, unpunished, scot-free; safely, unscathed
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inanis, -is, -e
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adj. empty, void; deserted, abandoned, unoccupied; hollow; worthless, idle; lifeless, unsubstantial; penniless; unprofitable; groundless || n. empty space, vacuum; emptiness, worthlessness
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indignātiō, -ōnis
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f. indignation, displeasure; provocation, occasion for indignation || fpl. expressions of indignation
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infamia, -ae
Definition
f. bad reputation; disrepute, disgrace; scandal; (w. gen) stigma of; (pol.) public disgrace (involving loss of some civil rights)
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infamis, -is, -e
Definition
adj. infamous, notorious, disreputable, disgraceful; disgraced; (w. in + acc or abl.) suspected of misconduct with; infamis digitus middle finger (used in obscene gestures)
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īnfremō, -ere, -uī
Definition
intr. to growl, bellow, roar; rage
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inguen, -inis
Definition
n. groin; swelling, tumor || npl. private parts
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iniquus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. uneven, unequal; not level, sloping; unfair; adverse, harmful; dangerous, unfavorable; prejudiced; excessive; impatient, discontented; iniquo animo impatiently, unwillingly || m. enemy, foe
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īnspiciō, -spicere, spexī, spectus
Definition
tr. to inspect, look into, examine; look at, watch; consider; comprehend, grasp; investigate; look at, consult (books); look into (the mirror) || intr. (w. in + acc) to look into
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intestātus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. intestate; unconvicted by witnesses
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īrātus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. irate, angry, enraged; (w. dat.) angry at
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iubeō, -ēre, iussī, iussus
Definition
tr. to order; bid, ask, tell; prescribe (a task); designate, appoint; (med) prescribe; (pol) order, decree, ratify; iubē frātrem tuum salvēre (in letters) best regards to your brother
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labellum, -ī
Definition
n. cute lip
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lābellum, -ī
Definition
n. small basin
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labrynthus, -i
Definition
m. labyrinth, maze (esp. that built by Daedalus on Crete)
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lacerna, -ae
Definition
f. mantle, cloak
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lacernatus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. cloaked, wearing a cloak
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lacunar, -aris
Definition
n. paneled ceiling
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lacuno, -are, -avi, -atus
Definition
tr. to panel
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languidus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. weak, faint; weary; languid, sluggish; listless; lazy; drooping, wilting (plants)
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lassus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. tired, exhausted
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lātus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. wide, broad; extensive; widespread; drawling (pronounciation); in lātum in width; ~ clāvus broad vertical crimson stripe on the tunic of men of the senatorial class
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lautus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. expensive, elegant, fine; well-heeled; refined, fashionable
Term
lectica, -ae
Definition
f. litter
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lector, -oris
Definition
m. reader (esp. a slave who read aloud to his master)
Term
leno, -onis
Definition
m. pimp, brothel keeper
Term
libellus, -ī
Definition
m. booklet, pamphlet; notebook; journal, diary; program; handbill, advertisement; petition; answer to a petition; letter; written accusation, indictment; libel; satirical verse
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līberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus
Definition
tr. to free, set free, release; acquit; cancel, get rid of (e.g., debts); pay for, cover (an expense); exempt; manumit; cross (threshold); draw (sword); clear (positions of hostile forces); (w. abl or w. ab/ex) free from, release from, acquit of; fidem ~ keep one's promise; nomina ~ cancel debts
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lībertīnus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. of the status of a freedman || m. freedman, ex-slave || f. freedwoman ex-slave
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libet, -ēre, -uit or libitum est
Definition
v impers. (w. dat) it pleases, it is pleasant for, it is agreeable to, is nice for (s.o.); (w. inf) it is nice, pleasant to (do s.th.); mihi libet I feel like, want; qui libet any you like to mention; si lubet if you please; ut lubet as you please
Term
loculus, ī
Definition
m. little place, spot; pocket; drawer
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lorum, -i
Definition
n. strip of leather, thong, strap; dog's leash; whip, scourge; leather badge || npl. reins
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lūceō, -cēre, -xī
Definition
intr. to shine, be light, glow, glitter, be clear; (fig) be clear, be apparent, be conspicuous || v impers it is light, day is dawning
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lucerna, -ae
Definition
f. oil lamp; (fig.) midnight oil; ad lucernam after dark; ante lucernas before nightfall; vinum et lucernae wine and lamps (i.e., evening festivities)
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lucus, -i
Definition
m. sacred grove; woods
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lūdō, -dere, -sī, -sus
Definition
