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a case), a hearing (changing the point of view).

actor, -ōris [AG + tor], M., a doer (cf. actio). Esp., a pleader (of a case, on the side of the plaintiff), a prosecutor, an advocate (of the plaintiff), an attorney: actor hic defensorque causae meae.

āctum, -i [n. p.p. of ago], N., a proceeding (official), an act.

actus, -ūs [AG + tus], M., a driving, a doing. - Esp., an act (of a play).

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acuō, -uere, -ui, -ūtus [acu-, stem of acus], 3. v. a., sharpen. — Fig., irritate, excite, spur on. — acutus, -a, -um, p.p. as adj., sharpened, sharp, acute.

acus, -ūs [AC + us], F., a needle. a. d., see ante.

ad [?], adv. (only in comp.), and prep. with acc. With idea of motion, to, towards, against. Where the idea of motion is more or less obliterated, to, towards, for, at, on, against, in, in regard to.

Of time, till, at, or on: ad vesperam; quam ad diem (up to, as a limit). — Esp., of place, at (not exactly in nor on), around, near: ad Achillis tumulum (by); ad rhedam (around); ad curiam; quam ad summam, at the summit of which (city); ad inferos, in the world below; ad urbem, near the city (of a commander with the imperium, who could not enter the walls); ad populum, before the people (of official action); ad senatorem illum (at the house of, etc.).— Also fig., to, towards, for: fatale ad perni

ciem (fated for); ad quietem; ad iudicandum severus (in); momentum ad suspicionem (cause for, etc.); ad laudem contendere (strive for).- Esp., with gerund to denote purpose or tendency, to: audax ad conandum (in). Also, in respect to, in accordance with, at: praeclarus ad adspectum (in appearance); ad severitatem lenius (in respect to); ad libidinem (at); ad nutum; ad arbitrium. In comp. as adv., to, in, by, towards.

adaequō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [adaequo], I. v. a., make equal to : cum virtute fortunam (match). - More commonly neuter, become equal to, equal.

adamō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-amo], I. v. a., fall in love with, take a fancy to, covet.

adaugeō, -augere, -auxī, -auctus [ad-augeo], 2. v. a., add to, increase. adc-, see acc-.

addicō, -dicere, -dīxī, -dictus [addico], 3. v. a., adjudge, assign (by legal decision).addictus, -a, -um, p.p. as adj. and subst., assigned (to one in satisfaction of a debt), bound, given over to, devoted.

addictiō, -ōnis [ad-dictio; cf. addico], F., an adjudging, an assignment (by legal decision).

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in invidiam (bring, expose); in oblivionem (consign); in spem (raise); pretio adducta civitas; amore adducti (fascinated). — Fig., induce, persuade, drive, lead.

1adeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrus [ad-eō], irr. v. a. and n., go to, visit, get at, come to, come up, go to (a place), get in (to a place), advance (somewhere), attack, approach (speak with) with or without ad, visit.

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- Fig., encounter, incur, go into, take: periculum; ad rem publicam (take part in); hereditates (take).

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2 adeō [ad-eō], adv., to that point.

- Less exactly, to that degree, so much, so: usque adeo (to that degree). — Weakened, in fact, at all, exactly. - Esp., atque adeo, and in fact, and even, or rather.

adeps, -ipis [?], C., fat. — Plur., corpulence (of men).

adfabrē (aff-) [old abl. of adfaber], adv., skilfully.

adfecto (aff-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-facto; cf. adficio], I. v. a., (make for; cf. proficiscor), aim at, pursue: iter (run a course).

adferō (aff-), -ferre, -tulī, -lātus [ad-fero], irr. v. a., bring to, bring. - Fig., cause, produce, bring forth, bring forward, allege, report, announce, bring about: moram; facultatis tantum (produce); lucem (cause to shine, bring); vim (apply, use); salutem; rei publicae motum; medicinam (apply); vim (offer); manus (lay upon).

adficio (aff-), -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus [ad-facio], 3. v. a., do to, affect: quonam modo vos (treat). With

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acc. and abl., affect with, inflict upon, produce in, cause to, visit with, fill with: praemiis (confer upon, honor with); populum laetitia (fill with). In passive, suffer, receive, be in (a condition), be af flicted by, suffer from: calamitate; honore (receive); dolore (suffer); beneficiis (receive); turpitudine (incur); supplicio (be visited with); aetate adfectus (worn); vitiis adfectus (possessed by).

