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Non contineo, quin, &c. sc. me. Pc 
Iron. Nec se solum intra verba conti- 
nuit', confine himself to. Plaut. An te 
auapicium commoratum est? an tem- 
oestas continet ? detain , hinder. Virg. 
Aericolam continet imber, keeps in. So, 
Tercnt. se ruri, to remain, stay. — Also, 
lo keep at something, to busy, to employ. 
Cic. se in suis perennibus studiis. Id. 
In qua (exercitatione) nos te contine- 
bimus. Petron. Nondum juvenes de- 
clamationibus continebantur. — Also, 
to charm, delight. Cic. Gui continen- 
tur ea commendatione natural. — Also, 
to keep, watch, preserve. Cic. Gustos ad 
continendas merces missus.' Tercnt 
(iute taceo et contineo optime, keep 
dose, keep secret. -IT Also, to embrace, 
include, comprehend, contain. Cic. Mun- 
dus omnia complexu suo coercet et con- 
tinet. Id. Omnia qu® aluntur, conti¬ 
nent in se vim caloris. Id. magnum 
mendum. Plucdr. res utiles. Plin. 
innumeras medicinas. Cic. Conti¬ 
nue odium jamdiu conceptum, and 
Id. dolorem, to have. Id. aliquid ani- 
mo ac memoria. Cies. Reliquum spati- 
um mons continet, takes up, occupies. 
Cic. Epistola continebat, esse redditam 
orationem, had this in it. Id. Si omnia 
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ilia summo bono contmerentur, should 
be included. Id. In qua continetur 
communitas, &c. Id. Forum, in quo 
omnia mquitas continetur, h. e. where 
right and justice are exercised. — Hence, 
Continere rem, to be the ground of a 
thing, to give it being and stability, to be 
of chief importance in. Cic. Guod rem 
causamque continet. Id. Guod conti¬ 
net philosophiam. Id. Res causam 
continet, h. e. causa nititur in re. Id. 
continent causas, h. e. causae nituntur 
in iis. — Hence, Contineri re, to consist 
of, be grounded on, rest upon, be composed 
of, be made up of. Cic. Vita corpore et 
spirita continetur. Id. Artes, qu® con- 
jectura continentur. Id. Tua salute 
contineri suam. Id. Meus reditus ves- 
tro judicio continetur.-IT See also, 
Contemns, a, urn, and Contmcns. 
HoNTINGd (con& tingo), is, nxi, nctum, 
3.a. 3. to moisten, besmear, color, dye, 
bvyxpiofa. Lucret. Proinde colore 
cave contingas semina rerum. Virg. 
corpus amurca. — Figur. Museo con¬ 
tingens cuncta lepore. Lucret. - 
If Compare the next word. 
CoNTINGS (con &. tango), is, tlgi, tac 
turn, a. Sc n. 3. to touch, 'anropai. Cic. 
cibum terrestrem. Virg. Funem manu 
contingere gaudent. Cic. Guanta hu- 
militate luna feratur terram p®ne con- 
tingens. Liv. Contingere terram oscu- 
lo, h. c. to hiss it. Cats. Neque inter se 
trabes contingant, touch each other. Id. 
Milites disponit, non certis spatiis inter- 
inissis, sed perpetuis vigiliis stationi- 
busque,ut contingant inter se, atqueom- 
nem munitionem impleant, h. e. may be 
close together, in an uninterrupted line of 
communication -IT To touch, h. e. to 
border upon. Liv. Cariam. Cats. Helvii 
fines Arvernorumcontingunt. — Hence, 
to be related to, connected with. Liv. Af- 
finitate, aut aliquibus ministeriis regiam 
contingere. Suet.on. aliquem arctissi- 
mogradu. Id. aliquam familiam. So, 
lwrat. Deos propius contingis, li. e. 
have more ready access to, enjoy nearer in. 
mnacy with, the great. Tacit, aliquem usu, 
.*• io have intercourse or acquaintance 
with.—- Also, to touch, concern, affect. 
~f > . numanos consultatio nihil contin- 
p. Id. Causa mea nihil eo facto con- 
ungitur, has nothing to do with. Pandect. 
rffin® existimationem contingunt. Id. 
rnrs pretii alicui contingens.-If Al¬ 
so, to touch, h. e. to reach, arrive at, 
come to. Lucret. florem ®vi. Vir<r. 
wmos a terra, Horat. metam. Virg. 
Liv. hostem ferro. Ovid, 
ares. bo, Cic. Cum animus naturam 
sui similem contigit, nas met with, found. 
~" e “ ce > to Mt, reach, strike. Virg. 
li J eno - ®°> Ovid. Contactus simi- 
,i„ ? lte ‘ ^ Also, to touch, figura- 
} , with any thing, h. e. to make one 
“ Sharer in, to affect with, to infect with. 
