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C 8 NTaTI 8 (contor), onis, f. delay, doubt, 
hesitation; same as Cunctatio. Plin. 
and Apul. 
CoNTaTOS (Id.), a, urn, adj. same as 
Cunctatus. April. Contatior ad dicen- 
dum.-IT Also (from contus), armed 
with a pole, pilce or spear. Vegct. 
CoNTaX ( k6vtii \), acis, m. a kind of 
game, in which a stake was thrown, so as 
to stand erect in the ground, and was then 
thrown down by sending another. Cod. 
Just. 
C5NTECHN5R (con & techna), aris, 
atus sum, dep. 1 . to contrive some trick, 
cunningly to go about something, pyxa- 
vdonai. Plant. 
C5NTECT0S, a, um, particip. from con- 
tego. 
C 0 NTEG 8 (con & tego), is, exi, ectum, 
a. 3. to cover, cover up, crvoKeirugai, 
okctto). Cic. Messoria se corbe con- 
texit. Id. Tumulus, qui corpus ejus 
contexerat, which covered his body, where 
he was buried. Cces. Coria, ne igni cor- 
rumpantur, centonibus conteguntur. 
Plin. Paneg. Contecti cadibus canipi. 
Tacit. Corpus humiii sepuitura con- 
texere.-IT Also, to bring under cover. 
Hirt. milites in tecta. -IT Also, to 
hide, conceal. Cic. vitia fronte et super- 
cilio. Terent. injuriam. Tacit, (ini- 
dam servili habitu, alii clfcntium fide 
contecti. -IT Also, to cover, protect. 
Liv. Si victores exercitus vallum potius 
quam virtus et arma contegerent. 
CoNTEMERS, as, a. 1. to defile, contami- 
3 natc, pollute, violate, stain, soil, Karapi- 
atvai. Ovid, torum alicujus. Martial. 
man us. 
C 0 XTkMXIF fC 0 S (contemno &. facio), 
3 a, um, adj. contemptuous, apt to despise, 
scornful. Lucil. ap. Non. 
C5NTEMN8 (con & ternno), is, empsi or 
einsi, emptum or emtum, a. 3. to make 
no account of, contemn, desjitse, slight, 
oXtyiopeo), Kararjipovcas; either persons 
or tilings. — To make no account of, h. e. 
not to fear, not to think worth taking pains 
about. Cic. judicia pcenamque. Id. 
exercitum. .ilepos. Morbum initio et 
ipse et medici contempserunt. So, 
Virg. Contemnere ventos adsuescant 
(arbores). Tibull. Nondum pinus con- 
teinpserat undas. — Also, to despise, 
il. e. to hold in contempt; to esteem of 
little worth. Cic. Contempsisti L. Hu¬ 
ron® genus. Id. Non curare, et con¬ 
temnere aliquid. Id. volwptatenr. Id. 
res buinanas. Ilorat. lionores. Virg. 
Apes conteinnunt favos, loathe, 'neglect, 
forsake. — So, Contemnendus, a'lim, 
■worthy to be despised, contemptible, despi¬ 
cable. Plin. — And, Non contemnen¬ 
dus, not to be despised, not contemptible, 
not bad. Cic. — Contemnere se, to rate 
one’s self low; to make nothing of one’s self. 
Plant. Qui ipsus se contemnif, in 
eo est indoles industrial, h. e. who 
is modest, unassuming. — Se non con¬ 
temnere, not to think too ' meanly of 
one’s self, not to demean one’s self, to 
put confidence in one’s self. Cic. — Liv. 
Neminem se contempturum, ubi con- 
temni desisset, think meanly of himself, 
be without spirit, act in a low manner. — 
With infin. Senec. Contemnere mori. 
— Hence, also, to treat with contempt. 
Propert. Irritata venit, quando con- 
temnitur ilia, h. c. when her request is 
slighted or denied. Tacit. Nam nec 
trjbutis contemnuntnr, h. e. are not op¬ 
pressed with. -IT Also, to cause to be 
despised; to make contemptible. Plant. 
Contemnam omnes nuntios, will render 
contemptible by my own supcrii ,'ity. - 
Il See also Contemptus, a, um. 
CoNTeMPERS (con & tempero), as, avi, 
3 atum, a. 1. to mix, mingle. Apic. In se 
contemperabis. — So, A pul. Cantharum 
mulso contempera, h. c. mix a puchcr 
full, fill a pitches• with. -IT Also, to 
temper, moderate. Vitruv. Propiora (so- 
lis) contemperata habere. 
C 8 NTe:YIPLaBILIS (contemptor), e, adj. 
3 taking aim. Ammian. - IT Contem- 
plabiliter, adv. by taking aim. Ammian. 
CoNTeMPLXBuN'DOS (Id.), a, um, adj. 
3 contemplating attentively, contemplating. 
Tertull. 
CONTeMPLaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a view- 
ing, beholding, gazing upon, surveying ; 
contemplation, consideration. Cic. Nihil 
quod contemplation! cadi officere posset. 
