| Term | Definition |
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| abacus | i, m. a square board ; hence sideboard, counting board, gaming board, ceiling panel. |
| abalienatio | onis, f. transfer of property. |
| abalieno | are, to make alien, separate, estrange. |
| abavus | i, m. great-great-grandfather. |
| Abdera | orum, n. pl., also -ae, f., a town in Thrace, noted for the stupidity of its inhabitants. |
| abdicatio | onis, f. disowning, renunciation. |
| abdico (1) | are, to renounce, reject; esp. of magistracies, to abdicate, often with reflex. and ablative of office. |
| abdico (2) | dicere -dixi -dictum, in augury, to disapprove of. |
| abdo | dere -didi -ditum, to put away, withdraw, remove; esp. to secrete, hide. Hence partic. abditus -a -um, concealed, secret. Adv. abdite. |
| abdomen | inis, n. belly; hence gluttony. |
| abduco | ducere -duxi -ductum, to lead or take away, detach, withdraw. |
| abeo | ire -ii -itum, to go away; 'abi', be off with you; 'abi in malam rem' go to the devil. Trans., to retire from office; to depart from life, die; in discussion, to digress; in form, to change; of things, to pass away, disappear, vanish; to pass over from owner to owner. |
| abequito | are, to ride off. |
| aberratio | onis, f. escape, relief. |
| aberro | are, to wander, deviate, escape. |
| abhorreo | ere, to shrink back from; hence to be inconsistent with or opposed to; 'a fide' to be incredible. Pres. part., as adj., unseasonable, inappropriate. |
| abicio | icere -ieci -iectum, to throw down or away. Transf., to pronounce carelessly, break off abruptly ; to get rid of, give up; to dash to the ground, weaken, dishearten. Hence partic. abiectus -a -um; of position low, common; of character cowardly, mean; of style, without force, prosaic. Adv. abiecte, without spirit, meanly. |
| abiectio | onis, f. throwing away; 'animi', despondency, despair. |
| abiegnus | a -um, of fir wood. |
| abies | etis, f. the silver fir; meton., anything made of fir, such as a ship or spear. |
| abigo | ere -egi -actum, to drive away; of cattle, to remove, steal. Transf., to banish, be rid of: 'uxorem', to divorce. |
| abitio | onis, f. going away, departure; place of egress. |
| abitus | us, m., going away, departure; place of egress. |
| abiudico | are, to take away by a judgement. |
| abiungo | iungere -iunxi -iunctum, to unharness; hence to estrange, detach. |
| abiuro | are, to abjure, deny on oath. |
| ablativus | a -um, ablative. |
| ablegatio | onis, f. sending away, banishment. |
| ablego | are, to send away, remove to a distance. |
| abligurio | ire, to lick away; hence to squander. |
| abludo | ere, to be out of tune. |
| abluo | luere -lui -lutum, to wash clean; to wash away. |
| abnego | are, to deny, refuse. |
| abnepos | otis, m. great-great-grandson. |
| abneptis | is, f. great-great-granddaughter. |
| abnocto | are, to stay out all night. |
| abnormis | e, irregular, unconventional. |
| abnuo | nuere -nui, fut. partic. -nuiturus, to refuse by a gesture,to deny. |
| aboleo | ere -evi -itum, to destroy, do away with. |
| abolesco | ere -evi, to perish. |
| abolitio | onis, f. removing, annulling, abolition. |
| abolla | ae, f. a cloak of thick woollen cloth. |
| abomino | are and abominor -ari, dep. (1) to deprecate: 'quod abominor', God forbid. (2) to hate, detest. |
| aborior | oriri -ortus, dep.: of heavenly bodies, to set; poet., of the voice, to fail. |
| aboriscor | i, = aborior: q.v. |
| abortio | onis, f. untimely birth, miscarriage. |
| abortivus | a -um, prematurely born. |
| abortus | us, m. miscarriage. |
| abrado | radere -rasi -rasum, to scrape off, shave. Transf., to squeeze out, to extort. |
