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dere.de via, or via alicui. and Decedere 
nlicui, to give the way to. Terent. Servo 
decessit pbpulus. Cic. Salutari, appeti, 
decedi, assurgi, to be yielded to ; to haue 
the place or way yielded to. Suetnn. Via 
decessisset, he had wandered out of the 
nay. - IT Also, Decedere alicui, to 
avoid, shun. Cats, lis omnes decedunt* 
-IT Figur. Decedere de via, to devi¬ 
ate from the path of virtue. Cic. - 
If Decedere provincia, or ex, or de pro- 
vincia, and decedere, absol. to retire 
from or resign the command. Cic. Dece- 
dens Oonsidius provincia. Id. De pro¬ 
vincia decessit. JYepos. Ex provin¬ 
cia decedens. IT Decedere de vita, 
and decedere, absol., to depart this life, 
die. Cic. De vita decesserunt. Id. Pa¬ 
ter nobis decessit. Sueton. Decessit 
paralysi, died of. JYepos. Ex hominum 
conspectu morte decedere.-If Eigur. 
Cic. De suis bonis omnibus decedere, to 
yield up all his effects. Id. De jure suo, 
and Liv. jure suo decedere, to give up 
something of his right. Cic. de senten- 
tia, to change his opinion. Lie. Dece¬ 
dere officio, and ab officio, to neglect 
his duty. Cic. de officio. Liv. fide, to 
swerve from his allegiance , rebel. Cic. 
A superioribus decretis decessit, swerv¬ 
ed from. IT Also, to be diminished, to 
be wanting. Terent. De suimna nihil 
decedet. °Liv. Id suis decedere opibus 
credebant.-IT Also, to come down, 
descend. Lucrct. In campos decedere. 
-IT Also, to give place, yield. Ilorat. 
Non Hyinetto inella decedunt. Virg. 
Sene decedere nocti. -IT Also, to 
happen, turn out. Sueton. Prospere de- 
cedentibus rebus. 
DECEM ( dUa ), adj. indecl. ten. Cic. 
Fundosdecem. Ter. Decern talenta. 
DECEMBER (decern), bris, m. the mouth 
December; the tenth month of the Ro¬ 
man year. Ilorat. Me quater undenos 
sciat implevisse Decembres.-IT Al¬ 
so, Adject. Ilorat. Libertate decembri 
utere, the. liberty allowed to slaves, at the 
Saturnalia, in December. Liv. Idibus de- 
cembribus. 
DECEMJCGIS (decern & jugum), e, adj. 
2 drawn by ten horses abreast, or under one 
yoke. Sueton. 
DECEMMESTRIS (decern &. mensis), e, 
S adj. of ten months, fiCKapavog. Censorin. 
DECE.MM5DI0S (decern & modius), a, 
2 uni, adject, containing ten modii. 
Colum. 
DECEMPEDA (decern & pes), te, f. a pole 
or perch ten feet long, to measure land, 
iesd-novs. Cic. Cum decempedis liortos 
peragrabat. Ilorat. Decempedis meta- 
ta porticus. 
DECeMPEDaTSR (decempeda), oris, m. 
1 a land-measurer or land-surveyor, who 
used the decempeda. Cic. 
DECEMPLEX (decern & plica), icis, adj. 
2 tenfold. JYepos. Decemplicem nume- 
rum hostium superarent. 
DECEMPLICaTOS (decemplex), a, urn, 
3 adject, multiplied by ten, increased ten 
times. Varro. 
DECeMPRIMi (decern & primus), orum, 
m. pi. the ten chief head-boroughs, ten 
chief men of a municipal town or colony, 
joined in authority with the duumviri, or 
two chief magistrates. Cic. 
DECEMREMIS (decern & remus), is, f. a 
2 vessel with ten banks or rows of oars. 
Plin. 
DECEMVIR (decern & vir), i, m. a decem¬ 
vir, one of ten men appointed to execute 
jointly any public commission, called de¬ 
cemviri. Cic. and Liv. -IT Decem¬ 
viri litibus judicandis, ten judges, who 
decided private suits. Cic. —- IT De¬ 
cemviri agris dividendis, dandis, judi¬ 
candis, for the division of the public lands. 
Cic. and Liv. -IT Decemviri sacro- 
rum, a college of ten priests who had the 
care of the Sibylline books. Liv. 
DECEMVIRaLIS (decemvir), e, adject. 
of or belonging to the decemviri. Cic. 
Collsgio decernviml i. Liv. Leges de- 
cemvirales, ft. e. the laws of the twelve 
tables. 
DECEMVIRaTOS (decemvir), us, m. 
the office or power of a decemvir. Cic. 
DECENNaLIS (decern & annus), e, adj. 
3 of ten years, ten years old, ScKacrijg. 
Ammian. Decennalis belli. -IT De- 
cennalia, solemn games kept every tenth 
year. Trebell. 
DECENNIS (Id.), e, adj. of ten years, 
2 6eKaerris. Quintil. Decenui hello, by a 
ten years’ war. 
