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tiensum. Liv. Guidam compertum 
attulerunt, T. Guintium in Tusculano 
agium colere, report it as a fact, that, 
&c. Id. Comperta oculis perferrent 
Koinara, seen with their own eyes. Sal¬ 
lust. Compertum est mihi, I have sure 
information ; I have ascertained ; I know 
with certainty. So, Id. Compertum ha- 
beo, milites, verba viris virtutem non 
addere. Scribon. Larg. Gu® prodesse 
eis, comperta liabemus. Cic. Habere 
compertum de aliqua re. Liv. Habere 
rem aliquain pro comperta, for certain , 
So, Sueton. Polliceri pro comperto. 
Curt. Pro comperto fuit, it was known 
for a fact. Sueton. Uxor comperta in 
stupro generi, h. e. deprehensa, caught, 
surprised. — And with the ivfi.ii.' Sue¬ 
ton. Compertus adulterare, understood 
to have, known to have. — With the 
genit. Compertus alicujus criminis, con¬ 
victed, found guilty. Liv. Juvenis nul- 
lius probri compertus. Id. Compertos 
sacrilegii in vinculis Itomara mittere 
Id. Vestales compert® stupri. - 
If Comperto, absol., it having been ascer¬ 
tained. Liv. Nondurn comperto, quam 
in regionem venisset. 
FoMPfiS (con & pes) ; edis, f. a fetter, 
chain for the feet, Tibull. Spes 
solatur compede vinctum. Plaut. im- 
pingere aiicui. Id. indere alicui. Id. 
imponere. Id. Compedium tritor. 
Claudian. Tard® passurus compedis or- 
bes. —Also, Farr. ap. JVon. Compedes, 
fetters for the hands; manacles. - 
If Figur. Borat. Telephum puella te¬ 
net grata compede vinctum, a pleasing 
chain. Id. Hebrus nivali compede 
vinctus, icy bonds. -IT Also, a silver 
ornament for women. Plin. -If Masc 
gen. Lactant. Compedes parati. - 
If The nom. and dat. sing, seem not to 
occur. 
CoMPesCS (unc.), is, cui, a. 3. to confine, 
2 curb,, keep in check, restrain , repress 
cmipyio, KaracrreXXio, avareXXoi. Co- 
lum. Compescere vitem, and Fir a-, ra 
mos compesce tiuentes, li. c. (by pru¬ 
ning, lopping). Plin. Resina compes¬ 
cere nimiam vini feritatem. Sil. Sar- 
maticis sedibus Histrum, h. c. conti- 
nebit intra fines Sarmaticos. Tibull. 
equuin arctato freno. Id. vino dolore-. 
• laurel, querelas. Plin. incendia. Ovid. 
sitim, slake. Senec. famem, appease. Id. 
dextram. Sil. iras. Plucdr. mores dis- 
solutos. Horat. risuni mappa. Id. ali- 
cjuem pcenis. Ovid. Timor compescit 
officiunt, li. e. hinders me from perform¬ 
ing. Vellei. artnis furorera alicujus. 
Stat. damna alicujus cantu, h. c. to con¬ 
sole by song. Plaut. Compesce in ilium 
dicere injuste, h. e. parce. 
OoMPETeNS, ends, particip. and adj 
d convenient, suitable, legitimate, competent 
(See Comyeto.) Pandect. Apud compe- 
tentem judicem litem suscipere, compe¬ 
tent, rightful judge to whom the case be¬ 
longs. Id. tribunal. Id. sententia. Id. 
cura. Id. solatium. - ir Augustin. 
bompetentes, seeking ( baptism) ton-ether. 
CoMPETeNTER (competens), ad v.prop- 
•ierly, suitably. Pandect, fili® et patri 
consuli. Id. punire. Prudent. Perso¬ 
na qmeque competenter plectitur, h. e. 
proportion to his circumstances, guiit, 
&c. literonym. Competendus disseram. 
•wat. Competentissime. 
oMPETeNTIa (competo), ®, f. dell. 
<i ixasci ad eandem competentiam, h. e. 
subeodem stellarum concursu, et situ, 
under the same constellation. -If Also 
proportion, symmetry, fitness, avaXoyia. 
mem >rorum inter se. 
oHPETITig (Id.), onis, f. an aimintr at 
■ me same object, agreement. Sidon. — _ 
.. jf 1 jurists, a making claim to any thing, 
or complaint. Cod. Just. 
COMPETITOR (Id.), oris, m. «x competitor ; 
an opposing candidate; one who sues for 
psimi'S-'’ ai ^ le same time. Cic. 
oWtTiTEIX (competitor), icis, f. she 
mat competes; a female competitor. Cic. 
.;°? Itoque habuimus scenam compe- 
CfiMPtfmA \ C ■ b:J its Phasing the people. 
it m n 8 (c ? n & ,Peto), is, ivi or Si, 
’ a ' n ' to seek together, in 
h.l P n LIJ W - l , th ’ or in contention with. Jus- 
I., * <Jl umbus unum locum competenti- 
• Aurel. Viet. Unam duobus speci- 
osam (puellam) competentibus. - 
IT Also, Intransitively; to come together, 
meet, join. Farm. Ubi vi® competunt. 
