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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Text provided under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the Perseus Digital Library, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Digitized from Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879). Data originally from PerseusDL/lexica and accessed from github.com/nkprasad12/lexica.
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cĭtē: adverbial

cĭte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

citē: adverbial

cite: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

• cĭĕo, cīvi, cĭtum, 2 (from the primitive form cĭo, cīre, prevailing in the compounds accio, excio, etc. (cf. Prisc. pp. 865, 905, and 908 P.), are also found: pres. cio, Mart. 4, 90, 4: cit, Verg. Cul. 201; Col. 6, 5, 1 Schneid.: cimus, Lucr. 1, 213; 5, 211: ciunt, Lact. Ep. 4 dub.: ciant, App. Flor. 2, n. 17, p. 358; Mart. Cap. 1, § 91: ciuntur, id. de Mundo, 22, p. 67), v. a. [kindr. with κίω, to go; and by the addition of the causative signif. like κινέω, causative from κίω; v. 1. ci.].
  1. I. Lit., to put in motion; hence, to move, stir, shake (syn.: moveo, commoveo, concito, excito al.; class. in prose and poetry): calcem, to make a move in the game of chess, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86: natura omnia ciens et agitans, Cic. N. D. 3, 11, 27: inanimum est omne, quod pulsu agitatur externo; quod autem est animal, id motu cietur interiore et suo, id. Tusc. 1, 23, 54 (for which, in the same chapter, several times movere; cf. also id. N. D. 2, 9, 23): remos, Stat. Th. 6, 801: imo Nereus ciet aequora fundo, stirs up, Verg. A. 2, 419: puppes sinistrorsum citae, Hor. Epod. 9, 20.—
    1. B. In judic. lang. t. t.: ciere erctum (lit. to put in motion, i. e.), to divide the inheritance, Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 237; cf. erctum.—
    2. C. Trop., to put in motion, to rouse up, disturb: natura maris per se immobilis est, et venti et aurae cient, Liv. 28, 27, 11: saltum canibus ciere, Lucr. 5, 1250: fontes et stagna, Cic. poët. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 9, 15: tonitru caelum omne ciebo, Verg. A. 4, 122: loca sonitu cientur, Lucr. 4, 608; cf.: reboat raucum regio cita barbara bombum, id. 4, 544 Lachm. N. cr.—
  2. II. With reference to the terminus ad quem, to move, excite, or call to (poet. or in Aug. and post-Aug. prose for the common accire): ad sese aliquem, Cat. 68, 88: ad arma, Liv. 5, 47, 4; Sil. 7, 43: in pugnam, id. 4, 272: armatos ad pugnam, Vell. 2, 6, 6: aere ciere viros, Verg. A. 6, 165: quos e proximis coloniis ejus rei fama civerat, Tac. A. 15, 33: aliquem in aliquem, id. H. 1, 84, 5: ab ultimis subsidiis cietur miles (sc. in primam aciem), Liv. 9, 39, 8: ille cieri Narcissum postulat, Tac. A. 11, 30.—
