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Id. honoris, et glori®.- IT Among 
rhetoricians, an amplification, a magni¬ 
fying or heightening of a thing, an exag¬ 
gerated representation. Cic. 
XMPLIFICaTSR (Id.), oris, m. an am- 
I plifier, enlarger. Cic. 
aMPLIFICe (amplificus), adverb, richly, 
3 magnificently, splendidly. Catull. ampli- 
fice vestis decorata. Others read um- 
vbficte, &c. 
aMPLIFICS (amplus & facio), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1 . to enlarge, amplify, aug¬ 
ment, increase, enhance, avgdvco, am- 
plum facere, dilatare, ampliare, augere. 
Liv. Amplificare urbem. Valer. Max. 
numerum Senatus. Cic. sonum. Id. 
pretiuin. Id. fortunam. Id. volupta- 
tem. - IT Figur. Cic. Amplificare 
facultatem disserendi. Id. aliquem 
lionore, et gloria, to dignify or extol. 
Plin. Amplificare, atque augere ali¬ 
quem festinatis lionoribus. Coes, auc- 
toritatem alicujus. Id. Gratia et digni- 
tas amplificata.-IT To amplify, height¬ 
en, exaggerate. Cic. Summa Iaus elo- 
quenti® est amplificare rem ornando. 
Id. Aliquid amplificare dicendo. Id. 
Amplificare gloriam alicujus. Id. vir- 
tutem suis laudibus. 
aMPLIFICCS (Id.), a, uin, adject. great, 
3 splendid, amplus, magnificus. Pronto. 
aMPLIS (amplus), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
increase, enlarge, add to the size of, am¬ 
plify, peyaXvvco, av^avw, amplum fa¬ 
cio, augeo. Cels. Ampliare plagam. 
Id. Vulnere ampliato. Sueton. tern- 
plum. Id. imperium. Horat. rem, h. e. 
to increase one’s wealth. Tacit, ser- 
vitia, h. c. to increase the number of 
the slaves. Sueton. and Plin. numerum. 
Sueton. censum Senatorum. Id. privi¬ 
lege. Martial. Ampliare sibi spatium 
statis. Pandect. Ita ut ex usuris alere- 
tur, prout artatem ampliaret, li. e. inpro¬ 
portion to the number of years he should 
live. Id. Ampliare dolem. Plin. vires. 
-IT Figur. Martial. Ampliare no¬ 
men alicujus, h. e. render glorious. — 
IT Also, to delay judgment, defer passing 
sentence, adjourn a trial. Cic. and 
Liv. 
iMPLITER (Id.), adverb, abundantly, 
3 largely, copiously, richly, affluently, mag¬ 
nificently, at a high cost, ample, largiter, 
magnifice, tiaxpiX'coi. Plaut. Obsonari 
ampliter. Id. Accipere aliquem ampli- 
ter. Id. Facere sumptum ampliter. 
Plaut. Occupatus sum ampliter, very. 
Gell. Laudare ampliter. Id. Dicere 
aliquid ampliter, h. e. to say any thing 
nobly. 
iMPLITuDS (Id.), Inis. f. ampleness, am¬ 
plitude, greatness, largeness, magnitude, 
extent, bulk, size, nXaros, spatium, aut 
magnitudo alicujus rei. Cic. Simula¬ 
crum modica amplitudine. Sueton. 
Egregia corporis amplitudo, stature. 
Varr. Amplitudo membrorum. Tacit. 
valli. Id. soli. Plin. Oppidum sep- 
tuaginta stadiorum amplitudine. Id. 
Amplitudo foliorum. Gell. amplitu¬ 
do numeri, the plural number. - 
IT Figur. dignity, grandeur, excellence, 
distinction. Cic. Amplitudo est poten- 
ti®, aut majestatis. art aliquarum co- 
piarum magna abundantia. Id. Homi¬ 
nes, in quibus summa auctoritas est, 
atque amplitudo. Id. Majestas est am¬ 
plitudo, ac dignitas civitatis. Id. Splen¬ 
dor, et amplitudo. Id. Claritas, et am¬ 
plitudo. Id. Amplitudo nominis. Id. 
Summa amplitudine dignum putari. 
Id. Amplitudo animi. Nepos. Ampli¬ 
tudo rerum gestarum. Plin. Ampli¬ 
tudo fortun®. — In the plur. Cic. 
Amplitudines bonorum. Gell. Ampli- 
tudines virtutum. - IT Amplitudo 
orationis, in Gell. 1. 7. c. 14. a fluent and 
splendid style. 
aMPLIOS (compar. of ample), adverb, 
more, further, irXeov. It is often placed 
absolutely. Cic. Non luctabor tecum, 
Crasse, amplius. Id. Besti® eo conten¬ 
ts non qu®runt amplius, h. e. no more, 
nothing beyond that. Cic. Quid qu®ris 
amplius ? what do you ask more ? Sallust. 