tr. to play; spend (time) in play; lose (money) in gambling; amuse oneself with, do for amusement, practice as a pastime; imitate, mimic, do a takeoff on, ridicule; tease, tantalize; deceive, delude; operam ~ waste one's efforts || intr. to play; have fun; jest, joke, frolic; (sl) play around, make love
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Lugdunensis, -is, -e
Definition
adj. of Lyons
Term
luxuria, -ae or luxuriēs, -ēī
Definition
f. luxuriance; luxury, extravagance, excess, sumptuousness
Term
māiestās, -ātis
Definition
f. majesty, dignity, grandeur; sovereign power, sovereignty; authority; as a crime of diminishing the majesty of the Roman people) high treason; ~ laesa/imminūta high treason
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mamma, -ae
Definition
f. breast (of a woman); dug (of an animal); (baby talk) mummy, mamma
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margo, -inis
Definition
f. margin, edge, border; frontier; bank (of a stream); margo cenae side-dishes
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marītus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. matrimonial, nuptial || m. husband || f. wife
Term
marmor, -oris
Definition
n. marble; marble statue, marble monument; marble vessel; mile-stone; smooth surface of the sea || npl. marble pavement
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mās, maris
Definition
adj. male, masculine; manly, brave || m. male
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māteria, -ae or māteriēs, -ēī
Definition
f. matter, stuff, material; lumber (for building); fuel; subject, subject matter, theme, topic; cause, source; occasion, opportunity; capacity, natural ability; disposition
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mātrōna, -ae
Definition
f. married woman, matron, wife; lady
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medium, -ī
Definition
n. the middle part, center; general public; intervening space; intermediate stage
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mēiō, -ere
Definition
intr. (coll) to pee
Term
mēnsa, -ae
Definition
f. table; meal, course, dinner; guests at table; counter; bank; sacrificial table, altar; mēnsa secunda dessert
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mensura, -ae
Definition
f. measuring, measurement; standard of measure; amount, size, proportion, capacity, extent, limit, degree; mensura duorum digitorum a pinch (e.g., of salt)
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merces, -edis
Definition
f. pay, wages; bribe; reward, recompense; cost; price; payment (esp. for effort, pain, misfortune); injury, detriment; stipulation, condition; retribution, punishment; rent, income, interest; una mercede duas res assequi (prov.) to kill two birds with one stone (literally, to buy two things for the price of one)
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mereo, -ēre, -ui, -itus or mereor, -ēri, -itus sum
Definition
tr. to deserve, merit, be entitled to; to win, gain (glory, fame, reproach); to earn (money); merere pecuniam ut to accept money on condition that; stipendia (or stipendium) merere (mil) to serve || intr. to serve; to serve in the army; (w. de + abl.) to serve, render service to, do a favor for; bene de re publica merere (or mereri) to serve one's country well; de te merui I have done you a favor, I have treated you well; equo merere to serve in the cavalry
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miser, -era, -erum
Definition
adj. poor, pitiful; wretched, miserable, unhappy; sorry, worthless
Term
moechus, -i
Definition
m. adulterer
Term
mollis, -is, -e
Definition
adj. soft; springy; flexible; flabby; mild, calm; easy; gentle (slope); sensitive, impressionable; tender, touching; weak, effeminate; amatory (verses); changeable, untrustworthy
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moror, -ārī, -ātus sum
Definition
tr. to delay, detain; entertain, hold the attention of; hinder, prevent; nihil ~ (w. acc) 1 disregard, care nothing for, not value; 2 have nothing against, have nothing to say against || intr. to delay, linger, loiter; stay, remain; wait
Term
mors, mortis
Definition
f. death; destruction; corpse; bloodshed
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mūgītus, -us
Definition
m. mooing, bellowing; roaring, rumbling
Term
munus, -eris
Definition
n. (moen-) service, function, duty; gift; favor, kindness; tax, duty; public entertainment, gladiatorial show; tribute (to the dead), rite, sacrifice; public office; in munere (or munere or pro munere) as a gift
Term
nātus or gnātus, -a, -um
Definition
pp. of nāscor || adj. born; (w. dat or ad or in + acc) born for, made for, naturally suited to, fit for; (w. annōs) at the age of . . ., . . . years old; e.g., annōs vīgintī ~; nōn amplius nōvem annōs ~ no more than nine years old; prō rē nātā under the existing circumstances, as matters stand; rēs nāta the situation || m. son || mpl. children || f. daughter
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nāvigium, -(i)ī
Definition
n. ship; boat
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necdum/neque dum
Definition
conj. and not yet, nor yet
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nīdus, -ī
Definition
m. nest; nestlings, brood; pigeon-hole (fig) home || mpl nestlings, brood
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nimbus, -ī
Definition
m. rain cloud, storm cloud; cloud; rainstorm, heavy shower; shower, spray; (fig) storm; (fig) dense crowd
Term
nobilitas, -atis
Definition
f. fame, renown; noble birth; nobility; the nobility, the nobles; excellence
Term
nummus, -ī
Definition
m. coin; cash, money; sesterce (small silver coin, worth about a dime); small sum, trifle; in nummīs habēre to have in cash
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nurus, -ūs
Definition
f. daughter-in-law; young lady, young married woman
Term
occuro, -currere, -curri/-cucurri, -cursum
Definition
intr. to run up; (w. dat) 1 to run up to, run to meet, hurry to meet; 2 to rush against, attack; 3 to resist, oppose, counteract; 4 to meet, answer, reply to, object to; 5 to relieve, remedy; 6 to occur to, suggest itself to, present itself to; 7 run into, run up against, get involved in; 8 to encounter
Term
ops, opis
Definition
f. power, might; help, aid; influence, weight; non opis est nostrae it is not in our power; ope mea with my help; opem ferre (w. dat.) to bring help to, help || fpl. wealth, resources, means; military or political resources; (ex) summis opibus with all one's might || Ops (goddess of abundance, sister and wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter)
