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head, understand. Cic. Cerno jam am¬ 
mo, quanto omnia uberiora futura sint. 
Terent. Ut consuetum facile amorem 
cemeres. Enn. apud Cic. Amicus cer- 
tus in re incerta cernitur, is recognized, 
shown. -- IT Also, to hear. Titinn. 
ap. Priscian. Simul ut pueras has nocte 
suspirare crevi. Jlccius apud JVon. Vox 
illius certe est: idem omnes cernimus. 
CeRNOLB, as, the same as Cemuo. Senec. 
2 Fortuna cernulat et allidit. 
CeRNOB (cernuus), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
3 to throw with one’s face on the ground ; 
upset, overturn, uvff icrdto. Varr. Pelles 
oleo perfusas percurrebant, ibique cer- 
nuabant ( sc. se), kept tumbling head 
over heels. Prudent. Cernuat ora senex 
bends forward. 
CeRNOOS, a, um, adject, bending forwards 
3 with the face downwards, falling prone. 
Prudent, pulverem liumi madentis ore 
pressit cernuo. Virg. ejectoque incum- 
bit cernuus armo. 
CeRS (cera), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to cover 
or lap over with wax, Kqp6 to. Colum. 
Dolia cerare. Cic. Cerata tabella. 
CeRoMA (xfipiofia), SLtis, n. an ointment 
2 composed of oil tempered with wax, with 
which wrestlers were anointed, to make the 
body slippery. Martial. Vara nec in- 
jecto ceromate brachia tendis. Id. Len- 
tum ceroma terere. - IT Also, the 
place where the wrestlers were anointed, 
eXaiodfitnov. Senec. dui in ceromate 
sedet.-IT Also, the combat. Martial. 
Et castigatum Libyc® ceroma palaestra}. 
OeRoMATICOS (ceroma), a, um, adjqpt. 
3 anointed with the ceroma, or oil which the 
wrestlers used. Juvenal. Et ceromatico 
fert niceteria collo. 
CERoNIA (Kr/piovia), re, f. the carob-tree. 
Plin. 
CERoSTRoTUM (xepda-rpiOTOv), i, n. a 
sort of work, inlaid with horn. Plin. 11, 
45. Others read cestrota, from oes¬ 
trum. 
CeROSOS (cera), a, um, adj. full of wax. 
2 Plin. Liquor veluti mellis cerosi. 
CEROTARIUM. See Ceratorium. 3 
CERoTUM. See Ccratum. 
CeRREOS (cerrus), a, um, adject, of or 
2 relating to the holm-oak. Plin. Gians 
cerrea. Id. Manubria cerrea. 
CeRRINOS (Id.), a, um, adject, of the 
holm-oak. Plin. Cerrino calice bibere. 
CeRRITOS (for cereritus, from Ceres), a, 
3um, adj. AqprirpiaKds, fanatic, enthusi¬ 
astic, struck with a superstitious frenzy, 
mad, frantic, furious. Horat. Hellade> 
percussa Marius cum prtecipitat se, Cer- 
ritus fuit, an, &c. ? 
CeRROS, i, f. a kind of tree bearing mast 
like chestnuts, which are all prickly about 
the cup of the acorn; a sort of oak; a 
holm-tree. Plin. 
CeRTaMEN (certo), inis, n. a contest, 
strife, contention, debate, dycov. Cic. 
Certamen honestum, et disputatio 
splendida. Id. Certamen honoris, 
rivalry. Id. De urbis possessione inter 
deos certamen fuit. Id. Est mihi te¬ 
cum pro aris et focis certamen. Id. 
Adducere rem in certamen. Id. Insti- 
tuere sibi certamen cum aliquo. Id. 
Venire in certamen cum aliquo. Jus¬ 
tin. Deferre certamen ad judicem. Sal¬ 
lust. Magnum inter mortales certamen 
fuit, a great dispute. Liv. Certamina 
domi finita, civil dissensions. — IT Also, 
a contest in the games. Just. Olym 
pio certamine contendit. Sueton. Cer 
tamen quinquennale. Virg. Certamen 
Bijugum. Ovid. Inire certamina disci. 
Cic. Descendere in certamen. -- 
TI And figur. the prize. Virg. pecoris- 
que magistrls Velocis jaculi certamina 
ponit in ulmo.-IT Often, also, a bat¬ 
tle, engagement, fight. Cats. Vario cer¬ 
tamine pugnatum est. Vellei. Certa¬ 
men classicum, a naval engagement. Liv. 
Inire certamen. Id. Conserere certa¬ 
men. Flor. Singulare certamen, single 
combat. (See Pugna.) IT Also, alac¬ 
rity, competition, zeal. Curt. Ingenti 
certamine concitant remos. Virg. Cer¬ 
tamine summo procumbunt.-IT 'Pi- 
bull. Certamen vini, a carouse. So, 
Plin. Certamen bibendi. -IT Horat. 
Certamina divitiarum, struggles for. 
*-IT Also, risk. Cic. duo majus erat 
certamen, et discrimen salutis. 
