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where compta seems to be the same as 
conjuncta, composita; for ornament im¬ 
plies graceful and orderly connection. 
-H See Comptus. 
GoMCEDIA (KuyioSia), re, f. a comedy. 
Terent. agere. ‘Id. facere. Id. spec- 
tare. Id. exigere, h. e. to reject. — Among 
the Greeks comedy was threefold ; vet,us 
or antiqua, which made use of real 
names and actions ; this gave place to 
the media, wherein the actions were 
real, and names feigned; nova, in which 
both were feigned. 
CoMCEDICe (comoedicus), adverb, as in 
3 a comedy, comically. Plant. 
CoMCEDICOS (jrojpwJocdj), a, um, adject. 
3 comic. Apul. 
C5MCED0S (Kcoiuodos), a, um, adject, re¬ 
lating- to comedy, comic. Juvenal. Natio 
comredaest.-IT Comoedus, i, m. sc. 
actor, a comedian, die. -IT Comcecli 
performed comedies only, and those on 
the stage; histriones, any plays, and al¬ 
so at feasts, funerals, &c. 
COMOSOS (coma), a, um, adj. hairy, with 
2 long hair, comatus, iroXvKoyos. Phcedr. 
Cafvus, comosa fronte, nudo corpore. 
-U Figur. of plants and trees. Plin. 
Tithymalum comosissimum ex om¬ 
nibus. 
C5MPACISC5R. (con & paciscor), or 
1 CoMPkCTSCSR, eris, pactus or pectus 
sum, to concert, agree, form a compact or 
contract. Plaut. dure mecum in matri- 
monio compacta sit. Id. Compecti su- 
mus. —It does not occur in pres, and 
its derived tenses. -IT See Compactum. 
OoMPACTPLIS (compingo), e, adject. 
2 compact, joined or set together firmly, 
cvyrriKroi. Vitruv. Supra columnas 
trabes compactiles imponantur, h. e. 
tignis conjunctis composit®. Id. Pastes 
compactiles. Plin. Solum hoc pomum 
(juglandes) natura compactili open- 
mento clausit, h. e. with a cloven, but 
closely-joined rind. -TT Of animals, 
of a form somewhat short, but well-set. 
Plin. Compactile et breve (genus leo- 
num), crispioribus jubis, Ac. Id. 
(Apes) breves et in rotunditatem com¬ 
pactiles. 
C5MPACTI5 (Id.), onis, f. a putting or 
setting together. Cic. Compactio mem- 
brorurn. —— IT Also, the things com¬ 
pacted or firmly joined together. Vitruv. 
Insuper hanc compactionem erigantur 
postes compactiles, this structure. 
COMPACTUM (compactus), i, n. a con¬ 
cert, agreement, compact. Plaut. De 
compacto, or, Sueton. Ex compacto, or, 
Cic. Compacto (absol.), h. e. by previous 
agreement or contrivance, according to 
agreement or concert. 
CoMPACTuRX (compingo), re, f. same 
2 as Compactio. Vitruv. Compactura ha- 
bet laxationem. 
CoMPaCTOS, a, um, particip. from com- 
pingo. - IT Adj. well-joined or set, 
firm, thick, compact. Che. duid tarn 
compactum inveniri potest ? So, of the 
body. Sueton. Statura fuit quadrata, 
compactis firmisque membris, compact, 
well-set. Plin. Ep. Compactum corpus 
et robustum. Colum. Hetruria boves 
progenerat compactos, short, thick, and 
well-set._ Id. Asinus cruribus compactis. 
OoMPaGeS (compingo), is, f. a joining or 
1 setting together; a joint, commissure ; 
also, that which is joined together, a struc¬ 
ture, aWyXovxia. Curt, saxorum. Lu¬ 
can. muri. Plin. Compares in geni- 
bus, joint. Id. Compages glutinis, the i 
sticking together, adhesion. Virg. Ferro 
et compagibus arctis claudentur belli 
port®, h. e. ferreis compagibus. — Figur. 
Cell, mundi. Cic. In his inclusi com¬ 
pagibus corporis, inclosure, prison-house. 1 
Lucret. Hrerere compagibus, h. e. in 
amplexibus. , Tacit. Octingentorum an- 1 
norum fortuna disciplinaque compages 
bffic coaluit, h. e. societas, imperium, 
respubhea. 
COIIPaGINS (compago), as, avi, atum, 
3 a. I. to join or fasten together, connect, 
compact. Prudent, fracta (ossa). Am- 
mian. Orbis scuti axiculis compaginatus. 
CoMPaGS, Tnis, f. same as Compages. 
Ovid. Calamis compagine cerre inter se 
junctis. Cels. A compagine corporis. 
Senec. Coinpaginem soli rumpere. Plin. 
Mundus nullarum egens compaginum. 
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COMPXGUS. Same as Campagus. 
C5MPALP5 (con & palpo),as, a. 1. same 
as Palpo. Augustin. 
