ELE 
ELI 
ELL 
mentarii. Quintil. -IT Qiiint.il. Aris- 
toteles elementa decern constituit, cate¬ 
gories. -IT Sing. Elementum. Juve¬ 
nal. and Plin. 
ELeMeNTaRIOS (elementa), a, urn, adj. 
2 elementary, pert, lining or belonging to the 
elements or rudiments. Senee. Elemen¬ 
tarily senex, h. e. who is learning the 
rudiments. 
ELE MeNTITIOS, or ELEAIeNTICIOS, 
3 (Td.),a, um, adj. elementary, elemental. 
Tertull. 
ELf.NCHOS (1'Acyxoj), i, m. alarge pearl, 
2 oblong like a pear. The rich and noble 
Roman ladies used to join three of these 
together, and hang them from the ear. 
Plin. - IT Also, a table, syllabus, or 
index to a book. 
eLeNTeSC 5 (e &. lentesco), is, n. 3. to 
become clammy or soft. Call. Aurel. 
ELEPHANTIA, ;e, f. same as Elephantia¬ 
sis. Scribon. Larg. 
ELEPHANT! ACCS (iXeijiavriaKds), a, 
um, adj. suffering with the elephantiasis . 
Finnic. 
ELEPHANTIASIS (iXeiJiavriams), is, f. 
2 a kind of leprosy called elephantiasis from 
its making the skin spotted and hard like 
the hide of an elephant. Plin. — Called 
also elepirantiosis. Veget. 
ELEPHaNTICOS, a, um, adj. same as 
Elephantiacus. Jul. Firmir. 
ELEPHANTINE l,e\s<j>uvrioq), es, or ELE- 
PHANTIS, Idis, f. an island in the Nile, 
with a city of the same name. Tacit, and 
Vitruv. 
ELEPHANTINOS (elephantus), a, um, 
adj. of ivory. Vopisc. - IT Hence, 
elephantina, te, f. a plaster so called 
from its whiteness. Cels. - IT Also, 
Elephantinum, i, n. a black color, made 
of burnt ivory. Plin. 
ELEPHANTIOSIS, is, f. See Elephantiasis. 
ELEPHANTIoSOS, a, um, adj. same as 
Elephantiacus. Augustin. 
ELEPHANTIS, Idis, f. See Elephantine. 
ELEPIIANTOS (e\e<J>as), i, nr. and f. an 
elephant. Cic. —— IT Also, among the 
poets, ivory. Virg. 
ELEPHAS (Id.), antis, m. an elephant. 
Horat. -IT Also, same as Elephanti¬ 
asis, a sort of leprosy; the elephantiasis. 
Lucrct. 
eLEVaTIS (elevo), onis, f. a lessening, 
2 or disparagement, as in an oration, by 
irony. Quintil. 
ELEV5 (e & levo), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
to raise, lift up, enaipco. Cces. Rursus 
summam contabulationem, storeasque 
elevabant. — Hence, to take away, 
gather. Colum. fructum. — Figur. 
Properl. Anraelevat preces, raises and 
bears away, h. e. my wishes come to 
nought, are vain. - IT Also, to ease, 
lighten, alleviate, assuage. Lucei. ad 
Cic. sollicitudinesprudentia. Cic. sgri- 
tndinem. — Also, to diminish, lessen, 
impair, abate, disparage, detract from, 
do away. Cic. Perspicuitas argu- 
mentatione elevatur. Liv. Vos ele- 
vatis earn (A. e. auctoritatem vestram). 
Id. prsclara facta alicujus. Id. famam 
capts urbis. Cic. Ut quod esset ab eo 
objectum, lepore magis elevandum, 
quam contentione frangendum videre- 
tur. — So, Elevare aliquem, to lower, 
brincr into disrepute, lessen the influence 
and consideration of, impair the credit 
of. Cic. Est plane oratoris movere 
risum, quod frangit adversarium, quod 
elevat. Liv. Elevabatur index, indi- 
ciumque. Propert. Elevat assiduos co- 
pia longa viros, h. e. viliores facit. 
eLEOS, a, um, adj. Elean, of or pertaining 
3 to the city Elis (where or near which 
the Olympic games were held), ’HAciflf. 
