me
acc. and abl. of ego.

meamet
see meus, -met, -pte.

meatus
ūs, m meo, a going, passing, motion, course : caeli, V.
A way, path, passage : Danuvius donec in Ponticum mare sex meatibus erumpat, by six channels , Ta.

mecastor
interj. sc. adiuvet, so help me Castor, by Castor (old): Salve mecastor, T.

mecum
i. e. cum me, see 1. cum.

meddix
icis, m Oscan; among the Oscans, a magistrate : meddix tuticus, the highest magistrate (of the Oscans), L.

medens
ntis, m P. of medeor, a healer, physician : in medentes Erumpit clades, O.: artes medentum, O.

medeor
—, ērī, dep. 3 MA-, to heal, cure, remedy, be good for : cui (morbo) mederi (volet): volneribus: medendis corporibus, L.: ars medendi, the healing art , O.
Fig., to remedy, succor, relieve, amend, correct, restore : violentia Turni aegrescit medendo, i. e. by opposition , V.: invidiae, S.: capiti Rosci, i. e. defend the life : dies stultis quoque mederi solet: inopiae frumentariae, Cs.: ignorantiae lectorum, provide against , N.: quas (cupiditates) mederi possis, T.

mediastinus
ī, m medius, a common servant, drudge, slave of all work, menial , H.

medica
ae, f , μηδική, Median clover, Burgundy-clover, lucern, V.

medicabilis
e, adj. medicor, to be healed, curable : amor non est medicabilis herbis, O.

medicamen
inis, n medico, a drug, medicament, remedy, antidote, medicine : violenta medicamenta curari: facies medicaminibus interstincta, plasters , Ta.: validum, O.
A drug, poison : medicamen habendum est, Iu.: noxium, Ta.
A paint, wash, cosmetic : vestrae medicamina formae, O.
Fig., a remedy, antidote : iratae medicamina fortia praebe, O.

medicamentum
ī, n medico, a drug, remedy, antidote, physic, medicine, medicament : medicamentum alcui dare ad aquam intercutem: sumere, Cu.: medicamenta salubria, L.: medicamentis delibutus.
A drug, potion, poison : coquere medicamenta, L.: medicamentis partum abigere.
Fig., a remedy, relief, antidote : multorum medicamentum maerorum: doloris: panchrestum (i. e. pecunia).
An embellishment : medicamenta fucati candoris et ruboris.

medicandus
adj. P. of medico, in need of healing .
As subst., H.

medicatus
adj. P. of medico, healing, medicinal, magic : fruges, V.: virga, O.: potio, Cu.: inguen, Iu.

medicatus
ūs, m medico, a charm , O.

medicina
ae, f medicus, the healing art, medicine, surgery (sc. ars): medicina (ars est) valetudinis: medicinae exercendae causā, practising : Inventum medicina meum est, O.: repertor medicinae, V.
A remedy, medicine (sc. res): accipere medicinam.
Fig., a remedy, relief, antidote : singulis medicinam consili adferam: laboris: furoris, V.: curae, O.: his quattuor causis totidem medicinae opponuntur: tuae figurae, i. e. means of rendering beautiful , Pr.

medico
āvī, ātus, āre 1 medicus, to imbue with healing power, medicate, drug : hoc amnem Inficit, occulte medicans, V.: semina, steep , V.: medicatae sedes, sprinkled with juices , V.: medicatus somnus, drugged , O.
To color, dye, stain, tinge : Lana medicata fuco, H.: capillos, O.

medicor
ātus, ārī, dep. 1 medicus, to heal, cure : senibus anhelis, V.: cuspidis ictum, V.
Fig., to curve, relieve : mihi, T.

medicus
adj., of healing, healing, medicinal: manūs, V.: ars, O.

medicus
ī, m 1 medicus, a medical man, physician, surgeon : nemon medicum adduxit? T.: non ignobilis: quod medicorum est Promittunt medici, H.: medico ridente, Iu.

medietas
ātis, f medius, the middle, place in the middle, midst .

medimnum
ī, n (C.), and medimnus, ī, m (N.), a Greek dry measure, Greek bushel: tritici: septem milia medimnūm.

mediocris
e, adj. medius, of middling size, medium, middling, moderate, ordinary : castellum, S.: spatium, Cs.: lacum mediocris aquae prospexit (i. e. mediocrem), O.
Fig., moderate, mean, mediocre, inferior, inconsiderable : oratores: homines: poëta, H.: amicitia: artes: ingenium: excusare . . . mediocris est animi, narrow , Cs.: ut mediocris Iacturae te mergat onus, Iu.: primo mediocria gerebat, S.
With neg, not insignificant, not common, superior, extraordinary : non mediocris animus, i. e. ardent , S.: haud mediocris vir: non mediocris diligentia, Cs.

mediocritas
ātis, f mediocris, a middle state, medium, mean, moderateness, moderation : quae est inter nimium et parum: Aurea, H.: cum omnis virtus sit mediocritas (of style): mediocritates illi probabant, moderate passions.
Moderate <*>dowment, mediocrity : in dicendo: mea ingeni.

mediocriter
adv. with comp. mediocris, moderately, tolerably, ordinarily, not very, not remarkably, slightly, somewhat : ordo annalium mediocriter nos retinet: res mediocriter utiles, H.: vestita, unostentatiously , T.: hoc vellem mediocrius: non mediocriter, in no moderate degree , Cs.: ne mediocriter quidem disertus, not in the least.
With moderation, calmly, tranquilly : non mediocriter ferendum: alqd velle.

meditamentum
ī, n meditor, a thinking of, preparation.
Plur. : belli, Ta.

meditatio
ōnis, f meditor, a thinking over, contemplation, dwelling upon : futuri mali.
Study, preparation, rehearsal, practice : naturae vitium meditatione sustulerunt: obeundi muneris: nulla meditationis suspicio.

meditatus
P. of meditor.

