dē-scrībo Copy link Outline I. To copy off, transcribe any thing from an originalII. To sketch off, to describe in painting, writing ...A. Lit.B. Trop.1. To represent, delineate, describe(b). with acc. and inf.2. To mark off, define, divide, distribute ...3. Aliquid , to ascribe, apportion, appoint, assign ... ⓘdēscrībe: pres imperat act 2nd sg • dē-scrībo, psi, ptum (in MSS. and edd. often confounded with discribo, q. v.), 3, v. a. I. To copy off, transcribe any thing from an original (freq. in Cic.; elsewh. rare): scripsit Balbus ad me, se a te (i. e. e tuo exemplo) quintum de Finibus librum descripsisse, Cic. Att. 13, 21; cf. id. Ac. 2, 4, 11: epistolam, id. Att. 8, 9; id. Fam. 12, 17, 2; 12, 7, 22: legem, Suet. Cal. 41; id. Dom. 20; so, to write down, write out: carmina in foliis, Verg. A. 3, 445; in carved letters: in viridi cortice carmina, id. E. 5, 14.— Class. and far more freq., II. To sketch off, to describe in painting, writing, etc.: delineare, definire. A. Lit.: non potuit pictor rectius describere ejus formam, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 22; so, geometricas formas in harena, Cic. Rep. 1, 17 fin.: formas in pulvere, Liv. 25, 31; cf. Cic. Fin. 5, 19; id. Clu. 32, 87; id. Sen. 14, 49: sphaeram, id. Rep. 1, 14; cf. caelum, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7: caeli meatus radio, Verg. A. 6, 851; cf. id. E. 3, 41: vitam votivā tabellā, Hor. S. 2, 1, 33 et saep.— B. Trop. 1. To represent, delineate, describe: malos mores, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 165; cf.: hominum sermones moresque, Cic. Or. 40, 138: definienda res erit verbis et breviter describenda, id. Inv. 1, 8 fin: qualem (mulierem) ego paulo ante descripsi, id. Cael. 20, 50; id. Phil. 2, 44; id. Sull. 29 fin.: me latronem ac sicarium, id. Mil. 18, 47: si quis erat dignus describi, quod malus ac fur, etc., Hor. S. 1, 4, 3: malo carmine, id. Ep. 2, 1, 154; Quint. 3, 4, 3: vulnera Parthi, Hor. S. 2, 1, 15: lucum, aram Dianae, flumen Rhenum, pluvium arcum, id. A. P. 18 et saep.: praecepta, id. S. 2, 3, 34: facta versibus, Nep. Att. 18, 6. —Rarely β. with acc. and inf.: nec qui descripsit corrumpi semina matrum, Ov. Tr. 2, 415; Gell. 9, 1.—Part. subst.: dēscrip-ta, ōrum, n.: recitari factorum dictorumque ejus descripta per dies jussit, the diary, Tac. A. 6, 24.— 2. To mark off, define, divide, distribute into parts. (But whenever the notion of distribution or division is implied, the form discribo seems to have been used by class. writers; and is now restored where de-scr. is found in earlier edd., e.g. Cic. Rep. 2, 8; id. de Or. 2, 71, 288; id. Sest. 30, 66 et saep.) Cf.: libertinos in quatuor urbanas tribus, Liv. 45, 15: annum in duodecim menses, Liv. 1, 19; Flor. 1, 2, 2. —Without in.: commode omnes descripti, aetates, classes, equitatus, Cic. Rep. 4, 2; and: classes centuriasque et hunc ordinem ex censu descripsit, Liv. 1, 42: terram, Vulg. Jos. 18, 6 al. et saep.— 3. Aliquid (alicui), to ascribe, apportion, appoint, assign to any one (cf. remark, no. 2 supra); cf.: vecturas frumenti finitimis civitatibus, * Caes. B. C. 3, 42, 4; Liv. 1, 32 al.: officia, to define, Cic. Ac. 2, 36; id. Fam. 12, 1: vices (poetae), Hor. A. P. 86: munera pugnae, Sil. 9, 267 et saep.—Hence, dēscrip-tus, a, um, P. a., qs. marked out, i. e. precisely ordered, properly arranged (ap. Cic.): materies orationis omnibus locis descripta, instructa ornataque, Cic. de Or. 2, 34, 145; cf.: ordo verborum, id. Or. 59, 200: natura nihil est aptius, nihil descriptius, id. Fin. 3, 22, 74.—Neutr. plur. as subst.: dēscrip-ta, orum, things recorded, writings, Tac. A. 6, 24.—Sup. does not occur.—* Adv.: dē-scriptē, distinctly, precisely: descripte et electe digerere, opp. confuse et permixte dispergere, Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 49.
