AMB 
AMB 
AMB 
So, Plin. Amatorium virus, and also 
Amatoriutn, ii, absol., a means of pro¬ 
curing love, a love potion. Plin. 
AMaTRiX (aino), icis,' f. an amorous 
ii woman, a woman of strong passions, qua; 
amat, ipaorpia. Martial. Sappho ama- 
trix.-IT As an adj. Martial. Ama- 
trices aquae. 
AMAZON (a priv. and paljds), onis, f. an 
Amazon, ’A pd^wv. The Amazons were 
warlike women, who first dwelt in Sarma- 
tia, near the river Tanais, but afterwards 
in Cappadocia, near the river Thermodan. 
Curtius. -IT Figur., by Ovid., a maid¬ 
en who has enlisted wider the banner of 
love. -IT Amazonlcus, a, um, adj. 
of or pertaining to the Amazons, Amazo¬ 
nian. Plin. -IT Amazonius, a, um, 
adj. Amazonian, of or pertaining to the 
Amazons. Hor. Amazonia securis. 
Ovid. Amazonius vir, h. e. Hippolytus, 
son of the Amazon Hippolyte. -IT Ama- 
zonis, idis, an Amazon; same as Ama- 
_ zon. Vir it. 
AMBaCTOS, i, m. a servant. Hence, 
Ambacti, in Cies., the vassals or depend- 
_ aats of the old Oallic knights. 
AMBXD2D5 (am, ad & edo) , is, a. 3. to eat 
•’ or gnaw round; consume, waste. Plant. 
aMBaG£ (am &. ago), f. used only in the 
2 abl. sing. ; in the plural, used through¬ 
out ; a going round, a round-about way, 
turning, winding, rrepioSos. Ovid, am- 
bage viarum. Virg. Daedalus ipse do- 
los tecti, ambagesque resolvit. Plin. 
Itinerum ambages. Claudian. remotas 
Tethyos ambages. Apulei. Hordeum 
frictum, et sub eadem mola meis quas- 
satum ambagibus, going round. Plin. 
Luna multiformi ambage torsit ingenia 
contemplantium, by the circuitous route 
which it describes, or path which it traces 
out. -IT Figur. a long circumstance 
of words, winding story, tedious narra¬ 
tion ; round-about stories, preambles; 
shifts, prevarications, subterfuges, eva¬ 
sions, quibbles, quirks, quiddities. Virg. 
per ambages, et Ionga exorsa. Liv. 
Vix pueris digna3 ambages. Plant. 
Ambages mitte. Terent. Ambages nar- 
rare. Horat. Ne te longis ambagibus 
morer. Id. Quando pauperiem, missis 
ambagibus, horres, to cut the matter 
short, speak in one word. Id. Imme- 
mor ambagum vates, h. e. of the Sphinx. 
-IT Plin. Tarquinius Superbus de- 
cutiendo papavera, sanguinarium illud 
responsum hac facti ambage reddidit, 
h. e. by this enigmatical action. Liv. 
Aureum baculum inclusum corneo ad 
id baculo tulisse donum Apollini dici- 
tur, per ambages effigiem ingenii sui, 
li. e. an enigmatical representation or 
emblem. Plin. Etiam sine his immen- 
sa vita; ambage circa auguria, h. e. un¬ 
certainty, perplexity. 
aMBaGIoSOS (ambage), a, um, adj. ex- 
3 pressed ambiguously, wrapped up in un¬ 
certainty, intricate. Oell. 
aMBaRVaLIS (am & arvum) hostia, 
3 the victim, which was sacrificed for the 
fruits of the field, which, before the sac¬ 
rifice, was led around the fields. Virg. 
The festival was called Ambarvale, sc. 
sacrum, or Ambarvalia, sc. sacra. 
aJMBEDo (am & edo), edis, edi, esum, a. 
2 3. to cat or gnaw round, consume, waste, 
zrtptihayta), circum edo. Tacit. - 
IT Hence, ambesus, a, um, partic. 
Virg. Robora ambesa flammis, timber 
er , —i round, half consumed by the flames. 
aMBeNS, for ambedens. Lucret. 
aMTUaNT, orum, m. people of Belgic 
Gaul, in whose territory was the city 
_ now called Amiens. Cces. 
aMBIFARIOS (unc.), a, um, adj. double; 
^ ambiguous. Arnob. 
aMBIGX ikos), se, f. a small ves- 
2 sel in the shape of a pyramid. Apic. 
aMBIGS (am & ago, to think or do), is, n. 
3. to busy one’s self with two things at the 
same time; to doubt, hesitate, be in a state 
of uncertainty or suspense, dptyisfirirew, 
dubito, et inter duas, aut plures senten- 
tias, utram eligam, anceps sum. Jus¬ 
tin. Cui rei primum occurreret, ambige- 
bat. Tacit. Ne quis ambigat, decus, 
pudorem, corpus, cuncta regno potiora 
habere. Id. Imperitos animos qusenam 
post Augustum iniJiti;e conditio, ambi- 
gentes. Gell. In hac causa, de qua tu 
ambigis. Cic. Omnis res habet natu- 
ram ambigendi-TT As a pass, im- 
person. Cic. In eo genere, in quo quale 
quid sit ambigitur. Horat. Ambigitur 
quoties, uter utro sit prior.-IT Also, 
to contend, argue, dispute. Cic. Ut inter 
eos, qui ambigunt, conveniat, quid sit id, 
de quo agatur. Id. Ambigere de vero. 
