absolutely Copy link Outline I. Unconditionally1. praecīsē2. pūrēII. Completely1. prorsum, prorsus2. pĕnĭtus3. lĭquĭdoIII. Without control • absolutely: I. Unconditionally: 1. praecīsē: to refuse anyone ab., alicui praecisē negare, Cic.: not ab., but on condition, non praecise, sed sub conditione, Ulp. 2. pūrē: a contract is made ab., p. contrahitur, Ulp.: nor does it make any difference whether the house has been bequeathed to both ab., or to one of them conditionally, nec interest p. utrique an sub conditione alteri aedes legatae sint, Papin. Phr.: some kinds of lawsuits are considered simply and ab., others involve some other sort of discussion also, quaedam genera causarum simpliciter et ex sua vi considerantur; quaedam autem sibi aliud quoque aliquod controversiae genus assumunt, Cic. II. Completely: 1. prorsum, prorsus: I understand ab. nothing, prorsum nihil intelligo. Ter.: I understand ab. not a word, verbum prorsus nullum intelligo, Cic. 2. pĕnĭtus: v. entirely. 3. lĭquĭdo: there are some things which I usually ab. deny, others which I defend, alia sunt quae l. negare soleam, alia quae defendam, Cic. III. Without control: Phr.: to rule ab., dŏmĭnor, 1: excessive power rules ab. in the state, nimia potentia in civitate dominatur, Cic.: Caesar alone ab. managed all public affairs, Caesar unus omnia in republica ad arbitrium administravit, Suet.