DECENNIUM (Id.), ii, n. the period of ten 
2 years, ScKaeria. Apul. 
DECENS (decet), entis, adj. becoming, 
2 beseeming, decent, meet, seemly, proper, 
irpcncov. Ilorat. Decens motus ? Quin¬ 
til. Corporis motus decens. Ovid. De¬ 
cens amictus. Quintil. Decentissimus 
sinus. I'acit. Decentior, quam subli- 
mior fuit, of a figure well-proportioned 
rather than tall. - If Also, comely, 
handsome, beauteous. Ilorat. Decens 
Venus. Id. Gratis decentes. Quintil. 
Decentior equus. 
DECENTER (decens), adverb, decently, 
I properly, fitly, in a proper, becoming way, 
npeirovriog, einpenwg. Cic. Juradecen- 
tissime descripta. Ilorat. A2tas decen- 
tius lasciva. Ovid. Lacrimare decenter, 
with a grace. 
DECENTIa (Id.), s, f. decency, what is 
1 becoming, comeliness, evKocgia, sinpi¬ 
nna. Cic. colorum et figurarum. 
DECE5, es, ui. See Deed. 
DECEPTI5 (decipio), onis, f. a deceiving; 
3 deceit, deception, diraryoig. Martian. 
Capell. 
DECEPT5R (Id.), oris, m. a deceiver, be- 
3 guiler, dirarewv. Scncc. 
DECEPT6RI0S (deceptor), a, urn, adj. 
3 calculated or apt to deceive, uirarijXdj. 
Augustin. Deceptoria laude. 
DeCePTRiX (Id.), Icis, f. she that dc- 
3 ceives. Lactant. 
DECEPTOS (decipio), us, m. deception. 
3 Tertull. 
DECERIS {ScKijpr;s), is, f. a ship with ten 
2 banks of oars. Sueton. Fabricavit de- 
ceres Liburnicas. 
DeCeRMINX. (decerpo), orum, n. pi. 
3 parts lopped off in pruning. Test. - 
IT Figur. Apul. Decennina fortuns, 
refuse, castaways. 
DECERNS (de & cerno), is, crevi, cretum, 
a. 3. to think, judge, conclude, Siayivtoo-- 
k co, Kpivco, vnpi^opai. Terent. Nequeo 
satis decernere, / cannot clearly discern. 
Id. Ilium decrerunt dignum. Cic. hi 
me satis esse consilii decreras. - 
IT Also, to deliberate, make up one’s mind, 
determine, resolve. Terent. Decretum 
est pati. Plant. Mihi bibere decretum 
est aquam. Cic. Decreram cum eo 
familiariter vivere.-IT Also, to settle, 
decide. Liv. Rem dubiam decrevit. Id. 
Clamor atque impetus rem decrevit. 
-IT Also, often, to decree, give sen¬ 
tence, ipriipitjogai, Kpivco. Cic. Cum 
Senatus triumphum Africano decerne- 
ret. Id. Senatus decrevit, populusque 
jussit. JYepos. Decernere honores ali¬ 
cui. Cic. pecuniam ad ludos. Vellei. 
alicui belluin.-IT Also, to pronounce 
in favor of, vote for. Cic. Crassus tres 
legatos decernit. Id. Decrevi, ut no- 
men adscriberetur.-IT Also, to fight, 
combat, contend, engage. JYepos. Quo 
integriore exercitu decerneret. Ilirt. 
Decernere contra magnam vinr hostium. 
JYepos. Acie decernere. Cic. Ferro de- 
cernitur. Id. Decernere armis. Virg. 
Cornibus decernere. -IT Decernere 
pugnam, to decide the victory. Liv. De¬ 
cernere pugnam poterant. Cic. Jam 
preelium decretum arbitrabar foie.- 
IT Figur. Cic. Pro sua faina fortunis- 
que decernere, to defend judicially. Id. 
Uno judicio de fortunis omnibus decer¬ 
nere, to risk, hazard. Id. Utinam meo 
solum capite decernerein. Id. In qua 
de salute reipubl. decernitur, hangs, 
depends. 
DECERPS (de & carpo), is, erpsi, erptum, 
a. 3. to pull or pluck off pull away, crop, 
gather, dnoXeyw. Ovid. Pomum decer- 
pere ramo. Id. Pollice florem, to crop, 
cull. Id. aristas. Ilorat. pyra, et 
uvam. Colum. folia, to strip off. Plin. 
Tfiymum decerpunt apes, cull. Id. E 
radicibus montani praetenuia fila decer- 
pentes, pulling one after another. - 
IT Figur. to derogate from, take away, 
lessen, diminish. Cic. Nihil sibi ex ista 
laude decerpit. Id. Ne quid de gravi¬ 
tate decerperet. Quintil. Spes decer- 
pat. Senec. Virginitatem decerpere, to 
violate. -IT Also, to gather, collect, 
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cull out, select, derive, gain, get. Herat, 
Ex re decerpere fructus. Sil. Decus 
affectat decerpere pugme. Quintil. Ha- 
bent Comici qutedam, qute possis decer¬ 
pere. 
