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attention, wonder, &c. JVepos. Supel- 
lex modica, non multa: ut in neutram 
partem conspici posset. Ovid. Bonis 
animi conspicerere tui. Liv. Vestitus 
nihil inter requales excellens: arma et 
equi conspiciebantur. — So, Conspec¬ 
tus, gazed at, admired, conspicuous, 
&c. °But see Conspectus and Conspi- 
ciendus. 
DoNSPICIO (conspicio), onis, f. a view- 
3 ing, seeing. Farr. 
Cof^SPICo, as, a. 1. same as Conspicor. 
Farr. Contemplate et conspicare. — 
Hence, Conspicor (passive). See Con¬ 
spicor. 
CONSPICOR (con & specio), aris, atus 
2 sum, dep. I. to see, behold, descry, Ociv- 
~ pew, flXeirw. Cees. Trans vallem mag- 
nam hostium multitudinem conspica- 
tur. Terent. Cur te ergo in his ego 
conspicor regionibus ? Id. Quin te in 
fundo conspicer fodere, aut arare. Plaut. 
Ubi me hunc habere conspicata est an- 
nulum, rogat, unde habeam.-11 Pas¬ 
sively. Plaut. Non vult conspicari. 
C0NSPIC00S (conspicio), a, uni, adj. 
2 visible, in full view, conspicuous, clear, 
wepi<j>avijs. Odd. Rebus ab auditis, 
conspicuisque, from things heard and 
seen. Phiedr. Ut conspicuum in preelio 
haberent signum. Tacit. Ipsorum tela 
per tenebras vana : Romani conspicu- 
am Barbarorum aciem, &c. Senec. 
Nives conspicus. Curt. Tabernacu- 
lum undique conspicuum. -Augustus 
ap. Plin. Sidus omnibus e terris con¬ 
spicuum. Senec. Habere mortem in 
conspicuo, h. e. tauquam priesentem in- 
tueri.-If Figur. of persons and things 
which attract the attention of people, 
striking, worth seeing, worthy of notice, 
conspicuous, illustrious, distinguished, re¬ 
markable. Herat. Late conspicuumtol- 
lere verticem. Tibidl. Clara conspicuus 
domo. Plin. Ep. Laude conspicui. Ta¬ 
cit. Illustres senes, conspicme femina;. 
Martial. Conspicui venerabilis ainphi- 
theatri moles. ' 
CoNSPIRaTe (conspiratus), adverb, 
3 with one accord, with one consent, unani¬ 
mously. Justin. Lacedsmonii eo con- 
spiratius ad arma concurrunt. 
CoNSPiRaTIS (conspiro), onis, f. an 
agreement, union, unanimity, harmony, 
concord, bp6vma. Cic. in republ. bene 
gerenda. Lcntul. in Cic. Ep. omnium 
ordinum ad defendendam libertatem. 
Cic. Amici magna amoris conspiratione 
consentientes. Id. Conspiratio consen- 
susque virtutum.-U In a bad sense, 
aplot, conspiracy, owratrij. Cic. cer- 
torum hominum contra dignitatem 
tuam. 
CoNSPIRaTOS, us, m. same as Conspira- 
3 tio. Gell. 
CoNSPiRO (con & spiro), as, avi, atum, 
a. 1. to blow together, cvyitvsio. Firg. 
ASreaque assensu conspirant cornua 
rauco.-11 Commonly, intransitively 
and figuratively, to agree, unite, or con¬ 
spire together. Cic. Conspirate nobis¬ 
cum, consentite cum bonis. Plin. Ep. 
Consentite, conspirate ad liberandam 
rempubl. Colum. In commune conspi- 
rabatur ab utroque. — Also, of inani¬ 
mate objects. Lucret. Conspirans mu- 
tuus ardor. Colum. Ut humus suis om¬ 
nibus partibus ad educandam prolem 
novam conspiret. Cic. Rerum conspi¬ 
rans cognatio. — Also, in a bad sense, 
to plot, conspire, avvlarripi. Sueton. 
Conspiratum est in eum a sexaginta 
amplius. Tacit, in cmdem alicujus. 
Sueton. ad res novas. Id. perdere ali- 
quem.-IT Particip. Conspiratus, a, 
um, united, collected. Cats. (Ed. Oud.) 
. Miiites subito conspirati. Senec. Multa- 
rum ffitatum exempla, in unum conspi- 
rata. — Also, having united, conspired. 
Phiedr. Conspiratis partibus, h. e. factis, 
conflatis. — Conspirati, orum, conspira- 
/ to fs. Sueton. -IT Also (from spira), 
of a snake, to roll up, wind round, coil up. 
•durel. Fict. Anguis se conspiravit.- 
11 Veget. Sanguis conspiratus, h. e. (per- 
haps) ex arteria cum spiritu emissus. 
CCNSPISSaTOS (con & spissatus), a, 
um, adject, thickened, made thick. Co¬ 
lum. 
CoNSPONDEO (con & spondee), es, di, 
sum, n. and a. 2. to promise mutually. 