dēscrībō Copy link Outline 1 transcrire : copier un livre sur qqn, transcrire l'exemplaire de qqn ( ...2 décrire, dessiner, tracer : figures géométriques tracées sur le sable ; dessiner ...3 [fig.] décrire, exposer : exposer des propos, des traits de caractère, cf. ...4 délimiter, déterminer : on a déterminé d'une façon précise les différentes étoiles, ... ⓘdēscrībe: pres imperat act 2nd sg • dēscrībō, scrīpsī, scrīptum, ĕre, tr., 1. transcrire : ab aliquo librum Cic. Att. 13, 21, 4, copier un livre sur qqn, transcrire l'exemplaire de qqn (Ac. 2, 11 ) ; leges Solonis Liv. 3, 31, 8, copier les lois de Solon, cf. Cic. Fam. 12, 17, 2 ; Att. 8, 2, 1, etc. 2. décrire, dessiner, tracer : geometricæ formæ in arena descriptæ Cic. Rep. 1, 29, figures géométriques tracées sur le sable ; in pulvere quædam Cic. Fin. 5, 50, dessiner certaines figures dans la poussière, cf. Clu. 87 ; CM 49 ; carmina in foliis Virg. En. 3, 445, écrire des vers sur des feuilles d'arbre || sphæra ab Eudoxo astris descripta Cic. Rep. 1, 22, sphère sur laquelle Eudoxe avait figuré les astres 3. [fig.] décrire, exposer : hominum sermones moresque Cic. Or. 138, exposer des propos, des traits de caractère, cf. Rep. 3, 17 ; flumen Rhenum, pluvium arcum Hor. P. 18, décrire le Rhin, l'arc-en-ciel ; mulierem Cic. Cæl. 50, dépeindre une femme ; me latronem ac sicarium describebant Cic. Mil. 47, ils me décrivaient comme un brigand et un assassin, cf. Nat. 2, 112 || [avec prop. inf.] exposer que, raconter que : Sen. Rhet. Contr. 1, 2, 17 ; Ov. Tr. 2, 1, 415 ; Gell. 9, 1 || part. descripta pl. n. pris subst, récit, exposé, journal : Tac. Ann. 6, 24 || désigner qqn, faire allusion à qqn, parler de qqn : Cic. Phil. 2, 113 ; Sulla 82 ; Q. 2, 3, 3 4. délimiter, déterminer : stellarum descripta distinctio est Cic. Nat. 2, 104, on a déterminé d'une façon précise les différentes étoiles, cf. Rep. 4, 2 ; Leg. 1, 17 ; 2, 11 ; etc. ; Liv. 1, 42, 5 ; quem ad modum esset ei ratio totius belli descripta, edocui Cic. Cat. 2, 13, j'ai montré comment son plan de toute la guerre était arrêté, cf. Rep. 5, 7 ; jura Cic. Off. 1, 124, délimiter les droits de chacun ; civitatibus jura Cic. Rep. 1, 2, donner aux cités une législation déterminée ; populum in tribus tres Cic. Rep. 2, 14, répartir (distribuer) le peuple en trois tribus ; cf. 2, 16 ; descriptus populus censu, ordinibus, ætatibus Cic. Leg. 3, 44, le peuple délimité (distribué) selon le cens, l'ordre, l'âge || définir, préciser, fixer : oratoris facultatem Cic. de Or. 1, 214, fixer la puissance de l'orateur (Ac. 2, 114 ) ; nulla species divina describitur Cic. Nat. 1, 34, on ne définit pas quelle est la figure des dieux ; voluptatis partes hoc modo describunt, ut... Cic. Tusc. 4, 20, on précise de la manière suivante les différentes espèces de plaisir... || [avec interr. ind.] Cic. Nat. 1, 47 ; [avec prop. inf.] de Or. 2, 138. ➳ il y a souvent hésitation entre les formes descr- et discr-; les éditeurs contemporains ont souvent éliminé descr- malgré les mss, pour adopter discr-; v. p. ex. C. F. W. Mueller Cic. Nat. apparat critique, p. 13, 14.