Term
ornus, -i
Definition
f. (bot) mountain ash
Term
ostendō, -dere, -dī, -tus or -sus
Definition
tr. to hold out for inspection; show, exhibit, display, expose; stretch out, stretch forth; bring to one's attention; expose; reveal; disclose; declare, make known; represent in art; ōs ~ show one's face || refl. show oneself
Term
ovis, -is
Definition
f. sheep; wool; simpleton; ninny
Term
ōvum, -ī
Definition
n. egg || npl. wooden balls used to mark the laps at the racetrack
Term
paene
Definition
adv. nearly, almost
Term
paeniteō, -ēre, -uī, paenitūrus
Definition
tr. to cause to regret; displease || intr (w. gen) to regret || v impers (w. acc of person), e.g., mē paenitet I am sorry
Term
palleō, -ēre, -uī
Definition
intr. to be pale, look pale; to have a pale (greenish or yellowish) color; to fade; to be dim; (w. dat.) to grow pale over, worry about
Term
palpō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus or palpor, -ārī, -ātus sum
Definition
tr. to stroke, pat; to wheedle, coax; to flatter || intr. (w. dat.) 1 to coax; 2 to flatter
Term
pandō, -dere, -dī, pānsus/pāssus
Definition
tr. to spread out, extend, expand, unfold; open, lay open, throw open; open up (a road); make (a place) accessible, open (a building); reveal, make known, publish; (mil) deploy
Term
pānis, -is
Definition
m. bread; loaf or bread; ~em coquere to bake bread; ~ cibārius coarse bread; ~ secundus stale bread
Term
parasītus, -ī
Definition
m. parasite, sponger, free-loader
Term
parco, parcere, peperci, parsurus
Definition
tr. to spare, use sparingly || intr. to be sparing, economize; (w. dat) 1 to spare, use carefully; 2 to show mercy to, take it easy on; 3 to show consideration for; 4 to abstain from, refrain from; (w. inf.) to cease to
Term
parō, -āre, -āvi, -ātus
Definition
tr. to prepare, make ready, provide, furnish; to get, procure; to purchase; to acquire, gather || refl. to get ready || intr. to get ready, make preparations, make arrangements; (w. dat. or ad) to get ready for
Term
pateō, -ēre, -uī
Definition
intr. to stand open, be open; extend; be well known; lie open, be accessible; (of the mind) to be open, be receptive; (of wounds) to gape; lātē patēre to have wide application, cover a wide field
Term
patēscō, -ēscere, -uī
Definition
intr. to be opened, be open; to stretch out, extend; to be disclosed, to be divulged, become evident; (mil.) to be deployed
Term
patiens, -entis
Definition
adj. hardy, tough; hard; stubborn, unyielding; patient, tolerant; (w. gen or ad) able to endure, inured to, able to take; amnis patiens navium navigable river
Term
patior, pati, passus sum
Definition
tr. to experience, undergo, suffer; to put up with, allow; to submit to (sexually); aegre pati to resent, be displeased with
Term
patricius, -a, -um
Definition
adj. & m. patrician
Term
patruus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. of a (paternal) uncle || m. father's brother, paternal uncle; ~ magnus great-uncle, granduncle
Term
paul(l)ātim
Definition
adv. little by little, gradually, by degress; a few at a time
Term
pāvō, -ōnis or pāvus, -ī
Definition
m. peacock
Term
pelagus, -ī
Definition
n. sea, open sea
Term
pellicula, -ae
Definition
f. small or thin hide, skin
Term
pēnsilis, -is, -e
Definition
adj. hanging; supported on arches; suspended in mid-air
Term
percutiō, -tere, -ssī, -ssus
Definition
tr. to beat or hit hard; to strike (w. lightning, sword, etc.); (of snakes) to bite; to knock at (door); to strum (lyre, etc.); to smash; to pierce, stab, run through; to shoot; to kill; to shock, make a deep impression on; to astound; to dig (ditch); to coin (money); to trick, cheat; fustī percutere to beat to death; secūrī percutere to behead
Term
perdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus
Definition
tr. to wreck, ruin, destroy; to waste, squander; to lose; perdere operam to waste one's efforts
Term
pereo, -ire, -ii, -itum
Definition
intr. to pass away, pass on, die; to go to waste, perish, be destroyed; to be lost, be ruined, be undone; to be desperately in love, pine away; (of snow) to melt away; (of iron) to rust away; perii! (coll) I'm finished!, I'm washed up!
Term
perītus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. (w. gen or abl, w. in + abl or ad) experienced in, skillful in, expert in/at, familiar with; (w. inf) skilled in, expert at, e.g., ~ cantāre skilled in singing; iūris ~ expert in the law, legal adviser, lawyer
Term
pertundō, -tundere, -tudī, -tūsus
Definition
tr. to punch a hole through, perforate
Term
pertūsus, -a, -um
Definition
pp. of pertundo || adj. perforated; tattered (clothes)
Term
pervolō, -āre, -āvi, ātus
Definition
tr. to fly through, fly about, flit about; to dart through, pass quickly over || intr. to fly about, flit about; (w. in + acc.) to fly through to, arrive at, reach
Term
placidus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. calm; gentle; quiet, peaceful; tame (animal)
Term
platanus, -i/-us
Definition
f. plane-tree
Term
plaudō, -dere, -sī, -sus
Definition
tr. to slap, clap, beat || intr. to clap, beat, flap; applaud; (w. dat) applaud, approve of; ālīs ~ to flap the wings; manibus ~ to clap the hands
Term
plōrō, -āre, -āvi, -ātus
Definition
tr. to cry over || intr. to cry aloud, wail
Term
plūma, -ae
Definition
f. down, soft feather; (collectively) down, feathers
Term
plūs
Definition
adv. more; multō plūs much more; plūs minus more or less; paulō plūs a little more
Term
pōc(u)lum, -i
Definition
n. drinking cup; drink, draft; pōculum (dūcere or exhaurīre) to drain a cup
Term
pondus, -eris
Definition
n. weight; mass; burden; importance; stability of character || npl. balance, equilibrium
Term
porrēctus, -a, -um
Definition
pp. of porrigō and porriciō || adj. stretched out, extended, extensive, long; protracted; laid out, dead; (fig.) wide-spread || npl. offerings
Term
pōsca, -ae
Definition
f. sour drink
Term
pōscō, pōscere, popōscī
Definition
tr. (weaker than flāgitō) to ask, request, beg, demand; to ask for in marriage; (at auction) to bid for; (of things) to require, demand, need, call for, make necessary; (w. ab) to ask for (s.th.) from, demand (s.th.) of; (w. double acc.) to demand (s.th.) of (s.o.), ask (s.o.) for (s.th.)
