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take, incur, enter upon, commit; to submit to, undergo, suffer.

suscito, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (sub, freq. of cieo). To stir up, rekindle.

suspectus, a, um, part. See suspicio. As adj. Mistrusted,

suspected, suspicious. suspendo, ĕre, di, sum, v. tr. (sub, pendo). To hang up, suspend. suspensus, a, um, part. (suspendo). Left in uncertainty, kept in suspense.

suspicio, ōnis, f. (suspicor). Mistrust, distrust, suspicion.

suspicio, ère, exi, ectum, v. tr. and intr. (sub, spěcio, to look). To look up at; to raise the thoughts up to; to respect, esteem, honor; to look under, mistrust, suspect.

suspiciōsus, a, um, adj. (suspicio). Mistrustful, suspicious. suspicor, āri, ātus sum (suspicio). To mistrust, suspect. suspīrium, i, n. (suspiro, to sigh). A sighing, sigh.

sustento, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (freq. of sustineo). To support, sustain, endure, bear.

sustineo, ēre, tinui, tentum, v. tr. (sub, těneo). To hold up; to sustain, withstand, bear up; to bear, endure, support; to hold back, check.

sustuli. See suffero and tollo. susurro, āre, v. tr. and intr. To whisper.

suus, a, um, reflex. adj. pron. (sui). His, her, or its own, their own; proper, fit, appropriate.

Symposium, i, n. 'The Banquet of Philosophers,' the title of one of the works of Xenophon.

Syněphēbi, ōrum, m. 'The Fellow-youths,' a title of a comdy by Caecilius Statius.

Syria, ae, f. I. A region of Asia; in a narrow sense, the country lying between Palestine and Cilicia; in a wider sense it includes also Phoenicia, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Assyria. II. Assyria.

T.

T., abbreviation for Titus. tǎbella, ae, f. (dim. of tăbŭla, a board). A voting-tablet, ballot. tābeo, ēre, v. intr. To waste away, be consumed.

tăbernaculum, i. n. (tăberna, a hut). A tent.

tābes, is, f. (tābeo). A wasting away; corruption, venom, poison. tabesco, ĕre, bui, v. incep. (tābeo). To melt away. tābum, i [only in nom., acc. and abl. sing.], n. Black gore. tăciturnus, a, um, adj. (tăcitus). Silent, noiseless.

tăcitus, a, um, part. (taceo, to be silent). As adj. Silent, still, noiseless, mute.

tactus, us, m. (tango). The

touch.

taeda, ae, f. A torch, marriage-torch.

Taenărius, a, um, adj. Pertaining to Taenărus, a promontory of Laconia, near which was a cavern fabled to be the entrance to the infernal regions.

Tăgus, i, m. The Tagus, a river in Lusitania, now the Tajo. tālāria, ium, n. (tālus, the ankle). Winged sandals.

tălentum, i, n. A talent; a weight or a sum of money. The Attic talent is usually computed as representing about $1000.

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tālis, e, adj. Such.

tālus, i, m. The ankle, anklebone; an oblong die rounded on two sides and marked on the other four.

tarde, adv. (tardus). Slowly, tardily.

tardus, a, um, adj. Slow, tardy, sluggish; dull, heavy, stupid. Tărentinus, a, um, adj. (Tă

tăm, adv. So, so much; follow-rentum). Tarentine. ed by quam, as.

tam-diu, adv. So long. tămen, conj. (tam). However, notwithstanding, nevertheless,

yet.

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Tănăïs, is and idis, m. A river in Scythia, now the Don.

tandem, adv. (tăm and the demonstrative suffix -dem). At last, at length.

tango, ĕre, tětīgi, tactum, v. tr. To touch, reach, enter; to move, affect, impress.

Tantălis, idis, f. The daughter of Tantalus, i. e. Niobe.

Tărentum, i, n. A town of Lower Italy founded by the Lacedaemonians.

Tarquinius, i, m. Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome. Tarsus, -os, i, f. The capital of Cilicia, on the Cydnus. Tartărus, -os, i, m., in the plur. Tartara, ōrum, n. Tartărus, the lower world.

Tartessii, ōrum, m. The inhabitants of Tartessus, a town on the southern coast of Spain.

taurus, i, m. A bull. Taurus, i, m. A high mountain range in Lycia.

Taygěte, is, f. A daughter of Atlas, one of the Pleiades. tectum, i, n. (těgo). A roof, house, shelter.

tē-cum, the abl. of tu with cum appended.

těgimen, těgŭmen, and tegmen, inis, n. (těgo). A covering,

Tantalus, i, m. I. A king of Phrygia, son of Jupiter, father of Pelops and Niobe, and grandfather to Atreus and Thyestes. He was admitted by Jupiter to the feasts of the gods; but having disclosed their secrets, he was sent for punishment to the infernal re-cover. gions where he was placed up to his chin in water under an overhnging fruit tree, both of which retreated whenever he attempted to satisfy his hunger and thirst. A rock also was suspended over him, which ever threatened to fall. II. A son of Niobe.

tantulus, a, um, adj. (dim. of tantus). So little, so small.

