ASS 
ASS 
ASS 
to be free. So, Liv. Asserere aliquem 
in libertatem. Cic. in liberali causa. 
Plaut. Illam a lenone asserito manu. 
Liv. Virginem in servitutem asserere, to 
claim her an a slave. -IT Figur. Ovid. 
Asserui me, I have freed myself, escaped. 
Martial. Gaudia utraque manu assere, 
holdfast. — IT Also, to assert, claim. Jus¬ 
tin. Gallmci Grscam sibioriginem asse- 
runt. Sueton. Asserere sibi dominatio- 
nem. Ovid, sibi laudes alienas. Curt. 
sibi patrem Joveni. Quintil. sibi nomen 
sapientis.-ir Also, to maintain, defend, 
vindicate. Flor. LatiniTarquinios as- 
serebant. Sueton. Asserere communem 
libertatem. Id. Asserere dignitatem. 
-IT Also, to free, rescue. Plin. Ep. 
A mortalitate asserere te hoc uno moni- 
rnento potes. Id. Asserere aliquem ab 
injuria oblivionis.-IT Also, to assign, 
attribute. Senec. Nec enim lapidis illi 
duritiam asserimus. Plin. Ep. Te stu- 
diis asseris, devote yourself. -IT Ovid. 
Asserere aliquem caelo, to claim for him 
a heavenly origin. -IT Also, to assert, 
affirm, avow, declare. Tacit. Asseruit 
Tiberius solitum (clypeum) dicaturum. 
M. Senec. Asscrens, minus verecun- 
dum esse, &c. Quintil. Asserere qu® 
finxeris. 
ASSERTS, and aDSERTIS (assero), 
2 onis, f. the formal or judicial assertion that 
one is free or not. Quintil. Sitne liber 
qui est in assertione.-IT Also, an af¬ 
firmation, assertion. Amob. 
aSSkRT&K, and ADSERT5R (assero), 
2 oris, m. one who claims a slave to be free ; 
an asserter of liberty. Sueton. Populo 
assertores flagitante. Senec. Gladium 
assertorem libertatis. - IT Also, one 
who claims another to be a slave. Liv. 3. c. 
45. calls M. Claudius, who claimed Vir¬ 
ginia as his slave, assertor. -IT Also, 
an advocate, supporter, defender, deliverer. 
Sueton. Assertores dignitatis patricio- 
rum. Id. Assertor generis hurnani. Mar¬ 
tial Assertores Camillos. 
aSSeRTUM (Id.), i, n. an assertion, con- 
3 firmation, proof. Martian. Capell. 
ASSERVI5, and aDSeRVIS (ad & ser- 
1 vio), is, Ivi, xtum, n. 4. to serve, help, 
second. Cic. Contention! vocis asser- 
viunt. 
aSSeRVS, and ADSERV5 (ad & servo), 
as, avi, atum, n. 1. to take can of, watch 
over, keep, (j>v\drTO), Siarqpeo). Cic. 
Ut domi me® te asservarem, rogasti. 
Id. Asservare aliquem liberis custodi- 
is. Liv. aliquem in carcerem. Te- 
rent. Hie tibi asservandus est, you must 
keep an eye upon him. —IT Also, to pre¬ 
serve. Plin. Asservare pisces sale. Id. 
pisces in sale. 
aSSeSSTS, and aDSeSSIS (assideo), 
1 onis, f. a sitting by one. Cic. 
ASSESSOR, and ADSeSSOR (Id.), oris, 
m. one who sits by a magistrate to assist 
him with his counsel ; an assessor. Cic. 
aSSeSSuRA (assessor), ffl, f. the office of 
3 assessor. Ulpiaoi. Dig. 
.ASSESSES, and ADSE3S0S (assideo), us, 
3 m. a sitting by one. _ Propert. 
ASSeSTRIX, and aDSeSTRIX (asses- 
3 sor), icis, f. o midwife. Afran. 
