ABS 
ABU 
ABU 
a. 3. properly, to 'push out of sight; hence 
to hide, conceal, cast away, banish, limo- 
dcoi, diroKpirrmo, abscondo, intus ahdo, 
de industria celo. la loco or in locum ab- 
strudere. Plant. Aurum ubi abstyudat 
senex. - IT Plaut. Jam in cerebro 
colaphos abstrudam tuo, h. c. -will bury. 
XBSTRuSOS (abstrudo), a.um, partic. and 
adject, hidden, concealed, abditus, recon- 
ditus, drr6Kpv6os. Cic. Penitus abstru- 
sas insidias aiicui ponere. Sucton. Ab- 
strusus gestatoria sella. Virg. Semina 
flamm® Abstrusa in venis silicis.- 
II Figurat. Cic. Disputatio copiosa ilia 
rpiidem, sed paulo abstrusior. - 
11 Abstrusus homo, a person that is 
close, reseroed, that conceals his thoughts. 
Tacit. Abstrnsus, et tristissima qu®que 
maxime dissimulans Tiberius. 
aBSTOLS, is,obsolete, from tulo, obsol. ; 
3 for aufero. Plant. 
aBSUeT 0D5 (ab & suesco), Inis, f. dis- 
3 use, want or denial of intercourse with, 
desuetudo. Apulci. 
(ab & sum), abes, abfui, irreg. 
to be absent, or out of the way, to be dis¬ 
tant, aireipt, remotus sum, disjunctus 
sum; significat distantiam turn per¬ 
son®, turn rei. Terent. Ita ut fit, domi- 
ni ubi absunt. Cic. Te abfuisse tamdiu 
a nobis dolui. Plaut. Abesse ab domo. 
Ooid. Ibas sine conjuge Creten, Et 
poteras nupta lentus abesse tua. - 
TT With nouns of time and distance. 
Cic. Etsi abfui magnam partem con- 
sulatus tui. Id. Edixit, ut ab urbe 
abesset millia passuum ducenta. Id. 
Castra, qu® aberant bidui. Id Loca 
qu® absunt biduum, aut triduum.- 
U With adv. longe, prope, procul, mul- 
tum,parum, and the like. Id. Tu au- 
tem abes longe gentium. Id. duoniam 
propius abes, since you are not so far off 
as you were. -IT Figur. to be removed 
from, far from, i. e. not to have, to be 
free from, to have nothing to do or in com¬ 
mon with, to be disinclined to, not to belong 
to, not to be suitable or becoming. Cic. 
Longe aberit, ut arguments credat Phi- 
losophorum, he will be at some distance 
from believing, acquiescing in, admitting, 
&.C., will not easily be brought to credit, 
&c. Id. Abesse a culpa. Id. A quo 
mea culpa absit. - IT Sometimes, 
deesse, to be wanting. Varr. Si cui 
vetustate dentes absunt. Cic. Abest 
historia litteris nostris. - IT Abesse 
ab aliquo, sometimes to be inferior 
to. Cic. Multum ab iis aberat L. 
Fusius.-IT Aliquem abesse aiicui, 
to be wanting in his assistance, to withhold 
his help. Cic. Mirari desinat, me, qui 
Autronio abfuerim, Syllam defendere. 
-IT Tantuni abest ut, is an elegant 
form of speech, with or without another 
ut following; so far from, fee. Cic. 
Egovero istos tantum abest ut ornem. 
ut effici non possit, quin eos oderim; so 
far from commending them, setting them 
in a favorable light, &c., I cannot but, 
&c. Id. Id tantum abest ab officio, ut 
nihil magis officio possit esse contra- 
rium. Id. Tantum porro aberat, ut 
binos scriberent; vix singulos confe- 
cerunt.-IT It is used also by epi.pho- 
ncma, without the following member. 
Cic. Dixerim, me vel plurima vincula 
tecum sumras conjunctionis optare: 
tantum abest, ut ego ex eo, quo ad- 
stricti sumus, laxari aliquid velira. 
- IT Tantum abest ab eo, ut, is used 
in like sense; so far from. Cic. 
Tantum abest ab eo, ut malum mors 
sit, ut verear, ne,.&c. - ir Tantum 
dbsum, personally for tantum abest, is 
found. Hirt. -IT It has elegantly 
after it the particle quin. Liv. Haud 
multum abfuit, quin ab exulibus inter- 
ficeretur, he wanted very little of, Sec., was 
within a trifie of, &c. Cic. Aberit non 
longe, quin hoc a me deterni velit, I 
shall want but a little of being brought to, 
&c., shall very quickly be persuaded to, Sec. 
Oracchus apud candem in Qrat. Abesse 
non potest, quin ejusdem hominis sit 
probos improbare, qui improbos probet, 
it cannot be otherwise, but that, &c.- 
IT Absit; ne dii siverint; Ood forbid! 
heaven forefend! heaven avert 1 may tlve 
day never come! may it never happen! 
