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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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oppositē: adverbial

opposite: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

• oppōno (obp-), pŏsŭi (in Plaut pŏsīvi), sĭtum, 3 (sync.: oppostus for oppositus, Lucr. 4, 150), v. a. [ob-pono], to set or place against, to set or station before or opposite, to oppose (class., cf.: obicio, offero, adversor).
  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: se venientibus in itinere, Caes. B. C 3, 30: huic equites, id. ib. 3, 75: turrim ad introitum portūs, id. ib. 3, 39: armatos homines ad omnes introitus. Cic. Caecin. 8, 27: Eumenem adversariis, Nep. Eum. 3, 2: (Hannibali) opposuit natura Alpemque nivemque, Juv 10, 152.—To place or put before, to hold before: ante oculos opposuit manum, Ov F. 4, 178: oculis manūs, id. ib. 3, 46: manum fronti, id. M. 2, 276: gallinae se opponant (pullis), Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: foramini oculos, to keep before the opening, Petr. 96: eos opponi omnibus contionibus auctores ad perniciem meam, represented, held up as, Cic. Sest. 19, 42: licet antestari? ego vero Oppono auriculam, offer, present, Hor. S. 1, 9, 76: oppositas habere fores, i. e. closed, Ov. H. 17, 8. —To apply, as a remedy: brassicam, Cato, R. R. 157.—
    2. B. In partic., to set against as a pledge, to pledge, wager, mortgage: pono pallium: ille suum anulum opposivit, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 77: potes mutuam drachumam me dare? Ps. Vix hercle opino, etsi me opponam pignori, id. Ps. 1, 1, 84: ager oppositus est, pignori ob decem minas, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 56; Vulg. 2 Esdr. 5, 3.—So, with a play upon both meanings: villula nostra non ad Austri flatus opposita est, verum ad milia quindecim, mortgaged, Cat. 26, 1 sq. —
    3. C. To expose, lay bare or open, abandon: opponere se periculis pro re publicā, Cic. Balb. 10, 26: Saguntinis pro nudatā moenibus patriā corpora opponentibus, Liv. 21, 8: nudatas radices hiberno frigori, Plin. 17, 28, 47, § 262.—
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. In gen., to set before, bring forward, set before the eyes or mind, to oppose, adduce, allege: pericula intendantur, formidines opponantur, Cic. Quint. 14, 47: ut ante occupet (orator), quod videat opponi, id. Or. 40, 138; id. Top. 24, 92; 25, 96: auctoritatem suam, id. Ac. 2, 20, 64: his quattuor causis totidem medicinae opponuntur, id. de Or. 2, 83, 339: opposuisti semel Ciceronis nostri valetudinem: conticui, id. Q. Fr. 2, 8 (10), 1: muri causam, id. Off. 3, 10, 41.—
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. To speak against, oppose, object, reply, adduce in contradiction: quid opponas, si negem, Cic. Phil. 2, 4, 8: non minorem auctoritatem, id. Ac. 2, 20, 6: iis opposuit sese Socrates, id. Brut. 8, 31: quid habes quod mihi opponas? id. Phil. 2, 4, 8 sq.: ut opponeret Stoicis, summum bonum esse frui iis rebus, id. Ac. 2, 42, 131.—
      2. 2. To set against, oppose, by way of comparison: multis secundis proeliis unum adversum, et id mediocre, opponerent, Caes. B. C. 3, 73; Phaedr. Epil. 2: rationibus labores, Cic. Rep. 1, 3, 4: quotiens quis dixerit, occidit Alexander Persarum multa milia, opponetur et Callisthenem, Sen. Q. N. 6, 23, 2; id. Ep. 117, 5; 118, 8 sq.; cf.: felicia tempora, quae te Moribus opponunt! Juv. 2, 39.—
    3. C. Jusjurandum alicui, to impose an oath on one, Dig. 37, 14, 6.—Hence. oppŏsĭtus, a, um, P a., placed or standing against or opposite, lying over against, opposed to, opposite (class.): moles oppositae fluctibus, Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14: luna opposita soli, id. Div. 2, 6, 17: oppositam petens contra Zancleia saxa Rhegion, Ov. M. 14, 47.—Trop.: Narbo propugnaculum istis ipsis nationibus oppositum, Cic. Font. 1, 3.—
      1. 2. Subst.: oppŏsĭta, ōrum, n. plur., opposite, i. e. contradictory propositions, opposites (postclass.): opposita (ἀντικείμενα Graeci dicunt), Geil. 16, 8, 13.
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oppŏsĭtē: adverbial