J ■ n ? ngI > P ass - t0 take part in, partici, 
m in become touched or tainted with, bc- 
placed m connection with. Liv. Con- 
tacta (plebs) regia pr®da, li. e. having 
shared in. Id. Contacti ea violatione 
templi. Id. Contingi eo scelere. Pro- 
pert. Me cepit contactum nullis ante 
cupidinibus, touched, affected, made to 
feel. Liv. Velut contacta civitas rabie 
duorum juvenutn, seized with, infected 
with. Id. Contact® gentes Punici belli 
societate. Id. Dies contactus religione, 
h. e. inauspicious, unlucky, as the day of 
the battle of Allia. Petron. Contactus 
veneficio, enchanted, charmed. Val. 
Place. Contingere cura animum, to af¬ 
fect. So, Juvenal. Contingunt me fas- 
tidia, h. e. ego contingor fastidiis. Sc- 
nec. Contactus ensis, polluted, defiled. 
Ovid. Numine contact®, inspired. - 
H Also, in the sense of contingo, nxi, 
to dip, anoint, besmear, besprinkle, moist¬ 
en. Lucret. oras poculi melle. Ovid. 
os ambrosia. Virg. and Cels, aliquid 
sale, h. e. to salt. Plin. Ferrum con¬ 
tactum sanguine rubiginern trahit. 
Here perhaps may be referred, Lucret. 
Sol contingens suo comminus igni, h. e. 
bathing in his fire, anointing with light, 
lighting up and warming. Catutt. Nec 
se contingi (Dii) patiuntur lumine cla- 
ro, h, e. to be surrounded with, to appear 
in dear light. -IT Intransitively, to 
happen, come about, turn out, come to pass, 
usually of happy events. It is used 
sometimes without case, and some¬ 
times with the dative. Cic. Magis id 
facilitate, quam alia culpa mea conti¬ 
git. Id. Tantum habemus otii, quan¬ 
tum jamdiu nobis non contingit, so 
much time to spare, as has not fallen to 
our lot. Id. Volo, hoc oratori contin- 
gat, ut, cum auditum sit, &c., this may 
be his fortune. Vcllei. Mihi fratrique 
meo candidatis contigit, pr®torihus des- 
tinari. Horat. Cui gratia, fama, valetu- 
do contingat abunde, accrue. Terent. 
Hanc mihi expetivi: contigit. Ovid. 
Contigit ex merito qui tibi nuperhonos. 
JVepns. Huic contigit, ut patriain ex 
servitute in iibertatem vindicaret. Cic. 
Cum id minus contingeret, leges sunt 
invent®, h. e. did not come to pass, did 
not turn out so well. Plane, ad Cic. Si 
mihi vita contigerit, if my life shall be 
spared. — With an accus. Vellei. Sors 
Tyrrlienum contigit, fell upon. Plin. 
Palma frugum Italiam contingit, is Ita¬ 
ly's. — Sometimes, though more rarely, 
of an unfortunate event. Cic. Guod 
idem contingit adolescentibus, adver- 
sante et repugnante natura. Pandect. 
Si quid alicui contigerit, h. e. si quid 
mali. Id. Si quid human itus ei conti¬ 
gerit, h. e. he shall die. — In a similar 
sense, Contingere, to be produced, be sup¬ 
plied, come forth, grow. Plin. Ut toto 
anno melopepones contingant. Id. Ex 
eadem brassica contingunt ®stivi cau- 
liculi. Id. Cytisi pabulo contingente, 
being supplied, being plentiful. 
CoNTiNO aXTER (continuans), and 
3 CoNTINOaTe, and CoNTINOaTTM 
(continuatus), adv. continuously,without 
intermission. Augustin, and Fest. 3 
CoNTINOaTIS (continuo), onis, f. a 
joining without interruption, continuation, 
connection, succession, avvexeia, SiapKeia. 
Liv. Interrumpi tenorem rerum, in qui 
bus peragendis continuatio ipsa effica 
cissima esset, minime convenire. Cic. 
Admirabilis continuatio seriesque re- 
rum. Id. Immutabilis continuatio ordi- 
nis sempiterni. Id. natur®, h. e. sympa¬ 
thy, avp-vraSei a. Scnec. Oceanus conti- 
nuationem gentium triplici sinu scin- 
dens, h. e. the earth inhabited by nations 
bordering on or following each other. Id. 
Continuatio est partium inter se non 
intermissaconjunctio. Cic. Continuatio 
verborum, h. e. syntax. But also, Id. 
Continuatio verborum, a period. And. 
ad Herenn. Continuatio est densa et 
continens frequentatio verborum, cum 
absolutione sententiarum. Ea utemur 
commodissime in sententia, in contra- 
rio, in conclusione. Id. Continuatio 
est orationis continu® acceleratio cla- 
mosa. (In this last sense Continuatio is 
a part of Covtentio.) 
CoNTIN&aTCS, a, ran, particip. from 
continuo.-11 Adj. adjoining, contig¬ 
uous. Cic. 