- IT Also, to litigate, contest. Cic. 
Ambigunt agnati cum eo, qui est heres, 
si filius, &c. Id. Ambigere de fundo. 
Id. de hereditate. Terent. de finibus. 
Liv. de regno. Id. Regni certamine 
ambigebant lratres. - IT Sometimes 
as a passive verb, with a nom. of the 
object. Cic. Nihil est quod inter ho¬ 
mines ambigatur, h. e. which can be 
questioned. Id. In iis causis, qu;e am- 
biguntur, h. e. about which there is a con¬ 
tention. Lucret. Ambigitur status.- 
IT Also, to go about or round. Tacit. 
_ Ambigens patriam. Al. ambiens. 
aMBTGoe (ambiguus), adv. ambiguously, 
doubtfully,obscurely. Cic. Ambigue loqui. 
Tacit. Ambigue agere, h. e. with doubt¬ 
ful sincerity. Id. Ambigue pugnare, 
_ h. e. with doubtful success. 
aMBIGOITaS (Id.), atis, f. ambiguity, 
uncertainty, obscurity, doubtfulness ; 
equivocation, prevarication. Cic. Ambi- 
guitate nominis errare. Liv. Ambigui- 
tas verbi. Quintil. Exquisitas ambi- 
guitates. 
aMBIGOOS (ambigo), a, n m, adj. ambigu¬ 
ous, doubtful , uncertain , obscure , equivocal , 
dp<jitl3o\os, dubius, incertus, qui dupli- 
cem, aut etiam multiplicem significa- 
tionem habere potest. it is used 
of words which can be taken in a 
double sense, but is also applied to any 
thing of a doubtful or ambiguous nature. 
Cic. Verba ambigua distinguere. Id. 
Oracula ambigua. Id. Ambiguum no¬ 
men. Liv. Esse ambigua fide in ami- 
citia alicujus, doubtful, not to be relied 
on, hollow, false, unfaithful, insincere. 
Virg. Domus atrjbigua. Id. spargere 
voces ambiguas, 7t. e. to scatter abroad 
dark hints, propagate scandal, defame. 
Plin. Puer acris ingenii, sed amliigui, 
but likely to turn out either well or ill. 
Horat. Puer vultu ambigtio, li. e. who 
might be taken for a girl. Claudian. Am- 
bigui mares, li. e. eunuchi. Ovid. Am¬ 
biguus Protheus, changeable. Tacit. 
Ambiguus proeliis, hello non victus, 
h. e. in battle now victorious, now van¬ 
quished. Tacit. Ambigiiffi res, calamity, 
misfortune. Silius. Ambiguus vates, 
h. e. speaking ambiguously; but some 
apply it to Proteus, changeable. - 
IT It is joined also with the gen., but 
not among the orators. Tacit. Ambi¬ 
guus imperandi, doubtful whether or not 
to assume the reins of empire. Id. pudo- 
ris, ac metus, in suspense between shame 
and fear. Id. futuri.-IT Ambigu¬ 
um, i, n. a.bsol., signifies an ambiguous 
word or thing, an ambiguity, uncertainty. 
Cic. Ambiguorum complura sunt gene¬ 
ra. Horat. Servare in ambiguo, to keep 
in doubt, in a state of uncertainty. Tacit. 
Non sane alias magis in ambiguo Bri¬ 
tannia fuit, h. e. uncertainty, hazard. 
Plant. Esse in ambiguo, to doubt, be 
uncertain. 
A.MBI5 (am & eo), is, ivi and ii, itum, 
a. 4. imperf. ambiebam or ambibam, to 
go round or about, kvkXoos, nepi(3d\\w, 
circumeo. Cic. Ut terrain lurne cursus 
prsxime ambiret. Ovid. Ambibat Si- 
culae fundamina terra. Lucan, jubet 
pavidis a civibus urbem Ambiri.- 
IT Also, to surround, encircle, encompass, 
environ, invest. Curt. Muros, turresque 
urbis praaltum mare ambiebat. Vellci. 
Insula, quam amnis Euphrates ambie¬ 
bat. Virg. clypei oras ambiit auro. 
Tacit. Ambire vallum armis. Ovid. Am¬ 
bits terra.-IT Also, to go about col¬ 
lecting votes as candidates for office, 
to seek favor or preferment, solicit, &c. 
(biXoripsToSai. Cic. Quod si coinitia 
placet in Senatu habere, petamus, am- 
biamus. Sueton. Cum ambienti, ut 
legibus solveretur, multi contradice- 
rent. Plant. Ambire sibi Magistratum. 
Hence, to solicit zealously, sue or seek 
after with importunity, endeavor to gain 
by earnest entreaty, &e. Plant. Ambire 
palmam histrionibus. Tacit. PauciJ 
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qui ob nobilitatem plurimis nuptiis am- 
biuntur. Virg. Ambire aliquem con. 
nubiis, to circumvent or win the favor of 
by the. pretext of a marriage. Val. Flacc. 
