charge (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To load or burthenII. To rush against, attack.1. incurro, curri, and cŭcurri, cursum, 3 (with dat. or acc.)2. invādo, 33. irrŭo, rŭi, 3 (foll. by in)4. signa infĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with in and acc., or dat.)III. To place on the debit side; regard as a debt1. fĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with the perf. part. expensus agreeing with the subst.)2. infĕro, tŭli, lātum, 33. impŭto, 1IV. To impute to, accuse of1. arguo, ui, ūtum, 3 (the offence charged is expr. by gen., abl., or de; also by acc. and inf.)2. impŭto, 1 (with dat. of person and acc. of crime imputed)3. insĭmŭlo, 1 (usu. of false or malicious charges)V. To enjoin uponVI. To charge any one with some duty1. committo, mīsi, missum, 3 (foll. by ut or ne)2. crēdo, 33. impōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (with acc. of thing and dat. of person)B. Intrans.1. concurro, curri, cursum, 32. irruo, 33. invādo, 3 • charge (v.): A. Trans.: I. To load or burthen: q. v. Phr.: to c. a gun, *tela, missilia, glandes, pulveremque nitratam tormento (sclopeto) ingerere. II. To rush against, attack. 1. incurro, curri, and cŭcurri, cursum, 3 (with dat. or acc.): the infantry c.d the wings, peditum signa incucurrerunt cornibus, Liv.: Tac.: to c. the (enemies') flank, latus (hostium) in., Tac.: Sall. (N.B. incurrere in with acc. appears to be used only of incursions into an enemy's country.) 2. invādo, 3: v. to attack. 3. irrŭo, rŭi, 3 (foll. by in): to c. the centre, in mediam aciem ir., Cic. 4. signa infĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with in and acc., or dat.): to c. the enemy, signa in hostes in., Caes.: the Romans charge the wavering foe, trepidantibus inferunt signa Romani, Liv.: v. to attack. III. To place on the debit side; regard as a debt: 1. fĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with the perf. part. expensus agreeing with the subst.): what did you gain by not c.ing it to them? quid proderat tibi te expensum illis non tulisse? Cic.: if you had c.d those 100,000 sesterces to me, si mihi expensa ista H. S. centum tulisses, Cic. 2. infĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3: to c. an expense to the citizens, sumptum civibus inf., Cic.: to c. in accounts, rationibus inf., Col. 3. impŭto, 1: bailiffs c. for far more seed-corn than they have really sown, villici longe plus im. seminis jacti quam quod severint, Col.: to c. expenses to any one, sumptus alicui im., Ulp. Fig.: he perceives that the days which are lost, yet c.d to us, are vanishing and departing, soles effugere atque abire sentit qui nobis pereunt et imputantur, Mart. Phr.: to c. a certain price for goods, pretium statuere merci, Pl.: to c. a fixed price, pretium certum constituere, Cic. IV. To impute to, accuse of: 1. arguo, ui, ūtum, 3 (the offence charged is expr. by gen., abl., or de; also by acc. and inf.): to c. dead men with the greatest wickedness, viros mortuos summi sceleris ar., Cic.: I do not c. you with this crime, te hoc crimine non arguo, Cic.: he is c.d with this crime, de eo crimine arguitur, Cic.: Roscius is c.d with having killed his father, occidisse patrem Roscius arguitur, Cic. 2. impŭto, 1 (with dat. of person and acc. of crime imputed): the murder should be c.d upon him who began the quarrel, ei caedes imputanda est a quo jurgium coepit, Quint.: v. to impute. 3. insĭmŭlo, 1 (usu. of false or malicious charges): to c. any one with treachery, aliquem proditionis in., Caes.: Cic.: to be c.d with the offence of treachery, proditionis crimine insimulari, Liv.: to c. any one falsely, aliquem falso in., Cic.: v. to accuse, ascribe. V. To enjoin upon: q. v.: mando, 1 (with dat. of person and subj.): he c.s Volusenus to return to him as soon as possible, Voluseno mandat ut ad se quam primum revertatur, Caes.: Caesar had by letter particularly c.d Trebonius not to allow the town to be taken by assault, Caesar per literas Trebonio magnopere mandaverat ne per vim oppidum expugnari pateretur, Caes. VI. To charge any one with some duty: 1. committo, mīsi, missum, 3 (foll. by ut or ne): the senate c.d him with the responsibility of seeing that, etc., senatus ei commisit ut videret, etc., Cic.: v. to commit. 2. crēdo, 3: v. to entrust. 3. impōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (with acc. of thing and dat. of person): to c. oneself with severer labours, sibi graviores labores im., Caes.: you c.d me with the part of defending, vos mihi personam imposuistis, ut tuerer, Cic.: v. TO IMPOSE UPON. Phr.: to c. any one with the oversight of any matter, aliquem negotio praeficere, Cic.: Caes.: v. to appoint. B. Intrans.: to make an onset: 1. concurro, curri, cursum, 3: they c. with presented standards, cum infestis signis concurrunt. Sall.: to c. from an ambush, ex insidiis c., Liv. 2. irruo, 3: we c. with the sword, irruimus ferro, Virg. 3. invādo, 3: v. to attack: v. supr. (II.).
