escape (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To avoid, get out of the reach of1. effŭgio, fūgi, 32. subterfŭgio, 3 (unobserved, in a quiet way)3. ēlābor, psus, 3 (to slip off or out4. ēvādo., si, sum, 3 (to get off from5. fŭgio, 3 (rare in this sense)II. To elude observation or thought1. fūgit, fŭgiunt, 3 (with acc.)2. praetĕrit, praetĕreunt, 4 irr. (with acc.)3. fallit, fĕfellit, 3 (implying some antecedent probability that the thing should have passed unnoticed4. lăteo, 2 (usu. with nom. case for subject)B. Intrans.I. To get away1. effŭgio, 3 (both foll. by prep. and abl.; and absol.)2. ēlābor, 3 (for syn. v. supr. A., I.)3. ēvādo, 3II. As fluids1. ēmāno, 12. ēluctor, 1 (to squeeze itself out, escape with difficulty) • escape (v.): A. Trans.: I. To avoid, get out of the reach of: 1. effŭgio, fūgi, 3: to e. death, mortem e., Caes.: these (evils) are e.d by death, haec morte effugiuntur, Cic. 2. subterfŭgio, 3 (unobserved, in a quiet way): to e. punishment or calamity, poenam aut calamitatem s., Cic. Caec. 34., 100: to e. a danger, periculum s., Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 2: (those colonies) had e.d the tempest of the Punic war, tempestatem Punici belli subterfugissent, Liv. 31., 10. 3. ēlābor, psus, 3 (to slip off or out: usu. foll. by ex and abl.; in Tac. by acc.): to e. so many serious accusations, ex tot tantisque criminibus e., Cic.: to e. the fury of the flames, vim ignium e., Tac. A. 4., 64. 4. ēvādo., si, sum, 3 (to get off from: foll. both by ex with abl., and poet. by acc.): to e. the enemy's hands, ev. e manibus hostium, Liv. 21., 49, med.: Cic.: to e. any one's hands, alicujus manus e., Virg. 5. fŭgio, 3 (rare in this sense): to e. conviction, judicium f., Hor. S. 1, 4, 100. Phr.: to e. shipwreck by swimming, enatare, Hor.: to e. the tomb (poet.), vitare Libitinam., Hor. Od. 3, 30, 7: to e. destruction by fire, [cunctis circum flagrantibus] inviolatum manere, Tac. A. 4, 64. II. To elude observation or thought: 1. fūgit, fŭgiunt, 3 (with acc.): whom nothing e.d, quem res nulla fugeret, Cic. Rep. 2, 1: unless perchance some things e. me, nisi quae me f., Cic. Oft. with inf. clause as subject: about Dionysius, the thought of writing to you e.d me, de Dionysio fugit me ad te scribere., Cic. Att. 7., 18., 3. 2. praetĕrit, praetĕreunt, 4 irr. (with acc.): usu. with clause as subject: it does not e. your notice how difficult it is, non te pr. quam sit difficile, Cic.: also with neut. adj. as subj.: can anything e. Parmeno, an quicquam Parmenonem praetereat? Ter. 3. fallit, fĕfellit, 3 (implying some antecedent probability that the thing should have passed unnoticed: with acc.: only with a clause for subject): nor did it e. Caesar that ..., neque Caesarem fefellit, quin ..., Caes.: also with acc. and inf.: Cic. 4. lăteo, 2 (usu. with nom. case for subject): nor did Juno's wiles e. the eye of her brother, nec latuere doli fratrem Junonis, Virg.: Ov. (Me latet, non me latet, impers., are without authority from the best ages of Latinity: Nizol. s. v.) B. Intrans.: I. To get away: 1. effŭgio, 3 (both foll. by prep. and abl.; and absol.): to e. from battle, e. praelio ef., Cic.: he prevents the fishes from e.ing, pisces ne effugiant, cavet, Pl.: Cic. 2. ēlābor, 3 (for syn. v. supr. A., I.): souls that have e.d from their bodily tenements, animi e corporibus elapsi, Cic.: having e.d the weapons of the Achaeans, telis elapsus Achivum, Virg. 3. ēvādo, 3: v. supr. (A., I., 4). II. As fluids: to obtain exit: 1. ēmāno, 1: Lucr. (of the vital breath), 3, 582. Join: exprimi et emanare, Gell. 19, 5, med. 2. ēluctor, 1 (to squeeze itself out, escape with difficulty): all the water will e., omnis eluctabitur aqua, Virg. G. 2, 244.
escape (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. effŭgium2. fŭga (esp. poet.)3. ăberrātio (v. rare) • escape (subs.): 1. effŭgium: to cut off any one's e., e. praecludere eunti, Lucr.: there was no e. in the event of defeat either by sea or land, neque terra neque mari e. dabatur victis, Auct. B. Alex.: to prevent e., f. intercludere, Cic. (v. to intercept): e. from death, e. mortis, Cic. Also oft., a way of e., esp. in pl.: he shut up every way of e. from the house, effugia villae clausit, Tac. A. 16, 15. 2. fŭga (esp. poet.): neither for the great nor the little is there any e. from death, neque ulla est aut magno aut parvo leti f., Hor.: if there were no other honourable way of e. (from the disgrace), si alia honoris f. non esset, Liv. 3, 67, ad init. 3. ăberrātio (v. rare): I have no other e. from my vexations, aliam ab. a molestiis nullam habemus, Cic. Fam. 15, 18. Phr.: to cut off the e. of the enemy, hostes fugientes excipere (i. e. to occupy such a position as to stop them in flight): cf. Caes. B. G. 6, 35: "multos ex fuga dispersos excipiunt": whither to flee for e. (from death), qua fugeret ad salutem, Nep. Dion, 9, med.: v. preservation, safety.
ESCAPE Copy link • ESCAPE 1. evadere: elabi (slip away; e.g., ex proelio; e manibus alicujus; custodiae, Tac.): subterfugere (escape by some shift; poenam, periculum, Cic.): effugere (fly away): expedire se (to set one’s self free, ab or ex aliqua re; seldom aliqua re): from (= out of) anything, effugere ex (de, ab) aliqua re: from anything (= avoid by flight), effugere aliquid (not alicui rei): from a crowd, expedire se ex turba (Terentianus): from all occupation, expedire se ab omni occupatione (Cic.): from a person, effugere aliquem, or de alicujus manibus; alicui or e (de) alicujus manibus elabi; alicujus manibus evadere: from the city, ex urbe elabi; oppido evadere: from a wreck by swimming, e naufragio enatare (Vitr., 6, pref. 1); also, in terram evadere (Liv.): from a danger, periculo evadere. Avoid, fugere: defugere: declinare: vitare. SYN. in AVOID. 2. s. fuga: effugium: aberratio (e.g., a dolore, molestiis, Cic.). To make one’s escape from prison, custodiae or vinculis elabi: from the city, urbe elabi. To make one’s escape by flight, fuga se subtrahere (secretly); ex fuga evadere; fuga se eripere. To assist a man’s escape, by giving him money, alicujus fugam pecunia sublevare: to have no other escape from, aliam aberrationem ab aliqua re nullam habere (Cic.).