OBD 
OBE 
OBE 
made in the form of an obba. Apul. cas- 
sides (but Ed. Oudend. lias ovatce, h. e. 
egg-shaped, ovate ). 
£i B TILaT£ R AT 0 S (ob &. blateratus), a, 
um, particip. prattled, babbled, or prattled, 
againstsome one. Apul. (Al. aliter leg.) 
0 BBRGTeSU 5 (ob & brutesco), is, till, n. 
3. to become insensible, lose sense or rea¬ 
son, become lifeless, dXoyo; ytvo/iai. Lu- 
OBCASCaTIS, &BCA5C5, and other 
words beginning with Obc. See Occ. 
oBDeNSaTIS (ob.Sc denso), onis, f. same 
3 as Densatio. Cad. Aurel. 
0 B DITOS, a, um, particip. from obdo. 
6BD0 (ob &. do), is, didi, ditum, a. 3. to 
put, place or set one thing before another, 
put against. Terent. Pessulum ostio 
obdo, I put or push the bolt before the 
door, h. e. / bar or bolt it. Plaul. Forem 
obdo, ne senex me opprimat, h. e. clau- 
do, I ciose, shut. Ovid. Nec timidis ri- 
gidam vocibus obde forem, close the door 
upon, turn a deaf ear. Senec. ceram au- 
rilius, to stuff wax into the ears, close the 
cars with wax. Flor. Obditis navibus, 
placed before, so as to prevent an en¬ 
trance. — Hence, to shut up, lock up. 
Apul. Domus seris obdita.-- IT Also, 
to join or lay unto, set against, expose. 
Horat. Nulli malo latus obdit apertum. 
-11 Also, to envelop, roll up, fold in. 
Apul. Capillos in mutuos nexus obditos 
atque nodatos. Id. Puer amiculis obdi- 
tus, wrapped up. 
n HD6RMI8 (ob & dormio), is, ivi, Itum, 
2n. and a. 4. to sleep, or sleep soundly, na- 
raKoigdbgai, dipvmdw. Plaut. Obdor- 
mivi crapulam, I have slept away. Cels. 
Ne, quern obdormire volumus, excitare 
postea non possimus. Plin. ttui obdor- 
iniant sub taxo moriantur. — It is some¬ 
times, perhaps, to fall asleep; but in 
that case the preterit tenses may be re¬ 
ferred to Obdormisco. 
uBDollMISCS (obdormio), is, Ivi, Itum, 
n. 3. to fall asleep, go to sleep. Sueton. 
Ut in jure dicendo obdormisceret. Cic. 
In mediis vine laboribus obdormiscere. 
6BD0C3 (ob & duco), is,uxi,uctum, a. 3. 
to lead or conduct against or to, ineisayo). 
Plant. Ad oppiduin mecum exercitum 
obducam. Acc. ap. JVon. VIm Gallicam 
obduc contra in acie. Argum. Plaut. 
Obducere aliquem alicui. Also, Cic. 
Ut mihi videatur non esse a6vvarov, 
Curium obducere, h. e. to bring him for¬ 
ward against them, to induce him to come 
forward against them. - IT Also, to 
draw something before nr over another 
thing, to bring, throw, lay or put over, to 
bring or draw round, induce, superinduce. 
Plin. Caryots erustam verius, quam 
cutem obducunt, put on, throw round 
them. Cic. Obducere callurn dolori, to 
draw over, &c. h. e. to blunt., mitigate. Id. 
tenebras rebus, h. e. to obscure. Cies. Ab 
utroque latere collis transversam fossam 
obduxit, carriedround. JYepos. Obducta 
nocte, when night had been drawn over the 
sky, when it was dark ; or, perhaps bet¬ 
ter, in a dark, cloudy night. Prnpert. 
Obductis committam mene tenebris ? 
drawn over, gathered over ; or, thick, 
gloomy. Id. Surdus in obductam som- 
iiiet seram, drawn over the door. Cic. 
Refricare obductam jam reip. cicatri- 
cem, already drawn or formed over the 
commonwealth. Apul. Parte funiculi ti- 
gillo injecta atque obducta, drawn or 
wrapped round it. Virg. Amnis tenet 
omnia obductolimo.-11 Also, to cov¬ 
er over, overspread, surround, envelop, 
line. Virg. Limoso palus obducat pas- 
cuajunco. Senec. Et ora obduxit color, 
overspread. Lucan, caput feral i amictu, 
cover, hooil. Cic. Obducuntur libro, aut 
cortice trunci. Id. Animantium alias 
squama videmus'obductas. Ovid. Pa¬ 
ter obductos condiderat vultus. — Figur. 
Virg. Obductum vulgare dolorem, hid¬ 
den.° concealed. Ovid. Obductos annis 
rescindere Victus, cicatrized, h. e. blunt¬ 
ed, smothered. Ilorat. Obducta frons, 
clouded, contracted, severe, anxious. Se¬ 
nec. Vultum tristitia obduxit. — Hence, 
to shut, bar, bolt, stop or block up, close. 