Apulci. Absit, ut Milonem hospitem 
deseram. --IT Prmsens abest, zzapiiv 
atro&ypcl, a proverb applied to him, 
who, though present in body, is absent in 
mind. Plaut. Audis qu® dico, tametsi 
prasens non ades. 
aBS0MeD 5 (absumo), edlnis, f. con- 
3 sumption, waste, Sandrp. Plant. 
aBSuMS (ab & sumo), is, mpsi, inptum, 
a. 3. to take away, to consume, destroy, 
make an end of, Scnrauaio, Siaipdctpo), con- 
sumo. Cic. Dicendo tempus absumere. 
Plin. Jan. Incendium domos absump- 
sit. Florus. Absumere spatium jactus, 
li. e. ita progredi aciem, ut jaciendorum 
missilium facultatem adimat liostibus. 
Plin. Umbr® (solis) absuinuntur, h. c. 
are no more seen, fade away, because 
tbe sun is vertical. —- IT To enjoy. 
Ter. Satietatem amoris absumere, to 
enjoy his love even to satiety. -IT Also, 
to slay, put to death, cut off. Virg. Me 
primam absumite ferro. Liv. Plures 
fames, quam ferrum, absmnpsit. Tacit. 
Absutni fame, to die of hunger, to be 
famished to death. - IT Absolutely. 
Plaut. Absumpti sumus, we are undone. 
_ —— IT Also, to finish. Colum. 
ABS0MPTI5 (absumo), onis, f. a con- 
3 suming. Ulpian. Res, qu® in absuinp- 
tione sunt, consumable commodities, that 
admit of being consumed. 
aBSOMPTOS °(Id.), a, urn, consumed, 
wasted, consumptus. Ilorat. Res ab- 
sumpt®, substance wasted, expended. 
Virg. Absumpta salus, all chance of 
safety lost, destroyed, cut off. 
aBSuRDe (absurdus), adverb, absurdly, 
1 awkwardly, foolishly, foreign from the 
purpose, dr6no>g, inepte, ab re. Cic. Ab- 
surde respondere. Julian. Longe ab- 
surdius constituere. Augustin. Absur- 
dissime dicere. 
aBSORDITaS (Id.), atis, f. absurdity, 
folly, inconsistency, hallucination. Claud. 
Mamcrt. 
aBSuRDOS (ab fesurdus), a, nm, adject. 
absurd, harsh, grating, aroiros, d\oyo{, 
dvor/ro ?, inconveniens, ineptus, abso- 
nus, ab re alien us. Proprie videtur 
dici de sono, aut voce incondita, et 
absona, qu® surdis auribus audiri digqa 
est. Cic. Vox absona, et absurda.- 
IT The use of the word is more frequent¬ 
ly figurative, as of any thing absurd, 
inconsistent, foolish, ridiculous, extrava¬ 
gant, unapt, foreign from the purpose or 
subject. Cic. Jam vero illud quam in- 
credibile, quam absurdum 1 Id. Est 
hoc auribus, animisque hominum ab¬ 
surdum. Id. Multo absurdiora sunt ea, 
qu®, &c. Id. Absurdissima mandata. 
—— IT Absurdus homo is one who is unfit¬ 
ted for any tiling, clumsy, awkward,unapt. 
Cic. .- IT Haud absurdum ingenium, 
non omnino ineptum, mediocre, by no 
means inferior or despicable. Sallust.. - 
11 Absurdus and ineptus differ in this; the 
former implying incompatibility, the lat¬ 
ter merely inaptness or unsuitablcncss. 
aBSyNTHIUM. See Absinthium. 
ABSyRTIS (Absyrtus), Idis, f.; in plur. 
Absyrtldes, Idum; islands in the Adri¬ 
atic, so called from Absyrtus. Plin. 
aBSyRTOS (’'At L/vpros'), i, m. otherwise 
called JEgialeus, a son of JEctcs, king 
of Colchis, and Hypsea. Ilis sister Me¬ 
dea, as she fled with Jason, tore his 
body to pieces, and strewed his limbs in 
her father’s way, to stop his pursuit. 
Ovid. 
aBVEOTOS (abveho), a, um, carried off 
or away, avectus. Catul. 
aBVEHS. See Aveho. 
aBVeRTS (ab & verto), is, a. 3. to turn 
away, or the contrary way, to turn off, 
averto, dmirpsneo. Plaut. The best au¬ 
thorities read averto, which see. 
XBuND ANS (abundo), antis, part, and adj. 
abounding, abundant, copious, plenteous, 
plentiful, overflowing, richly-stocked, affiu- 
ens, copiosus, evnopo j. It is properly 
used of waters overflowing. Virg. In- 
certis si mensibusamnis ahundans Exit. 
Vitruv. loca abundantia, h. e. filled with 
water. -IT It is most frequently used 
of any thing abounding, copious, Sec. Cic. 
Non erat abundans, non inops tamen ; 
non valde nitens, non plane horrida 
oratio. Cic. Tu abundantior consilio, 
ingenio, prudentia quam Crassus. hi. 