charge (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Load, cargoII. An onset, attack1. incursus, ūs2. incursio (less freq. in this sense)3. concursus, ūs (the rushing together of two armies)4. impĕtus, ūs (a furious onsetIII. An injunction, mandate (q. v.)IV. Oversight, care, duty of attending to1. cūra (most general term)2. cūrātĭo (= cura3. tūtēla (prop. of protection, guardianship)V. That which is attended to1. cūra (esp. in dat., after esse)2. ălumnus (one who is being nourished and cherished)3. tūtēla (rare)VI. AccusationVII. Money to be paid • charge (subs.): I. Load, cargo: q. v. Phr.: the c. of a gun, *embŏlus: v. cartridge. II. An onset, attack: q. v. 1. incursus, ūs: to withstand c.s of cavalry, incursus equitum sustinere, Caes.: to be routed at the first c., primo in. pelli, Liv. 2. incursio (less freq. in this sense): Cic.: v. inroad. 3. concursus, ūs (the rushing together of two armies): the c. of both armies, c. utriusque exercitus, Caes. 4. impĕtus, ūs (a furious onset: q. v.): to sustain a c. of swords, im. gladiorum excipere, Caes.: to make a c. upon the enemy, impetum in hostes facere, Caes. Phr.: an impetuous c. of cavalry, prŏcella equestris, Liv. III. An injunction, mandate (q. v.): mandātum: to give c.s to any one, alicui mandata dare, Cic.: to pay no attention to c.s, m. negligere, Ov. Phr.: a judge's c., *allocutio judicialis or praetoria. IV. Oversight, care, duty of attending to: 1. cūra (most general term): the c. of equipping a legion, legionis armandae c., Tac.: the c. of the treasury, c. aerarii, Suet. 2. cūrātĭo (= cura: less freq.): let me look after the maid-servants, which is my c., me sinas curare ancillas, quae mea est c., Pl. 3. tūtēla (prop. of protection, guardianship): to have c. of the door, t. januae gerere, Pl.: c. of the highway, viae t., Cels. Dig. Phr.: where each legate or tribune had c., ubi quisque legatus aut tribunus curabat, Sall.: to have c. of a business, negotio praeesse, Caes.: I give this man in c. to you, hunc hominem in tuam custodiam trado, Pl.: v. office, duty. V. That which is attended to: 1. cūra (esp. in dat., after esse): Caesar promised that that matter should be his c., Caesar pollicitus est sibi eam rem curae futuram, Caes.: the boy, my chief c., puer, mea maxima cura, Virg. 2. ălumnus (one who is being nourished and cherished): what greater boon could the nurse implore for her sweet c.? quid voveat majus dulci nutricula alumno? Hor.: Virg.: v. foster-child. 3. tūtēla (rare): the foremost maidens, the c. of the Delian goddess, virginum primae, Deliae tutela deae, Hor.: Prop. VI. Accusation: q. v.: crīmen, ĭnis, n. Phr.: a false and unjust c., falsa atque iniqua insimulatio, Cic. VII. Money to be paid: prĕtium; sumptus: v. price, expense.
CHARGE Copy link • CHARGE 1. v. assail, adoriri: aggredi: impetum facere or invadere in aliquem: incurrere, incursare in aliquem: anybody sword in hand, ferro petere or lacessere aliquem: in the rear, a tergo adoriri aliquem. [SYN. in Assault, v.] Load, onerare: alicui onus imponere (Cic.), injungere (Liv.): gravare aliquem aliqus re: a wagon, onera in plaustrum imponere: a gun, *pulverem pyrium selopeto infundere: a cannon, *tormento telum immittere [Vid: LOAD]: to charge the property with a tax, etc., or to charge a tax upon the land, vectigal imponere agris: to charge anybody with taxes, tribute, etc., vectigalia imponere; tributa imponere (Caes.), irrogare, injungere (Tac.). Commission, imperare, praecipere alicui aliquid: mandare, demandare alicui aliquid, or with ut; dare alicui negotium, or mandatum, ut: praedicere (to give directions beforehand: ut, ne); inculcare alicui (to, etc., ut, Cic., Vatin., 11, 26): jubere aliquem aliquid facere: anybody with a task, negotium, ministerium alicui imponere: the states with the duty of providing corn, horses. etc., imperare civitatibus frumentum, equos, etc.: to charge anybody to hold his tongue, imperare alicui silentium: vetare, ne quis aliquid enuntiet, divulget (Plin.). He charged them not to let the ambassadors go till he was sent back, eis praedixit, ne prius legatos dimitterent, quam ipse asset remissus (Nep.). Intrust, permittere: committere (the committens acts in good trust in the power or will of another, whereby he imposes on him a moral responsibility: the permittens acts to get rid of the business himself, whereby he imposes, at most, only a political or judicial responsibility, Döderlein’s Synonyms): credere: concredere (very rare in Cic., never in Quintilian; common in comedy): mandare, demandare alicui aliquid: aliquid rejicere ad aliquem: aliquid alicui delegare (of what one ought otherwise to do one’s self). To charge anybody with the care of my purse, concredere alicui