ASSEVERaNTER, and ADSEVeRAN- 
] TER (asseverans), adverb, confidently, 
positively, affirmatively. Cic. Lqqui 
valde asseveranter. _ Id. asseverantius. 
ASSEVERATE, and aDSEVeRaTe (as- 
3 severatus), adverb, positively, earnestly. 
Apul. — Hence, Gell. Tragcedias asse¬ 
verate actitavit, with great effect, emphat¬ 
ically. _ _ 
aSSEVeRaTIO, and aDSEVeRaHS 
(assevero), onis, f. an assertion, declara¬ 
tion, affirmation, asseveration, Karatiaois. 
Cic. Omni tibi asseveratione affirmo. 
Quintil. Quorundam probatio sola est 
in asseveratione, et. constantia. Plin. 
Panerr. Quae asseveratio in voce, confio- 
dence, boldness. -IT Tacit. Multa as¬ 
severatione coguntur Patres, with affeeb- 
aSSEVERS, and ADSEVER5 (ad & se- 
verus), as, avi, atum, a. 1 . to assert , de¬ 
clare positively, affirm with assurance, 
Karddyyui, / 3 c 0 aiovpai, iaxvpCjopai. 
Cic. Quemadmodum adversarius de 
quaque re asseveret. Id. Pulchre as- 
severat se ab Oppianico destitutum. 
Id. Unum illud firmissime assevera- 
bat. Tacit. Asseverare ordinem ag- 
minis, to state positively. Id. Viri gravi- 
tatem asseverantes, assuming, affecting. 
-IT Sometimes, to show, denote. Tacit. 
Rutil® com® Gerinanicam originem as- 
severant. -If Passiv. impers. Cic. 
Utrum asseveratin' in hoc, an tentatur? 
-IT Apulei. Asseverare frontem, to 
assume an air of gravity. 
ASSIBILO. See AdsibUo. 3 
ASSICCeSCS, and aDSICCeSCO (ad & 
2 siccesco), is, n. 3. to grow or become dry. 
Coluni. 
ASSICC5, and aDSiCCO (ad & sicco), 
as, avi, atum, a. 1. to dry, jtypuiva). Co- 
lum. Uvam assiccare. Id. Assiccare ali- 
quid in sole. Senec. Assiccare lacrymas. 
ASSICULCJS. See Axiculus. 
ASSIDEO, and aDSTDEO (ad & sedeo), 
es, edi, essum, n. 2. to sit, sit down, sit 
near or by the side of, -aprfipev co, rrpose- 
6 fievco. Plaut. Asside hie, pater. Cic. 
Assedit: surrexi ego. Id. In bibliothe¬ 
ca assedimus. Id. In carcere noctes 
diesque assidere, h. e. sedendo mane- 
re. Id. Assidere in schola. Sallust., 
Hjempsal dextra Adherbalem assedit. 
Plaut. Assidere apud carbones. Sue¬ 
ton. in lecto. Id. hunii.-IT Also, tube 
at hand; be ready to assist. Cic. Cum Pom- 
peius Lentulo frequens assideret. Tacit. 
Assidere vaietudini alicujus. — IT Some¬ 
times, to discharge the duty of assessor. 
Tacit. -IT Also, to attend to, devote, one’s 
self to. Plin. Paneg. Assidere gubernacu- 
lis. Tacit, judiciis. Plin. Ep. tota vita lit- 
teris.-IT Also, to besiege. Virg. Mos- 
nibus assidet hostis. Plin. Paneg. As- 
sedisse ferocissimis populis, fixed your 
camp among. Liv. Assederint prope 
moenia Roniana. -IT Figur. Horat. 
Parcus assidet insano, is near being 
a madman. -IT Activ. Virg. Muros 
assidet hostis. Tacit. Castellum as¬ 
sidere. Whence, pass. Sallust. Urbs 
assidetur. Sil. Assessos muros. 
ASSID3, and ADSID5 (ad & sido), is, n. 
3. to sit down, sit by. Cic. Assidamus, 
si videtur. Cato. Eo mulier assidat. 
