ob
prep.with acc.
With verbs of motion, towards, to: cuius ob os Grai ora obvertebant sua, Poët. ap. C.: Turni se pestis ob ora Fert, V.
With verbs of rest, before, in front of, over against: non mihi mors ob oculos versabatur?: ignis ob os offusus.
On account of, for, because of, by reason of, for the sake of: pretium ob stultitiam fero, T.: tibi ob eam rem bene faxim, T.: ob rem nullam misit (me), for nothing, T.: ob merita carus, S.: ob aliquod emolumentum suum: ob rem iudicandam pecuniam accipere: meliores ob eam scientiam esse, for that knowledge: unius ob iram Prodimur, V.: Aut ob avaritiam aut miserā ambitione laborat, H.
In the phrase, quam ob rem (or quamobrem), on which account, wherefore, therefore, hence, accordingly: quam ob rem id primum videamus, quatenus, etc.
With neut. pron., on that account, therefore: ignaris hostibus et ob id quietis, L.: ob haec consuli nihil cunctandum visum, L.: ob ea consul senatum consulebat, S.
In consideration of, in return for, instead of: ager oppositus est pignori Decem ob minas, T.: pecuniam ob absolvendum accipere: tibi has Haudquaquam ob meritum poenas Suscitat, in proportion to, V.
In the phrase, ob rem, to the purpose, with advantage, profitably, usefully: An. non pudet Vanitatis? Do. minime, dum ob rem, T.: id frustra an ob rem faciam, S.

obaeratus
adj. with comp. ob+aes, involved in debt: plebs, L.: quanto quis obaeratior, Ta.
Plur m. as subst, debtors: obaeratos liberare.

obambulo
āvī, —, āre, to walk before, go around: muris, L.: (lupus) gregibus obambulat, prowls about, V.: Aetnam, O.
To walk about, wander: ante vallum, L.: solus, O.

obarmo
—, —, āre, to arm: securi Dextras, H.

obaro
āvī, —, āre, to plough around, plough up: quicquid herbidi terreni erat, L.

obdo
didī, ditus, ere, to put against, shut, close, fasten: pessulum ostio, slip the bolt, T.: nulli malo latus apertum, expose, H.

obdormisco
īvī, —, ere, inch. * ob-dormio, to fall asleep: in mediis vitae laboribus.

obduco
dūxī, ductus, ere, to draw before, draw forward, bring over: Curium, to bring forward (as a candidate): ab utroque latere collis fossam, extend, Cs.
To close over, cover over, overspread, surround, envelop: trunci obducuntur libro aut cortice: pascua iunco, V.: voltūs (of the sun), O: obducta cicatrix, a closed scar: consuetudo callum obduxit stomacho meo, has overworn.
To draw in, drink down, swallow: venenum.
Fig., to spread over: clarissimis rebus tenebras obducere, i. e. darken.
To scar over, heal, cover, conceal: obductus verbis dolor, V.: obductos rescindere luctūs, O.
To draw out, pass, spend: diem.

obductio
ōnis, f obduco, a covering, enveloping: capitis (before execution).

obductus
adj. P. of obduco, overspread, clouded, gloomy: obductā nocte, O.: fronte, H., Iu.

obduresco
ruī, —, ere, to grow hard: Gorgonis voltu, i. e. to be petrified, Pr.
To become hardened, grow insensible, be obdurate: usu obduruerat civitatis patientia: animus ad dolorem: quorum (amicorum) alii obduruerunt.

obduro
āvī, ātus, āre, to be hard, hold out, persist, endure: persta atque obdura, H.: perfer et obdura, O.
Pass impers.: quā re obduretur hoc triduum, ut, etc.

obediens
see oboed-.

obeliscus
ī, m, ὀβελίσκος, an obelisk, Ta.

