formo Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Trop., to shape, form, regulate, dispose ... ⓘfōrmer: pres subj pass 1st sg • formo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [forma], to shape, fashion, form (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. sense). I. Lit.: omnis fere materia nondum formata rudis appellatur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 265: materia, quam fingit et format effectio, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 6: utcumque temperatus sit aër, ita pueros orientes animari atque formari, id. Div. 2, 42, 89: lapsos formare capillos, to adjust, Prop. 1, 3, 23: classem in Ida, Verg. A. 9, 80: vultus, Plin. 35, 8, 34, § 56: e Pario formatum marmore signum, Ov. M. 3, 419.— Absol.: (individua corpora, i. e. atomi) formare, figurare, colorare, animare (se ipsa) non possent, Cic. N. D. 1, 39, 110.— II. Trop., to shape, form, regulate, dispose, direct; to prepare, compose, etc. (in Cic. only with abstr. objects): verba nos, sicut mollissimam ceram, ad nostrum arbitrium formamus et fingimus, Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177: orationem, id. ib. 2, 9, 36: verba recte formare, Quint. 1, 12, 9; 10, 7, 7: ea quae inter se discrepant, Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 34: eloquentiam, Quint. 2, 10, 2: actionem, id. 11, 3, 180: disciplinam filii, id. 4 praef. § 1; cf.: studia ejus, id. prooem. § 5: consuetudinem partim exercitationis assiduitate partim ratione formare, Cic. Ac. 1, 5, 20: mores, Quint. 12, 2, 27: vitam et mores juventutis, Plin. Pan. 47, 1: custodireque in aetate prima pudorem, Quint. 1, 2, 4: nulla res magis penetrat in animos, eosque fingit, format, flectit, etc., Cic. Brut. 38, 142: quae formabat canendo Heroum mentes, Sil. 11, 452; cf. Quint. 1, 12, 10: animum judicum, id. 4, 1, 60: mentes, id. 2, 16, 10: mores juventutis quam principaliter formas! Plin. Pan. 47, 1; 88, 3: epistolas orationesque et edicta alieno formabat ingenio, Suet. Dom. 20; cf.: si quid res exigeret, Latine formabat, id. Aug. 89: inventus est ejus de hac re sermo formatus, id. Ner. 47: personam formare nevam, to invent, Hor. A. P. 126: versus meos cantat formatque citharā, qs. trims, embellishes them, Plin. Ep. 4, 19, 4: cogitet oratorem institui, rem arduam, etiam cum ei formando nihil defuerit, Quint. 1, 1, 10; cf.: (juvenis) ita a me formari et institui cupit, ut, etc., Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 3: perfectum ora torem, Quint. 2, 15, 33: sapientem, id. 1, 10, 5: virum, id. 12, 1, 44: puerum dictis, Hor. S. 1, 4, 121: feros cultus hominum recentum dictis, id. C. 1, 10, 3: tenerae nimis mentes asperioribus formandae studiis, id. ib. 3, 24, 54: poëtam (with alere), id. A. P. 307: format enim natura prius nos intus ad omnem Fortunarum habitum, id. ib. 108: ad credendum ante formatus, Quint. 5, 7, 8; 7, 3, 14: opus movendi judicum animos atque in eum quem volumus habitum formandi, id. 6, 2, 1; 11, 1, 2: at quae non tacita formavi gaudia mente, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 63: se in mores alicujus, Liv. 1, 21, 2: in admirationem formata, i. e. feigning, simulans, Suet. Claud. 37.
