arrest (v.) Copy link Outline I. To stop., checkII. To apprehend legally1. comprĕhendo, di, sum, 32. dēprĕhendo, 33. arrĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 3 (i. e. to arrest suddenly)III. To fix (the attention, &c.) • arrest (v.).: I. To stop., check: q. v. II. To apprehend legally: 1. comprĕhendo, di, sum, 3: to a. the leaders, duces c., Cic.: to a. any one and give him into custody, aliquem c. et in custodiam tradere, Cic. 2. dēprĕhendo, 3: to a. the go-betweens, internuntios d., Caes.: Sall. 3. arrĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 3 (i. e. to arrest suddenly): he was a.'d by the officer in attendance, arreptus est a viatore, Liv. Phr.: they were of opinion that Lentulus should be a.'d, censuerunt ut Lentulus in custodiam traderetur, Cic.: v. to apprehend. III. To fix (the attention, &c.): Phr.: hereupon a far more terrible sight a.s our attention, hic aliud multo tremendum objicitur magis, Virg.: what is perceived by the ear does not so a. the attention, segnius irritant animos quae sunt demissa per aures, Hor.: to a. the attention of all (in admiration), oculos omnium in se convertere, Nep.: Suet.: also simply convertere: as, wherever he went, he a.'d the attention of all, quaqua iret convertit homines, Suet.