DeCeRTaTIS (decerto), onis, f. a stri . 
1 ving for the mastery, contest, dispute 
dywviopog. Cic. Harum rerum omnium 
decertatio. 
DeCERTS (de & certo), as, avi. Stum, 
n. 1. to contend vehemently, strive, fiaht 
fur, dispute, dycovi^opai. Cies. Ut°in 
suis finibus decertarent. Id. Armis 
decertare. Id. Decertare proelio. JYe¬ 
pos. classe. Cic. Vi et armis contra 
vim decertare. Id. Cum duobus duci- 
bus de imperio decertatum est. Id. 
Jure, legibus disceptando decertare. 
Id. Inter se decertare. Id. Decertare 
cum aliquo contentione djeendi. —. 
IT With the dat. I-Iorat. Prieceps Afri- 
cus decertans Aquilonibus, warring. 
DECESSI5 (decedo), onis, f. a departing, 
departure, dnoxwpriaig. 'Cic. De tua 
mansione et decessione. -IT Also, 
the retirement from an office. Cic. Milii 
decessionis dies obreptat.-IT Figur. 
a lessening, diminution, abatement. Cic. 
Decessionem de summa facere. - 
IT Also, absence, want. Cic. Decessio 
capitis jecinoris. -- IT Also, inter¬ 
mission of a fever. Cels. 
DECESS5R (Id.), oris, m. a predecessor in 
1 an office. Tacit. 
DECESSOS (Id.), us, m. a going away, 
departure. Cws. Decessum a?stus, ebb. 
Cels. Decessus febris, abatement, inter¬ 
mission. Plin. Ab Nili decessu serere 
solitos, the falling of the■ JYilc. - 
If Also, a retiring from an office. Cic. 
Bruti decessum.-If Also, death. Cic. 
Angi decessu amicorum, departure, 
death. 
DECET (5sei), ebat, uit, 2. pers. & im- 
pers. to become, be becoming or proper , 
beseem, behove, be . right, fit, suitable or 
meet, irpenet. Cic. Roscitun sspe audio 
dicere, caput esse artis, decere. Id. Quid 
maxime deceat in oratione, videamus 
Id. Oratorein irasci minirne decet. 
Plaut. Contempla, satin’ hisc me vestis-. 
deceat, becomes me. Cic. Experiri,quam 
se aliena deceant. — With the dat. Te¬ 
rent. Ita nobis decet. Sallust. Locum 
editiorem, quam victoribus decebat. 
DECID5 (de & credo), is, Idi, Isum, a. 3. 
to cut off, diroKbnroi. Plaut. Decide 
collum. Senec. In quadratunr tigna 
decidere, to cut square. -If Oftener, j 
figur. to decide, determine, conclude, settle, j 
Ilorat. Post decisa negotia. Cic. Cum j 
accusatore decidere. Id. Decidere de j 
rebus. Id. Decidere et statuere, quid, 
&c. Id. Decidere cum aliquo. Senec. 
Pro libertate decidere, to compound, bar¬ 
gain. - If Quintil. Propriis decisa 
sunt verbis, clearly expressed. 
DECID5 (de & cado), is, Idi, n. 3. to fall 
from, fall down, Karani-imo. Lucret. In 
terras decidit iniber. Cic. Poma ex 
arboribus decidunt. Ovid. Decidit in 
casses prreda. Plin. Cmlo decidere. 
Ovid. Decidere ab equo. Cats. Decide¬ 
re equo. JYepos. ex equo. Plaut. pr»- 
cipitem de lecto. Id. in foveam. Curt. 
Flurnina in mare decidunt, fall, disem¬ 
bogue themselves. Ovid. Decidere in 
prieceps. Ilorat. Decidit priedonum in | 
turbam,/aMs among, falls in with. PH ,L I 
Dentes decidunt. Ilorat. Coma: deci- I 
dunt, fall out. Petron. Decidere m I 
somnum, to fall asleep. Sueton. Tunica I 
ad pedes decidit. —— If Figur. Terent . | 
Quanta de spe decidi! from what lugl | 
expectations am I fallen! Id. Quanta § 
spe decidi! Liv. A spe decidit. JYepos I 
Amicorum perfidia decidi, am I | 
quished 7 Tacit. Hue decidisse cuncta, | 
have come to that pass. Sueton. Decide- ■ 
re ad angustias rei familiaris. Pf»- ■ 
Decidere ab arclietypo, to deviate fret" m 
the original. -IT Also, to fall, ■ 
Plaut. Cuncti solstitiali rnorbo deti-B 
dunt.-IT Also, to waste away, be 
sened or diminished. Colum. I 
DECID003 (decido), a, urn, adj. /«««£’■ 
2 ready to fall, evKardmoirog. 
Cornua decidua. Id. Decidua foil 1 ! 
Id. Ignes decidui ad terras. P 
DECIES (decern), adv. ten times, fj 
Plin. Decies anno. Plaut. Decies ini' s|S| 