Term
posita, -a, -um
Definition
pp. of pōnō || adj. situated, located; stretched out, lying down
Term
possideō, -sidēre, -sēdi, -sessus
Definition
tr. to possess, occupy; to have, own; to dwell in, live in; (fig.) to take hold of; (poet.) to take up (space) with one's bulk
Term
posteritās, -ātis
Definition
f. the future, afterages, posterity, later generations; offspring (of animals); in ~em in the future
Term
potēns, -entis
Definition
adj. capable; mighty, powerful, strong; efficacious, potent; influential; (w. gen.) 1 capable of, equal to, fit for; 2 having power over; 3 presiding over; 4 having obtained (one's wish); 5 having carried out (an order)
Term
praceps, -ipitis
Definition
adj. headfirst; downhill, steep, precipitous; sinking (sun); swift, rushing, violent; hasty, rash, inconsiderate; dangerous || n. edge of a cliff, cliff; (fig) brink; danger; in/per ~ headlong, straight downward; in ~ipitī on the edge; (fig) on the brink of disaster
Term
praecō, -ōnis
Definition
m. crier, heralds; auctioneer; (fig.) eulogist
Term
praecordia, -ōrum
Definition
npl. midriff; lower chest; chest; diaphragm; insides; stomach; breast, heart (as seat of emotions); (poet) body
Term
praegnāns, -antis or praegnās, -ātis
Definition
adj. pregnant; (w. abl) full of, swollen with
Term
praesēpe, -is n, or praesēpēs, -is f.
Definition
(-saep-) stall, stable; crib, manger; (coll.) brother; (coll.) lodgings, room
Term
praetextātus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. wearing the toga praetexta (crimson-bordered toga); underage, juvenile; mōrēs praetextāti loose morals
Term
praetōrius, -a, um
Definition
adj. of the commander in chief, of the commander or general; praetor's; propraetor's; cohors praetōria general's bodyguard; comitia praetōria praetorial elections; nāvis praetōria flagship; porta praetōria camp gate nearest the general's tent; turba praetōria crowd around the praetor || n. general's quarters, headquarters; official residence of the governor in a province; council of war; emperor's bodyguard; palace, mansion
Term
premō, premere, pressī, pressus
Definition
tr. to press, squeeze; to lie down on (the ground); (of things) to be on top of, rest on; to bury (in the ground); to trample on; to get on top of, have sex with (a woman); to hug (the shore); to suppress, hide; to cover, crown; to press hard, bear down on; to weigh down, burden; to put emphasis on (a point of argument); to chase, attack; to weigh down, load; to press together, close; to choke, throttle; to block (an entranceway); to keep shut up, prevent from escaping; to curb, stop (movement, an action, a process); to depress, lower; to submerge, sink; to drown out (a noise); (of sleep, death) to overcome, overpower; (of darkness) to cover, hide; to mark, impress; to prune; to pressure, urge, importune; to degrade, humble, disparage; to abridge, condense, compress (words, thoughts); to press (wine, oil); to subjugate; (geog.) to hem in, surround; vestīgia premere (w. gen.) 1 to follow hard upon the tracks of; 2 (fig.) to follow in (s.o.'s) tracks || refl. & pass. to lower oneself (in dignity), stoop || refl. to huddle together
Term
probitās, -ātis
Definition
f. probity, uprightness, honesty, goodness; sexual purity; good behavior
Term
prōcēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessum
Definition
intr. to proceed, go forward, advance; to make progress; to come out (in public), show oneself, appear; to come forth, arise; (of time) to pass, elapse; to turn out, result, succeed; to continue
Term
proelium, -(i)ī
Definition
n. battle, combat, fight; proelium committere or facere or inīre or sūmere to go into action, begin to battle || npl. fighting men, warriors
Term
prōferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātus
Definition
tr. to bring forward, advance, bring out; extend, enlarge; put off, postpone; produce, discover, invent; make known, publish; express; mention, cite, quote; in medium (or in lūcem) ~ publish, disclose; pedem ~ advance; rēs ~ (leg.) declare a recess; signa ~ (mil.) march forward
Term
propinquus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. near, neighboring; (of time) near, at hand; closely related; (w. dat.) akin to; in spē propinquā missiōnis in the hope of an early discharge; nūlla propinqua spēs no hope for the near future; spēs propinquī reditūs hope for an early return || mf. relative || n. neighborhood; in propinquō in the vicinity; (of time, events) near at hand, in the offing
Term
prōstō, -stāre, -stitī, -stitum
Definition
intr. to project, stick out; (of wares) to be set up for sale; to prostitute oneself, be a prostitute
Term
prōvincia, -ae
Definition
f. province; sphere of administration or jurisdiction; office, duty, charge; public office, commission, command, administration; sphere of action
Term
provoco, -are, -avi, -atus
Definition
tr. to challenge (a person, a statement); to provoke; to exasperate; to stir, stimulate; bellum provocare to provoke a war; beneficio provocatus touched or stirred by an act of kindness; in aleam provocare to challenge to a game of dice; provocare maledictis to provoke or exasperate with nasty remarks || intr. (leg.) to appeal; (leg.) (w. ab) to appeal from the decision of (a magistrate); (leg.) (w. ad) to appeal to (a higher authority)
Term
pūpillus, -ī
Definition
m. orphan boy, ward
Term
purpura, -ae
Definition
f. purple dye (ranging in shade from blood-red to deep violet); purple, deep-red, royal purple, crimson; royal-purple cloth; royal-purple robe; royalty; consular dignity; imperial dignity
Term
quadrāns, -antis
Definition
m. one-fourth, a quarter; penny (smallest coin, worth one sixth of Roman as); quarter of a pound; quarter pint (quarter of a sextārius); ~e lavātum īre to take a bath for a penny (usual price of a bath)
Term
quadrigentī, -ae, -a
Definition
four hundred
Term
quadrivium, -(i)i
Definition
n. crossroads
Term
quaerō, -rere, -sīvī/siī, -sītus
Definition
tr. search for, seek, strive for; obtain; ask, inquire, demand
Term
quaesītus, -a, -um
Definition
pp. of quaerō || adj. select, special; far-fetched; artificial, affected || npl. gains, earnings, acquisitions, store
Term
quāliscumque, -iscumque, -ecumque
Definition
adj. of whatever kind; of any kind whatsover, any at all; hominēs, ~ sunt people, no matter what kind they are; ~ est such as it is, for what it's worth
Term
quamvīs
Definition
adv (w. adj or adv) however, no matter how; ever so; illa ~ rīdicula essent no matter how funy there were || conj. although
Term
quandōquidem
Definition
conj. inasmuch as, whereas, seeing that
Term
queo, -ire, -ivi/-ii, -itum
Definition
intr. to be able; (w. inf.) to be able to
Term
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque
Definition
pron & adj (rel & indef) whoever, whosoever, everyone who, whatever, whatsoever, everything ever
Term
quiēscō, -ēscere, -ēvi, -ētum
Definition
intr. rest, keep quiet/calm, be at peace/rest; be inactive/neutral; permit; sleep; (w. inf) cease to, stop; take no steps to; omit to
Term
rapio, -ere, -ui, -tus
Definition