So

tantum, adv. (tantus). much, so greatly; only, merely. tantus, a, um, adj. (tăm). So great in amount, extent, value, degree, etc.; so much.

těgo, ĕre, xi, ctum, v. tr. To cover, hide, conceal, shelter, protect.

těgumen. See tegimen.

Tělǎmon, ōnis, m. An Argonaut, the son of Aeăcus, brother of Peleus, and father of Aiax and Teucer.

tellus, ūris, f. (akin to terra). The earth, ground, land, country; as a goddess: Tellus, Earth.

tēlum, i, n. Properly, any missile weapon; afterwards, in general, any weapon with which one attacks an enemy, a dart, javelin.

tēmērārius, a, um, adj. (těm- | darkness; the dimness of a ĕre). Accidental; casual; rash, swoon.

heedless, inconsiderate.

těněbrōsus, a, um, adj. (těnětěměre, adv. By chance, rash-brae). Dark, gloomy.

ly, heedlessly; without grounds, těneo, ēre, ui, tum, v. tr. and groundlessly. intr. To hold, keep, possess, octěměrítas, ātis, f. (těměre).cupy, reach; to hold one's course Chance, accident; rashness, heed- towards, steer for.

lessness; indiscretion.

těner, ěra, ĕrum, adj. Seft,

tēmo, ōnis, m. A pole of a car-delicate, tender, young.

riage, cart, etc.

temperantia, ae, f. (tempèro, to combine in due proportion). Moderation, temperance, sobriety, discreetness.

temperies, ei, f. (tempĕro, to combine in due proportion). Temperature.

těnor, ōris, m. (těneo). An uninterrupted course, carcer, tenor. tentus, a, um, part. See tendo. těnuis, e, adj. Thin, fine, slender, narrow, slight, poor, mean; subtile; trifling, insignificant.

těnus, prep. with abl. As far as, up to.

tempestas, ātis, f. (tempus). Time, weather, storm, tempest. tempestivitas, ātis, f. (tempes-warm or tepid; to warm. tivus). Seasonableness, appropriate quality or character.

těpě-făcio, ère, feci, factum, v. tr. (těpeo). To make luke

těpeo, ēre, v. intr. To be lukewarm or tepid; to be warm. těpīdus, a, um, adj. (těpeo). sea-Lukewarm, warm.

tempestivus, a, um, adj. (tempestas). Timely, appropriate, sonable, full-grown.

těpor, ōris, m. (těpeo). A gen

templum, i, n. (root TEM-, cut). tle warmth. A temple, sanctuary.

tempto, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (freq. of tendo). To test, prove, try; to attempt.

tempus, ōris, n.(root TEM-, cut). A portion of time, time; opportunity, temporary advantage; in the plur., times, circumstances, seasons; temples (of the head).

témulentus, a, um, adj. Drunk, drunken, intoxicated.

těnax, ācis, adj. (těneo). Holding fast, tenacious.

tendo, ĕre, tětendi, tensum and tentum, v. tr. and intr. To stretch out, strain, stretch, spread; to direct, aim; to strive to reach, direct one's course.

těr, num. adv. (tres). Three times, thrice.

těrĕbro, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (těrěbra, a borer). To bore, pierce.

Tĕrentiānus, a, um, adj. (Tě|rentius). Of Terence, occurring in the poet Terence.

Terentius, i, m. M. Těrentius Afer, a celebrated comic poet. tergeo, ere, or tergo, ère, rsi, rsum, v. tr. To wipe off or clean. tergum, i, n. The back, rear. tergus, oris, n. The back,

side.

termino, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (terminus). To bound, limit, circumscribe, define, determine.

terminus, i, m. A boundary,

těněbrae, ārum, f. Shades, bound, limit.

theatrum, i, n. A theatre; by

terni, ae, a, distrib. num. adj.
Three each; for tres, tria: three. meton., a theatrical audience, as-
těro, ĕre, trivi, tritum, v. tr.sembly.
To rub, wear, graze, grind.

terra, ae, f. The carth, land;
as a goddess, Terra, Earth.
terrēnus, a, um, adj. (terra).
Of earth, earthy, earthen.

terreo, ēre, ui, itum, v. tr.
terrify, frighten.

Thēbae, ārum, f. The capital
of Boeotia, founded by Cadmus.
Thebais, idis, f. (Thēbae). A
Theban woman.

Themis, idis, f. Daughter of
To Urănus and Gaea, the goddess of
justice and prophecy.

terribilis, e, adj. (terreo).
Frightful, dreadful, terrible.

terrigěna, ae, m. and f. (terra,

gigno). Earth-born.

Themistocles, i and is, m. A
celebrated Athenian commander
and statesman.

Thermōdon, ontis, m. A river

terror, ōris, m. (terreo). Ter- of Pontus.

ror, an object of fear.

tersus, a, um, part. See tergeo. famous defile of Mount Octa.

