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VOLOTaTIS (Id.), orris, f. a rolling, 
rolling about, wallowing, KvXiapa. Plin. 
in luto.-II Hence, a tossing, restless¬ 
ness. Sencc. aninri. -If Also, uncer¬ 
tainty, instability. Sencc. reruin huina- 
narum.- If Also, the place where a 
■person or animal rolls ; consequently, the 
place where the body of a person or animal 
has been. Cic. Volutationes corporis. 
V5L0TAT0S (Id.), us, in. a rolling, rull- 
Hing about. Plin. 
VOLuTaTCS, a, um, particip. from vo- 
luto. - If Adj. well read, well versed. 
Cic. in veteribus scriptis. Cic. Q. 
Frat.. ill quibus (scriptoribus) te video 
volutatum. 
VOLuTIiNA (volvo), os, f. a goddess of 
3 rustics, who teas believed to preside over 
the integuments of cars of corn. Augus¬ 
tin. 
V5L0T5 (frequentat. of volvo), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to roll, turn or wind much or 
often, roll or turn about, KvXtvSew. Co- 
lurn. Aniphoras per terrain volutare, to 
roll or tumble. Pullad. Tunsas caricas, 
et aqua maceratas, in oft'as volutabis 
exiguas. Plin. Scarabtei, qui e fimo 
ingentes pilas aversi pedibus volutant, 
h. e. volutando faciunt. Lucan. Ven- 
tus volutat pelagus. Hence, Se volu¬ 
tare, or, more frequently, Volutari, to 
roll one's selj- ; to wallow ; as, Plin. Pul- 
vis, in quo se inula volutaverit. Colum. 
Sus gaudet coenoso lacu volutari. Suc- 
ton. Super immensos aureorum acer- 
vos toto corpore aliquamdiu volutatus 
est. So, absol. Volutare, sc. se; as, 
Veget. Quodcunque jurnentum ex qua- 
libet causa inveneris volutare, statirn, 
&c. (Ed. Sclincid. reads se inveneris 
volutare.) — Hence, Auct. ad Herenn. 
Volutari ad pedes, to fall at one's feet, to 
prostrate one's self before one; so, Virg. 
Genibus volutans,sc. se. — Also, Volu¬ 
tari cunr aliquo, or aliqua, fur concuin- 
bere, avvovend^nv ; as, Justin, cum 
serpente. Cic. Quis unquam nepos tam 
libere est cum scortis, quam luc cum 
sororibus volutatus ? Plin. Pinxit (re- 
ginarn) volutantem (sc. se) cum pisca- 
tore. — Also, figur. Volutari, to roll 
about, to be occupied or engaged in, be con¬ 
versant with. Cic. Cumorrines in omni 
eenere et scelerurn et flagitiorum volu- 
tentur, wallow, are immersed in. Auct. ad 
Herenn. In omni dedecore volutatus es. 
Senec. inter mala plurima, to be involved 
in.—Senec. Fusus liumi steva feroci cor- 
de volutat somnia, h. e. dormiens som- 
niis agitatur, has horrible dreams. - 
IT Figur. to roll out, emit or send forth as 
it were by rolling, spread gradually, roll 
along, as a sound. Virg. vocem per 
atria. Id. Vocem volutant litora, h. e. 
roll or spread the sound, or return an 
echo. Id. Flamina volutant murmura, 
h. e. murmur. -If Also, to revolve in 
one's mind, meditate, weigh, ponder, con¬ 
sider. Virg. Tacitus mecum ipse volu- 
to, si valeam meminisse. Id. Secuni- 
que ita corde volutat. En, quid ago? 
&c. Id. Htec ip?e suo cum corde volu¬ 
tat. Lucret. atiquid inente. Liv. Hoc 
eum jainpridenr volutare in animo. Id. 
Multa secum airimo volutans. Id. con- 
ditiones cum amicis.-If Also, to loss 
to and fro. Lucan. Ventus volutat pela¬ 
gus. (See above.) Hence, Volutari, 
to be tossed to and fro, to move this way 
and that. Liv. Ne fluxa halien a volute- 
tur in jactu glans, sed cum sederit, &c. 
_if Also, to occupy or engage. Liv. 
Mentio registacitis cogitattrirtibus volu- 
tavitanimum (meura).- IT See, also, 
Volutatus , fl, um. 
VOEuTOS, a, um, particip. from volvo. 
VOLCTciS (volvo), us, m. a rolling; the 
3 power of rolling. Apul. Dedit volatus 
avibus, volutus serpentibus. 
V&MaX (voino), acis, adj. that frequently 
3 vomits, inclined to vomit. Si don. Anus, 
quibus nihil litigiosius, bibacius, voina- 
cius. 
VOMER (uric.), eris, in. a ploughshare., 
in /ij, vvvis. Cic. and Virg. — Hence, 
figur. for mentula. Lucret. -IT Vomis, 
for vomer. Virg. and Colum. 
