OBN 
OBO 
OBR 
less, mute, for a time, from terror or 
some other cause. Virg. /Ericas as- 
pectu obmutuit amens. Cels. Uui ebri- 
us obmutuit. Cic. Huiclinguam obmu- 
tuisse. — Figur. to become dumb, h. e. to 
cease. Cic. Dolor aniini obmutuit.- 
IT Also, to be silent. Cic. De me nulla 
obmutescet vetustas. Virg. Pressoque 
obmutuit ore. 
cBNaTOS (ob & nascor), a, urn, particip. 
2 growing on or about. Lie. Inter obnata 
ripis salicta. 
oBNeXOS (ob & nexus), us, m. same as 
3 Nexus. Tertull. 
OBNIGER (ob & niger), Igra, Ygrum, adj. 
2 black, blackish, or verij black. Plin. \ 
GBNISOS, same as Obnixus. 
oBNITOR (ob Sc. nitor), eris, lxus or 
2 Isus sum, dep. 3. to bear, press, push 
against, strive against something. Virg. 
Arboris obnixus trunco. Nep. Obnixo 
genu scuto, set or pressed against. Liv. 
Obnixi urgebant, pressing against them. 
Virg. Portam torquet, obnixus latis 
humeris, bearing against it with his 
broad shoulders. Lucret. Navigia obniti 
undis, struggle against the waves. - 
If Figur. to st;ive against, struggle or 
contend with, jr, simply, to struggle, 
strive, endeavor. Vcllei. Triumphuni 
impedire obnitebantur. Tacit. Obniti 
adversis. Virg. Obniti contra.- 
If See, also, Obnixus, a, urn. 
OBNIXE (obnixus), adv. strenuously, vigo¬ 
rously, earnestly, with might and main, 
pressinghj, <tvvt6i/io s. Tercnt. Pedibus 
manibusque obnixe omnia facturum. 
Senec. Cum te obnixe rogo. Claud. 
Mamert. Obnixius argumentari. 
OBNIXOS, a, ran, particip. from obnitor. 
-ir Adj. steadfast, firm, unyielding, 
obstinate, resolute. Virg. and Liv. — 
Hence, Obnixum, adverbially. Auson. 
Obnixum taces, h. e. obstinate, pei^na- 
citer, constanter. 
oBNoXIe (obnoxius), adv. submissively, 
servilely, fearfully, timidly, abjectly, hum¬ 
bly. Liv. Sed magis obedienter ventum 
in curiam, quara obnoxie dictas senten- 
tias accepimus.-If Perhaps, on ac¬ 
count of sonic offence. Plaut. Stich. 3. 2. 
41. But the passage is very obscure. 
OBNoXIB (Id.), as, a. 1. h. e. facio ob- 
3 noxium. Claud. Mamert. 
OBNSXIoSe (obnoxiosus), adv. Plaut. 
3 Cedo rnanus igitur. ( Epid.) Morantur 
nihil: atque arete colliga, nihil vero 
obnoxiose, h. e. perhaps, for a fault, 
guiltily. 
OBNOXI 6 SOS (obnoxius), a, um, adj. 
3 subject, submissive, obedient, complying. 
Plaut. -H Also, low, abject. Enn. 
ap. Ge.ll. 
0BN5XIOS (ob & noxius), a, um, adj. 
2 subject, in respect of punishment, pun¬ 
ishable. Plaut. Ego tibi ne obnoxium 
esse fateor, culpce compotem.-IT Al¬ 
so, that, has committed a crime or sin, guilty 
of the same. Sallust. Animus, neque 
delicto, neque lubidini obnoxius. Tibull. 
Turpi mens obnoxia facto. Ovid. Com- 
muni obnoxia culpa;. — Hence, with 
genit. Cod. Just. Obnoxii criminum. 
