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CONVENTS (frequentat. from convenio), 
3 as, 1. to meet or meet frequently. Solin. 
CoNVeNTUM (conventus, a, am), i, n. a 
covenant, agreement, league, compact. Cic. 
CONVeNTOS (Id.), us, in. a meeting, 
assembly, collection. Cic. Dies festos 
anniversaries agunt, celeberrimo viro- 
rum mulierumque conventu. Quin til. 
Studia sapientia in conventus schola- 
l'uin recesserunt. — Also, of things, 
a meeting together, uniting, cohesion. 
Lucret, Non ex ullorum conventu con 
ciliata. Senec. Duarum stellaruin 
conventus. - If In particular, an 
assembly or meeting of persons to 
listen to something. Cic. Extra con- 
ventum et earn frequentiam in qua 
oratorum studia niti solent. Id, Scio, 
quid gravitas vestra (ft. e. the judges), 
quid inec advocatio, quid ille conventus 
(A. e. corona auditorum circumstantium) 
postulet. Horat. Exponit causam; ri- 
detur al) omni conventu. — Or for de¬ 
liberation, a council, meeting. Sallust. 
Primo conventu, placuerat dividi the- 
sauros, at the first sitting or meeting. 
Cic. Nocturno conventu apnd M. Lec- 
cam. Sallust. Dimittere conventum. 
-IT Also, a meeting of the people of a 
certain district of a province, at a certain 
time and in a certain place, for the purpose 
of getting their causes or lawsuits deter¬ 
mined, by the governor or his quassior. — 
It may be translated, court-day, court, as¬ 
sizes, term. Cic. Exiisoppidis, inquibus 
consistere pratores, et conventum age- 
re solent. Cats. Ad conventus agendos 
profectus est, to hold the assizes. Id. 
Conventibus peractis, when the assizes 
■were over. Plin-. Ep. Inchoare conven¬ 
tum. — Hence, the place where the courts 
mere held, circuit-town, shire-town. Cic. 
Res ab omni conventu cognita. Id. 
Conventus firmi (in Africa). Plin. 
fistic® juridici conventus quatuor.- 
IT Also, Conventus, the Roman citizens 
collectively, who abode in any colony or 
provincial, city for the purpose of trans¬ 
acting business. Cic. Conventus civium 
Romanorum. Id. De conventu ac ne- 
gotiatoribus nulli judices dati. Cass. 
•Conventus Campanus, h. e. the Roman 
citizens settled in Capua. -IT Also, a 
meeting or assembly of a people to cele¬ 
brate some holyday. Nepos. Proximo 
diefesto, quum a conventu se remotum 
Dion teneret domi. - IT Also, a re¬ 
sorting to. Gell. Conventus ad Lai- 
dem ditiorum hominum. -If Also, 
an agreement, covenant, compact. Cic ! 
and -duct,, ad llerenn. Ex conventu, 
according to agreement. 
CoNVeNTOS, a, um, particip. from con¬ 
venio. 
CdNV£NuST5 (eon & venusto), as, a. 1. 
3 to beautify, adorn. Sidxsn. 
CoNVeRBERS (con & verbero), as, avi, 
i atum, a. 1. to strilce, beat, buffet, tvictio. 
Senec. and Curt -U Figur. Senec. 
vitia, to lash. 
CoNVeRRITOR (converro), oris, m. that 
3 sweeps or cleanses. Jlpul. 
CoNVeRRQ (con & verro),is,erri,ersum, 
a. 3. to sweep or brush together; also, to 
sweep or cleanse out, purge. Colum. 
Quidquid ovilibus conversum progesse- 
mnt. Pacat. Quidquid undecumque 
converrerat in illam Charybdim con- 
gerebat. Publ. Syr. ap. Priscian. Cel¬ 
ias servorum converri. Colum. Con¬ 
frere stabulum. — Hence, Plant. 
Converret jam hie me totum cum pul- 
visculo, h. e. verberabit, vel pulsatum 
ejiciet. Cic. Off. 3, 19. Hereditates 
omnium posse converrere, ft. c. to draw 
to himself. Ed. Heus.: convertere, Edd. 
wa;v. and Em. 
voNVeRSaTIQ (converso), onis, f. the 
jrequent use of any thing. Senec. Q.ua 
°culos non revocantur, sed extra 
conversationem, ut supervacua, jacu- 
erunt, out of use. -IT Also, a haunt- 
Vl g, frequenting, staying in. Plin. Ep. 
and Pandect. - n Figur. familiarity, 
intercourse, converse. Vellei. Nec defuit 
conversatio hominum vitia ejus assen- 
wtione alentium. Senec. Conversatio 
cum viris licentiosior. Quintil. inter 
sepos malos. Id. Sumpta ex conver- 
sahone doctorum tacita eruditio. - 
* ‘^' so > wa V of living. Ilieronym. ( 
CON VERS IBILIS. See Convertibilis. 
