OPP 
OPP 
OPP 
quidem hujus oppido ut adolescentuli 
<est, indeed, altogether. 
5 PPID&I.UM (dimin. from oppidum), i, 
n. a little town, iro\ixvq,xoipiov. Hurat. 
and Cic. 
5PPIDUM (line.), i, n. a town, city, rroX 15 . 
Cic. Etsi priBsidia in oppidis nulla sunt. 
Id. Segesta est oppidum pervetus in Si¬ 
cilia. JYepos. In oppido Citio est mor- 
tuus. Id. Reliquum oppidum relin- 
quunt, h. c. Athens. Sallust. Ad oppidum 
Laris ( genit.), fur Larim. — Also, of 
Rome (but especially, as it seems, the 
old town ; or the city where it was sur¬ 
rounded by walls). Liv. Legatos in op¬ 
pidum intromitti non placuit. In ®dem 
Bellon® in Senatum introducti, &e. 
-IT Also, among the Britons, a forti¬ 
fied wood. Cats. - IT Also, the bar¬ 
rier of the circus, from which the char¬ 
iots started. JVmv. ap. Farr. -IT Op¬ 
pidum, for oppidorum. Sulpic. ad Cic. 
oPPIGN'ERaTOR (oppignero), oris, m. 
3 one who takes a pledge, who lends upon 
pledge. Augustin. 
5PPIGNER8 (ob & pignero), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1 . to pledge, pawn, ivexvpagw. 
Cic. Libelli pro vino etiam s:epe op- 
pignerabantur. Martial. Oppigneravit 
octo numrnis annulum. — Figur. Se- 
ncc. Et si quod est humilius verbum, 
_ quo se oppigueraret, invenit. 
oPPILaTIS (oppiio), onis, f. a stopping 
3 up, obstructing. Scribon. Carer. 
6 PPILS (perhaps ob & piia), as, a. 1. to 
1 stop or shut up, block up, ipiPpdrroo. 
Cic. seal as tabern®. Lucrct. Fluctibus 
adversis oppilare ostia contra. 
0 PP 1 NG 8 . See Oppango. 
0PPLE5 (ob & pleo), es, 6 vi, etum, a. 2. 
1 to fill completely, dvanXypSoj. Cic. Nam 
vetus h®c opinio Graciam opplevit. 
Fair. Nisi totas vineas oppleris (for 
oppleveris) muscipulis. Liv. Nives jam 
omnia oppleverant. Plant. XEdes op- 
plere spoliis. Id. Oppleta tritici gra- 
naria. 
oPPLETOS, a, um, particip. from oppleo. 
oPPLoRS (ob & ploro), as, n. 1 . to weep 
2 to, to harass with weeping, Karofivpopai. 
And. ad Hcrenn. Ac vos auribus meis 
_ opplorare non desinitis ? 
0 PP 0 N 8 (ob fc pono), is, osui, osltum, a. 
3. to place or set against or opposite, au- 
oic-ypi. Cws. Ut venientibus in iti- 
nere se opponeret. Id. Huic suos C®- 
sar equites opposuit, opposed. JVepos. 
Perdiccas unum Euinenem opposuerat 
Europceis adversariis. Also, Cats, mul- 
tis secundis proeliis unum adversum, 
to set against, by way of comparison or 
offset. — Opponi, to set one's self against., 
be opposed to. Cic. Omni virtuti vitium 
contrario nomine opponitur. Id. Moles 
opposit® fluctibus-Hence, to expose. 
Cic. se periculis. Liv. corpora pro pa- 
tria. — Also, to bring forward against, 
present as an objection, allege by way of 
nense or defence; also, to interpose. Cic. 
* Ft opponeret Stoicis, summum bonum 
esse, &c. Id. Quid opponas? Id. Nisitu 
opposuisses auctoritatem tuam, had in¬ 
terposed. Id. Opposuisti Ciceronis nos- 
tn valetudinem, pleaded, alleged as an 
excuse. — Also, to set before the eyes or 
mind, for instance, in order to frighten 
one. Cic. formidines alicui. — Also, 
*? ?? or one tiling before another. 