Virg. campus. Ovid. Eleo carcere 
missus equus. Ovid. Eleum flumen, 
h. e. the Alpheus. Propert. Jovis Elei 
carmen, of Olympic Jupiter. — Elei, 
orum, the Elcans. Plin. 
ELEUSIS, and ELEUSIN, inis, f. a city 
in Attica, in which was a temple of Ceres, 
and where the Sacra Eleusinia were held, 
in honor of that goddess. Cic. — Hence, 
Eleuslnius and Eleuslnus, a, um, adj. 
Eleusinian. Tertull. Eleusinia, sc. sa¬ 
cra, the rites or mysteries held at Eleusis 
in honor of Ceres. Virg. Eleusina mater, 
h. e. Ceres. - IT Tacit. Eleusi (abl.). 
—.IT Sidon. Eleusin (norm) for Ceres. 
ELEUTHERIA (rA evSepla),ee, f. freedom, 
3 or the goddess of freedom. Plaut. 
ELEUTHERIOS (iXevSepios), a, um, adj. 
3 making free. — Hence, Eleutheria, 
orum,° n. sc. solemnia, h. e. freedom- 
festival, in honor of Jupiter Eleutherius. 
Plaut. 
eLIAS, Adis, f. of,from,oratElis,’UXiay. 
3 Virg. Eliaiium equarum, h. e. contend¬ 
ing for the prize at the Olympic games. 
ELICES, um. See Elix. 
eLIC’ 15 (e &.lacio), is, ui, ltum, a. 3. to 
draw out, entice out, lure forth, bring out 
by gentle or artful means, induce to come, 
obtain by coaxing, elicit. Cces. hostem 
expaludibus. Cic. literas alicujus. Id. 
verhum ex aliquo, get a word from 
his mouth. Plaut. lacriinas. — Hence, 
to search out, find out, learn. Cic. causas 
prssensionum. — Also, to bring out, 
draw forth, elicit. Cic. ferrum ex caver- 
nis. Id. sonos nervorum ac tibiarum. 
Cic. Ardor animi, qui etiam ex infan- 
tium ingeniis elicere voces et querelas 
solet. — Also, to bring forth, cause, oc¬ 
casion, excite. Cic. sanguinem hostis, 
to draw. Liv. misericordiam. Curt. 
iram alicujus. Cic. Terra elicit ex se- 
mine viriditatem. Id. ignem lapidum 
conflictu. Ilorat. Onyx eliciet cadum, 
will bring out the cask, h. e. will induce 
me to bring it out. Plin. Novos (palmi- 
tes) elici utilissimum, be made to sprout. 
-IT Also, to entice or bring to some¬ 
thing, decoy. Cic. ad disputandum. 
Lie? ad preelium. Cies. in aliquem lo¬ 
cum. Ilirt. hostes in insidias. Sueton. 
aliquem ad querelas, to stir, excite. 
Plaut. aliquem foras. —— IT Also, in ma¬ 
gic, to call, raise, call out. Ovid. Jovem 
cobIo. Cic animas inferorum. - 
IT Cic. Ne quam vocem eliciat, utter, 
throw out. -IT Elexi for elicui. Ar- 
nnb. 
eLICITOS, a, um, particip. from elicio. 
eLICIOS (elicio), ii, m. a surname of Ju¬ 
piter. Ovid, and Liv. 
eLIDS (e & lsdo), is, isi, isum, a. 3 to 
knock out, strike out, tear out, force out, 
squeeze out. Plaut. and Virg. oculos. 
Plin. Ut ignis elidatur, velut e silice, 
struck from them. Cels, partus, h e. to 
produce abortion. — Hence, to emit in 
consequence of collision or compression. 
or simply, to emit, send forth. Cels. Prop¬ 
ter angustias (spiritus), sibilum edidit. 