tr. to seize and carry off; to snatch, tear, pluck; to drag off; to hurry, drive, cause to rush; to carry off by force, ravish; to ravage, lay waste; to lead on hurriedly; flammam rapere to catch fire; in ius rapere to haul off to court || refl. to hurry, dash, take off
Term
raucus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. raucous, hoarse; screaming, strident; scraping; deep, deep-voiced
Term
recito, -are, -avi, -atus
Definition
tr. to read out, read aloud, recite; to name in writing, appoint, constitute; senatum recitare to take roll acll in the Senate
Term
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus
Definition
tr. return; restore; deliver; hand over, pay back, render, give back; translate
Term
refero, referre, rettuli, relatus
Definition
tr. to bring back, carry back; to give back, return, restore; to pay back, repay; to (re)echo (a sound); to renew, revive, repeat; to direct, focus, turn (mind, attention); to present again, represent; to say in turn, reply; to announce, report, relate, tell; to note down, enter, register, record; to consider, regard; to refer, attribute, ascribe; to bring up, spit out, vomit; gradum referre to go back, retreat; gratiam referre to do a return favor; gratias referre to return thanks, show gratitude; pedem referre to go back, retreat; pedes fertque refertque he walks up and down; rationes referre ad aerarium to make an accounting to the treasury; vestigia referre to retrace footsteps || refl. to go back, return || intr. (pol.) to make a motion, make a proposal; ad senaturm referre (w. de + abl.) to bring before the Senate the matter of, make a proposal to the Senate about
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refert, -ferre
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v impers. it is of importance, it is of consequence, it concerns; mea (tua, nostra) refert it is of importance or of advantage to me (you, us); non refert utrum it makes no difference whether; parvi refert (w. inf.) it is of little importance, of little advantage to; quid refert? what's the difference? quid refert ad me? what's the difference to me?
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repono, -ponere, -posui, -positus/-postus
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tr. to put back, set back, lay (e.g., the head) back; to replace; to restore; to substitute; to lay out, stretch out (the body); to lay aside, store, keep, preserve; to renew, repeat; to place, class; to repay, requite; in sceptra reponere to reinstate in power; membra reponere (w. ab or in + abl) to stretch out on (e.g., a bed); se in cubitum reponere to rest on one's elbow; spem reponere (w in + abl) to put one's hopes in or on, count on
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revoco, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to call back, recall; to call off, withdraw (troops); to call back (a performer) for an encore; to bring back to life, revive; (leg.) to arraign again; to regain (strength, etc.); to resume (career, studies); to revoke, retract; to check, control; to cancel; (w. ad) to refer, apply, subject, submit (s.o. or s.th.) to
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rubeta, -ae
Definition
f. toad
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rudis, -is
Definition
f. stick; rod; practice sword; wooden sword (presented to a retiring gladiator)
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rudis, -is, -e
Definition
adj. in the natural state; raw, undeveloped, rough, wild, unformed; inexperienced, unskilled, ignorant; uncultured, uncivilized; unsophisticated; (of land) not yet cultivated, virgin; (of wool) uncombed; (of artefacts) crude, roughly fashioned; (of movement) awkward, clumsy; (of fruit) unripe; (of animals) unbroken; (of recruits) raw; (of literary works) crude, unpolished, rough); (w. gen. or abl., w ad + acc. or in + abl.) inexperienced in, ignorant of, awkward at
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rudo, -ere, -ivi, -itum
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intr. to roar, bellow; (of a donkey) to bray; (of inanimate things) to creak loudly
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rumpo, rumpere, rupi, ruptus
Definition
tr. to break, break down, break open; to burst, burst through; to tear, split; to cause to snap; to tear, rend (hair, clothes); to cause (s.th.) to break; to force, make (e.g., a path) by force; to break in on, interrupt, cut short; to break out in, utter (complaints, etc.) amores rumpere to break off a love affair; nuptias rumpere to annul a marriage; silentium/silentia rumpere to break silence || refl. & pass. to burst forth, erupt
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rupes, -is
Definition
f. cliff
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sacrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus
Definition
tr. to consecrate; dedicate; set apart, devote, give; doom, curse; hallow; declare inviolable; hold sacred, worship; immortalize
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sacrum, -ī
Definition
n. holy object, sacred vessel; holy place, temple, sanctuary; religious rite, act of worship, religious service; festival; sacrifice; victim || npl. worship, religion; secret, mystery, inviolability; ~a facere to sacrifice; sine ~īs hērēditātis (fig) godsend, windfall
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salūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus
Definition
tr. to greet, wish well; send greetings to; pay respects to, pay a morning call on; pay reverence to (gods); welcome; (w. double acc) hail as
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sānctus, -a, -um
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adj. consecrated, hallowed, sacred, inviolable, holy; venerable, august, divine; chaste
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sanguis, -inis
Definition
m. blood; descent, parentage, family; descendant; murder, bloodshed; (fig.) lifeblood, source of vitality, life, strength; forcefulness, life, vigor (of a speech); sanguinem dare to bleed; sanguinem effundere (or profundere) to bleed heavily; sanguinem haurire to shed (s.o.'s) blood; sanguinis missio (med.) bloodletting; sanguinem mittere (of a physician) to let blood, bleed
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satur, -ura, -urum
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adj. full, well-fed, stuffed; plump; fertile; deep (color)
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satura, -ae
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f. (satir-) dish of mixed ingredients; mixture, hodgepodge; medley, variety show; literary medley of prose and poetry; satire, satirical poem; in (or per) saturam at random; collectively, en block; per saturam ferre to propose as a rider to a bill
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saturo, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to fill, satisfy, glut, cloy, saturate; to satisfy, content
