ex-plĭco Copy link Outline I. Lit.B. Transf., to spread out, stretch out ...II. Trop.A. In gen.B. In partic.1. To disentangle, set in order, arrange ...2. Of speech, to develop, unfold, set forth ...1. explĭcātus, a, um, P. a.A. Lit., spread outB. Trop.1. Well ordered, regular2. Plain, clear3. Assured, certain2. explĭ-cĭtus, a, um, P. a. , lit., ... ⓘexplicāminī | ne: pres ind/imperat pass 2nd pl • ex-plĭco, āvi and ŭi (the latter first in Verg. G. 2, 280; afterwards freq.; Hor. C. 3, 29, 16; 4, 9, 44; id. S. 2, 2, 125; Liv. 7, 23, 6 et saep.; cf. Gell. 1, 7, 20), ātum or ĭtum (Cic. uses mostly atum, Caes. atum and itum; cf. explicaturos, Caes. B. C. 1, 78, 4; with explicitis, id. ib. 3, 75, 2; and, explicitius, id. ib. 1, 78, 2; upon these forms v. Neue, Formenl. 2, pp. 479 sq., 550 sq.), 1, v. a., to unfold, uncoil, unroll, unfurl, spread out, loosen, undo (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. sense; syn.: expedio, extrico, enodo, enucleo; explano, expono, interpretor). I. Lit.: velum, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 7: non explicata veste neque proposito argento, etc., spread out, Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 161: volumen, to open, id. Rosc. Am. 35, 101: suas pennas (ales), Ov. Am. 2, 6, 55: plenas plagas, Mart. 1, 56, 8: perturbatum et confusum agmen, to put in order, Hirt. B. G. 8, 14, 2: capillum pectine, Varr. L. L. 5, § 129 Müll.: fusos, to unwind, Mart. 4, 54, 10: frontem sollicitam, to free from wrinkles, to smooth, Hor. C. 3, 29, 16; for which: explicare seria contractae frontis, id. S. 2, 2, 125; cf. mare, i. e. to calm, Sen. Herc. Oet. 455: si ex his te laqueis exueris ac te aliqua via ac ratione explicaris, hast extricated, freed thyself, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 151: se (ex funibus ancorarum), Dig. 9, 2, 29: inimicae et oves, difficile se (apibus) e lanis earum explicantibus, Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 62: se explicat angustum, Juv. 12, 55.— B. Transf., to spread out, stretch out, extend, deploy, display: aciem, Liv. 7, 23, 6; 40, 4, 4; 40, 5, 26 al.; cf. ordinem, id. 2, 46, 3: agmen, id. 10, 20, 3: cohortes (longa legio), Verg. G. 2, 280: se turmatim (equites), Caes. B. C. 3, 93, 3; cf. mid.: priusquam plane legiones explicari et consistere possent, id. ib. 2, 26, 4; and: ut ordo omnium navium explicari posset, Liv. 37, 23, 10: per obstantis catervas Explicuit sua victor arma, Hor. C. 4, 9, 44: atria, congestos satis explicatura clientes, Stat. Th. 1, 146: ut forum laxaremus et usque ad atrium Libertatis explicaremus, extend, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 14; cf.: unde pons in oppidum pertinens explicatur, Sall. H. 3, 20: orbes (serpens), Ov. M. 15, 720: frondes omnes (pampinus), Verg. G. 2, 335: se (montes), Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 118: arida ligna in flammas (ignis), Lucr. 2, 882: convivium, i. e. to set out richly, to furnish, Mart. 1, 100, 13: explicavi meam rem post illa lucro, i. e. amplified, enlarged, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 5. II. Trop. A. In gen. (very seldom): explica atque excute intelligentiam tuam, ut videas quae sit, etc., display, Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81: Siciliam multis undique cinctam periculis explicavit, has set at large, set free (qs. released from toils, snares), id. de Imp. Pomp. 11, 30; cf.: quemadmodum se explicent dicendo, id. Fl. 4, 10: da operam, ut te explices, huc quam primum venias, Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, D. 2.