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COMMAGeN E, &c. See Comagene. 
CoMMALaXB (con & malaxo), as, a. 1. 
3 to make mild, soften. Farr. ap. Non. 
COMMANDS (con & mando), is, di, sum, 
3 a. 3. to chew, masticate. Scren. Samm. 
and MarceU. Empir. 
CBMMaNDuCaTIB (commanduco), 
3 onis, f. a chewing, champing; mastica¬ 
tion. Scribon. Larg. 
CSMMaNDuCS (con & manduco), as, 
2 avi, atum, a. 1. to masticate, chew, Sia- 
paaaaopou. Plin. -IT Commandu- 
cor, avis, dep. Lucil. ap. Non. 
C5MMX.NE8 (con & maneo), es, n. 2. to 
3 remain, or remain together. Macrob. 
CoMMANIPOL aRIS (con & manipula- 
2 ris), is, m. a soldier belonging to the same 
manipulus or company. Tacit. Prensare 
commanipularium pectora. 
CGMMANIPOLaTIB (con & manipulus), 
3 onis, f. societas commanipularium. 
Spartian. Ut in commanipulatione ne¬ 
mo focum faceret. 
COMMANIP0L5, onis, and COMMA- 
3 NIPOLOS (Id.), , m. same as Comma- 
nipularis. Spartian. and Inscript. 
COMMaRCEB (con & marceo), es, ui, n. 
3 2. to wither, shrink, grow dull, languish. 
Ammian. 
CoMMARGINS (con & margino), as, a. 1. 
3 to border, furnish with a margin. Ammi- 
an. pontes. 
CoMMARITOS (con & maritus), i, m. 
3 fellow-husband, joint-spouse. Plant. 
COMMaSCOLB (con & masculo), as, to 
3 strengthen, fortify, brace, invigorate, ima- 
vupi'f w. Apul. animum. Macrob. frontem. 
CBMMaSTIGB (con & mastico), as, a. 1. 
3 to masticate. JEmil. Macer. 
COMMATrCUS. See Comma. 3 
COMMaTOReSCS (con & maturesco), is, 
rui, escere, n. 3. to ripen, come to matu¬ 
rity. Colum. 
CoMMEABILIS (commeo), e, adject. 
3 easily passerlthrough. Amob. yen®.- 
IT Aiso, passing to and fro easily. Amob. 
aura, sc. halitus. 
CoMMEaTaLIS (coinmeatus), e, adj. 
3 Cod. Just, miles, h. e. a soldier who 
takes apart of his pay in provisions, 8fc., 
or a soldier who has leave to draw his 
wares, and take a furlough. 
CoMMEaTOR (commeo), oris, m. one 
3 who goes back and forth. Apul. 
COMMEaTOS (Id.), us, m. a passing ; or a 
passage, a place where one can pass back 
and forth, ardXo; iropevriicds, SiaPypa, 
actus commeandi, transitus. Plaut. 
Perfodi parietem, qua commeatus esset 
liinc huic mulieri. Id. Commeatus 
transtinet trails parietem, h. c. there is 
a passage through. Id. Utroque com- 
meatus°continet. Cats. Duobuscomme- 
atibus exercitum reportare constituit, at. 
twice, by two transportations (or also, con¬ 
voys. See below). Pallad. Commeatus 
vocis, the passing, passage. — Also, con¬ 
voy, transport; company of merchants. 
Siicton. aui de novo commeatu Nea- 
polim conflu.xerant. And. B. Afric. 
Altienus .secundum commeatum mittit 
ad Ciesartnj, the second convoy. Sail. 
Frequentiafn negotiatomm et commea- 
tuum. Tacit. Copia negotiatorum et 
commeatuum tnaxime celelire. Bo, 
April, (of dogs) Per omnem nostrum 
commeatum inorsibus ambulare, oar 
caravan or company. - IT Often, a 
furlough; leave of absence from the army 
for ascertain time, il-ovcria. Liv. Dare 
commeatum alicui. Vcllei. Cum comme¬ 
atu petito, Romam venisset. Tacit. 
Promiscuis militum commeatibus. Liv. 
Esse in commeatu, li. e. to be on fur¬ 
lough. Pandect, aui liberum commea¬ 
tum impetraverunt. — Also, applied to 
other things. Veiled. Commeatum ac- 
quiescendi a continuatione laborum 
petiit, leave. Senec. Mihi commeatum 
dederat mala valetudo, a respite. Id. 
Assidua servitus sine commeatu, with¬ 
out intermission. — Hence, A net. ad 
Herenn. aui ad diem commeatus non 
venit, on the day which ended his fur¬ 
lough. Pandect. Commeatus spatium 
excedere, the time of the furlough. - 
IT Very often, supplies or provisions 
brought or carried, or to be brought or 
carried by land or bij'sea ; provisions, 
supplies, victuals, as, for an army, a city, 
or for private persons, imoinapos. Cic. 
