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Corripio, ĕre, ipui, eptum, tr. | (conrapio), to lay hold of hastily, to snatch up, seize upon; to carry off; to attack. Corrumpo, ĕre, rūpi, ruptum, tr. (conrumpo), to destroy, corrupt, ruin, waste, impair, spoil, injure, squander. Corruptus, a, um, part. and adj. (corrumpo), spoiled, ruined, corrupted; corrupt, depraved, bad.

Cotta, ae, m., Lucius Aurelius Cotta, a Roman consul in B. C. 65. Crassus, i, m., Marcus Licinius

Crassus, surnamed Dives on account of his great wealth; was a member of the first triumvirate with Caesar and Pompey. Creber, bra, brum, adj., frequent, oft repeated, numerous, thick, close.

Credibilis, e, adj. (credo), credible, probable, likely, worthy of belief. Creditum, i, n. (credo), anything committed to one's trust; a trust, debt, loan, credit. Credo, ĕre, idi, ĭtum, tr. and intr.,

to believe, credit, trust; to think, suppose, imagine; to confide, intrust, commit, consign, commend; to rely on.

Creo, are, avi, ātum, tr., to make,

create, form, produce to cause, occasion; to appoint, choose, elect.

Cresco, ĕre, crēvi, crētum, intr., to grow, increase, become greater; extend, spread; to spring up, to rise.

Creticus, i, m., Quintus Caecilius

Metellus, a Roman consul, surnamed Creticus from his subjugation of Crete. Crēvi. See Cresco.

Crimen, inis, n., an accusation, charge, crimination; a crime, offence, fault.

Criminor, äri, ātus, dep. (crimen), to accuse, blame, charge with a crime, reproach.

Criminose, adv. (criminosus), reproachfully, slanderously, by way of accusation. Crotoniensis, e, adj. (Crotona), Crotonian, belonging to Crotona. As a noun, a Crotonian. Cruciatus, ūs, m. (crucio), torment, torture, pain, anguish. Crudēlis, e, adj. (crudus), cruel, fierce, savage, inhuman. Crudelitas, atis, f. (crudelis), cruelty, inhumanity.

Crudeliter, adv. (crudelis), cruelly, in a cruel manner. Cruento, āre, āvi, ātum, tr., to

make bloody, stain, imbrue, stain with blood. Cruentus, a, um, adj., bloody, blood stained, blood - thirsty, fierce, ferocious, cruel. Cruor, ōris, m., blood from wound, gore.

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Crux, crucis, f., a cross. In crucem agere (agitare): to crucify. Culpa, ae, f., a fault, blame, offence, crime, guilt. Cultor, ōris, m. (colo), a cultiva

tor, tiller, husbandman; an inhabitant.

Cultus, ūs, m. (colo), cultivation, culture; education, training, care; style, manner of living, custom; attire, habit, dress, clothing, furniture, necessaries; luxury, elegance, indulgence. Cum, prep. with the ablat., with, along with, together with; against, at.

Cum, adv. and conj., when, while; though, although; as, since, whereas, inasmuch as. Cumtum, both and; or, not onlybut also; or, as well— as also. Cum-tum maxime, both and especially.

Cunctor, ari, ātus, dep., to delay, linger, stay; to hesitate, doubt, scruple.

Cunctus, a, um, adj., all, the whole, all together. Cupide, adv. (cupidus), eagerly, gladly, ardently.

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Cupio, ĕre, ivi, itum, tr., to desire, wish, long for, be willing or desirous.

Cura, ae, f., care, concern, anxiety, solicitude, trouble; diligence, attention, regard; management, charge.

Curator, ōris, m. (curo), a manager, overseer, agent, superintendent, keeper, curator. Curia, ae, f., a curia or ward, one of the thirty parts into which Romulus divided the Roman people; a building for the religious services of a curia; the senate-house.

Curius, i, m., Quintus Curius, a Roman senator confederate with Catiline.