| abripio | ripere -ripui -reptum, to snatch away, drag off, remove, detach. |
| abrodo | rodere -rosi -rosum, to gnaw off. |
| abrogatio | onis, f. annulling, repealing. |
| abrogo | are, to repeal, annul, remove, take away. |
| abrotonum | i, n. and abrotonus -i, m. southern-wood. |
| abrumpo | rumpere -rupi -ruptum, to break off, sever; to remove, dissociate; to break off prematurely, destroy. Hence partic. abruptus -a -um, steep, precipitous, abrupt, rough. N. as subst., a steep place. Adv. abrupte. |
| abruptio | onis, f. tearing away; hence divorce. |
| abscedo | cedere -cessi -cessum, to go away, depart, retire, desert. |
| abscessio | onis, f. going away, separation. |
| abscessus | us, m. going away, withdrawal. |
| abscido | cidere -cidi -cisum, to cut off; to separate or take away. Hence partic. abscisus -a -um, precipitous, abrupt, short. |
| abscindo | scindere -scidi -scissum, to tear off, wrench away; 'venas', to cut open the veins; poet., 'abscissa comas', with her hair torn. Transf., to divide or separate. |
| abscondo | condere -condi (-condidi) -conditum (-consum), to conceal; to lose sight of; pass., of stars, to set. Adv. from partic., abscondite, obscurely. |
| absens | entis, absent; see also absum. |
| absentia | ae, f. absence. |
| absilio | ire -ii or -ui, to spring forth or away. |
| absimilis | e, unlike. |
| absinthium | i, n. wormwood. |
| absisto | sistere -stiti, to go away from a place or person; to desist from an action. |
| absolutio | onis, f. (1) acquittal. (2) perfection. |
| absolutorius | a -um, relating to acquittal. |
| absolvo | solvere -solvi -solutum, to loosen, to free: of an accused person, to acquit.; of a subject, to dispose of, relate in full; in gen. to complete. Hence partic. absolutus -a -um, perfect, complete; unfettered, unconditional. Adv. absolute, perfectly, completely. |
| absonus | a -um, inharmonious, discordant, disagreeing. |
| absorbeo | ere -ui, to swallow, gulp down; hence to carry away, engross. |
| abstemius | a -um, temperate, abstemious. |
| abstergeo | tergere -tersi -tersum, to wipe off, clean away. |
| absterreo | ere, to frighten away. |
| abstinentia | ae, f. self-denial, temperance; sometimes fasting. |
| abstineo | tinere -tinui -tensum: transit., to hold back; intransit., to abstain. Hence present partic. abstinens -entis, temperate. Adv. abstinenter. |
| absto | are, to stand aloof. |
| abstraho | trahere -traxi -tractum, to drag away; hence to remove, exclude, restrain. |
| abstrudo | trudere -trusi -trusum, to push away, hide. Hence partic. abstrusus -a -um, concealed, secret, abstruse; of character, reserved. |
| absumo | sumere -sumpsi -sumptum, to reduce, consume, waste, destroy. |
| absurdus | a -um, unmelodious, harsh. Transf., foolish, unreasonable, out of place; of persons, incapable. Hence adv. absurde, harshly, discordantly; foolishly. |
| abundantia | ae, f. abundance, plenty; riches, wealth. |
| abundo | are, to overflow; to grow in abundance; to abound, be rich in, esp. with abl. Hence partic. abundans -antis, overflowing; abundant, numerous; abounding in; adv. abundanter, abundantly, copiously. |
| abusus | us, m. using up, wasting. |
| abutor | uti -usus, dep., with abl. (1) to make full use of. (2) to abuse, waste; esp. to use a word wrongly. |
| Academia | ae, f., the Academy, a grove near Athens where Plato taught; meton., the Academic school of philosophy. Hence adj. Academicus -a -um,; n. pl. Academica, Cicero's treatise on the Academic philosophy. |
| acalanthis and acanthis | idis, f., a small bird, perhaps siskin. |
| acanthus | i, m. (1) bear's foot, a plant. (2) a thorny evergreen. |