mediterraneus
adj. medius+terra, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean, continental : regiones, Cs.: homines maxime.
Plur n . as subst: Galliae, the interior , L.

meditor
ātus, ārī, dep. 3 MA-, to reflect, muse, consider, meditate, give attention : meditando extundere artīs, V.: causam tuam, i. e. how to defend yourself , T.: ea para, meditare, quae, etc.: Meditata mihi sunt omnia mea incommoda, I have thought over , T.: ad ea: ad huius vitae studium meditati sunt labores tui, i. e. have prepared you : de rei p. libertate.
To meditate, plan, devise, contrive : iam designatus alio voltu esse meditabatur: animo proficisci, N.: capere dolis Reginam meditor, V.: quo modo cum illo loquar: quibus verbis illius cupiditatem comprimas: meditatum et cogitatum scelus.
To meditate, study, exercise, practise, rehearse : meditati ad dicendum venimus, prepared : Demosthenes perfecit meditando, ut, etc.: quid Crassus ageret meditandi causā: meditans in proelia taurus, V.: ea, quae meditata et praeparata inferuntur: meditatum cogitatumque verbum, studied : verba, O.: murmura, rehearsed mumblings , Iu.
To sing, celebrate in song : omnia, quae Phoebo meditante Audiit, V.

meditullium
ī, n medius+* tullus for tellus, the middle : in meditullio, Serv. ap. C.

medium
ī, n medius.
In space, the middle, midst, centre, interval, intervening space : in medio aedium sedens, L.: in agmine in medio adesse, S.: medio viae ponere, L.: medio stans hostia ad aram, V.: medio tutissimus ibis, O.: in medium sarcinas coniciunt, L.: Horum unum ad medium Transadigit (hasta), through the middle , V.
Of time: iam diei medium erat, the middle , L.: Nec longum in medio tempus, cum, etc., interval , V.
The midst, public, community : in medio omnibus Palma est posita, qui, etc., open to all , T.: rem totam in medio ponere, publicly : dicendi ratio in medio posita<*> open to all : Transvolat in medio posita, what is obvious , H.: rem in medium proferre, publish : rem in medium vocare coeperunt, before the public . in medio relinquere, leave undecided : cum iacentia (verba) sustulimus e medio, adopt common words : ex medio res arcessit comoedia, common life , H.: removendae de medio litterae, done away with : hominem de medio tolli posse, be put out of the way : e medio excessit, is dead , T.: tollite lumen E medio, Iu.: recede de medio, go away : in medio esse, be present , T.: venient in medium, come forward : consulere in medium, for the general good , V.: in medium quaerebant, to supply the wants of all , V.: laudem in medium conferentes, ascribing to the whole body (of magistrates), L.: In medium discenda dabat, for all to learn , O.
Fig., a mean, middle course : medium ferire, i. e. strike out a middle theory : mediis copulare concordiam, by a compromise , L.: Virtus est medium vitiorum, H.
Plur, a moderate fortune, middling circumstances : intactu invidiā media sunt, L.

medius
adj. MED-, in the middle, in the midst, mid, mean, middle : mundi locus: tempus: solio medius consedit, in the middle , V.: medius Polluce et Castore ponar, between , O.: medios ignīs testor, i. e. on the altar between us , V.: medium turba Hunc habet, surrounds , V.: Discessere omnes medii, from the midst , V.: caelestes medio Iove sedent, O.: medium ostendere unguem, point with the middle finger , Iu.: cum inter bellum et pacem medium nihil sit, no middle course : locus medius regionum earum, half-way between , Cs.: locus medius iuguli summique lacerti, between , O.: medius ex tribus, S.: in foro medio, in the middle of the forum : in mediis aedibus: de mediā nocte, midnight , Cs.: mediā aestate, at midsummer : medios dilapsus in hostīs, V.: Phoebus, the sun at noon , O.: (illum) medium adripere, by the middle , T.: iuvenem medium complectitur, L.
Fig., of the middle, middling, medial, moderate : aetatis mediae vir, of middle age , Ph.: nihil medium, sed inmensa omnia volventes animo, L.: gratia non media, extraordinary , L.: ingenium, Ta.: sermones, common , O.
Undetermined, undecided, neutral : medium quendam cursum tenere: medios esse: responsum, ambiguous , L.
Indifferent, not imperative : officium (opp. perfectum).
Intermediate : medium erat in Anco ingenium, et Numae et Romuli memor, like each some respects , L.: consilium, avoiding both extremes , L.
Central, intimate, profound, essential : quae sunt ex mediā laude iustitiae, essential claims to honor : in medio maerore et dolore, buried in : in medio ardore belli, L.: media inter pocula, Iu.: Pacis eras mediusque belli, equally ready for , H.
As subst m., a mediator : paci medium se offert, V.

medius
see fidius.

medix
see meddix.

medulla
ae, f MED-, marrow : medullas Intravit calor, V.: Exsucta, H.: albae, O.: humanae, spinal marrow , O.
Of plants, pith : bibula (virgae), O.
Fig., the marrow, kernel, centre, heart, inmost part : in medullis populi R. haerebant: Haec mihi semper erunt imis infixa medullis, O.: qui mihi haeres in medullis, in my heart : nondum implevere medullas Maturae mala nequitiae, Iu.: damnum propius medullis, the heart , H.: suadae, the marrow of eloquence , Enn. ap. C.

medullula
ae, f dim. medulla, marrow : anseris, Ct.

Medusa
ae, f a Gorgon, O.; see Gorgo.

Medusaeus
adj., of Medusa, Medusean, O.

Megaera
ae, f , Μέγαιρα, one of the Furies, V.

Megalensia
(Ta.) or Megalēsia (C., L., O., Iu.), ium, n an annual festival in honor of Cybele.

