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VENeNS (venenum), as, avi, atum, a. 1 
to infect,'with poison, poison, ipappaKSvio. 
Lucret. Ut (Avernus) spatium creli ve- 
nenat. — So, also, figur. Horat.. Vene- 
nat odio mea commoda.-IT Also, to 
endue with a magic power, to enchant. 
Ovid. Venenata virga (of Circe). (See 
Venenatus.) -IT Also, to dye. Matt. 
ap. Oell. — Hence, Venenatus, a, um, 
dyed. Massur. ap. Oell. - IT See, 
' also, Venenatus, a, um. 
VENeNoISOS (Id.), a, um, adj. full of 
• Q poison , poisonous, idiiris. Augustin. 
PENeNUM (unc.), i, n. whatever by its 
penetrating power changes the nature of 
a thing (see. Cuius, Dig. 16, 236); this 
may be either for good or evil; it may 
be rendered, juice , drug or medicine, 
<pdppaKov, I6y. Cic. Qui venenum ma¬ 
lum fecit, h. e.-poison. Pal. Place. Vul- 
nus, quod nullis levet Medea venenis. 
-IT Hence, commonly, poison, venom, 
whether in animals and vegetables, or 
prepared by men ; poisoned drink, poi¬ 
sonous juice, Sec. Plin. Contra fungo- 
rum venena. Id, Venena telorum et 
sqrpentium. Lucret. Nobis veratrum 
est acre venenum. Pirg. Herb® cum 
lacte veneni, with a poisonous milky 
juice. Cic. Aliquem veneno necare, or 
tollere. Id. Venenum alicui prabere. 
Id. alicui infundere. Mepos. sumere, 
to take, to kill himself with. Liv. dare 
(alicui), to give (to drink), to administer. 
— Hence, figur. poison, h. e. something 
which is, as it were, poison, or something 
baneful or malignant. Sil. Atra veneno 
invidiffi. Liv. Tribuni plebem agitare 
suo veneno, agraria lege. Id. Discor- 
dia ordinum est venenum urbis hujus, 
. the poison, the bane. Catull. Heu nostra 
crudele venenum vit® ! poison, torment, 
imhitlerment. Afran. ap. Mon. Ait as, et 
corpus tenerum, et morigeratio, h;cc 
sunt venena formosarum mulierum, 
h. e. as it were, the poisons, or, perhaps 
better, the magic potions, drugs; figur. 
for enticements, allurements, ° seductive 
charms. — According to Pandect, a love- 
potion is called venenum. — It is also 
'o used of biting, venomous speech, and 
may be rendered venom, virulence. Stat. 
Humili veneno iasdere summa. Horat. 
Rupili pus atque venenum ulcisci. — 
Catull. calls bad poems venena (as being 
murderous to those who read them). 
■. -IT Also, a dye, tincture, especially 
1 purple. Pirg. Alba nec Assyrio fucatur 
- lana veneno. Horat. Tarentinum. — 
Hence, a paint, wash. Ovid. Collinere 
ora venenis.-IT Also, a medicament , 
y balsam or spices,. for embalming the 
.. dead. Lucan. -- If Also ,*magic. sor - 
fery, a charm, incantation, magic potion, 
&c. Horat. Venena non valent con¬ 
verter humanam vicem. Cic. Sibi 
venenis ereptam memoriam. Id. Qui 
quodam quasi veneno perficiat, ut ve 
Sis heredes moveat. 
VeN£Q (for verium eo, from venus, us, 
&eo),is, ivi, and commonly ii, ltum, 
irreg. n. to go to sale, h. e. to be sold (at 
• Private sale or by auction), also, some- 
, ’ tunes, to be let out. Cato. Oleam venire 
’ oportet. Plaut. Auctio fief : venibunt 
seryi. Cic. Mancipia venibant. Id. 
,Cui expediret iiiud venire quara plnri- 
tno. Id. Perr. 3, 39. Cogis eos plus 
lucri addere, quam quanti (decum®) 
yenierant, quum magno venissent 
.(where both may be rendered, to be let 
r out). Plaut. Quibus hie pretiis porci 
veneunt? Horat. Quia veneat auro 
4 rara avis. Quintil. Respondit, a cive 
se spoiiari malle, quam ab hoste venire. 
• »nec. Veniturus. - IT The pass, is 
also found. ' Plaut. . fragm . Egone illi 
• v^near ? Hence, Venitus, a, um. Se- 
& (who lengthens the penult, though 
ly analogy it is short in the supine). 
~ • IT Some write vcenco, but without 
' .reason. 
• 9 ^ £RABrLrs (veneror), e, adj. worthy 
*’ / re verence, awful, venerable, reverend, 
orthy of honor, ce^aapioy, cepv6s. 
Admirans venerabile donum. 
~ lv - Venerabilis vir miraculo littera- 
i. j.. v 11 iiiJiaouiu liticrd.- 
t i,;,.’ H°rat. Ante larem gustet venera- 
„ 0r lare diy es. --IT Also, showing 
cremcc and respect, reverential. Pal. 
' ax. Senatus veneratalior in deum. 
