ABS 
ABS 
ABS 
XBSIS, or APSIS (aiply and Mis, TJos- 
Grace, primo significat connexionem : 
deinde curvaturam rota:, h. e. the felloe 
in which the spokes are inserted), 
Idis, f. the curvature or bend of an arch, 
an arched ceiling, a vault. Plin. - 
IT The sanctuary vaulted, or arched over, 
the choir. Paulin. Nolan. -If Round 
and hollow dishes, or bowls. Ulpian. Dig. 
- IT Absis stellarum, the circle 
•which a star describes in its course; 
the apsis. Plin. Commissuras apsidum, 
the nodes. 
ABSIST5 (ab & sisto), is, stiti, stltum, 
2 ere, n. to stand off or aloof from, depart 
or retire from, dcjuV-apcti, discedere, re- 
cedere. Plant. Ubi ilia est, quae me 
hie reliquit, atque abstitit ? Virg. nec 
custos absistit limine Janus. Virg. to- 
toque ardentis ab ore Scintilla; absis- 
tunt, h. e. erumpunt.-IT Often put 
for desistere, relinquere, SiaXe'nrciv, to 
retire from, leave, quit, give up, relinquish, 
desist from. Liv. Absistere incepto. 
-IT Joined with infin. Virg. Ab- 
siste moveri, cease. -IT It is found 
with the dat. Silius. absiste labori 
Ancipiti. Al. leg. labore. -IT Pass. 
imperson. Liv. Si non absisteretur 
bello. —-IT Without any case, to stop, 
cease, desist. Tacit. Guide visa miles 
_ abstitit. 
aBSITOS (ab & situs), a, um, removed, 
3 distant from. Paulin. Nolan. 
aBSOCER (ab& socer), eri, m. a husband’s 
3 or wife’s great grandfather. Capitolin. 
aBSOLESCO (ab&soleo; orabs&oleo), 
3 is, n. 3. to fall into disuse, to grow obso¬ 
lete, or out of date, dnapxaiovpai, obso- 
lescere, insolitum fieri. Tertull. 
ABSoLVO (ab & solvo), is, olvi,lutum,a. 
3. to loose, unloose, untie, diroXvio, solvo, 
vinculis libero. Apul. — IT Figur. li- 
berare quocumque modo, to set at liber¬ 
ty, discharge, absolve, liberate, release. 
Cic. A Fannio judicio se absolvat ? 
h. e. ex parte Fannii se liberet a litibus. 
Tacit. Is annus populum R. longo bel¬ 
lo absolvit.-IT In law, to acquit. Cic. 
Drusus erat de pravaricatione a Tribu- 
nis /Erariis absolutus. Cic. Hunc 
hominem Veneri absolvit, sibi con- 
demnat. Id. Servus ille innocens om¬ 
nibus sententiis absolvitur, is fully ac¬ 
quitted. -IT Also dimittere, expedire, 
to despatch, dismiss, let go, send away. 
Plant. Te absolvam brevi. Id. Om- 
nino ut te absolvam, nullam conspicio 
avem, that I should let you go. - 
ITAbsolvere creditorem, topay, topay off. 
Ulpian. - IT Often to finish, com¬ 
plete, bring to a close. Cic. Ut Veneris 
earn partem absolveret.——IT Absolvere 
, rem paucis, to despatch in a few words. 
' Sallust. De Catilinse conjuratione 
paucis absolvam. - TT Absolvere 
promissum, to fulfil, act up to one’s 
promise. Varr. -IT Absolvere fidem, 
h. e. liberare, cui contrarium est fidem 
obligare. Tacit. -IT Absolvere diem, 
to die. Avien. -IT Absolvere litem, 
est dirimere. Terentian. 
A.BS5L0Tic (absolutus),adverb, absolutely, 
perfectly, completely, entirely, reXcws, 
perfecte. Macrob. Ut absolutius li- 
queat. Cic. In oratoriis artibus, qutes- 
tionis genere proposito, quod sint ejus 
form®, subjungitur absolute, determi- 
nately, precisely. Cic. Vivere feliciter, 
absolute, h. e.free from every care, pros¬ 
perously. -IT Briefly, concisely. An¬ 
son. Possum absolute dicere, sed dul- 
cius circumloquar. 
aBSOLuTIO (absolvo), onis, f. an absolv¬ 
ing, discharging, acquitting, diroXvai;, 
liberatio a crimine. Cic. Absolutio Vir- 
ginum.-IT Also perfection, reXeaiai;. 
Cic. Dane absolutionem, . perfectio- 
nemqpe in oratore desiderans.-TT In 
oratory, completeness. Cic. -IT A dis¬ 
charge from debt. Modcstin. 
aBSOI.OTORIOS (Id.), a, um, absolutory, 
appertaining to acquittal, generally from 
an accusation, but sometimes in a more 
extensive sense. Sueton. Duas tabellas, 
damnatoriam, et absolutoriam cognos- 
centibus dedit. 
ABS5L0T0S (Id.), a, um, let loose, free, 
unrestrained, solutus, dwoXcXvpcvog. 
