exercise (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Physical1. exercĭtātio2. mōtus, ūs (motion of any kind)3. ambŭlātio (by walking)4. gestātio (by riding, driving)5. vectātio (like gestātio)6. pălaestra (athletic)II. Esp. of soldiers1. exercĭtium2. mĕdĭtātio3. exercĭtātioIII. In gen. sense, practiceIV. Discharge, fulfilment of an officeV. A set task or composition1. thēma, ătis, n.2. dēclāmātio (rhetorical)3. *exercĭtātio • exercise (subs.): I. Physical: 1. exercĭtātio: Cic. Join: motus atque ex., Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26. 2. mōtus, ūs (motion of any kind): to be debarred from e., a corporis m. removeri, Nep. Eum. 5: Cic. (v. supr.). 3. ambŭlātio (by walking): Cic. Fin. 5, 1, init.: v. walk. 4. gestātio (by riding, driving): gentle, vigorous, violent e., g. lenis, acris, vehemens, Cels.: Sen. (N. B.--Both the latter words are also used of a place for taking e.) 5. vectātio (like gestātio): horse e., equi v., Suet. Cal. 3. 6. pălaestra (athletic): v. gymnastics. Phr.: to take e., ambulare (walking), gestari (riding): v. to walk, ride, etc. II. Esp. of soldiers: 1. exercĭtium: sword e., (palorum, ad palum) ex., Veg. 1, 11: cf. ib. 13, 14 (the palus was a post at which the passes were made). 2. mĕdĭtātio: Veg. 1, 11, fin. 3. exercĭtātio: v. drill. Phr.: to put a recruit through his sword e., tironem ad palum exercere, Veg. 1, 14: to go through the sword e. (with a real sword), gladio se exercere, Veg. 1, 11. III. In gen. sense, practice: exercĭtātio, Cic.: v. practice. IV. Discharge, fulfilment of an office: functio (rare): Cic. Usu. better expr. by phr.: to interfere with a magistrate in the e. of his office, *magistratum impedire quominus munere suo fungatur: this I do in the e. of my authority as consul, *haec consul facio cf. Cic. Cat. 1, init. V. A set task or composition: 1. thēma, ătis, n.: cf. Quint. 4, 2, 28: Sen. Contr. 2. dēclāmātio (rhetorical): cf. Juv. 10, 167. 3. *exercĭtātio: cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 67, fin.
exercise (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To give employment to in order to disciplineII. To carry on, discharge, exert1. exerceo, 22. exhĭbeo, 2 (not so in Cic.)3. cĕlĕbro, 1 (to attend to regularly)4. fungor, 3 v. TO DISCHARGE.III. To distress, afflictB. Intrans. • exercise (v.): A. Trans.: I. To give employment to in order to discipline: exerceo, 2: to e. the body, the memory, corpus, memoriam ex., Cic.: to be e.d (disciplined) in logic, in dialectica exerceri, Cic. Br. 90, 309: to e. recruits, tirones ex., Veg. 1, 11: v. to drill. II. To carry on, discharge, exert: 1. exerceo, 2: to e. the profession of physic, medicinam ex., Cic.: to e. the right of conquest, jus victoris ex., Flor. 3, 7, fin.: v. to carry on, practise. 2. exhĭbeo, 2 (not so in Cic.): to e. authority, imperium ex., Pl. Cas. 2, 6, 57: Plin. jun.: v. to exhibit. 3. cĕlĕbro, 1 (to attend to regularly): to e. jurisdiction, jurisdictionem c., Liv. 6, 32, init.: cf. Cic. de Or. 1, 1, 2: artes celebrare atque recolere. 4. fungor, 3 v. to discharge. III. To distress, afflict: vexo, 1: v. to harass. B. Intrans.: exerceor, 2: Veg.: v. supr. (A.).
EXERCISE Copy link • EXERCISE 1. Bodily exercise, motus: exercitatio (of prescribed bodily exercises): ambulatio (by walking): gestatio (by being borne in a litter): vectatio (on a horse or in a carriage; vectatio et iter reficiunt animum): to take exercise, ambulare, spatiari (to walk) to take moderate exercise, modicis exercitationibus uti: to take strong exercise, acri ambulatione uti. Horse-exercise, vectatio equi (e.g., vectatio assidua equi post cibum, Suet., Cal., 3). Military exercise, exercitium, armatura (the former, exercise in arms; the latter, the art of evolutions, etc.; Vid: Salmas., ael. Lampr., 1, 1012, Haack): to introduce the Roman exercise into our army, exercitum ad Romanae disciplinae formam redigere (Vid: Velleius, 2, 109, in.). Practice (Vid :), exercitatio (e.g., of virtues, vices): functio (e.g., muneris). An exercise (= boy’s task), pensum (general term for a “task;” used of a mental task by Cic., meum munus pensumque): *pensum Latine (or Graece) convertendum (a task to be translated into Latin or Greek). 2. exercere (general term): facere (to do, practise, carry on): factitare (to carry on trades and arts). [Vid: To PRACTICE]. To exercise troops, (1) TRANS., exercere (soldiers, etc.: to exercise the soldiers thoroughly, milites perpetuis exercitiis ad Romanae disciplinae formam redigere (to make them acquainted with Roman military duty); milites frequentibus exercitiis ad proelia praeparare (to make them ready for battle): to be well exercised, *armorum usum habere: *armorum usu praestare. (2) INTRANS., exerceri: whilst the cavalry were exercising, cum exercerentur equites.