CoNVeRSIM (conversus), adverb, con- 
3 versely. Firmic. 
CoNVeRSIS (converto), onis, f. a turn¬ 
ing or whirling round, revolution. Cic. 
— Hence, Cic. Mensiuin conversiones, 
revolutions, returns. -IT Also, an in¬ 
version. Plin. — Also, a figure of 
words, inversion, duriperafluXrj. Cic. 
-IT Also, a change, alteration. Cic. 
Conversio status, et inclinatio com- 
inunium temporum. Id. Videtis, in 
quo rnotu temporum, quanta in con- 
versione rerum ac perturbatione verse- 
mur. Id. Conversiones rerumpublica- 
rum. — Hence, Colum. Si tumor in 
suppurationem convertitur, optimum 
est lamina conversionem resecare, 
the suppurated part, or the suppuration. 
-IT Also, a period. Cic. Conversio¬ 
nes (oratio) habeat absolutas, finished or 
rounded periods. Neque semper utendum 
est perpetuitate, et quasi conversione 
verborum, sed sape carpenda membris 
minutioribus oratio est.-IT Also, a 
figure of words; the repetition of the 
same word at the end of the members of 
aperiod, dvrtarpoil>fi. Auct. ad Herenn. 
CoNVeRSS (frequentat. from converto), 
1 as, avi, atum, a. and n. 1. to whirl 
round, turn round. Cic. Animus se 
conversans. — Hence, Conversor, aris 
(or perhaps better from con & versor), 
to live with, haunt, frequent, Siarpl/3w. 
Colum. cum parentibus suis. Plin. in 
montibus. — With dat. Plin. Asinusa 
tenero conversatus equis.-IT Figur. 
to keep company with, associate with, 
avvopi^eco. Senec. Conversatur nobis¬ 
cum. Id. Nemo libenter tristi conver¬ 
satur, nedum tristitia. Id. Sumuntur 
a conversantibus mores. M. Senec. in¬ 
ter huinano sanguine delibutos. - 
IT Also, to live, h. e. to pursue a certain- 
course of conduct. Pandect. Qui non, ut 
oportet, conversari dicatur. 
CoNVeRS&S (converto), us, m. a turning 
3 about. Macrob. 
CoNVeRSOS, a, um, particip. from con¬ 
verto. 
OSNVeRSOS, a, um, particip. from con¬ 
verro. 
CoNVeRTIBILIS (converto), e, adj. 
3 convertible, Apulei. Convertibiles pro- 
positiones. Al. leg. convcrsibilcs. - 
IT Also, capable of being changed. Prudent. 
CoNVeRTS (con & verto), is, ti, sum, 
a. 3. to turn about, whirl about, wheel 
about, turn, overTpeipw, imoTpeipw. Cic. 
Terra circum axem se convertit, turns 
about its axis. Cats. Pugnatur acriter 
adeo, ut pane terga convertant, ft. e. 
take to fight. So, Id. Reliquos se con¬ 
vertere cogunt. Virg. Conversa ruunt 
acies, h. e. turned to flight. Vellei. Con¬ 
versa cohoftes sunt. Virg. Conver¬ 
tere vias, turned back. Id. Convertunt 
clamore fugam, ft. e. se convertunt ex 
fuga, turn back from flight. Cats. Signa 
convertere, ft. e. to wheel round. Petron. 
Calamistro crines convertere, to turn, 
curl. Colum. humum bipalio in duos 
pedes, ft. e. turn up, throw up. — Hence, 
Cic. Anni nondum vicesima pars est 
conversa, has revolved. —Without case. 
Sil. Convertit Varro, turned. — Also, 
to invert, turn over. Colum. vasa in 
labra. Plin. Nisi resupini atque eon- 
versi, non corripiunt cibum. — Figur. 
to turn, transform. Cic. Hac turn in- 
tereunt, cum in aiiam naturam ennver- 
tuntur. Id. Hecuba in canem conver¬ 
sa. Terent. Deum se se in hominem 
convertisse. Cic. Ne in graves inimi- 
citias convertant se amicitia. Id. Pre- 
na omnis oculorum ad ciecitatem men¬ 
tis conversa. — Hence, Cic. Hoc vitium 
liuic uni in bonum convertebat, sc. se. 
And, Sallust. Imperium in superbi- 
am convertit. — Also, not followed by 
a prep., to change, alter, transform. Cic. 
Vide, quam conversa res est, see how 
the matter is altered. Id. Non putant 
satis conversant rempublicam, nisi, &c. 
ft. e. pertnrbatam. Nepos. Conversa 
subito fortima est. Cass. Consilio at¬ 
que itinere converso. Virg. Non con¬ 
versa numina sentis? altered, become 
adverse. Cats. Terror mentes militum 
convertit, changed, altered. Cic. Ora- 
tores ad permovendos et convertendos 
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ammos parati, to turn. — Also, to tram 
late. Cic. Orationes e Greco conver 
see. Id. librum e Greco in Latinum. 