Vet. Scnatus cons. Ne posthac inter se 
conjuravisse velint, neque conspon- 
disse. — Hence, Apul. Jugum sororium 
consponsae factionis, h. c. par sororum, 
quoe conjuraverant, Auson. Conspon- 
sum feedus, h. e. mutuo promissum. 
CqNSPoNSOR (conspondeo), oris, m. a 
joint surety, ovveyyvr]T)js. Cic. Si Gal- 
ba consponsor tuus redierit. Id. Ut in¬ 
vestiges ex consponsorum tabuiis. 
CONSPOS (con &. spuo), is, ui, utum, a. 
3 3. to spit upon, irpositTveo. Petron. me 
basio. Plaut. Qui constitit, culpant 
eum: conspuitur, vituperatur. Juve¬ 
nal. Conspuiturque sinus.-IT Ju¬ 
piter hibernas cana nive conspuit 
Alpes, spits upon, h. e. conspergit, be¬ 
sprinkles. This is a verse of Euriws, 
which is ridiculed by Horace, who sub¬ 
stitutes the name of the poet for Jupiter. 
-IT Also, to spit. Petron in sinnm 
suum. 
CoNSPuRCS (con & spurco), as, avi, 
2 atum, a. 1. to defile, pollute, befoul, Karap- 
faviralvai. Colum. 
CoNSPuTS (frequentat. from conspuo), 
1 as, avi, atum, a. 1. to spit frequently up¬ 
on, bespit, bespawl. Cic. 
CGNSTaBILIO (con & stabilio), is, ivi, 
3 Itum, a. 4. to establish, make firm or sure, 
Siaorripigw. Plaut. Tuam rem consta- 
bilisses. 
CONSTaGNO (con & stagno), as, n. 1. 
to congeal. Corn. Pronto. 
CONSTaNS, tis, particip. from consto. 
-IT Adj. steady, firm, hard to move. 
Lucrct. mellis constantior est natura. 
-IT Also, of the mind, firm, steady, 
resolved, constant, always the same, even, 
uniform, consistent, fixed, determined, im¬ 
mutable. Cic. Castissimus et constantis- 
simus testis. Id. Constantes amici. Id. 
Fortis et constantis est, non perturbari. 
Id. Stellte, qua: cursus cerfos et con¬ 
stantes habent. Id. Una et constans 
haruspicum vox. Sueton. Constans fa- 
ma erat, h. e. it was generally affirmed. 
Ovid. Constantique fide veterem tutare 
sodalem. Tacit. Fidei constans, for in 
fide. So, in a bad sense, obstinate, per¬ 
tinacious. Horat. Constantior in vitiis. 
Propert. Constans fastus.-IT Also, 
grave, acting with steadiness, acting rea¬ 
sonably ; opposed to amens. Cic. Fuit 
omnium constantissimus. 
CoNSTaNTER (constans), adv. consist¬ 
ently, uniformly, evenly, steadily, firmly, 
unchangeably. Cic. Oratio constanter 
ingrediens. Id. Constantissime dici vi- 
dentur. Id. Sibi constanter, dicere. 
Cats. Constanter nunciare, to tell the 
same story, give the same account. Horat. 
Pars hominum vitiis gaudet constanter, 
uniformly, systematically. Cic. Constan¬ 
ter honesteque vivere. Brut, ad Cic. 
Si modo constanter ac perpetuo placebit 
hoc consilium. Cic. Caelum constantis¬ 
sime conficit vicissitudines anniversa- 
rias, regularly, immutably. Sueton. Ami- 
citias constantissime retinere. Id. Con- 
stantius exsequi aliquid. Curt. Acrius, 
quam constantius preelium inire. Cars. 
Constanter ac non timide pugnare. 
Ovid. Di, quos experior nimium con¬ 
stanter iniquos, h. e. too constantly or 
uniformly. 
CONSTaNTIX (Id.), te, f. consistency in 
thought, word and action, steadiness, firm¬ 
ness, uniformity of conduct, constancy, 
perseverance, equableness, fixedness. Cic. 
Catoni cum incredibilem tribuisset na¬ 
tura gravitatem, eamque ipsam perpe- 
tua constantia roboravisset. Id. pro- 
missi. Id. benevolent!®. JVepos. vocis 
atque vultus. Cic. Non ex singulis vo- 
cibus philosophi spectandi sunt, sed ex 
perpetuitate atque constantia. Id. Quee 
est autem inter augures conveniens et 
conjuncta constantia? h. e. ut eadem 
semper dicant, et sibi ipsis constent. 
Id. Cursus stellarumsunt admirabili in- 
credibilique constantia, uniformity. — So 
also, strength or firmness of body. Quin- 
til. declam. — Also, boldness, confidence. 
Tertull. admonendi. —- Plural, Cic. Sunt 
tres constantice.-IT Also, of the parts 
of the bod}', that symmetry which forms a 
beautiful whole. Quintal. 1, prooem. 27. 