oppŏsĭte: masc/neut voc sg

• oppŏsĭtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from oppono.
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oppŏsĭtē: adverbial

oppŏsĭte: masc/neut voc sg

• oppŏsĭtus, ūs, m. (in sing. used only in abl.) [oppono].
  1. I. A placing or setting against, an opposing; with obj.-gen.: laterum nostrorum oppositus et corporum pollicemur, Cic. Marc. 10, 32; Sil. 10, 212. —With subj.-gen.: lunae, Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25. —
  2. II. A placing or laying before, an interposition, intervention: oppositu globi noctem afferente, Plin. 2, 71, 73, § 181: aedium, Gell. 4, 5, 3.—
  3. III. A citing or bringing forward against one: oppositu horum vocabulorum commotus, Gell. 14, 5, 4.
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Félix Gaffiot, Dictionnaire illustré latin-français (1934). Digital data kindly provided by gaffiot.fr.
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• oppŏsĭtē (oppositus), adv., en opposition : Boet. Anal. pr. 2, 8.
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oppŏsĭtē: adverbial

oppŏsĭte: masc/neut voc sg

• 1 oppŏsĭtus, a, um, p.-adj. de oppono, placé devant, opposé [avec dat.] : Cic. Off. 2, 14 ; Div. 2, 17 || subst. pl. n., propositions, [ou] termes contradictoires : Gell. 16, 8, 13.
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oppŏsĭtē: adverbial

oppŏsĭte: masc/neut voc sg

• 2 oppŏsĭtŭs, ūs, m., action de mettre devant, d'opposer : laterum nostrorum oppositus et corporum pollicemur Cic. Marc. 32, nous t'offrons le rempart de nos poitrines, de nos corps || fait d'être opposé : Cic. Rep. 1, 25 ; Gell. 4, 5, 3 || [fig.] fait d'opposer, d'objecter : Gell. 14, 5, 4.
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oppositē: adverbial

opposite: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

• oppōnō, pŏsŭī, pŏsĭtum, ĕre (ob et pono), tr.
I. placer devant :
  1. 1. manum ante oculos Ov. F. 4, 178 ; oculis F. 3, 46, mettre sa main devant les yeux ; luna opposita soli Cic. Div. 2, 17, la lune placée devant les rayons du soleil || auriculam Hor. S. 1, 9, 76, offrir, présenter, tendre l'oreille
  2. 2. [fig.] exposer : ad periculum opponi Cic. Mur. 87, s'exposer au danger : urbes multis periculis oppositæ Cic. Rep. 2, 5, villes exposées à beaucoup de dangers ; morti se opponere Virg. En. 11, 115, faire face à, affronter la mort, cf. Cic. Balbo 26
  3. 3. mettre devant les yeux, proposer : Cic. Sest. 42 ; 52 ; Quinct. 47
  4. 4. offrir comme gage : Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 1 ; cf. Pl. Capt. 433 ; Ps. 87 ; Ter. Phorm. 661.
II. [idée d'opposition]
  1. 1. huic (equitatui) suos equites opposuit Cæs. C. 3, 75, 5, à cette cavalerie il opposa ses propres cavaliers, cf. Cæs. C. 3, 30, 2 ; turrim ad introitum portus Cæs. C. 3, 39, 2, installer une tour pour barrer l'entrée du port, cf. Cic. Cæc. 27 ; gallinæ se opponunt Cic. Nat. 2, 129, les poules se mettent devant [font écran contre les rayons du soleil] ; præsidium ad adventum alicujus oppositum Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 5, détachement opposé à l'arrivée de qqn, cf. Verr. 2, 5, 2
  2. 2. [fig.]
    1. a) alicui se opponere Cic. Br. 31, se dresser contre qqn comme adversaire ;
    2. b) opposer comme obstacle, comme objection : alicui nomen Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 75, opposer à qqn un nom [comme fin de non recevoir], cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 64 ; Q. 2, 8, 1 ; quid habes quod mihi opponas ? Cic. Phil. 2, 8, qu'as-tu à m'opposer ? quod opponitur Cic. Or. 138, une objection ;
    3. c) opposer [dans une comparaison], mettre en regard : aliquid alicui rei, cf. Cic. Fl. 100 ; Cæs. C. 3, 73, 2 ;
    4. d) [au pass.] être opposé comme contraire : his oppositæ contrariæ offensiones (sunt) Cic. Tusc. 4, 23, en regard de ces infirmités se placent les aversions contraires. ➳ pf. arch. opposivit Pl. Curc. 356 ; part. sync. oppostus Lucr. 4, 150.
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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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oppŏsĭtē: adverbial