Megalesiacus
adj., of the Megalesia, Iu.

megistanes
um, m , μεγιστᾶνες, grandees, magnates: Armenii, Ta.

mehercle
see hercle, hercule, Hercules.

meio
—, —, ere, to make water, Ct., H., Iu.

mel
mellis, n MAL-, honey : villa abundat caseo, melle: roscida mella, V.
Fig., honey, sweetness, pleasantness : poëtica mella, H.: Hoc iuvat et melli est, is pleasant , H.
Prov.: e medio flumine mella petat, i. e. where there is none , O.

melancholicus
adj. , μελαγχολικός, with black bile, melancholy.

melanurus
ī, m , μελάνουρος, a black-tail (a sea-fish), O.

melicus
adj. , μελικός, musical, lyric: poëma.

melilotos
ī, f , μελίλωτος, a kind of clover, melilot: pars meliloton amant, O.

melimela
ōrum, n plur., μελίμηλα, honeyapples, must-apples, H.

melior
adj. comp., see bonus.

melisphyllum
ī, n , μελίφυλλον, balm-gentle, balm: Trita melisphylla, V.

Melitensis
e, adj. Melita, of Malta, Maltese : vestis: rosa.
Plur n . as subst. (sc. vestimenta), Melitan garments .

melius
and sup.

melius
adj. and adv., comp. of bonus, bene.

meliuscule
adv. meliusculus, rather better, pretty well : cum meliuscule tibi esset.

meliusculus
adj. dim. melius, somewhat better, rather better , T.

mellifer
fera, ferum, adj. mel+1 FER-, honey-bearing, melliferous : apes, O.

mellitus
adj. mel, of honey, sweet with honey : placenta, H.
Fig., honey-sweet, darling : Cicero: oculi, Ct.

melos
—, dat. ō, n , μέλος, a tune, air, strain, song, lay: melo Consimilis cantus, Att. ap. C.: longum, H.

Melpomene
ēs, f , Μελπομένη, the muse of tragic and lyric poetry, H.

membrana
ae, f membrum, a skin, membrane : membranae tenuissimae: chelydri, slough , O.
A skin prepared for writing, parchment : Membranam poscere, H.: croceae membrana tabellae, Iu.

membranula
ae, f dim. membrana, parchment .

membratim
adv. membrum, piecemeal, singly, severally : gestum negotium.
Of speech, in little clauses, in short sentences : dicere.

membrum
ī, n 3 MAN-, of the body, a limb, member : Membra metu debilia sunt, T.: simulacra, quorum membra, etc., Cs.: membra, id est partes corporis: fractus membra labore, H.: membra toro reponunt, bodies , V.
A part, portion, division : membra fracta ratio, O.: philosophiae, branches : congeriem in membra redegit, i. e. organized , O.
Of persons, a member, part : Ponticus, Bassus . . . dulcia convictūs membra fuere mei, O.
An apartment, chamber : cubicula et eiusmodi membra.
Of a sentence, a member, clause .

memet
see ego and met.

memini
isse (only perf. form) 1 MAN-, I remember, recollect, think of, am mindful of, bear in mind : cui dolet meminit: Ipse ego (nam memini), etc., O.: ut ego meminisse videor: Ut verberes latus memento fluctibus (i. e. memento verberare), H.: ut sui iuris meminisset: hoc: patriae beneficia: numeros, V.: de exsulibus: quanta esset hominum admiratio: olim ut fuerit vestra oratio, T.: cum mihi desipere videbare: virginem formā bonā videre, T.: dextram cohibere memento, be sure to , Iu.: decedere nocti, V.: Non aper irasci meminit, i. e. is inclined , O.: Catonem mecum disserere: Pamphylum mihi narrare: fieri senatūs consultum referente me: mementote hos esse pertimescendos: memineris te virum esse, S.: peto, ut memineris, te omnia mihi cumulate recepisse: me de oratoris facultate dixisse: me vidisse senem, V.
To make mention of, mention : meministi ipse de exsulibus: cuius supra meminimus, Cs.

Memnon
onis, m , Μέμνων, son of Tithonus and Aurora, V., H., O.
His broken statue gave a musical sound at sunrise, Ta., Iu.

memor
oris, adj. 1 SMAR-, mindful, remembering, heedful : mens: apud memores stat gratia facti, V.: ut memor esses sui, T.: eorum facti, Cs.: generis, S.: nec aurae Nec sonitūs memor, V.: vale nostri memor, Iu.: Vive memor, quam sis aevi brevis, H.: cadum Marsi memorem duelli, i. e. as old as , H.: aevum, i. e. fame , V.: tabellae, inscribed , O.: saevae Iunonis ira, relentless , V.: exemplum parum memor legum humanarum, regardless , L.
That remembers, of a good memory : homo.
Recalling, bringing to mind, suggestive, commemorative : ingenium Numae, L.: nostri memorem sepulcro Scalpe querelam, H.: indicii memor poena, O.: versus, O.

memorabilis
e, adj. with comp. memoro, that may be told, heard of, credible : Hocine credibile aut memorabile? T.
Worth repeating. memorable, remarkable, worthy of remembrance . vir bellicis quam pacis artibus memorabilior, L. nomen, V.: virtus: facinus, S.
Plur n . as subst. multa memorabilia effecerat, notable achievements .

memorandus
adj. P. of memoro, worthy of remembrance, memorable, noteworthy : proelium, worth mentioning , L.: iuvenis, V.: acta, O.

memorator
ōris, m memoro, a narrator, relater : Homerus, Pr.

memoratus
adj. P. of memoro, memorable, renowned, celebrated : pugna, L.: locus Italiae famā, V.
Plur n . as subst: deae memorata, sayings , O.

