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act"] ("Full of flagitium"; hence) Very shameful or disgraceful; infamous, flagitious. flăgit-ium, ii, n. [flagit-o,

pose.-3. To feign, invent or make up falsely, pretend, - Pass.: fingor, fictus sum, fingi [prob. akin to ty, root of ery-yávw, "to touch"]."to demand or desire earnfi-nis, nis, m. [probably for fid-nis, fr. findo, "to divide," through root FID] ("The dividing thing"; hence, "a boundary, limit"; hence) An end.

fin-itimus, itima, itĭmum, adj. [fin-is; see finis] ("Pertaining to a finis"; hence) Bordering upon, adjoining, neighbouring.

fio, factus sum, fieri, v. pass. irreg.; see facio: 1. To be made.-2. To become.-3. To happen or come to pass; to be brought about; to take place.-4. Impers.: Perf. Inf.: factum (esse), that it came to pass, that it was brought about.

fir-mus, ma, mum, adj. ("Bearing"; hence, "firm"; hence) 1. Strong, powerful. -2. Steadfast, steady, firm [either for fer-mus, fr. fĕr-o, "to bear"; or akin to Sans. root DHRI, "to bear "].

Flaccus, i, m. [flaccus, "flabby"; of persons, "flapeared"] Flaccus (Lucius Valerius); one of the Roman prætors at the date of Catiline's conspiracy; xlv. 1.

fāgiti-ōsus, ōsa, ōsum, adj. [flagiti-um, "a disgraceful

estly"] (“A demanding, etc., earnestly some bad thing"; hence) 1. A disgraceful, shameful, or infamous act.2. Of persons: A profligate, scoundrel, villain.-3. Shame, disgrace.

flǎg-ro, rāvi, rātum, rāre, 1. v. n. ("To burn or be on fire"; hence) Of persons: To be inflamed or burn with passion, etc. [akin to Gr. pλéy-w, "to burn"; Sans. root BHRAJ, "to shine"].

Flamin-Ĭus, ii, m. [flamen, flamin-is, "a flamen or priest' of some particular deity] ("One pertaining to a flamen") Flaminius, a Roman nanie; see Flamma.

Flamma, æ, m. [flamma, "a flame"] Flamma (Caius Flaminius); a friend of Catiline, at whose house the latter stayed for some days after his flight from Rome; xxxvi. 1.

florens, ntis: 1. P. pres. of floreo.-2. Pa.: Flourishing, prosperous, in repute; eminent, distinguished.

flōr-ěo, ŭi, no sup., ērc, 2. v. n. [flos, flor-is, "a flower"] ("To flower"; hence) To be in a flourishing or prosperous

condition; to flourish; to be eminent, distinguished, or conspicuous.

fluxus, a, um, adj. [for flugv-sus; fr. fluo, "to flow," through root FLUGV] (" Flowing"; hence) 1. Careless, remiss, negligent.-2. Fleeting, transient, frail, perishable. foc-us, i, m. A fire-place, hearth.

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forte; see fors.

for-tis, te, adj. Brave, bold, courageous.

foed-us, a, um, adj. [akin to (Comp.: fœt-čo, "to stink"] ("Stink-fort-ior); Sup.: fort-issimus ing"; hence) 1. Foul, filthy. [for fer-tis, fr. fĕr-o; and so, -2. Detestable, abominable.-"bearing, that bears"; hence, 3. Horrible, ugly, ghastly. strong"; hence, as a result, fore, fut. inf. of sum. "brave," etc.; or akin to forem (= essem), imperf. Sans. root DHRISH, "to be subj. of sum. courageous"].

for-is, adv.: 1. Out of doors, out of the house, abroad, etc. -2. In public life, etc. [akin to Gr. Oúp-a, Sans. dvár, or dvâr-a].

for-ma, mæ, f. [for fer-ma; fr. fer-o]["That which is borne," etc.; hence) 1. Form in the widest sense of the word; shape, figure.-2. A fine form; beauty, personal charms, etc.

formid-o, inis, f. [formid-o, "to fear"]("A fearing"; hence) Fear, dread, terror.

