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together, swarm. Liv. Agrestem {for 
agrestes) confertum in angusta tecta. 
-ir Also, to cram, stuff, or Jill full. 
Cic. Cum ita completa et conferta sint 
omnia. Tacit. Conferta mole. Cic. 
Liber confertus voluptatibus. Id. Vita 
plena et conferta voluptatibus. - 
ir See Confertus. 
1'ONFERM.ENTQ (con & fermento), as, a. 
3 1. to ferment, to leaven. Tertull. 
CONFERS (con & fero), ers, contuli, col- 
latum, or conlatum, a. irreg. to bring or 
carry together; to collect, gather, evytpo- 
peco, comporto, congero. Nepos. ligna 
circa casam. Vellei. Conferens arma, 
et prosternens se genibus imperatoris. 
Cats, sarcinas in unum locum. Colum. 
Horreum, quo conferatur omne rusticum 
instrumentum. — Often of money or 
other things contributed by several per¬ 
sons for any use, to bring or put in by 
way of contribution, to contribute, pay, 
eis'ipepu), avveisfyipw. JVepos. Quadri- 
genta talerita quotannis Delurn sunt coi- 
iata. Justin, pecuniam in stipendium 
belli. Cic. tributa ex censu. Id. in 
commune. Liv. sextantes in capita. 
Id. aliquid ad honorem alicujus. Pan¬ 
dect. Non est permittendum nisi contu- 
lerit, if he shall not contribute his part. 
Id. Si vinum alius contulerit, alius mel. 
Id. magnam partem patrimonii alicui 
rei.-H Liv. Cur non confertis, sc. le¬ 
gem, why do you not unitedly, in unison, 
propose a law to the people 1 -11 Hence, 
in general, to bring, set, put, place, draw 
to aether, to unite, to join, to make common. 
Cic. capita, to lay their heads together 
(for consultation). Id. castra castris, to 
join camp to camp, to bring camp right 
over against camp (said either of friend 
or foe”. So, Hirt. castra oppido. Cic'. 
sermones, to converse together. Terent. 
and Liv. consilia, to consider together. 
Cic. Coram hoc conferemus, or Id. inter 
nos, we will talk this oven- together. — 
Conferre pedem, to join foot, to join with, 
to close with (for a combat). Liv. Pede 
collato, foot to foot, man to man. Hence,, 
figur. Cic. Pedem conferre, to attack, to 
move up to. Quint. Cum argumentis 
conferre pedem, h. e. to attack tile argu¬ 
ments. — Plant, and Virg. Conferre gra- 
dum, to join step with one, to go up to him 
(as a friend). So, Liv. Cum quo contu- 
lit gradum, attacked or closed with (as an 
enemy). — Cic. rnanus cum aliquo 
(properly, to join hands; hence), to en¬ 
gage, fight with. So, Virg. manum, and 
Ovid, dextram, and Id. Martem, or sim¬ 
ply Id. Conferre cum aliquo, to engage, 
fight, contend. — Conferre signa (in its 
first sense), to bring the standards to¬ 
gether. Cces. Hence (in its second sense), 
to unite. Ctes. in unum. So, Liv. ad 
aliquem, h. e. to join his army. And (in 
the third sense) to join the standards with 
those of the enemy, to fight a pitched battle. 
Cic. and Liv. cum aliquo. Liv. Signa 
conferre in lsevum cornu, to attack the 
left wing. Id. Signis collatis (pugnare, 
&c.), to fight, Spc., a pitched battle. Hence, 
figur. or jestingly, Cic. Signa conferre, 
to fight. — Lucret. (de concubitu) mem¬ 
bra, to unite. Horat. lites, h. e. to con¬ 
tend, wrangle. Ovid, dentes in corpore, 
h. e. attack it at the same time. Virg. se 
alicui, to come into close fight, to attack. 
JVep. Bellum conferre, h. e. conjungere. 
Cic. ut in pauca conferam, h. e. to make 
short, be brief. -IT Also, to compare. 
Cic. vitam utriusque inter se. Id. pa- 
cem cum bello. Id. parva magnis. 
Ilorat. nil jucundo amico. Pluedr. se 
laudibus alicujus. Varr. quippiam ad 
aliud. Liv. vires. Cic. nostras leges 
cum Lycurgo. — IT Also, bring or carry 
any whither. Nepos. nihil dornum suam. 
Hence, conferre se, to betake, turn or ap¬ 
ply one’s self any whither. Cic. Rhodnm. 
Id. in fugam. Id. ad studium philoso- 
phiie. Id. ad pontifices. Plant, in pedes, 
to take to his heels. Cic. conferre aliquid in 
infamiam. Id. Academiam ex (luobus 
libris i n quatuor. Terent. verba ad rem, 
to pul his words into effect; to pass from 
words to deeds. Cic. species hominum 
in Deos, to represent the gods to one’s self 
in human form. — Hence, to bring, h. e. 
to brin rr on, cause or induce. Colum. pes- 
lem hominibus pecudibusque. Plin. 