CO HP A It (con & par), iris, adj. equal, 
2 very like, well-suited, itros, it apicros, par, 
requalis. Liv. Id demum compar con- 
nubium fore. Id. Consilium tuum pa¬ 
rentis tui consilio compar. Id. Funus 
(Decii) compar morti, suited to his noble 
death. Gell. duia tantisper similis et 
compar eorum fias. - IT Subst. an 
equal; a companion, comrade, partner; a 
husband, wife, consort. Plaut. Hunc 
comparem metuo meum. Horat. Mu- 
nia comparis requare. Ovid. Bellator 
sua sine compare, h. e. the king without 
the queen (at chess).-IT Compar, a 
rhetorical figure, whereby different 
members of the same sentence are*con- 
structed with a like number of syllables. 
A net. ad Hercnn. 
CoMPaRaBILIS (comparo), e, adj. that 
1 may be compared, admitting of comparison, 
comparable, irapdfiXyrOf, napa/jXriTiKbs. 
Cic. Comparabile est, quod in rebus di- 
versis similem aliquam rationem con- 
tinet. Lie. Trium clarissimorum viro- 
rum mors comparabilis. 
CoMPARaTe (comparatus), adverb, in 
1 comparison, by comparison. Cic. 
Co MPa RaTI 5 (comparo), onis, f. a pre¬ 
paring or providing for; provision, prep¬ 
aration, TrapaaKCvr;. Cic. Reliquum tern- 
pus ad comparationem novi (belli) con- 
tulit. Id. Comparatio et disciplina di- 
cendi. Id. Cluent. 67. criminis, h. e. 
the preparing or procuring of the matter 
or grounds necessary for am accusation. 
Id. Q. Fr. 1.2. 5. Ut nihil de mea com- 
paratione deminuam, h. e. preparation 
for my defence. Vitruv. Comparationes 
horologiorum ex aqua, h. e. ipsre con- 
structiones^ --IT Also, an acquiring, 
procuriiA&jgaining; the acquisition of 
any tliv^/KIic. Sit tarn facilis, quam 
vultis, voluptatis comparatio. Id. suf- 
fragatorum. Liv. veneni. Valcr. Max. 
anxia divitiarum. — Hence, a buying, 
purchasing. Trajan, in Plin.. Ep. fru- 
mentorum. Pandect. Ex genere com- 
parationis. Id. servorum. -IT Very 
often, a comparing or likening; compar¬ 
ison, avaXoyia, irapaScms, Trapa/3oXfi. 
Cic. Parium comparatio. Id. Eorum, 
qure honesta sunt, comparatio, utrum sit 
honestius. Id. orationis sure cum scrip- 
tis alienis. Id. Res in comparatione 
diffleilis ad judicandum. Id. habere, 
to have a comparison, admit of compari¬ 
son. Sueton. Ex comparatione proceri- 
oris intelligi. Curt, duas in compara¬ 
tione meliorum avaritia contempserat. 
Vellei. Usque in comparationem Grre- 
corum ingeniorum evecti, so far as to be 
placed in comparison with, &c. Sueton. 
Demittere se in comparationem, to sub¬ 
mit to a comparison with. Plin. Suos 
comparatione ejus damnat ut alienos, in 
comparison. Id. Victus comparatione, 
in the comparison. Cic. Ad eandem in¬ 
ter se comparationem confectis omnium 
spatiis, h. e. the same connection, relation, 
relative position. Cic. Invent. 1.11. crimi¬ 
nis, h. e. comparison of a crime with a 
good deed (to accomplish which the 
crime was committed). - IT Also, 
settlement, agreement between two per¬ 
sons. Liv. Manliis provincia sine sorte, 
sine comparatione data, private agree¬ 
ment amongst themselves. -IT Also, the 
comparative, in grammar. Quintil. 
CoMPXRATITIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. 
which is procured or serves to procure any 
thing. Cod. Just. -IT Tertull. Ange- 
lorum comparatitius antistatus, h. c. 
comparabilis. 
COMPARATIVE (comparativus), adverb, 
3 comparatively, with comparison. Gell. 
CoMPARaTIVOS (comparo), a, um, adj. 
I containing a comparison, with comparison, 
comparationem continens. Cic. Com- 
parativa judicatio. Quintal. Hoc genus 
(causre) comparativum nostri vocant. 
Ascon. In omni qualitate comparativa, 
li. e. in omni comparatione. Gell. Vo- 
cabulum comparativum, in the compara¬ 
tive degree. Id. (absol.) Comparativum, 
the comparative. 
COMPARATOR (Id.), oris, m. a buyer or 
3 purchaser. Pandect. 
CoMPARATOS (Id.), us, m. Vitruv. 
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Amplo modulorum comparatu architec- 
tari, with a large apparatus of models. 