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sēcūrus, -a, -um
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adj. carefree; secure, safe; cheerful; careless; offhand
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sella, -ae
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f. chair, stool (normally w/out back or armrests); portable chair, sedan chair; ~ curūlis magistrate's chair
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sērō
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adv (comp: sērius; superl: sērissimē) late; too late
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serō, -ere, -uī, -tus
Definition
tr. to join, connect; entwine, wreathe; compose, combine, contrive
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serō, serere, sēvī, satus
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tr. to sow, plant; (fig) to sow the seed of
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serum, -ī
Definition
n. whey (milk serum, the watery liquid separating from curds)
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siccus, -a, -um
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adj. dry; thirsty; sober; firm, solid (body); solid (argument); dry, insipid (style)
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signator, -oris
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m. sealer, signer; witness
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simplex, -icis
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adj. single, simple; unmixed; plain, ordinary, natural, without elaboration; frank; naïve; in single file
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simplicitās, -ātis
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f. simplicity; candor, frankness
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sīnus, -ī
Definition
m. large drinking cup
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sinus, -ūs
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m. indentation, curve, fold, hollow; fold of the toga about the breast, pocket, purse; breast, bosom, lap; bay, gulf, lagoon; winding coast; valley, hollow; heart (e.g., of a city), interior; intimacy; in ~ meō est he/she is dear to me
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sitiens, -entis
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adj. thirsting, thirsty; arid, parched; parching; (w. gen.) thirsting for, eager for
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sono, -are, -ui, -itus
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tr. to utter, say, sound, express; to denote, mean; to sound like || intr. to sound; to ring, resound, make a noise; to be spoken of as
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sordēs, -is
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f. dirt, filth; shabbiness, squalor; greed, stinginess; moral turpitude; meanness (of behavior); low rank, low condition; rabble, scum; ~ verbōrum vulgarity || fpl. rags, dark clothes (often worn as a sign of mourning)
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sors, sortis
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f. lot; casting of lots, decision by lot; prophecy; fate, destiny, lot in life; portion, share; sort, kind
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spado, -onis
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m. eunuch
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spoliator, -oris m, spoliatrix, -icis f
Definition
despoiler, robber
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sponsa, -ae
Definition
f. fiancee
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sportula, -ae
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f. little basket (in which gifts of food were given by the patron to his clients); dole, present (of food or money); gift
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sterto, -ere
Definition
intr. to snore
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sto, stare, steti, statum
Definition
intr. to stand; (of buildings, cities) to remain standing; to last, endure; to stand firm; to stand upright; (of hair) to stand on end; (of eyes) to remain fixed; (of battle) to continue; (of a ship) to be moored, ride at anchor; to be motionless; to be stuck; (w. ex) to consist of; (w. abl. or in + abl.) to depend on, rest with; (w. per + acc. of person) to depend on, be due to, be the fault of, thanks to; per me stetit quin (or ne or quominus) proelio dimicaretur it was due to me that there was no battle; thanks to me, there was no battle; per me stetit ut it was due to me that || v. impers (w. inf.) it is a fixed resolve; mihi stat (w. inf.) it is my fixed resolve to, I have made up my mind to
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strictus, -a, -um
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pp. of stringō || adj. close, tight, narrow
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subduco, -ducere, -duxi, -ductus
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tr. to draw up from below; to pull up, raise; to remove, take away, steal; to haul up, beach (a ship); to withdraw (troops); to balance (accounts)
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subitus, -a, -um
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adj. coming on suddenly, sudden, unexpected; rash (person); emergency (troops) || n. emergency; dē ~ō (or per ~um) suddenly
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sudo, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to sweat, exude; to soak with sweat; (fig.) to sweat at, sweat over || intr. to sweat; to drip
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suffero, sufferre, sustuli, sublatus
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tr. (subf-) to suffer, bear, endure; to place at s.o.'s disposal, offer
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sulcus, -ī
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m. furrow; ditch, trench (for plants); track (of a wheel or meteor); wrinkle; plowing; wake (of a ship)
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summissus, -a, -um
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adj. lowered, stooping; lowered, soft (voice); humble, unassuming; submissive; too submissive, abject; (of hair) worn long, let down
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summoveo, -movēre, -movi, -motus
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tr. (subm-) to move up, advance; to clear (e.g., the court); to remove; to expel, banish; to deny admission to, keep off; to clear from the path of a magistrate; to dispense with (a procedure); to ward off (heat, cold); (fig.) to drive away, forget about (e.g., worries); (mil); dislodge
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supersum, -esse, -fui, -futurus
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intr. to be left over, still exist, survive; to abound; to overflow; to be excessive; to be superfluous; to be adequate, suffice; (w. dat.) to outlive, survive (s.o.)