oppŏsĭte: masc/neut voc sg

OPPOSITVS [1] a, um. Partic. [ἀντιτεθεὶς, ἀντισταθεὶς] Cic. de Diuin. 2, 117 […]
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oppŏsĭte: masc/neut voc sg

OPPOSITVS [2] ûs. m. [ἀντίστασις] Cic. pro Marcel. 33 c. 10 […]
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oppositē: adverbial

opposite: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg

OPPÔNO posui, positum, ere. [ἀντιτίθημι] Contra vel ex adverso ponere. […]
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• opposite (adj.):
    1. I. Fronting, placed in front of:
      1. 1. adversus: the Bastarnae inhabit the o. side, Bastarnae adversa (aversa, Ian.) tenent, Plin. 4, 12, 25. Join: adversus et contrarius (facing and taking an opposite direction), Caes. B. G. 2, 18.
      2. 2. expr. by ē rĕgiōne: v. opposite, prep. (N.B.--Opposite is here treated as prep. wherever it is or may be foll. by to: v. opposite to.)
    2. II. Reverse:
      1. 1. contrārius: on the o. side of the earth, e c. parte terrae, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123: to move in an o. direction, in c. partem ire, Caes. B. C. 1, 69.
      2. 2. dīversus: the horses were driven rapidly in o. directions, in d. iter equi concitati, Liv. 1, 28, fin.: he drew up his army facing (two) o. ways, d. aciem constituit, Caes. B. C. 1, 40: cf. ib. 69, where iter a proposito diversum, is explained by, in contrariam partem ire.
    3. III. Logically:
      1. 1. contrārius: they run to the o. extremes, in contraria (sc. vitia) currunt, Hor. S. 1, 2, 24: Cic. Join: contraria, diversa, inter se pugnantia, Cic. Coel. 5, extr.
      2. 2. dīversus (totally different, and so opposite): o. vices, diversa inter se mala, Sall. Cat. 5: Cic.: Hor.
      3. 3. expr. by inter se pugnare, repugnare: cf. supr. (II., 1).
    4. IV. In action, antagonistic:
      1. 1. adversārius: the o. faction, factio a., Nep. Phoc. 3: Cic.: v. opposed.
      2. 2. dīversus (in later authors): the o. faction or party, d. factio, Suet. Caes. 20; d. partes, ib. 1: an advocate who is on the o. side, ex diverso patronus consistens, Quint. 4, 1, 42.
      3. 3. ĭnĭmīcus: v. hostile.
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• opposite (subs.): expr. by contrārius, adversus, oppŏsĭtus (this last only in neut. pl. = Gk. ἀντικείμενα, Gell. 16, 8): the o. of this excellence is viciousness, hujus virtutis c. est vitiositas, Cic. Tusc. 4, 15, 34: also in neut. pl. as subs.: there are several kinds of o.s, contrariorum genera sunt plura, id. Top. 11, 47: in the same passage, direct o.s are described thus, occurrunt, tanquam e regione, quaedam contraria: such were specifically named, adversa, ib. (N.B.--Contrarium is not used in sing. as subs.)
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• opposite to, opposite (prep. and adv.):
      1. 1. contrā (with acc.): one side is o. to Gaul, unum latus est c. Galliam, Caes. B. G. 5, 13: to erect a fort o. to a citadel, castellum c. arcem objicere, Liv. 38, 4: also without case: he stands o. (you) and bids you stand, stat c. starique jubet, Juv. 3, 290.