Plin. plagam limo. Id. Terra ipsa se 
obducit. Lucan. Obducta reserat pene¬ 
tralia Phcebi. Senec. fores.-11 Also, 
to draw off, drink off with avidity, drink 
up (properly, to draw to or into one's self). 
Cic. Oaum venenum obduxisset. Se¬ 
nec. Obduxit sanguinein tumulus.- 
H Also, to contract, wrinkle, knit. Senec. 
vultum. (But see above.) -IT Also, 
Cic. Obduxi posterum diem, h. e. add¬ 
ed besides; or, simply, spent, passed away. 
-IT Also, Lucil. Aulasa obducite, h. e. 
remove, draw away, as JVon. explains it; 
unless it be, to draw over. 
oBDuCTIS (obduco), onis, f. a covering, 
veiling, enveloping, napaitaXvipis'. Cic. 
Carnifex, et obductio capitis absit, the 
hoodwinking or blindfolding of one about 
to be executed. Amob. Nubila inimica 
obductione pendent. 
OBD0CT5 (frequentat. from obduco), as, 
3 a. 1. to lead or bring to or into a place. 
Plaut. In sedes obductari. 
oBDuCTOS, a, um, particip. from obduco. 
oBDuLCS (ob & duico), as, a. 1. to 
3 sweeten, make sweet, season. Coil. Au- 
relian. 
5BDuRaTI 5 (obduro), onis, f. a liarden- 
3 ing, steeling, indurating. Augustin. 
oBDORaTOS, a, um, particip. and adj. 
See Obduro. 
oBDuR£FXCI3 (obduro &. facio), is, a. 
3 3. h. e. obduro. JVon. 
oBDuReSCS (ob & duresco), is, urui, 
n. 3. to become hard, oK\ripvvopai. Pro- 
pert. Gorgonis obdurescere vultu, h. c. 
be turned to stone. Cato-. Ea postre- 
mum arato, dum ne prius obdurescant.. 
-II Figur. to become hardened nr in¬ 
sensible, lose all feeling, grow callous, 
become indifferent, be not moved. Cic. 
Jam ad ista obduruimus, et humanita- 
tem omnem exsuimus. Id. Sed nescio 
quomodo jam usu obduruerat, et percal- 
luerat civitatis incredibilis patientia. 
Id. Cum in ejusmodi patientia turpitu- 
dinis, aliena, non sua satietate obduru- 
isset. Id. Obduruisse sese contra for- 
tunam arbitrantur, h. e. constantiam 
induisse. Id. Alii (amici) nescio quo 
pacto obduruerunt, h. c. have grown 
cold. 
oBDuR5 (ob & duro), as, avi, atum, n. 
and a. 1. to be hard, or hardened ; hence, 
figur. to hold out, stand out, persist, en¬ 
dure. Plaut. Pernegabo, atque obdura- 
bo, perjurabo denique. Ilorat. Persta, 
atque obdura. — Pass, impers. Cic. Ob- 
duretur hoc triduum-II Transitively; 
to harden, make hard; hence, Obdura- 
tus, a, um, hardened, figur. JVazar. pati¬ 
entia, hardened, steeled. Cod. Just. Ob- 
durata nequitia. 
OBeDIeNS, tis, particip. from obedio. 
-IT Adj. obedient, compliant, evnaS-ijs. 
Cic. Nulli est naturte obediens deus. 
Id. Appetitum rationi obedientem pne- 
bere. Sallust. Obedientem esse jussis 
alicujus. Liv. Ut imperiis vivorum ne- 
’ mo obedientior me uno fuerit. Id. Ut 
ad nova consilia gentem quoque suam 
obedientem haberet. Id. Imperiis obe- 
dientissimus miles. Plaul. Magistro 
esse dicto obediens, obedient to the 
word or command of a master. (In 
like manner audiens is construed.) 
— Figur. yielding, complying with one's 
wishes, manageable. Plin. Obedientis- 
sima quocumque in opere fraximus, 
very easily wrought. Sallust. Omnia 
sec’unda et obedientia sunt, h. e. as you 
wish,. -IT Also, subject, enslaved. Sal¬ 
lust. Ut illis obedientes vivamus. 
SReDIeNTIIR (obediens), adv. obediently, 
2 submissively, dutifully, readily, willingly, 
cinrstOws. Liv. Obedienter imperata 
facere. Id. Obedienter facere adversus 
aliquem, h. e. alicui parere. Id. Nihil 
obedientius fecerunt, quam ut muros 
diruerent. Augustin. Obedientissime. 
SBeDTeNTIa (Id.), ffi, f. obedience,, sub¬ 
mission, dutifulness, vnaKort, evirdSeia. 
Cic. Servitus est obedientia fracti ani- 
mi (subjectively). Plin. Imperiorum 
obedientia (objectively). Cic. Abji- 
ciunt obedientiam. Plin. Mira plebi 
circa regem obedientia. 
3BeDI 3 (ob & audio), is, Ivi, Itum, n. 4. 
to give ear to, listen to, h. e. follow one's 
counsel. JVep. Cluibus rex maxime obe- 
diat.-IT Also, to obey, give obedience 
to, nei^opai. Cic. Parere et obedire 
prsecepto. Id. Obtemperare et obedire 
magistratibus. JVep. legi. Fronto. Ea 
(acc.) ilium obedire mihi, in those things. 