CeRTaTIM (certo), adverb, cmulously; 
earnestly, eagerly. Cic. Certatim currere. 
Virg. Certatim socii feriunt mare. 
CeRTaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a contending, 
striving, struggling; an emulation, con 
test, dywvurpds, (piXoveiKiu. Sisenn. Ad 
gladios certationem revocaverunt. Cic. 
Ludi publici sint corporum certationes, 
cursu, &c., exercise. Id. IT tec inter 
anricos sit honesta certatio. Id. Virtuti 
cum voluptate certatio. Id. Pceme cer¬ 
tatio, h. c. ob poenain. Liv. Ornissa 
multre certatione, the discussion relative 
to thefine. 
CeRTaTBR (Id.), oris, in. a combatant. 
3 Oell. 
CeRTaTOS, (Id.), ns, m. a contending. 
3 Stat. 
CeRTe (certus), adv. certainly, for certain, 
assuredly, undoubtedly. Cic. Certe boni 
aliquid attulimus juventuti. Terent. 
Certe enim scio. Liv. Certius explorata 
referre. Tertull. certissime. - IT It 
is often joined with quidem and equidem. 
Cic. Nunc ubi sit animus, certe quidem 
in te est. Terent. Certe tu quidem pol 
multo liilarior. Cic. Me quidem certe 
comitem habebis. Id. Agebatur qui¬ 
dem certe nihil. - IT Also, at least; 
yet, notwithstanding. Cic. Ut homines 
mortem vel optare incipiant, vel certe 
timere desistant. Id. duamvis non 
fueris suasor, approbator certe fuisti. 
CEIiTIoRB (certior), as, avi, atum, a. i. 
3 to inform. Pandect. 
CeRTo (certus), adv. certainly, surely; the 
1 same as Certe. Cic. 
CERTS (for cernito, from cerno), as, avi, 
atum, n. 1. to contend, contest, strive, vie, 
struggle, fight, dycovi^opai. Cats. Pros- 
lio certare. Sallust. Cursu cum requali- 
bus certare. Id. Certare annis. Cic 
cum populo R. de imperio. Horat. ob 
hircum. Tacit, augend® doininationi. 
Cic. cum aliquo dicacitate. Horat. 
joco. Liv. Certatum est. maledictis 
inter collegas. Cic. Officiis certare 
inter se. Plin. Jun. Certare cum ali¬ 
quo honestissimo certamine mutuie 
caritatis. Id. Certat lEgyptus cum 
feracissimis terris, vies in richness of 
soil with. Cic. Certare fructibus prredi- 
orum cum usuris, to struggle against the 
charges by means of the income; attempt 
to discharge the debts by the income. - 
IT Also, to go to law, engage in a process. 
Cic. Inter se jure certare. Horat. 
Magna, minorve foro si res certabitur 
olim. Liv. Certare multam, h. c. de 
multa. - IT By the poets, with the 
dative. Virg. solus tibi certet Amyn- 
tas. Id. Certare laudibus alicujus. 
Horat. Certare imparibus.-IT Also, 
to strive cmulously, contend, try to outdo 
each other. Virg. certantque illudere 
capto. Curt. Certat quisque evade- 
re. Tacit. Certare adulationibus. - 
IT Also, to attempt, aim at. Virg. Vin- 
cere certo. Plin. Jun. Certat fran gere 
fluctus.-IT Certato, the ablat. of the 
participle, is used for cum certatum esset.. 
Tacit. In amnis transgressu maltum cer¬ 
tato, pervicit. 
Cf.RTuS (for cretus, from cerno), a, 
um, adj. determined, resolved. Virg. 
Certa mori. Liv. Certum, atque obsti 
natuin est. Cic. Certum est, delibera- 
tumque, omnia dicere. Id. discedere. 
Terent. Si istuc ita certum est tibi. 
Tacit. Certus relinquendre vitre. Virg. 
Certus eundi.-IT Also, fixed upon, 
established, appointed. Cic. Mensis cer¬ 
tus. Liv. In diem certain ut conveni- 
ant, indicit. Cic. In Certa verba jura- 
re, according to a set form of words - 
IT Also, for quidam. Cic. Habet cer- 
tos sui studiosos, certain persons. Id. 
Insolentiam certorum hominum exti- 
mescere. - IT Also, having certain. 
knowledge, sure, well acquainted. Oell. 
Fac me, ut film certus, an, &c., inform 
me. Sueton. Certus de sua genitura 
fuit. Id. Certus damnationis. Tacit. 
spei. Lucan, loci.- Hence, Certi- 
orem facere, to inform, acquaint, apprise 
napeyyvav, pqvvciv. Cws. Per exploi 
tores Cisar certior factus est. Cic. 
Tu quid agas, fac me quam diligentissi- 
me certiorem. Id. Certiorem me sui 
consilii fecit. Coes. Eum de rebus 
gestis certiorem faciunt. - Also, 
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in the same sense, Certum facere. Virg 
Anchisen facio certum, remque ordine 
pando.-IT Also, tried, faithful, to bt 
relied on. Cic. duoties mihi certorum 
hominum potestas erit. Plaut. Tu ex 
amicis certis mihi es certissimus. 