adfigō (aff-), -figere, -fixi, -fixus [ad-figo], 3. v. a., fasten to, crucify.

adfingō (aff-), -fingere, finxi, -fictus [ad-fingo], 3. v. a., make up in addition, invent more, counterfeit besides.

adfīnis (aff-), -e [ad-finis], adj., bordering on. — - Fig., akin to (by marriage). Also, implicated (in anything): culpae. As subst., kinsman (by marriage).

adfinitās (aff-), -ātis [adfīni- + tas], F., nearness. -Esp., of relation by marriage, relationship, alli ance, connection.

adfirmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [adfirmo], I. v. a., confirm, strengthen, corroborate. Hence, declare, as

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adgregō (agg-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-tgrego], I. v. a., unite together, assemble, gather together.

adhaerescō, -ere, no perf., no p.p. [ad-haeresco; cf. adhaereo], 3. v. n., adhere to, cling to.

adhibeō, -ēre, -ui, -itus [adhabeo], 2. v. a., have in. - Hence, call in, admit, bring with (one). Fig., employ, use: vim (offer, use, employ); studium atque aures (afford, lend, furnish); orationem.

adhuc [ad-huc], adv., hitherto (of place). Of time, up to this time, till now, to this day, thus far, hitherto, so far.

adimō, -imere, -ēmī, -ēmptus [ademo (take)], 3. v. a., take away (the action regarded as done to somebody), take from, deprive of, rob of, remove from (a person).

adipiscor, -ipīscī, -eptus [adapiscor], 3. v. dep., obtain, secure, attain: gloriam (win, gain).

aditus, -ūs [ad-itus; cf. 1adeo], M., approach, arrival, coming, coming forward, access. Concretely, an avenue (of approach), access (excuse for approaching), means

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adiungō, -iungere, -iūnxi, -iūnctus [ad-iungo], 3. v. a., join to, unite to, attach, unite with, add: divinitus adiuncta fortuna, with the addition of fortune from above.

adiūtor, -ōris [ad-fiutor; cf. adiuvo], M., helper, assistant, abettor.

adiūtrīx, -īcis [ad-fiutrix; cf. adiuvo], F., a helper (female, or conceived as such in gender), an assistant, an abettor, accomplice.

adiuvō, -iuvāre, -iūvī, -iūtus [adiuvo], I. v. a., assist, help, help on, aid, be of advantage, be an assistance to, give assistance; causam (supbort).

adlēgō (all-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-lego], I. v. a., commission (for some purpose), despatch, send (as agents).

adliciō (all-), -licere, -lexī, -lectus [ad-lacio], 3. v. a., entice, allure, draw, persuade: ad misericordiam.

adlinō (all-), -linere, -lēvi, -litus [ad-lino], 3. v. a., besmear, smear on.

adluō (all-), -luere, -ui, no p.p. [ad-luo], 3. v. a., wash (as of the sea, etc.).

administer, tri [ad-minister], M., a servant, an assistant, an abettor, a tool (of persons): scelerum.

administra, -ae [ad-ministra], F., a servant (female), an assistant, a handmaid: virtutis.

administrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [administro-], I. v. a. and n., serve.— Also, manage, administer, carry on, conduct: bellum; rem publicam.

admīrābilis, -e [ad-mirabilis ; cf. admiror], adj., admirable, marvellous, astonishing.

admīrātiō, -ōnis [ad-miratio; cf. admiror], F., admiration, wonder, surprise, astonishment: ipsius adventus admiratioque, his arrival and the marvel at the man himself.

admiror, -ārī, -ātus [ad-miror], I. v. dep., be surprised, wonder at, admire.-admirandus, -a, -um, as adj., surprising. — admīrātus, -a, -um, p.p. in pres. sense, being surprised.