Sulphur confer!, candorem. — Also, to 
contribute, to be serviceable to, to promute, 
profit. Cic. ap. Colum. Metus plurimum 
confert ad diligentiam custodiendi. Id. 
Quod oratori plurimum confert. Id. ni¬ 
hil ad probationem. Id. Allium voci 
confert, is good for, benefits. — Also, to 
bring upon, lay upon. Cic. omnia in pa- 
tronum. Terent. culpam in me, to lay 
the blame upon. Cic. suspicionem in ali¬ 
quem, to draw upon. Ctes. timorem in 
rei frumentariae siinulationem, h. c. to 
assign this as a reason or excuse for their 
fear. — Also, to commit , intrust, refer. 
Cic. rem ad aliquem, li. e. to refer the 
matter to his arbitration. Id. spent salu- 
tis ad clementiam victoris. — Also, to 
confer, give, impart. Cic. beneficium in 
aliquem. Sueton. praemia alicui. Tc- 
rent. fructum alio. — Also, to make use 
of, to employ, to apply or convert (to any 
purpose). Cic. pecuniam ad beneficen- 
tiam. Id. pecuniam in aliquid. Id. 
tempus in aliquid. Id. vocem ad qutes- 
tum. Id. se et arma in salutem reipub- 
licte. — Also, to direct, suit, adapt. Cic. 
causam in tempus. — Also, to turn in any 
direction, to direct. Cic. iter Brundisium. 
Terent. animum hue. Id. suumanimum 
alio. — Also, to transform, change. Cic. 
se in belluam. Ovid, corpus in volu- 
crem. — Also, to put off, defer. Cic. 
aliquid in tempus ambulationis. Id. om¬ 
nia in mensem Martium. — Also, for af- 
ferre, to adduce. Terent. exemplum. — 
Also, to place, to station orpostm any part. 
llirt. legiones in mediam aciem. Jlucl. 
B. Jifr. tertiam aciem in sinistrum cornu. 
CoNFeRRuMINS (con& ferrumino), as, 
2 a. 1 . to glue together, cement, solder, avy- 
/cuAAdco. Plin. 
CoNFERTE (confertus), adv. same as Con- 
3 fertim. Ammian. Confertius resistentes. 
CoNFERTIM (Id.), adv. closely, in a heap 
2 or crowd, in a compact body, a§p6 o>f. 
Sallust. Non confertim neque in unum 
se recipiebant, sed alius alio, &c. Liv. 
Confertim et pugnant, et cedunt. 
CoNFeRTOS, a, um, particip. from con- 
fercio.-IT Adj. close together, close 
pressed, thick, close, crowded. Tacit. 
Conferto gradu. Liv. agmen. Cces. 
Confertissima acies, in very close array. 
Liv. Samnites dextera parte runs ordi- 
nibus, sinistra confertiores steterant. 
Sallust. In confertissimos hostes incur- 
rit.-IT Also, filled full, full. Cic. Vita 
plena et conferta voluptatibus. Stat. 
Confertissima lucis Nysa, having very 
many groves. See Confercio. 
CONFERVA (conferveo, quia ossa con- 
fracta sanat), se, f. the herb called sponge. 
of the river. Plin. -IT Apul. calls also 
the herb Consolida by this name. 
CoNFERVEFACIo (conferveo & facio), 
is, a. 3. to heat. Lucret. 
CoNFERVEO (con & ferveo), es, bui, n. 
2 3. to boil together, cook together. Pallad.' 
-IT Also, of fractured bones, to unite, 
grow together. Cels. 
C6NFERVESC5 (con & fervesco), is, bui, 
n. 3. to become heated, grow hut, boil, fer¬ 
ment. Vitruv. Aer confervescit. — Fig¬ 
ur. Horat. Mea cum conferbuit ira.- 
IT Also, of broken bones, to unite, by 
means of the gelatinous substance in 
them. Cels. — IT Plin. Granum, si tegu- 
lis subjaceat, confervescere. Colum. 
Nec postea tangitur vinum, dum confer- 
vescat; (the last two mean, to ferment.) 
C5NFESSI5 (confiteor), onis, f. a confes¬ 
sion, acknowledgment. Cic. errati. Id. 
capt® pecuniae. Id. Confessiones ali¬ 
cujus rei. Id. Indui, jugulari confes- 
sione sua. Id. urged. Vellei. Omnium 
confessione Senatus princeps.-IT Al¬ 
so, proof, testimony. Plin. Laser ad ex¬ 
tent corporum indubitatas confessiones 
habet, h. e. testimony of those who have 
been cured thereby ; is of unquestionable 
utility. Id. Coniessio de somno pis- 
ciurn, a proof. Cato ap. Ocll. Ea faciunt 
confessionem, non defensionem, h. c. 
make the thing certain. 
C6NFESS5R (Id.), 5ris, m. a confessor, 
as of religion, particularly under the 
torture. Sidon. Sed Confessorem virtu- 
tum signa sequuntur. - IT Also, a 
monk, Christian. Hieron. 
CoNFeSSoRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. Con- 
3 fessoria actio (to which is opposed nega- 
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toria), li. e. an action to obtain from an¬ 
other an acknowledgment of our rirrbt j, 
a thing, which he seeks to deprive us of 
Pandect. -IT It is also in Pandect, ac 
tio qua; datur alicui adversus confitea 
tern ; e. g. de darnno dato. 
CONFESSES, a, um, particip. from con¬ 
fiteor. For the active significations, sec 
Confiteor. -IT Passively, particip. am’ 
adj. acknowledged, confessed, manifest 
undoubted, evident, apparent. Cic. Man! 
festa res et confessa. Qiuntil. Propo- 
sitio aut confessa est, aut probanda, hi. 
Ornatus pressioa, et severior, et minus 
confessus, h. e. less apparent, manifest. 
Id. Verba Grajca confessa, li. e. evidently 
Greek. Id. De confesso loqui, h. e. de 
crimine confesso et manifesto. Plin. 
Ne pluribus moremur in re confessa. Id. 
Sidus confessum inter omnes. Id. Api- 
astrum in confessa damnatione est, h. c. 
ab omnibus damnatur. - IT Gell e 
xii. tab. iEs confessum, an acknowledged 
debt. -IT Plin. Ep. In confessum ve¬ 
nire, to be undoubted, acknowledged by all, 
clear or known to all. -IT Ex confesso, 
confessedly, beyond doubt. Senec. Malus 
ex confesso. Quintil. Vituperate qua; 
ex confesso sunt turpia.-IT In con¬ 
fesso esse, to be clear, undisputable. Se¬ 
nec. Parentum in confesso sunt rnerita. 
Plin. Cum in confesso sit, fuisse, &c. 
CoNFESTIM (apparently allied to festi- 
no), adv. forthwith, immediately, without 
a moment’s delay; irapavriKa, riS-fwj. 
Cic. Qua; gestum negotium confestim, 
aut ex intervallo consequuntur. Id. 
Rem administrandam arbitror sine ulla 
mora, et confestim gerendam. Cces. 
Coliortes armari, et confestim se sultse- 
qui jussit. 
CONFJBOLA (con & fibula), re, f. same 
3 as Fibula. Ill Cato, a wooden cramp or 
clench, to keep wood from splitting. 
CoNFICIENS, entis, particip. from confi- 
cio.-If Adj. that causes, makes,pro¬ 
cures, efficient, effective. Cic. causa con- 
ficiens, h. c. efficiens. Id. H®c cum cor¬ 
poris bona sint, eorum conficientia certe 
in bonis numerabis. Id. Civitas confi- 
cientissima litterarum, h. e. qua; diligen- 
tissime ontriia acta perscribit. 
C0NFICI5 (con & facio), is, eci, ectum, 
a. 3. properly, to make together. Hence, 
to get together, collect, bring together. 
JYepos. magnam multitudinem serpen- 
tum. Cic. exercitum. Id. pecuniam ex 
aliqua re. Id. Summa confecta ex sin¬ 
gulis ®ribus.-IT To make, prepare, 
execute, effect. Cic. annulum, pallium, 
soccos sua tnanu. Plin. ellyclmia. Id. 
medicamina. JVepos. libros. Id. ora- 
tiones, to compose. Terent. pacent. Id. 
nuptias, to make, celebrate. Cic. facinus. 
Id. iter, to make a journey. Id. pretium, 
to fix, set. Id. animum auditoris miseri- 
cordetn, to make, render. Liv. provin- 
ciam rebellatricem. — Hence, to pro¬ 
cure, provide, get. Cic. alicui bibliothe- 
cam. Terent. alicui virginem. Cic. 
reditum alicui, to effect, procure. Id. 
bene loquendi famam, to acquire {ttoiciv 
ovopa ). Id. centurias, to secure the votes 
of. Id. necessariis suis suam tribum, 
h. c. conciliare, gain over to, get their fa¬ 
vor for, induce to favor. — Also, to cause, 
excite. Terent. alicui sollicitudines. 
Cic. motus animorum. — Also, prepare, 
work, elaborate. Plin. frumenta molere, 
et conficere, h. e. to make into bread. 
Cic. Villis ovium confectis atque con¬ 
texts homines vestiuntur. Pallad per- 
nas et lardum, to salt, pickle. Plin. Ind¬ 
ies, h. c. inficere, to dye. — Hence, also, 
to execute, perform. Cic. quod mih) 
mandaras. Id. mandata. Id. sacra. 
Id. rem ex sententia. Hence, Id. Con¬ 
fecta res est, it is over (with Italy), it is 
all over. -IT To end, finish, terminate, 
accomplish, complete, bring about. Cic. 
Ego jam annuum munus confecerq 
Colum. intra cal. decentbr. sementem- 
Plin. Donee conficiatur bruma. Cic 
ludos. Id. Isocrates prope centum com 
fecit annos, h. e. lived to the age of. Sit. 
Somnus suas confecerat boras. Plant. 
diem (longo sermone). Cic. totum lo¬ 
cum, settle, dispose of, the whole matter. 
Liv. provinciam, li.e. to finish the warm 
a land, to give peace to the province. Cic. 
Pompeius plures provincias confectt, 
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