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supino, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to turn over (by plowing)
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supinus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. face-up; lying on one's back; turned upwards; sloping, sloping upwards; (of streams) flowing upwards (to their source); on one's back; lazy, careless, indifferent
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suppōnō, -pōnere, posuī, -positus
Definition
tr. (w. dat) 1 to put, place, set (s.th.) under; 2 put (s.th.) next to, add (s.th.) to; 3 substitute (s.th.) for; potentiam in grātiae locum ~ substitute power for influence
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tabula, -ae
Definition
f. plank, board; writing tablet; painting (on a panel of wood); game, board; votive tablet; door panel; placard, advertisement; auction notice; will; record; counting board || fpl. account books, records, register, lists; tabulae novae clean slate (i.e. cancellation of debts)
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taceō, -ēre, -uī, -itus
Definition
tr. to be silent about, pass over in silence || intr. to be silent, be still
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tacitus, -a, -um
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adj. silent; mute; unmentioned; secret; (leg.) tacit; per tacitum in silence
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taeda, -ae
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f. pine wood; pitch; pine board; pine tree; torch; wedding torch; (fig.) wedding
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tego, tegere, texi, tectus
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tr. to cover; to protect, shelter; to hide; to bury; tegere latus (w. gen.) to escort (s.o.)
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templum, -ī
Definition
n. temple, shrine, sanctuary; space marked off in the sky or on the earth for the observation of omens; open space, quarter; site for a temple
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tener, -era, -erum
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adj. tender, soft, delicate; young, youthful; impressionable; weak; effeminate; voluptuous
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tergum, -i/tergus, -oris
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n. back; back part, rear; ridge; hide; leather; leather objects: bag, shield, drum; (mil) rear; a tergo in the rear, from behind; in tergum backward; tergum dare/vertere to turn tail, run away, flee
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testamentum, -i
Definition
n. testament, will
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toga, -ae
Definition
f. toga (outer garment of a Roman citizen); ~ ātra dark toga (unwhitened toga worn as sign of mourning); ~ candida white toga (treated with chalk and worn by candidates for office); ~ picta brocaded toga (worn by triumphant generals); ~ praetexta crimson-bordered toga (worn by magistrates and free-born children); ~ pulla dark-gray toga (worn by mourners); ~ pūra (or virīlis or lībera) toga of manhood (worn by young men from about the age of sixteen); ā togā pūrā from boyhood
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togata, -ae
Definition
f. Latin comedy (on Roman themes and in Roman dress)
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tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus
Definition
tr. to lift, raise; to raise (the voice); to draw (lots); to have (a child); to acknowledge (a child); to raise, educate; to weigh (anchor); (of a ship) to take on board; (of a ship) to have the capacity of; (of a vehicle) to pick up, take as a passneger; to win, carry off (a prize); to reap (a profit); to remove; to do away with, destroy; to cancel, abolish, abrogate; to lift, steal; to uplift, cheer up, excite; to erect, build up; to waste (time); amīcum tollere to cheer up a friend; animōs tollere to boost morale; deōs tollere to deny the existence of the gods; dē mediō tollere to kill; diēm tollere to take a day off (from work); in crucem (or in furcam) tollere to crucify || refl. (of plants) to grow high; in caelum sē tollere to ascend or climb into the sky || pass. to climb up, rise
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tondeo, tondēre, totondi, tonsus
Definition
tr. to clip, shear, shave; to prune; to reap, mow; to crop, browse on; (fig.) to fleece, rob; usque ad cutem tondere (fig.) to swindle, fleece (literally, the clip right down to the skin)
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tor•queo, -quēre, -si, -tus
Definition
tr. to twist, turn, wind; to bend out of shape; to hurl; to wind up (catapult); to turn (so as to face in the opposite direction); to roll (eyes); to crane (neck); to divert the course of; to spin; to curl (hair); to wreathe (the head); (fig) to torment; aliquem torquere (w. in or adversus, contra + acc) to torture s.o. to give evidence against (s.o.)
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torus, -ī
Definition
m. knot; bulge; muscle, brawn; bed, couch, mattress; cushion; mound; boss; flowery expression; torus geniālis conjugal bed
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tot
Definition
indecl adj. so many, as many; tot . . . quot as many . . . as
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totidem
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adv. as many; just so/as many; the equivalent number of, same (as specified before);
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totiens/toties
Definition
indecl adj. so often, so many times
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trepido, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to start at, be startled by || intr. to be nervous, be jumpy, be alarmed; (of a flame) to flicker; (of streams) to rush along
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trepidus, -a, -um
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adj. nervous, jumpy; restless; bubbling; perilous, critical, alarming; in re trepida in a ticklish situation
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triumphālis, -is, -e
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adj. triumphal; having had a triumph || npl. triumphal insignia (without the actual triumph)
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Trōiugena
Definition
adj. (m&f only) Trojan-born, born at Troy, of Trojan descent, Trojan || m. Trojan
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tuba, -ae
Definition
f. trumpet (w. a straight tube, as opposed to the cornū, and used in war, at religious ceremonies, at the start of publis shows, at weddings, funerals, etc.)
