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CON 
vut out. of joint, dislocate, wrench. Cnlum. 
Ros convellit arrnos. — Also, to bring 
down, annihilate, overthrow, enfeeble, 
weaken, --dialler, convulse, throw into com 
motion. Cic. Du* epistolE me con- 
velierant de pristino statu, have brought 
Vj down. Id. Ileipubl. statum convul- 
suri videbantur. Id. Cum cuncta aux 
ilia reipuld. labefactari convellique vi- 
deat, overpowered, overthrown. Id.. Jn- 
firmare, aut convellere juilicia, to disan 
mil, abrogate. Id. opinionem, to re¬ 
move. root out. Tacit. Ea dwcordia ne- 
notes suos convelli, harassed, agitated, 
troubled. Ooid. Convellere fata to 
chancre, alter. Cels, vires *gn vigilia, 
to weaken. Hirt. gratiam alicujua, to 
lessen, impair. Cic. H*c si tenemus, 
qu* mihi non videntur posse convelli, 
refuted. Sueton. Latere convulso, seiz¬ 
ed with convulsions ; or attached by Jcvcr- 
ish debility'. — Convulsa, sc. membra, 
convulsed limbs. Plin. So, convulsi, sc. 
homines, laboring under convulsions, 
convulsed. Plin. -IT Also, to try to 
vull away or apart, to make, to waver, 
shake. Lucan. Convellent verbera pup- 
pes, lash, shake. — Hence, Ov,d. Desine 
verbis convellere pectus, to urge, seen to 
alter. Cic. duo judicio convulsam pe- 
nitus scimus esse rempublicam. lacit. 
tidem legionum. — I’o this maybe le- 
ferred some oftlie preceding._ 
CoNVeLS (con & velo), as, avi, atum, 
3 a. 1. to veil, cover over ; and hgur. to 
cover, defend, support. Ocll. 
CoNVEN-iE (convenio), arum, in. per¬ 
sons who come together. Plant. Ainan- 
tes una inter se facerem convenas.— 
In particular, persons who come together 
from different places, as for instance, in 
order to found a city. Cic. Romu.us 
pastores et convenas congregavit. — 
If Adjectively, Ammian. Convena uniti- 
que multitudine. Solin. Aqu® convense. 
CONVENIENS, tis, particip. from conve- 
n j 0 _ _if Adj. agreeing, consistent, 
harmonious, consonant, meet,Jit, becoming^, 
agreeable, bippooros, wp6gcp»pog, fiposy- 
kcov. Cic. Nihil in hac epistola senptum 
ab Epicure congruens et conveniens de- 
cretis ejus reperietis. Id. Nilnl est 
natur* tam aptum, tarn conveniens ad 
res vel secundas, vel adversas. la. 
Recta et convenientia, et Constantin 
natura desiderat. Id. (lute est inter 
au"Ures conveniens et conjuncta con- 
stantia? Vellci. Forma conveniens 
in illam amplitudinem. Id. Decori 
publico convenientior. Id. IDisciplin* 
convenientissim® vir. Ovid. Conveni¬ 
ens toga, that sits or Jits well. — Conve¬ 
niens est, it is becoming, suitable, meet, 
fit , proper. Plin. Paneg. Parentl pub¬ 
lico convenientissimum nihil cogere. 
Plin. Convenientius est dici, &c. - 
IT Also, living in harmony. Cic. t ro 
pinqui cognatique optime convenien 
tes, amongst whom the best understanding 
subsists. Sueton. Uxor bene conveniens. 
CONVENIENTER (conveniens), adv. 
consistently, agreeably, to the purpose ; 
fitly, aptly, suitably; at a good time, m 
wood season, irposyudvriog, uppofovroig. 
Cic. Convenienter dicere allquid, con¬ 
sistently with the rest of one’s assertions 
or dogmas. Id. Congruenter natur® 
convenienterque vivere. Id. Congru- 
ere natur*, cumque ea convenienter 
vivere. Liv. Convenienter ad pr*sen- 
tem fortun* statum loqui. Ovid. Et 
studio mores convenienter eunt, h. c. 
conformes sunt studiis. Augustin. 
Utroque numero significari convenien- 
tissime potuit. 
CONVENIENTIA (convenio), *, f. con¬ 
formity, or proportion of different pai ts, 
harmony, consistency, congruity, epappo- 
yj), buoloyia. Cic. Cum summum bo- 
num positum sit in eo, quod bpohoyiav 
Stoici, nos appellemus convenientiam, 
si placet. Id. Ex quadam convenien¬ 
tia et conjunctione natur*, quam vo- 
cant avunaOeiaii. Id. Pulchritudo, ve¬ 
il ostas, convenientia partium. Id- 
Tanta tam variid* cursibus in ornni 
aiternitate convenientia temporum. 