119 
Id. Venerabilia erga deos verba. 
H Also, honored, receiving honor. Lu¬ 
can. 
VENERaBILITER (venerabilis), adv. 
3 with reverence, reverentially, reverently. 
Pal. Max. 
VENERaBuNDOS (veneror), a, um, adj. 
~ with veneration, full of reverence or awe, 
or.fjopeyo;. Liv. 
VENER ANDES, a, um. See Pencror. 
VENERaNTER (veneror), adv. reverently, 
* worshipfully, avv aiioi. Tertull. 
VEiNERaRIOS, a, um, same as Pencrcus. 
■ Petron. 
VENERaTIB (veneror), onis, f. venera¬ 
tion, worship, reverence, respect, atBaapa, 
aioeaiy. Plin. Solis ac Luna; venera- 
tm. Cic. Habet justam venerationem, 
quidquid excellit. Plin . JPaneg. In ve- 
nerationem-tui theatra consurgent.- 
IT Passively, veneration, respect, venera¬ 
ble greatness, awfulness. Plin. Ep. Ta- 
men plurimum venerationis acquirunt. 
Tacit. Arcebantur aspectu, quo vene- 
rationis plus inesset. 
VEIN ERaTBR (Id.), oris, m. a worshiper, 
•r adorer, reverer, <re/3a<rrfjs. Ovid. 
VENeRaTES, a, um, particip. from ve¬ 
neror. - IT Also, particip. from 
venero. 
VENEREGS, or VENERIOS (Venus, eris), 
a, um, adj. of or pertaining to Venus, 
’A (PpoSiaiaariKbs. Plaut. Sacerdos Ve- 
neria, or antistita, li. e. priestess of Venus. 
Id. Ednctus in nutricatu Venerio, h.e. 
in deliciis, elegantia, et amoribus.- 
IT Hence, Cic. Venerii servi; or, Id. Ve- 
nerii or Venerei, h. e. servants of Venus 
Erycina in Sicily, or attendants upon her 
temple. — Cic., in derision, calls Verres 
Homo Venerius, e. elegans, venustus. 
-IT Also, Cic. Venereus, or Venerius, 
sc. jactus, the Venus-throw, the luckiest 
throw at dice, when all the dice came up 
differently. -IT Also, relating to carnal 
desire, carnal, unchaste, sensual, venereal. 
Cic. res, h. e. concubitus. Mepos. Ho¬ 
mines rebus venereis dediti, abandoned 
to carnal pleasures. So, also, Cic. vo 
luptates, complexus. JVepos. amor. — 
Also, lustful, lecherous. Oell. delplii 
-ruis. -IT Veneris conchs ; or, Ve¬ 
neris (Veneres), sc. conchs, a kind of 
muscles, Venus-muscles. Plin. -IT Ve- 
neria pira, a kind of pear. Colum. 
VENERIVXGOS (Venus & vagus), a, um, 
3 adj. bestowing one’s love now on this man, 
now on that. Part. ap. Mon. 
VENERIGS, a, um. See Venereus. 
V£NeR5,^s, a. 1. to worship, adore, same 
3 as Veneror. Plaut. — Also, to invoke reve¬ 
rently, humbly pray. Plaut.. Apollo, ve¬ 
nero te, ne, &c. - IT Particip. pass. 
Veneratus, a, um. Horat. and Pirn-. 
\ EX ER8 (Venus), as, n. 1. to copulate. 
Hymn. 
VENER8R (unc.), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. 
to adore, reverence, worship, venerate, re¬ 
vere, show reverence to, render adoration 
to, manifest respect to, pay honor to, as- 
popai, aiaxvvopat. Cic. Heos auguste 
omnes sancteque veneramur. Id. Si¬ 
mulacrum non solum venerari, vertnn 
etiam oscular!. Id. Eum venerantur 
ut deum. Id. lapidem pro deo. Pirn- 
larem farre pio. Horat. Te (Auguste) 
Sygambri compositis venerantur armis. 
Sueton. Eosdem (the magistrates) voce 
manuque veneratus est. Mepos. regem. 
Ovid, amicos. Id. veterum virorum 
scripta. Tacit, memoriam alicujus. 
7 -Also, to pray reverently, beseech, 
beg, entreat, crave humbly. Cieein. ad 
Cic. Qui multa (much) deos venerati 
sunt contra ejus salutem. Plaut. Ve- 
nerans me, ut id servarem sibi. Horat. 
Veneror nihil horum, h. e. pray for, beer 
crave -IT Venerandus, a, um, partic! 
to be adored, venerated, reverenced; ad- 
jectively, venerable, reverend. Cic. Non 
eos venerandos a nobis et colendos 
putatis? Pirg. Veneranda Pales. Paul. 
Mol. Venerandissimus. Also, with a 
genit. SB.- O sceptri venerande Syphax. 
- — IT Veneratus, a, um, passively. 
See Venero. 
VENETI, orum, m. See Venetus. 
VENETTX., ae, f. a region of Italy, on the 
Adriatic. Liv -IT Also, a rerrion of 
Oaul, now part of Bretagne. Cats. 