| Acarnania | ae, f. Acarnania, a country in western Greece. |
| Acca Larentia, a Roman goddess; Larentalia or Accalia | ium, n. pl., her festival at Rome in December. |
| accedo | cedere -cessi -cessum, to approach, come near; of persons, to enter upon a course; 'ad rem publicam', to begin public life; of things, to be added; 'hic accedit ut', it is also true that, moreover. |
| accelero | are: transit., to quicken, accelerate; intransit., to hasten. |
| accendo | cendere -cendi -censum, to kindle, set alight, set on fire. Transf., to fire, inflame, excite. |
| accenseo | censere -censum, to reckon in addition. Hence partic. accensus -a -um, reckoned with; m. as subst., an attendant; in plural, accensi, reserve troops, supernumeraries. |
| acceptio | onis, f. reception, acceptance. |
| accepto | are, to receive. |
| acceptus | a -um, partic. from accipio; q.v. |
| accessio | onis, f. a going or coming to; increase; a thing added, appendage. |
| accessus | us, m. approach, access; means of approach, entrance. |
| accido (1) | cidere -cidi -cisum, to hew or hack at; hence to weaken, ruin. |
| accido (2) | cidere -cidi, to fall down; 'ad pedes', to fall at a person's feet. Transf., to happen, fall out. |
| accieo | ere, obs. form of accio; q.v. |
| accingo | cingere -cinxi -cinctum, to gird on a weapon; to equip, arm a person; with reflex., or in pass., to arm oneself, hence to make oneself ready. |
| accio | ire -ivi (-ii) -itum, to call, summon. |
| accipio | cipere -cepi -ceptum, to take, receive, accept. Esp. with the senses, to hear, feel, etc.; with the understanding, to grasp, to learn; also to take, interpret in a certain sense; of persons, to receive hospitably or treat in any particular manner; in business, 'acceptum referre', to enter on the credit side of an account book, hence, to consider oneself indebted to someone for a thing. Hence partic. acceptus -a -um, welcome, pleasant, agreeable. |
| accipiter | tris, m. a hawk. |
| accitus | us, m. a summons. |
| Accius | a -um, name of a Roman gens; esp. of L. Accius, tragic poet (170-c.85 B.C.) |
| acclamatio | onis, f. a loud cry. |
| acclamo | are, to cry out (in approval or otherwise);with acc. of person, to name by acclamation. |
| acclaro | are, to make clear, reveal. |
| acclinis | e, leaning towards, inclined to. |
| acclino | are, to lean towards, incline to. |
| acclivis | e, inclined upwards. |
| acclivitas | atis, f. upward slope. |
| acclivus | a -um, = acclivis ; q.v. |
| accola | ae, m. or f. neighbor; as adj. living near, neighboring. |
| accolo | colere -colui -cultum, to live near. |
| accommodatio | onis, f.(1) proportion or adjusting.(2) courteousness. |
| accommodatus | a -um, partic. from accommodo; q.v. |
| accommodo | are, to fit, put on equipment, etc.; to make suitable, adjust, adapt. Hence partic. accommodatus -a -um, adapted, suitable; adv. accommodate, agreeably. |
| accommodus | a -um, fit, adapted. |
| accredo | credere -credidi -creditum, to believe (with dat.). |
| accresco | crecere -crevi -cretum, to grow, increase; with dat. to be joined to a thing. |
| accubitio | onis, f. the act of reclining at table. |
| accubitus | us, m. the act of reclining at table. |
| accubo | are, to lie or recline beside, esp. at table; 'apud hominem', to dine at a man's house. |
| accumbo | cumbere -cubui -cubitum, to lie down or recline, esp. at table. |
| accumulator | oris, m. one who heaps together. |
| accumulo | are, to heap up, accumulate; to heap things on a person, give in abundance; to ply, overwhelm a person with things; to increase. Adv. from partic. accumulate, abundantly, copiously. |