memoria
ae, f memor, memory, remembrance : oratio memoriā digna: memoriae prodere, eum liberatum (esse), hand down to posterity : memoriam prodere, transmit , Cs.: traditur memoriae prolapsum cecidisse, is related , L.: quorum memoria iucunda fuit: immortalis, N.
The faculty of remembering, memory, recollection : haec habui in memoriā, T.: Hortensius memoriā tantā fuit, ut, etc.: in memoriam redigere, recall to mind : memoriā comprehendere, commit to memory : causam memoriā complecti: memoriā custodire: habere in memoriā, remember , T.: hoc est mihi in memoriā, in my recollection : ex memoriā insidias deponere, forget : iniuriarum memoriam deponere, forget , Cs.: Carthaginem excidisse de memoriā, L.: ut mea memoria est: ex memoriā exponam, from memory.
The time of remembrance, period of recollection, time : illimque ad nostram memoriam, S.: paulo supra hanc memoriam, not long ago , Cs.: superiore memoriā, in earlier times : princeps huius memoriae philosophorum, of our time : post hominum memoriam, since the memory of man.
An historical account, relation, narration, record : liber, quo iste omnem rerum memoriam breviter complexus est: memoria ex annalibus repetita, L.: carmina, unum memoriae et annalium genus, Ta.

memoriola
ae, f dim. memoria, the memory .

memoriter
adv. memor, from memory, by personal recollection : oratio est habita memoriter: multa narrare de Laelio.
With a good memory, by ready recollection : ista exposuisti ut tam multa memoriter.
Fully, accurately, correctly : cognoscere, T.: respondere.

memoro
āvī, ātus, āre memor, to bring to remembrance, mention, recount, relate, speak of, say, tell : mihi causas, V.: patriam rhombi, Iu.: cuius conditor Hercules memorabatur, was said to have been , S.: ut quidam memoratur contemnere, etc., H.: nondum memoratus omnibus, O.: de gloriā bonorum, S.: de naturā nimis obscure: Herculem boves abegisse, L.: ubi ea, quae dico, gesta esse memorantur: quo patre natus uterque Contulerit lites, H.: sic memorat, V.: incredibile memoratu est, quam, etc., S.: parva et levia memoratu, Ta.
To speak, utter, make use of : vocabula memorata Catonibus, H.
To name, call : Carmentalem nomine portam, V.

men
for mēne, see 2 ne.

menda
ae, f 3 MAN-, a fault, blemish : in corpore, O.

mendacium
ī, n mendax, a lie, untruth, falsehood, fiction : nulla mendaci religione obstrictus, Cs.: impudens: mendacio fallere: inmensa spirant mendacia, Iu.: piā mendacia fraude latebant, O.: poëtarum, Cu.

mendaciunculum
ī, n dim. mendacium, a little untruth, fib, white lie .

mendax
dācis, adj. with comp. 1 MAN-, of men, given to lying, false, mendacious : homo: amicus, pretended , H.: aretalogus, Iu.: Parthis mendacior, H.: Saepe fui mendax pro te mihi, O.: in parentem, H.: quidquid Graecia mendax Audet in historiā, Iu.
As subst m., a liar : quid interest inter periurum et mendacem?
Of things, false, deceptive, feigned, fictitious, counterfeit, not real : visa: fundus, disappointing , H.: infamia, slander , H.: somnus, Tb.: pennae, O.

mendicitas
ātis, f mendicus, beggary, pauperism, indigence : in summā mendicitate esse: consortes mendicitatis.

mendico
—, ātus, āre mendicus, to beg, ask alms : eiectis mendicat silva Camenis, i. e. is full of beggars , Iu.: mendicatus panis, Iu.

mendicus
adj. with sup, beggarly, needy, in want, indigent: ex mendicis fieri divites: solos sapientīs esse, si mendicissimi (sint), divites.
As subst m., a beggar, mendicant, T., C.: mendici, i. e. the priests of Cybele, H.
Poor, paltry, sorry, pitiful: instrumentum.

mendose
adv. with sup. mendosus, full of faults, faultily, wrongly : libri scribuntur: ars mendosissime scripta.

mendosus
adv. with comp. mendum, full of faults, faulty, blemished : equi facies, O.
Fig., erroneous, incorrect, defective, wrong : mendosum est, etc.: vitiis paucis natura, blemished , H.: mores, O.: historia mendosior.
In writing, that commits faults, blundering : semper in Verruci nomine.

mendum
ī, n 3 MAN-, a fault, error, blunder : quod mendum ista litura conrexit?: librariorum.
A blemish, defect : Rara mendo facies caret, O.
Fig., a mistake, omission : Idūs Martiae magnum mendum continent.

mens
mentis, f 1 MAN-, the mind, disposition, feeling, character, heart, soul : mala, T.: conversae sunt omnium mentes, Cs.: mentis ferox, O.: mollis ad calamitates perferendas, Cs.
The conscience : adhibere testem, id est mentem suam: diri conscia facti, Iu.
The intellectual faculties, mind, understanding, intellect, reason, judgment, discernment, consideration, reflection : animos viventīs mente complecti, comprehend : mens sana in corpore sano, Iu.: mentis suae esse, in his right mind : captus mente, beside himself : mente paululum inminutā, S.: mentem amittere, lose one's mind : male tuta, H.: huic ex tempore dicenti effluit mens, his recollection vanished : quae tantā mente fiunt, intelligence : dictis adice mentem, attention , O.
In the phrase, venire in mentem, to come into mind, be thought of, occur : quotienscumque patria in mentem veniret, L.: numquam ea res tibi tam belle in mentem venire potuisset: ubi venit in mentem eius adventi, bethought himself , T.: ei venit in mentem potestatis: fac tibi legis veniat in mentem: in mentem tibi non venit quid negoti sit?: veniat in mentem, ut defenderimus, etc., L.: quid venit in mentem Callistheni, dicere, etc.?
Mind, thought, plan, purpose, intention, design : senatus unā voce ac mente restiterat: nostram nunc accipe mentem, V.: classem eā mente comparavit, ut, etc.: mentes deorum scrutari in fibris, O.: hac mente laborem ferre, H.
Spirit, boldness, courage : tua, quā arcem recepisti, L.: addere mentem, give courage , H.: demittunt mentes, lose courage , V.
Passion, impulse : dolor quod suaserit et mens, H.: Compesce mentem, H.
Person., the goddess of thought , L., C., O.