    1. B. To call upon for help, to invoke; of invoking superior beings: nocturnos manes, Verg. A. 4, 490: luctificam Alecto dirarum ab sede sororum, id. ib. 7, 325: vipereasque ciet Stygiā de valle sorores (i. e. Furias), Ov. M. 6, 662: numina nota ciens, Val. Fl. 4, 549: foedera et deos, Liv. 22, 14, 7.—
    2. C. In gen., to call upon any one by name, to mention by name: erum, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 11: comites magnā voce, Lucr. 4, 578: animamque sepulcro Condimus et magnā supremum voce ciemus, Verg. A. 3, 68: lamentatione flebili majores suos ciens ipsumque Pompeium, Tac. A. 3, 23: singulos nomine, id. ib. 2, 81; so Suet. Ner. 46: triumphum nomine ciere, i. e. to call Io triumphe! Liv. 45, 38, 12.—Hence,
      1. 2. In a civil sense: patrem, to name one's father, i. e. show one's free birth, Liv. 10, 8, 10.—
  3. III. To put any course of action in progress or any passion in motion, i. e. to excite, stimulate, rouse, to produce, effect, cause, occasion, begin (very freq., esp. in poetry): solis uti varios cursus lunaeque meatus Noscere possemus quae vis et causa cierent, Lucr. 5, 773: motus, id. 3, 379; Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 20: varias voces, Lucr. 5, 1059: lamenta virum commoliri atque ciere, id. 6, 242 Lachm. N. cr.: tinnitus aere, Cat. 64, 262; Verg. G. 4, 64 (cie tinnitus): singultus ore, Cat. 64, 131: gemitus, Verg. G. 3, 517: fletus, id. A. 3, 344: lacrimas, id. ib. 6, 468: mugitus, id. ib. 12, 103: murmur, id. G. 1, 110; Liv. 9, 7, 3: bellum, id. 5, 37, 2; Vell. 2, 54; Tac. H. 3, 41 fin.; Verg. A. 1, 541: belli simulacra, id. ib. 5, 674: seditiones, Liv. 4, 52, 2: tumultum, id. 28, 17, 16; 41, 24, 18: vires intimas molemque belli, Tac. A. 15, 2 fin.; cf. id. H. 3, 1: pugnam, Liv. 1, 12, 2; 2, 47, 1; 9, 22, 7; Tac. A. 3, 41: proelium, Liv. 2, 19, 10; 4, 33, 3; 7, 33, 12; 10, 28, 8: Martem, Verg. A. 9, 766: acies, stragem, id. ib. 6, 829; cf. Liv. 22, 39, 7: rixam, Vell. 1, 2 al.—
    1. B. In medic.: alvum, to cause evacuation, Plin. 20, 9, 38, § 96: urinam, id. 27, 7, 28, § 48: menses, to cause menstruation, id. 26, 15, 90, § 151 sq. al.—Hence, cĭtus, a, um, P. a., lit. put in motion; hence, quick, swift, rapid (opp. tardus, Cic. de Or. 3, 57, 216; Sall. C. 15, 5; class.; esp. freq. in poetry; rare in Cic.): ad scribendum citus, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 86: quod jubeat citis quadrigis citius properet persequi, id. Aul. 4, 1, 14; Verg. A. 8, 642: bigae, Cat. 55, 26: puppis, id. 64, 6; Tib. 4, 1, 69: classis, Hor. C. 1, 37, 24: navis, Ov. M. 15, 732; Tac. A. 2, 6: axis, Ov. M. 2, 75: fugae, id. ib. 1, 543: plantae, id. ib. 10, 591: incessus, Sall. C. 15, 5: via, Liv. 33, 48, 1: venator, Hor. C. 1, 37, 18: cum militibus, Tac. A. 11, 1: legionibus, id. ib. 14, 26: agmine, id. ib. 1, 63; 4, 25: cohortes, id. ib. 12, 31: mors, Hor. C. 2, 16, 29; id. S. 1, 1, 8: pes, i. e. iambus, id. A. P. 252.—Comp.: nullam ego rem citiorem apud homines esse quam famam reor, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Fest. p. 61 Müll.; Val. Max. 3, 8, ext. 1.—Sup., Quint. 6, 4, 14 dub.; v. Spald. and Zumpt in h. l.—
