bĕo Copy link Outline I. In gen., to gladden, rejoice, refresh ...II. Aliquem aliquā re, to make happy, reward with ...A. Happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate ...2. Transf.3. Subst.(a). bĕāti, ōrum, m., the happy, fortunate persons ...(b). bĕātum, i, n. , ...B. Esp.1. Of outward prosperity, opulent, wealthy ...b. Poet., of inanimate things, rich, abundant ...2. Late Lat., blessed, i. e. deceased, ...3. Beatissimus, in late Lat., a title of the higher clergy ... ⓘbeat: pres ind act 3rd sg • bĕo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [akin to benus, bonus, and, acc. to Fick, connected with δειδω, δεινός], to make happy, to bless (as verb. finit. rare, and mostly poet. for fortuno, beatum efficio; not in Cic.). I. In gen., to gladden, rejoice, refresh: hoc me beat, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 12: foris aliquantillum etiam quod gusto, id beat, id. Capt. 1, 2, 34: ecquid beo te? does that gladden thee? Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 47.—Hence, in colloq. lang. beas or beasti, that delights me, I am rejoiced at that, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 66; Ter. And. 1, 1, 79.— II. Aliquem aliquā re, to make happy, reward with, enrich: caelo Musa beat, Hor. C. 4, 8, 29: seu te... bearis Interiore notā Falerni, id. ib. 2, 3, 7: ne dominus Munere te parvo beet, id. Ep. 1, 18, 75: Latium beabit divite linguā, id. ib. 2, 2, 121.—Hence, bĕātus, a, um, P. a. A. Happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate (very freq. in prose and poetry; cf.: felix, fortunatus): neque ulla alia huic verbo, cum beatum dicimus, subjecta notio est, nisi, secretis malis omnibus, cumulata bonorum complexio, Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29: hic tyrannus ipse judicavit quam esset beatus, id. ib. 5, 20, 61: qui beatus est, non intellego, quid requirat, ut sit beatior: si est enim quod desit, ne beatus quidem est, id. ib. 5, 8, 23: beatus, ni unum hoc desit, Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 18; Afran. ap. Non. p. 517, 17: beatus ille, qui procul negotiis, etc., Hor. Epod. 2, 1: nihil est ab omni Parte beatum, id. C. 2, 16, 28: beatissima vita, Cic. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.— 2. Transf.: satisne videtur declarasse Dionysius nihil ei esse beatum, cui, etc., a cause of happiness, Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62.— 3. Subst. α. bĕāti, ōrum, m., the happy, fortunate persons: istam oscitantem sapientiam Scaevolarum et ceterorum beatorum concedamus, Cic. de Or. 2, 33, 144: Phraaten numero beatorum Eximit Virtus, Hor. C. 2, 2, 18.— β. bĕātum, i, n. ( = beatitas, beatitudo, q. v.), happiness, blessedness: in quā sit ipsum etiam beatum, Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84: ex bonis, quae sola honesta sunt, efficiendum est beatum, id. Tusc. 5, 15, 45.— B. Esp. 1. Of outward prosperity, opulent, wealthy, rich, in good circumstances: Dionysius tyrannus fuit opulentissumae et beatissumae civitatis (sc. Syracusarum), Cic. N.D. 3, 33, 81: res omnes quibus abundant ii, qui beati putantur, id. ib. 2, 37, 95; Plaut. Curc. 3, 1: ut eorum ornatus... hominis non beatissimi suspicionem prae, beret, Nep. Ages. 8, 2; Hor. C. 2, 4, 13; 2, 18, 14; 3, 7, 3; 3, 16, 32; 3, 29, 11; id. S. 2-8, 1; id. Epod. 16, 41; Ov. Am. 1, 15, 34.— As subst.: bĕāti, ōrum, m., the rich: noli nobilibus, noli conferre beatis, Prop. 2, 9, 33.— b. Poet., of inanimate things, rich, abundant, excellent, splendid, magnificent: gazae, Hor. C. 1, 29, 1: arces, id. ib. 2, 6, 21: Cyprus, id. ib. 3, 26, 9: copia, id. C.S. 59: rus, id. Ep. 1, 10, 14.—With abl., Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139: nectar, Mart. 9, 12, 5; Cat. 68, 14: argentum felix omnique beatius auro, Ov P 2, 8, 5.— Trop.: ubertas, overflowing, Quint. 10, 1, 109: copia, id. 10, 1, 61: eventus, Tac. Dial. 9.— 2. Late Lat., blessed, i. e. deceased, dead: quem cum beatum fuisse Sallustius respondisset, intellexit occisum, Amm. 25, 3, 21: beatae memoriae, of blessed memory, Hier. Ep. ad Marc. 24; cf.: si nobis, cum ex hac vitā emigraverimus, in beatorum insulis inmortale aevum, ut fabulae ferunt, degere liceret, Cic. ap. Aug. Trin. 14, 9 (Fragm. Hortens. 40 B. and K.).— 3. Beatissimus, in late Lat., a title of the higher clergy, Cod. 1, 4, 13; Auct. Collat. 9, 6; Novell. 123, 3 al. —Hence, adv.: bĕātē, happily, Cat. 14, 10: vivere, Cic. Ac. 1, 9, 33; id. Div. 2, 1, 2; id. Tusc. 2, 12, 29; id. Fin. 2, 27, 86; id. Par 1, 3, 15.—Comp., Sen. Ep. 92, 24.—Sup., Sen. Cons. Helv. 9, 4.
