(v. dep.P. a.adv.) : pătĭor, passus, 3, v. dep. (
* Act. archaic collat. form patiunto, Cic. Leg. 3, 4, 11: patias, Naev. ap. Diom. p. 395 P.) [cf. Greek ΠΑΘ, ΠΕΝΘ-, πέπονθα, πένθος], to bear, support, undergo, suffer, endure (syn.: fero, tolero).
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* In gen.
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* To suffer, have, meet with, be visited or afflicted with (mostly postAug.): poenam,Quint. 11, 3, 32; Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 20; Val. Max. 6, 2, 1; Sen. Contr. 1, 5, 6: incommodum,Quint. 11, 3, 32: vim,Suet. Ner. 29: quicquid in captivum invenire potest, passurum te esse cogita,Curt. 4, 6, 26: mortem pati,Lact. Epit. 50, 1; Sen. Ep. 94, 7: indignam necem,Ov. M. 10, 627: mortem,id. Tr. 1, 2, 42: rem modicam,Juv. 13, 143: adversa proelia,Just. 16, 3, 6: infamiam,Sen. Ep. 74, 2: sterilitatem famemque,Just. 28, 3, 1: cladem pati (post-Aug. for cladem accipere, etc.),Suet. Caes. 36 init.; so, naufragium,Sen. Herc. Oet. 118: morbum,Veg. 1, 17, 11; Gell. 17, 15, 6: cruciatus corporis,Sen. Suas. 6, 10: ultima,Curt. 3, 1, 6: injuriam,Sen. Ep. 65, 21: ut is in culpā sit, qui faciat, non is qui patiatur injuriam,Cic. Lael. 21, 78; cf.: de tribus unum esset optandum: aut facere injuriam nec accipere ... optimum est facere, impune si possis, secundum nec facere nec pati,id. Rep. 3, 13, 23.
* In mal. part., to submit to another's lust, to prostitute one's self, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 87; cf. Sall. C. 13, 3; Sen. Q. N. 1, 16; Petr. 25; 140.
* To suffer, to pass a life of suffering or privation (poet.): certum est in silvis inter spelaea ferarum Malle pati,Verg. E. 10, 53: novem cornix secula passa,Ov. M. 7, 274; Luc. 5, 313; Sen. Thyest. 470.
* To suffer, bear, allow, permit, let (syn.: sino, permitto): illorum delicta,Hor. S. 1, 3, 141.—With acc. and inf.: neque tibi bene esse patere, et illis, quibus est, invides,Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 36; Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 3: siquidem potes pati esse te in lepido loco,Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 83: ista non modo homines, sed ne pecudes quidem passurae esse videntur,Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 20: nobiscum versari jam diutius non potes: non feram, non patiar, non sinam,id. ib. 1, 5, 10: quantum illius ineuntis aetatis meae patiebatur pudor,id. de Or. 2, 1, 3: nullo se implicari negotio passus est,id. Lig. 1, 3: duo spondei non fere se jungi patiuntur,Quint. 9, 4, 101: aut persuasurum se aut persuaderi sibi passurum,Liv. 32, 36, 2: ut vinci se consensu civitatis pateretur,id. 2, 2, 9; 6, 23, 8; Curt. 8, 9, 23.—With acc.: neque enim dilationem pati tam vicinum bellum poterat,Liv. 1, 14, 6: recentis animi alter (consul) ... nullam dilationem patiebatur,id. 21, 52, 2.—With quin: non possum pati, Quin tibi caput demulceam,Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 13: nullum patiebatur esse diem, quin in foro diceret,Cic. Brut. 88, 302.—Poet. with part.: nec plura querentem Passa,Verg. A. 1, 385; 7, 421 (= passa queri, etc.).—Hence, facile, aequo animo pati, to be well pleased or content with, to acquiesce in, submit to: aegre, iniquo animo, moleste pati, to be displeased, offended, indignant at: quaeso aequo animo patitor,Plaut. As. 2, 2, 108: apud me plus officii residere facillime patior,Cic. Fam. 5, 7, 2; 1, 9, 21: consilium meum a te probari ... facile patior,id. Att. 15, 2, 2; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 2, § 5: cum indigne pateretur nobilis mulier ... in conventum suam mimi filiam venisse,id. ib. 2, 5, 12, § 31: periniquo patiebar animo, te a me digredi,id. Fam. 12, 18, 1; Liv. 4, 18.
* To submit: patior quemvis durare laborem,Verg. A. 8, 677: pro quo bis patiar mori,Hor. C. 3, 9, 15.
* To experience, undergo, to be in a certain state of mind or temper: nonne quiddam pati furori simile videatur,Quint. 1, 2, 31.
* In gram., to be passive, to have a passive sense: (verbum) cum haberet naturam patiendi,a passive nature,Quint. 1, 6, 10: modus patiendi,id. 1, 6, 26; 9, 3, 7.— Hence, pătĭens, entis, P. a., bearing, supporting, suffering, permitting.
* Lit.: amnis navium patiens,i. e. navigable,Liv. 21, 31, 10: vomeris,Verg. G. 2, 223: vetustatis,lasting, Plin. 11, 37, 76, § 196: equus patiens sessoris,Suet. Caes. 61.
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* That has the quality of enduring, patient: nimium patiens et lentus existimor,Cic. de Or. 2, 75, 305: animus,Ov. P. 4, 10, 9.—Comp.: meae quoque litterae te patientiorem lenioremque fecerunt,Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14.—Sup.: patientissimae aures,Cic. Lig. 8, 24: patientissimus exercitus,Caes. B. C. 3, 96.
* That has the power of endurance, firm, unyielding, hard (poet.): patiens aratrum,Ov. Am. 1, 15, 31: saxo patientior illa Sicano,Prop. 1, 16, 29.—Hence, adv.: pătĭenter, patiently: alterum patienter accipere, non repugnanter,Cic. Lael. 25, 91: patienter et fortiter ferre aliquid,id. Phil. 11, 3, 7: patienter et aequo animo ferre difficultates,Caes. B. C. 3, 15: prandere olus,Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 13.—Comp.: patientius alicujus potentiam ferre,Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 4.—Sup.: patientissime ferre aliquid,Val. Max. 4, 3, 11.

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