    2. B. In the poets very freq. (also a few times in Tac.) instead of the adv. cito: citi ad aedis venimus Circae, Liv. And. ap. Fest. s. v. topper, p. 352, 6 Müll.: equites parent citi, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 88; id. Stich. 2, 2, 70; Lucr. 1, 386: somnus fugiens citus abiit, Cat. 63, 42: solvite vela citi, Verg, A. 4, 574; cf. id. ib. 9, 37; 12, 425; Hor. S. 1, 10, 92; cf. id. C. 3, 7, 27: ite citi, Ov. M. 3, 562; Tac. H. 2, 40: si citi advenissent, id. A. 12, 12.—Hence,
      1. 1. cĭto, adv.
        1. a. Quickly, speedily, soon (freq. in prose and poetry of all periods): quam tarda es! non vis citius progredi? Phaedr. 3, 6, 2; Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 44: eloquere, id. Cist. 4, 2, 83: abi cito et suspende te, Ter. And. 1, 5, 20; 3, 1, 16: labascit victus uno verbo: quam cito! id. Eun. 1, 2, 98: quod eum negasti, qui non cito quid didicisset, umquam omnino posse perdiscere, Cic. de Or. 3, 36, 146; cf. Hor. A. P. 335; Quint. 12, 8, 3; 11, 2, 2; 10, 6, 2: non multum praestant sed cito, id. 1, 3, 4 et saep.: sat cito si sat bene, a moral saying of Cato in Hier. Ep. 66, n. 9: cito rumpes arcum, semper si tensum habueris, Phaedr. 3, 14, 10: ad paenitendum properat cito qui judicat, Publ. Syr. Sent. 6: scribere, Quint. 10, 3, 10: nimis cito diligere, Cic. Lael. 21, 78: cito absolvere, tarde condemnare, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 26.—Comp.: citius, Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 14; Pers. 3, 3, 31; Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 23; Lucr. 1, 557; 2, 34; Cic. Sen. 2, 4: Noto citius, Verg.A.5, 242 et saep.: dicto, Hor. S. 2, 2, 80; Verg. A. 1, 142: supremā die, i. e. ante supremam diem, Hor. C. 1, 13, 20: serius aut citius sedem properamus ad unam (for which serius ocius, id. ib. 2, 3, 26), sooner or later, Ov. M. 10, 33.— Sup.: citissime, Caes. B. G. 4, 33 fin. al.—
        2. b. With the negative, sometimes equivalent to non facile, not easily (cf. the Gr. τάχα): haud cito, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 89: neque verbis aptiorem cito alium dixerim, neque sententiis crebriorem, Cic. Brut. 76, 264: quem tu non tam cito rhetorem dixisses quam πολιτικόν, id. ib. § 265.—
        3. c. Sometimes in comp. without the negative, = potius, sooner, rather: ut citius diceres, etc., Cic. Brut. 67, 238 fin.: citius dixerim, jactasse se aliquos, etc., id. Phil. 2, 11, 25; id. Fam. 5, 2, 10; id. Off. 1, 18, 59; Hor. S. 2, 5, 35.—*
      2. 2. cĭtē, quickly, Scrib. Comp. 198.
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cĭtē: adverbial