mensa
ae, f mensos, P. of metior, a table : ad mensam consistere, wait at table : Qui dapibus mensas onerent, V.: acernā, O.: carā piscīs avertere mensā, fishmonger's board , H.
A table, meal, course : Italicae mensae: lucis pars ultima mensae Est data, supper , O.: unā mensā, at a single meal , Iu.: secunda, an after-feast , i. e. thank-offering , V.: secundas nux ornabat mensas, dessert , H.: secundamque mensam servis dispertiit, N.: mensae tempore, meal-time , Iu.
A money-changer's counter : mensam poni iubet, H.: publica, a public bank.
A sacrificial table, alter : mensae deorum, V.: super tumulum mensam statuere.

mensarius
ī, m mensa, a money-changer, banker, public banker , C.: quinque viri, quos mensarios appellarunt, treasurers , L.

mensio
ōnis, f metior, a measure : vocum, quantity .

mensis
is （gen plur. mensium, mensūm or mensuum), m 1 MA-, a month : mensis trīs abest, T.: quintum iam mensem obsessus, S.: lunae cursūs qui menses nominantur: Veneris marinae, i. e. of Venus's birth, April , H.: primo mense, at the beginning of the month , V.: regnavit paucos mensīs: magni menses, i. e. glorious , V.

mensor
ōris, m 1 MA-, a measurer, surveyor : maris et terrae, H., O.

menstruus
adj. mensis, of a month, of every month, monthly : usura.
Of a month, lasting a month, monthly : vita: cibaria: Luna, i. e. in her monthly course , V.
As subst m. : menstruum secum ferre, a month's provisions , L.

mensura
ae, f metior, a measuring, measurement : mensurae itinerum, Cs.: certae ex aquā mensurae, i. e. by the water-clock , Cs.: quicquid sub aurium mensuram aliquam cadat, numerus vocatur.
A measure, standard of measurement : cumulatiore mensurā uti: qui modus mensurae medimnus appellatur, N.: de mensurā ius dicere, Iu.
Measure, extent : roboris, girth , O.: parvā minor mensura lacertā est, size , O.: sed deerat pisci patinae mensura, was too small , Iu.: mensura censūs, fortune , Iu.
Fig., a limit, capacity, power, extent, degree : tibi dabitur mensura bibendi, O.: qui tanti mensuram nominis imples, i. e. art worthy of , O.: sui, i. e. capacity , Iu.

mensus
P. of metior.

menta
ae, f , μέντηα, mint, O.

mentiens
entis, m P. of mentior, a fallacy, sophism .

mentio
ōnis, f 1 MAN-, a calling to mind, making mention, mentioning, naming, mention : Phaedriae, T.: casu in eorum mentionem incidi, happened to mention them : tui: eius rei facta: oratio accusatorum mentionem habet, mentions , L.: mentio incohata adfinitatis, the subject introduced , L.: de furtis, H.: caput legis, de quo ante feci mentionem: facere mentionem, placere statui, si, etc.: secessionis mentiones ad volgus militum serere, suggestions , L.

mentior
ītus, īrī, dep. 1 MAN-, to invent, assert falsely, lie, cheat, deceive, pretend : Si quicquam invenies me mentitum, T.: Hoc iuvat, non mentior, H.: plurimis de rebus: ne ioco quidem, N.: ille, satum quo te mentiris, pretend , V.: certam me sum mentitus habere Horam, quae, etc., O.
Of things, to deceive, impose upon : frons, oculi, voltus persaepe mentiuntur: in quibus nihil umquam vetustas mentita sit.
To lie about, assert falsely, make a false promise about, feign, counterfeit, imitate : tantam rem, devise such a falsehood , S.: auspicium, L.: titulum Lyciscae, assume falsely , Iu.: ita mentitur (sc. Homerus), fables , H.
Fig.: Spem mentita seges, disappointed , H.: Nec varios discet mentiri lana colores, to assume , V.

mentitus
adj. P. of mentior, imitated, counterfeit, feigned : tela, V.: figurae, O.: nomen, O.

Mentor
oris, m , Μέντωρ, an artist in embossed metals, C.
A Mentor, embossed cup, Iu.

mentula
ae. f : membrum virile, Ct.

mentum
ī n 2 MAN-, the chin : paulo attritius: incana, beards , V., H.

meo
āvī, —, āre, to go, pass: quo simul meāris, H.: quā sidera lege mearent, O.: spiritus, Cu.

mephitis
is, f a noxious exhalation, mephitis, malaria: saeva, V.
Person., a goddess who averts malaria: templum, Ta.

meracus
adj. with comp. merus, pure, unmixed : vinum meracius: helleborum, H.
Fig., pure, unadulterated, genuine : libertas.

mercabilis
e, adj. mercor, that may be bought, purchasable : meretrix, O.

mercans
antis, P. of mercor.

mercator
ōris, m mercor, a trader, merchant, wholesale dealer : ea mutare cum mercatoribus vino, S.: venalicii mercatoresque: multi ad eos mercatores ventitant, Cs.: Africum metuens, H.
A dealer, speculator : mercatores provinciarum: sacci olentis, Iu.
A buyer, purchaser : signorum: veneni, Iu.

mercatura
ae, f mercor, trade, traffic, commerce : tenuis: quaestūs mercaturae, Cs.: mercaturas facere, the pursuits of trade : Aversus mercaturis, H.
Fig.: bonarum artium, the purchase .

mercatus
ūs, m mercor, trade, traffic, bargaining, buying and selling : eo ad mercatum venio, for a market , T.: domesticus.
A place for trade, market-place, market, mart : frequens, L.: mercatu indicto.
A festival, assemblage for games : is qui habetur maximo ludorum apparatu: Asiae Graeciaeque is mercatus erat, L.

mercedula
ae, f dim. 1 merces, small wages, poor pay : mercedulā adducti: constituere mercedulas praediorum, paltry revenues .