Ambitus senex. Virg. quo nunc regi- 
n am ambire furentem Audeat affatu 
h. e. seek the presence of. Horat. Ambire' 
fortunam solicita piece. Tacit. Donee 
ultro ambiretur consulatum accipere, 
h. e. was solicited to accept. -IT Par- 
_ ticip. Ambitus. 
AMBITI5 (ambio), onis, f. a going round. 
Solin. Vimineos alveos circumdant 
ambitione tergorum bubulorum. -. 
V Frequently, a soliciting or canvassing 
for favor, posts of honor, &c., orcovSapxia. 
Cic. Quid de nostris ambitionibus, quid 
de cupiditate honorum loqyar? Id. 
Magistratum summa ambitione a popu- 
lo contendere. Hence, a pressing soli¬ 
citation, importunity. Justin. Cum ad- 
mitti magna ambitione a;gre obtinuisset. 
-IT Oftener, in a bad sense, an eager 
desire of honor, popularity, power, &c., 
ambition. Cic. Miserrima est omnino 
ambitio, honorumque contentio. Sal¬ 
lust. Ambitio multos mortales falsos 
fieri subegit. Horat. Laborare ambi¬ 
tione misera. Sueton. Ut colonis civi- 
tas adimeretur, quod per ambitionem 
data esset, for the sake of popularity. -. 
IT Hence, any thing calculated to excite 
attention, or gain favor, ostentation, pa¬ 
rade, show, pomp. JVcpos. Magna eum 
ambitione Syracusas perduxit. Tacit. 
Funerum nulla ambitio_IT Often, 
flattery, adulation, excessive courtesy. 
Cic. Ambitione labi. Tacit. Ambitio¬ 
nem scriptoris facile adverseris: ob- 
trectatio, et livor pronis auribus accipi¬ 
untur. Horat. Ambitione relegata te 
_ dicere possum, &c. 
aMBITIoSe (ambitiosus), adverb, hum- 
I bly, condescendingly, submissively, cour¬ 
teously, with artful complaisance, like one 
canvassing for votes; ambitiously, with a 
strong desire of obtaining, honor, prefer¬ 
ment, &c. Liv. Ambitiose petere reg- 
num. Quintil. Ambitiosissime petere 
provinciam. Cic. Ambitiosius facere. 
Id. Corrigere orationem non ambitiose, 
h. e. not sparingly or indulgently, to gain 
the favor of the author. Tacit. Ferre 
casum aliquem ambitiose, li. c. with 
affected firmness, to gain a reputation. 
Martial. Ambitiose tristis, h. e. affezt- 
_ edly severe and stern. 
aMBITIoSOS (ambitio), a, um, adj. going 
or winding round. Plin. Jordanis, quate- 
nus locorum situs patitur, ambitiosus. 
Horat. Lascivis liederis ambitiosior. 
Solin. Creta stipata magnis, et ambiti- 
osis oppidis, an extensive circuit of cities •• 
others understand it figur., splendid, no¬ 
ble. -TT Figur. thirsting after honor , 
distinction, &c., ambitious ; both in a good 
and bad sense. Cic. Qui ita sit ambi¬ 
tiosus, ut omnes vos, nosque quotidie 
persalutet. Id. A me hoc contendit 
homo minime ambitiosus, minime in 
rogando molestus. Id. Ne forte me in 
Gracos tarn ambitiosum factum esse 
inirere, h. e. desirous of gaining the favor 
of the Greeks. -IT Also, one' who is 
desirous of being looked up to, sought 
after, solicited, &c. Tacit. Sexus mu- 
liebris ambitiosus. Id. Si locuples 
hostis est, avari; si pauper, ambitiosi. 
Ovid. Turba c*lestes ambitiosa sumus. 
-IT Also, of things. Cic. Ambitioste, 
et fiicos® amicitiffi, h. e. intercstedfriend- 
ships; friendships contracted from motives 
of interest and ambition, not for sincerity’s 
salce. Id. Non tarn ambitiosae roga- 
tiones, quam necessaria;. .Quintil. Am- 
bitiosissimum gloriandi genus est deri- 
dere, haughty, overbearing. Sueton. Am¬ 
bitiosa; sententiie, h. c. partial. Tacit. 
Ambitiosum imperium, h. e. obtained by 
obsequious entreaty Id. Rumores ambi¬ 
tiosi, h. e. circulated to gain popularity. 
Id. Ambitiosa mors, h. c. to gain fame. 
Martial. Ambitiosa atria, gorgeous pal¬ 
aces. Lucan. Et quiesitorum terra pe- 
lagoque ciborum ambitiosa fames, h. e 
eager. Sueton. Ambitiosius quam do¬ 
mus siue majestas postularet, h. e. too 
condescending. Horat. Recidere orna- 
menta ambitiosa, h. e. excessive, super¬ 
fluous. Quintil. Ambitiosis utilia pre- 
ferre, h. e. to those intended for display. 
