OBS 
OBT 
OBT 
ncct. Tacit. Alii matrimonio se ob- 
strinxisse. — Also, to bind, make sure. 
Plin. Ep. fidem suam alteri, to pledge, 
plight ; to promise positively. — Also, 
like obligate, to bind, make guilty of 
something. Cces. aliquem scelere, to 
lead one into a crime , make him guilty of 
the same. Cic. se scelere, to commit. 
Id. se parricidio, to commit, perpetrate. 
Coes. Nulla mendacii religione obstric- 
tus, who has not been guilty of a lie which 
may raise a scruple of conscience in his 
mind. Tacit, aliquem conscientia, to 
make him privy to the conspiracy, and so 
fetter him by this knowledge. Sabin, ap. 
Qell. Furti obstringitur. 
0B3TR0CTT8 (obstruo), onis, f. a build- 
] ing before or in the way of, a closing up 
by building. Arnob. — Figur. Ctc. Ha?c 
obstructio non diuturna est. 
CBSTRuCTOS, a, um, particip. from ob¬ 
struo. 
QBSTRuDS (obs, for ob, & trudo), is, usi, 
usum, a. 3. (properly, to thrust in ; 
hence) to thrust or cram down, swallow 
greedily, guzzle. Plaut. — Also, to hide, 
conceal. Senec. Multi obstrusa riraan- 
tur.-IT Also, to give a push or blow, 
strike ; or to stop, stop up. Prudent. Os 
obstrudite, ne plura jactet (others read 
obtrudit.e). 
0 BSTRO 8 (ob & struo), is, uxi, uctum, 
a. 3. to build against, build before. Liv. 
Interiorem pro diruto obstruentes mu- 
rum. Id. Frons castrorum au.xiliis ob- 
struitur. Cic. luininibus alicujus, to 
obstruct his light by building higher. 
Odd. Trabes obstructaque saxa_Fig¬ 
ur. Cic. Catonis luminibus obstruxit 
Iliec oratio, h. c. obscured j was a hin¬ 
der ance. - IF Also, to block up, barri¬ 
cade, wall up, dose up, make impassable. 
Cic. Iter Pcenis vel corporibus suis ob- 
struere voluerunt. Cces. portas, and 
portas ctespite. JVepos. valvas tedis. 
Virg. and Senec. aures. — Hence, gen¬ 
erally, to close up, stop up, obstruct, choke 
up. Cces. flumina magnis operibus. 
Vitruv. fontem. Cic. aditus. Id. per- 
fugia (figur.). Plin. sensus dulcedine 
Cic. Cognitio obstructa difficultatibus 
— Hence, to stand in the way, hinder, 
Cic. in Arat. ( intrans .) 
OBSTRuSOS, a, um, particip. from ob- 
strudo. 
GBSTOPkFACTS (ob, stupeo & facio), 
is, feci, factum, a. 3. (Pass. Obstupeflo, 
factus sum, fieri), to astound, amaze, 
confound, stupefy, bewilder, deprive of feel¬ 
ing, render senseless, benumb, iKnXijrTO). 
Lie. Ipso miraculo audacite obstupefecit 
hostes. Id. Nisi metus moerorem ob- 
stupefaceret. Terent. Hum timidum 
obstupefecit pudor. Val. Max. Obstu- 
pefactis nervis, ac torpore hebetatis ar- 
tubus. Cic. Obstupefactis hominibus. 
Trebell Poll. Obstupefacto voluptatibus 
corde. 
oBSTOPeSCS (ob & stupesco), is, upui, 
n. 3. to become senseless, lose feeling, be¬ 
come stupefied, be struck with amazement. 
Tarr. Apes obstupescunt potantes. Cic. 
Ejus aspectu cum obstupuisset bubul- 
cus. Plin. Obstupescit corpus, nec sen- 
tit cruciatum. -IT Hence, to be aston¬ 
ished or amazed, to wonder greatly, stand 
agape. Cic. Ob htec beneficia, quibus 
illi obstupescunt. Id. Obstupescent 
posted, triumphos audientes et legentes 
tuos. 