      2. 2. ē rĕgiōne (right o. to; foll. by gen. or dat.; also absol.): you affirm that o. to us, on the contrary side of the earth, are the antipodes, dicitis e regione nobis, e contraria parte terrae, esse [antipodas], Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123: o. to the town was a hill, erat e regione oppidi collis, Caes. B. G. 7, 36: to pitch one camp o. to another, e regione castris castra ponere, ib. 7, 35: Nep.
      3. 3. ex adverso, also written as one word (foll. by dat. or gen.): a harbour (on the coast of Asia) situated just o. to the city (of Rhodes), portus ex adv. urbi ipsi positus, Liv. 45, 10: o. to the river Evenus, ex adv. fluminis Eveni, Plin. 4, 4, 5. Also without case expr.: when the fleets were stationed o. each other, quum ex adv. starent classes, Just. 2, 14.
      4. 4. adversus, or -um (with acc.): the physician should sit o. to the patient, medicus adv. aegrum debet residere, Cels. 3, 6, med.: Plin. Less freq. exadversus, -um, also with acc.: an altar was dedicated o. the spot, ara exadversus eum locum consecrata est, Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101.
      5. 5. in addition to the above adverbial words and phrr., the partt. oppositus, objectus, may be used: e. g. the moon, when it comes o. to the sun, cuts off its light, luna opposita soli, lumen ejus obscurat, Cic. Div. 2, 6, fin.: this island, situated o. Alexandria, forms a harbour, haec insula objecta Alexandriae, portum efficit, Caes. B. C. 3, 112.
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• OPPOSITE
1. contrarius (PROP., that is or lies over against; figuratively, exactly opposed, contradictory): adversus (PROP., turned to the spectator, lying over against him figuratively, in rhetoric, that is opposed in the same kind, that denotes the contrary; as sapientia and stultitia, according to Cic., Top., 11, 47; but also general term for contrarius; Vid: Cic., Or., 19, 56; 39, 135: Gell., 16, 8): oppositus (set or placed over against; of the action, not of the thing): disjunctus (logically opposed, disjunctive, Cic., Acad., 2, 30, 97): disparatus (contradictory; Vid: Cic., Invent., 1, 28, 42). Opposite to each other, contrarii inter se: to be of an opposite opinion, dissentire, dissidere ab aliquo and inter se.
2. s. contrarium (the contrary): “The opposite of anything,” must be expressed by contrarius alicujus or alicui rei; e.g., the opposite of this virtue is moral depravity, hujus virtutis contraria est vitiositas (Cic., Tusc., 4, 15, 34): The vices as opposite to the virtues, vitia, quae sunt virtutum contraria (Cic., Fin., 2, 24, 67): the manners of the town as opposite to the manners of the country, urbanitas, cui contraria est rusticitas (Quint., 6, 3, 17): opposites, contraria; adversa; or, more fully, contraria contrariis opposita (Cic.). ☞ Opposita is very late; Vid: Ruhnken ad Muret., t. 3, p. 489. Avoid, also, antithesis in this sense; in the old grammarians, it denoted the substitution of one letter for another; Vid: Freund’s Lex., s. v.