| accuratio | onis, f. accuracy, carefulness. |
| accuro | are, to take care of, prepare with care. Hence partic. accuratus -a -um, done with care, careful, exact, accurate. Adv. accurate. |
| accurro | currere -curri (-cucurrri) -cursum, to run to; of ideas, to occur. |
| accursus | us, m. running, concourse. |
| accusabilis | e, blameworthy. |
| accusatio | onis, f. an accusation, indictment. |
| accusator | oris, m. an accuser; hence an informer. |
| accusatorius | a -um, of or like an accuser; adv. accusatorie. |
| accusatrix | icis, f. a female accuser. |
| accuso | are, to accuse; in gen., to blame, find fault with. |
| acer (1) | eris, n. the maple tree or maple wood. |
| acer (2) | cris -cre, sharp, cutting, keen. Hence, to taste, biting; to touch, sharp; of sounds, shrill; of smells, penetrating; of sight, keen; of emotions, painful; of understanding, quick, vigorous, energetic. Adv. acriter, sharply, keenly. |
| acerbitas | atis, f. bitterness, harshness, painfulness; in plur., calamities. |
| acerbo | are, to make bitter, to aggravate. |
| acerbus | a -um, bitter. Hence, of sounds, harsh; of looks, dark, gloomy; of speech or writing, bitter; of events, etc., painful, severe; of persons, morose; from the notion of unripeness, premature. Adv. acerbe, bitterly, harshly. |
| acernus | a -um, made of maple wood. |
| acerra | ae, f. a casket for incense. |
| acervo | are, to heap up. |
| acervus | i, m. a heap, mass; in logic, argument by accumulation. |
| acetum | i, n. vinegar. |
| Achaia | ae, f., the Greek country of Achaia, in the Peloponnese, or in gen. Greece; after 146 B.C., the Roman province of Achaea. Hence adj. and subst. Achaeus and Achivus, Achaean, an Achaean. |
| Achates | ae, m. friend of Aeneas. |
| Acheron | ontis, m. ( older form Acheruns -untis ) mythol. river in the lower world; the lower world itself. |
| Achilles | is and Achilleus -ei, m. a Greek hero, son of Peleus and Thetis. Adj. Achilleus -a -um. |
| Achivus | a -um, see Achaia. |
| acidus | a -um, sharp, sour. |
| acies | ei, f. keenness, edge; of the mind, penetration, insight; of the eye, a piercing look or keen vision; sometimes the pupil of the eye, or the eye itself. Milit., battle line; hence battle, battlefield. |
| acinaces | is, m. a Persian sabre. |
| acinus | i, m. and acinum -i, n. a berry; the seed of a berry. |
| acipenser | eris, also acipensis -is, m. the sturgeon. |
| aclys | ydis, f. a small javelin. |
| aconitum | i, n. monk's hood, aconite; strong poison. |
| acq | , = adq-; q.v. |
| acratophorum | i, n. a vessel for unmixed wine. |
| acredula | ae, f. a bird, perhaps thrush, owl, or nightingale. |
| acriculus | a -um, somewhat sharp in temper. |
| acrimonia | ae, f. sharpness, keenness. |
| acroama | atis, n. an entertainment, esp. musical; an entertainer, i.e. reader, actor, or singer. |
| acroasis | is, f. reading aloud, recitation. |
| Acroceraunia | orum, n. pl. part of the Ceraunian mountains; hence any dangerous place. |
| acta (1) | ae, f. seashore, beach; meton., life of the seaside. |
| acta (2) | orum, from partic. of ago; q.v. |
| Actaeon | onis, m. a hunter turned into a stag by Diana, and killed by his hounds. |
| actio | onis, f. action, doing; 'gratiarum', the giving of thanks. Esp. the action of a magistrate, a proposal; in the theater, a plot; at law, an action or the bringing of it or right to bring it; also a legal formula or speech on an indictment. |
| actito | are, to be busy, in law-court or theater. |
| Actium | i, n. a promontory in Acarnania, near which Augustus conquered Antony and Cleopatra (31 B.C.). Adj. Actiacus and Actius -a -um. |