VOMICA (vomo), re, f. a sore, imposthume, 
abscess, suppurated or encysted tumor, 
dzovrypa. Plant., Cic., &.C. — Hence, 
figur. Plin. lapidis, h. e. a sort of run¬ 
ning tumor or bunch. —Also, figur. a 
sore, festering sore, h. e. something bad, a 
plague, pest, curse. Liv. 28, 12 (from 
an old prophecy), llostem si expellere 
vultis, vomicamque, qu® gentium venit 
longe. Thus, also, Augustus called 
his grandson Agrippa, his daughter 
and granddaughter Julia, Ties vomicas 
suas. Sueton. - -IT The first syllable is 
short in Juvenal, and long in Seren. 
Summon. 
VOMICoSOS (vomica), a, um, adj. full of 
3 sores. Ccel. Aurel. 
VOMICilS (Id.), a, um, adj. purulent; 
2 hence, foul, pestilent, noxious. Sencc. 
morbus (figur.). 
VOMIFIChS (vomo & facio), a, um, adj. 
3 causing one to vomit, emetic, epcriKbs. 
Ccel. Aurel. Vomificuminedicamentum. 
Apul. succus. 
VOMIFLuOS (vomica & fiuo), a, um, adj. 
3 flowing with mutter. Call. Aurel. pas- 
sio, h. e. morbus, quo vomica et pus 
movetur. 
VOMIS. See Vomer, at the end. 
V0MITI5 (vomo), onis, f. the act of vom¬ 
iting ; a vomiting, ejfepevypa, epee is- Cic. 
-IT Also, that which is vomited, a 
vomit. Plin. Varii colores vomitionum. 
V5MITIUM (Id.), ii, n. same as Vomilio. 
3 Martian. Capell. 
VOMITS (frequentat. of vomo), as, a. 1. 
2 to vomit often, e^epeio, iroXXaKis epeoi. 
Sueton. 
VOMITOR (vomo), oris, in. one who vom- 
2 its, a vomiter, eperr\g. Senec. 
VOMIToRIOS (vomitor), a, um, adj. that 
2 provokes vomiting, vomitory, vomitive, 
emetic, eperiKOs. Plin .——11 Also, that 
vomits; hence, figur. Vomitoria (plur.), 
entrances to the theatres or amphitheatres, 
which led to the places where the people sat, 
and thus discharged or poured them out. 
Macrob. 
VOM1TOS (vomo), us, m. a vomiting or 
2 throwing up, eperos. Plin. Vomitum 
creare, to occasion. Plant. Vomitum ex- 
cutere alicui (when it is violent). Id. 
pulm'oneum vomitum vomere, tp spit or 
throw up the lungs. - IT Also, that 
which is thrown up in vomiting, that which 
is vomited, the matter thrown up by vomit¬ 
ing. Plin. and Cels .— Hence, as « low 
term of reproach. Plant. Absolve hunc 
vomitum, h. e. this dirty, disgusting fel¬ 
low ; this puke. 
VOMS (ipcco, epoi), is, ui, Ituin, a. and 
n. 3. to vomit, eplco. Cic. Vomere vel- 
le.-IT Also, to bring up or discharge 
by vomiting, to vomit up, throw up. Plm. 
sanguinem. Lucret. purpuream vitam, 
li. c. vitam cum sanguine. Virg. ani- 
mam. Id. flammas. Id. Salutantum 
vomit redibus undam. Plaut. argen¬ 
tum. Also, without an acc. Plin. Qua 
(Padus) largius vomit, h. e. empties it¬ 
self (or we may understand aquas, sc. 
in mare). 
VOPISCbS (unc.), i, m. one of twins 
born alive after the premature birth and 
death of the other. Plin. -IT Also, 
a Roman surname. Flavius Vopiscns 
wrote the biography of some of the 
Roman emperors. 
VoPTE, h. c. vos ipsi. 3 Cato ap. Fest.. 
VQRaCITaS (vorax), atis, f. voracity, 
2 voraciousness, ravenousness, gluttony, 
greediness, noXvtjiayta. Of a man; 
Eutrop. Of a beast; Apul. Figur. of 
fire ; Plin. 
VORaCITER (Id.), adv. voraciously. 
3 Macrob. 
VORaGINoSOS (vorago), a, um. adj. 
3 fall of swallows, quagmires, abysses, 
deep places, /3apaSpcb6ys. Auct. B. Hisp. 
V6RaG 5 (voro), inis, f. a swallow, abyss, 
deep pit, quagmire, almost bottomless 
depth, which swallows up every 
thing, iiaxu>piipa, flapaSpov, xdapa. 
Cic. Quum equina demisisset in flu- 
men, submersus equus voraginibus 
non exstitit. Catull. Ferrearri sole- 
anr (derelinquit) tenaci in voragine mu- 
la. Curt. Propemodum immoliiles cur- 
rus illuvie et voraginibus lnerebant. 
So, also, a deep cavity or hole in the earth. 
Liv. -IT Figur. Cic. Vos genii me vo- 
rauines, scopulique reipublicie. Ovid. 
Voragine ventris attenuarat opes. Cic. 
Gurges et vorago patrimonii, h. e. squan¬ 
derer, spendthrift. Id. Qui vorago est 
ac gurges vitiorum, an abyss or gulf oj 
vices. 