Id. Conversa de Gracis. Id. Carmina 
a te conversa-IT Also, to turn, h. e. 
to make to turn round. Liv. Vox f!'er- 
culem convertit.-IT Also, to turn in 
a certain direction; to turn; to direct. 
Cass, iter in pro vine iam. Virg. ferruin 
in aliquem. Id. Stabula atf medium 
diem conversa. Petron. Conversus ad 
me, turning towards me. So, Qell. 
(absol.) Convertit ad me, turns towards 
me. Cres. Tigna conversa contra vim 
fluminis. Plin. Cunversis inter se pe- 
dibus stare, turned toward each other ,* 
said of persons dwelling on opposite 
sides of the earth. Terent. Convertere 
se domum, turn homewards, betake one’s 
self homewards. Auct. B. Afric. (absol.) 
Ruspinam cum copiis convertit. Cos. 
Castra castris convertunt, join camp to 
camp; better, exchange camp for camp. 
— Figur. to turn, direct, apply, convert, 
the use of, turn the minds of. Brut, ad 
Cic. Eas copias subito ad patria peri- 
culum converterunt, turned, converted 
their use. Cic. Orationem converti in 
increpandam Capionis fugam. Id. Alb¬ 
inos imperitorum ad deorum cuitum a 
vitre pravitate convertere. Id. Quo- 
cumque te animo converteris, whcrc- 
ever you turn in thought. Id. Risus in 
judicem conversus est, wus turned upon, 
directed against. Id. Me ad otium pa- 
cemque converto. Id. Ad philosoplios 
converte te, betake yourself, apply. ‘ Id. 
Convertere se ad nutum alicujus, to 
direct. Sucton. Legiones in pceniten- 
tiam converse. — Also, Cic. Gratulabor 
til)i prius, deinde ad me colivertar, 1 
will turn to myself. Id. Video in me om¬ 
nium vestrum ora atque oculos esse con- 
versos, directed attentively or expectingly. 
Convert ere se in or ad aliquem, to 
turn to one; to look to one, h. e. to place 
one’s hope or trust, in him; to have re¬ 
course to him. Cic. and Nepos. — So, 
Cws. Convertere ora ad tribunum mili¬ 
tum centurionesque. — In like manner, 
Convertere ad se, or in se, to cause to 
turn to one’s self; to draw to one’s self, 
in attention or admiration. Liv. Han¬ 
nibal primo adventu omnem exercitum 
in se convertit, attracted the notice or 
admiration of the whole army. Nepos 
Guare fiebat, ut omnium oculos, quo- 
tiescumque in publicum prodisset, ad 
se converteret. Vellei. Converterat 
Pompeii persona totum in se terrarum 
orhem, ftr/ft drawn upon himself the eyes 
of the whole world; had attracted the 
admiration of the whole world. Curt. 
Omnium oculos animosque in semet 
converterant captiv® mater conjuxque 
Darii. Sueton. (without in se) Conver¬ 
tit hominum oculos fulgore aboil©. — 
But, Convertere ad se, or in rem suam, 
or ad commodum suurn, &c., to turn, 
apply, appropriate, convert to his own use 
or advantage. Cic. aliquid in rem 
suam. So, Id. pecuniam domum. Id. 
hereditates, sc. ad se; though conver¬ 
rere is also read.-IT Convorto is an 
old form for converto. -IT Convortor, 
depon. occurs in Plant. 
CoNVeSCOR (con & vescor), eris, dep. 
3 3. to eat with. Augustin . 
CoNVeSTIS (con & vestio), is, Ivi, 
Itum, a. 4. same as Vestio, to clothe. 
Enn. ap. Macrob. corpora.-- IT Figur. 
to clothe, cover. Lucret. Sol convestit 
omnia luce. Cic. Omnia convestit 
hedera. Id. Domus convestita lucis, 
ft. f . contecta, adumbrata. 
CoNVETERaNOS (cor. & veteranus), i, 
3 m. a. fellow veteranus. Cod. Just. 
CoNVeXIS (convexus), onis, f. convex- 
3 ity. Gel.l. Nam quanta partium, circu- 
lorumque cseli ex devergentia et con- 
vexionibus mundi varietas sit, &c. ft. c. 
from the, climates. 
CoNVeXITaS (Td.), atis, f. convexity, 
3 roundedness. Plin. Convexitas circufi. 
Id. mundi. Id. terra. - IT Also, 
concavity, covcavcness. Plin. Insula vo- 
catur ConvaNis a convexitate. 
CoNVeXS (con & vexo), as, avi, atum, 
3 a. 1. to vex, harass. Capito ap. Qell, 
and Veget. 
CON V’eXOS (convehor), a, um, adj. in. 
