artifice Copy link Outline 1. ars, artis, f.2. artĭfĭcĭum3. călumnĭa (unlike the preceding words always in bad sense)4. dŏlus5. insĭdĭae, arum (Fig.) • artifice: 1. ars, artis, f.: they were entrapped by the same a. by which they had entrapped the Fabii, capti eadem arte sunt qua ceperant Fabios, Liv.: the a.s of war, artes belli, Liv.: Virg. 2. artĭfĭcĭum: by their a.s the republic has been brought into its present state, earum artificiis effectum est ut respublica in hunc statum perveniret, Caes. ap. Cic.: some a. must be devised, a. quoddam excogitandum est, Cic. 3. călumnĭa (unlike the preceding words always in bad sense): Metellus occupied the time for speaking by a., Metellus calumnia dicendi tempus exemit, Cic. 4. dŏlus: v. deceit, craft. 5. insĭdĭae, arum (Fig.): too much a. seems to be employed for captivating the ears, nimis insidiarum ad capiendas aures adhiberi videtur, Cic.: v. trick, stratagem.