chase (v.) Copy link • chase (v.): to hunt, pursue (q. v.): vēnor; sector, ăgĭto. Phr.: c. away cares with wine, vino pellite curas, Hor.: the winds c. away the clouds, fugant flamina nubes, Ov.: v. to drive away.
chase Copy link Outline I. Hunting1. vēnātĭo2. vēnātus, ūs3. (very freq.)II. PursuitIII. A district stored with game1. septum venationis2. saltus, ūs (a term applicable to wooded country generally) • chase, or chace (subs.): I. Hunting: 1. vēnātĭo: fowling and the c., aucupium atque venatio, Cic.: the Suevi are much engaged in the c., Suevi multum sunt in venationibus, Caes. 2. vēnātus, ūs: exertion in the c., labor in venatu, Cic.: Virg. 3. (very freq.): expr. by ger. or other part of verb (vēnor); as, fondness for the c., venandi studium, Cic.: to be devoted to the c., venandi studiosum esse, Cic.: v. hunting. Phr.: a dog fit for the c., canis vēnātĭcus, Cic.; c. vēnātōrius, Pl.: beasts suited for the c., ferae: v. game. II. Pursuit: q. v. III. A district stored with game: 1. septum venationis: Varr. 2. saltus, ūs (a term applicable to wooded country generally): to surround a c. with nets and to rouse it with dogs, sepire plagis saltum, canibusque ciere, Lucr.: Virg.
chase (v.) Copy link • chase (v.): to engrave: caelo, 1: magnificent and expensively c.d vases, vasa magnifica et pretiose caelata., Cic.: to c. shields with gold and silver, c. scuta auro et argento, Liv.: to c. anything on gold, c. aliquid in auro, Virg. Phr.: a tool for c.-ing, caelum: v. graver: c.d work or the art of chasing, caelātūra: Cic.: Quint.: also, caelāmen, and pl. caelamina (the work): Ov.: Plin.
CHASE Copy link • CHASE 1. hunt, venari: excitare et agitare (drive from covert and pursue): sectari (pursue): canibus venari (hunt with dogs). FIG., to follow as a thing desirable, venari aliquid (e.g., landem): sectari or consectari aliquid. Drive away, agere: pellere: expellere: ejicere: extrudere (the three last, chase out of or from). To chase to a place, agere usque ad locum (e.g., hostes ad castra): from the city, etc., civitate aliquem pellere, expellere, ejicere: from one’s houses, aliquem domo extrudere a sese. Put to flight (enemies, etc), aliquem fugare, aliquem in fugam dare, vertere, convertere or conjicere: persequi: insequi (to pursue): To chase metals. Vid: ENCHASE. 2. s. venatio: venatus (PROP. and figuratively, the former as action): venandi studium (lore for it). Belonging or relating to the chase, venaticus: venatorius. To be fond of the chase, venandi studiosum esse; *venandi studio teneri: to accompany anybody to a chase, venantem comitari. To live by the chase, venando ali. The goddess of the chase, dea venatrix (Ov.). Animals chased, venatus: venatio (e.g., frequens ibi et varia venatio). Beasts of chase, ferae: ferae majores, minores. The right of chase, *jus feras (minores or majores) venandi.