As adj. Clean, neat.

Thermopylae, ārum, f. A

thesaurus, i, m. A treasure;

Thessǎlus, a, um, adj. Thes-

tertius, a, um, ord. num. adj. a treasury.

(tres). Third.

tessĕra, ae, f. A die for play-salian. As subs. A Thessalian.

ing.

testa, ae, f. A piece of baked
earthenware, sherd, potsherd.
testimonium, i, n. (testis).
Evidence, testimony, proof.

testis, is, m, and A witness.
testor, āri, ātus sum, v. dep.
(testis). To testify, show; to call
upon or invoke as witness.

Tethys, yos, f. Wife of Oceă-
nus, mother of the sea-nymphs
and river-gods; by mct., the sea.
Teuthranteus, a, um, adj. Of
or belonging to Teuthras, a king
of Mysia; Mysian.

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thōrax, ācis, m. A breastplate,
corselet, cuirass.

Thracius, a, um, adj. (Thrax).
Thracian.

Thrax, acis, m. A Thracian,
inhabitant of Thrace.

Thrēĭcius, a, um, adj. (Thrax).
Thracian.

Thybris, is and idis, m. A
poetic name of the Tiber.

thyrsus, i, m. A staff twined
round with ivy and vine-shoots,
borne by Bacchus and the Bac-

texo, ère, xui, xtum, v. tr. To chantes; the Bacchic staff, thyr-
weave, plait, braid.

textum, i, n. (texo). A web;
fabric, cloth.

Thāis, idis, f. I. A famous
courtesan of Athens. II. A char-
acter in one of Terence's plays.

thălămus, i, m. A bed-cham-
ber; a marriage-bed; by meton.,
marriage, wedlock.

sus.

Ti., abbreviation for Tiberius.
tibia, ae, f. A shin-bone; pipe,

flute.

tibicen, inis, m. (tībia, căno).
A piper, flutist.

tignum, i, n. A beam.
tigris, is and idis, m. and f. A
tiger, tigress.

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tímide, adv. (timidus). Fear- Lydia in which the Pactōlus rises. fully, timidly.

toga, ae, f. (těgo). The toga, a

tímidus, a, um, adj. (timeo). garment worn by a Roman citiTimid, afraid, fearful.

Timōlus. See Tmōlus. Timon, ōnis, m. A celebrated misanthrope of Athens.

timor, ōris, m. (timeo). Fear, dread, alarm, anxiety, apprehen

sion.

tingo [tinguo], ĕre, nxi, nctum, v. tr. To wet, moisten, bathe; to dye, color, tinge.

Tīrĕsias, ae, m. A celebrated blind soothsayer of Thebes.

Tīrīdātes, is, m. The treasurer of the king of Persia at Persepõlis.

Tirynthius, a, um, adj. Of or belonging to Tiryns, a town in Argolis, where Hercules was brought up; Tirynthian. As subs. The Tirynthian, i. e. Hercules.

Titan, ānis, m. I. A Titan, a child of Uranus and Gaea. II. An appellation of the sun-god, as son of the Titan Hyperion.

Tītānius, a, um, adj. (Tītan). Titanian. As subs. Titania, ae, f. I. Pyrrha, as descendant of the Titan Iapetus. II. Latōna, as daughter of the Titan Coeus.

Tītānis, īdis, f. (Titan). La

tōna.

Tithōnus, i, m. Son of Laomědon, a favorite of Aurora.

tītillātio, ōnis, f. (titillo, to tickle). A tickling, titillation.

titubo, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. and intr. To stagger, totter, reel.

zen in time of peace.

tõlĕrābilis, e, adj. (tôlěro). Endurable, passable, tolerable.

tõlĕro, āre, āvi, ātum, v. tr. (kindr. with tollo). To bear, endure, sustain.

tollo, ĕre, sustuli, sublāṭum, v. tr. To lift up, elevate, exalt; to remove, take away; to take off, carry off; to abolish, abrogate, cancel.

tondeo, ĕre, totondi, tonsum, v. tr. To shear, cut, clip.

tōnĭtrus, us, m. (tōno, to thunder). Thunder.

tonsus, a, um, part. See tondeo. tormentum, i, n. (torqueo). An engine for hurling missiles.

torpeo, ēre, ui, v. intr. To be stiff, numb, or torpid.

tr.

torqueo, ère, torsi, tortum, v. To turn, wind, fling, hurl; to rack, torment.

torreo, ēre, ui, tostum, v. tr. To dry or burn; to parch, bake, roast, scorch.

tortilis, e, adj. (torqueo). Twisted, winding.

tortuōsus, a, um, adj. (tortus). Winding, tortuous, crooked.

tortus, a, um, part. See torqueo. As adj. Twisted, crooked. tõrus, i, m. Couch; marriage bond; a bier.

torvus, a, um, adj. Wild, fierce, grim.

tostus, a, um, part. See torreo.

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