| actor | oris, m. (1) a driver. (2) a doer; esp. a dramatic actor, player; a public speaker; the plaintiff in an action; a manager of property. |
| actuariolum | i, n. a small skiff. |
| actuarius | a -um, swift; 'actuaria (navis)', a fast-sailing vessel. |
| actuosus | a -um, active; adv. actuose. |
| actus | us, m. (1) driving, movement, esp. of cattle; hence right of way for driving cattle, etc.. (2) doing, action, esp. on stage; hence the presentation of a piece on the stage; also a division of a piece, an act. |
| aculeatus | a -um, provided with prickles or stings; hence pointed, stinging; hair-splitting, subtle. |
| aculeus | i, m. sting, point; fig., esp. in plur., painful thoughts, cutting remarks. |
| acumen | inis, n. sharp point; hence the point of remarks, etc.; sharpness of intellect; cunning, trickery. |
| acuo | uere -ui -utum, to sharpen, whet; to quicken, make expert; to inflame, encourage, incite. Hence partic. acutus -a -um, sharpened, pointed, acute; to the hearing, shrill; to touch, piercing; of events etc., sharp, painful; of minds, sharp, keen, intelligent; of orators, effective. Adv. acute, keenly, sharply. |
| acus | us, f. a needle; 'acu pingere', to embroider; 'acu rem tangere', to hit the nail on the head. |
| acutulus | a -um, rather subtle. |
| adactio | onis, f. driving, compulsion. |
| adactus | us, m. bringing to, application. |
| adaeque, | in like manner. |
| adaequo | are: transit., to make equal; hence, to compare; intransit., to match, come near to. |
| adamanteus | a -um, hard as steel. |
| adamantinus | a -um, made of steel. |
| adamas | antis, m. the hardest steel, adamant; poet., anything firm, unyielding, durable. |
| adambulo | are, to walk by or near. |
| adamo | are, to fall in love with, find pleasure in. |
| adaperio | aperire -aperui -apertum, to open fully. |
| adauctus | us, m. increase. |
| adaugeo | ere -auxi -auctum, to increase, augment. |
| adaugesco | ere, to begin to increase. |
| adbibo | bibere -bibi -bibitum, to drink in. |
| addenseo | ere, to make thick or compact. |
| addenso | are, to make thick or compact. |
| addico | dicere -dixi -dictum, to assent to; in augury, to promise well ; of a judge, (especially the praetor), to award; of an auctioneer, to knock down a lot; of an owner, to put up for sale. Hence in gen., to give up or over, doom, dedicate, surrender; partic. addictus, bound, pledged. |
| addictio | onis, f. a judge's word. |
| addisco | discere -didici, to learn in addition. |
| additamentum | i, n. an addition. |
| addo addere addidi additum, | (1) to give, bring, place; of feelings, to inspire, cause. (2) to add, join; esp. in speech or writing; 'adde' or 'adde huc', or 'eo', add to this, take also into consideration. |
| addoceo | ere, to teach in addition. |
| addubito | are, to begin to doubt. |
| adduco | ducere -duxi -ductum, (1) to bring or lead to a person, place, or condition; of persons, to bring to a certain state of mind, to influence, induce. (2) to draw to oneself, pull in; hence to contract; partic. adductus -a -um, contracted, taut; of persons, strict. Compar. adv. adductius. |
| adedo | esse -edi -esum, to nibble, gnaw; to consume, waste away. |
| ademptio | onis, f. taking away. |
| adeo (1) | ire -ii -itum, to go or come to, approach, visit; 'in ius', to go to law; of business, etc., to undertake, undergo, incur; 'adire hereditatem', to enter on an inheritance. |
| adeps | ipis, c. soft fat. |
| adeptio | onis, f. attainment, obtaining. |
| adequito | are, to ride to. |
| adfabilis | e, easy to speak to, affable. |
| adfabilitas | atis, f. affability. |
| adfatus | us, m. address, speech. |
