(P. a.) : appărātus (adp-), a, um, , from apparo.

appărātus | adp- (noun M) : (), , apparo.
* A preparing, providing, preparation, getting ready; abstr. (class.; but, except in Hor. C. 1, 38, 1, scarcely to be found in any poet): requiro omnem totius operis designationem atque adparatum,Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 20: totius belli instrumentum et adparatus,id. Ac. 2, 1, 3: sacrorum,id. Rep. 2, 14: operum ac munitionum,Liv. 21, 7: sacrificii,Suet. Ner. 56.—More freq.
* Meton., a preparation, provision; concr., equipment, apparatus (instruments, furniture, machines, etc.).
* In gen.: in reliquo Darei adparatu,movables,Plin. 13, 1, 1, § 3; so, argenteus,id. 22, 23, 47, § 99: apparatus (military engines) et munitiones, Nep. Eum. 5, 7; Caes. B. C. 3, 41 al.: arma promta ex regio apparatu,Liv. 5, 5: apparatus oppugnandarum urbium,id. 34, 33; so id. 25, 14; 26, 47.—Also of men: auxiliorum apparatus,Liv. 9, 7 al.
* Esp., magnificent preparation, splendor, pomp, magnificence, state: magnifici adparatus vitaeque cultus cum elegantiā et copiā,Cic. Off. 1, 8, 25: omitto festum diem, argento, veste, omni apparatu ornatuque virendo,id. Vatin. 13; id. Or. 25, 83; id. Fam. 9, 19: regio adparatu accepti, etc.,id. Rep. 6, 10; so Nep. Paus. 3, 2; so also of the pomp and parade attending public spectacles or other festive celebrations: ludorum venationumque adparatus,Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55; Liv. 27, 6; Suet. Caes. 10 (cf. apparo).

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