Terent. Assido : occurrunt servi. 
Plaut. Assidite hie in ara. 
aSSIDOe, and ADSIDOe (assiduus), adv. 
constantly, perpetually, without intermis¬ 
sion, assiduously, evvexws. Cic. Assidue 
cantare. Id. Assiduissime mecum fu- 
it. Plin. Alia suis locis dicentur assi¬ 
due, fully. 
ASSIDOITAS, and ADSIDCITaS (Id.), 
2 atis, f. a constant or frequent attendance. 
Cic. Quotidiana amicorum assiduitas. 
Id. Pr®bere assiduitatem alicui. -—- 
IT Also, a frequent or constant appearance in 
public. Sueton. Ut vitato assiduitatis 
fastidio, auctoritatem absentia tueretur. 
Cic. Medici assiduitas, the frequent pres¬ 
ence. -IT Also, the frequent use orpres- 
ence of any thing, frequency. Cic. Assi¬ 
duitas bellorum. Id. epistolarum. Id. 
molestiarum. Auct. ad Ilercnn. Ejus- 
dem verbi assiduitas nimia.-IT Also, 
assiduity, closeness of application. Cic. 
Terenti® pergrata est assiduitas et dili- 
gentia. Icl. Assiduitate aliquid conse- 
qui. 
aSSIDOo, and aDSIDCo (Id.), adverb, 
2 same as assidue. Plaut. 
ASSIDOOS, and aDSIDOOS (assideo), a, 
um, adj. properly, settled, and conse¬ 
quently, having landed property; hence, 
rich. Servius Tullius divided the Roman 
people into the assidui, or rich proprie¬ 
tors, and the prolctarii, or those who 
had little or no property. Cic. Lex 
AElia Sentia assiduo vindicem assidu- 
um esse jubet.-IT Whence, figur. 
Gell. Assiduus scriptor, a classical 
writer. -IT Constantly present. Cic. 
Rom® fuit assiduus. Sueton. Assiduus 
circa scholas. Varr. Assiduiores.- 
If Also, constant in attendance upon one. 
Q. Cic. Qui per negotiuin poterunt, 
ipsi tecum ut assidui sint. — IT Also, as¬ 
siduous, persevering, diligent, industrious. 
Cic. Assiduus dominus. Id. Flagita- 
tor assiduus et acer. Liv. Hostis as¬ 
siduus. Propert. Assiduus bella gerit. 
-IT Also, frequent, continual, incessant. 
Cic. Assidu® lacrym®. Id. Assidui 
imbres. Id. Labor assiduus. Id. As- 
sidua scriptura. Lucret. Assiduo mo- 
tu. Tacit. Assidua damna. Horat. 
84 
Assidu® noctes. Sueton. Vasa assi. 
duissimi usus. 
ASSIGN ATra, and aDSIGNaTIS (as- 
signo), onis, f. an assignment, allotment, 
distribution. Cic. Assignatio agrorum. 
See Assigno. 
ASSIGN AT6R, and ADSIGNAT3R (Id.), 
oris, m. an assigner, appointor. Ulpian. 
Dig. See Assigno. 
ASSlGNIFICO. See Adsignlfico. 
ASSIGNS, and ADSIGNS (ad & signo), 
as, avi, atum, a. J . to seal. Pers. As- 
signa tabellas.-IT Also, to assign, ap¬ 
point, allot, distribute, bestow, give, irpos- 
riSr/pi, TTpnirdocro). Cic. Duo millia 
jugerum alicui assignare. Id. Assig- 
nare alicui inferiorem partem ®diuni. 
Liv. Assignare alicui ordinem aliquem 
in militia. Tacit, alicui dignationem 
principis. Justin, curam castrorum. 
-IT Also, to commit, consign. Justin. 
Eunienemassignaricustodibus pr®cepit. 
-IT Figur. Plin. Ep. Bonos juvenes 
assignare fam®, to make known. —IT Also, 
to impute, attribute, ascribe. Cic. Assig¬ 
nare culpam fortun®. Tacit. Fortia 
facta glori® principis assignare. Vellei. 