Curo, āre, àvi, ātum, tr. (cura), to take care of, care for, look or see to, attend to, provide for or against; to have charge, command, manage. Cursus, ús, m. (curro), a running, a course, race, journey, way. Cursu =3 quickly, speedily, Custodia, ae, f. (custos), a keeping guard, guarding; custody, confinement; a guard-house, prison; a guard, watch. Libera custodia, free custody, by which accused persons of rank were consigned to the care of a magistrate or senator till the day of trial, instead of being committed to pri

son.

Custos, ōdis, m. and f., a keeper, guard, watch, guardian, protec

tor.

Cyrene, es, f., Cyrene, a Greek city in the north of Africa. Cyrenensis, e, adj. (Cyrene), Cyrenian, of Cyrene. Cyrenenses, ium, m., the Cyrenians. Cyrus, i, m., Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian empire.

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D., an abbreviation of the praenomen Decimus.

Dabar, ǎris, m., a Numidian. Damasippus, i, m., Lucius Damasippus, praetor urbanus in B. C.

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Damno, are, avi, ātum, tr. (damnum), to condemn, sentence. Damnum, i, n., loss, damage, harm, injury, hurt.

De, prep. with the ablat., of, from, out of; on, about, respecting, concerning; for; by; among; according to, after.

Debeo, ere, ui, ĭtum, tr. (de + habeo), to owe, to be indebted, to be under obligation. Deberi, to be owed to be due.

Debitus, a, um, part. and adj.

(debeo), owing, due, merited, deserved.

Decedo, ère, cessi, cessum, intr. (de + cedo), to depart, go away, withdraw, retire, retreat; to give place, yield; to abate, subside. Decem, num. adj. indec., ten. December, bris, m. (decem), December, the tenth month of the old Roman year, which began with March. It is properly an adj., with mensis understood. Decerno, ĕre, crēvi, crētum, tr. (decerno), to think, judge, conclude; to deliberate, determine, resolve; to decide, decree, vote, ordain, appoint; to fight, contend.

Decet, decere, decuit, impers., it

becomes, is becoming or proper; it is meet, suitable, fit, right; it

behooves; one ought. It is sometimes used personally. Decimus, a, um, num. adj. (decem), the tenth.

Decimus, i, m., Decimus, a Roman praenomen.

Declaro, are, avi, ātum, tr. (de + claro), to declare, proclaim, show clearly, evince, tell, manifest, reveal.

Declivis, e, adj. (declivus), bending downwards, sloping, slanting, declining.

Decore, adv. (decorus), becomingly, fitly, properly, gracefully.

Decoro, are, avi, atum, tr. (decus), to decorate, adorn, beautify, embellish, grace.

Decōrus, a, um, adj. (decus), comely, graceful, beautiful; becoming, befitting, seemly, fit, decorous, proper.

Decretum, i, n. (decerno), a de

cree, ordinance, act, statute. Decrėtus, a, um, part. from de

cerno.

Decimus, a, um. See Decimus. Decus, oris, n. (decet), an ornament, grace, splendor; honor, credit, reputation, character, worth. Sine decore in sorry plight.

Dedecoro, åre, āvi, ātum, tr. (dedecus), to disgrace, dishonor, render infamous. Dedĕcus, oris, n. (dedecus), disgrace, dishonor, shame, infamy. Per dedecus disgracefully, dishonorably. Dediticius or dedititius, a, um,

adj. (deditio), that has surrendered; one who has surrendered. Deditio, onis, f. (dedo), a giving

up, surrender, submission. Deditus, a, um, part. from dedo. Dedo, ĕre, dedidi, deditum, tr. (de +do), to give up, surrender, submit; to give up, devote one's self. Deduco, ĕre, uxi, uctum, tr. (de +duco), to lead or bring down; to conduct, convey, remove,

withdraw; to lead out or forth; to accompany.

Defendo, ĕre, di, sum, tr. (de + fendo), to keep or ward off, repel, avert; to defend, protect, guard; to maintain, assert, support. Defensio, ōnis, f. (defendo), a defending, a defence.

Defenso, ari, āvi, åtum, tr. freq. (defendo), to defend, protect. Defensor, ōris, m. (defendo), a defender, protector, advocate. Defessus, a, um, adj. (de fessus), weary, tired, worn out, fatigued, exhausted.