Liv. pecuniar debit® (sc. causa). — 
And, absol. punishable, liable to punish¬ 
ment, accountable. Pandect. Ego lege 
Aquilia obnoxius sum. Liv. Vestra 
obnoxia capita offerte. — Also, subject 
to pay a certain tax, or to furnish some¬ 
thing. Sucton. and Pandect. -IT Al¬ 
so, ’subject, submissive, obedient, comply¬ 
ing. Sallust. Miitari ferro, nisi obnoxia 
foret, sc. sibi, if she did not comply with 
his wishes. Liv. Obnoxii vobis minus 
essemus, less compliant with your wishes. 
Id. Obnoxium sibi aliquem facere. 
Sallust, fragm. Te remoto procul, om¬ 
nibus aliis obnoxiis, subject, under the 
dominion or obeying the will of the Ro¬ 
mans. Tacit. Amori uxoris obnoxius, 
h. e. attached or devoted to his wife. — 
Hence, obliged, under obligation, beholden 
to, bound by duty, bound. Terent. Turn 
uxori obnoxius sum, lam under obliga¬ 
tion. Sallust. Plerique crasso ex nego- 
tiis privatis obnoxii. Virg. Nec fratris 
(the sun) obnoxia radiis surgere (vide- 
tur) Luna, seems to rise under no obliga- 
lion to her brother, h. e. is so bright that 
she appears to shine by her own light. 
Id. Arva non rastris hominum obnoxia, 
not indebted to the rake, but producing 
spontaneously. Propert. Sed facies ad- 
erat nullis obnoxia gemmis, under no ob¬ 
ligation to jewels, beautiful enough of 
itself. — Also, subject, slavish, abject, 
low, mean-spirited, not thinking for him¬ 
self, fearful, cowardly, weak-headed, brow¬ 
beaten. Brut, in Cic. Ep. Vivat her- 
cule Cicero qui potest, supplex et ob¬ 
noxius. Liv. Si reticeam, aut superbus, 
aut obnoxius videar: quorum alterum 
est liominis alien® libertatis oblili, 
alterum su®. Ovid. Submiss®que me¬ 
nus, faciesque obnoxia mansit, h. e. de- 
missa, et speciem precantis servans. 
Plin. Obnoxii profecto animi, et infeli- 
cis ingenii est, deprehendi in furto mal- 
le,quam mutuum reddere. — Also, Liv. 
Pax obnoxia, which renders him to whom 
it is granted subject to another. - 
If Also, subject, liable. Senec. Nemo tam 
obnoxius ir® fuit. Tacit. Gens super¬ 
stition i obnoxia. llorat. Interduin pra- 
vis obnoxia. — Also, subject, liable, 
exposed, open, to something from with¬ 
out. Tibull. Cautes obnoxia ventis. 
Ovid. Terra nulli obnoxia bello. Plin. 
Oiera nulli animalium obnoxia, herbs 
not liable to be broused upon. Id. Terra 
solida ad tales casus obnoxia. Tacit.. 
Urbs iiicendiis obnoxia. Blur. Servi 
per Fortunam in omnia obnoxii. Ta¬ 
cit. fortun®. Plin. morbo. — And, ab¬ 
sol. exposed, open, liable to danger and 
misfortune, weak. Plin. corpora, sickly, 
weakly. Flor. Juvenis tener, obnoxius, 
et op-ortunus injuri®. Senec. In hoc 
obimxiO domicilio animus liber habitat, 
h. i. this frail, weak, perishable body. 
Plin. flos, transient, delicate, weak. 
Auct. Dial, de Orat. Tanquam mi¬ 
nus obnoxium sit offendere poeta- 
rum, quam oratorum studium, criti¬ 
cal, hazardous. -IT Also, hurtful, in¬ 
jurious. Colum. -IT Comp. Obnox- 
ior. Senec. 
5BN0BIL5 (ob & nubilo), as, avi, atum, 
3 a. 1 . to cloud or overcloud, envelop in 
clmids or mist, darken, obscure. Fig¬ 
ur. obscure, obnubilate, cm vcfiicw. Gell. 
vultus serenitatem Stoici hominis. 