mercennarius
adj. 1 merces, serving for pay, hired, earning wages, paid, mercenary : comes: miles, L.: testes, bribed : arma, L.: liberalitas: vincla, i. e. imperative business engagements , H.
As subst m., a hireling, hired servant : a villā, T.: quaestūs mercennariorum.

merces
ēdis, f 2 SMAR-, price, hire, pay wages, salary, fee, reward : mercedem Coëgi, T. manuum mercede inopiam tolerare, of manual labor , S.: operae: Apollonius cum mercede doceret: mercede diurnā Conductus, H.: poscere mercedes, work for hire , Iu.: pro quā mercede pavere, etc., V.
An unrighteous reward, bribe : Baebium magnā mercede parat, S.: paciscitur magnā mercede cum principibus, ut, etc., L.: a quibus mercedem accepisti: lingua adstricta mercede, tied with a bribe.
A price, reward, wages, recompense, punishment, cost, injury, detriment, stipulation, condition : mercedem lacrimarum constituere: mercedem imponere linguae, set a price on , Iu.: mercedem solvere, make payment , Iu.: non aliā bibam Mercede, condition , H.: temeritatis, punishment , L.: non sine magnā mercede, only at great cost : Hac coëant mercede suorum, i. e. at this sacrifice of their people , V.
Prov.: unā mercede duas res adsequi, kill two birds with one stone.
Rent, revenue, income, interest : praediorum: ex fundo: mercedes habitationum annuae, house-rents , Cs.: Quinas hic capiti mercedes exsecat, takes out as discount , H.

merces
plur. of merx.

mercimonium
ī merx, merchandise , Ta.

mercor
ātus, ārī, dep. merx, to trade, traffic, deal in, buy, purchase : agrum, T.: (eunuchum) Thaïdi, for Thais , T.: fundum de pupillo: hortos, H.: hanc (segetem), Iu.
Fig.: officia mercanda vitā, to be purchased with life : Hoc magno mercentur Atridae, would pay highly for , V.

Mercurialis
e, adj. Mercurius, of Mercury , H.: viri, i. e. lyric poets , H.
Plur m . as subst, the tradesmen, corporation of traders .

Mercurius
ī, m merx, Mercury, the messenger of the gods, the god of dexterity and of eloquence, of traders and thieves , Cs., C., V., H., O.
The planet Mercury , C.

merda
ae, f dung, ordure, excrement: corvorum, H.

merens
entis, adj. P. of mereo, deserving, meriting : optime merentes socios deserere, Cs.: laudare et increpare merentīs, S.: rite merenti Venit laurea, O.
As subst m. : sumpsisse merentis poenas, i. e. punished the guilty one , V.: Dignus pro laude merentis, of my benefactor , H.

mereo
uī, itus, ēre, dep. 2 SMAR-, to deserve, merit, be entitled to, be worthy of : nec minimum decus, H.: supplicium, O.: cur pereat, O.: Nil suave meritum est, no kindness has been deserved , T.: qualem meruit, Pallanta remitto, as he deserves , i. e. dead , V.: ut decoraretur: Danaūm ut caderem manu, V.: Quae merui vitio perdere cuncta meo, O.
To earn, acquire, gain, obtain : non amplius duodecim aeris: stipendia in eo bello, i. e. served as a soldier : diadema Quirini, Iu.: odium, Cs.: aera, H.: scelus, incur , V.
To get by purchase, buy, purchase : quid arbitramini Rheginos merere velle, ut, etc., what price do you think they would take?
To serve for pay, serve as a soldier : complurīs annos, Cs.: triennio sub Hasdrubale, L.: equo, serve in the cavalry : pedibus, serve in the infantry , L.
To confer a favor, render service : de re p. optime: Si bene quid de te merui, V.

mereor
itus, ērī, dep. SMAR-, to deserve, merit, be entitled to : dignitatem meam, si mereor, tuearis, if I deserve it: Pa . quid meritu's? Da . crucem, T.: stipendia, serve in the army : laudem, Cs.: gratiam nullam, L.: sanctus haberi, Iu.: ut memor esses sui, T.
To deserve well, be meritorious : eane meritos hostīs sine causā factos? after deserving so well , L.: Qui sui memores alios fecere merendo, V.: Hac (arte) te merentem Vexere, etc., H.
To deserve a return, merit recompense, behave : erga me saepe (illam) meritam quod vellem scio, treated me as I desired , T.: recepto Supplice sic merito, deserving this reception , V.: optime de communi libertate meritus, Cs.: de re p. bene, i. e. to serve well : melius de quibusdam inimicos mereri quam amicos, have treated better : perniciosius de re p. merentur principes, i. e. act ruinously : urbs quoque modo erit merita de me, has treated me : optime eum de se meritum iudicabat, Cs.

meretricius
adj. meretrix, of harlots, of prostitutes, meretricious : ars, T.: domus, T.: quaestus: disciplina.

meretricula
ae, f dim. meretrix, a prostitute, courtesan , C., H., L.

meretrix
īcis, f mereo, a prostitute, courtesan , T., C., H.

merges
itis, f mergae; MERG-, a sheaf , V.

mergo
mersī, mersus, ere MERG-, to dip, dip in, immerse, plunge, sink, bury : se in mari: putealibus undis, O.: mersa navis, Cu.: te sub aequore, V.: Ter matutino Tiberi mergetur, bathe , Iu.
To engulf, swallow up, overwhelm : te mersurae aquae, O.: mersā rate, Iu.
To plunge, thrust, drive, bury : mersisque in corpore rostris, O.
To cover, bury, hide : suos in cortice voltūs, O.
Fig., to plunge, sink, overwhelm, cover, bury, immerse, ruin : quae forma viros fortunave mersit, V.: quem funere mersit acerbo, brought to a painful death , V.: se in voluptates, L.: Quosdam mergit longa honorum Pagina, drags down , Iu.: mersus secundis rebus, overwhelmed with prosperity , L.: vino somnoque mersi, buried in drunken sleep , L.: rebus mersis in ventrem, swallowed up , Iu.: mergentibus sortem usuris, sinking his capital , L.: mersis fer opem rebus, to utter distress , O.