obeo
īvī, itus, īre, to go, go to meet, go in opposition: infera in loca: ad omnīs hostium conatūs, L.
Of heavenly bodies, to go down, set: obit Lepus.
To fall, perish, die: tecum libens, H.: simul se cum illis obituros, L.
To go to, visit, betake oneself to: quantum (urbis) flamma obire non potuisset, reach: obeundus Marsya, qui, etc., H.
To travel over, wander through, traverse, visit: tantum telluris, V.: tantas regiones pedibus: cenas.
Of vision or speech, to run over, survey, review, recount: omnia per se, oversee in person, Cs.: omnia visu, V.: omnīs oratione meā civitates, enumerate.
To go over, surround, overspread, envelop: obeuntia terras maria, V.: chlamydem limbus obibat Aureus, O.: ora Pallor obit, O.
To address oneself to, engage in, enter upon, undertake, execute, accomplish: hereditatum obeundarum causā, entering upon: pugnas, V.: iudicia: ad consularia munera obeunda, L.: tot simul bella, L.
To meet: vadimonium, appear at the appointed time: diem edicti, appear on the day: annum petitionis tuae, i. e. be a candidate the first year the law permits: diem suum obire, die: diem supremum, N.: mortem, T.: morte obitā, after death.

obequito
āvī, —, āre, to ride towards, ride up to: obequitando castris, L.: portis, L.

oberro
—, —, āre, to wander among, ramble about: tentoriis, Ta.: cum periculi imago oculis oberraret, hovered before, Cu.
To err, mistake: chordā semper eādem, blunder at, H.

obesus
adj. P. of * ob-edo, that has eaten, fat, stout, plump: turdus, H.: fauces, swollen, V.
Fig., gross, indelicate, dull: invenis naris obesae, H.

obex
m and f ob+IA-, a bolt, bar, barrier, wall (only abl sing. and nom, acc. and abl plur.): obices portarum, L.: fultos emuniit obice postes, V.: obice firmo Clauserat, O.: maria tumescant Obicibus ruptis, barriers, V.
A hinderance, impediment, obstacle: per obices viarum, L.

obf-
see off-.

obgannio
—, —, īre, to snarl at: ei alqd ad aurem, T.

obiacens
ntis, P. P. praes. of ob-iaceo, lying before, lying near, in the way: sarcinarum cumulus, L.: saxa pedibus, L.

obicio
(not obiiciō), iēcī, iectus, ere ob+ iacio, to throw before, throw to, cast, offer, present, expose: corpus feris: alcui offam, V.: legatum hominibus feris, Cs.: si tale visum obiectum est a deo dormienti, presented: huic (sicae) obici pro me, be exposed.
To throw before, use as a defence, cast in the way, set against, oppose: Alpium vallum contra ascensum Gallorum: erat obiectus portus ericius, Cs.: se ei, N.: maximo aggere obiecto: cum in obiecto (tela) scuto haesissent, L.: sese ad currum, flung himself before the chariot, V.
Fig., to throw before, put before, present, offer, give up, expose: Unum ex iudicibus selectis, hold up as an example, H.: debilitati obiectā specie voluptatis: delenimentum animis agri divisionem obici, L.: Noctem peccatis, H.: nubem oculis, O.: consulem morti, abandon: obicitur (consulatus) ad periculum: me in tot dimicationes.
To bring upon, inspire, inflict, visit (cf. inicio): nos quibus est obiectus labos, T.: qui sibi eam mentem obiecissent, ut, etc., suggested, L.: furorem Roscio: canibus rabiem, V.
Pass, to be occasioned, befall, happen, occur: mihi mali obici Tantum, T.: tantis difficultatibus obiectis, Cs.: obicitur animo metus.
To throw out against, object, taunt, reproach, upbraid with: ei probris obiectis: exercitu Caesaris luxuriem, Cs.: id adversario, to make such an attack on: Parcius ista viris obicienda memento, V.: obiecit ut probrum Nobiliori, quod is in provinciam poëtas duxisset: de Cispio mihi igitur obicies?: quod obiectum est de pudicitiā.

obiectatio
ōnis, f obiecto, a reproach, Cs.

obiecto
āvī, ātus, āre, freq. obicio, to set against, oppose: caput fretis, i. e. dive, V.
Fig., to abandon, expose, endanger: se hostium telis, L.: eum periculis, S.: caput periclis, V.: pro cunctis unam animam, V.
To throw in the way, interpose, cause: moras, O.
To throw out, charge, cast up, impute, reproach with, accuse of: probrum mihi: famem nostris, Cs.: Mario vecordiam, S.: natum (i. e. fili mortem), O.: nobilitas obiectare Fabio fugisse eum conlegam, L.