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fort-itūdo, ĭtudinis, f. [fortis, "brave"] ("The quality of the fortis"; hence) 1. Bravery, valour, intrepidity. -2. Firmness of spirit, fortitude, etc.

fort-ūna, ūnæ, f. [fors, fortis, "chance"] ("That which appertains to fors"; hence) 1. Chance, hap, luck, fortune, whether good or bad.-2. Plur.: Possessions,property.fortune, etc.; xxxiii. 2.-3. Personified: Fortune as a goddess; viii. 1. -4. State, condition, circumstances.

formidŏl-ōsus, ōsa, ōsum, adj. [prob. for formidin-ōsus; fortună-tus, ta, tum, adj. fr. formido,formidin-is," fear"] [fortun(a)-o. "to make fortun("Full of formido"; hence) ate"] ("Made fortunate"; Productive of great fear; hence] Happy, lucky, fortunterrible, dreadful, formidable. ate.

för-um, i, n. ("A market- | frequent-is, "numerous"]

place") At Rome: The forum; ("The state, or condition, of a long open space between the the frequens"; hence) A Capitoline and Palatine Hills, numerous or full assembly, surrounded by porticoes and a full meeting;-at xlvi. 5 theshops of bankers, etc. Here strengthened by magna. the public assemblies of the frequent-o, avi, ātum, āre, people were held, justice ad- 1. v. a. [frequens, frequent-is, ministered, and public business" frequent "] ("To do as the in general transacted. Some-frequens" does; hence) To times it is called Forum visit frequently, to resort to Romanum [usually consider- habitually, to frequent. ed akin to foris and foras, and so "that which is out of doors " "; but prps. rather akin to Gr. root Top (whence πόρος, a passage"), and so, "that which has a passage | through it or is passed through "].

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frăg-Ilis, ile, adj. [frango. "to break," through root FRAG] ("That which may, or can, be broken"; hence) Perishable, frail, etc.

frango, fregi, fractum,frangĕre, 3. v. a. To break [akin to Gr. Phyvvui, and Sans. root BHANJ, "to split, break"]. fraus, fraudis, f. ("A being deceived"; hence) Injury, detriment, damage: sine fraude, without injury, etc.; i. e. without incurring punishment; xxxvi. 2.

frēgi, perf. ind. of frango. frequens, ntis, adj. Of persons: In great numbers,

numerous.

frequent-la, iæ, f. [frequens,

frě-tus, ta, tum, adj. ("Supported" by something; hence) With Abl. [§ 119, (a)]: Relying, or depending, upon; trusting to [akin to Sans. root DHRI, "to support"].

frig-us, oris, n. [frīg.čo, "to be cold"] Cold, coldness.

fro-ns, ntis, f.: 1. The forehead or brow.-2. Of troops : The front, fore-part, front line; lix. 2 [akin to Sans. bhrú, Gr. 6-ppu-s].

fruc-tus, tūs, m. [for frugv tus; fr. fru-or, "to enjoy," through root FRUGV]("An enjoying"; hence, "fruit, produce," as that which is enjoyed; hence) Of toil, etc.: Fruit, reward, recompense.

fru-mentum, menti, n. [fruor, "to cat"]("The thing eaten"; hence) Corn, grain.

fruor, fructus sum, frui, 3. v. dep. With Abl. [§ 119, a]: To enjoy [root FRU or FRUG, akin to Sans. root BHUJ, "to enjoy "].

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Fulv-ia, iæ, f. [fulv-us, "tawny "]("Tawny One") Fulvia; a noble Roman lady of bad character, who was on terms of familiarity with Curius, one of Catiline's associates. On becoming acquainted with the plot, she gave such information of it to Cicero as enabled him to save the state.

Fulv-lus, ii, m. [id.] (id.) Fulvius; 1. See Nobilior.-2. Aulus Fulvius, the son of a senator, whom his father put to death for having set out from Rome to join Catiline; xxxix. 5.

fund-o, fūdi, fusum, fundĕre, 3. v. a. ("To pour out"; hence) Milit. t. t.: To rout, put to flight, overthrow.Pass.: fund-or, fūsus sum, fundi [root FUD, akin to Xu-ois, "a pouring out"; xéw, "to pour out "].

für, fūris, comm. gen. A thief [akin to Gr. púp, Sans. снов, a thief"].