| adfectatio | onis, f. striving, eagerness. |
| adfectator | oris, m. a striver. |
| adfectio | onis, f. manner of being affected; hence relation to a thing or person, or change, state, condition; sometimes favorable state of mind, goodwill. |
| adfecto | are, to strive after, grasp at, aim at, aspire to; polit. to try to win over; in literary style, to affect; partic. adfectatus -a -um, studied. |
| adfectus (1) | us, m. condition, disposition; esp. of the mind, a feeling; often friendly feeling, goodwill. |
| adfectus (2) | a -um, partic. from adficio; q.v. |
| adficio | ficere -feci -fectum, to influence, work upon; with adverbs, to affect; with abl. of nouns, to treat with, present with; 'nominem sepultura', to bury; 'poena', to punish, 'beneficio adfici', to be benefitted; absol., of the body, to affect adversely, weaken. Hence partic. adfectus -a -um, affected, influenced; with abl. furnished with, treated with; absol., of the body, weakened, sick; of undertakings, worked upon, and so nearly finished. |
| adfigo | figere -fixi -fixum, to fasten to, affix; 'litteram ad caput', to brand; 'adfigi animis', to be imprinted. |
| adfingo | fingere -finxi -fictum, to form or invent in addition. |
| adfinis | e, neighboring; hence connected with, privy to; also related by marriage; as subst., a relative. |
| adfinitas | atis, f. relationship by marriage; meton., relations by marriage; in gen., union. |
| adfirmatio | onis, f. positive assertion. |
| adfirmo | are to strengthen; to support a statement, to prove; to assert as true. Adv. adfirmate, positively. |
| adflatus | us, m. blowing or breathing on, breath; 'maris', sea breeze. Transf. inspiration. |
| adfleo | flere -flevi -fletum, to weep at. |
| adflictatio | onis, f. pain, torture. |
| adflicto | are, to agitate, knock about, harass, distress. |
| adflictor | oris, m. a subverter. |
| adfligo | fligere -flixi -flictum, to dash, knock down, knock about; to weaken, discourage, injure; 'causam susceptam', to drop. Hence partic. adflictus -a -um, damaged, shattered; of spirits, broken down, desponding; of character, vile, contemptible. |
| adflo | are, to blow or breathe on. |
| adfluentia | ae, f. overflow, abundance. |
| adfluo | fluere -fluxi -fluxum, to flow to, flow near; of men, to stream, to flock together. Transf., to flow freely, to be abundant; with abl., to abound in. Hence partic. adfluens -entis, rich, abounding. Compar. adv. adfluentius. |
| adfor | ari, dep. to accost, address; esp. to say farewell to the dead, and to pray to the gods. |
| adfulgeo | fulgere -fulsi, to shine, glitter; to shine upon, favor, with dat. |
| adfundo | fundere -fudi -fusum, to pour upon; 'colonia amne adfusa', washed by a river; 'adfundere se', or 'adfundi', to prostrate oneself. Transf., to throw in, add. |
| adgemo | ere, to groan at, with dat. |
| adgero | gerere -gessi -gestum, to carry to, bring up. |
| adgestus | us, m. carrying to, accumulation. |
| adglomero | are, to wind on a ball; hence, to add. |
| adglutino | are, to glue to, fasten to. |
| adgravesco | ere, to grow worse (of sickness). |
| adgravo | are, to make heavier; hence, to make worse. |
| adgredior | gredi -gressus, dep. to go to, approach; with words, to address; of enemies, to attack; of business, etc., to begin, undertake, attempt. |
| adgrego | are, to add to the flock; so to attach, associate. |
| adgressio | onis, f. the introduction to a speech. |
| adhaereo | haerere -haesi -haesum, to hang to, stick to, adhere; of places, to border on, be near; fig., to depend on, cling to. |
| adhaeresco | haerescere -haesi -haesum, to hang to, adhere. Transf., to cling to, hang on, attach oneself; in speaking, to stick fast, stop. |