Colum.. Si cacuminaarundinum in unum 
competunt.-IT Hence, to happen at 
the same time as; to coincide with (in 
time) ; or, to happen, befall, come to pass. 
Tacit. Initium finemque miraculi cum 
Othonis exitu competisse. Sueton. Fas¬ 
ti adeo turbati, ut neque messium feri® 
ffistati competerent. Plin. Si. compe- 
tant coitus Lun® in novissimum diem 
brum®. Senec. Si ita competit, ut qui 
sanare potest, compte disserat, &c. 
Pandect. Remanserunt apud me trecen- 
ta et octoginta sex, et usur® qu® com- 
petierunt, that corresponded to that time. 
—— IT Also, to be fit, suitable, or conve¬ 
nient ; to answer, correspond. Colum. 
Si cuncta competunt voto. Sueton. 
Tanto animo nequaquam corpus com- 
petiit. Qi Until. Aut adsumere in cau- 
sam, qua competent, aut mitigare, qua 
repugnabunt. Ocll. Ratio cum senten¬ 
tia competens. Sueton. Si cujuspiara 
neptium suarum competeret ®tas. Pan¬ 
dect. Guatenus stillicidii rigor, et tigno- 
rum protectus competebat, would allow 
of, permitted. - IT Hence, to have 
proper strength; to be equal to ; to avail. 
Liv. Ad arma capienda. Tacit. Neque 
oculis neque auribus satis competebant, 
were not masters of. Id. Non lingua 
competere. -IT Also, to pertain, be¬ 
long. Eumen. Ei competit h®reditas. 
Pandect. Ex empto mihi adversus te 
actio competit. Quintil. Actio compe¬ 
tit in aliquem. Pandect. Hoc mihi 
competit jure magistratus. Apul. Ex¬ 
trema pcena competit in latronem. Pan¬ 
dect. Competere libertates, are pertinent, 
competent, valid. 
CoAIPiLaTIS (compilo), onis, f. 
1 pillaging, . plundering, robbing. Cic. 
Cliresti. 
CoMPIEaTQR (Id.), oris, m. a pillager, 
3 plunderer, spoiler. Hieronym. 
C5MPIL5 (con & pilo), as, avi, atum, a. 
1 . to rob, spoil, plunder, pillage ; to carry 
off by plunder or pillage, avXcveiv. Cic. 
apertissime consulem, exercitum, pro- 
vinciamque. Id. totum oppidum. Liv 
templa omnibus ornamentis. Cic. Ma- 
lui compilari, quam venire. Horat. 
Formidare servos, ne te compilent fu- 
gientes. Pandect, publica sacra. Plaut. 
quidquid domi est. — Figur. Cic. ab 
ipsis cautis jurisconsultis eorum sapien 
tiam. Horat. Crispin! scrinia lippi. 
- IT Also, to cudgel soundly, not to 
leave a hair. Apul. 
C0MPING5 (con & pango), is, egi, ac¬ 
tum, a. 3. to fasten or put together, com¬ 
pact, construct, evixirnyvvyi. Senec. Ter¬ 
rs motus sspius agitata (®dificia) com- 
pegit. Gcll. caput ossiculis tenuissi- 
mis. Colum. Roboreis axibus compin- 
gitur solum. Apul. crepidas sibi. Pan¬ 
dect. navein tabulis, frame, construct. 
Gell. ex multitudine et negotio verbuin 
unum. — Hence, Compactus, a, um, 
particip. joined together, See. Firg. tra- 
bes. Id. fistula cicutis. Martial, casa 
male. Cic. Guid tarn compositum, tam- 
que compactum et coagmentatum ?- 
IT Also, to devise, invent, contrive. Ar- 
nob. falsa de Christo. Id. ignominio- 
sas fabulas.-IT Also, to drive, thrust., 
to stick any where, hide. Cic. aliquem in 
pistrinum. Id. se in Apuliam, h. e. in 
Apuli® angustias se conjicere. Plaut. 
(Pallam) in oculos compingite, li. e. (ac¬ 
cording to Gronov.), stow it away and 
keep it, as something precious. Plaut. 
parentes in tam angustum locum, into 
such straits, difficulty. -IT See Com¬ 
pactus, a, um. 
CoMPINGUeSCS (con & pinguesco), is, 
3 ere, n. 3. to grow fat, coagulate, thicken. 
Tertullian. 
CoMPITaLIS (compitum), e, adject, of 
or pertaining to, or at, the cross-ways 
(compita). Sueton. Lares, h. e. deities 
that were worshipped where cross-roads 
met. ——IT Compitales ludi, and absol. 
Compitalia, orum, sc. sacra, or solennia, 
festivals in honor of the Compitales La¬ 
res, which were celebrated every year 
(though not on any established day) at 
the compita. Farr, and Cic. 
