love (v.) Copy link Outline I. To feel attachment for1. ămo, 1 (to l. affectionately and warmly2. dīlĭgo, exi, ectum, 3 (to l. discreetly, but without warmth3. amplexor, 1 (to cling to and make much of)4. dēpĕreo, 4, irr. (lit. to be dying for5. like preced. ardeo, si, sum, 2II. To take pleasure in1. expr. by jŭvat, dēlectat, 1 (with acc. of personal subject)2. expr. by cordi est (with dat. of person = it is to the taste of)3. gaudeo, gāvīsus, 2 (to rejoice in) • love (v.): I. To feel attachment for: 1. ămo, 1 (to l. affectionately and warmly: cf. inf. 2): the boys l. each other, pueri inter se amant, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 9: to l. heartily, ex animo a., id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 5: to l. any one specially, aliquem singulari amore (unice) a., Cic. Fam. 15, 20. Join: amare (aliquem) carumque habere, Cic. Att. 2, 20. Comps. (1) dĕămo, 1 (to l. passionately): Pl.: Ter. (2) rĕdămo, 1 (to l. in return): Cic. Am. 14, 49 (an unusual expr.). 2. dīlĭgo, exi, ectum, 3 (to l. discreetly, but without warmth: to esteem highly): cf. Cic. Fam. 13, 47, eum a me non diligi solum, sed etiam amari: amare and diligere are often joined: cf. ib. 15, 7, te semper amavi dilexique: Ter.: the Gods l. each other and provide for men, Dii inter se d. et hominibus consulunt, Cic. N. D. 1, 44, 122 I l. them both extremely, ego ambo unice diligo, id. Fam. 5, 8, 2: to respect and l. as a father, sicut parentem et observare et d., ib. paulo infr. 3. amplexor, 1 (to cling to and make much of): cf. Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12, med., Appius totum me amplexatur. 4. dēpĕreo, 4, irr. (lit. to be dying for: hence, to be passionately enamoured of): foll. by acc. of direct object, Pl. Cist. 1, 3, 43: but in prose, deperire amore alicujus, Liv. 27, 15, med.. also foll. by in and abl., Curt. 8, 6. 5. like preced. ardeo, si, sum, 2: with direct acc., Virg. E. 2, 1: in prose better, ardere amore alicujus, Curt. 8, 6: also, flagrare amore alicujus, Cic. Tuse. 4, 33, 71. Phr.. they l. each other, uterque utrique cordi est, Ter. Ph. 5, 3, 17: cf. infr. (II., 2). II. To take pleasure in: often foll. by inf.: 1. expr. by jŭvat, dēlectat, 1 (with acc. of personal subject): cf. Hor. Od. 1, 1, init.: Ov. R. Am. 103: v. to delight. (N.B.--The use of amo in similar sense = soleo, is purely poet.: cf. Hor. Od. 3, 16, 10.) 2. expr. by cordi est (with dat. of person = it is to the taste of): he always l.d an austere life, sibi vitam semper horridam cordi fuisse, Cic. Quint. 30, 93: Hor. 3. gaudeo, gāvīsus, 2 (to rejoice in): to l. the country, rure g., Hor. S. 1, 10, 45: also foll. by inf.: v. to rejoice.