EXERCISE Copy link • EXERCISE 1. Bodily exercise, motus: exercitatio (of prescribed bodily exercises): ambulatio (by walking): gestatio (by being borne in a litter): vectatio (on a horse or in a carriage; vectatio et iter reficiunt animum): to take exercise, ambulare, spatiari (to walk) to take moderate exercise, modicis exercitationibus uti: to take strong exercise, acri ambulatione uti. Horse-exercise, vectatio equi (e.g., vectatio assidua equi post cibum, Suet., Cal., 3). Military exercise, exercitium, armatura (the former, exercise in arms; the latter, the art of evolutions, etc.; Vid: Salmas., ael. Lampr., 1, 1012, Haack): to introduce the Roman exercise into our army, exercitum ad Romanae disciplinae formam redigere (Vid: Velleius, 2, 109, in.). Practice (Vid :), exercitatio (e.g., of virtues, vices): functio (e.g., muneris). An exercise (= boy’s task), pensum (general term for a “task;” used of a mental task by Cic., meum munus pensumque): *pensum Latine (or Graece) convertendum (a task to be translated into Latin or Greek). 2. exercere (general term): facere (to do, practise, carry on): factitare (to carry on trades and arts). [Vid: To PRACTICE]. To exercise troops, (1) TRANS., exercere (soldiers, etc.: to exercise the soldiers thoroughly, milites perpetuis exercitiis ad Romanae disciplinae formam redigere (to make them acquainted with Roman military duty); milites frequentibus exercitiis ad proelia praeparare (to make them ready for battle): to be well exercised, *armorum usum habere: *armorum usu praestare. (2) INTRANS., exerceri: whilst the cavalry were exercising, cum exercerentur equites.