address (verb) Copy link Outline I. To direct discourse either spoken or written to any one1. ădĕo, īvi and ĭi, ĭtum, 4 (with ad or acc.)2. affāri, fātus, 1 (v. TO SPEAK TO)3. allŏquor, lŏcūtus, 3 (v. TO SPEAK TO)4. appello, 1 (v. TO ACCOST)5. compello, 1 (v. TO ACCOST)6. aggrĕdĭor, gressus, 3 (usu. with some defining word)II. To write a direction upon a letter, etc. • address (verb): I. To direct discourse either spoken or written to any one: 1. ădĕo, īvi and ĭi, ĭtum, 4 (with ad or acc.): to address any one in writing, per epistolam aliquem a., Pl.: I remember that certain persons a.'d me, ad me adire quosdam memini, Cic.: to a. the gods, deos a., Cic. 2. affāri, fātus, 1 (v. to speak to): to a. any one by name, aliquem nomine a., Cic.: we a. Vesta in prayer, precando affamur Vestam, Ov. 3. allŏquor, lŏcūtus, 3 (v. to speak to): to a. a person mildly, hominem blande a., Ter.: he a.'d the senate in a set speech, senatum composita oratione allocutus est, Tac. 4. appello, 1 (v. to accost): with what countenance shall I address my father? quo ore appellabo patrem? Ter.: he a.'d the ambassadors too haughtily, legatos superbius appellavit, Cic. 5. compello, 1 (v. to accost): to address in song, carmine c., Cat. 6. aggrĕdĭor, gressus, 3 (usu. with some defining word): why should not I a. this man about her? quin ego hunc a. de illa? Pl.: to a. any one, aliquem dictis a., Virg.: Tac. II. To write a direction upon a letter, etc.: inscrībo, scripsi, scriptum, 3: the boy read a letter a.'d to his father, puer legit epistolam inscriptam patri, Cic.: I will thank you to cause to be conveyed to M. Curius the small parcel which is a.'d to him, tu fasciculum qui est M. Curio inscriptus velim cures ad eum perferendum, Cic. Phr.: I had a.'d (strictly, given, i. e. to the letter-carrier) a letter to you about Dionysius, literas ad te de Dionysio dedissem, Cic.
address (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A speaking to1. allŏquĭum2. affātus, ūs3. allŏcūtĭoII. A document drawn up to be laid before some person or persons in authority1. lĭbellus, i, m.2. cōdĭcillus, i, m. (usu. in pl.)III. Manner of speaking to or behaving before othersIV. Tact, dexterityV. In pl.VI. The inscription on a letter • address (subs.): I. A speaking to: 1. allŏquĭum: a gentle a., lene a., Liv. 2. affātus, ūs: Virg. 3. allŏcūtĭo: Plin.: Suet.: (esp. a consolatory address): Cat.: Sen. II. A document drawn up to be laid before some person or persons in authority: 1. lĭbellus, i, m.: Atticus drew up an a., and gave it me to present to Caesar, Atticus l. composuit, eum mihi dedit, ut darem Caesari, Cic.: v. petition. 2. cōdĭcillus, i, m. (usu. in pl.): to petition for anything by an a., precari aliquid per codicillos, Tac. III. Manner of speaking to or behaving before others: Phr.: to be person of good a., omni vita atque victu excultum atque expolitum esse, Cic. (v. refined): to have no a., inhumanum esse; urbanitatis expertem esse; in communi vita et vulgari hominum consuetudine hebetem esse ac rudem, Cic.: communi sensu plane carere, Hor.: v. refined, rude. IV. Tact, dexterity: q. v. V. In pl.: a.s. of courtship: only in phr. to pay one's a.s: pĕto: v. to court. VI. The inscription on a letter: inscriptĭo: the a. of a letter, epistolae inscriptio (gen. term, including all kinds of inscriptions: q. v.) Phr.: The greater part of your letters only announced to me your a., pleraeque (epistolae) tantummodo mihi nuntiabant ubi esses, Cic.: I see that your a. in travelling is altogether uncertain, loca et itinera tua nihil habere certi video, Cic.
ADDRESS Copy link • ADDRESS 1. accost, Vid: Address one’s self, se parare or se comparare; to anything, ad aliquid (to prepare one’s self for it): aggredi ad aliquid (e.g., ad dicendum, to approach it; set about it). Address a letter to anybody, alicui inscribere epistolam: dare litteras ad aliquem; litteras mittere alicui or ad aliquem (to write to, send a letter to: not scribere ad aliquem). 2. Dexterity, habilitas (dexterity of body): habitus (the dexterity gained by the practice of an art or virtue): ars (dexterity in an art): usus alicujus rei (experience and consequent skill): facultas (the power of doing anything, capacity): ingenium ad aliquid aptum or habile (mental aptitude): ingenii dexteritas, or dexteritas only: to anything, ad aliquid (readiness and cleverness in conduct toward others; worldly wisdom, Liv., 28, 18, and 37, 7, end. In the sense of “dexterity” generally, it is not Latin). Of a letter; direction, praescriptio. Designation by name and place of abode. What is your address? ubi habitas? To pay one’s addresses to, aliquem petere: alicujus amore teneri, captum esse; aliquem in amore habere (to be in love with: cause for effect). Speech, alloquium (address of a persuasive, consolatory, or warning kind. A softaddress, blandum or lene alloquium, Liv.): allocutio (speaking to): appellatio (accosting a man quietly: e.g., to request anything): compellatio (direct address in a speech; rhetorical term): oratio (formal, studied speech): concio (address to a popular or miliary assembly, harangue): sermo (speech of an unpremeditated, conversational kind).