cheer (v.) Copy link Outline I. To gladden, enliven1. hĭlăro, 1 (infreq.)2. exhĭlăro, 1 (stronger than simple verb)3. recrĕo, 14. diffundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3 (fig.5. ērĭgo, rexi, rectum, 3 (to lift up, raise from despondency)II. To salute or encourage with shouts • cheer (v.): I. To gladden, enliven: 1. hĭlăro, 1 (infreq.): to c. the senses, sensus h., Cic.: Ov. 2. exhĭlăro, 1 (stronger than simple verb): to c. labourers at their work, in ipso opere ex. laborantes, Col.: Cic. 3. recrĕo, 1: v. to revive, refresh. 4. diffundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3 (fig.: lit. to expand): to c. the mind (with wine), animos d., Ov.: the opposite term is contraho: v. Cic. Am. 13, 48. 5. ērĭgo, rexi, rectum, 3 (to lift up, raise from despondency): to c. the mind when downcast and depressed, e. animum jam demissum et depressum, Cic.: v. to encourage, gladden. Phr.: cheer up! bono animo es! Cic.: v. cheer (subs.) II. To salute or encourage with shouts: plaudo: v. to clap, applaud. Phr.: that was cheered with incredible enthusiasm, id incredibili clamore et plausu comprobatum est, Cic.: Caesar was c.'d when he refused the crown, Caesar diadema cum plausu rejiciebat, Cic.
cheer (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A shout of joy or approbation1. clāmor (the exact sense being shown by the context)2. plausus, ūsII. State of mindIII. Entertainment, provisions • cheer (subs.): I. A shout of joy or approbation: 1. clāmor (the exact sense being shown by the context): the c.s of the soldiers, clamor militum gaudentium, Tac.: I took my place on the rostra amid loud c.s, maximo c. et plausu in rostris collocatus sum, Cic.: what c.s he excites! quantos is plausus et clamores movet! Cic.: v. acclamation. 2. plausus, ūs: v. applause. II. State of mind: Phr.: be of good c., bono es animo, ades animo, Cic.: what c.? quid tibi est animi? Cic. III. Entertainment, provisions: Phr.: good c., coena lauta, Cic.: poor c., tenuis victus, Cic.: v. fare.
CHEER Copy link • CHEER 1. provisions, etc., cibus: alimenta: epulae: cibaria: victus, etc. [SYN. in FOOD.] To give or offer anybody good cheer, apparatis epulis aliquem accipere, excipere, invitare: to load one’s table with good cheer, mensas conquisitissimis epulis exstruere. Poor cheer, victus tenuis (Cic.), asper (Plaut.), parcus (Silius). Princely cheer, victuis basilicus (Plaut.). State of mind, etc., hilaritas (cheerfulness): laetus animus (good cheer): to be of good cheer, bono or laeto animo esse; animo vigere: with good cheer, alacer. What cheer? quo animo es? quid tibi animi est?I am not in good cheer, non bono sum animo. Cheers, as shouts of joy or applause, clamor et gaudium (Tac.): clamor laetus (Verg.). To receive anybody with cheers, clamore et gaudio, or clamore laeto aliquem excipere. 2. v. TR., hilarare: exhiiarare aliquem (Cic.): relevare, recreare, confirmare aliquem: to cheer up the countenance, vultum exhiiarare: frontem explicare, diffundere vultum or faciem (Sen.): the mind, animum relaxare, discutere: resolvere animi tristitiam: tristes cogitationes discutere (Cels.): to cheer up an afflicted person, excitare, crigere, confirmare afflictum: a desponding person, excitare jacentem or abjectum et jacentem; sublevaro stratum et abjectum: a depressed spirit, animum demissum et oppressum erigere. Any thing cheers me up a little, me recreat et reficit aliquid. Incite, encourage, excitare aliquem: aliquem or alicujus animum excitare or erigere: aliquem hortari, cohortari, adhortari (ad aliquid): aliquem incitare, incendere, inflammare: stimulos admovere or calcaria adhibere alicui (spur him on): incitare et inflammare alicujus studium. 3. v. INTR. To cheer up, animum relaxare; diffundi (Cic.): hilarem se facere (Ter.): frontem explicare (Hor.): exporrigere (Ter.): se erigere, extollere, or suscitare; se consolari (these four all Ciceronian: of cheering up from despondency, etc). Do but chrer up a little, relaxa modo paulum animum (Cic.).