5BSTCPTD0S (ob & stupidus), a, um, 
3 auj. astounded, amazed, stupefied, out of 
one's wits, senseless. Plaut. Quid adsti- 
*!?)->> obstnpida? cur non pultas? 
oBSTSPRaTOS (ob & stupro), a, um, 
o particip. same as Constupratus. Lam- 
pnd. 
OBSuFFLo (ob & sufflo), as, a. 1 . same as 
Q uintil. decl. 
OBSUM (ob & sum), obes, obfui and offui, 
}*• ( as tH to be against) to hinder , 
nnrt, be prejudicial to. Cic. orationi. 
JVepor>. Non multum obesse multitudo 
I'ostium sme paucitati posset. Terent. 
nhfiHt°^ reliquit > P r °f uit - (Ea.) Immo 
5BS05 (ob & suo), is, ui, utum, a. 3 . to 
sew on. Ovid, caput-IT Also, to 
sew up, sew together ; hence, to stop up, 
?j.° s J n P- , Vir S- nares. Sucton. Obsuta 
* lea, /(. «. the curtains of which are 
1 
sewed together all around, and which is 
so shut up. 
oBSuRDeSCS (ob & surdesco), is, urdtii, 
n. 3. to become deaf, CKKOxpovgat. Cic. 
Figur. to become deaf, not to give ear. 
Cic. 
OBSuTOS, a, um, particip. from obsuo. 
OBTeCTOS, a, um, particip. from obte- 
- K ° - 
oBTEGeNS, tis, particip. from obtego. 
■-IT Adj. concealing, hiding, shroud- 
_ ing \ Tacit.. Animus sui obte. ens. 
6 BTeG 5 (ob & tego), is, exi, cctum, a. 3 . 
to coyer, cover up, KuraKaXmr to. Phcedr. 
vestimentis porcellum. Colum. Etquod 
durum est, summis glebis obtegatur. 
Cic. se servorum et libertorum corpori¬ 
bus. Cces. Obtectus armis militum. 
-IT Figur. to cover over, veil, conceal, 
keep secret. Cic. Vitia multis virtutibus 
obtecta. Sueton. vitiuni calliditate. Cic. 
Utadoiescentite turpitudo obscuritate et 
sordibus tuis obtegatur. Id. Quocum 
ego nihil dissimulem, nihil obtegam. 
(See Obtegcns.) -11 Also, to cover, de¬ 
fend, protect. Cats. Obtectus armis mili¬ 
tum. 
o 1 !'('eMP i:R aNTkR (obtemperans), adv. 
3 readily, obediently. Prudent. 
oBTeMPeRaTTB (obtempero), onis, f. a 
complying with or submitting to, obedi- 
encc, inaKofj. Cic. Justitia 0 est obtem- 
_ peratio legibus (dat.) 
oBTeMPERS (ob &. tempero), as, avi, 
atum, n. 1. to comply with, fall in with, 
follow, conform to, humor, submit to, obey, 
nposexw. Cic. Ut ad verba nobis obe- 
diant, non ad id, quod ex verbis intelli- 
gi possit, obtemperent. Id. Qui obtem- 
peret ipse sibi, et decretis suis parent. 
Cces. Obtemperare imperio populi R. 
Id. auctoritati Senatus. Cic. Te audi, 
tibi obtempera. Terent. Tibi Deos ob- 
temperaturos. Cic. Si mihi esset ob- 
temperatum. Id. voluntati alicujus. 
Sueton. Naturte obtemperans, indulging 
his natural propensities. 
0BTeND 8 (ob & tendo), is, ndi, ntum, a. 
3. to draw, stretch, spread, place or throw 
before, ir potaxw, nporcivco. Virg. Pro 
viro nebulam, et ventos obtendere ina- 
nes. Sueton. Sudarium ante faciem. 