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turgidus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. swollen, puffed up; inflated; turgid, bombastic
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turpis, -is, -e
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adj. ugly, deformed; foul, filthy, nasty; disgraceful, shameless; dirty, obscene, indecent
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ūber, -eris
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adj. rich, fertile; fruitful, productive; plentiful; plenty of; valuable; copious (tears); (of things) rich in content; imaginative (writer, style); (fig) productive || n (woman's) breast, nipple; udder; bosom (of the earth); fertility; fertile soil, fruitful field
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ubique
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adv. everywhere, anywhere
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udus, -a, -um
Definition
wet, moist; humid
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umerus, -i
Definition
m. (hum-) shoulder
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ūnciola, -ae
Definition
f. a mere twelfth
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urna, -ae
Definition
f. pot, jar; water pot; voting urn; urn of fate; cinerary urn; money jar; liquid measure (= one half of an amphora)
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uterus, -ī or uterum, ī
Definition
m. or n. belly, abdomen; womb; potbelly (of a man); ~ gerere to be pregnant
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ūtor, ūtī, ūsus sum
Definition
intr. (w. abl) 1 to use, make use of; 2 enjoy; 3 practice, experience; 4 enjoy the friendship or companionship of; 5 (w. adv or abl of manner) treat; 6 hold (office, military command); 7 handle, manage, control; 8 consume (food or drink); 9 wear (clothes); 10 live or spend one's time (in a place); 11 play
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vaco, -are, -avi, -atum
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intr. (voc-) to be empty, be vacant; to be unoccupied; to be ownerless; to be without, not to contain; to be free, be carefree; to be at leisure, have free time; (of things) to lie idle; to be (romantically) unattached; (w. abl. or ab) 1 to be free from; 2 to be devoid of; 3 to abstain from; 4 to be exempt from (duty, responsibility); (w. dat. or w. ad or in + acc.) to be free for, have time for, have spare time for; (w. inf) to have leisure to, have time to; populo vacare to remain aloof from the people; res publica et milite et pecunia vacat the country is relieved from furnishing an army and money; semper philosophiae vaco I always have time for philosophy || v. impers. (w. dat) there is time for, there is room for; (w. inf.) there is time to or for
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vacuus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. empty, clear, free; vacant; worthless, useless; single, unmarried; widowed; at leisure; carefree; (w. gen or abl or w. ab) free from, devoid of, without; (w. dat) free for
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vates/vatis, -is
Definition
m. seer, prophet; bard, poet || f. prophetess; poetess
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vehō, vehere, vexī, vectus
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tr. to carry, convey, transport || pass. to travel, ride, sail, be borne along
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velut or velutī
Definition
adv. as, just as, even as; as for example; (to introduce a simile) as, as it were; (in elliptical clauses) like; velut (sī) just as if, just as though, as if
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venabulum, -i
Definition
n. hunting spear
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venia, -ae
Definition
f. kindness, favor, goodwill; permission; pardon, forgiveness; ~am dare (w. dat) 1 to grant forgiveness to; 2 do a favor to; 3 grant permission to; ~am petere to ask permission; ~¯ vestrā with your leave
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ventilo, -are, -avi, -atus
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tr. to fan, wave; to display, show off
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ventus, -i
Definition
m. wind; intestinal wind; (fig.) storm; ventum emittere to break wind
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verna, -ae
Definition
mf. home-born slave (born in the master's house); native
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vernus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. spring, of spring; tempus vernum springtime
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versum
Definition
adv. (usu. after another adv of direction) back; rūsum versum backward; sūrsum versum up and down
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versus or versum
Definition
adv. (w. ad) toward, in the direction of; (w. in + acc.) into, in toward
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versus, -ūs
Definition
m. turning; furrow; line, row; turn, step (in a dance); (in prose and poetry) line, verse
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vesica, -ae
Definition
f. bladder; bombast; objects made of bladder: purse, cap, football, lantern
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vēstibulum, -ī
Definition
n. entrance, forecourt; beginning
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vetulus, -a, -um
Definition
adj. poor old
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vexo, vexare, vexavi, vexatus
Definition
tr. to shake, toss; to vex, annoy; to harass (troops)
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vicinus, -a, -um
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adj. neighboring, nearby, near; imminent || mf neighbor || n neighborhood; ex vicino of a similar nature; in vicino in close proximity
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vigilans, -antis
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adj. watchful, alert; disquieting (worries)
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vīlla, -ae
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f. country home; farmhouse; ~ rustica farmhouse, homestead; ~ urbāna (also in the country, with no farm attached) country villa
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vir, virī
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m. man; he-man, hero; husband; lover; manhood, virility; (mil) infantry-man
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vīrus, -ī
Definition
n. venom; slime; stench, pungency; saltiness
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volo, -are, -avi, -atum
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intr. to fly
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volūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus
Definition
tr. to roll about, turn over; engross; think over || pass to wallow, luxuriate
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volvō, -vere, -vī, -ūtus
Definition
tr. to roll, turn about, wind; (of a river) roll (e.g., rocks) along; breathe; unroll, read (books, scrolls); pour out, utter fluently; consider, weigh; (of time) bring on, bring around; form (a circle); undergo (troubles) || pass to roll, tumble; revolve || intr to revolve; roll on, elapse
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vorō, -āre, -āvi, -ātus
Definition
tr. to swallow, devour; (fig) devour (by reading)
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vōtum, -i
Definition
n. solemn vow (made to a deity); votive offering (made for a prayer answered); prayer, wish; thing wished for; compos ~ī/ō esse to have had one's prayer answered; in ~ō est (w. inf) it is (my) wish to; (w. ut + subj or w. acc & inf) it is (my) wish that;~ī reus obligated to fulfill a vow
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