object (subs.) Copy link Outline I. That about which the mind is employed; that which lies before the mindII. Any external thingIII. That on which any emotion or effort is expended1. expr. by dat. of verbal subs. (with verb to be)2. expr. by verbal subs. in apposition3. expr. by pass. verb corresponding to the verbal subs.IV. Aim, intention1. fīnis (prōpŏsĭtus)2. expr. by consĭlium (design, purpose)3. expr. by verbs implying an aim or objectV. In grammarVI. Colloq., a strange sight • object (subs.): I. That about which the mind is employed; that which lies before the mind: (metaphys. t. t.): *res objecta sensibus; quod animo percipitur (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 16, 49, si tale visum objectum est ... dormienti, etc.: and v. to perceive): also in modern Lat., *objectum: Cartes. Princ. 1, 30: etc. II. Any external thing: res; or expr. by neut. of adj.: the object of sight, taste, *ea res quae (id quod) cernitur, gustatur, etc.: external o.s, res externae; externa: v. thing. III. That on which any emotion or effort is expended: 1. expr. by dat. of verbal subs. (with verb to be): to be the o. of any one's hatred, esse alicui odio, Cic. Fam. 12, 10: to be an o. of the care of the gods, diis curae esse, Sall. Jug. 75, fin.: to be an o. of mockery, ludibrio esse alicui, Liv. 2, 23: cf. L. G. § 297. 2. expr. by verbal subs. in apposition: esp. in the case of such words as ămor (amores), dēlĭciae, dēsīdĕrium: cf. Cat. 45, 1, Acmen Septimius suos amores tenens, the o. of his affection: so, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79, amores ac deliciae tuae Roscius, o. of your especial love: and Hor. Od. 1, 14, fin., tu ... taedium ... desiderium ... cura, o. of weary anxiety ... longing ... care. 3. expr. by pass. verb corresponding to the verbal subs.: to be the o. of any one's love, esteem, respect, ab aliquo amari, diligi, suspici: v. to love, etc. The same sense may also be expr. by act. voice: Alexis was the o. of Corydon's love, Corydon ardebat Alexin, Virg. E. 2, 1; so, alicujus amore deperire, etc. IV. Aim, intention: 1. fīnis (prōpŏsĭtus): all the arts have some o. at which they aim, omnes artes habent f. aliquem propositum, ad quem tendunt, Quint. 2, 17, 22: Cic.: v. end (IV.). 2. expr. by consĭlium (design, purpose): I will state the o. of my departure and return, exponam c. et profectionis meae et reversionis, Cic. Ph. 1, init.: with the o. of ..., eo c. ut ..., Caes. B. G. 1, 48: so, with what o.? quo c.: v. intention. 3. expr. by verbs implying an aim or object: what is their o.? quid petunt? Virg. Aen. 2, 151: their (one) o. is to ..., id agunt, ut ..., Cic. Off. 1, 13, 41: v. end (fin.). V. In grammar: expr. by pendēre ex ... v. to depend. (Not objectum or res objecta in this sense.) VI. Colloq., a strange sight: Phr.: what an o.! qualis facies [et quali digna tabella]! Juv. 10, 157: qualis erat! Virg. Aen. 2, 274.