Plin. flammas ex sese. Id. sonum ore. 
Id. colores repercussu parietum, to re¬ 
flect. Virg. Ter spumam elisam vidi¬ 
mus. - IT Also, to elude, suppress. 
Oell. literas. - IT Also, to dash to 
pieces, shatter, break, bruise small, crush. 
Ctes. Tempestate naves eliduntur. 
Plaut. Elidam caput, Pll break your 
pate. Varro. herbas, to bruise, pound. 
Stat. Fulmen elidit nubes, rends, bursts. 
Plin. draconem pondere, crush. - 
IT Figur. to break, weaken, enfeeble, ren¬ 
der powerless. Cic. nervos virtutis. 
Id. Gui rebus his fractus sgritudine 
eliditur, h. e. angitur, opprimitur, obrui- 
tur. Horat. Elidere morbum, to break 
up, dissipate, remove. Cels. Tussis vix 
eliditur, is difficult to get rid of. Pandect. 
Prius pactum per posterius elidetur, 
nullified, abrogated. -IT Also, to com¬ 
press, squeeze together, strangle, throttle. 
Ovid. Elisa fauce. Virg. Ut premens 
eliserit angues. Curt. Flumina in an- 
gustiorem alveum elisa.-IT Quintil. 
Vox elisa, forced out, emitted with effort. 
-IT Also, to throw back, reflect. Lu- 
cret. Elisam se se exprimat ipsa. Id. 
Retrorsum elidi.-IT Also, to remove, 
drive away, banish. Cels, tussim. Ho¬ 
rat. morbum. (See above.)-- IT Cic. 
Elidere stirpes and fibras stirpium, to 
tear out. Others read eligere. 
ELIG5 (e & lego), is, egi, ectum, a. 3 to 
choose, select, pick out, euXeyo) _ Cic. 
Facere alicui potestatem et optionem, 
ut eligat, utrum velit. Id. de tribus, 
quern velis. Id. ex malis minima Id. 
a multis commodissimum quodque. 
Nepos. aliquem ad dispensandam pecu¬ 
niary Tacit. Haud semper errat fama: 
aliquando et eligit, makes choice. — 
Also, to elect, choose, as, an empe¬ 
ror. Sueton. -IT Also, to pull up, 
root up. Colum. Gum (A. e. herbs et 
gramina) nisi manu eliguntur Cic. 
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Stirpes sgritudinis eligends. Al. lei» 
elidendee. -IT See, also, Elcctus a 
u m. ’ ^ 
eLTMaTIo (elimo), onis, f. a reducing 
3 lessening. Call. Aurelian. carnis._l! 
If Also, an elaborating, perfecting, revis. 
ion, exposition. Justinian. 
kLTMATSR (Id.), oris, m. a pumrer iw. 
3 rifier. Tertull. 
ELIMIN5 (e &c limen)' as, avi, atum a. 
3 and n. 1. to turn out of doors, eK0a\\ei. 
Pompon, ap. Hon. Eliminabo extra sdej 
conjugem. Pacuv. ibid. Me iniseram! 
quonam clam vos eliminat.—Ficrur! 
Horat. dicta foras, to blub. -IT with¬ 
out an accus. to go out. Enn. ap. JVon, 
extra sdes. Aceius. ibid. Elimina urbe! 
-IT Quintil. ex Ace. Gradus elimi¬ 
nat, A. e. (as it seems) steps forth from tht 
house. 
ELIM8 (e & limo), as, avi, atum, a. 1. u 
2 file out, file, polish, Karappivau. Chii 
-IT Figur. to file out, polish, elaborate. 
finish, complete. Cic. Rationes ad tenue 
elimats, filed down, wire-drawn, over- 
subtile. Oell. Ut AEneida, quam nondum 
satis elimassit, adolerent. Alt. in Cic. 