Plin. Omnibus (sc. animalibus) mem- 
branatranslucida obtenditur, isstretched 
or drawn before, extends before, lies before. 
Id. Libano mons adversus Antilibanus 
obtenditur, stretches or extends before. 
Tacit. Britannia in orientem Germania? 
obtenditur, lies before. Virg. Obtenta 
nocte, h. e. dr awn over; or, gloomy night. 
— Figur. Tacit. Curis luxum obtende- 
bat, h. e. forget in luxury the cares of gov¬ 
ernment and business. -IT Hence, to 
throw before, as a cloak or excuse, to 
pretend , allege , plead as an excuse or de¬ 
fence. Plin. Ep. Nec pud u it rationem 
turpitudini obtendere. Tacit. Matris 
preces obtendens, pleading, alleging. 
Oell. Obtento philosophise nomine’, te- 
nebras sequuntur, assuming the name of 
philosophy, under the pretence of philoso¬ 
phy. -- IT Varying the construction, to 
cover, veil. Tacit, diem nube, for nu- 
bem diei. Stat. limina silvis. — Figur. 
to cover up, envelop, conceal. Cic. Quasi 
_ velis obtenditur natura. 
oBTkNEBRS (ob & tenebro), as, a. 1. to 
3 cover with darkness, to darken over. 
Lactant. Obtenebrabitur dies lucis. (Al. 
Ieg^ tenebrabitur.) 
oBTeNSOS, us, in. same as Obtentus. 
Fronto. 
oBTeNTTS (obtendo), onis, f. a drawing 
3 or stretching before something, covering, 
enveloping; figur. obscurity, fabulous 
dress. Arnob. 
oBTeNTS (frequentat. from obtineo), as, 
1 a. 1. to hold up, sustain, support. Cic. 
_ Tamen spes qua:dam me obtentabat. 
OBTeNTOS (obtendo), us, m. a spreading 
or stretching before, putting before. Virg. 
Exstructosque toros obtentu frondis in- 
umbrant. Plin. Nubium obtentu vita- 
lem spiritual stranguiat.-IT Also, a 
veiling, covering, a veil, cover, conceal¬ 
ment. Lactant. Vera, sed obtentu aliquo 
velnta. Sallust. Secundte res inire sunt 
vitiis obtentui. Tacit. Victorem exerci- 
tii'm aitinuit obscurum noctis, obtentui 
fugientibus.-IT Also, a pretext, color, 
show. Tacit. Cupido auri immensa ob- 
589 
tentum habebat, quasi subsidium reg¬ 
no pararetur, had this pretence or pretext. 
Id. Tempora reipubl. obtentui sumpta, 
assumed as a pretext. Justin. Ne iterum 
rempubl. sub obtentu liberatibnis inva- 
deret, under color -IT Also, a hinder¬ 
ing, hinderance. Nazar. 
oBTeNTOS, a, um, particip. from obten- 
d°--II Also, particip. from obtineo. 
oBT£R 8 (ob & tero), is, trlvi, trltum, a. 3. 
to crush, bruise, smash, or trample to pieces, 
pound small, KaruTpi/3co, KaTarnreo). 
Varr. Ne in stabulo infantes grex bourn 
obtereret. Suet, puerum citatisjumentis. 
Cic. Ruina conclavis obtriti_Also, to 
break. Colum. Paucas subtrahas pin- 
nas, et obteras crura. — Figur. to crush, 
bear dovm, grind to pieces, suppress, 
trample upon, quash, slight, contemn, vih- 
fyi disparage. Justin. Fames, et lassi- 
tudo miseras reliquias obterebant, wore 
down, annihilated. Tacit. Alain prope 
universam obtriverat, had annihilated, 
cutoff. Lucret. Res humanas vis abdi- 
ta quiedam obterit. IAv. Tmplorare 
prtesidium populi, qui omnia jura popu¬ 
li obtrisset, had trampled upon. Cic. ltd 
calumniam stultitiamque obtrivit ac 
contudit, crushed. Pueta ap. Cic. artem 
extispicum, h. e. to slight, disparage, 
speak contemptuously of. Liv. populi^R. 
majestatem. Id. militem verbis. Cic. 
