(verb) : bello, āvi, ātum, āre, 1, bellum.
* Prop., to wage or carry on war, to war, to fight in war (class.; cf.: milito, proelior).
* Absol.: fuit proprium populi Romani longe a domo bellare,Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 32; 13, 36; id. Mur. 14, 32: homines bellandi cupidi,Caes. B. G. 1, 2; Nep. Ham. 3, 1; id. Hann. 2, 1: Romana arma primum Claudio principo in Mauretaniā bellavere,Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11: verens, ne bellare perseveraret,Nep. Them. 5, 1: neque prius bellare destitit, quam, etc.,id. Epam. 8, 5; Auct. B. Afr. 61: populus jam octingesimum bellans annum,Liv. 9, 18, 9; 40, 47, 3; 42, 59, 10: bellante prior, jacentem Lenis in hostem,Hor. C. S. 51: ad bellandum profecti,Tac. H. 2, 40.
* Transf., poet., in gen., to fight, contend: quem quoniam prohibent anni bellare, loquendo Pugnat,Ov. M. 5, 101.—Esp., with abl. of weapon, etc. (rare): ense,Sil. 3, 235: manu,id. 8, 498: nec caestu bellare minor,Stat. Th. 6, 829; Claud. Ep. 1, 30; cf. bellor
* With cum: cum Poenis,Cic. Verr 2, 4, 33, § 72: cum diis,id. Sen. 2, 5: cum Ennio,id. Arch. 11, 27; Nep. Hann. 1, 3; id. Timol. 2, 3; Liv. 6, 42, 4; 9, 41, 4; Curt. 8, 12, 12.
* With dat. (poet.; cf. Gr. πολεμεῖν τινι): magno parenti,Stat. Th. 8, 506; cf. Sil. 9, 503.
* Impers. pass.: quod in Italiā bellabatur,Liv. 29, 26, 4; 43, 4, 5: bellatum cum Gallis eo anno,Liv. 6, 42, 5.
* With acc. (cf. Gr. πόλεμον πολεμεῖν): hoc bellum a consulibus bellatum quidam auctores sunt,conducted by,Liv. 8, 39, 16 (8, 40, 1).
* With pro: pro Samnitibus adversus Romanos,Liv. 9, 42, 9.
* With inter se, Curt. 9, 4, 15.

s. TLL