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admittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus [ad-mitto], 3. v. a., let go to, admit, let go in Tusculanum; ad consilium admittitur casus. - Fig., allow (cf. com- and per-mitto): in se facinus (commit a crime); dedecus (permit to be incurred). — Also, without in se, commit.

admodum [ad modum], adv., to a degree.-Hence, very, very much, greatly, exceedingly, so (very) much.

admoneō, -ēre, -ui, -itus [admoneo], 2. v. a., warn, urge, remind.

admonitus, -ūs [ad-monitus; cf. admoneo], M., a reminder, a warning, a suggestion.

admoveō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mõtus [ad-moveo], 2. v. a., move to, approach.-Less exactly, apply: ignis ceterosque cruciatus.

admurmurātiō, -ōnis [ad-murmuratio], F., a murmur (at some. thing), murmurs of intelligence (or approval or displeasure).

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adnumerō (ann-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-numero], I. v. a., count out to. aḍnuō (ann-), -nuere, -nui, no p.p. [ad-nuo], 3. v. n., nod to, nod Less exactly, assent. adolescēns, see adulescens. adolescentia, see adulescentia. adolescō, -olēscere, -olēvī, -ultus [ad-olesco], 3. v. n., grow up (to maturity), mature. — adultus, -a, -um, p.p. as adj., grown up, mature. - Fig., full grown, full developed. See also adulescens.

adorior, orīrī, -ortus [ad-orior], 3. and 4. v. dep., (rise up against), attack, assail.

adōrnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-orno], I. v. a., adorn, furnish, provide, fit out: maria classibus; hunc ad perficiendum (furnish with material, etc.).

adparātus (app-), -ūs [ad-paratus; cf. adparo], M., preparation. - Concretely, preparations, equipments, furnishings.

adpāreō (app-), -ēre, -uī, -itūrus [ad-pareo], 2. v. n., appear. See

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adparō (app-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-paro], I. v. a., (get for some purpose?), prepare, arrange, make preparations for (with a conception of the object from Eng.): bellum; iter. adparātus, -a, -um, p.p. as adj., prepared (with effort), splendid, magnificent, elaborate.

adpellō (app-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus

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adpōnō (app-), -pōnere, -posui, -positus [ad-pono], 3. v. a., place near, put to, fit. - appositus, -a, -um, p.p. as adj., suited, fitted.

adportō (app-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-porto], I. v. a., bring in, bring (to some place).

adprobō (app-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-probo], I. v. a., approve of, agree with (an opinion or action).

adprōmittō (app-), -mittere, -mīsī, -missus [ad-promitto], 3. v. a. and n., promise in addition, promise as surety.

adproperō (app-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-propero], 1. v. a. and n., hasten towards, hasten in, hurry up, hasten (to something).

adpropinquo (app-), -āre, -āvī, no p.p. [ad-propinquo], 1. v. n., approach, come nearer, come near, be at hand.

adquirō (acq-), -quirere, -quisīvi, -quisitus [ad-quaero], 3. v. a. and n., (get in addition), acquire, gain: adquirere ad fidem, gain in credit.

adripiō (arr-), -ripere, -ripui, -reptus [ad-rapio], 3. v. a., snatch up, seize, catch.

adroganter (arr-) [adrogant(stem of p. of adrogo) + ter], adv., with presumption, presumingly, with insolence.

adrogō (arr-), -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ad-rogo], I. v. a., (ask in addition), claim, demand. — adrogāns, -antis, p. as adj., arrogant, presuming.

adscendo (asc-), -scendere, -scendi, -scēnsus [ad-scando], 3. v. a. and n., climb up, climb, ascend, mount, rise: ad caelum.

adscensus (asc-), -ūs [ad-†scansus; cf. adscendo], M., a climbing up, an ascent, a going up.- Concretely, a way up, a means of ascent.

adscisco (asc), -sciscere, -scivi, -scītus [ad-scisco], 3. v. a., attach (by formal decree), adopt. — Less exactly, attach to (one's self), unite with (one's self).

adscribō (asc-), - scribere, -scripsi, -scriptus [ad-scribo], 3. v. a., write down (somewhere), enroll, assign (by enrollment): civitatibus (enroll as citizens of).

adsensiō (ass-), -ōnis [ad-sensio; cf. adsentior], F., assent. · Concretely, an expression of assent.

adsentiō, -sentire, -sēnsī, -sēnsus, also dep., adsentior (ass-), -sentiri, -sēnsus [ad-sentio], 4. v. dep., assent, give assent: voluntatibus (defer to).

adsequor (ass-), -sequi, -secūtus [ad-sequor], 3. v. dep., follow after, overtake. Fig., attain, secure,

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