mergus
ī, m MERG-, a diver (a water-fowl): aprici, V., O.

meridianus
adj. meridies, of mid-day, of noon : Tempus.
Southerly, to the south : vallis, L.

meridiatio
ōnis, f meridio, a mid-day nap, siesta .

meridies
—, acc. em, abl. ē, m for * medidies; medius+dies, mid-day, noon : Meridie ipso, at high noon , T.: ante meridiem.
The south : flumen oriens a meridie, S.: inflectens cursum ad meridiem.

meridio
—, ātum, āre meridies, to take a mid-day nap, have a siesta.
Supin. acc ., Ct.

merito
adv. with sup. meritissimo abl. of meritum, according to desert, deservedly, justly : ne id merito mi eveniret, T.: homines necati, S.: pulsus, V.: iratus Metello: laudari: alquem amare meritissimo.

merito
āvī, —, āre, freq. mereo, to earn, yield : fundus, qui sestertia dena meritasset.

meritorius
adj. meritum, earning money : pueri, earning money by prostitution.
Plur. n . as subst, hired lodgings , Iu.

meritum
ī, n P. n. of mero, a merit, service, kindness, benefit, favor : pro merito ab illo tibi referri gratia, T.: nobis ob merita sua carus, S.: pro singulari eorum merito: merito tuo feci, as you deserved : ex merito, Ta.: recordatio ingentium meritorum, L.: meritis pro talibus, V.: magna in me.
Demerit, blame, fault, offence : merito hoc meo videtur factum? T.: a me nullo meo merito alienus, by no fault of mine : nullo meo in se merito, no offence against him , L.: Leniter, ex merito quicquid patiare, ferendum est, O.
Merit, worth, value, importance : quo sit merito quaeque notata dies, O.: sume superbiam Quaesitam meritis, H.

meritus
adj. P. of mereor, deserving : meriti iuvenci, V.: lingua, guilty , O.: nihil meritum saxum, unoffending , O.
Due, deserved, fit, just, proper, right : ignarus, laus an poena merita esset, L.: iracundia merita ac debita: honores, V.: nomen, H.: poenae, O.

merops
opis, m , μέροψ, a bee-eater (a bird), V.

merso
āvī, ātus, āre, freq. mergo, to dip, immerse : gregem fluvio, V.: mersor civilibus undis, plunge into , H.

mersus
P. of mergo.

merula
ae, f a blackbird, ousel, merle, C., H.
A sea-carp, O.

merum
ī, n merus, unmixed wine, wine without water : multi Damalis meri, i. e. given to , H.: vis meri, O., V., Iu.

merus
adj. 3 MAR-, pure, unmixed, unadulterated : vina, O.: lac, O.
Bare, naked, uncovered : pes, Iu.
Bare, nothing but, only, mere : nil nisi spem meram, T.: mera monstra nuntiare: proscriptiones: nugae.
Fig., pure, true, real, genuine : principes: sermo, plain prose , H.: Cecropis, a real Athenian , Iu.
Undiluted, strong, excessive . meram haurientes libertatem, L.

merx
cis, f 2 SMAR-, goods, wares, commodities, merchandise : fallaces et fucosae: merces commeatūsque, Cs.: femineae, for women , O.: nec nautica pinus Mutabit merces, V.: navem mercibus implere, Iu.

messis
is, f MET-, a gathering of crops, harvest : quid sit messis nescire: triticea, V.: seges matura messi, L.
Of honey, V.
Fig.: Sullani temporis, i. e. slaughter.
Harvest, harvested crops : Illius inmensae ruperunt horrea messes, V.
The standing crops, harvest : Spicea campis cum messis inhorruit, V.
Prov.: adhuc tua messis in herbā est, i. e. you count chickens before they are hatched , O.
The time of harvest, harvesttime : post messem, V.

messor
ōris, m MET-, a reaper , C., V.: durus, O.: dura messorum ilia, H.

messorius
adj. messor, of a reaper : corbis.

messus
P. of 2 meto.

met
an enclitic suffix, added to any substantive personal pronoun, except the nom. tu, and the gen. plur. of ego and tu; rarely to the adj. forms mea, sua, and suis, self, own: egomet: mihimet: vosmet: vobismet: meamet, my own, S.: suamet, L.: suismet, L.; see also ego, tu, meus.

meta
ae, f a cone, pyramid: collis in modum metae fastigatus, L.: petra in metae modum erecta, i. e. in the shape of a cone, Cu.
A conical column at the end of the circus, turning-post, goal: metaque fervidis Evitata rotis, H.: stringam metas interiore rotā, O.
A goal, winning-post, mark: optatam cursu contingere metam, H.: metam tenebant (in a boat-race), V.: metas lustrare Pachyni, to sail around the turning-point (promontory), V.
An end, period, extremity, boundary, limit: longarum haec meta viarum, V.: His metas rerum ponere, of dominion, V.: vitae, O.: umbra terrae, quae est meta noctis, the limit of night: sol ex aequo metā distabat utrāque, i. e. it was noon, O.
Fig.: fama adulescentis paulum haesit ad metas, failed at the critical point.

metallum
ī, n , μέταλλον, metal: auri, V.: potior metallis libertas, i. e. gold and silver, H.: acris, V.
A place where metals are dug, mine: metalla vetera et nova, L.: inexhausta, V.

metamorphosis
is, f , μεταμόρφωσις, a transformation, metamorphosis.
Plur., a poem of Ovid.

metator
ōris, m metor, one who marks off, fixer of boundaries : castrorum urbis.

metatus
P. of metor.