| adhaesio | onis, f. adhering, clinging. |
| adhaesus | us, m. adhering, clinging. |
| adhibeo | ere -ui -itum, to bring up to, apply, bring to bear; of persons, to invite, call in, employ for a purpose; with adv., to treat. |
| adhinnio | ire, to neigh after, neigh at. |
| adhortatio | onis, f. exhortation. |
| adhortator | oris, m. one who exhorts. |
| adhortor | ari, dep. to exhort, encourage (esp. of soldiers). |
| adiaceo | ere, to lie by the side of, be adjacent. N. pl. of partic. as subst. adiacentia, the neighborhood. |
| adicio | icere -ieci -iectum, to throw to;hence to cast, direct, apply; also to add; at an auction, to outbid. |
| adiectio | onis, f. addition, advance. |
| adiectus | us, m. addition. |
| adigo | igere -egi -actum, to drive, force, compel; 'hominem ad iusiurandum' or 'iureiurando', to put a man on his oath. |
| adimo | imere -emi -emptum, to take away. Hence partic. ademptus -a -um, poet., dead. |
| adipatus | a -um, fatty, greasy; n. pl. as subst., pastry. Transf., of style, bombastic. |
| adipiscor | ipisci -eptus, dep. to come up to, overtake; hence to obtain. Perf. partic. adeptus, used passively, = obtained. |
| aditio | onis, f. approach. |
| aditus | us, m. approach, access; hence also right or possibility of entrance; 'homo rari aditus', difficult of access; concr., an entrance to a place, approach. Transf., opportunity of obtaining. |
| adiudico | are, to award as a judge, assign, grant. |
| adiumentum | i, n. help, assistance. |
| adiunctio | onis, f. joining, addition, union; rhet. a limitation or repetition. |
| adiunctor | oris, m. one who joins. |
| adiungo | iungere -iunxi -iunctum, to join to, connect; 'adiunctus fundus', neighboring; of immaterial things, to associate, impart; of persons, to attach, esp. as partner, friend, etc. Hence partic. adiunctus -a -um, bound to, belonging to; n. pl. as subst. collateral circumstances. |
| adiuro | are, to swear in addition; to swear to a thing, promise on oath. |
| adiutor | oris, m. a helper, assistant, deputy. |
| adiutrix | icis, f., of females and f. nouns, an assistant, aid; used of reserved legions under the empire. |
| adiuvo | iuvare -iuvi -iutum, to help, assist, support. |
| adlabor | labi -lapsus, dep. to glide to, flow to, with dat. or acc. |
| adlaboro | are, to labor at; also to add to by labor. |
| adlacrimo | are, to weep at. |
| adlapsus | us, m. a gliding approach. |
| adlatro | are, to bark at, rail at. |
| adlaudabilis | e, praiseworthy. |
| adlecto | are, to entice. |
| adlegatio | onis, f. the sending of a person on a mission. |
| adlego (1) | are, to send on private business, to commission; 'adlegati', deputies. Transf., to instigate, suborn; to adduce or allege in excuse. |
| adlego (2) | legere -legi -lectum, to choose, elect. |
| adlevamentum | i, n. a means of alleviation. |
| adlevatio | onis, f. a lifting up; hence alleviation. |
| adlevo | are, to lift up, erect; hence to lighten, alleviate; pass., adlevari, to be cheered. |
| adlicio | licere -lexi -lectum, to allure, entice. |
| adlido | lidere -lisi -lisum, to strike against,dash against; pass. adlidi, to suffer damage. |
| adligo | are, to tie to, bind to; of wounds, to bind up. Transf., in gen., to fetter, bind, confine; esp. to bind by friendship, obligations, promises, etc.; pass., to become an accomplice in, make oneself responsible for; perf. partic. adligatus, implicated, involved. |
| adlino | linere -levi -litum, to smear on, bedaub. |
| adlocutio | onis, f. an address; esp. a word of comfort. |
| adloquium | i, n. exhortation, encouragement, consolation. |
