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circumsto
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Lewis Short
(verb) : circum-sto, stĕti, 1, and
* A. (the perf. and pluperf. having the same form with those of circumsisto, and a similar meaning, it is sometimes doubtful to which verb a form belongs), to stand around in a circle, to take a station round; and, with the acc., to stand around a person or thing, to surround, encircle, encompass.
* Prop. (very freq. and class.).
* Absol.: circumstant cum ardentibus taedis, Enn ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 51 Vahl.): circumstant lacrimis rorantes ora genasque,Lucr. 3, 469: Morini spe praedae adducti circumsteterunt,Caes. B. G. 4, 37: circumstant properi aurigae,Verg. A. 12, 85: ad circumstantes tendens sua bracchia silvas, Ov M. 3, 441: circumstantis exercitūs gratia,Curt. 9, 3, 15: amici,id. 3, 5, 9.
* Trop., to surround, encompass, occupy, take possession of (freq. in post-Aug prose); absol. or with acc.: cum dies et noctes omnia nos undique fata circumstent,Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 20: circumstant te summae auctoritates,Cic. Verr. 1, 17, 52: cum tanti undique terrores circumstarent,Liv. 6, 2, 4; cf. id. 30, 3, 3: anceps proelium Romanos circumsteterat, incertos in quem hostem eruptionem facerent,id. 25, 34, 10: ancepsque terror circumstabat,id. 21, 28, 3; 34, 27, 1; Quint. 10, 3, 30: haec me cura, haec difficultas sola circumstat,Plin. Pan. 3, 4: at me tum primum saevus circumstetit horror,Verg. A. 2, 559: scio acerba meorum Circumstare odia ( = meos, qui me oderunt),id. ib. 10, 905: circumsteterat Civilem et alius metus,Tac. H. 4, 79: circumsteterat palatium publica exspectatio,id. ib. 1, 17: paupertas et angustiae rerum nascentes eos circumsteterunt,id. Or. 8.—Subst.: circumstantĭa, ium, n., details, circumstances, in an argument: illa (argumenta) per se fortia non oportet circumstantibus obscurare,Quint. 5, 12, 4.
* In partic., to surround in a hostile manner, to beset, besiege: circumstare tribunal praetoris urbani, obsidere cum gladiis curiam, etc.,Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32: quem tres Curiatii circumsteterant,Liv. 1, 25, 6: si ambo consules infesti circumstarent tribunum,id. 3, 9, 6: urbem Romanam,id. 27, 40, 6: regis tecta,Verg. A. 7, 585; cf. the foll.
* A. (the perf. and pluperf. having the same form with those of circumsisto, and a similar meaning, it is sometimes doubtful to which verb a form belongs), to stand around in a circle, to take a station round; and, with the acc., to stand around a person or thing, to surround, encircle, encompass.
* Prop. (very freq. and class.).
* Absol.: circumstant cum ardentibus taedis, Enn ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 51 Vahl.): circumstant lacrimis rorantes ora genasque,Lucr. 3, 469: Morini spe praedae adducti circumsteterunt,Caes. B. G. 4, 37: circumstant properi aurigae,Verg. A. 12, 85: ad circumstantes tendens sua bracchia silvas, Ov M. 3, 441: circumstantis exercitūs gratia,Curt. 9, 3, 15: amici,id. 3, 5, 9.
* Trop., to surround, encompass, occupy, take possession of (freq. in post-Aug prose); absol. or with acc.: cum dies et noctes omnia nos undique fata circumstent,Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 20: circumstant te summae auctoritates,Cic. Verr. 1, 17, 52: cum tanti undique terrores circumstarent,Liv. 6, 2, 4; cf. id. 30, 3, 3: anceps proelium Romanos circumsteterat, incertos in quem hostem eruptionem facerent,id. 25, 34, 10: ancepsque terror circumstabat,id. 21, 28, 3; 34, 27, 1; Quint. 10, 3, 30: haec me cura, haec difficultas sola circumstat,Plin. Pan. 3, 4: at me tum primum saevus circumstetit horror,Verg. A. 2, 559: scio acerba meorum Circumstare odia ( = meos, qui me oderunt),id. ib. 10, 905: circumsteterat Civilem et alius metus,Tac. H. 4, 79: circumsteterat palatium publica exspectatio,id. ib. 1, 17: paupertas et angustiae rerum nascentes eos circumsteterunt,id. Or. 8.—Subst.: circumstantĭa, ium, n., details, circumstances, in an argument: illa (argumenta) per se fortia non oportet circumstantibus obscurare,Quint. 5, 12, 4.
* In partic., to surround in a hostile manner, to beset, besiege: circumstare tribunal praetoris urbani, obsidere cum gladiis curiam, etc.,Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32: quem tres Curiatii circumsteterant,Liv. 1, 25, 6: si ambo consules infesti circumstarent tribunum,id. 3, 9, 6: urbem Romanam,id. 27, 40, 6: regis tecta,Verg. A. 7, 585; cf. the foll.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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