Deficio, ĕre, feci, fectum, tr. and intr. (defacio), to fail, be wanting; to become feeble, to be disheartened; to rebel, revolt; to give up, to cease, perish, end; to forsake.

Deflão, ĕre, uxi (de + fluo), to flow down; to fall off; to escape, vanish, pass away, cease, perish, decay.

Deformo, āre, āvi, âtum, tr. (de

+formo), to deform, disfigure, spoil; to mar, disgrace; also, to form, fashion, design, delineate. Degrědior, i, gressus, dep. (de + gradior), to descend, to go down. Degusto, are, avi, atum, tr. (de

gusto), to taste, to taste of. Dehinc, adv. (dehinc), henceforth, hereafter; in the next place, then, afterwards. Dehortor, ari, atus, dep. (de +hortor), to dissuade, discourage, advise to the contrary. Dein or Deinde, adv. (de + in, deinde), then, after that, afterwards, again; thence, from thence; hereafter, henceforth. Primum-deinde (or dehinc) in the first place in the second place. Deinceps, adv. (dein + capio),

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successively, after that, then, in the next place. Delectus, a, um, part. and adj. (deligo), chosen, choice, selected, picked.

Delectus, ús, m. (deligo), a choosing, choice; a levy of soldiers. Habere delectum, to make a levy or draft of soldiers.

Delĕo, ére, ēvi, étum, tr., to blot out, efface, expunge, erase; to destroy, overthrow. Deliciae, arum, f. pl. (delicio), delight, pleasure, enjoyment, delicacy, luxury.

Delictum, i, n. (delinquo), a fault, error, offence, crime. Delicta corrigere to reform abuses. Deligo, ĕre, ēgi, ectum, tr. (de + lego), to choose, pick out, select. Delinquo, ère, liqui, lictum, tr. and intr. (delinquo), to fail, fail in duty; to offend, transgress, do wrong. Delubrum, i, n., a shrine, temple, sanctuary.

Dementia, ae, f. (demens), madness, folly, Per dementiam: madly.

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Demissus, a, um, part. and adj. (demitto), let down, sunk; cast down, downcast, dejected, disheartened, sad, melancholy; low, humble. Demitto, ĕre, misi, missum, tr. (demitto), to send down, cast or thrust down, let down; to lower; to fix, fasten, impress. Demo, ĕre, dempsi, demptum, tr. (de emo), to take away, take off, withdraw, remove. Demum, adv., at length, at last, finally; only, exclusively. Tum demum not till then. Deněgo, are, avi, ātum, tr. (de + nego), to deny, not to suffer, to refuse to give, to refuse. Deni, ae, a, num. adj. pl. (decem), ten by ten, ten, ten each apiece. Denique, adv., in fine, at last, finally, at length. Depello, ĕre, puli, pulsum, tr. (de+pello), to drive or thrust down; to drive away, expel, remove, repel.

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Depōno, ĕre, posui, positum, tr.

(de+pono), to lay or put down; to lay by, throw aside; to lay aside, abandon, leave, give up. Deprāvo, āre, àvi, ātum, tr. (de pravo), to deprave, corrupt, spoil, pervert, vitiate. Deprecor, ari, ātus, dep. (de + precor), to pray for earnestly, supplicate, beseech, beg; to deprecate, avert by prayer, pray to be saved from, pray that some evil may be averted; to avert, remove, drive or turn away, avoid, escape; to plead in excuse, offer as an apology. Deprehendo, ĕre, di, sum, tr. (de

prehendo), to seize, catch, arrest, overtake, take unawares; to take in the act, detect, surprise; to find, discover, dis

cern.

Deprensus, a, um, deprehensus, part. from deprehendo. Deprimo, ĕre, pressi, pressum, tr. (depremo), to press or weigh down; to depress, sink. Derelinquo, ĕre, liqui, lictum, tr. (de+relinquo), to abandon, leave, desert. Descendo, ĕre, di, sum, intr. (de

scando), to go or come down, descend; to penetrate, sink into. Descensus, ūs, m. (descendo), a descent.