| adloquor | loqui -locutus, dep. to address; esp. to encourage, appeal to. |
| adluceo | lucere -luxi, to shine at, or upon. |
| adludo | ludere -lusi -lusum, to jest at, sport with; of waves, to play or dash upon. |
| adluo | luere -lui, to wash, of the sea. |
| adluvies | ei, f. a pool caused by flooding. |
| adluvio | onis, f. alluvial land. |
| admaturo | are, to hasten. |
| admetior | metiri -mensus, dep. to measure out to. |
| Admetus | i, m. husband of Alcestis. |
| adminiculor | ari, dep. to support, prop. |
| adminiculum | i, n. prop, support; in gen., aid, help. |
| administer | stri, m. attendant, assistant. |
| administra | ae, f. a (female) helper. |
| administratio | onis, f. the giving of help; direction, government. |
| administrator | oris, m. administrator, manager. |
| administro | are, to help, assist; to manage, direct, administer: 'navem', to steer. |
| admirabilis | e, admirable; astonishing, strange. Adv., admirabiliter. |
| admirabilitas | atis, f. admirableness; admiration. |
| admiratio | onis, f. admiration; plur. outbursts of admiration; wonder, astonishment. |
| admiror | ari, dep. to admire; to be astonished, to wonder. Hence gerundive admirandus -a -um, admirable. |
| admisceo | miscere -miscui -mixtum, to mix with, to join; 'admisceri novis sermonibus', to become familiar with. |
| admissarius | i, m. stallion. |
| admissio | onis, f. audience, esp. with kings, etc. |
| admitto | mittere -misi -missum, to send to, admit; esp. of horses, to let go, put to a gallop. Transf., to allow; to admit a crime to one's record, so to commit; hence n. of partic. as subst. admissum -i, a crime. |
| admixtio | onis, f. an admixture. |
| admoderate, | appropriately. |
| admodum, | up to the measure, up to the mark; hence, completely. With adjectives and other parts of speech, wholly, quite; 'puer admodum', a mere boy; with numbers, just about; in affirmative answers, certainly. |
| admoneo | ere -ui -itum, to admonish, remind, of a fact or duty. N. of partic. as subst. admonitum -i, an admonition. |
| admonitio | onis, f. a reminding; esp. a friendly admonition. |
| admonitor | oris, m. one who reminds. |
| admordeo | mordere -morsum, to bite at, gnaw; fig. to fleece. |
| admotio | onis, f. moving to, application. |
| admoveo | movere -movi -motum, to move to, bring up, apply; 'manum operi', to engage in a work; 'manus nocentibus' to lay hands on the guilty; milit. to bring up war machines or soldiers. |
| admugio | ire, to bellow after. |
| admurmuratio | onis, f. murmuring. |
| admurmuro | are, to murmur at. |
| adnato | are, to swim to or beside. |
| adnecto | nectere -nexui -nexum, to bind to, connect with. |
| adnexus | us, m. binding, connection. |
| adnitor | niti -nisus or -nixus, dep. to press against; lean upon. Transf., to strive after. |
| adno | are, to swim to, or near, or beside. |
| adnoto | are, to note, remark on. |
| adnumero | are, to count out, pay; to reckon in with, with acc. and dat. |
| adnuo | nuere -nui -nutum, to nod to; indicate by nodding; to nod assent to; in gen., to agree; also to agree to give or do a thing. |
| adoleo (1) | ere -ui, to worship, offer sacrifice, burn a sacrifice; to sacrifice on an altar; in gen., to burn. |
| adoleo (2) | ere, to smell. |
| adolesco | olescere -olevi, (1) to grow up, come to maturity. (2) to be heaped up, or perhaps to burn (cf. adoleo). Hence partic. adultus -a -um, grown up, adult, mature. |
| Adonis | is or -idis, a beautiful young man, beloved of Venus. |
| adoperio | operire -operui -opertum, to cover or close. |
| adopinor | ari, dep. to guess. |
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