Ammian. Sed obnubilabat h®c omnia 
(these virtues) vitium, obscured, darken¬ 
ed. Apul. Odore sulfuris juvenis ines- 
catus atque obnubilates, beclouded, dim¬ 
med, benumbed, stupefied, senseless. Id. 
Animam obnubilavit, she became sense¬ 
less, powerless. 
oBNCBILiTS (ob & nubiius), a, um, adj. 
3 clouded, darkened, dark, obscure. Cic. 
e poeta. 
OBNuBS (ob & nubo), is, upsi, upturn, 
a. 3. to veil, cover, inwrap, aKCiratw, 
cmKa\virrco. Virg. comas amictu. Cic. 
I, lictor, colliga rnanus. caput obnubito. 
OBNuNTIaTIB (obnuntio, or obnuncio), 
or OBNuNCI aTI5, onis, f. a declara¬ 
tion of bad omens, which are to prevent 
something from being done, avrevSctijis. 
Cic. Dirarum obnuntiatione neglecta. 
Id. Comitiorum quotidie singuii dies 
tolluntur obnuntiationibus. 
6BN0NTI5 (ob & nuntio, or nuncio), or 
oBNuNCIS, as, avi, atum, a. 1. to tell, 
bring, announce any thing bad or unfor¬ 
tunate. Terent. Primus sentio mala 
nostra: primus rescisco omnia: pri¬ 
mus porro obnuntio. — In particular of 
the augurs or magistrates, to announce 
an unfavorable omen, in order to prevent 
the transaction of public business. Cic. 
Legem tribunis piebis tulit, ne auspi- 
ciis obtemperaretur, ne obnuntiare con- 
cilio, ne legi intercedes liceret, to pre¬ 
vent an assembly from being. held by re- 
portin'? that the omens were inauspicious. 
Liv. "Panins obnuntiari jam efferenti 
porta signa colleg® jussit, ordered the 
ill omen to be reported to his colleague 
just marching out of the gate. Sueton. 
Lege agraria promuigata, obnuntian- 
tem collegam foro expulit. Cic. Metel- 
lus postulat, ut sibi postero die in foro 
obnuntietur. 
5BN0PT0S, a, um, particip. from obnubo. 
0B6LE5 (ob & oleo), es, lui, n. 2. to 
smell, or smell against or to, dgw. Plaut. 
Numnavn ego obolui ? — With acc. in an¬ 
swer to the question, of what ? Plaut. 
Te dii omnes perdant: oboluisti allium, 
foil! you smell of garlic. — Also, Apul. 
Res obolet cani, the dog smells the thing 
-IT Figur. Plaut. Jam oboluit Ca 
sina procul, Ismell Casina. Id. Obolu. 
it marsupium huic istuc, quod babes, 
h. e she smells your purse. 
OBOLOS (6/3o\6s), i, m. an obole, small 
Greek coin, the sixth part of a drachm. 
Vitruv. — Hence, for a small sum, slight 
expense, a trifle. Terent. -IT Also, 
a weight, the sixth part of a drachm. 
(drachma). Plin. 
8B5MIN5R (ob & ominor), aris, atus 
3 sum, dep. 1. to wish or prophesy some¬ 
thing evil. Apul. Cruruin ei fragium 
ohominata. 
OBORIOR (ob & orior), ortus sum, iri, 
dep. 4. and 3. to rise or spring zip against 
or before one, or to rise on a sudden, em- 
yivopai. Plaut. Tenebr® oboriuntur, 
genua inedia succidunt. Id. Dolores 
milii oboriuntur, come upon me, seize 
me. Plin. Capris crecitas aboritur. 
Liv. Acrius de integro obortum est 
bellum. Ovid. Saxo concrevit oborto, 
having grown over him, or having grown. 