CoAIPITaLiTIOS (compitalia),andCoM- 
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PITaLICIOS, a, um, adj. of or pertain¬ 
ing to the Compitalia. Cic. ludi. Id. 
dies. Id. deambulationes. 
CoMPITUM (con & peto), i, n. a cross¬ 
way, cross-road, place where two or more 
ways meet, avarpotpri, apjioSos .— Often- 
er occurring in plur. Here stood altars 
to the Lures, on which sacrifices were 
annually offered at a festival in their 
honor. Firg. Pnemiaque ingeniis pa- 
gos et compita circum Thesid® posuere. 
Ovid. In ternas compita secta vias. 
Propert. Flore sacelia tego, verbenis 
compita velo. Cic. In triviis aut in 
compitis auctionari. Horat. unde fre- 
quentia JMercuriale Imposuere mihi 
cognomen compita, li. e. homines in 
compitis vagantes et otiosi — Also, 
perhaps, an altar or chapel. Inscript. 
Compitum refecerunt. Grat. Molimur 
compita lucis, h. e. aras.-IT Figur. 
Pers. Error diducit trepidas ramosa in 
compita mentes, h. e. doubt, uncertainty 
(a place where several ways meet). 
Tertull. Compitum stomachi_11 Al¬ 
so, anciently, Compitus, masc. gen. 
Farr, and Caicil. 
CoMPLACES (con & placeo), es, ui Sc 
2 ltus sum, to please, properly when two 
or more are pleased. Colum. Ut et 
tibi et Gallioni nostro complacucrat. 
Gcll. Ante iis complacebat, they were 
agreed on it. Tcrent. Postquam amare 
me dixi, complacita est tibi. — Also, 
simply, to please. Plaut. H® autem Ve- 
neri complacuerunt. Id. Hoc deo com- 
placitum est! such was the will of heaven. 
- If Hence, Complacitus, a, uih, 
pleasing, beloved, acceptable. Apul. 
CoMPLaC 5 (con & placo), as, a. 1 . to 
3 conciliate, to render favorably inclined, 
same as Placo, placidum reddo. Tiro 
ap. Gell. 
CoMPLaNaTIS (complano), onis, f. a 
2 levelling; henc e, ruins, opahopuy. Se¬ 
nec. 
COMPLaNaTSR (Id.), oris, rn. that 
3 makes level or plain. Apul. 
CoMPLaNS (con & piano), as, avi, atum, 
2 a. 1 . to level, make plain or smooth, opa- 
Aljffo. Cato. Terrain aut manibtts aut 
pedibus complanato. Sueton. Comple- 
tus et complanatus lacus. — Figur. 
Senec. Multa dura, uspera, sed qu® mol- 
liat et complanet ipse, h. e. make easier. 
- - IT Also, to level with the ground, raze, 
pull down. Cic. domum alicujus. Hirt. 
opera constituta. Sueton. Complanata 
fossuris montium juga. 
CoMPLAToNICOS (con & Platonicus), 
i, m. afellow-Platonist, a Platonist. Si¬ 
don. 
CoMPLAUDS (con & plaudo), is, a. 3 
3 to applaud together. Paulin. Nolan. 
C 6 MPI.eC I 6 , is, a. 3. same as Complcctor 
3 Pompon, ap. Non. Guin ergo complec- 
tite. Vitruv. Scapos duos transversa- 
rios complectit et compegit,' h. e. con- 
nexuit. Al. leg. complexus est. _ 
IT Passive, Cic. Guo uno maleficio sce- 
lera omnia complexa esse videantur, in¬ 
cluded, comprehended. Lucrct. (Sorpus- 
cula complexa meant inter se, ttrnncct- 
ed, Sec. 
COMPLkCTOR (con Sc plecto), gris, exus 
sum, dep. 3. encircle, compass, surround, 
comprehend, contain, Trspt-XsKopat, orem- 
£%(o. Cic. Orbis cslestis extnnus, qui 
reliquos omnes complectitur. Id. Arc- 
tior me soinnus complexus est. Id. 
vitis claviculis suis quasi manibus", 
quidquid est nacta, complectitur. Ovid. 
effigiem fulvo auro, to set in gold. Id. 
Mare terrain eomplexum. thes. spa- 
tium munitionibus. Id. opere collem 
h. e. with fortifications. So, Id. xiii. 
millia passuum complexus. Fellei. 
obsidione aliquem. Plin. intra se ali- 
quid. — Figur. Cic. Omnium rerum me- 
moriam breviter. Quintil. aliquid me- 
moria. — Hence, to take with one’s self 
to associate for some purpose. Cic. am- 
plissimos viros ad scelus, h. c. to make 
them his accomplices. — Also, Cic. Com- 
plecti cogitalione, to conceive of, imagine. 
So, Id. animo. So, also, Id. totunf hoc 
genus judiciorum, h. e. understand, com¬ 
prehend. Tacit, figuram animi, form 
an idea of, picture to one’s self the shape, 
Sec. — Also, Cic. literis, to drain up, or 
express in writing. So, Q uintil. verbis 
