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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• turn (v.):
  1. A. Trans.:
    1. I. To change the direction of anything:
      1. 1. verto, ti, sum, 3: to t. the enemy to flight, v. hostes in fugam, Liv. 1, 37: to t. one's back, terga v., id. 1, 27: to t. water on to the low ground, v. aquam in subjecta, Tac. Ann. 1, 64: prows t.'d to the shore, versae ad litora puppes, Virg. Aen. 10, 268: he t.s his course, v. iter, Ov. Met. 2, 730.
      2. 2. converto, 3: to t. the eyes of all to himself, c. omnium oculos ad se, Nep. Alcib. 3: to t. the mind of the ignorant to worship, c. animos imperitorum ad deorum cultum, Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 77.
      3. 3. adverto, 3 with in, acc. (Ov.), or dat. (Virg.): to t. the mind to anything, animum a. ad rem, rei [v. attend].
      4. 4. flecto, xi, xum, 3: to t. the eyes, f. oculos, Ov. Met. 8, 696: Juv.: to t. any one from his design, f. aliquem a proposito, Liv. 28, 22: to t. one's course to, f. iter ad, Liv. 8, 19: v. bend, direct.
      5. 5. verso, 1: to t. the mind to all kinds of vice and dishonesty, ad omnem malitiam et fraudem versare mentem suam, Cic. Cluent. 26, 70: v. also turn about, turn round.
      6. 6. torqueo, si, tum, 2: to t. the eyes to, oculos t. ad, Virg. Aen. 4, 220: Cic.: v. twist, wrest.
    2. II. To apply, appropriate: Phr.: to t. to one's own use, to t. to account: uti [v. to use]: to t. nothing to his own advantage, nihil ad utilitatem suam referre, Cic. de Or. 2, 51, 207: they t. the disadvantage of another to their own advantage, ex incommodis alterius sua comparant commoda, Ter. Andr. 4, 1, 4: to t. to his own use, in rem suam convertere, Cic. Rosc. Am. 39, 114: v. appropriate.
    3. III. To move round:
      1. 1. circumăgo, ēgi, actum, 3: to t. a mill, c. molas trusatiles, Cat. R. R. 10, 4.
      2. 2. volvo, vi, vŏlūtum, 3: to t. a wheel, rotam v., Virg. Aen. 6, 748.
      3. 3. verso, 1: after t.ing the hinge, versato cardine, Ov. Met. 4, 93: to t. the spindle, v. fusum, ib. 221: wheels which water t.s, rotae quas aqua versat, Plin. 18, 10, 23: to t. a mill, v. molam, Juv. 8, 67.
      4. 4. torqueo, 2: to t. the spindle, t. fusum, Plin. 28, 2, 5: to t. the magic wheel, t. rhombum, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 7.
    4. IV. To change: verto, converto, mūto: v. to change, transform, convert. To t. into money: v. to sell.
    5. V. To translate: exprĭmo, verto: v. translate.
    6. VI. To fashion, form: conformo, 1 (of speech): Cic. de Or. 1, 5, 17: v. VIII. turn (subs.) V. Well-t.'d: rŏtundus (of phrases, etc.): tĕres, expressus (gen.): Cic.: v. neat. To t. verses, fingere versus, Hor. A. P. 382: v. compose.
    7. VII. To make (a scale) incline:
      1. 1. inclīno, 1: v. turn (subs.) VIII.
      2. 2. deprĭmo, 3: v. weigh [down].
      3. 3. praepondĕro, 1: Fig.: to t. the scale in neither direction, neutro p., Quint. 7, 2, 39.
    8. VIII. To form on a lathe:
      1. 1. torno, 1: Cic.: Plin. Fig.: badly t.'d verses, male tornati versus, Hor. A. P. 441.
      2. 2. dētorno, 1 (to t. completely): Plin. Fig.: to t. a sentence, d. sententiam, Gell. 9, 8, ad fin. Or expr. by subs. tornus: e. g. facere torno, Plin.: perficere in torno, Vitr.: *ad tornum fabricare, Georg. Phr.: to t. the stomach, nauseam facere, Plin. 26, 11, 69: to t. the head, mentem exturbare, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 4: his brain is t.'d, mente captus est, id. Off. 1, 27, 94: to turn the laugh, against any one, risum in aliquem convertere, id. de Or. 2, 60, 245: to t. the edge of, rĕtundo, Cic.: Plin.: v. to blunt.
  2. B. Intrans.:
    1. I. To change one's position or direction:
      1. 1. converto, 3 (with refl. pron.): he t.s thrice, ter se c., Ov. Met. 7, 189.
      2. 2. convertor (reflect.): then I will t. to myself, deinde ad me convertar, Cic. Fam. 3, 12. To make to t., converto: Liv. 1, 7.
      3. 3. verto (with refl. pron.): Cic.
      4. 4. intendo, di, tum, and sum, 3: Cic.: Ter.: intendo iter: Liv.
      5. 5. flector (reflect.): Plin.: flecto (neutr.): Liv.: Tac.: Virg. Fig.: to t. to prudence and wisdom, ad providentiam sapientiamque flectere, Tac. Ann. 13, 3: v. bend.
      6. 6. torqueor: Plin.: v. bend.
      7. 7. inclīno, 1 (with refl. pron.: fig. meton. from scales): fortune t.s, fortuna se i., Caes. B. C. 1, 52. Phr.: whither shall I t.? (i. e. betake myself for help or safety), quo me vertam? Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 1; quo intendam? id. Andr. 2, 2, 6: he had no place to t. to, quo se verteret, non habebat, Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 74: they t. with every wind, pluma ac folio facilius moventur, id. Att. 8, 15.
    2. II. To move round:
      1. 1. circumăgor, 3: it t.s in a circle, c. orbe, Liv. 1, 19.
      2. 2. vertor, 3 (reflect.): Lucr.: Virg.
      3. 3. verso, 1 (with refl. pron.): Cic. Verr. 2, 30, 74: and versor (reflect.): that the universe t.s about the axis of heaven, mundum versari circum axem caeli, Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 52.
      4. 4. torqueo, 2 (with refl. pron.): Join: the earth t.s on its axis, terra circum axem se convertit et torquet, Cic. Acad. 2, 39, 123.
      5. 5. volvor, 3: v. roll, revolve. Phr.: while the wheel t.s, currente rota, Hor. A. P. 22.
    3. III. To change, become: verto (with refl. pron. or neutr.), mūtor, converto (with refl. pron.): v. change. To t. ... (with adj., esp. of colour, or the title of a profession or trade): v. to become. Phr.: to t. king's evidence, indicium profiteri, Sall. Jug. 35; i. offerre, Tac. Ann. 11, 35. Abs. of fruit, leaves, etc., to change colour: vărior, 1: grapes t., uva v., Col. Arb. 12, 1: vărio (with refl. pron.): grapes t., uva se v., Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 189: flāvesco, 3 (of leaves): Plin. 16, 6, 7. Phr.: to t. colour (i. e. blush or grow pale): colorem mutare., perdere., Cic.
    4. IV. To go bad:
      1. 1. vĭtior (of fruit, meat, etc.): v. SPOILT, corrupt.
      2. 2. putresco, 3: v. to decay.
      3. 3. mūtor, 1 (of wine): Hor. Sat. 2, 2, 58. T.'d, rancĭdŭlus, Juv.