Amplius morari aliquem. Cic. Quid 
enim amplius ad ejus laudem minuen- 
dam facere potuisset ? what circumstance 
could contribute more, &c. i Id. Habetis 
eum, ut nihil dicam amplius, qui se ho¬ 
mines coegisse fateatur, to say nothing 
more than that. Id. Solem amplius duo- 
deviginti partibus confirmant majorem 
esse, quam terrain, eighteen times as 
large as. Terent. Quam vellem Mene- 
demum invitatum amplius, besides. Cic. 
Bestiis sensum, et motum dedit, homi- 
ni hoc amplius, quod addidit rationem, 
still more, inasmuch as, &c. Id. Obtem- 
perare cogito prmceptis tuis : hoc ampli¬ 
us navicularum habere aliquid, &cc.,and 
more than that, and besides. Id. Cui cum 
essern assensus, decrevi hoc amplius, 
&c.-IT Amplius was also the form 
whereby the pr®tor or presiding magis¬ 
trate postponed the examination of a 
cause or a trial to another day. Hence, 
Cic. Amplius pronunciare. Id. Vel 
judicari prirno poterat, vel amplius 
pronunciari.-IT Amplius sometimes 
governs the gen. Cxs. Si amplius obsi- 
dum velit, dare pollicentur. — Also, 
the abl. as a compar. Sallust. Cum 
initio non amplius riuobus millibus 
habuisset. Id. Morari amplius opini- 
one. Lucrei. Amplius aequo. — It is 
often followed by quam, which, how¬ 
ever, is often suppressed. Cic. Paulo 
amplius, quam privatus. Nepos. Nolo 
amplius quam centum jugera. Cic. 
Orationes amplius centum quinquagin- 
ta. Nepos. Cum de ipsius exercitu non 
amplius hominum mille cecidisset. Al. 
leg. cecidissent. Cies. In deditionem 
venerunt amplius millia viginti quatuor. 
Liv. Thracum decern baud amplius 
millia. Cic. Amplius sunt sex menses. 
aMPLIuSCOLOS (amplior), a, urn, ad- 
3 ject. Apulei. Ampliuscula lottuna, some¬ 
what large or splendid. 
AMPLOCTI, an ancient form for am- 
_ plccti. Priscian. 
aIYIPLOS (dvairXews, dpTrXaco?), a, urn, adj. 
large, spaciotcs, ample, great, extensive, 
roomy, irXarvs, spatiosus, patens, latus, 
et ex omni parte se se diffundens. 
Cic. Ampla domus. Id. Amplissima 
curia, amplissimum gymnasium. Suc- 
ton. Mortali specie amplior, larger in 
size than man usually is. Horat. Ampl® 
diviti®. Liv. Amplissima vestis. Plin. 
Amplior potentia. Sueton. Amplior ex- 
ercitus. Pandect. Amplius pretium. 
Plin. Ampliores aquae. Terent. Amplior 
morbus, li. e. more severe. Plin. Amplis¬ 
sima dies horarum quindecim, h. e. the 
longest. - TT Figur. Cic. Quidquid 
enim est, quamvis amplum sit, id certe 
parum est turn, cum est aliquid amplius. 
Id. Ampla occasio. Lucret. Ampl® 
vires. Terent. Ampliores ir®, more vi¬ 
olent. Propcrt. Poena sera, sed ampla. 
Id. Spes ampla nepotum.-IT Very 
often, splendid, illustrious, distinguished , 
magnificent. Cic. Amplissim® res ges- 
t®. Id. Amplis pnemiis aflicere ali¬ 
quem. Id. Ne ullum munus ®dilitatis 
amplius, aut gratius populo esse possit. 
Id. Ampliorem honorem alicui tribuere. 
Nepos. Amplo funere efi'erre aliquem. 
Id. Amplissimus triumphus. Liv. Sibi 
amplum esse urbem ab se captam fre- 
quentari, h. e. it is honorable or glorious. 
- IT In reference to men, amplus 
signifies noble, of great distinction, illus¬ 
trious, in great esteem. Cic. Is mihi vi- 
detur amplissimus, qui, &c. Id. Et 
quidem ampli homines, sed immemores 
dignitatis su®. Id. Amplissimum col¬ 
legium decemvirale. Id. Amplissimi 
ordines. Id. Ampl®, et honest® fa- 
mili®. Cats. Amplissimo genere natus. 
-IT Amplissimus ordo, the very illus¬ 
trious order, h. e. the senatorial. Am- 
plissimus was also the title of consuls, 
generals, &cc. Plin. and Sueton. - 
IT Amplus orator, h. e. one who expresses 
himself at large and with oratorical em¬ 
bellishments. Cic. ■ 
AMPTROO. See Amtruo. 
aMPuLLX (unc.), ®, f. a bottle, jug, flask, 
cruet, Xr/xvdos, made of glass or any 
other material, as leather, &c., and 
used especially for containing oil; also 
for vinegar, &c. It is supposed to have 
had two handles, and to have been 
big-bellied. Plin. Ampull® vitre®aceti. 