CONST aNTTNOPOLIS (Constantinus & 
irbXis), Constantinople, built by Constan¬ 
tine. Auson. — Hence, Constantinopo- 
199 
litanus, a, um, adj. Hod. Just, urbs, 
h. e. CoTistantinople. 
CONSTANTINOS, i, m. Constantine, the 
first Roman emperor who embraced Chris¬ 
tianity. He was the son of Constantius. 
Euseb. — Hence, Constantinianus, a, 
um, adj. of or pertaining to Constantine. 
Ammian. 
CONSTANTIOS, ii, m. a Roman emperor. 
— Hence, Constantiicus, and Constan- 
tianus, a, um, and Constantiensis, e, adj. 
of or pertaining to the same. Ammian. 
and Se.r.t. Ruf. 
CONSTeLLaTIO i(con & Stella), onis, f 
3 an assemblage or conjunction of the stars 
as affecting the fate of men, a constellation, 
dcrpolycola. Ammian. and Finnic. 
CONSTELLATES (con & stellatus), a, 
3 um, adj. studded with stars, starred. 
Trebell. Poll. 
CONSTeRNaTIO (consterno), onis, a 
2 great fear, alarm, or astonishment: con¬ 
sternation, dismay, rrOriais, rrrvppo 
ZKirXrfis. Liv. Auxilia subsidiaria, pa- 
vore et consternatione quadrigurum ler- 
rita, et ipsa in fugam versa. Tacit. 
Pavor et consternatio mentis. Sueton. 
Non mediocrem fore consternationem, 
sicunde hostis appareat.-If Also, a 
tumult, disorder, mutiny, sedition. Liv. 
muliebriS, h. e. the mad or tumultuous 
conduct of the women. Tacit, militum. 
CONSTERNATES, a, um, particip. from 
consterno. - If Adj. put into great 
fear, beside one’s self for fright, having 
lost one’s presence of mind, disturbed, 
thrown into confusion or disorder. Liv. 
Propter quod matron® consternates pro¬ 
currant in publicum, h. c. tumultuous, in 
a fury. 
CONSTERNO (con & sterno, is; applied 
2 to the mind), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
alarm, terrify, affright, dismay, overwhelm 
with terror, to disturb greatly, amaze, 
tiarXfiTTco, tttocoi, rrrvpoj. Liv. Clamo- 
ribus dissonis consternavit equos. Sue¬ 
ton. Consternatus transcursu fulguris. 
St.at. Turmas metu consteraat inani. — 
Also, to impel or drive by terror, to excite 
to revolt or sedition. Liv. Repente in fu¬ 
gam consternantur. Id. multitudinem 
conjuratorum ad arma. Id. Tumul- 
tuque etiam sanos consternante. 
CONSTERNO (con & sterno), is, stravi, 
atum, a. 3. to strew or cover all over, to 
spread; lay, aropCw, KaraoTpcovvi'ni. 
Cic. Fruinentum vias omne3 angipor- 
tusque constraverat. Firg. Conster- 
nuntterram frondes. Cats. Consternere 
contabulationem lateribus et Into, t.o 
floor. Plin. nidum mollibus plumis. Id. 
Consternere lapide, to pave. Catull. 
Purpurea consternens veste cubile. 
Ilirt. Palus constrata- pontibus, h. e. 
bridged ovtrr. Plin. Pons constratus in 
navibus. Cic. Naves constrat®, with a 
deck. — Hyperbolically, Liv. classibus 
maria. Lucrct. Gravi terram conster¬ 
nere casu. Firg. Late terram conster¬ 
nere tergo.-If Also, to throw to the 
ground, same as Prosterno. Liv. Tem- 
pestas signa constravit. -U Stat. 
iram, to calm, allay. —— If See Constra- 
tnm. 
CONSTxPaTIO (constipo), onis, f. apress- 
3 ing or crowding together. Fopisc. Facta 
exercitus sui constipatione, having con¬ 
centrated his troops. 
CONSTiPO (con & stipo), as, avi. atum, 
la. 1. to place close together, crowd to¬ 
gether, thicken, CTcttxaTTOt,<rvXXcyo>. Cic. 
tantum numerum hominum in agrum 
Campanum. Cats. Hostes se sub ipso 
vallo constipaverant. Prudent. Consti- 
pata officia (A. e. ministros). 
CoNSTITTO (consisto), onis, f. a sland- 
3 ing, staying, tarrying, Gell. 
CoNSTITuS (conifc statuo), is, ui, utum, 
a. 3. to set down, place, put, dispose, sta¬ 
tion, post. Liv. pedites in coile. Cats. 
praesidia in oppidis. Liv. Constituit ag- 
men, make to halt. Id. signa, to make a 
halt. Id. signa ante tribunal, to plant. 
Cic. arma in templo. Id. aliquid sibi 
ante oculos. JTcpos. classem, to come to 
anchor with the fleet. Cic. plebcm in 
agris, to plant, settle. Fellci. Reliquias 
pradonion in certa sede constituit. Cic. 
hominem ante pedes alicujus, to bring 
him before. Id., aliquem in locum alte- 
rius. Id. in aliquo munere.-If Ti 