— B. In partic. 1. To disentangle, set in order, arrange, regulate, settle, adjust any thing complicated or difficult: pulcre ego hanc explicatam tibi rem dabo, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 20: peto a te, ut ejus negotia explices et expedias, Cic. Fam. 13, 26, 2: negotia, id. Att. 5, 12, 3; cf. id. ib. 16, 3, 5: belli rationem, id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35; cf.: rationem salutis, id. Fam. 6, 1, 2: rem frumentariam, Hirt. B. G. 8, 4 fin.: si Faberius nobis nomen illud explicat, noli quaerere, quanti, settles, i. e. pays that item, Cic. Att. 13, 29, 2: Faberianum, id. ib. § 3; cf.: si qui debitores, quia non possint explicare pecuniam, differant solutionem, Dig. 42, 1, 31: consilium, Caes. B. C. 1, 78, 4; cf.: his explicitis rebus, id. ib. 3, 75, 2: subvenire tempestati quavis ratione sapientis est; eoque magis, si plus adipiscare re explicatā boni, quam addubitatā mali, Cic. Off. 1, 24, 83: ea, quae per defunctum inchoata sunt, per heredem explicari debent, Dig. 27, 7, 1: transii ad elegos: hos quoque feliciter explicui, Plin. Ep. 7, 4, 7 (cf. under !*?): iter commode explicui, excepto quod, etc., Plin. Ep. 8, 1, 1: fugam, Phaedr. 4, 7, 15: nihilo plus explicet ac si Insanire paret, etc., will make no more out of it, Hor. S. 2, 3, 270.— 2. Of speech, to develop, unfold, set forth, exhibit, treat, state: vitam alterius totam explicare,Cic. Div. in Caecil. 8, 27: perfice, ut Crassus haec, quae coartavit et peranguste refersit in oratione sua, dilatet nobis atque explicet, id. de Or. 1, 35, 163: explicando excutiendoque verbo, id. Part. Or. 36, 124: aliquid expedite, id. Brut. 67, 237: aliquid apertissime planissimeque, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 156: aliquid definitione, id. Fin. 3, 10, 33: funera fando, Verg. A. 2, 362: philosophiam, Cic. Div. 2, 2, 6; cf.: philosophiam diligentissime Graecis litteris, id. Ac. 1, 2, 4: summorum oratorum Graecas orationes, id. de Or. 1, 34, 155: geometricum quiddam aut physicum aut dialecticum (corresp. to expedire), id. Div. 2, 59, 122: non de aegritudine solum, sed de omni animi perturbatione explicabo, id. Tusc. 3, 6, 13: de scorpionibus et catapultis, Vitr. 10, 22: ut explicemus, quae sint materiae, etc., Quint. 10, 5, 1.—Pass. impers.: quae vero auxilia sunt capitis, eo loco explicitum est, Cels. 4, 2.—Hence, 1. explĭcātus, a, um, P. a. A. Lit., spread out: Capua planissimo in loco explicata, Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96: vallis, Pall. Aug. 11, 2.— B. Trop. 1. Well ordered, regular: in causa facili atque explicata, Cic. Planc. 2, 5.— 2. Plain, clear: nisi explicata solutione non sum discessurus, Cic. Att. 15, 20, 4.—Comp.: litterae tuae, quibus nihil potest esse explicatius, nihil perfectius, Cic. Att. 9, 7, 2.— Sup.: explicatissima responsa, Aug. Ep. 34 fin.— 3. Assured, certain: nec habet explicatam aut exploratam rationem salutis suae, Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 2.—* Adv.: explĭ-cāte, plainly, clearly: qui distincte, qui explicate, qui abundanter et rebus et verbis dicunt, Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53.—Comp.: explicatius, August. Civ. D. 19, 4.