Assignare gloriam alicujus rei cuipiam. 
-IT Quintil. Verbum in clausula 
positum assignatur auditori, is impressed 
upon. 
aSSILIS, and XDSILIS (ad & salio), is, 
ilui, ultuni, n. 4 .to leap, or jump, towards 
or upon any thing, itnirqSdio, dvahhopai, 
£7 ridopeco. Plin. Torpedo cornicula 
exerit, assultantes pisciculos attrahens, 
donee tam prope accedant, ut assiliat, 
leap, or spring upon them. Ovid. Assili- 
unt fluctus. Id. Miles assiluit mcenibus. 
Sil. Fera assilit in ferrum. Colum. 
Assilientem admissarium calcibus pro- 
turbat. Ovid. Metuit tactus assilien- 
tis aqu®.-If Figur. Cic. Neque as- 
siliendum statim est ad illud genus 
orationis, nor ought we to pass at once, at 
one bound, as it were, to, &c. 
ASSIMILANTER, and aDSIMILaNTER 
3 (assimilans), similarly. Migid. np. Non. 
ASSIMILATIS, and ADSIMILaTIS (as- 
similo), onis, f. a resembling. Plin. 
ASSIMILIS, and ADSIMILIS (ad & 
1 similis), e, adj. like, similar, ogoios- 
Lucret. Assimili ratione. Cic. As- 
similis spongiis mollitudo. Virg. 
Cadenti assimilis. Ovid. Fratribus 
assimilis. Id. Assimilem sui. 
ASSIMILITER (assimilis), and aDSI- 
3 MILITER, adv. in likemanner, similarly. 
Plaut. 
ASSIMIL5, and ADSIMIL5, as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to make like, compare, bpoi- 
6 o>. Tacit. Deos in humani oris spe- 
ciem assimilare. Ovid. Convivia as- 
similare freto. Plin. Italia folio quer- 
no assimilata. Others read, assimu- 
lare, assimulatus. 
ASSIMOLATIS, and aDSIMOLaTIG 
(assimulo), onis, f. a dissembling, coun¬ 
terfeiting. Auct. ad Hercnn. 
ASSIMOLS, and ADSIMOLS (ad & si- 
mulo), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to feign, pre¬ 
tend, counterfeit, Kpogiroteopai. Terent. 
Assimulabo, quasi nunc exeam. Ii- 
Assimulare se l®tum. Id. se amicum 
alicujus. Ovid. Assimulavit anum, 
took the form of. Cic. Assimulata vir- 
tus. Tacit. Assimulat® litter®. Terent. 
Venire me assimulabo. See Assimilo. 
ASSIPoNDIUM (as & pondus), ii, n. the 
3 weight of an as; a pound iceight. Varr. 
ASSrS (unc.), and AXIS, is, m. and f.a 
board, plank, aav'is, a\o)v, tabula sectiljS' 
Cms. Trabes axibus religaverunt. Plm- 
Pavimentum quern is assibus contabu- 
lare. Id. Mandragor® radix secatur 
in asses, slices. -IT Also, a valve, suck¬ 
er of a pump. Vitruv. - IT Also, the 
same as As. Donat, ad Terent. 
ASSISTS, and ADSISTS (ad & sisto), 
istis, stlti, n. 3 .to stand near, by, or by tlie 
side of, stand, irapioraiiai. Cic. Accede, 
nate, assiste. Plaut. Mane tu, atque 
assiste illico. Ovid. Adsistere lecto. 
Cic. Assistere ad fores. Id. In ponte 
unus assisteret. Cats. Assistere in con- 
spectu alicujus. Virg. Quern Turnus 
super assistens.-If With the e.^ cu " 
sative. Stat. Assistere equos. Val. Flacc. 
Nec illas adstiteris impune trabes. - 
IT Also, to stand, stand upright. Lucret- 
completque querelisFrondiferumnemue 