Tim®us et reruin copia, et sententiarum 
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varietate abundantissimus.-II It is 
specially used for dives, rich, wealthy , 
affluent. Cic. Multa, et lauta supellox, 
non ilia quidem luxuriosi iiominis, sed 
tamen almndantis.-IT It is joined 
with the gen. as well as the abl JVepos. 
Via omnium rerum abundans. Claudi- 
an. Abundans corporis, large in size. 
- IT Ex abundanti, over and above 
what is immediately requisite, beyond 
what necessity calls for, as a work of su¬ 
pererogation. Quintil. 
XBuNDaNTIiR (abundans),-ius, -issime, 
1 adv. abundantly, copiously, largely, co- 
pinse, large, nepinadis. Plin. 
XBuNDaNTIX (Id.), ®, f. abundance, 
plenty, plenteous ness, exuberance, ebno- 
pia, repLovaia. It seems properly to be 
used of liquids. Plin. Abundantia 
lactis. Vitruv. Abundantia palustris, 
h. c. of marshy water. -IT It is most 
often used of any abundance what¬ 
ever. Cic. Abundantia amoris erga me 
tui.-IT Absolutely, i.e. without gen., 
riches, wealth, affluence. Tacit. 
XBC'NDaTIS (Id.), onis, f. an overflowing 
2 of water, an inundation, aqu® abundan¬ 
tia. Plin. 
XBuNDe (abundus), adverb, abundantly, 
1 in abundance, riclily, plentifully, amply, 
sufficiently, enough, eim6pws, abundan- 
ter, copiose, affatim, large. Cic. Erit 
abunde satisfactum toti huic qu®stioni. 
-II It governs also the gen. Virg. 
Terrorum, et fraudis abunde est.- 
IT And is joined also to adjec. Sallust. 
Abunde inagna prffisidia.--IT Abunde 
esse aiicui, est satis superque esse. 
Cels. Huic abunde est,. demittere se in 
aquam calidam, it is enough for him to, 
&c .,it will he amply sufficient if he, &c. 
Plin. Mihi abunde est, si satis expressi, 
quod efficitur, lam content, satisfied, if, 
&c. my object is answered, if, &c. Id. 
Utrumque tarn magnum est, ut abundo 
sit alterum efficere, there is enough to, 
&c.-IT It seems not to be compared. 
XB0ND8 (ab & undo), as, avi, atum. n. 
1. to abound, more than suffice, to be over¬ 
stocked, overflow, cvnopcit), izepioaevto. 
Properly used of the overflowing of 
rivers, &c. Liv. Q,uando aqua Albana 
abundasset.-IT It is oftener used of 
any thing abounding, &c. Cic. Villa 
abiindat porco, h®do, agno, gallina, 
lacte, caseo, melle. Cic. Cum ex reli- 
quis, qu® nonis April, fecit, vel abun- 
dare debeam. Lucrct. qu® de terris 
nunc qtioque abundant Ilerbarum gen¬ 
era, ac fruges, arbustaque l»ta, h. e. 
erumpunt, enaseuntur, et velut exun- 
dantes aqu® e terra exsiliunt. - 
IT Absol. to be rich, wealthy, in affluent 
circumstances. Cic. Et absentes adsunt, 
et egentes abundant, et imbecilles va¬ 
lent. - IT The difference between 
abundare and redundare is that between 
abundance and superfluity; but the dis¬ 
tinction is not always observed. 
XBuNDOS (abundo), a, um, abundant, 
3 copious. Gcll. Rarely used. 
JtBVOLS (ab & volo), as, avi, atum, u. 
1. to fly off or away, to take one’s depar¬ 
ture, volando abeo. Cornel. Gall. See 
Avolo. 
XB0ST5 (abutor), onis, f. an abuse, an 
2 applying to another use ; in which sense 
it is very seldom used, but generally 
means tbe rhetorical figure Karaxpyaii;. 
Quintil. Per abusionem sicario3 etiam 
omnes vocamus, qui c®dem telo quo- 
cmnque commiserint. 
XBuSIVe (Id.), adverb, in a sense, or 
meaning, different from the natural and 
accepted one, per figuram abusionem, 
Ka-axpyvTiKois. Quintil. - IT For 
form’s sake. Ammian. 
XBuSQ.Uk (ab & usque), prep, with abl. 
2 from as far as ; chiefly found in the 
poets. Virg. 
XBOSOS (abutor), us, in. an applying to a 
1 different use, abuse, a consuming by un¬ 
lawful use (as of provisions). Cic. - 
IT Hence simply, in law, consumption, 
use. Ulpian. 
XBOSOS, a, um, particip. with pass, sig- 
nif. from 
XBOTOR (ab & utor), oris, abusus sum, 
1 dep. 3. to abuse, turn to improper use. 
apply to a wrong end, or to a purpose dif¬ 
ferent from the intended one, Karaxpacjat, 