Petron. Injecit contemplationem super 
huineros rustici. — In particular, a taking 
aim, aim. Plin. Quia sagittis proecipua 
contemplatione utantur.-H Also, of 
tile mind, meditation, study Cic. Con- 
sideratio contemplatioque natural. Id. 
Res contemplatione dignissima. Gell. 
Contemplationes natural. — Hence, re¬ 
gard, respect, consideration. Justin, libe- 
rorum. Pandect, personaruin. — So, 
Contemplatione, with regard to, with a 
view to, in view of. Justin, justiti® ejus. 
Pandect. Non mei contemplatione, sed 
sui lucri causa. 
CoNTe.MPLaTIVOS (Id.), a, um, adj. 
2 contemplative, theoretical. Senec. 
CoNTeMPLaTOR (Id.), oris, m. an ob- 
1 server, contemplator. Cic. Homo con- 
templator csli ac Deorum. Senec. Ani¬ 
mus contemplator mundi. 
CoNTeMPLaTRIX (contemplator), Icis, 
2 f. that contemplates, regards, considers. 
Cels. 
CoNTeMPLaTOS (contemplor), us, m. 
2 same as Contemplatio. Ovid. — Also, 
Macrob. Pro contemplatu probi, impro- 
bive meriti, h. e. respectu. 
C5NTEMPL8, as, avi, atum, a. 1. same 
2 as Contemplor, to view, behold attentively, 
contemplate, Seaopat, Scaipsco. Enn. 
Contempla, et teinplum Cereris ad 1®- 
vam aspice. Plant. Ubi os contempla- 
rent suuin.-IT So, also, in a passive 
sense, Contemplatus, a, um. Liv. Ab 
contemplato situ Carthaginis. 
CoNTeMPLOR (perhaps from con & tern- 
plum, It. c. a place from which there is a 
free prospect on all sides), aris, atus sum, 
dep. 1 . to view, survey, behold steadfastly , 
gaze upon, Stmpcu, Ssaipai. Cic. Ea 
cum contemplari cuperem, vix aspici- 
endi potestas fuit. Id. Contemplari 
unumquodque otiose et considerare 
coBpit. Id. Contemplari oculis pulchri- 
tudinein rerum. Terent. vultnm alicu¬ 
jus. Plant. Contemplabor: bine hue 
iit: hinc nusquain abiit, I will look 
round, I will look carefully. Virg. Con¬ 
templator item, cum se nux, &c? observe 
also. - IT Also, of the mind, to medi¬ 
tate, weigh, consider, contemplate. Cic. 
Id animo contemplare, quod oculis nop 
potes. 
CoNTeMPQRaLIS (con & temporalis), 
3 e, and CoNTeMPQRaNEOS (con & 
tempus), a, um, adj. contemporary, co- 
temporary, coetaneous. Gell. and Tertull. 
C0NTEMP8R8 (con & tempus), as, n. 1. 
3 to be at the same time. Tertull. 
CoNTeMPTIBILIS, and CoNTEMTr- 
3 BlLrS (contemno), e, adj. contemptible, 
vile, sorry, paltry, wretched. Pandect. 
Ne conternptibilis videatur. Lamprid. 
Conteinptibilior potestas imperii. 
CoNTeMPTIBILITaS, or CoNTEMTI- 
3 BILITaS (conternptibilis), atis, f. con- 
temptiblencss. Crr.l. Aurel. 
CONTEMPTIM, or CoNTeMTIM (con- 
2 temptus), adverb, contemptuously, with 
contempt, scornfully. Liv. Contemptim 
ad castra llomana succedentes. Tacit. 
Barbari contemptius vagabantnr. 
CoNTeMPTIS, or C6NTEMTI8 (con¬ 
temno), onis, f. a despising, contemning ; 
contempt, scorn, disdain. Cic. omnium 
rerum humanarum. Cces. Venire in 
contemptionem alicui. Id. II®c res 
illis contemptionem ad (A. e. apud) om¬ 
nes attulit, universal contempt. Cic. Ad- 
ducere adversaries in contemptionem. 
CONTEMPTOR, or C6NTEMT8R (Id.), 
oris, m. one who contemns, or despises ; a 
despiser, contemner. Virg. divum. Id. 
Animus contemptor lucis, A. e. vit®. 
—— 11 Adj. contemptuous, disdainful, 
haughty. Sallust. Inerat Metello con¬ 
temptor animus. 
CoNTeMPTRiX, or CONTEMTRiX 
2 (contemptor), icis, f. that despises. 
Ovid, superum. Plant. Ilia contemp- 
trix mea. — So, Plin. Eruca conlemp- 
trix frigorum. 
CONTEMPTOS, or CONTEMTOS (con- 
2 ternno), us, m. contempt, scorn, disdain, 
aerision. Cces. Ilominibus Gallis bre- 
vitas nostra contemptui est, A. e. is a 
subject of scorn. Liv. Contemptu labo- 
rare. Sucton. Contemptui habere ali¬ 
quid, to despise, hold in contempt. Id. 
