HANDLE Copy link • HANDLE 1. v. tractare (in all the meanings of the English verb; e.g., (1) with reference to the sense of touch; opposed to gustare, olfacere, audire: (2) to manage or wield weapons, instruments, etc., arma, tela, fila lyrae, etc.: (3) to deal with or behave to a person, aliquem injuriosius tractare, to handle him roughly: (4) to treat a subject, poposcit, ut haec ipsa quaestio diligentius tractaretur, should be more carefully handled): attrectare: contrectare: pertrectare (to touch); also with manibus: tangere, tentare, both with and without digitis: tactu explorare (to feel, for the sake of finding out). To treat, tractare [Vid: “to BAHAVE”]. To handle anybody roughly, injuriosius aliquem tractare (Cic.); aspere or contumeliose invehi in aliquem (of abuse); aspere aliquem habere or tractare; asperum esse in aliquem; aliquem acerbe atque dure tractare; durum esse in aliquo: how I handled the Rhodian! quo pacto Rhodium tetigerim! (Ter., Eun., 3, 1, 30. 2. s. manubrium (of an instrument; e.g., of a knife, a hatchet, etc.): capulus (of a sword, a sickle, etc.): ansa (of a cup, or of vessels in general; also of a door, ostii, etc.): chelonium (broad, curved h. for drawing or turning various machines; Vitr., 10, 1, 2). With a handle to it, manubriatus; ansatus. IMPROPR., ansa. To give a handle to anything, occasionem praebere, or ansam dare or praebere (alicujus rei or ad aliquid faciendum).