(verb) : fungor, functus, fungi, kindred to Sanscr. bhuj-, frui
* To busy one's self with or be engaged in something; to perform, execute, administer, discharge, observe, do (syn.: administro, defungor); constr. with abl., rarely with acc. or absol.
* In gen.
* With abl.: valetudo (opportuna est), ut dolore careas et muneribus fungare corporis,Cic. Lael. 6, 22; cf.: populari munere,id. Rep. 3, 35: virtutis perfectae perfecto munere,id. Tusc. 1, 45, 109; so, munere,id. Rep. 1, 7; 5, 2; id. Off. 2, 16, 57; 2, 20, 70; id. Brut. 16, 63; id. Leg. 1, 3, 10; Caes. B. G. 7, 25, 3; Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5 al.; cf.: magnificentissimā aedilitate,Cic. Off. 2, 16, 57: consulatu,Suet. Caes. 23; id. Galb. 3: praeturā,id. Tib. 4; id. Claud. 24; 38; id. Gram. 7: quaesturā,id. Aug. 36: magisterio,id. Dom. 4: potius barbarorum quam illius more,to observe,Nep. Con. 3, 4: funguntur officio,perform,Cic. Cael. 9, 21: officio rhetoris,Quint. 2, 1, 6; Suet. Claud. 29; cf. Hor. S. 2, 6, 109: cum suam vicem functus officio sit, had filled his own place as husband, Liv. 1, 9, 15: legationibus,Quint. 3, 2, 4: militiā,Suet. Gram. 9: oppugnationibus et acie feliciter,Vell. 2, 95, 2: sacris, Hor. A. P. 224: laboribus,id. C. 2, 18, 38; cf. periculis,Just. 7, 4: dapibus,to have done with the food,Ov. F. 2, 791: caede,to murder,id. H. 14, 19: morte,to die,id. M. 11, 583; Vell. 2, 49, 1; for which also: fato,Ov. M. 11, 559; Quint. 3, 7, 10; Suet. Calig. 6; Val. Max. 1, 8, 5 ext.: vitā,Gell. 20, 2, 3; Lact. 2, 1, 1; Dig. 48, 5, 11 fin.; 49, 17, 14: voto,to pay a vow,Just. 9, 2: fungar vice cotis,to serve instead of,Hor. A. P. 304: indicis partibus,Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 2: ter aevo functus senex (Nestor),who had lived through, enjoyed,Hor. C. 2, 9, 13; cf.: functo longissima statione mortali,Vell. 2, 131, 2: virtute functi duces,who have shown, exhibited,Hor. C. 4, 15, 29; cf.: omni virtute functa (femina),Quint. 6 praef. § 5.—Of things: possunt aliquando oculi non fungi suo munere,Cic. Div. 1, 32, 71: aliquae (vocales) officio consonantium fungantur,Quint. 1, 4, 10: levissima quaeque (quaestio) primo loco fungitur,id. 3, 6, 8 Spald. N. cr.: res eadem perorationis vice fungitur,id. 4, 3, 11; cf. id. 4, 1, 75.
* In partic., to perform, discharge, contribute, pay any thing due from one: hoc vobis est statuendum, quid aratorem ipsum arationis nomine muneris in re publica fungi ac sustinere velitis,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 86, § 199: per omnes annos atque omnia bella duplici numero se militum equitumque fungi,Vell. 2, 15, 3: cum eo sumptu res publica fungatur,Tac. A. 14, 21: qui fenus exercent, omnibus patrimonii intributionibus fungi debent, etsi possessionem non habeant,Dig. 50, 1, 22 fin.!*? In pass. signif. (post-class. and very rare): pretia rerum non ex affectione, nec utilitate singulorum, sed communiter fungi,are not taken,Dig. 9, 2, 33: dos, quae semel functa est, amplius fungi non potest,Ulp. Fragm. 6, 11.
* In gerundive, as v.a.: muneris fungendi gratia,Cic. Rep. 1, 17; cf. Hirt. B. G. 8, 12, 3; Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2: ad suum munus fungendum,id. Tusc. 3, 7, 15: per speciem alienae fungendae vicis,Liv. 1, 41, 6: spes facta militiae fungendae potioribus ducibus,id. 24, 21, 3.
* Absol. (very rare): at facere et fungi sine corpore nulla potest res,i. e. to suffer,Lucr. 1, 443 sq.; so 3, 168: pro fultura et substructione fungentur fundamenta,will serve,Col. 1, 5, 9: nec livida tabes Invidiae functis quamquam et jam lumine cassis Defuit, i. e. to the dead, =defunctis, Stat. Th. 2, 15; cf.: omnia functa Aut moritura vides,id. S. 2, 1, 209; id. Th. 4, 483; 511; Albin. 1,393; Aus. Ep.33.

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