Liv. Obeditum dictatori est, h. e. thi 
dictator was obeyed. — Figur. Plin. Ra¬ 
mus quam maxime obediturus, h. e 
easy to be bent, flexible. -11 Also, to 
serve, suit one's self to, conform to, be 
subject. Sallust. Pecora natura ventri 
obedientia finxit, slaves to, &c. Cic. 
Multorum obedire tempori.-IT See, 
also, Obediens. 
3BEI..TSC0S (bPeXlaKos), i, m. properly, 
a small spit, or spear; hence, from the 
resemblance, an obelisk. Plin. and 
Ammian. — Also, a rose-bud, which be¬ 
fore it opens has a conical or pyramidal 
form. Anson — Also, a mark in books, 
of the form of a small spit or spear, 
placed by many against suspected pas¬ 
sages. Augustin. 
8BeLiX 0S (ob & elixus), a, um. A pic. 
Ova obelixa. {Al. elixa.) 
8B2L0S (d^cXos), i, m. a spit or spear ; 
3 hence, the figure of a spear horizontally 
(—), which sei-ved to mark suspected pas¬ 
sages in a book. Hieronym. 
5B£8 (oh & eo), is, Ivi, and oftener li, 
Itum, irreg. n. and a. to go or come to, 
to come in, go to meet, go against. Lu- 
cret. Donee vis obiit, quee res diverbe- 
ret ictu, came in, intervened, was added. 
Cic. in infera loca. Liv. ad omnes 
hostium conatus, go to meet. — With 
accus. Enn. ap. Fest. Acheruntem obi- 
bo. Cic. Tantum urbis superfuturum, 
quantum flamma obire non potuisset, 
reach. -11 Hence, of places, to visit 
by passing from place to place, go over, 
travel through, wander over, go round, 
run through, traverse, cQoSsvio. Cic. 
Tantas regiones barbarorum pedibus 
obit. Id. Nostras villas obire. Virg. 
Nec vero Alcides tantum telluris obi- 
vit. Cic. Prartores turn putant obeun- 
dam esse maxime provinciam, cum in 
areis frumenta sunt. — Hence, figur. 
Obire oculis, to run over, traverse or sur¬ 
vey with the eyes, to cast the eye over. 
Plin. Ep. Cum immensum exercitum 
oculis obisset. Virg. omnia visu. Plin. 
Ep. opes solis oculis, to see only, not to 
en j 0 y. — Also, Cic. Omnes obeam orati- 
one mea civitates, run through, go over. 
— Also, to go round, run round, sur¬ 
round, encompass, overspread, cover. 
Ovid. Chlamydem limbps obibat aure¬ 
us. Virg. (inum clypeiim peljis toties 
obeat circumdata. Ovid. Obit ora pal¬ 
lor, overspreads, covers; or, invades, 
seizes; the sense is the same. — Also, 
to attend upon, be {or seek to be) present 
at, visit. Cic. ccenas, to go to suppers 
(with perhaps a reference to going from 
place to place). Id. Yenias ad id tern 
pus : obieris Q.. fratris comitia. Liv. nun- 
dinas, to frequent. — Also, to take upon 
one's self, undertake, attend to, do, dis¬ 
charge, perform., execute, manage, conduct, 
transact. Cic. legationem. Id. (Quantum 
ceteris ad res suas obeundas conceditur 
temporis. Liv. Non sufficientibus viribus 
ad consularia munera obeunda. Id. mu- 
nus vigiliarum. Justin. Equis publica ac 
privata officia obeunt, Cic. Obeundi 
negotii, aut consequendi qufestus studio 
tot loca adire. Colum. sub dio rusticum 
opus, follow, pursue. Cic. Obeundarum 
hereditatum causa, of entering on or taking 
possession of. Liv. sacra. Id. tot simul 
bella. Cic. facinus, to perpetrate, com¬ 
mit. Liv. perieula, to undergo, encoun¬ 
ter. Cic. Multi clarissimi viri annum 
petitionis slice non obierunt, did not ap¬ 
pear on the year, &c. h. e. did not offer 
themselves as candidates in the year ap¬ 
pointed by law. Id. Tu non affuisti, qui 
diligentissime semper ilium diem, et il- 
lud munus solitus esses obire, to keep. 
Id. Antoniusdiem edicti obire neglexit, 
to be present on, attend on. Id. Vadimo- 
nium mihi non obiit quidam socius me¬ 
ns, did not appear at the time appointed, 
deserted his bail. Id. Tibi vadimonium 
non sit obitum, you did not, &c. So, 
Plin. Ep. Si litibus tererer, obstrictum 
esse me crederem obeunti ad vadimo- 
nia mea (some will omit ad). — Hence, 
Sulpic. ad Cic. Diem suum obire ; and, 
J\Tep. diem supremum; and, Sueton 
diem, h. e. to die; as it were, to keep 
the appointed day. Also, Cic. Obiie 
mortem, to die; as if adire. Id. Mortfl 
obita, h. e. post mortem. — Absol. Obi 