Terent. Tanta li®c l®titia oborta est. 
Cic. Luxliberalitatis tu® mihi oboriatur, 
rises upon me, appears to me. -IT Sim¬ 
ply for orior, to arise , come on. Nep. 
Tenebris obortis. Virg. Lacrimis fa- 
tur obortis, with tears, with eyes filled with 
tears. 
OBoRTOS, particip. from oborior. 
OBoRTOS (oborior), us, m. a rising, 
3 springing up. Lucret. (Others read 
odorcs.) 
OBoSCuLaBuNDOS (ob & osculabun- 
dus), a, um, participial adj. kissing re¬ 
peatedly. Apul. 
OBPALLESCO, OBPANDO, OBPAN- 
GO, and other words beginning with 
Obp. see Opp. 
OBRAUCaTOS (ob & raucus), a, ran, 
3 particip. having become hoarse. Solin. 
5BREP5 (ob & repo), is, psi, ptum, n. 3. 
to creep to, creep up, steal on by degrees 
or imperceptibly, come upon by surprise, 
come upon suddenly, vmpciiipx«h al -> 
napepirw. Tibull. Etpossim media quam- 
vis obrepere nocte. — With dative. Plin. 
Quam levibus vestigiis (feles) obre- 
punt avibus ! Cic. fil. in Cic. Ep. Sa-- 
pe inscientitrus nostris et c®nantibus 
obrepit (Cratippus), creeps upon, stealb 
upon, drops unexpectedly in. -IT Fig¬ 
ur. to creep upon, steal upon, come on 
by surprise, insinuate one’s self into any 
place, overtake. Cic. Qui enim citins 
adolescenti® senectus, quam pueriti® 
adolescentia obrepit ? Id. Obrepsit di¬ 
es, ut vides, the time is at, hand, the day 
has crept up. Id. Imagines obrepunt 
in animos dormientium extrinsecus, 
insinuate themselves into. Plin. Nec 
solis ortum incautis (galii galiinacei) 
patiuntur obrepere. llorat. Longoope- 
ri fas est obrepere somnum. Ovid. 
Sed movet obrepens somnus anile ca¬ 
put. Plaut. In labore, atque in dolore 
mors obrepit interim. Senec. Mihi ob¬ 
repsit oblivio. Cic. Plancium non ob- 
repsisse ad honorem, did not make bis 
way by intrigue. So, with accus. Plaut. 
Te obrepet” fames. — Also, to take in, 
deceive, cheat slyly, take by surprise, over¬ 
reach by surprise. Plaut. Nunquam tu 
mihi imprudenti obrepseris. Quintil. 
dedam. Obreptum est credulitati tu®, 
your credulity has been imposed upon. 
SBREPTI5 (obrepo), onis, f. a creeping 
3 or stealing upon, a secret and deceitful ap¬ 
proach, stealing a march upon, getting by 
secret arts, obreption. Pandect. 
6 BREPTITI 0 S, or-CIOS (Id.), a, uni, 
3 adj. surreptitious, attended with dissimu¬ 
lation and art. Cod. Just. 
GBRePTIVe (obreptivus), adv. surrepti- 
3 tiously, clandestinely. Cod. Thcod. 
OBRePTIVOS (obrepo), a, um, adj. clan- 
3 destine. Symmach. 
OBRePTS (frequentat. from obrepo), as, 
avi, atum, n. 1 . to creep or steal on or 
upon, come, or come up imperceptibly. 
Plaut. Opert® ne fuerint, ne quis obrep- 
taverit. Cic. Et mihi decessionis dies 
AsArjSdTcos obreptat. 
0BRETI5 (ob & rete), is, a. 4. to catch in 
3 a net, intanglc, cutt\cko>. Lucret. 
oBRIGeSCS (ob L rigesco), is, gui, n 3. 
to stiffen, become stiff or frozen. Cic. 
nive. Id. Quum p®ne obriguisset. 