object (v.) Copy link Outline I. To offer an objection1. expr. by dīco, xi, ctum, 32. expr. "it is objected," "you object," by at, at enim cf. Cic. Sen. 6, extr., at memoria minuitur, but, it is o.'d, the memory fails (in old age)II. To object to; have an unwillingness that something should be done1. rĕcūso, 1 (esp. in negative sentences; foll. by quin or quominus)2. imprŏbo, 1 (with direct acc.)3. rĕpugno, 1 (to resist anything; oppose its being done)4. grăvor, 1 (strictly, to feel anything a burden; hence, to be reluctant to do anything)5. nōlo, ui, irr. (with inf.) • object (v.): I. To offer an objection: 1. expr. by dīco, xi, ctum, 3: esp. in connexion with the adversative conj., at: but you o. ..., at enim dicitis ..., Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 40: philosophers o. on many grounds to pleasure being counted among goods, a philosophis permulta dicuntur cur [non] voluptas in bonis sit numeranda, ib. 1, 10, 31: so, contra dicere [not as one word], ib. 3, 1, 2 (which usu., as here, refers to an opposite position maintained, not simply an objection: cf. id. N. D. 3, 21, init.): and in somewhat diff. sense, in contrariam partem afferre, id. de Or. 2, 53, fin. 2. expr. "it is objected," "you object," by at, at enim cf. Cic. Sen. 6, extr., at memoria minuitur, but, it is o.'d, the memory fails (in old age): so, ib. 14, 47, at non est voluptatum tanta quasi titillatio in senibus cf. supr. (1). (N.B.--Not oppono, occurro [R. and A.], in this sense: cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 42, fin., introducebat Carneades, non ut probaret, sed ut opponeret Stoicis, i. e. out of opposition to the Stoics; and id. N. D. 2, 28, 70, where occurrere = to meet and reply to an argument.) II. To object to; have an unwillingness that something should be done: 1. rĕcūso, 1 (esp. in negative sentences; foll. by quin or quominus): I do not o. to every one's reading what I write, non recusabo quominus omnes scripta mea legant, Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 7: we cannot o. to others differing from us, non possumus quin alii a nobis dissentiant r., Cic. Ac. 2, 3, init.: also absol., I do not o., non recuso, non abnuo, id. Mil. 36, fin. 2. imprŏbo, 1 (with direct acc.): v. to disapprove. 3. rĕpugno, 1 (to resist anything; oppose its being done): I do not o., provided ..., non repugno, dummodo ..., Cic. Ac. 2, 41, fin.: so, nihil repugno (quae si tu alio nomine vis vocare, nihil repugno, id. fr. in August.): v. to oppose. 4. grăvor, 1 (strictly, to feel anything a burden; hence, to be reluctant to do anything): I for my part should not o., if I had confidence in myself, ego vero non gravarer, si mihi ipse confiderem, id. Am. 5, init.: usu. foll. by infin., id. de Or. 1, 23, 107, etc. 5. nōlo, ui, irr. (with inf.): I o. to an affected articulation of each letter, nolo exprimi litteras putidius, Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 41.
OBJECT Copy link • OBJECT 1. That which lies before one, res (general term): res objecta sensibus, or quod sensibus percipitur (in philosophical sense): quod sub sensum cadit: objectus, -ūs (Nep.): also, by various turns, (1) by the verb esse; (a) with a genitive (like εἶναι) to be reckoned or included under; e.g., deorum tutelae ea loca sunt; legati petierunt a Romanis, ut filium regis publicae curae ac velut tutelae vellent esse (☞ Augustin, Grotef., § 418; Ramsh., § 102, 2, b): esse with a dative, when it signifies to serve for anything, etc.; e.g., to be an object of care, hatred, contempt; alicui esse curae, odio, contemptui (☞ Grotef., § 121, 1; Augustin, Grotef., § 38; Zumpt, § 422): to be an object of hatred to anybody, in odio esse apud aliquem: to become an object of hatred, in odium venire, pervenire: (2) by a demonstrative pronoun, which, when a relative follows, is often omitted; e.g., the objects of politics, (ea) quae in republica versantur: the objects which relate to our happiness, (ea), quae ad felicitatem nostram pertinent: (3) by substantives in which the idea is already included; e.g., an object of love, amor; deliciae: an object of desire, desiderium: an object of jest, ludibrium: (4) by some other by circumlocution, with verbs from the context; e.g., to be an object of love to anybody, ab aliquo amari, diligi: all these sciences have for their object the investigation of truth, quae omnes artes in veri investigatione versantur. An end, aim, finis; propositum: without having attained their object, re infecta; infectis iis, quae agere destinaverant: to make it one’s first object, id unum agere (ut): to make pleasure one’s first object, ad voluptatem omnia referre or revocare; voluptate omnia metiri. (In grammar), res; res objecta. Any thing deformed or hideous, monstrum. 2. v. contra dicere, in contrariam partem afferre (to say, bring forward on the other side): opponere (to set against): occurrere, to anything, alicui rei (to meet, by objecting): it is objected to us, nobis occurritur (Vid: Cic., Off., 2, 2, 7): to this you are accustomed to object thus, huic loco sic occurrere soletis: to have anything to object to a thing (i. e., not to approve of it), rem improbare: I have nothing to object to it, nihil impedio, non repugnabo (Vid: Zumpt, § 543): some one, however, may object, sed fortasse quispiam dixerit; dicat aliquis forte: nobody can now object, non jam potest dici.