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Passim ac propalam conteinntiii 
t .0 be despised. Tacit. Leges esse > 
abolit®. Id. moriendi, A ^ 
Lucret. E contemptibus exit riw T 3, 
contempt, becomes no longer an Mm* 
contempt. uu jwiof 
CoNTeMPTOS, or C5NTEMT0S / 
ternno), a, um, particip. and ad. 
spised, contemned, slighted, contcoLfc 
^jeet, vile, despicable. Cic. Homo fo! j 
in® contemptus et abjectus. // j} T" j 
vita contempta ac sordida. '/d o 
Pompeius non contemptus orato^ - I 
contemptible orator. Id. Contemns, ? 
morum consulum levitas. id n,, ! 
vox potest esse contemptior,' Qua f 
Milonis Crotomat® ? Sue ton. ProjV 
tempto se habitum fremens. n*it 
Per avaritiam et sordes contempt,» 
exeicitui, A. e. by the army, an object of 
contempt to the army. J 1 j, 
CONTENDS (con & tendo), is, di, turn 
a & n. 3. to stretch , strain, draw np, i 
1 (| 
streten out, crwrcluco, cktcivu. Vito 
Contendere arcum. Siscnrn. an. jv™ 
Simul et tormenta contenduntur' Oc i 
Contendere ilia risu. Cic. ContentR 
fides. Ilorat. Contentus funis _ _ 
IT Also, to throw, hurl, shoot., disciam 
Virg. has tain. Id. tel um in auras sii 
sagittas nervo. — So, also, to throw w 
stretch across. Enn. ap. Varr. Helles 
ponto pontem. - IT Also, to direct urn 
whither. Virg. cursum ad aliquem. 
-11 Also, to stretch, strain, exert, em¬ 
ploy, bring into play. Lucret. Oc„!i 
contendunt se, cum tenuia qua; sint 
cernere emperunt. Cic. Contenta voce 
dicere, with a loud voice. Id. Oiiera 
contends corporibus facilius feruntur 
exerted, on the stretch. Sueton. Contends 
oculis prosequi aliquem, with stcuthi 
gaze, unaltered look. Cic. omnes ner- 
vos, ut persuadeat, &c. strain eccry 
nerve. Lucret. sununas vires de palma 
A. e. ad victoriam obtinendam. Ociil 
animurn in curas.-U Also , to stria, 
struggle, attempt, endeavor, labor. Cic. 
Qui stadium currit, eniti, et contendere 
debet, ut vincat. Id. Quantum potero, 
voce contendam, ut'boc populus R. e\- 
audiat. Id. Quantum poteslabore con¬ 
tendere, tantum fac ut efficias. hi, 
Contendere animo. Sueton. Magnopere 
contendere, ne, &c. — Also with Anc, 
id, and such accusatives. Cic. Neque 
ego nunc hoc contendo, mutate ani- 
niurn. Cces. Id sibi contendendum ex- 
istimabat. — And tire infin. Cws. Sum- 
ma vi descendere in bostium naves 
contendebant. — In particular, to exert 
one’s self to gain something, to request or 
seek for earnestly, urge, press, solicit, hen, 
entreat. Luccei. in Cic. Ep. rogando. 
Cic. Non erat causa, cur a te hoc tem¬ 
pore aliquid contenderom. Id. Necd„- 
bito, quin a me contendat, (ut) ad ur- 
bem veniam. Itl. Cum a me peteret, 
et suinme contenderet, ut suuin pro- 
pinquum defenderem. Id. Verecundina 
contendere ab aliquo. Id. A magistris 
cum contenderem de proferendo die. 
Id. Omni studio a te contendo, ut ne, 
&c. So, Varr. ap. JVon. Et petere ta¬ 
per in m populi, et contendere lionores. 
Cic. Hie magistratus a populo summa 
tunbitione contenditur. -11 Also, to 
maintain energetically, assert, insist, con¬ 
tend, solemnly promise or assure. Cic. 
Ut possis h,ec contra Hortensimn con¬ 
tendere, maintain, defend. Id. Ego con- 
tendo, iilud singulare solere existere. 
Cels. Ut Asclepiades contendit. Ovid. I 
Ilium ego contendi mente carere liona. 
JTcpos. Ad Ephoros accessit, atque apud 
eos contendit, falsa his esse dela ; 
ta. Cic. Ego hoc contendo, me tiln 
rationeni redditurum. Id. Sacramento 
contendas, mea non esse. -If Also, 
to do, accomplish, or execute with exer¬ 
tion. Lucret. caitsain contra aliquem, 
A. e. intendere, to bring, institute. Cic. 
tantum itineris, to undertake, to make. 
Gelt. Vindict® contenduntur, h. e. an 
action is brought to establish possession. 
-H Also, to compare, contrast, set or 
match together. Cic. causas, qoffi inter 
se confiigunt. Id. id cum defensione 
nostra. Tacit, vetera et prasentta. 
— With the dat. Ilorat. Sidonio conten¬ 
dere ostro Aquinatem potantia veliera 