Prudent. Absolutus vinculis.-IT Al¬ 
so judicio liberatus, acquitted, discharg¬ 
ed, released, anSXvros, d<f>tros. Cic. 
Absolutus improbitatis. -IT Also 
completus, ad finem perductus,Jmis/t- 
ed, completed. Cic. Absolutum offendi 
in ®dibus tuis tectum. Martial. En 
quanto jacet absoluta casu ! h. c. dejec¬ 
ta, diruta, atque adeo finita.-IT Al¬ 
so perfectus, perfect, absolute, sbrcXq;. 
Cic. Neque appellatur vita beata, nisi 
confecta, et absoluta.-IT Also sim¬ 
plex, sine adjunctione, absolute, entire. 
Cic. -IT Absoluta causa, a clear 
cause, about which no question can arise. 
Ulp. -IT Absoluta donatio, uncondi¬ 
tional. Paul. -IT Absolutus creditor, 
paid off and discharged. Plant. 
aBSONaNS (ab &c sono), tis, same as 
Absonus, or Abhorrens. Justinian. 
ABS5N0S (ab & sonus), a, um, adject. 
1 dissonant, discordant, harsh in sound, 
grating, out of tunc, a recto sono alie- 
nus, discrepans, ampSds- Cic. Vox extra 
modum absona atque absurda.- 
IT Figur. unsuitable , disagreeable, ill- 
adapted. Horat. Fortunis absona dicta. 
Lucret. Prava, cubantia, prona, supina, 
atque absona tecta, li. e. non respon- 
dentia ceteris ®dium partibus. 
aBSoRBES (ab& sorbeo), bes, hui, rare¬ 
ly absorpsi, absorptum', a. 2. to absorb, 
to sup or suck in, to swallow, devour rav¬ 
enously, ingulf, Karairlvco, sorbendo 
absumo : proprie de rebus Jiquidis dici- 
tur. Plin. Lens optima, qu® maxime 
aquam absorbet.-IT Hence of the 
sea and other waters. Cic. Oceanus 
vix videtur tot res tam cito absorbere 
potuisse.-IT Figur. Cic. Q.uodam- 
modo absorbet orationem meam. 
ABSoRPTIQ, or ABSGRTI5 (absorbeo), 
2 onis, f. a beverage, drink, sort of con¬ 
gealed liquor, rich potion, sorbitio. Sue¬ 
ton. 
aBSPeLLS, or more property aSPSI.LO 
(abs & pello), is, ull, ulsum, a. 3. to drive 
away, remove , banish, repello, arceo, re- 
moveo, ajrcoS-co. Cic. Sed longe a leto 
numine aspellor Jovis. Plaut. Aspel- 
lere metum alicui. 
ABSQUE (abs & que, a syllabic adjec- 
3 tion), without, %copif, uvev, sine. Plaut. 
Absque sole.-IT Sometimes except, 
bating, all but. Oell. Eundem essever- 
sum absque paucis syllabis.-IT By 
comic writers for nisi, if not, but fur. 
Tcrent. Nam absque eo esset, reete ego 
inihi vidissem, but for him. Id. Cluam 
fortunatus sum ceteris rebus, absque 
h®c una foret! were it not for this one 
thing, al. leg. hac. 
ABSTANTIX, ®, distance, interval, space 
3 between. Vitrnv. 
aBSTeMIOS (abs& temetum, abstinence 
2 from wine), a, um, not addicted to wine, 
sober, abstemious. Ovid. Vina fueit, 
gaudetque meris abstemius undis. 
Plin. Mutieres vini abstemi®.-IT In 
general of one who is abstemious as re¬ 
gards any thing. Horat. Si forte in 
medio positorum abstemius herbis Vi- 
vis, et urtica. -II Also temperate, 
sparing. Auson. Vini, cibique abste¬ 
mius, l®tus, pudicus, pulcher.- 
II Sometimes of one that hath not tasted 
wine for a certain time, that hath not tasted 
wine. Apulci. - II Simply fasting, 
that fasteth. Auson. -IT Prandium 
abstemium, without wine. Oell. 
ABSTERGES (abs & tergeoj, es, ersi, er- 
sum, a. 2. to wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse, 
d-rrorpifiu), tergeo, diluo, purgo. Plaut. 
Tu labellum abstergeas.-IT Also 
to break in pieces, to shatter. Curt. Col- 
lidi inter se naves, abstergerique invi- 
cem remi.-If Figur. auferre, vel fu- 
gare, to take away, remove , dispel, dissi¬ 
pate. Cic. Consolabor te, et omnem 
abstergebo dolorem. 
aBSTeRGS (abs & tergo), is, rsi, rsum, 
a. 3. same as Abstergeo. Titian. Ever- 
rite aides, abstergite araneas. 
aBSTkRRES (abs & terreo), es, ui, erri- 
tum, a. 2. to frighten away, terrify, alarm, 
deter, cK(j>o0eo j, dirorpcirco, terrore in- 
jecto averto, repello, removeo. Liv. 
Alii e turribus port® saxis, sudibus, 
pilis absterrent hostes. Cic. Apecnniis 
capiundis homines absterrere. Tacit. 