CoMPaRC5(coii A pareo),orCoMPfiRCS, 
3 is, si, sum, n. and a. 3. to scrape together, 
husband well, sane by parsimony, to spare, 
(pd&oyai. Terent. duodilleunciatim vix 
de demenso suo comparsit miser. Solin. 
fructus in hyemem. Plaut. Comperce 
attrectare, h. e. noli. Al. leg. compesce. 
PacaU Coinparcendo laxare annonam. 
CoMPaR£ 6 (con A pareo), es, ui, n. 2. 
to appear, be visible, be present, tfiaivopai, 
pareo, appareo, in conspectu sum, ad- 
sum. Cic. Pompeius non comparet, nec 
in Balearibus omnino fuit. Plin. Non 
comparere in cceio Saturni skills. Cic. 
Hrec oratiopueris nobis omnium optima 
putabatur, qu® vix jam comparet in hac 
turba novorum voluminuin. Liv. Iis 
redderet res, qure comparerent, h e. ex- 
starent. JVepos. In his libris multa dili- 
gentia comparet, is evident, displays it¬ 
self. Plaut. Ratio comparet, agrees, is 
correct. Id. Et memor sum et diligens. 
ut qure imperes, compareant. Id. Apiui 
omnes comparebo tibi res benefactis fre- 
quens, li. e. aperte tibi videbor, or ero 
frequens, or comparebit me esse fre- 
quentem. Pandect. Si unus ex dominis 
non compareat, shall not appear. Senec. 
duod qurerenti non comparuit, did not 
suggest itself; did not occur. Sueton. 
Paulo post cum cornibus exstitisse, ac 
statim non comparuisse, disappeared. 
CoMPARILIS (con A parilis), e, adject. 
3 equal, symmetrical. Auson. 
COMPARO (con A paro), as, avi, atum, 
a. 1. to prepare, get ready, put in prepa¬ 
ration, provide, rrapaoKevd^opaL, same 
as Paro, apparo, praiparo. Cic. Dum 
se uxor comparat, conimoratus est. Id. 
Magnifice comparare convivium. Tibull. 
calidam fesso aquam. Liv. Legati in 
Bffiotiam comparati sunt, made themselves 
ready, put themselves in readiness. Cic. 
insidias alicui. Curt, insidias in caput 
alicujus. Cic. accusatorem alicui. Id. 
sibi aditum ad res pestiferas. Id. sibi 
remedium. Id. se ad respondendum. 
Liv. se ad iter. JVepos. iter ad aliquem. 
Quintil. aliquid in ostentationem. — 
Comparare, absol. to put one’s self in due 
preparation, to make preparations. JVe¬ 
pos. IIos, tempore ad comparanduin 
dato, robustiores fecit. — With the in- 
fin. Ovid, urere tecta. — Hence, to as¬ 
semble, collect. Cic. copias contra ali¬ 
quem. Horat. imbres nivesque. — Aiso, 
to form, fashion. Plaut. vultu m e vui tu. 
— Also, to establish, institute, ordain, 
provide. Cic. Prretores, ut considerate 
fieret, comparaverunt. Auct. ■ ad Her. 
Bene majores hoc comparaverunt ut, 
Ac. Cic. Hoc prreclare legibus compa- 
ratum est, ut, &c. Liv. Ita compara- 
tum more majorum erat, ne, Ac. Id. 
Natura hoc ita comparatum est, ut, Ac. 
Terent. Natura omnium ita comparata, 
so constituted. Cic. Jura a majoribus 
comparata, established. S^JPcsent. Ini- 
que comparatum est, utAK^tikTcrent. 
Eun. 1. 1.2. ita nm comt AqaMon per- 
peti, Ac.? h. c. so ; or 
pri'jiare arm 
-IT Also, to acquire, pr^NKrget. Cic. 
victum labore. Id. sibi latfflem artibus. 
Cffis. sibi auctoritatem. Terent. com- 
rnodum suum ex incommodo alterius. 
Quintil. Vim dicendi tantis compara- 
tam laboribus. — Hence, to get for 
money, to buy, purchase. Plin. frumen- 
tum. Sueton. pecudes carius. Pan¬ 
dect. merces. Id. Servus comparatus 
— Also, to cause, excite, occasion, riaut. 
alicui magnum malum. Auct. ad Her 
tumultus domesticos et intestinos. — 
Also, to gain over, win, secure. Liv. 
tribunos. - IT Comparo (as a deriv. 
from compar, has also other senses), to 
place together, to match, pair. Cic. Pa- 
cidianus cum AEsernino comparatus. 
Id. Scipio et Hannibal, velut ad supre- 
mum ce'rtamen comparati duces. Id. Ut 
ego cum patrono disertissimo comparer. 
Sueton. Hunc hoplomacho comparavit. 
— Hence, to connect, join, unite. Plaut. 
labella cum labellis. Cic. aquam ani 
mamque inter se. Liv. ne male com¬ 
parati sitis. — Also, to compare. Te¬ 
rent. Non comparandus ad ilium est. 
Cic. hominem cum homine, tempus cum 
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