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* V. dep. n. [lit. pass. of laeto], to rejoice, feel joy, be joyful or glad at any thing (syn. gaudeo); constr. with abl., with in, de, ex, or super and abl., with neutr. acc., with acc. and inf., poet. with gen.
* With abl.: ut quisquam amator nuptiis laetetur,Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 37: et laetari bonis rebus et dolere contrariis,Cic. Lael. 13, 47: sua re gesta,id. Rep. 1, 42, 65: laetor tum praesenti, tum sperata tua dignitate,id. Fam. 2, 9, 1: laetabitur cor meum quasi a vino,Vulg. Zach. 10, 7: juvenis specie,Juv. 10, 310.
* Transf., of inanim. subjects, to delight, rejoice, be joyful: omne vitis genus naturaliter laetatur tepore potius, quam frigore,is fonder of warmth than of cold,Col. 3, 9 fin.: frumenta omnia maxime laetantur patenti campo,delight in,Pall. 1, 6, 15: laetatur mons Sion,Vulg. Psa. 47. 12.— Hence, laetans, antis, P. a., rejoicing, joyful, glad: eos nunc laetantis faciam adventu meo,Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 6: nubit Oppianico continuo Sassia laetanti jam animo,Cic. Clu. 9 fin.—Poet., of inanim. things: loca,delightful, cheerful, agreeable,Lucr. 2, 344.—* Adv.: laetanter, with joy, joyfully, Lampr. Commod. 5.
* With de and abl.: de communi salute,Cic. Marc. 11, 33: de labore suo,Vulg. Sirach, 5, 18.
* With ex and abl.: Vaccenses ex perfidia laetati,Sall. J. 69, 3. —(ε) With super (late Lat.): super hederā,Vulg. Jonah, 4, 6; id. Isa. 39, 2.—(ζ) With neutr. acc.: illud mihi laetandum video, quod,because that,Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 1; but rarely with acc. of direct object: laetandum magis quam dolendum casum tuum,Sall. J. 14, 22: hos erat Aeacides voltu laetatus honores,Verg. Cul. 322.—(η) With acc. and inf. (freq. in Cic.): istuc tibi ex sententia tua obtigisse laetor,Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 5; id. Hec. 5, 3, 35: quae perfecta esse gaudeo, judices, vehementerque laetor,Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136: quem esse natum ... haec civitas laetabitur,id. Lael. 4, 14: utrumque laetor, et sine dolore corporis te fuisse et animo valuisse,id. Fam. 7, 1, 1; cf.: nec vero Alciden me sum laetatus euntem accepisse,Verg. A. 6, 392.—(θ) With gen., in connection with memini: nec veterum memini laetorve malorum,Verg. A. 11, 280.
* V. dep. n. [lit. pass. of laeto], to rejoice, feel joy, be joyful or glad at any thing (syn. gaudeo); constr. with abl., with in, de, ex, or super and abl., with neutr. acc., with acc. and inf., poet. with gen.
* With abl.: ut quisquam amator nuptiis laetetur,Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 37: et laetari bonis rebus et dolere contrariis,Cic. Lael. 13, 47: sua re gesta,id. Rep. 1, 42, 65: laetor tum praesenti, tum sperata tua dignitate,id. Fam. 2, 9, 1: laetabitur cor meum quasi a vino,Vulg. Zach. 10, 7: juvenis specie,Juv. 10, 310.
* Transf., of inanim. subjects, to delight, rejoice, be joyful: omne vitis genus naturaliter laetatur tepore potius, quam frigore,is fonder of warmth than of cold,Col. 3, 9 fin.: frumenta omnia maxime laetantur patenti campo,delight in,Pall. 1, 6, 15: laetatur mons Sion,Vulg. Psa. 47. 12.— Hence, laetans, antis, P. a., rejoicing, joyful, glad: eos nunc laetantis faciam adventu meo,Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 6: nubit Oppianico continuo Sassia laetanti jam animo,Cic. Clu. 9 fin.—Poet., of inanim. things: loca,delightful, cheerful, agreeable,Lucr. 2, 344.—* Adv.: laetanter, with joy, joyfully, Lampr. Commod. 5.
* With de and abl.: de communi salute,Cic. Marc. 11, 33: de labore suo,Vulg. Sirach, 5, 18.
* With ex and abl.: Vaccenses ex perfidia laetati,Sall. J. 69, 3. —(ε) With super (late Lat.): super hederā,Vulg. Jonah, 4, 6; id. Isa. 39, 2.—(ζ) With neutr. acc.: illud mihi laetandum video, quod,because that,Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 1; but rarely with acc. of direct object: laetandum magis quam dolendum casum tuum,Sall. J. 14, 22: hos erat Aeacides voltu laetatus honores,Verg. Cul. 322.—(η) With acc. and inf. (freq. in Cic.): istuc tibi ex sententia tua obtigisse laetor,Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 5; id. Hec. 5, 3, 35: quae perfecta esse gaudeo, judices, vehementerque laetor,Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136: quem esse natum ... haec civitas laetabitur,id. Lael. 4, 14: utrumque laetor, et sine dolore corporis te fuisse et animo valuisse,id. Fam. 7, 1, 1; cf.: nec vero Alciden me sum laetatus euntem accepisse,Verg. A. 6, 392.—(θ) With gen., in connection with memini: nec veterum memini laetorve malorum,Verg. A. 11, 280.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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