marsupium cum argento (Plaut.): with the care of a treasure, thesaurum alicui concredere (Cic.): with the care of one’s tafety, life, salutem committere alicui: caput permittere alicui (Curt.); vitam credere alicui (Ter.); vitam (ac fortunas suas) credere alicui (Lucilius, ap. Non): anybody with the care of one’s boy, alicujus curae puerum demandare (Liv.): anybody with a task, munus mandare or dare alicui: with the management of a great and difficult affair, rem magnam atque difficilem committere alicui (Cic.): with the management, direction, etc., of anything, alicui rei praeficere aliquem: with the defense of a city, alicui urbem tuendam dare: to charge anybody with the whole management of a business, totam rem ad aliquem rejicere. Set down as a debt, rationibus inferre; inducere in rationem aliquid, also simply inducere alicui aliquid (Cic.; e.g., sumtum alicui): Vid: imputare aliquid (proper and improper) was not used in the Golden Age, but was by Col., Sen., Quint., and Tac.: aliquid expensum ferre (to set it down as paid to him; to charge his account with it). IMPR., assignare, tribuere alicui aliquid: vertere in aliquem aliquid. [Vid: ASCRIBE.] To accuse, accusare: incusare: insimulare: in alicujus rei insimulationem vocare. [SYN. under ACCUSE.] To charge anybody with pride in anything, superbiae tribuere alicui aliquid. Also aliquid alicui exprobrare, objicere (cast it in his teeth). Put a price on, indicare (to ask: opposed to promittere, to bid or offer). What do you charge for this? quanti indicas? to charge 100 sesterces, indicare centum nummis. 2. s. commission, mandatum: res mandata: negotium: to neglect a charge, negligenter rem mandatam gerere (Cic.): a written charge, mandata scripta: to impose a charge on anybody, alicui dare mandatum, negotium; negotii aliquid alicui dare: to give anybody a written charge addressed to another, litteras mandataque alicui ad aliquem dare (Cic.): anybody a charge by word of mouth, verbis mandatum dare alicui (Sal); verbo mandatum dare (Cic.: Furnio plura etiam verbo quam scriptura mandata dedimus). Cost, sumtus: impensa: impendium [SYN. in EXPENSE]: at my charge, meo sumtu; privato sumtu: at the public charge, publico sumtu: to be at charges, impensam, sumtum facere (in aliquam rem); sumtum in aliquid impendere, sumtum imponere, insumere, ponere in re: to be at no charges, nullam impensam facere. What is intrusted to anybody’s care, by participle creditus, concreditus, commissus, commissus ac commendatus alicui; creditus et commissus alicui: (if only for a time), fiduciarius (e.g., opera fiduciaria, Herzog, Caes., B.C, 2, 17): depositum (thing deposited). Monitory address, adhortatio. Office, munus: munia: officium: partes: provincia. [SYN. in OFFICE]. To attend to one’s charge, munus administrare, or (Curt.) exsequi; munere suo fungi (impigre, Plin.); officium facere, praestare, etc.: to neglect one’s charge, male administrare or tueri munus (public office): de or ab officio decedere: officium praetermittere, negligere, deserere, officium suum non facere: officio deesse: ab officio discedere or recedere (neglect or violate one’s duty). To refuse a charge, munus recusare: to resign a charge, abdicare so munere. Oversight, care, cura (care over or of): custodia (keeping of). (The words are found in this connection and order), cura custodiaque: sometimes tutela (protecting care): praesidium (care of one who presides, etc). To give anybody the charge of anything, credere alicui alicujus rei custodiam (Nep.): aliquid in custodiam alicujus concredere, committere, tradere (Plaut.): of a person, aliquem alicujus curae custodiaeque mandare; also custodem alicui ponere, apponere, imponere (for security): aliquem alicui in dlsciplinam tradere (for instruction): of a business, praeesse, praefectum esse alicui rei: praesidere alicui rei (e.g., over the games, the affairs of the city, etc): curare, regere, moderari aliquid: administrare aliquid. To be given in charge to anybody, in custodiam alicujus concreditum, commissum, traditum esse (Plaut.): curae alicujus commissum, traditum essa Accusation, accusatio: incusatio: insimulatio: criminatio: crimen: false charge, calumnia. To bring against anybody a charge of, crimen alicui afferre or inferre: aliquem in crimen vocare, adducere. To condemn anybody on a charge of, etc., condemnare aliquem alicujus rei. Vid: SYN. and mare phrases under ACCUSE, ACCUSATION, Attack of troops, incursus: incursio: excursio (of light troops). Frequent charges of caralry, procella equestris (Liv.): to sound a charge, bellicum canere: to order a charge of cavalry, equites immittere in hostem. A load of powder, *pulveris pyrii quantum sclopeto immitti (or in sclopetum infundi) solet.