Coid. manum fronti. Id. manum ante 
oculos. Cic. Gallin®, si est calor a sole, 
se oppommt (sc. pullis), put. themselves 
before their young. - IT Also, to set 
down, station or place by something, hold 
out. Cic. armatos homines ad omnss 
lntroitus. Horat.. Oppono auriculam, 
i. ' i ®'“ out m il car, for him to touch.- 
. 4 so > to set against, lay down, as a 
P ® a § e : Terent.. Ager oppositus est 
pignori, h. e. is pledged, mortgaged. Sc- 
ncc. Rebus meis in securitatem credito- 
ris oppositis- it Also, to shut to, 
close. Ovid, fores. -IT Also, to ap- 
pty- Cato. I.uxatum si quod est, bras- 
°PP°r>ito. — Also, to impose, lay 
1 V p ™dect. jusjurandum alicui. 
7 pi hollowed by infin. Lucan. Op- 
iW n rCere benis Ca y cos -IT See, 
RPP-°p 9!’P 0 i lius > a, um. 
: UN£ (opportunus), adv. conveni- 
„ J' opportunely, evKai- 
P'S- Cic. Mihi videor venisse oppor¬ 
tune. Liv. Anticyra ad id opportunis 
sime sita visa est. Tcrent. Ehem, op 
portune: te ipsum qumrito, in the nick 
of time. 
uPl’ORTONTTAS (Id.), atis, {. fitness, con¬ 
venience, suitableness, advantageousness. 
Cats. Opportunitas loci. Sallust. Op¬ 
portunitas mtatis. Cic. Omitto oppor- 
tunitates, habiiitatesque reliqui corpo¬ 
ris. — Hence, the right time, the proper 
moment. Cic. Opportunitas (sic enim 
appellemus ebsaipiai'). Id. Ilivina op¬ 
portunitas, a favorable chance, sent from 
heaven. Plants Opportun itate venire, to 
come in good time. — Also, ease, facility. 
Plin. Ep. vi®.- IT Also, advantage, 
use. Cic. Tales inter viros amicitia 
tantas opportunitates habet.-TT Al¬ 
so, a good foundation, material, stuff. 
Cic. Cognovit, qu® materia esset, et 
quanta ad maximas res opportunitas in 
animis hominuin. 
0 PP 0 RTONOS (ob & porto, portus, or an 
obsol. primitive of these;, a, um, adj. 
commodious, fit, convenient, suitable, 
proper, meet for the purpose , advantage¬ 
ous, seasonable , opportune, eVKaipo;, 
sysaipos. Cic. Tempus actionis oppor- 
tunum, Grace evKaipia, Latine appeila- 
turoccasio. Id. Locus opportunus captus 
est ad earn rem. Id. Imperatorem libe- 
ralissimum, aetatem opportunissimam 
habes. Id. Nihil lie tempore quidem ip¬ 
so opportunius accidere vidi, quam tuas 
litteras. -IT Also, useful, serviceable. 
Cic. Cetera res opportun® sunt singu 
1® rebus singulis. -IT Also, conveni¬ 
ent, affording a good opportunity, suited, 
in a fit condition. Terent. Ad omnia 
h®c magis opportunus nemo est. Lu- 
cret.. Opportuna et idonea flammis. 
Liv. Romanus opportunus huic erupti- 
oni (li. e. on the part of the enemy) fuit. 
-IT Also, exposed, liable. Cels. Op¬ 
portunus injuri®. Plin. Opportuniora 
morbis corpora. Id. Structure rimis 
opportuna, apt to crack. 
0 PPOS 1 TI 8 (oppono), onis, f. an oppos- 
1 ing, setting against, auriSeois. Cic. 