Ep. Velim a\6Xioii aliquod elimes ad 
me.-IT Also, to file away; hence, to 
lessen, diminish. Call. Aurel. Elimat® 
vires. — Also, to rub clean, cleanse,pol¬ 
ish. Tertull. dentes (which may per¬ 
haps be derived from e and limits). 
ELIMPID5 (e & limpidus), as, avi,atum, 
3 a. 1. to make pure, cleanse. Veget. 
eLINGS (e & lingo), is, a. 3. to lick out. 
2 lick off. Plin. oculum. 
eLINGUIS (e & lingua), e, adj. iuml, 
speechless. Cic. 
eLiNGIJS (elinguis), as, a. 1. to depriu 
2 of the tongue, diroyAcorri^w. Plaut. 
eLIN 5 (e & lino), is, levi, litum, a.3. to 
3 streak, spot, besmear. Lucil. ap. Non. 
Vestimenta elevit luto. 
ELIGUAMEN (eliquo), Inis, n. dripping 
of meat, brine. Colum. 
eLIGUATIS (Id.), onis, f. a liquefying, 
3 melting, dissolving. Call. Aurel. 
kLIGUeSCS (e & liquesco), is, n. 3.to 
3 become liquid, be made into a liquid, 
Varro. 
eLIGUIUM (eliquo), ii, n. the dregs,re¬ 
siduum. Solin. -IT Also, ejjluz, ell. 
Solin. 
eLIGUS (e & liquo), as, avi, atum, a. 1, 
2 to make liquid. — Hence, Prudent. Eli- 
quare metalla, to melt, fuse. — Also, to 
free from impurities, clarify, strain. 0- 
lum. oleum in labra. Id. vinum a fit- 
cibus. Id. mustum f;ece. — Figur. 
Pers. Eliquat et tenero supplantat ver¬ 
ba palato, A. e. speaks in a soft, effemmoU 
manner, uttering his words slowly, and 
as it were, drop by drop.-" Also i 
to cause to flow, pour out. Apul. 
eLIS, is and Idis, f. T HXif. a region in W 
western part of the Peloponnesus; also,s 
city therein, of the same name, where m 
Olympic frames icere held; its ruins ar 
now called PaUcopolis, about three leagua 
Gastuni. PUn. - ^ Hence ’ 
from 
Eleus, Elias, &c. which see. , 
T.TSrft telidol. onis, f. a squeezing 0, 
ILISI5 (elido), onis, f. a squeezt 
o forcing out. Sen.ec. He l<t cr > P 
elisionem cadunt.- T I n S ra 1 
elision. „ e mi* 
ELISSA, or ELISA, s, f- a name of m 
queen of Carthage. ^• '“5 
Elisssus or Elissus, a, um, a j . C 
'Tinian. SU. tyrannM- h. e. IIonnM 
ElflSOS,' a, um, particip.' 
ELI0S A E ^ a ’S adJ cL^EIIi I aruii., 
ing to Elis, Elian. Cic 
the inhabitants of Elis, rttn- 
ELIX (elicio), Icis, m. a 
furrow to draw off water C’ um. 
eLIXATORA (elixo), s, f. any mn 0 
3 ed. Apic. _ . a l, » 
ELIX5 (elixus), as, avi, atum, 
3 boil, seethe, bl/w. 1inlinrt . a, nto. 
e & liquor), a>. : 
2 boiled, sodden, UMs- 
miscueris elixa. 
eLIXOS (e& lix, or^eec fag\ 
assis 
Plin. Elisa® 
utilius est tosto. y arr . 
sodden, well soaked, very ■ ^ fcc 
ELLEB6RUM, &c Bee/W l born^ f 
ELLIPSIS UXXeiipK), ittoi 
1 figure of speech by which a word 
Quintil. 
ELLOPS. See IIclops. 
ELLUM, ELLAM, &c. 
-IT Figur -as 
s it iti ’ 1 
See EM- 