Cum ex omnibus provinciis commeatu 
et privato et publico proliibebamur. 
Cces. Commeatibus nostros intercludere 
instituunt. Id. Sustinere commeatus, 
to keep up an ample supply of provisions. 
Id. Petere coipmeatum, to go in search 
of provisions, to forage. Nepos. Privare 
civitatem commeatibus. Plaut. Im- 
portare commeatum in coloniam. Curt. 
Subvehere commeatus. Id. Comme¬ 
atuum copia. — It is sometimes distin¬ 
guished from corn. Crus. Supportare 
frumentum et commeatum. Id. Rei 
frumentari® commeatusque causa. 
Sallust. Frumentum dare, commeatum 
portare. So, Plaut. Cibatus et comme¬ 
atus. — Figiir. Plant. Commeatus ar- 
gentarius, a supply of money. 
CoMMEDITBR (con & meditor), aris, 
dep. 1 . to consider, take into considera¬ 
tion. Auct. ad Here nn. -IT Also, to 
imitate. Lucrct. Fragiles sonitus char- 
tarum commeditatur, h. e. gives a sound 
like that caused by tearing paper. 
CoMMeMBRaTOS (con & membro), a, 
um, adj. joined together, compacted. 
Paulin. Nolan. 
COMMEMINI (con & memini), isti, de- 
I feet, to remember, recollect; have in 
remembrance, to know, iiapipvypai. 
Cic. auem hominem probe nosse, et 
commeminisse se, aiebat. Id. Non 
commemini, antequam sum natus, me 
miserum. Ter cut. Si satis commemini. 
Plaut. Ecquid adhuc commeministi 
Punice? Terent. Sic commemineram, 
that I knew. 
CoMMEMBRaBILTS (commemoro) e, 
1 adject, worthy of mention, memorable. 
Cic. Vir commemorabili pietate pradi- 
tus. Plant. Pugna commemorabilis. 
CoMMEMBRaMeNTUM (Id.), i, n. a 
3 mention. Cwcil. ap. Non. 
COMMEMORaNDOS (properly particip. 
from commemoro), a, um, adj. memora¬ 
ble, worthy of memory. Cic. judicia. Id. 
liberalitas. 
CoMMEMBRaTIB (commemoro), onis, f. 
a reminding, putting in mind, calling to 
recollection; a detail, recounting, vnop- 
vyaiy. Cic. noininis nostri. Terent. 
Isthiec commemoratio quasi exprobratio 
benefici est. Cic. Verres in assidua 
commemoratione flagitiorum fuit, h. c. 
people were always mentioning or recount- 
in a- his crimes. 
CoJImEMBRaTBR (Id.), oris, m. a mcn- 
3 tioner, commemorator. Tertull. 
CoMMEMBRaTOS (Id.), us, m. same as 
3 Commemoratio. Apul. 
CoMMEMBRB (con & memoro), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to call to mind, to think over 
again; to mention, make mention of, de¬ 
tail, recount, relate, vnopvypovtvoi. Cic. 
auid quaque die dixerim, audierim, 
egerini, commemoro vesperi. Id. Con- 
sulens ei, quam s;epe commemoro, hu¬ 
man® societati. Id. Benefieia non de¬ 
bet commemorare, qui contulit. Id. 
Metrodorus, de cujus memoria comme- 
moravit Antonius. Id. de tua virtute. 
Terent. Cui dem, quamobrem deni, 
commemorabo. 
COMMENDABILIS (commendo), e, adj. 
2 commendable , laudable, praiseworthy, qui 
commendari potest, ciriuverds. Liv. 
Nec ullo commendabilis merito. Co¬ 
lum. Arbustum commendabile fructu et 
decore. Trcbell. Poll. Facere aliquem 
commendabiliorem alicui. 
Co.MMENDaTIB (Id.), onis, f. common- 
dation, recommendation, avaramy. Cic. 
Ut intelligat, meam commendationem 
non vulgavem fuisse. Id. Neex®quare 
videar ambitione quadam commenda- 
tiones meas. Sveton. Dare aliquid ali¬ 
cui ex commendatione alicujus. Cic. 
Facere aliquid commendatione alicu¬ 
jus. Cic. fumosarum imaginum. Id. 
fain®. Id. natur®. Id. oculorum. Plin. 
Sine arcessita commendatione. - 
IT Also (though nearly the same thing), 
excellence, agrecableness, grace ; praise, 
repute, esteem. Nepos. Tanta erat 
cominendatio oris, ut, &c. Cic. Mag¬ 
na commendatio liberalitatis. Id. Po- 
nere aliquid in prima commendatione, 
h. c. primam laudem ei tribuere. Plin. 