bĕō Copy link ⓘbeat: pres ind act 3rd sg • bĕō, āvī, ātum, āre, tr., rendre heureux : Pl. Amph. 641 ; Ter. Eun. 279 || gratifier de : cælo Musa beat Hor. O. 4, 8, 29, la Muse gratifie du ciel ; Latium beabit divite lingua Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 121, il dotera le Latium d'un riche langage.
beat (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To strike1. caedo, cĕcīdi, caesum, 3 (to b. so as to bruise or cut)2. concīdo, 3 (b. severely)3. mulco, 1 (to handle roughly, maul)4. verbĕro, 15. pulso, 1 (including all kinds of knocking about6. In pass. vāpŭlo, 1 (to be beaten)1. pulso, 1 (the most common word)2. tundo, tŭtŭdi, tunsum, and tūsum, 3 (esp. with a noise of striking)3. păvĭo, 4 (rare)4. plango, planxi, planctum, 3 (chiefly poet. and with reference to the sound produced)II. To defeat (q. v.)1. sŭpĕro, 12. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3B. Intrans.1. palpĭto, 12. sălĭo, ii, saltum, 4 (usu. of more violent motion)3. ēmĭco, ui and āvi, ātum, 3 • beat (v.): A. Trans.: I. To strike: (i.) of persons: 1. caedo, cĕcīdi, caesum, 3 (to b. so as to bruise or cut): to b. any one with the fists, aliquem pugnis c., Pl.: they were beaten to death with rods, virgis ad necem caesi sunt, Cic. 2. concīdo, 3 (b. severely): to b. a man severely with rods, hominem virgis c., Cic.: Juv. 3. mulco, 1 (to handle roughly, maul): he b. the master himself and all his slaves, ipsum dominum atque omnem familiam mulcavit, Ter.: they were severely beaten with clubs and sticks, male mulcati sunt clavis et fustibus, Cic. 4. verbĕro, 1: lictors well practised in b.ing men, lictores ad verberandos homines exercitatissimi, Cic.: Suet. 5. pulso, 1 (including all kinds of knocking about: whereas verbero properly means verberibus caedere, to scourge): to b. and scourge men, ad pulsandos verberandosque homines, Liv. 6. In pass. vāpŭlo, 1 (to be beaten): I was hired to cook, not to be beaten, coctum non vapulatum conductus fui, Pl.: to be beaten with cudgels, fustibus vapulare, Quint. Fig.: to be beaten (i. e. lashed, abused) by the speech of all men, omnium sermonibus vapulare, Cic. (ii.) both of persons and of things. 1. pulso, 1 (the most common word): to b. the ground with the foot, terram pede p., Ov.: Hor.: the (mountain) top is beaten with wind and rain, caput vento pulsatur et imbri, Virg.: to b. the air with hoofs, p. calcibus auras, Sil.: to b. the doors, fores p. Ov.: also archaicé, in form pulto: he b.s his breast with his fingers, pectus digitis pultat, Pl. 2. tundo, tŭtŭdi, tunsum, and tūsum, 3 (esp. with a noise of striking): to b. the breast with the hand, pectora manu t., Ov.: to b. the ground with the foot, terram pede t., Hor.: to b. the hoarse cymbals, cymbala rauca t., Prop. 3. păvĭo, 4 (rare): the sea b.s the sand, pavit aequor arenam, Lucr.: to b. the earth, terram p., Cic. (only in an etymological passage). 4. plango, planxi, planctum, 3 (chiefly poet. and with reference to the sound produced): the waves b.ing the rocks, fluctus plangentes saxa, Lucr.: to b. a timbrel with the hands, tympana palmis p., Cat. Phr.: they will b. you black and blue, te pingent pigmentis ulmeis, Pl.: to b. a retreat, signum dare receptui, Liv.; also, receptui canere, Caes.: Cic. II. To defeat (q. v.): 1. sŭpĕro, 1: I was not beaten by him (of Hector and Ajax), haud sum superatus ab illo, Ov.: v. to overcome. 2. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3: the army was b.en by the Helvetii, exercitus ab Helvetiis pulsus est, Caes.: Cic.: to b. far greater forces of the enemy, multo majores adversariorum copias p., Nep.: v. to rout, vanquish. B. Intrans.: 1. palpĭto, 1: the heart b.s, cor p., Cic. 2. sălĭo, ii, saltum, 4 (usu. of more violent motion): my heart b.s violently, cor s., Pl.: the veins b., venae s., Ov.: v. to throb. 3. ēmĭco, ui and āvi, ātum, 3: the region where the heart b.s, locus qua cor emicat, Vell. Phr.: you stated the simple fact plainly, and did not b. about the bush, aperte ipsam rem modo locutus, nihil circuitione usus es, Ter.: what occasion is there to b. about the bush? quid opus est circuitione et amfractu? Cic.
BEAT Copy link • BEATv. pulsare aliquid (fores, ostium). To beat the forehead, ferire frontem: to heat the wall, ferire parietem: the waves beat against the shore with the greatest noise, fluctus se illidunt maximo cum sono in litus. To beat on something with something, pulsare aliquid aliqua re: if with violence, percutere aliquid aliqua re: if to produce a sound, concrepare aliqua re ad aliquid; e.g., with the sword on a shield, gladio ad scutum: to beat or strike the head violently against a stone, capite graviter offenso impingi saxo: against the door, capite illidi or impingi foribus: if voluntarily, caput illidere or impingere alicui rei: to beat to pieces, perfringere aliquid. The rain beats against one’s face, imber in os fertur: to beat with a stick, aliquem or aliquid petere baculo: the pulse beats, venae micant: the heart beats, cor palpitat: if violently, cor salit: to beat the cymbals, cymbalissare (Cassius Hemina, apud Non., 90, 25); aera concrepare (Petronius, 22, quite at the end): the drum, tympanizare; tympanum pulsare: the lyre, pulsare chordas lyrae. To beat with fists, aliquem pugnis caedere; aliquem colaphis pulsare: with a club, aliquem fusti verberare; fusti in aliquem animadvertere; aliquem verberibus caedere, or in aliquem verberibus animadvertere: to beat soundly, aliquem caedere virgis acerrime: if with the fist and on the face, alicujus os manu pulsare; pugnum alicui impingere in os: if with the flat of the hand on the cheek, alicui alapam ducere: to beat to death, aliquem verberibus necare; aliquem usque ad mortem mulcare: to be beaten, vapulare: if as a punishment, tergo plecti. To beat anybody black and blue, pingere aliquem pigmentis ulmeis; variare aliquem virgis et loris; alicujus corium maculosum facere (all Plaut.). To beat or conquer, vincere; superare: to beat the enemy completely, hostem fundere fugareque: to beat to the ground, aliquem ad terram dare or affligere; aliquem affligere solo; aliquem affligere et ad terram dare. To heat about the bush (fig.), sciscitari, perscrutari aliquid ex ahquo. To beat down, sternere, prosternere, opprimere. To beat in, adigere alicui rei or in aliquid (e.g., cuneum arbori, or clavum in tignum). To beat into, verberibus inculcare. To beat out, expellere, propellere extra (e.g., extra portam); ejicere, extrudere, or protrudere foras, loco or ex loco; exturbare: to beat out or thrash, e spicis grana excutere, or discutere, or exterere; frumentum deterere; messem perticis flagellare; spicas baculis excutere; spicas fustibus tundere or cudere; frumentum pulsibus tribularum deterere; messem tribulis exterere: if cattle are employed, e spicis grana excutere jumentis junctis et tribulo; spicas exterere pecudibus, or jumentorum ungulis; spicas exterere grege jumentorum inacto: if horses are employed, messem exterere equorum gressibus. [Vid: THRASH] To beat up (with a ladle or spoon), rudicula peragitare; rudicula or rudiculis miscere: to beat up for soldiers, mercede conducere milites.