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für-Ibundus, ĭbunda,ĭbundum, adj. [fur-o, "to rage"] Raging greatly, full of rage or wrath, wrathful, furious.

für-or, ōris, m. [für-o, "to rage"] Rage, fury, madness. fusus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of fundo.

fătūrus, a, um, P. fut. of

sum.

Găbīnĭus, ĭi, m. Gabinius; see Capito.

Galli, ōrum, m. plur.: 1. The Galli or Gauls.-Hence, a. Gall-ia, iæ, f. The country of the Galli; Gaul: (a) Gallia citerior (or Cisalpin), Hither (or Cisalpine) Gaul; i. e. Gaul on the Italian side of the Alps; xlii. 1: so, also, Gallia alone at lvii. 3.-(b) Gallia ulterior (or Transalpina) Further (or Transalpine) Gaul; i. e. Gaul beyond the Alps; xlii. 3. b. Gall-icus, ica, icum, adj. Of, or belonging to, the Galli; Gallic.-2. The Allobroges who belonged to the Gallic nation are called by the generic term of Galli, Gauls, at xlvii. 2, etc.

Gallia, æ; Gallicus, a, um ; see Galli.

gā-něa, něæ, f. ("The thing pertaining to devouring"; hence) An eating-house, cookshop, tavern [akin to Sans. root GHAS, "to devour "].

gāně-o, ōnis, m. [gane-a,

"a tavern"] ("One with-i.e. glădĭus, ii, m. A sword. frequenting-aganea"; hence) glōr-ia, iæ, f. [akin to clarA frequenter of taverns; aus, "illustrious"] Glory, reglutton, gourmand, reveller, |nown, fame.

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glōri-or, ātus sum, āri, 1. gaud-ĭum, ii, n. [gaud-eo,v. dep. [glori-a, "boasting"] "to rejoice"] Joy, gladness, | To glory, boast, vaunt, pride delight. one's self, brag.

Græci, ōrum, m. plur. The

gen-s, tis, f. [gen-o, "to beget " ("A begetting"; Greeks.-Hence, a. Græc-us, that which is begotten; hence) 1. A race of persons.-2. A nation.-3. At Rome: A clan, or rather house, containing within it several familiæ, i. e. families or branches.

a, um, adj. Of, or belonging to, the Greeks; Greek, Grec. ian.-b. Græc-la, iæ, f. The country of the Greeks, Greece. [Tpaikoi].

Græcia, æ; Græcus, a, um ; see Græci.

grandis, e, adj. Great, large, huge, vast.

grat-la, iæ, f. [grāt-us,

the gratus"; hence) 1. Favour, esteem, regard, kindness, shown by another to one's self; credit, influence.-2. Favour shown by one's self to another; courtesy, kindness:

genus, ĕris, n. (" Birth"; hence) 1. A race, stock, family. -2. Birth, descent.-3. Kind, sort [yévos]. gero, gessi, gestum, gèrère," pleasing"] ("The quality of 3. v. a. ("To bear, carry "; hence) 1. To do, perform, carry on.-2. Of war: To wage.-3. Of affairs, etc.: a. To conduct, carry on, manage, etc.-b. Pass. To happen, take place, be done :-res gestæ, (things that have happened; i. e.) a. Events or occurrences generally.-b. In war: Exploits, noble deeds, etc.-Pass.: gĕror, gestus sum, gĕri.

gestus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of gero.

glădĭātōr-ius, ĭa, ĭum, adj. [gladiator, glădĭātōr-is, "a gladiator"] Of, or belonging to, a gladiator or to gladiators.

alicui gratiam delicti facere, (to make a favour of a fault to any one; i. e.) to overlook the fault of any one, to allow a fault in any one, to extend indulgence to any one for the commission of a fault.Adverbial Abl. followed by Gen., Gerund in di, or Gen. with Gerundive: ("In favour of"; hence) For the sake, or purpose, of; on account of. grātŭĭt-o, adv. [gratuit-us,

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