OPPOSITiJS (Id.), us, ni. a setting against, 
1 opposing. Cic. Non modo excubias et 
custodias, sed etiam laterum nostrorum 
oppositus et corporum pollicemur. Sil. 
Agmina oppositu membrorum sistere 
certat. -II Also, a lying between , in 
terposition. Plin. Oppositu globi noc- 
tem afferente.-IT Also, a citing or 
bringing up against one. Gell. Opposi 
tu horiim vocabulorum commotus. 
oPPOSITfJS, a, um, particip. from oppo¬ 
no.-IT Adj. lying over against, op¬ 
posite. Ovid. Oppositam petens contra 
Zancleia saxa Rhegion. — Also, lying 
over against or before, so as to intercept. 
Cic. Luna opposita soli, h. e. directly be¬ 
tween the earth and sun. - IT Also, 
opposed, contradicting; hence, Opposi¬ 
ta (absol.) things opposed, opposites, con¬ 
tradictories. Gell. Ipsa quidem inter 
sese adversa sunt, sed opposita eorum 
non pngnant. 
0 PP 0 STDS, a, um, for oppositus. Lu¬ 
cre!.. 
5PPRESSI5 (opprimo), onis, f. a pressing 
down. Fitruv. - -IT Hence, force, vio¬ 
lence. Terent. Per oppressionem eri- 
pere.-IT Also, violent seizure of a 
place. Cic. enri®. - IT Also, op¬ 
pression, bearing down, stifling. Cic. 
In hac oppressione, oppression, slavery. 
Id. Oppressio legum. 
oPPRESSIuNCOLX (dimin. from oppres- 
3 sio), se, f .a little pressing, gentle squeez¬ 
ing. Plaut. 
OPPRESSOR (opprimo), oris, m. a crusher, 
3 quasher. Brut, ad Cic. 
oPPRESSOS, a, um, particip. from op¬ 
primo. 
OPPRESSES (opprimo), us, m. a pressing 
3 down, pressure, falling upon, sudden in¬ 
vasion. Lucret. 
5PPRIM8 (ob & premo), is, essi, essum, 
a. 3. to press dozen, Kara-iuc^in. Cato. 
Taleam demittito, opprimitoque pede, 
press into the ground. Cic. Ruina con- 
clavis oppvessus est, would have been 
crushed or buried. Id. Quonam modo 
potuit terra oppressus vivere? weighed 
down, buried. Martial. Oppressa plu- 
ma, sc. of a cushion or couch. So. figur. 
Cic. Opprimi onere officii. — Hence, 
605 
figur. to press down, suppress, put down , 
hamper, shackle. Cic. Oratio non a phi- 
losopho sed a censore opprimend 3 . Id. 
Mens oppressa pramio, lingua adstric- 
ta mercede. Id. Conscientia scelerum 
oppressus. Liv. Orientem igneni op- 
primere, to smother, stifle. Figur. Id. 
tumultum, to put down, suppress, quash, 
quell, crush. Id. quffistionem. Cic. 
Amiciti® potius exstinct® quam op¬ 
press®, rather extinguished (gently), 
than smothered (forcibly). — Also, to 
overpower, overthrow, prostrate, subvert, 
overwhelm., subdue. Fal. Flacc. Opnres- 
sit jaculo leonem, slew. Liv. Quos 
caides oppressit, destroyed, took off. Cic. 
Oppressa captaque respublica. Id. Mi- 
thridates repressus magna ex parte, 
non oppressus, not utterly vanquished, 
not wholly subdued. Figur. Liv. aliquem 
falso crimine, to effect his condemnation. 
Cic. Oppressus ®re alieno, overwhelmed. 
Cws. Timore, lassitudine, vi fluminis 
oppressi perierunt, borne down, broken, 
overcome. Cic. Invidia oppressus, over¬ 
borne. Id. Quinn jam ceteris ex parti- 
bus oppressa mens esset, weakened, 
quelled, of a dying man. — Also, to op¬ 
press, deprive of one's liberty and rights, 
■bfep. l'atria a tyrannis oppressa. Cic. 