Also, agreement or accordance ot one 
thing with another. Cic. Si uilaitl esse 
convenientiam natur® cum extis con- 
tessero. 
CONVENTS (con & venio), is, eni, 
turn, n. and a. 4. to come or resort to¬ 
gether, meet, flock, assemble, collect, 
ouvspxopai, avveipi. Cic. Quanta mul¬ 
titude liominum convenerit ad hoc ju¬ 
dicium, vides. Id. Romani Italia tota 
convenit. Id. Convenire in consilium. 
Id. clam inter se, to meet, together, hold 
meetings amongst one another. Das. 
Milites ad signa convenire jubet. Id. 
Omnis juventus eo convenerant. Id. 
Auxilia, qu* undique convenerant, 
discesserunt. Id. ad aliquem, to go, 
betake themselves. Sueton. (e vet. de- 
cret.) Esse homines, ad quos juventus in 
ludos conveuiat, whom they may attend 
for the purpose of being instructed m, &c. 
_In particular, Cic. Ut judices dentur 
ex his civitatilius, qu* in id forum con- 
venirent,/t. e. went to that city to get tliei-r 
causes decided; were included under its 
jurisdiction. — Figur. to come together , 
meet. Cic. Mult* caus* convemsse m 
unum locum, atque inter se congruere 
videntur. Plin. Hue convenit utrum- 
que bivium. — Also, to copulate. Pan. 
_If Convenire aliquem, to meet one, 
no to one, find one, visit one, seek one, es¬ 
pecially for the purpose of speaking 
with him ; to speak with. Cic. Quern 
sua maim spargentem semen, qui missi 
erant, convenerant, found. Cass. Le- 
iratos ad eum miserunt; qui, quum eum 
fn itinere convenissent, &c. Cic. Nemi- 
nem conveni (convenio autem quotidie 
plurimos) quin oinnes mihi gratias 
a<'aiit. Plant. Ubi nupti® fuerint, tunc 
istam convenibo. — Hence, Convenior, 
they come to me, speak to me, I am resorted 
to visited. Cic. Balbus tantis pedum 
doloribus afficitur, ut se convenin nolit. 
Id. Nostrum studium exstabit in conve- 
niendis magistratibus et Senatoribus. 
— So, Conventus, called upon, visited, 
spoken with. Cic. Convento Antonio 11- 
bnri. Id. Opus fuit Ilirtio convento. 
Liv. Opus est sibi domino ejus conven¬ 
to, he must speak with him. — Hence, 
among jurists, Convenire aliquem, to 
call into court, accuse, proceed against, 
prosecute. Pandect. Convenin lege 
Aquilia. Id. Conveniri pro parte di- 
inidia. — And, Convenire aliquid, to 
prosecute, proceed against. Pandect. 
Dolunr aut culpam eorum judex conve- 
niet. Id. Utrum judices convenient 
noinen, prosecute the debt, proceed against 
the debtor. - So, Plant. Ilium in jus 
conveniam, I’ll sue him, bring him into 
court. — Figur. Claudian. Tua te be- 
nefactamorantem conveniunt.-IT A 
woman was said, In manum convenire, 
to come into the power of the man, when 
either by usus or coemptio, she became 
his wife and mistress of his family (ma- 
terfamiiias). Cic. — Likewise, Gell. 
Convenire in matrimonium cum viro, 
to become his lawful wife (uxor). — 
If Often, to agree, correspond, harmonvte. 
Cic. Posterius priori non convenit. Id. 
Quam sibi conveniat, ipse viderit, is 
consistent. Id. Ut omnia sint apta inter 
se et convenientia. Tcrent. Conveni¬ 
ent mores, our characters agree. Id. 
Conveniet numerus, quantum debui. 
Id Non convenit noinen. Just. Cum et 
■minis similitudo, et expositionis tem¬ 
pera, et pastoris confessio convenirent. 
Cic ’Optime convenire cum aliquo, to 
harmonize, live in friendship and union 
with _Also, to make an agreement, to 
concert with any one. Plant, and 
Quintil. de re. Plant, inter se de re 
— Hence, Res convenit, for de re, the 
thina is agreed upon, we are of one mind 
about, it; the matter is made up. So, Res 
convenit mihi cum illo, I agree with him 
about it; I make an agreement or composi¬ 
tion with him about it. Cic. bum rem 
conventnram putamus, icill be made up. 
Liv. In eas conditiones cum pax conve- 
nisset. So, JVepos. Conditiones non 
convenerant, were not agreed upon 
Plant.. Bene ratio accepti et expensi in 
ter nos convenit. Liv. Id convenerat 
sionum, had been concerted. Cic. Virtu- 
lem sine ratione constare non posse: 
conveniat id quoque necesse est, be 
airreed, allowed. Auct.. ad Hcrcnn. Fac¬ 
tum convenit, sed, jure an injuria fac¬ 
tum sit, qu*ritur, h. c. there is no yu.es- 
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tion about the deed. Cic. and Val. Mat 
Judex convenit inter adversaries, at 
eos, is agreed upon; they agi-ee about 
him. Tcrent. H*c fratri mecum non 
conveniunt, neque placent, my brother 
and I are not agreed about these things. 