metior
mēnsus, īrī, dep. 1 MA-, to measure, mete : magnitudinem mundi: nummos, i. e. have in great abundance , H.: pedes syllabis, measure by syllables : annum, i. e. divide , O.: Hesperiam metire iacens, i. e. with your dead body , V.
To measure out, deal out, distribute : frumentum militibus, Cs.: exercitui si metiendum esset: Caecubum, H.
To measure, pass over, traverse : Sacram viam, pace off , H.: aequor curru, sail through , V.: carinā aquas, O.
Fig., to measure, estimate, judge, value : suo metu pericula, S.: sonantia metiri auribus: oculo latus, H.: omnia quaestu, by profit : homines virtute, non fortunā, N.: se suo modulo ac pede, H.: nec se metitur ad illum modum, i. e. accommodates herself , Iu.: quanto Metiris pretio, quod, etc., Iu.

meto
see metor.

meto
messuī, messus, ere MET-, to reap, mow, crop, gather, collect, harvest : in metendo occupatos, Cs.: pabula falce, cut down , O.: Falcibus messae herbae, V.
Prov.: ut sementem feceris, ita metes, as you sow, so shall you reap .
Of the vintage, to gather : Postremus metito, V.: purpureos flores, i. e. gather the pollen (of bees), V.
To cut off, pluck, crop : virgā lilia summa, O.: farra metebat aper, laid waste , O.: barbam, Iu.
To mow down, cut down, destroy : Proxuma quaeque gladio, V.: metit Orcus Grandia cum parvis, H.: vita omnibus metenda, ut fruges, C. poët.

metor
ātus, ārī, dep. meta, to measure, mete, measure off, mark out, lay out : caelum, O.: castra, i. e. pitch his camp , S., Cs.: agrum, L.: metarique sub ipso templo . . . iussit, to encamp , L.
P. pass. : metata castra, L.: agellus, H.

metreta
ae, f , μετρητής, a tun, cask, jar (orig. an Athenian liquid measure, about 9 gallons), Iu.

metuendus
adj. P. of metuo, fearful, terrible, dreadful : metuens magis quam metuendus, S.: metuendos vos praebere, L.: maturis metuendus Iuppiter uvis, V.: belli, in battle , O.
Plur n . as subst: multa ac metuenda minatur, makes many terrible threats , O.

metuens
entis, adj. with comp. P. of metuo, fearing, afraid, fearful, timid, apprehensive, anxious : homines legum metuentes: futuri, H.: virgae, Iu.: me metuentem expendere casūs, anxiously , V.: metuentius ingenium, O.: metuentior deorum, more god-fearing , O.

metuo
uī, —, ere metus, to fear, be afraid, stand in fear, be apprehensive : de suā vitā, for his life : metuens ab Hannibale, afraid of Hannibal , L.: inopi metuens formica senectae, anxious about , V.: suis iuvencis, H.: ne morbus adgravescat, T.: metuit ut eam (calamitatem) ipse posset sustinere, that he cannot bear : ut sis vitalis, H.: metuis ne non, quom velis, convincas esse illum tuom? T.: metui, quid futurum denique esset, awaited with fear , T.: quid agam, T.: quem metuunt oderunt, Enn. ap. C.: metuebant (senem) servi, verebantur liberi: Deos, T.: nihil nisi turpem famam, S.: nocentem corporibus Austrum, shun , H.: quis Rex metuatur, H.: a me insidias: supplicia a vobis, fear from you : periculum ex illis, S.: temptare spem certaminis, shrink from putting to the test , L.: reddere soldum, be averse , H.: nil iurare, Ct.: aequore tingui, shrinking from , V.: tantam molem sibi ac posteris, L.

metus
ūs (old gen. metuis, T., C.; dat. metu, V., Ta.), m fear, dread, apprehension, anxiety : animus commotust metu, T.: in metu esse, be fearful: mihi unum de malis in metu est, a subject of fear: metum habere, be afraid: concipere, O.: in futurum metum ceperunt, L.: facit Graecis turba metum, puts in fear, O.: Germanis metum inicere, Cs.: metu territare, alarm greatly, Cs.: metus omnīs invadit, S.: ademptus tibi, removed, T.: hunc remove metum . . . exonera civitatem metu, take away . . . relieve, L.: metum Siciliae deicere: metūs Tradam ventis, H.: Solve metūs, away with, V.: praesentis exiti: dictatoris: ne popularīs metus invaderet parendi sibi, S.: Caesaris rerum, for Caesar's fortune, H.: quod senatui metum iniecit, ne, etc., L.: Quantum metuist mihi, videre, etc., T.: metus ab cive, L.: poenae a Romanis, L.: pro universā re p., L.: laurus multos metu servata per annos, awe, V.: mens trepidat metu, H.
A terror, alarm, cause of fear: loca plena metūs, O.: nihil metūs in voltu, Ta.: nulli nocte metūs, Iu.
Person., the god of fear, V.

meus
pron possess. me, of me, my, mine, belonging to me, my own : carnufex, T.: discriptio, made by me : iniuria, done to me , S.: non mea est simulatio, not my way , T.: Tempestate meā, in my day , Iu.: (me) vixque meum firmat deus, hardly myself , O.: facerem, nisi plane esse vellem meus, quite independent : Vicimus, et meus est, O.: Nero meus, dear : homo meus, i. e. the fellow I speak of , Ph.: mea tu, my darling , T.: o mi Aeschine, o mi germane! my dear! my beloved! T.
Plur m . as subst, my friends, my relatives, my adherents, my followers : ego meorum solus sum meus, T.
With gen. in apposition: nomen meum absentis: cum mea nemo Scripta legat timentis, etc., H.
As subst n., mine : quid vobis istic negoti in meo est? on my land : non est mentiri meum, my custom , T.: puto esse meum, quid sentiam, exponere, my duty : Non est meum Decurrere, etc., my way , H.: aut quicquam mihi dulce meorum Te sine erit? V.
For meā with interest, refert, see intersum, refert.