VENETIaNOS, a, um, adj. of orpertain- 
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ing to the factio Veneta; Venetiani, tin¬ 
men of this party. Capitol. 
VENETICOS, a, um, adj. h. e. ad Vene- 
tos pertinens. Cats. 
VENETftS, a, um, adj. in, of or pertaining 
to Penetia (in Italy), Venetian. Propert. 
Eridanus. Sidon. Mantua. Hence 
Veneti, the inhabitants of Venetiain Italy. 
Liv. — Also, Veneti, the inhabitants oj 
. Venetiain Gaul. Cats. -IT Also, blue. 
Vcget. color. Martial, lutum. Sueton. 
factio, the blue party, h.e. one of the four 
parties of charioteers in the circus, for 
each party was distinguished by a par¬ 
ticular color. Martial. Venetus, sc. 
auriga, one of this party. -IT Lacus 
Venetus, the lake of Constance. Mela. 
VENIX (unc.), a;, f. any favor, indulgence, 
accommodation, gratification, kindness 
Tercnt. Da veniam hanc mihi, reduc 
illam, do me this favor , gratify me in this. 
Cces. Datur petentibus venia. IJv. 
Hanc veniam supplici des, ut statuas, 
&c. Cic. Ab Jove veniam peto, ut, &c. 
favor, gracious aid. Mep. Quam ve- 
nia.ni si daret, sc. sibi. Plin. Nepen¬ 
thes (an herb), oblivionem tristitia; veni- 
anique afferens, h. e. obliging, mild con¬ 
duct, calmness, tranquillity —— IT Hence, 
indulgence, leave, permission, allowance, 
license, Ojovcia. Cic. Qua;so, ut mihi de- 
tis hanc veniam, ut patiainini, &c. Id. 
Dabis hanc veniam, ut anteponam, &c. 
Id. Dare veniam excusationis. Plin. 
Ep. Veniam advocandi peto. Cic. II- 
lius auctoritati earn veniam dedi. 
Hence, Id. Bona venia hujus optimi 
viti dixerim, with the good leave of, with- 
out offence to. Id. Bona venia me au- 
dies, you will give me leave to say it, al¬ 
low me to say so. Plin. Ep. Venia sit 
dicto. I event. Abs te hoc bona venia 
peto, mihi ut respondeas, with your good, 
leave. Also, Liv. Expromerent quid 
sentirent: cum bona venia se auditu- 
rmn, with full indulgence, without taking 
offence. - IT Also, pardon, remission, 
forgiveness. Scnec. Venia est pcen* 
merit® remissio. Cic. Errati veniam 
impetrare. Id. Veniam et impnnitatem 
dandam puto. Liv. Veniam irarum 
cslestium exposcunt. Cic. petere. 
Quintil. Legere scriptorem cum venia., 
with indulgence or allowance, without 
hunting after faults. Sueton. Aliquem 
venia donate in prateritum. 
VENIaBILIS, e, adj. same as Venialis. 
biaon. 
VENIaLIS (venia), e, adj. pardonable , 
o venial. Jlfacrob. and Sidon. -If Also. 
gracious. Jhnmian. pax. 
VENICCjLA, a?, f. See Veivuculus, 
VfiNILrx (venio), a), f. h. e. unda, qua ad 
litus venit. Varr. ap. Augustin. _IT Al¬ 
so, a nymph, mother of Tumus . Vir a- - 
VENI5 (unc.), is, veni, ventum, n. 4. to 
come, epxoyai, {jaw; walking, riding, 
sailing, or in any other way, both of" 
men and beasts. Cic. Omnes qui is- 
T‘ nc veniunt. Id. Mihi si spatium 
merit in Tusculanum veniendi. Id. 
Cupio te ad me venire. Id. ad urbem. 
Id. Sexto die Delum Athenis venimus, 
to Delos from Athens. Mep. in con¬ 
nection ; or, Phoedr. in conspectu. Liv. 
Maturavit colleg® venire auxilio, to 
come to the assistance of. Cic. in vitam, 
to come into existence, be born. Also, Ve- 
nire contra aliquem, to come into court 
against one, appear against one, proceed 
against one, as a prosecutor or an advo¬ 
cate for instance. Cic. Hose. Com. 6. 
Mur. 4. Phil. 2, 2. So, Id. contra rem 
alicujus. Id. contra amici existirha- 
tionem. Also, Virg. Acietn (ferri) ve- 
nientibus offert, coming on, rushinn to 
attack him. Also, followed by the accus. , 
as, Virg. Tumulum Cereris venimus 
for ad tumulum. Also, with a dat.; as, 
Pirg. Lues venit arboribus, came upon, 
fell upon (though this example rather 
belongs afterwards). Often followed 
by the supine, in answer to the ques¬ 
tion, For what ? with what intent? as, 
Cic. Ad istum venerunt emptum locum 
senatorium. Terenl. Quam miles a me 
ereptum venit. Or, by the infin. in¬ 
stead ; as, Plaut. Venerat aurum petere. 
Liv. Venerunt speculari. Also, Venire 
to come, in the sense of to go. Pirg 
Pars Scythiam veniemus. Plaut. Cu;s 