Martial, vitreisque tepentem Ampullis 
potas semisupinus aquam. Cic. Am¬ 
pulla aut strigilis, h. c. a flask of oil for 
the bath. - If Figur. turgid or inflated 
expressions, bombast. Ilorat. Projicit 
ampullas et sesquipedalia verba. 
aMPOLLaOEuS (ampul.a), a, urn, ad- 
_ ject. like an ampulla. Plin. pyra. 
a.MPuLLaRTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of or 
3 pertaining to ampull® or flaslcs. Plaut. 
- IT Ampullarius, ii, m. one who 
_ makes ampull® or flasks. Plaut. 
aMPuLLSR (Id.), aris, dep. 1. to swell, 
3 rant, bluster, talk big, deal in rhodomon- 
tade; use a pompous or inflated style in 
writing. Ilorat. Tragica desffivit et 
ampullatur in arte. 
aMPuLLOLX, ®, f. Dim. of ampulla. 
Snip. Sew. 
aMPOTaTIS (amputo), onis, f. a cutting 
or lopping off. Cic. -IT The wood 
itself, which is cut off. Plin. - 
IT Amputatio vocis, loss of voice. Ccel. 
_ Aurtl. 
aMPDTS (am & puto, to lop), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. properly, to cut round ; to cut 
orlop off, to prune, amputate, TTcpu<6irT(o, 
d<j>aipenp.ai, c®do, abscindo, roseco. 
Cic. Amputare vitem ferro. Sueton. 
caput alicui. Scncc. humercs trunco 
terms. Columell. Scalpello usque ad 
vivum resecare, et amputare scabiem. 
Plin. Amputare testes; also, in the 
same sense, Senec. Amputare exoletos. 
-IT Figur. Cic. Amputare r.iultitu- 
dinem sententiarum, abridge. Id. Volo 
esse in adolescente, unde aliquid am- 
putem. Id. narrationes. Senec. longa 
colloquia. Justin, moras. Tacit, nu¬ 
merum legionum, diminish, reduce, low■■ 
er. Cic. Infracta et amputata loquun- 
tur, h. e. mutilated sentences. 
aMP?C tiS, i, and aMPyX, feis, m. the 
father of the celebrated soothsayer Mopsus. 
Ovid. - IT Hence, Ampycldes, ®, 
m. the son of Ampycus, h. e. Mopsus. 
Ovid. 
aMSaNCTOS (am & sanctus), i, m.a 
lake in Italy, said by some to be in the ter¬ 
ritory of the Hirpini, emitting pestilezitial 
vapors. Cic. — The poets fable that here 
was an entrance to the infernal regions. 
Virg. 
aMSEGETeS (am &. seges), they whose 
3 land lies by the highway. Fest. 
A.MTR05 (am & trua, a ladle used for 
stirring), or aMPTROS, as, n. 1. to 
turn or wheel round in the dance. Lucil. 
_ apud lfest. 
aMOLeTUM (amolior), i, n. an amulet, 
charm, spell; a preservative (usually 
hung round the neck) against poison, en¬ 
chantment, or other harm, ipoXaurypiov. 
Plin. 
XMuLIOS, ii, m. ’ApovXios, the son of 
Proca, and brother of Nimitor, whom he 
stripped of his kingdom, and ordered liis 
grandsons Romulus and Remus to be 
thrown into the Tiber. Liv. 
AMOLUM. See Amylum. 
XMuRCX (dpopyy), ffi, f. the lees of oil. 
Plin. and Virg. 
XMuRCARICS"(amurca), a, um, adject. 
of, or pertaining to, or filed with, lees of 
oil. Cato. 
XM0S5S ( a/tovao;), i, ignorant, unlcam- 
3 ed, illiterate; ignorant of music. Vi- 
tniv. 
XMOSSIS (unc.), w, f. a mason’s or cav- 
3 pouter’s rule, or line, Kavihv, nposayco- 
yiov. Varro and Anson. - IT Ad 
amussim, to a nicety, perfectly, exactly, 
precisely. Gell. — Adamussim is also 
used. 
XMuSSITATtiS (amussis), a, um, adj. 
nicely done, exactly wrought. Plaut. 
XMuSSIUM, li, n. same as amussis ; 
or opus ad amussim exactum, exsqua- 
tum, et perfectum. — Others explain it, 
an instrument for finding the direction of 
the wind. Vitruv. 
XMyCL/E, arum, f. plur. ’ApvuXai, a city 
of Laconia, near Sparta and Thcrapnai, the 
residence of Tyndarus, and birthplace of 
Castor and Pollux. Statius. Apollines 
Amycls, so called because Apollo was wor¬ 
shipped there. Sil. Led®®, because Leda 
dwelt there. --If Hence, Amycl®us, 
a, um, adj. of or pertaining to Amycla. 
Ovid. Castori Amycl®o, et Amyclso 
Polluci. Stat. Amyclffia mater, h. e. 
Leda. Id. olores, h. e. in allusion to 
the fable of Jupiter and Leda. Hence, 
Martial. Pluma Amyclffia, h. e. a swan’s 
feather. Id. corona, h. c. at the 