Servitute oppressus Athenas tenere. 
Id. Senatus oppressus et afflictus. Id. 
reum. — Also, to sink. Cic. classem. 
So, also, to suppress, make unobservable 
or invisible. Cic. litteras, to pronounce, 
indistinctly, to mutter, slur. Id. Notum 
esse insigne veri; quo obscuro et op- 
presso, &c. -IT Also, to snatch or 
seize; to fall upon suddenly, come upon 
unexpectedly, take by surprise, catch. 
Plaut. Hanc occasionem opprimere. 
Liv. Ut repentino adventu incautos op- 
presserit. Plaut. Forem obdo, ne senex 
me opprimat. Terent. Illud vide, ut in 
ipso articulo oppressit 1 sc. me. Id. 
Soinnus virginein opprimit, falls upon, 
overpowers. Cws. Ut rex subito oppres- 
sus vix se eriperet. Hirt. Oppressi 
luce, surprised, overtaken by daylight. 
Cic. Quoties nox ilium oppressit. °Id. 
Bello oppressus. Id. Rostra jamdiu 
vacua oppresserat, set foot upon, trod¬ 
den; or. had taken possession of. Id. 
Opprimere aliquem consilio, to throw off 
his guard, deprive of his presence of mind, 
by rapid decision -IT Also, to close by 
pressure, shut up, close. Terent. Os op- 
prime, sc. illi, stop his mouth. Enn. ap. 
Cic. flammam in ore, hold in, keep. in. — 
Hence, figur. to cover, bury, stifle, hide, 
hush up, suppress. Liv. Oppressit men- 
tionem memoriamque contentionis ma- 
jus certamen ortum. Cic. Quo studi- 
osius opprimitur et absconditur, eo ma¬ 
gis eminet. Sallust. Irani oppresserat. 
- IT Also, to press, urge, harass. 
Cic. Institit, oppressit, non remisit. Id. 
Eum tanta vis oppressit, ut, &c. 
oPPRSBRaMeNTUM (opprobro), i, n. 
3 same as Opprobrium. Plant. 
oPPR 8 BRaTI 8 (Id.), onis, f. a casting a. 
3 one, throwing in one’s teeth. Gell. Also, 
Id. Opprobratio reprehensionis (where 
it may also be, upbraiding, taunting, 
abusing). 
oPPRSBRIoSDS (opprobrium), a, um, 
3 adj. opprobrious, scandalous. Cod. Just. 
OPPROBRIUM (ob & probrum), ii, 11 . 
2 a reproach, scandal, disgrace, dishonor, 
infamy, SneiSos. JVcp. Vereor ne civitati 
me® sit opprobrio, si, &c. 3e a reproach, 
or scandal. Horat. Major's fugiens op- 
probria culp®. — Hence, •. mroach, scun- 
dal, &c. li. e. what is scan alous, or in¬ 
famous. Tacit. Mamercu 1 rl pprobrium 
liiajorum, the disgrace of his ancestors. 
——- IT Also, a taunt, abi rive word, or 
language, reproach. Ovri. Opprobria 
dicere alicui. Horat. Opjrobria rustica 
fundere. Sueton. Domini nppellationem 
ut maledictum et opprobrium exhorruit. 
6 PPR 8 BR 8 (ob & probrum),as, avi, atum, 
3 a. and n. 1. to cast up at, throw in one’s 
teeth, reproach, object, oveifiitio. Plaut. 
Rus tu mihi opprobras? Gell. Ut op- 
probraret adversariis. 
OPPuGNaTIS (oppugno), onis, f. a fight¬ 
ing against, attacking or assaulting, try¬ 
ing to take a town by force, iroXidpKniTis 
Cic. De oppidorum oppugnationibus 
Liv. Non segnior oppugnatio est, quam 
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