— 2. explĭ-cĭtus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II. B. 1.), lit., disentangled, i. e. free from obstacles, easy: in his erat angustiis res: sed ex propositis consiliis duobus explicitius videbatur, Ilerdam reverti, Caes. B. C. 1, 78, 2.!*? explĭcit, in late Lat., at the end of a book, is prob. an abbreviation of explicitus (est liber), the book is ended (acc. to signif. II. B. 1.); cf.: explicitum nobis usque ad sua cornua librum refers, Mart. 11, 107, 1: solemus completis opusculis ad distinctionem rei alterius sequentis medium interponere Explicit aut Feliciter aut aliquid istius modi, Hier. Ep. 28, 4.
explicō Copy link Outline 1 déployer, dérouler : déployer (étaler) des étoffes ; dérouler un manuscrit ; ...2 étendre, allonger : élargir le forum et l'étendre jusqu'au portique de la ...3 [fig.] déploie, scrute ton intelligence || débrouiller, tirer d'affaire : tirer d'affaire ...4 [rhét.] développer : dérouler toute la vie de qqn ; développer le ... ⓘexplicāminī | ne: pres ind/imperat pass 2nd pl • explicō, āvī, ātum et ŭī, ĭtum, āre, tr., 1. déployer, dérouler : vestem Cic. de Or. 2, 161, déployer (étaler) des étoffes ; volumen Cic. Amer. 101, dérouler un manuscrit ; pennas Ov. Am. 2, 6, 55, déployer ses ailes ; frontem Hor. O. 3, 29, 16, dérider son front ; mare turbidum Sen. Herc. Œt. 455, calmer la mer || se ex his laqueis explicare Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 151, se débarrasser de ces filets 2. étendre, allonger : forum laxare et usque ad atrium Libertatis explicare Cic. Att. 4, 16, 14, élargir le forum et l'étendre jusqu'au portique de la Liberté, cf. Agr. 2, 96 ; de Or. 2, 358 || aciem Liv. 7, 23, 6, déployer sa ligne de bataille, cf. 2, 46, 3 ; 2, 59, 7 ; 10, 20, 3, etc. ; se turmatim Cæs. C. 3, 93, 3, se déployer par escadrons ; pass. explicari Cæs. C. 2, 26, 4, se déployer || [poét.] arida ligna in flammas explicare Lucr. 2, 882, amener le bois sec à se déployer en flammes 3. [fig.] explica atque excute intellegentiam tuam Cic. Off. 3, 81, déploie, scrute ton intelligence || débrouiller, tirer d'affaire : Siciliam Cic. Pomp. 30, tirer d'affaire la Sicile ; se dicendo Cic. Fl. 10, se tirer d'affaire par la parole || débrouiller, tirer au clair, mettre en ordre (en état) : negotia Cic. Att. 5, 12, 3, arranger des affaires ; consilium Cæs. C. 1, 78, 4, arrêter sa ligne de conduite ; nomen Cic. Att. 13, 29, 2, acquitter une dette ; res involutas definiendo Cic. Or. 102, débrouiller par des définitions les idées obscures 4. [rhét.] développer : vitam alicujus totam Cic. Cæcil. 27, dérouler toute la vie de qqn ; verbum Cic. Part. 124, développer le sens d'un mot ; in explicanda æquitate Cic. Br. 144, quand il s'agissait de développer l'équité (les considérations d'équité) ; narrationes explicatæ dilucide Cic. Or. 124, narrations développées clairement ; summorum oratorum Græcas orationes Cic. de Or. 1, 155, reproduire (traduire librement) les discours des meilleurs orateurs grecs ; alicujus injurias apertissime alicui explicare Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 156, exposer à qqn de la manière la plus claire les injustices de qqn || [abst] : de aliqua re explicare Cic. Tusc. 3, 13, entrer dans des développements sur qqch. ➳ la forme explicui ne se trouve qu'à partir de Virgile ; les deux formes du supin se trouvent dans Cæs. ; Cic. n'a que la forme explicatum.