cĭte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

citē: adverbial

cite: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

• cĭĕō, cīvī, cĭtum, ciēre (κίω, κινέω), tr.,
1. mettre en mouvement : naturæ ista sunt omnia cientis et agitantis motibus et mutationibus suis Cic. Nat. 3, 27, tout cela est un effet de la nature qui en se mouvant et se modifiant elle-même communique à toutes choses le branle et l'agitation ; quod est animal, id motu cietur interiore et suo Cic. Tusc. 1, 54, ce qui est animé, se meut par une action intérieure qui lui est propre ; ignis vento citus Tac. Ann. 15, 38, flamme poussée par le vent ; [fig.] ingentem molem irarum ex alto animo Liv. 9, 7, 3, soulever du fond de l'âme une masse formidable de colères || [au jeu d'échecs] : calcem ciere Pl. Pœn. 908, pousser un pion || herctum ciere Cic. de Or. 1, 237 (v. herctum), partager un héritage ; hercto non cito, id est patrimonio vel hereditate non divisa Serv. En. 8, 642, le partage n'étant pas effectué, c.-à-d. le patrimoine ou la succession restant dans l'indivision || pousser, faire aller, faire venir, appeler (au combat, aux armes) : ære ciere viros Virg. En. 6, 165, pousser au combat (animer les guerriers) aux accents de l'airain ; ad arma ceteros ciens Liv. 5, 47, 4, appelant les autres aux armes ; illi, quos cum maxime Vitellius in nos ciet Tac. H. 1, 84, ceux-là même qu'en ce moment Vitellius pousse contre nous || faire venir, appeler [au secours] : Allecto dirarum ab sede dearum ciet Virg. En. 7, 325, elle fait venir Allecto du séjour des Furies ; non homines tantum, sed fœdera et deos ciebamus Liv. 22, 14, 7, nous invoquions non seulement les hommes, mais les traités et les dieux ; locum pugnæ testem virtutis ciens Tac. H. 5, 17, invoquant le champ de bataille comme témoin de leur valeur || remuer, ébranler, agiter : tonitru cælum omne ciebo Virg. En. 4, 122, j'ébranlerai tout le ciel du bruit de la foudre ; imo Nereus ciet æquora fundo Virg. En. 2, 419, Nérée bouleverse les mers dans leurs profondeurs || [t. mil.] maintenir en mouvement, animer : principes utrimque pugnam ciebant Liv. 1, 21, 2, de part et d'autre les chefs animaient le combat, (cf. 2, 47, 1 ; 3, 18, 8, etc.)
2. donner le branle à, provoquer, produire, exciter : motus ciere Cic. Nat. 2, 81, exciter (provoquer) des mouvements ; lacrimas Virg. En. 6, 468, donner le branle à ses larmes, verser des larmes ; fletus Virg. En. 3, 344, pousser des gémissements, cf. G. 3, 517 || bella cient Virg. En. 1, 541, ils provoquent la guerre ; hoste ab Oceano bellum ciente Liv. 5, 37, 2, un ennemi venant depuis l'Océan déchaîner la guerre ; seditiones Liv. 4, 52, 2, chercher à provoquer des séditions ; quid vanos tumultus ciemus ? Liv. 41, 24, 17, pourquoi provoquons-nous de vaines alarmes ? || [médec.] alvum Plin. 20, 96 ; urinam Plin. 27, 48 ; menses Plin. 26, 151, faire aller à la selle, provoquer les urines, les règles
3. faire sortir des sons, émettre des sons : tinnitus cie Virg. G. 4, 64, fais retentir les sons de l'airain ; voces Lucr. 5, 1060, émettre des sons, pousser des cris ; mugitus Virg. En. 12, 104, pousser des mugissements || appeler, nommer : alternis nomen utrumque ciet Ov. F. 4, 484, elle prononce alternativement les deux noms ; singulos nomine ciens Tac. Ann. 2, 81, les appelant chacun par leur nom ; triumphum nomine cient Liv. 45, 38, 12 (= io triumphe ! exclamant), ils font retentir le cri « triumphe ! » || [droit] : patrem ciere Liv. 10, 8, 10, désigner son père [= prouver qu'on est de naissance légitime]; consulem patrem ciere possum Liv. 10, 8, 10, je puis désigner pour mon père un consul. ➳ la forme cio, cire, qui se trouve en compos. (accio, concio, etc.), est rare : Anth. 26, 4 ; Col. Rust. 6, 5, 1 ; Lucr. 1, 212 ; 5, 211.
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Johann Matthias Gesner, Novus Linguae et Eruditionis Romanae Thesaurus (1749). Transcribed by the team of Dr. Wilhelm Kühlmann from Heidelberg University; accessed via latin-dict.github.io.
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CITE, Adu. est Scribon. Comp. 198 in quibusdam libris, quod probare se dicit Rhodius: quamuis Cito in ipso contexto reliquit. Sic Certe et Certo, False et Falso etc.
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cĭtē: adverbial

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citē: adverbial

cite: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

CIEO, cies, citum, ciere. [σεύο, κίνυμι] item cio, cis, ciui, citum, cire, idem sunt, et mouere significant. […]
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• CITE
  • before a court, citure in jus, or in judicium vocare: evocare (general term for to summon an absent person).
  • Quote, proferre: afferre [not producere; and it is better to avoid adducere, for which Sen., De Ir., 2, 16, 2, is the only passage cited, ea animalia in exemplum hominis adducit, quibus, etc. Krebs allows citare with or without testes or auctores. Liv. has magistratuum libros Macer Licinius citat identidem auctores]: laudare (to cite with approbation): notare (with censure): memorare: commemorare: ponere: proponere (of examples): to cite as authority, auctorem laudare, or memorare (Cic.), or citare (Liv.): to cite as a witness, testem proferre, producere or (with praise) laudare: a passage, locum afferre: dictum scriptoris commemorare, referre (often, habitually): usurpare: I like better to cite examples from Grecian history than from our own, malo Graecorum quam nostra proferre: I will cite this one example, ponam illud unum exemplum.