direct (adj.) Copy link • direct (adj.): rectus: esp. in abl. fem., to go by a d. route, rectâ tendere, Hor.: v. straight. Phr.: to go direct anywhere, pergĕre: v. to go.
direct (v.) Copy link Outline I. To point straight1. dīrĭgo, rexi, rectum, 32. intendo, di, tum or sum, 33. adverto, ti, sum, 3II. To informIII. To regulate1. dīrĭgo, 32. rĕgo, xi, ctum, 33. gŭberno, 14. tempĕro, 1 (in this sense usu. with acc.)IV. To charge, order1. praecĭpio, cēpi, ceptum, 3 (to give instructions with authority)2. praescrībo, psi, ptum, 33. jŭbeo, 2 (with acc. and inf.)V. To address a letter • direct (v.): I. To point straight: 1. dīrĭgo, rexi, rectum, 3: to d. one's course towards the shore, cursum (iter) ad litora d., Caes.: to d. one's horse against the consul, equum in consulem d., Liv.: to d. one's gaze upon any one, aciem oculorum ad aliquem d., Cat. 2. intendo, di, tum or sum, 3: v. to aim. 3. adverto, ti, sum, 3: to d. the prows towards the land, terrae [ad terram] proras ad., Virg.: v. to turn (towards). Phr.: to d. one's course to a place, tendere, Cic.; if by a direct route, recta tendere, pergere (v. direct, adj.): to d. the eyes towards, conjicere oculos ad ..., Cic. (v. to cast): to d. one's attention (thoughts). to anything, attendere animum ad aliquid, Cic. II. To inform: dŏceo, 2: v. to inform, acquaint. Phr.: to d. any one in the way, alicui monstrare viam, Enn. ap. Cic.: Juv.: v. to point out. III. To regulate: 1. dīrĭgo, 3: to d. one's life by the sure rule of reason, vitam ad certam rationis normam d., Cic.: v. to guide. 2. rĕgo, xi, ctum, 3: to d. the motion of the universe, mundi motum r., Cic.: v. to rule. 3. gŭberno, 1: v. to control. 4. tempĕro, 1 (in this sense usu. with acc.): v. to regulate. IV. To charge, order: 1. praecĭpio, cēpi, ceptum, 3 (to give instructions with authority): the priestess d.'d the enquirers to take Miltiades for their general, consulentibus Pythia praecepit ut Miltiadem sibi imperatorem sumerent, Nep.: of military instruction, Caes. 2. praescrībo, psi, ptum, 3: v. to prescribe. 3. jŭbeo, 2 (with acc. and inf.): v. to order. V. To address a letter: inscrībo, psi, ptum, 3: a letter d.'d to his father, epistola inscripta patri suo, Cic.
DIRECT Copy link • DIRECTTo point anything in a straight line towards an object, dirigere; to an object, ad aliquid (PROP. and IMPROP.). To direct one’s course to any place, cursum dirigere aliquo (also cursum dirigere, absolutely, Ov.): one’s steps any whither, iter dirigere or convertere aliquo; elsewhere, iter flectere: to direct a gun, etc. [Vid: To POINT]: to direct one’s eyes to an object, oculos conjicere ad or in aliquid; oculos alicui or ad aliquid adjicere; oculos convertere in aliquem or aliquid (☞ dirigere aciem ad aliquem, Catullus): all eyes are directed to you, omnium oculi in te sunt conjecti: to direct one’s attention to anything, animum ad aliquid attendere, adjicere, or applicare; mentem ad aliquid dirigere or appellere; one’s thoughts to any subject, cogitationes ad aliquid dirigere (Cic.): cogitationes ad or in aliquid intendere; all one’s thoughts or attention, omni cogitatione ferri ad aliquid; toto animo et studio omni incumbere ad aliquid; in aliquid omni cogitatione curaque incumbere. ☞ Not only the object to which, but also the rule by which we direct anything, is placed with ad: to direct ourselves (our lives, etc.) by the rule of right reason, dirigere vitam ad rationis normam (so leges hominum ad naturam). Give a direction for finding a person or object; tell a person where to go, alicui monstrare viam or iter; aliquem ducere in viam (to put him in the right way); aliquem reducere in viam (if he had been astray): to direct anybody to anyone, ubi aliquis habitet demonstrare alicui (to anybody’s house): delegare aliquem (to send him there, to obtain, do, leave, etc., something; e.g., studiosos Catonis ad volumen): to direct to anyone (to point to with the finger), aliquem digito monstrare or demonstrare; aliquem digito demonstrare conspicuumque facere (in order to make him distinguishable among the multitude); digitum intendere ad aliquid (e.g., to the original sources, ad fontes, Cic.). Govern, guide, aliquid gubernare (to sit at the helm and direct it): aliquid regere (to guide, conduct): alicui rei praeesse, praefectum esse, praesidere (to be set over, to preside over): to direct the affairs of a nation, rempublicam administrare or procurare (procurare, of one who has the sole management). Prescribe, enjoin, praescribere or praecipere alicui aliquid. We directed them to, etc., sic iis praescripsimus, ut, etc.: direct me what to do, quid faciam praescribe (Hor.): the Pythia directed them to, etc., consulentibus Pythia praecepit, ut, etc.: they directed him what to do, huic, quid fieri vellent, praeceperunt (i. e., what they wished to have done). He directed me to pay such a person, mihi cui numerem delegavit. [Vid: COMMAND.] To address; to direct a letter to anybody, alicui inscribere epistolam. ☞ Praescribere (e.g., epistola, cui titulus praescriptus est, Gell.) does not answer to our direction on the outside.