CoNTINOe (continuus), in one body, in a 
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stream, without interruption, evvex&s- 
V wrr who opposes it to stillatim, bl 
drops. 3 J 
CoA J INOITaS (Id.', atis, f. a prolonga- 
2 lion, continuity. P in. C( Hum et juba 
continuitate spin® porrigitur. 
C6NTINOO (continuus), adverb, imme¬ 
diately, forthwith, instantly,'without delay. 
Cic. Ignis in aquam conjectus continuo 
restinguitur. Id. Deinde absens factus 
ledilis, continuo praetor. Id. Quidquid 
egero, continuo scies. Terent. Ade- 
rit continuo, hoc ubi ex te audierit. 
Cic. Continuo ut vidit, non dubitavit e 
mensa tollere, h. e. as soon us. Id. 
Continuo consilium dimisit, simul ac 
me fractum vidit.—Itmay be sometimes 
rendered in the first place, first. Vircr. 
Continuo in silvis domatur ulnus. Id. 
Continuo est ®gris alius color. —Also, 
at the first (with an implied contin¬ 
uance), from the first. Virg. Continuo 
has leges imposuit natura. Id. Conti- 
nuo pecoris generosi pullus altius ingre- 
ditur. - II Also, as an immediate conse¬ 
quence, by consequence, necessarily. Cic 
Non continuo, si quis motus populifac- 
tus esset, id C. Norbano in frande capi- 
tali esse ponendum, we ought not there¬ 
fore all at once, &c. Id. Aon continuo, 
si me in gregem sicariorum contuli, sum 
sicarius, / am not therefore necessarily, 
&.c. / am not therefore by consequence, &c. 
- -U Also, right on, next after, without 
intermission. Cic. Ad id bidnum acce- 
dent continuo ad reditum dies quinque. 
contends (id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
continue, keep on without intermission, to 
prolong, to keep up, xapaamid-n-ra), erSe- 
\c\Cats. Die ac nocte continuato 
itinere, ad eum pervenit. Cic. Conti- 
riuata motio et perennis. Ilorat. Con- 
tinuat dapes, brings one dainty imme¬ 
diately after another. Plin. Nemo tres 
siseres edendo continuaret, h. e. eat one 
after the other. Tacit. Diem noctemque 
sedilibus continuare, to continue sitting. 
Id. Theatro dies totos continuare, to re¬ 
main whole days together. Liv. Philopce- 
meni continuatur magistratus, is con¬ 
tinued to. Vellei. Continuare prffituram 
alicui, h. e. to make himpreetor immediately 
after his aidileship. Petron. Continuat 
in mortem ultimam somnos. — Also, in¬ 
transitively. Cels. Febres ita, ut ccepe- 
re, continuant. — So, passively. Cels. 
Si continuatur febris, neque levior un- 
quam fit. Justin. Profecto non tantum 
bellorum per omnia secula terris omnibus 
continuaretur. -- 11 Also, to join to one 
another, to connect, unite. Ovid. Continu¬ 
are Iatus lateri, to sit side by side. Liv. 
Continuare ®dificia mnenibus. Id. Pro- 
pe continuata fun era, in close succession. 
Cic. Ingens cupiditas agros continuandi, 
of adding field to field. Cic. verba. Sc- 
vec. Multi continuaverunt ir® furorem, 
h. e. have passed immediately from one to 
the other. — IT Also, Continuari, to be con¬ 
nected with, follow close upon, border upon. 
Cic. Atomi, ali® alias apprehendentes 
continuantur. Id. Natura coh®rens et 
continuata cum suis partibus. Liv. 
Paci extern® confestim continuatur dis- 
cordia domi. Ovid, Hiemi continuatur 
hiems. Tacit. Suionibus Sitonuin gen¬ 
tes continuantur, border on, are contigu¬ 
ous to. Ovid. Continuata loco tria siTie- 
ra. — With acc. Apul. Me egredientem 
continuatur, joins. 
CoNTINOOS (contineo), a, um, adj. con¬ 
tinued, without intermission, uv interrupted, 
avvexvs. Plant. Triduum continuum, 
three days running. Cic. Tot dies con¬ 
tinues quid egisti ? for so many days to¬ 
gether. Id. Recte genus hoc numerorum, 
dummodo ne continuum sit, in orationis 
laude ponetur. LcpUl. ad Cic. Continuis 
itineribus ad Forum Vocontium veni. 
Ovid. Continuo fortume vulneror ictu. 
Id. Continuus labor, incessant, ceaseless. 
Id. Continue nocte, all night long. Plin. 
Tres continui principes Senatus, one 
after another. Id. Naturam continuis 
his voluminibus tractamus, in all these 
treatises, without handling any other sub¬ 
ject. Id. Nunc continuo spiritu trahitur 
in longum, in one continued breath . —. 
Hence, Tacit. Cocceius Nerva continuua 
Principis, the intimate friend of the prince. 
- IT Also, immediately connected, coil- 