Desĕro, ĕre, serui, sertum, tr. (de sero), to abandon, leave, forsake, desert; to discontinue, quit, fail. Desertus, a, um, part. and adj. (desero), deserted, abandoned; desert, lonely, uninhabited. Desidĕro, are, avi, atum, tr., to desire, wish, long for; to regret, miss, require, need.

Desidia, ae, f. (deses), idleness, sloth, slothfulness, inactivity. Designātus, a, um, part. and adj.

(designo), marked out, designated elect. Consul designatus, consul elect.

Designo, are, avi, atum, tr. (de

signo), to mark, mark out; to

signify, designate, denote, mean; to choose, elect, appoint. Desino, ĕre, sivi, situm, tr. and intr. (desino), to cease, leave off, desist; to end, terminate. Desisto, ĕre, stiti, stitum, intr. (desisto), to cease, desist, leave off, give over. Despicio, ĕre, exi, ectum, tr. (de specio), to look down upon, to despise, contemn, disdain, look upon with contempt. Desum, deesse, defui, irreg. intr. (desum), to be wanting or lacking, fail. Deest mihi there is wanting to me, I lack. Deterrĕo, ere, ui, ĭtum, tr. (de +terreo), to deter, frighten, discourage.

Detiněo, ere, ui, entum, tr. (de +teneo), to detain, keep, hold, hinder.

Detrecto, āre, āvi, ātum, tr. (de tracto), to decline, refuse; to speak ill of, disparage, diminish, lower. Detrimentum, i, n. (detero), detriment, damage, loss, harm. Deus, i, m., a god, deity, divinity. Devinco, ĕre, vici, victum, tr. de+vinco), to conquer, vanquish, subdue, overcome; make to yield. Dexter, tra, trum or těra, těrum,

to

adj., right, on the right hand. Dextra or Dextěra, ae, f. (sc. manus), the right hand; the right side. Dextrâ, on the right hand. Dextĭmus, a, um, adj. superl. of dexter, farthest to the right, on the extreme right.

Dicio, onis, f., rule, power, sway, dominion, authority. Dico, ĕre, ixi, ictum, tr. and intr., to speak, say, tell; to relate, narrate; to record, celebrate; to appoint, to agree to, determine, fix upon; to plead. Dictito, are, āvi, ātum, tr. freq. (dico), to speak or tell often, say commonly, pretend.

Dictum, i, n. (dico), a word, say

ing, expression, proverb; a command; a response, reply. Didici. See Disco. Diduco, ĕre, uxi, ctum, tr. (dis

+duco), to lead or draw aside; to separate, sever, part, divide. Dies, ei, m. and f., m. in pl., a day; a time. In dies, from day to day, daily.

Difficilis, e, adj. (dis+facilis), difficult, hard.

Difficultas, atis, f. difficilis), diffi

culty, trouble, critical condition. Difficulter, adv. (difficilis), difficultly, with difficulty. Haud difficulter, without difficulty. Diffidentia, ae, f. (diffido), mistrust, distrust, diffidence, fear, want of confidence. Diffido, ĕre, fisus, half dep. (dis

fido), to distrust, mistrust, lack confidence, despair, fear. Dignitas, atis, f. (dignus), merit, desert, worth; dignity, rank, standing, honor, eminence, excellence; office. Dignus, a, um, adj., worthy, deserving, meriting, suitable, meet, deserved, merited. Non dignus = unworthy. Digrědior, i, gressus, dep. (dis gradior), to go aside, step or turn aside; to depart, set off, separate, part.

Dilabor, i, lapsus, dep. (dis + labor), to slip or glide away, to flee, run away, disperse, he scattered; to pass away, decay, go to ruin, melt away, vanish. Dilacero, are, āvi, ātum, tr. (dis

lacero), to tear or rend in pieces, destroy, waste, make havoc of.

Dilapsus, a, um, part.from dilabor. Diligenter, adv. (diligens), diligently, attentively, industriously.

Diligentia, ae, f. (diligens), diligence, attention, carefulness, industry. Dimidius, a, um, adj. (dis + medius), half, halved.

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