comfort (v.) Copy link Outline 1. consōlor, 12. sōlor, 1 (somewhat less strong than the comp.)3. allĕvo, 1 (usu. implying actual relief, whereas solor, consolor, denote simply considerations addressed to the mind)4. *conforto, 1 (i.e. fortem facio • comfort (v.): 1. consōlor, 1: to c. any one in distress, aliquem in miseriis c., Cic.: to c. oneself by any means, se aliqua re c., Cic. 2. sōlor, 1 (somewhat less strong than the comp.): Hor.: Quint. 3. allĕvo, 1 (usu. implying actual relief, whereas solor, consolor, denote simply considerations addressed to the mind): to c. the body, corpus al., Cic.: I am c.'d when, though absent, I converse with you, allevor quum tecum loquor absens, Cic.: v. to relieve. 4. *conforto, 1 (i.e. fortem facio: without classical authority): "c. ye the weak hands," confortamini manus resolutas, Lact. quot. fr. Is. xxxv. 3 (Div. Inst. 4, 15).
comfort (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. sōlātium (oft. in pl.)2. consōlātio (the act of comforting)3. (fig.) • comfort (subs.): 1. sōlātium (oft. in pl.): it is a great c. (or solace, q. v.) to be free from blame, vacare culpa, magnum est s., Cic.: to afford c., solatia praebere, Ov. 2. consōlātio (the act of comforting): to need c. from others, aliorum c. indigere, S. Sulp. ap. Cic.: to give no small c., non mediocrem c. afferre, Cic. 3. (fig.): mĕdĭcīna: I do not require c.: I am my own consoler, non egeo medicina: me ipse consolor, Cic. Am. 3, 10. Phr.: the cs of daily life, *quotidiani usus commoda.
COMFORT Copy link • COMFORT 1. To console, consolari aliquem (of persons and personified objects; e.g., of hope, of a good conscience: consolari aliquem aliquid or de aliqua re: seldom aliquid aliqua re, as magnitudinem doloris brevitate consolatur: Cic. the simple solari is not found in prose of the Golden age): solatium alicui praebere or afferre (to comfort; i. e., yield or afford comfort of things): alicui solatio or solatium esse (to comfort; i. e., to be a comfort to anybody, of things): to go away or depart comforted, sequiore animo discedere: this comforts me, hoc est mihi solatio: to comfort one’s self, se consolari (on account of anything, de aliqua re): Comfort yourself, or be comforted, ne te afflictes: es bono animo. Enliven, refresh, aliquem reficere, recreare: animum alicui facere: animo aliquem implere: To be comforted, animo relaxari: animi remissionem quaerere (by mental relaxations): to be mentally comforted by anything, aliqua re recreari (e.g., by a letter, litteris): to comfort anybody with food, cibo juvare aliquem: by food and drink, cibo ac potione firmare aliquem: to comfort one’s body (or one’s self) with food and sleep, corpus curare (Curt., 3, 8, 22); also se reficere: se recreare: (the words are found in this connexion and order), reficere et recreare: recreare et reficere: To be comforted by anything, aliqua re refici, or se reficere, or vires reficere (bodily, e.g., by food, etc.): Comforting, recreans, reficiens: suavis, dulcis. To gladden, Vid. 2. consolatio (the action of comforting). medicina (the means by which anybody is comforted), poetical solamen: comfort in pain, solatium doloris: comfort in one’s sufferings, solatium malorum: to impart comfort to anybody, aliquem consolari; on account of anything, de aliqua re: to give anybody much comfort (of persons), multa or magna alicui solatia dare (Cic.): To afford comfort, solatium praebere or afferre; solatio or solatium esse: to admit of some comfort, afford some comfort, nonnullam consolationem or aliquid solatii (in se) habere (of things) to admit of comfort, or supply it from themselves): to afford no comfort, nihil habere consolationis this is my comfort, eo solatio utor: To utter words of comfort, solatia dicere (Ov.): To seek comfort from one only source, omnia in unam consolationem conjicere (Cic.): This is the only comfort which supports me, haec una consolatio me sustentat: to look for comfort in philosophy, medicinam petere a philosophia: to need no comfort, non egere medicina: voluptas (comfortable sensation). jucunditas: dulcedo (agreeableness). the comforts of life, commoda vita: commoditas vitae: anybody feels a comfort, voluptas sensibus alicujus blanditur: Without comfort, Vid: COMFORTLESS.