describo Copy link ⓘdēscrībe: pres imperat act 2nd sg DESCRIBO psi, ptum, ere. [ἀπογράφω, διαγράφω, καταγράφω, ὑπογράφω, ἐπιγράφω] Proprie est, quod barbare vulgo Copiare dicitur, Exemplare, vel Transsumere, aut Transscribere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
describe Copy link Outline I. To draw with lines1. descrībo, psi, ptum, 32. circumscrībo, 3 (only of circles)II. To give a description of1. descrībo, 32. scrībo, 3 (in writing)3. dēpingo, pinxi, pictum, 3 (as with colours, vividly)4. expōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (to set forth, narrate)5. dēsigno, 1 (to mark out)6. exprĭmo, pressi, pressum, 3 (with exactness)7. dēformo, 1 (rare)8. pĕrăgo, ēgi, actum (to detail)9. dēmonstro, 1 (to point out clearly)10. narro, ēnarro, 111. exsĕquor, persĕquor, 312. explĭco, āvi and ui, etc., 1 (to unfold, enter into detail) • describe: I. To draw with lines: 1. descrībo, psi, ptum, 3: to d. geometrical figures in the sand, geometricas formas in arena d., Cic.: to d. (the circumference of) a circle, circuitionem circuli d., Vitr. 2. circumscrībo, 3 (only of circles): to d. a circle round a person with a stick, virgula aliquem c., Cic.: Liv.: simly., orbem c., Cic. Phr.: the stars d. their circles, sidera circulos [orbesque] suos conficiunt, Cic.: he d.s a circle with his troops, circumagit sua per vestigia ductos, Sil.: to d. a circle round a place with the plough, aratrum circumducere, Cic.: see also circle. II. To give a description of: 1. descrībo, 3: a woman such as I just now d.d, mulier hujusmodi, qualem ego paulo ante descripsi, Cic.: briefly to d., breviter d., Cic. (More freq. in sense of to mark out, define.) 2. scrībo, 3 (in writing): to d. to any one the form and situation of a farm, formam et situm agri alicui scribere, Hor.: v. to write. 3. dēpingo, pinxi, pictum, 3 (as with colours, vividly): to d. this fellow's life, vitam hujusce d., Cic.: Pl. 4. expōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (to set forth, narrate): to d. what took place, ex. rem gestam, res quemadmodum gesta sit, Cic.: to d. [the form of] what is best, ex. formam optimi, Cic. 5. dēsigno, 1 (to mark out): to d. the affections, as it were, in outline, affectus velut primis lineis d., Quint. 6. exprĭmo, pressi, pressum, 3 (with exactness): to d. a man's manners in a speech, mores alicujus oratione ex., Cic.: this scene Praxiteles chased in silver and my friend Archias has d.d in verse, hanc speciem P. caelavit argento et noster expressit Archias versibus, Cic. 7. dēformo, 1 (rare): the character I have d.d (or modelled) above, ille quem supra deformavi, Cic.: Sen. 8. pĕrăgo, ēgi, actum (to detail): to d. exploits of peace and war, res pace belloque gestas p., Liv.: Hor. 9. dēmonstro, 1 (to point out clearly): he d.s the size and shape of the ships, navium modum formamque demonstrat, Caes.: to d. in writing, scripto d., Quint. 10. narro, ēnarro, 1: v. to relate. 11. exsĕquor, persĕquor, 3: usu. with verbis: v. to relate. 12. explĭco, āvi and ui, etc., 1 (to unfold, enter into detail): to d. the whole character of another, vitam alterius totam ex., Cic.: also with de: to d. (the structure of) catapults, de catapultis ex., Vitr.
DESCRIBE Copy link • DESCRIBEShow or represent by words, describere: perscribere (describe fully): verbis exsequi: scriptura persequi (to represent by a written description or narrative): explicare aliquid or de re (give an explanation; enter into detail about anything): exponere aliquid or de re (to set anything, as it were, before the eyes; give a lucid description of, etc.): Sometimes enarrare: enumerare: litteris mandare: memoriae prodere or tradere: verbis depingere, effingere, exprimere: exprimere et effingere verbis (make clear by a description): verbis definire (to give a logical description of). (The words are found in this connection and order.) definire verbis*et describere; illustrare verbisque definire. To describe in a few words, breviter describere, exponere, complecti: to describe in many words, stilo uberiori explicare: to describe in verse, versibus describere, exponere, persequi: to describe anybody’s actions, res alicujus persequi (Cic.); anybody’s life, vitam alicujus explicare (Cic., Coecilius, 8, 27); vitam alicujus depingere (Cic., Rosc., Am., 27); de vita alicujus exponere; imaginem vitae alicujus exprimere: to describe a person, exprimere aliquem, scribere de aliquo: to describe a man shortly, aliquem informare (Cic., Att., 7, 3, 2). To describe a geometrical figure, scribere; describere: to describe a square, quadratum paribus lateribus describere: to describe a circle with a (given) centre, a centro circumagere lineam rotundationis (Vitrvius, 1, 6; Vid: CIRCLE): to describe figures in the dust, formas in pulvere describere.