Martial, sure certus et asper homo. 
Quintil. Parum certus auctor. - 
If Also, trustworthy, mere. Horat. Cer¬ 
tus enim promisit Apollo. Cic. Certus 
paterfamilias, tried. Id. Id erat certi 
accusatoris otiicium, credible. - 
1i Also, sure of his aim, unerring. 
Valcr. Flacc. Deucalion certus jaculis. 
Martial. O quam certa fuit librato dex- 
tera ferro. Virg. oertam quatit impro- 
bus hastani. Horat. metuende certa, 
Phoebe, sagitta.-V Also, safe, that 
may be trusted. Cic. Certa tempestate 
conscendere. Plin. Globosus lapis ad 
structuram infidelis: nec .certior iiuvia- 
lis. Tacit. Certa maris opperiri.- 
IT Also, certain, fixed, that will surely 
happen. Cic. Certos creli motus. Id. 
Aguntur certissima populi R. vecti- 
galia. - IT Also, resolute, bold, un¬ 
daunted. Cic. Animo certo, et confir- 
mato. Virg. Cum tales animum juve- 
num, et tarn certa tulistis Pectora.- 
IT Also, open, clear, well-ascertained, 
manifest, evident. Liv. Vix dum satis 
certa luce. Cic. Certius tibi est, me 
esse Rom®, quam mihi te Athenis. 
Cats. Neque, certi quid esset, explorari 
poterat. Cic. Tu mihi de his rebus 
omnia certa (sc. scribes). Id. Cer¬ 
tum est, quid respondeam, I know what 
to say in reply. Id. duoniam certum in 
Fabio ponitur, ortum eum esse Canicu¬ 
la oriente, it is considered as a fact. Id. 
Certissimum signum amoris. Id. 
Certi liberi, legitimate. Id. Patre certo 
nasci. Id. Certissimus matricida. Id. 
Certior nebulo. Id. Certissimum cri¬ 
men. Id. Competitores certi, h. c. who 
will certainly be candidates. Horat. Cer¬ 
tus dolor, h. e. real. - IT Certum 
scire, habere, to ascertain for a cer¬ 
tainty. Cic. Cum certum sciam, fa- 
ciam te certiorem. Id. De Oropo, 
opinor, sed certum nescio, but I am not 
sure. Cic. Iliemem credo adliuc prohi- 
buisse, quo minus de te certum habere- 
mus. -IT Pro certo habere, putare. 
dicere, Ac., to know fur certain, be well 
assured, &c. Cic. Pompeium pro certo 
habemus proficisci in Galliam. Cic. 
Pro certo polliceri. Id. Dicere aliquid 
pro certo. Sallust. Pro certo creditur. 
Liv. Sed quid rei esset, nemo satis pro 
certo scire. •— - IT Certum alicui facere, 
to inform. Plaut. Istuc qu®ro certum 
qui faciat mihi, eum esse mortuum. 
Id. Nec, quid id sit, mihi certius facit. 
-IT Certum is also used adverbially 
for certo. Horat. Certum Audieris. Id. 
quod mi obsit clare, certumque locuto. 
-- IT Certo certius esse, surer than cer¬ 
tainty, beyond a doubt. Plant. Nihil in- 
venies miagis hoc certo certius. 
CeRVA (cervus), m, f. ahind or doe, eXcupos. 
Plin. Cornuanullaovium, neccervarum. 
-IT Also, by the poets, a deer in gene¬ 
ral. Virg. qualis conjecta cerva sagitta. 
CeIIVaRIOS (cervus), a, um, adj. of or 
3 relating to deer. Plin. Cervarium vene- 
num, h. c. used for poisoning arrows. 
Id. Cervarius lupus, a lynx Fest. 
Ovis cervaria, h. e. offered to Diana as 
a substitute for a deer. 
CERuCHI ( xcpovxoi ), orum, m. tht cords 
or ropes by which the two ends of the 
sail-yards are managed. Lucan. 
CERVICAL (cervix), alis, n. a pillow or 
2 bolster. Pctron. Positus inter cervicalia 
minutissima. Martial. Tinge caput, 
nardi folio, cervical debit. 
CeRVxCOSITaS (Id.), atis, f. obstinacy, 
3 contumacy. Sidon. 
CERVIGOLX (dimin. from cervix), ®, f. 
a little neck. Cic. -IT Figur. the neck 
of a hydraulic machine. Vitruv. 
CeRVINOS (cervus), a, um, adj. of a 
2 star or hart., eAdc beio;. Horat. Cervina 
pellis. Ovid. Cervina vellera. Pallad. 
Cervinus color, tawny. Juvenal. Cer¬ 
vina senectus, h. e. extreme old age 
Calp. Cervinus fumus, h. e. of calcined 
hart’s-hom. 
CERVISIX, or CEREVISIA, te, f. a sort 
2 of ale or beer. Plin. 
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