lend Copy link Outline 1. expr. by mūtuus and a verb2. commŏdo, 1 (to oblige with the use of a thing; less freq. of money) • lend: 1. expr. by mūtuus and a verb: to l. any one a large sum of money, alicui magnam dare pecuniam mutuam, Cic. Att. 11, 3: to ask any one to l. money, aliquem rogare m. argentum, Pl. Ps. 1, 3, 76. 2. commŏdo, 1 (to oblige with the use of a thing; less freq. of money): to l. any one a cloak, alicui paenulam c., Quint. 6, 3, 64: to l. a house for a wedding, aedes ad nuptias c., Auct. Her. 4, 51, 64; Gai. Dig. 47, 2, 54. Fig.: to l. a patient ear to culture, culturae patientem c. aurem, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 40. (Commodo may be used of any obliging act; mutuus implies an actual loan.) Phr.: to l. assistance, ferre opem: Cic.: v. assistance.