Obteri laudem imperatoriam criminibus 
avaritia?. - IT Also, to rub. Apul. 
dentes carbone-IT Obtrisset, for ob- 
trivisset. Liv. 
oBTeSTaTTS (obtestor), onis, f. an ad¬ 
juring, a calling solemnly to witness. 
Cic. Obtestatio et consecratio legis, h. e. 
the calling of the gods solemnly to witness, 
that they will keep the law. Id. Quid 
ilia tua obtestatio tibicinis ? adjuration 
of the flute-player, by which you con¬ 
jured him in the name of the gods, to 
assist you (or to do his duty faithfully 
and carefully). Liv. Obtestationem 
componere, form of adjuration. - 
IT Also, adjuration, h. e. an imploring in 
Oud’s name, vehement entreaty. Cic. a 
oBTeSTBR (ob & testor), aris, atus sum, 
dep. 1 . to call solemnly to witness, protest 
before some person or thing, smpaprvpo, 
pai. Brut, ad Cic. Oro atque obsecro 
te, Cicero, necessitudinem nostram, 
tuamque in me benevolentiam obtes- 
tans. Sucton. Obtestatus deos, neque 
legisse, neque attigisse quidquam. Ta¬ 
cit. Aut militum se manibus, aut suis 
moriturum, obtestans, protesting. - 
IT Oftener, to adjure, beseech, with an 
invocation of the gods, implore vehement¬ 
ly, entreat earnestly, conjure, i^opKtljoj, 
KaraXinapco}. Cic. Per omnes deos te 
obtestor, ut, &c. Id. Vos obtestor 
atque obsecro, ut, &c. Id. Vos obtesta- 
tur, ne eripiatis, &c. Id. Te obsecrat 
obtestaturque Quintius per senectutem 
ac solitudinem suam nihil aliud, nisi, 
ut, &c. Id. Deos imploro atque obtes¬ 
tor, ut, &c. Id. Quern obtester ? quem 
implorem ? Id. Vestrarn fidem obtes- 
tatur. Sallust. Lacrumans obtestatur 
per amicitiam, ne, &c. Id. Te, atque 
Senatum obtestamur, consuiatis mise 
ris civibus. — With a double accus. 
Hirt. Eadem contubernalem obtestatus. 
Sallust. Multa de salute sua Pomptinum 
obtestatus, implored Pomptinus long to 
save him. -IT Passively, Obtestatus, 
a, um. Ammian. 
oBTeXB (ob & texo), is, xui, a. 3. to 
% weave to or over. Plin. Papilio Tiia 
araneosa, quaeumque incessit, alarum 
maxime lanugine obtexit_IT Figur 
to cover, overspread. Virg. CitTum ob- 
texitur umbra. 
OBPICeNTIX (obticeo), te, f. a rhetorical 
" figure, the same with aposiopesis, reticen 
tia. Quintil. 
oBTICkS (ob & taceo), es, cui n. 2. to 
3 be silent, become or be struck silent (in 
which sense, it should, perhaps, be re¬ 
ferred to obticcsco), Karaaiyda). Te-cnt 
5BTIG8, is, for obtego. Plant. 3 
oBTINkS (ob & teneo), es, inui, entum. 
a. and sometimes n. 2. to hold. Plant. 
Obtine aures (meas) amabo_IT Al¬ 
so, to hold , have , possess. Cic. Suam 
quisque domum turn obtiuebat, neque 
erat usquam tua. Liv. Romana pubes 
mcestum silentium obtinuit, kept silence 
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