Candor est in commendatione, is in re¬ 
pute. Id. Beryllis summa commenda¬ 
tio in longitudine. 
COMMENDaTITIOS (commendatus), a 
I um, adj. containing a recommendation , 
pertaining to a recommendation, commen¬ 
datory, uvoTariKdi. Cic. Nullas litteras 
mittere, nisi commendatitias, h. e. of 
recommendation. So, Aug. ap. Macrob. 
Commendatiti® (absol.).-IT Written 
also, commendaticius. 
CoMMeNDaTIVOS (commendo) casus, 
h. e.. dativus. Priscian. 
CoMMeNDaTBR (Id.), oris, m. a com- 
mender,praiser, qui commendat. Plin. 
Ep. 
COMMeNDaTGRIOS (commendator), a, 
um, adject, same as Commendatimts. 
Sidon. 
COMMENDATRIX (Id.), Icis, f. she that 
1 commends or recommends. Cic. Lex 
commendatrix virtutum. 
CoMMeNDaTOS, a, um, particip. in¬ 
trusted, commended, &.C. (See Commendo.) 
-IT Adj. commended, recommended. 
Cic. au® res commendatior sempiter- 
n® memori® ? Id. Ceteris rebus habeas 
eos commendatissimos. — Also, accept¬ 
able, pleasing, valued, esteemed. Petron. 
Vultus commendatior. Plin. Calami 
commendatiores, in greater repute. 
COMMENDS (con &. mando), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to commit to any one's charge, 
consign to any one’s care, intrust with, 
ovviarript. Pandect. Commendare ni¬ 
hil aliud est, quam deponere. Cic. 
commendatus et commissus. Id. Com¬ 
mendatus et concreditus. Justin, filios 
apud liospitem. — Figur. Brut, ad Cic. 
Commendare aliquid litteris, to commit. 
Cic. aliquem monumentis (7i. e. scriptis) 
suis. Id. aliquid immortalitati, to con¬ 
sign. Id. aliquem sempitern® glori®. 
Id. aliquid auctoritati, fidei, prudentie 
alicujus. Auct. B. Afric. Commendare 
se fug®.-IT Also, to commend, rec¬ 
ommend. Cic. Tibi omnem rem atque 
causam, meque totum commendo, at¬ 
que trado. Id. aliquem de meliore no- 
ta. Id. aliquem intime. Terent. se 
alicui in clientelam et fidem. Cic. 
Matrem meosque tibi commendatos 
habe. — Hence, figur. to recommend, 
commend, h. e. make agreeable, procure 
fa vor for, set off, grace, praise. Cic. 
Nulla re magis commendatur orator, 
quam verborum splendore et copia. 
Plin. Ep. Commendare justitiam su- 
ara provincialibus liumanitate. Plin. 
Marmora commendantur maculis, aut 
coloribus, derive value from. Id. Myrti 
semen commanducatum oris odorem 
commendat, improves, corrects, sweetens. 
Gell. Nunc commendat, nunc objurgat, 
praises. -IT Pandect. Tutorem frau- 
dulenta conversatio suspectum com- 
suendat, renders him an object of suspi¬ 
cion. IT Hygin. Commendare ali¬ 
quem Scyron ad regem, to send him, 
commend him to his protection and guar¬ 
dianship. 
CoMMENSOS (commetior), us, m. pro- 
2 portionate measure \or size; symmetry, 
avppcTpia. Vitruv. 
Comment aRIeNSIS (commentarius), 
3 is, m. one who has the care of public pa¬ 
pers, a clerk, register. Pandect. - 
IT Also, a jailer, keeper of a pris¬ 
on, whose duty it was to make out a list 
of the prisoners committed to his care. 
Cod. Just. -IT Also, a clerA-einpioyed 
in the army. Ascon. 
COMMENTARIBLUM (dimin. of"com- 
nientarium), i, n. ashort commentary. Cic. 
-IT Ooinmentariolus, i, m. in Hieron. 
COMMENT ARICS_ (commentor), ii, m. 
and CoMMENTaRIUM, ii, n. a book oj 
memoirs, memorandum-book, brief regis¬ 
ter or journal; a short commentary , short 
narration, list. — Hence Caesar calls the 
book of his wars commentarii, sketches. 
Cic. -IT Also, in courts, a registry, 
protocol, a brief. Senec. and Cic. - -- 
IT Also, a comment, annotation, commen¬ 
tary, short interpretation, brief explana¬ 
tion. Gell. 
CGMMeNTaTIS (Id.), onis, a meditating, 
contemplating, thinking upon, considering. 
Cic. -IT Also, something produced by 
meditation. Cic. — Hence, a written 
dissertation, essay, description. Plin. 
COMMENTATBR (Id.), oris,m. an invent- 
3 or, contriver ; a writer. Apul. and Tertull. 
C6MMENTIBR (con & mentior), iris, Itua 