VORaTIQ (Id.), onis, f. an eating, de- 
3 vouring. Catull. 47, 7 (where most 
Edd. have vocationes). 
V5RaT 5R (Id.), oris, nr. a swallower, 
3 one that swallows. Paul. Nolan. - 
IT Also, a devourer. Tertull. 
VORaTRINa (Id.), re, f. sc. taberna, an 
3 eating-house. Tertull. -IT Also, a 
gulf, abyss, chasm. Ammian. (de terra 
motib.) Patefactis subito voratrinis terra- 
rum partes absorbent. 
VoRaX (Id.), acis, adj. /end of devouring, 
voracious, gluttonous, greedy, ravenous, 
TToXvtpdyo;. Cic. Qua! Charybdis tam 
vorax tot res tam cito absorbere potuis- 
set? Ovid. Quo copia major est data, 
plura enpit, turbaque voracior ipsa est. 
•—- IT Figur. eating, consuming, devour¬ 
ing. Lucan. Hinc usura vorax, avidum- 
que in tempora fenus. Val. Max. Exer- 
citus, et arma, et equitatus voracibus 
iinpensis onerosus. 
V0R5 (from /3opdo>, <3, not used, from 
/Sopa, cibus), as, avi, atum, to devour, 
swallow whole or entire, /3poyx‘a^a>, 
iairrui. Cic. Animalium alia sugunt, 
alia carpunt, alia vorant, alia mandunt. 
Plin. Alia sugunt, alia lambunt, sor¬ 
bent, mandunt, vorant.-IT Hence, 
in general, to swallow, swallow up. 
Plaut. humum. Ovid. Charybdis vo- 
rat naves, swallows up. Plin. (de Pelo- 
ponneso) In eo loco, li. e. (in Isllnno) 
erumpentia e diverso maria ejus orn- 
nem ibi latitudinem vorant, li. e. exe- 
dunt, absumunt, swallow up. - 
11 Also, to swallow, take as a medicine. 
Plaut. resinam. Cal. Aurel. apium. 
Martial, pastillos.-IT Also, figur. 
to devour; do, perform or complete eagerly 
or quickly. Cic. literas, h. e. to learn, 
pursue eagerly. Catull. viam, h. e. 
celeriter conficere, devour the way. - 
If Also, generally, to cat, devour. Plaut. 
Ego ambabus malis vorem. Plin. Apes 
mella .avide vorantes. Hence, figur. 
to eat, devour, consume. Senec. Amor 
vorat medullas. Cels, corpus.-IT In 
an obscene sense. Catuh. and Martial.. 
V6RS5, ) g Verso &c 
VoRSoRIUS. \ feee yerso ' &c> 
VoRbUM, ) g Versum &c 
VoRSuRX. \ toee &c - 
VoRStiS. See Versus. 
VoRTeX (vorto), Ids, m. properly the 
same as Vertex, which see. Properly, 
any thing that turns itself or is turned; 
hence, a whirlwind. Liv. -IT Also, 
a whirl of water, whirlpool. Virg., Liv., 
&c.-IT Also, a whirl of flame, or 
flame whirling up, a sort of pillar or col¬ 
umn of fire. Virg. JEn. 12, 673.- 
IT Figur. whirl, 'bustle, turmoil. Senec. 
officiorum. 
VoRTICoSOS (vortex), a, um, adj. full 
of whirls or whirlpools. Liv. amnis. Se¬ 
nec. motus turbinum. 
V5RT5. See Verto. 
VoRTOMNOS, i, m. See Vertumnus. 
VoS, \ s ee Tu 
VOSTRUM, &c. \ see l u - 
VOSEGOS, i, m. See Vogesus. 
VoSTER, stra, strum, same as Vester. 
Plaut. See Vester. 
VoTIFER (votum & fero), adj. era, 
3 erurn, bearing vows, or what has been de¬ 
voted to a god. Stat. Votiferaque meas 
suspendit ab arbore vittas. 
VOTITUS. See Vetilus. 
VoTIVOS (votum), a, um, adj. of or per¬ 
taining to a vow, promised by a vow, 
vowed, given in consequence of a vow, 
votive, devoted, evKro;. Cic. ludi. 
Horat. juvenca. Id. tabula. Ovid. 
tura. Tacit. Crinem barbamque sum- 
mittere, nec, nisi hoste cieso, exsuere, 
votivum obligatumque virtuti oris ha- 
liitum. Ovid. Votivus sanguis, h. e. 
victim® votiv®. Id. Vinces: votiva- 
que carmina reddam, h. e. promissa. 
Val. Flacc. Cui candentes votivo in 
gramine pascit cornipedes genitor, for 
votivos eqnos in gramine pascit: (or 
gramen votivum is gramen addictum 
equis votivis.) Tibull. Voces votivas 
persolvere, h. e. vota.-IT Also, con¬ 
nected with a vow. Cic. legatio, h. e. 
a titular or nominal embassy, in order te 
fulfil a vow in a province; this was a 
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