dubitare (to be prevented by doubts from forming a decision; absolutely, or followed by an infinitive; rarely affirmatively; usually with a negation): cunctari (to delay; absolutely, or followed by an infinitive): haesitare (to doubt, hesitate; absolutely, or on account of anything, ob aliquid or de aliqua re cunctari, to delay from consideration, like μέλλειν: haesitare, from want of resolution: cessare, from want of strength and energy, like ὀκνεῖν. The cunctans delays to begin an action; the cessans, to go on with an action already begun, Döderlein). Not to hesitate, non dubitare or non cunctari (followed by an infinitive, or by quin. ☞ Non dubitare = not to hesitate, is usually construed with infinitive in Cic.; but quin is permissible; nolite dubitare, quin huic uni credatis omnia [Mil., 23, 67]: it is necessary, where dubitare is in passive, especially participle in dus. Domitius thought he ought not to hesitate to risk an engagement, Domitius non dubitandum putavit, quin proelio decertaret, Krüger, 576, 2). I did not hesitate a moment to, ego non habui ambiguum, ut, etc. (Brut. ap. Cic., ad Div., 11, 11, 3): to make anybody hesitate, dubitationem alicui afferre, injicere, dare. Why do we hesitate to confess, etc.? quid tergiversamur, nec fatemur etc. (Cic.).