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* Inf. pres. potirier, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 66.—Acc. to the third conj., potĭtur, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 274 Müll. or Ann. v. 78 Vahl.; Verg. A. 3, 56: capto potĭmur mundo,Manil. 4, 882; Ov. M. 13, 130; Cat. 64, 402.—Potītur. only in Prisc. 881, and Ov. H. 14, 113. So, poti for potiri, Pac. ap. Non. 475, 29; Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 5, acc. to Trag. Rel. p. 56 Rib., and Enn. Trag. v. 260 Vahl.—Act. collat. form pŏtĭo, īre; v. 2. potio), v. dep. n. [potis].
* Lit., to become master of, to take possession of, to get, obtain, acquire, receive; constr. with gen., acc., abl., and absol. (class.; syn.: occupo, invado).
* With gen.: illius regni potiri,Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 5: urbis potiri,Sall. C. 47, 2: vexilli,Liv. 25, 14: nemini in opinionem veniebat Antonium rerum potiturum,Nep. Att. 9, 6: voti,Sil. 15, 331.
* Transf., to be master of, to have, hold, possess, occupy; with gen., acc., abl., and absol. (class.; syn.: fruor, utor).
* With abl.: ille hodie si illā sit potitus muliere,Plaut. Ps. 4, 6, 9: natura iis potiens,Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 41: si ad decem milia annorum gentem aliquam urbe nostra potituram putem,id. ib. 1, 37, 90 B. and K.: imperio totius Galliae,Caes. B. G. 1, 2: victoriā,id. ib. 3, 24: impedimentis castrisque,id. ib. 1, 21: sceptro,Ov. H. 14, 113: pane, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 881 P.: thalamo, Naev. ib.
* Absol.: libidines ad potiundum incitantur,Cic. Sen. 12, 39: potiendi spe inflammati,id. Fin. 1, 18, 60.
* With gen.: Cleanthes solem dominari et rerum potiri putat,has the chief power in the universe,Cic. Ac. 2, 41, 126: civitas Atheniensium, dum ea rerum potita est,id. Rosc. Am. 25, 70: potiente rerum patre,Tac. H. 3, 74.
* With acc.: laborem hunc potiri,Plaut. Rud. 1, 3, 5: patria potitur commoda,Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 17: gaudia,id. ib. 22.
* With abl.: frui iis (voluptatibus), quibus senectus, etiam si non abunde potitur, non omnino caret,Cic. Sen. 14, 48: oppido,Liv. 6, 33: monte,have climbed,Ov. M. 5, 254.
* Absol.: qui tenent, qui potiuntur,Cic. Att. 7, 12, 3.
* Inf. pres. potirier, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 66.—Acc. to the third conj., potĭtur, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 274 Müll. or Ann. v. 78 Vahl.; Verg. A. 3, 56: capto potĭmur mundo,Manil. 4, 882; Ov. M. 13, 130; Cat. 64, 402.—Potītur. only in Prisc. 881, and Ov. H. 14, 113. So, poti for potiri, Pac. ap. Non. 475, 29; Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 5, acc. to Trag. Rel. p. 56 Rib., and Enn. Trag. v. 260 Vahl.—Act. collat. form pŏtĭo, īre; v. 2. potio), v. dep. n. [potis].
* Lit., to become master of, to take possession of, to get, obtain, acquire, receive; constr. with gen., acc., abl., and absol. (class.; syn.: occupo, invado).
* With gen.: illius regni potiri,Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 5: urbis potiri,Sall. C. 47, 2: vexilli,Liv. 25, 14: nemini in opinionem veniebat Antonium rerum potiturum,Nep. Att. 9, 6: voti,Sil. 15, 331.
* Transf., to be master of, to have, hold, possess, occupy; with gen., acc., abl., and absol. (class.; syn.: fruor, utor).
* With abl.: ille hodie si illā sit potitus muliere,Plaut. Ps. 4, 6, 9: natura iis potiens,Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 41: si ad decem milia annorum gentem aliquam urbe nostra potituram putem,id. ib. 1, 37, 90 B. and K.: imperio totius Galliae,Caes. B. G. 1, 2: victoriā,id. ib. 3, 24: impedimentis castrisque,id. ib. 1, 21: sceptro,Ov. H. 14, 113: pane, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 881 P.: thalamo, Naev. ib.
* Absol.: libidines ad potiundum incitantur,Cic. Sen. 12, 39: potiendi spe inflammati,id. Fin. 1, 18, 60.
* With gen.: Cleanthes solem dominari et rerum potiri putat,has the chief power in the universe,Cic. Ac. 2, 41, 126: civitas Atheniensium, dum ea rerum potita est,id. Rosc. Am. 25, 70: potiente rerum patre,Tac. H. 3, 74.
* With acc.: laborem hunc potiri,Plaut. Rud. 1, 3, 5: patria potitur commoda,Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 17: gaudia,id. ib. 22.
* With abl.: frui iis (voluptatibus), quibus senectus, etiam si non abunde potitur, non omnino caret,Cic. Sen. 14, 48: oppido,Liv. 6, 33: monte,have climbed,Ov. M. 5, 254.
* Absol.: qui tenent, qui potiuntur,Cic. Att. 7, 12, 3.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
pŏtĭor, ĭus
* Comp. of potis.
* Comp. of potis.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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