Nisi Pharasmanem bello absterruisset. 
-IT Absterrere nliquid alicui, to take 
away, to remove. Lucret. 
aBSIeRSSS (abstergeo), a, tim, wiped 
_ wiped up, wiped off, or away. Cic. 
aBSTINaX (abstineo), acls, adject, ab 
3 stinent, abstemious. Petron. 
aBSTINeNS (Id.), tis, adject, and pari 
abstaining from, temperate, moderate , 
sparing, iyeparys, moderatus, continens 
circa peeuniam, alieni minime cupidus, 
in cibo, et potu, aliisque ad victum, et 
vitam necessariis temperans et parcus. 
Cic. Esse abstinentem, continere omnes 
cupiditates, praclarum est. Horat. An¬ 
imus abstinens ducentis ad se cuncta 
pecuni*. Plin. Homo est alieni absti- 
_ nentissimus. 
aBSTINeNTER (abstinens), adverb, with 
I moderation, modestly , harmlessly, discreet¬ 
ly, disinterestedly, eyeparoos, cum absti- 
nentia, moderate. Cic. Abstinenter 
_ versatus. 
aBSTINeNTIa (Id.), ®, f. an abstaining 
from, abstinence, moderation, discreetness, 
iyupareia, virtus ab illis rebus absti¬ 
nens, qu® perperam appetiuus. It is 
particularly opposed to avarice and 
covetousness, and differs from continen- 
tia, the refraining from forbidden 
pleasures. - IT Yet they are often 
used promiscuously by the best wri¬ 
ters ; hence uprightness, disinterestedness, 
blamelessness. Nep. Adeo excellebai 
Aristides abstinentia, ut unus cognom- 
ine Justus sit appellatus.- if Also 
temperance in eating and drinking, so¬ 
briety, diet. Quintil. Febrem quiete, et 
abstinentia mitigavit. -IT Also ab¬ 
stinence from all kinds of food, starvation. 
Tacit. Egressus Senatu vitam abstinen¬ 
tia finivil -IT Also of other things, 
Senec. 
ABSTINEO (abs & teneo), es, nui, en- 
tum, a. 2. to abstain from, keep from, or 
out of the way of, keep aloof from, dnexo- 
pai , cohibeo, contineo, tempero. Cic. 
Ut se maledictis non abstineat. Horat. 
Abstinuit Venere, et vino. „ Tacit. 
Tiberius, et Augusta publico abstinu- 
ere, refrained from appearing in public , 
did not appear abroad. Cic. A quibus 
ne tu quidem jam te abstines. - 
IT With the infin. Sueton. Quando ita 
prafari non abstinuerit.- IT Also 
joined with quin, ne,or quo minus. Sue¬ 
ton. Ut ne clarissimi quidem viri ab- 
stinuerint, quo minus et ipsi aliquid 
scriberent.- II Among the poets, 
sometimes with the gen. like the 
Greek. Horat. Abstineto irarum, cal- 
idffique rix®.-IT With the acc. of a 
thing, to keep or rcard off, to hold back, 
. restrain, not to enforce. Cic. Ab alienis 
mentes, oculos, manus abstinere. 
Plaut. Potin’ ut me abstineas manum ’ 
cannot you keep your hands off me 1 - 
IT In the same sense, with the acc.'of a 
person not reflective. Liv. Quamquam 
Romano bello fortuna eum abstinuit. 
-IT Also impersonally. Liv. Ut sa- 
ero auro abstineretur.-IT Abstinere, 
carere, immunem esse, to be free from. 
Plant, (ini ea curabit, abstinebit cen- 
_ sione bubula. 
aBSTo (ab & sto), as, st.Tti, n. 1. to stand 
3 afar off, at a distance, aloof from, dtjnara- 
pai, longe sto. Horat. Ut pictura poe- 
sis erit., qu®, si propius stes, Te capiet 
_ masis,_et qu®dam, si longius abstes. 
aBSTRaCT(;S (abstraho), a, um, drawn 
3 off, separated from. Cic. Animus ab¬ 
stracts ab integra, eertaque ratione. 
-IT Also vi abductus, taken away, 
carried off by force. Virg. Abstract* 
boves. 
aBSTRa. 115 (abs & trabo), is, axi, actum, 
a. 3. to draw or pull off or away, to tear 
or drag away, to take away bii force, avei- 
lo, abditco, abripio, diroxwpilioi.dipaipco). 
Terent. (iuis igitur eum ah ilia abstrax- 
it ? Cic. Cum Mete!!us abstraheretur 
e sinu gremioqtie patri*. Id. De ma- 
tris conspectu avellere, et ahstrahere. 
Cees. Abstrahere liberos in servitutem. 
Curt. Abstrahere aliquem ad supplicium 
capitale. - IT Also with the abl. 
without a prep. Tacit. Ut ea specie 
Germanicum suetis legionibus abstra- 
heret.- IT Also figuratively. Cic 
Abstrahi a consuetudine. Sallust. A 
bono, honestoque in pravum ab- 
_ strahi. 
ABSTR0D5 (abs & trudo). Is, usi, usum. 