fōrmō Copy link Outline 1 donner une forme, former, conformer : pétrir la matière et lui donner ...2 arranger, organiser, régler : tout étant organisé pour les usages aussi bien ...3 façonner, donner telle ou telle disposition aux esprits :4 faire en façonnant, former, confectionner : statue tirée du marbre de Paros ... ⓘfōrmer: pres subj pass 1st sg • fōrmō, āvī, ātum, āre (forma), tr., 1. donner une forme, former, conformer : materiam fingere et formare Cic. Ac. 1, 6, pétrir la matière et lui donner une forme, cf. Cic. Div. 2, 89 ; Fin. 5, 59 ; orationem Cic. de Or. 2, 36, donner une forme au style, cf. Quint. 10, 7, 7 ; verba Cic. de Or. 3, 177, donner une forme aux mots = les disposer dans la phrase || mais verba recte formare Quint. 1, 12, 9, donner aux mots leur forme correcte, bien prononcer les mots 2. arranger, organiser, régler : formatis omnibus et ad belli et ad pacis usus Liv. 1, 45, 1, tout étant organisé pour les usages aussi bien de la guerre que de la paix ; studia alicujus Quint. 1, pr. 5, organiser les études de qqn, cf. Quint. 4, pr. 1 ; Plin. Min. Pan. 47, 1, etc. || former, modeler, dresser, instruire : puerum dictis Hor. S. 1, 4, 121, former un enfant par des entretiens, cf. Hor. O. 1, 10, 3 ; 3, 24, 54 ; se in mores alicujus Liv. 1, 21, 2, se modeler sur qqn ; ad credendum ante formatus Quint. 5, 7, 8, disposé préalablement (préparé) à croire 3. façonner, donner telle ou telle disposition aux esprits : Cic. Br. 142 ; Quint. 4, 1, 60 4. faire en façonnant, former, confectionner : e Pario formatum signum Ov. M. 3, 419, statue tirée du marbre de Paros ; speciem (natura) ita formavit oris, ut... Cic. Leg. 1, 26, (la nature) a formé les traits du visage de telle sorte que... ; classem Virg. En. 9, 80, construire une flotte ; personam novam Hor. P. 126, créer un personnage nouveau [théâtre] || [fig.] créer, produire : consuetudinem Cic. Ac. 1, 20, créer (faire naître) une habitude.
formo Copy link ⓘfōrmer: pres subj pass 1st sg FORMO âre. [μορφόω, σχηματίζω] Formam dare vel inducere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
former Copy link Outline 1. prior, us2. sŭpĕrior, us (immediately preceding)3. pristĭnus (original, olden) • former: 1. prior, us: having repealed the f. law, he promulgated two new ones, sublata p. lege, duas promulgavit, Caes.: a bird at that time unique and not seen in f. years, unica tunc volucris nec visa pr. annis, Ov.: v. preceding. 2. sŭpĕrior, us (immediately preceding): in my f. letter, s. literis, Cic.: by the death of your f. wife, morte s. uxoris, Cic.: the proceedings of the f. year, s. anni acta, Caes.: in f. times, s. temporibus, Caes.: soldiers experienced in f. battles, milites s. proeliis exercitati, Caes.: thus the latter is not joined to the f. (in an argument) nor the f. to the latter, ita priori posterius, posteriori s. non jungitur, Cic. 3. pristĭnus (original, olden): your f. dignity and glory, tua pr. dignitas et gloria, Cic. Fam. 1, 5, extr.: to retain one's f. disposition towards the Roman people, pr. animum erga P. R. conservare, Liv. 31, 2: the f. custom, pr. consuetudo, Caes. B. C. 1, 32: to return to one's f. state, ad pr. statum redire, B. G. 7, 54. N.B.--Former and latter are often expr. by ille ... hic, or hic ... ille: as, Caesar was esteemed great for his bounties and munificence; Cato for the uprightness of his life: the f. (Caesar) became renowned by his kindness and compassion; to the latter (Cato), etc., Caesar beneficiis et munificentia magnus habebatur; integritate vitae Cato: ille mansuetudine et misericordia clarus factus, huic, etc., Sall. Cat. 54: but the arrangement is often reversed, esp. when emphasis is laid on the former alternative: as, a sure peace is better and safer than a hoped for victory: the f. is in your own power, the latter in that of the gods, melior tutiorque est certa pax quam sperata victoria: haec in tua, illa in deorum manu est, Liv. 30, 30, med.: sometimes hic is even used in both the contrasted clauses: v. Dr. Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v. hic (4).
FORMER Copy link • FORMERpristinus (superior): vetus (old). Also by the adverbs olim, quondam, antea; e.g., a former friend of Philip, Philippi quondam amicus; amicus antea Philippi: Alexander’s former wife, Alexandri olim uxor. To return to one’s former state or position, in pristmum statum redire: one’s former life, vita superior: former custom, friendship, etc., pristina consuetudo, amicitia: contrary to any former precedent, contra omnia vetustatis exempla. Fore-mentioned, Vid: The former (in contradistinction to “the latter’), ille, illa, illud (opposed to hic): prior (opposed to posterior; e.g., priori posterius non jungitur, Cic., Acad., 2, 14).