— Also, Liv. Pacto convenit, ut, &c. 
it is agreed. Id. Convenit, darent, sc. 
ut. Id. Convenit, per consules reliqua 
belli perfecta, all are agreed that. — Al¬ 
so, absol. Convenit, it is agreed. Plin. 
Convenit inter omnes, it is the general 
opinion. Tcrent. Nec conventurum in¬ 
ter nos posthac arbitrer, that we shall 
awree. Cic. Assident, subducunt; ad 
nummum convenit, the accounts agree to 
a farthing ; or they agree, &c. Quintil. 
De pretio convenit, we agree as to the 
price. Hirt. Ut convenerat, as had been 
agreed. Cic. Conveniat mihi tecum, 
necesse est, I must agree with you. JVc- 
pus. Se dare operam, tit Lacedamioniis 
cum rege conveniret, h. e. that an agree¬ 
ment or composition should be made be¬ 
tween them. — Also, in the passive. 
Sallust.. Cum iinperatoribus Romanis 
pacern conventam frustra fuisse, had 
been agreed upon, concluded. Liv. Qui- 
bus conventis. So, Cic. Pactum con¬ 
ventual. — Also, to suit , agree , fit, be 
adapted to. Cato. Ceter* vites in quem- 
vis agrum conveniunt. Cic. Non vos 
crudeies fuistis (quid enim minus in 
hunc ordinem convenit ?), belongs to, is 
the part of. Id. Contumelia ad maxi- 
mam partem civium convenit, fell upon, 
was applicable to. Suspicio convenit in 
quern. Id. Cothurni laus est, ad pedem 
apte convenire, h. e. to fit well. Plant. 
Machffira convenit in vaginam, jits, 
in. Cic. Ilia ornamenta convenire iis 
rebus, quas gesseram. Id.' Hffic delibe¬ 
rate non convenit cum oratione Largi. 
— With accus. Plant. Aitatem aliam 
aliud factum convenit. —With the in- 
fin Propert. Nec mea conveniunt pra- 
cordia, condere, &c. — Also, to be profit¬ 
able, expedient., serviceable. Scnb. Larg. 
Medicamentum nervorum tensiombus 
convenit. Plin. Terra arboribus con- 
venit. Cic. C * Him et terram vim su- 
am si tibi ita conveniat, dimittere. 
_L IT Convenit, it is fit, proper,suitable. 
Tcrent. Haud convenit, una ire cum 
arnica imperatorem in via. Cic. Cati- 
linam interfectum esse convenit. la. 
Qui (h. e. quoinodo) convenit, ut,&c. 
Neque decet autconvenit nobis, penculo 
villi submittere animum nostrum. Vellei. 
Quo nomine convenit miran eos, qui, 
&.c. h. e. rnirari licet, miran possis. 
Plin. Quamquam prius de rapis dixisse 
conveniat. - IT See, also, Co v 
mens. 
OoNVeNNS. See Convector. 
CoNVeNTICOLUM (convenio), l, n- # 
1 small assembly of people; a weetin^, 
avvaywyn, avvovtna. Cic. & u ° nl ™ 
nlebi quoque urban® majores nostn 
conveiiticula, ct quasi consilia q«®dam 
esse voluerunt. Id. Conventiculahon i- 
nuni qu® postea civitates nominal® 
sunt. -IT Also, the place of meeting. 
Tacit. Exstructa apud nemus conventi- 
cula. Arnob. Diruere conventicula 
quibus summus oratur Dens, churches, 
C6NYENTT3 (Id.), onis, f. « rnefngw 
a<f conventionem omnes ail,rl “ s 
ad me. Id. Conventionem habet. qui 
lustrum conditurus est. * 
a convention, agreement, bargain, 
K y. Plin. Ep. Eandem tacita convemio 
ne salvam mihi pollicebatur. Fa"^ 
Contractus legem ex conventmne »« 
piunt. Sencc. Mutu® facihtaDs co 
ventio. Tacit. Si conventionis poemteai 
-IT Also, judicial procedure agains - 
one, prosecution, complaint. • - 
CoNVeNTIoNaLIS (conventio), e,W 
3 pertaining to or resulting from an a a 
went or compact. Tandect. —.rpjcieS 
CoNVeNTITIOS, and CoNVeNTiU 
(convenio), a, urn, ad.q' COi • 
convena. Plant. — But others 
differently. f co n- 
CoNVENTIuNCOLX (dim in. from^ 
3 ventio), ®, f- a small meetin 0 , 
cic. Augustin. 