obiectus
adj. P. of obicio, lying before, opposite: nec visi obiectis silvis, because of the woods in front, Cs.: insula Alexandriae, Cs.: flumina, V.: obiectus fortunae, exposed: ad omnes casūs periculorum.
Plur n. as subst, charges, accusations: de obiectis non confiteri.

obiectus
m ob+IA-, a putting against, opposing: miles tectus plutei obiectu, Cs.: insula portum Efficit obiectu laterum, opposition, V.: molium obiectūs scandere (i. e. moles obiectas), Ta.

obiratus
adj., angered, angry: fortunae, L.

obiter
adv.,on the way, while travelling: leget aut scribet, Iu.
Meanwhile, incidentally: Verberat atque obiter faciem linit (i. e. inter verberandum), Iu.

obitus
(ūs), m ob+1 I-, an approach, visit, T.
A going down, setting: siderum: signorum, V.
Downfall, ruin, destruction, death: regis: post eorum obitum, Cs.: Difficiles obitūs, painful death, V.: post obitum vestrum, ruin: dici beatus ante obitum nemo debet, O.

obiurgatio
ōnis, f obiurgo, a chiding, reproof, rebuke, scolding, remonstrance: ut obiurgatio contumeliā careat: lenior.

obiurgator
ōris, m obiurgo, a chider, scold noster.
Plur: benevoli.

obiurgatorius
adj. obiurgator, chiding, scolding: epistula.

obiurgo
āvī, ātus, āre, to chide, scold, blame, rebuke, reprove: ad obiurgandum causa, T.: Caelium: me de Pompei familiaritate, moderately: cum obiurgarer, quod nimio gaudio paene desiperem.
To urge, adjure, exhort earnestly: (epistulā) me, ut firmior sim.

oblanguesco
guī, —, ere, inch, to become feeble, languish: litterulae meae oblanguerunt.

oblatus
P. of offero.

oblectamen
n oblecto, a delight.
Only plur: hominum, sources of consolation, O.

oblectamentum
ī, n oblecto, a delight, pleasure, amusement: senectutis: oblectamenta et solacia servitutis: rerum rusticarum.

oblectatio
ōnis, f oblecto, a delighting, delight: requies plena oblectationis fuit: vitae.

oblecto
āvī, ātus, āre 2 lacto, to delight, divert, entertain, amuse, interest: se: populum, H.: animum, Iu.: senectutem: se agri cultione: me te (abl.), T.: ludis oblectamur: te cum Cicerone: In eo me oblecto, he is my delight, T.: me in Cumano, to be entertained.
Of time, to spend agreeably, fill pleasantly: studio tempus, O.
To delay, detain, occupy: se tam diu, T.: moras, O.

oblicus
see obliquus.

oblido
—, —, ere ob + laedo, to squeeze together, compress: caelum digitulis: oblisis faucibus, strangled, Ta.

obligatio
ōnis, f obligo, an engaging, pledging, obligation: est gravior animi quam pecuniae.

obligo
āvī, ātus, āre, to bind up, bandage, swathe: volnus: bracchia, T.
Fig., to bind, oblige, put under obligation, make liable: eum militiae sacramento, swear in again: vadem tribus milibus aeris, bind in the sum of, L.: alquem tuā liberalitate tibi, bind to yourself: me vobis obligavit fortuna, quod, etc., L.: obligatus ei nihil eram, was under no obligation to him: Prometheus obligatus aliti, devoted, H.: obligatam redde Iovi dapem, vowed, H.: Obligor, ut tangam litora Ponti, am compelled, O.
To render liable through guilt, make guilty: anili superstitione obligari, be guilty of.
To pledge, mortgage: fortunas suas: obligata praedia: fidem meam, to pledge my word.
To impede, restrain, embarrass: iudicio obligatum esse.

oblimo
āvī, ātus, āre ob+limus, to cover with mud, deluge, besmear: oblimati agri: sulcos, V.
To scatter, lavish, squander, dissipate: rem patris, H.

oblino
lēvī, litus, ere, to daub, smear over, bedaub, besmear: unguentis obliti: sanguine, O.: oblitus faciem cruore, Ta.
Fig., to smear, befoul, defile: se externis moribus: omnia dedecore oblita: alquem versibus atris, defame, H.
To cover over, fill: facetiae oblitae Latio, colored: (divitiis) oblitus actor, decked, H.

oblique
adv. obliquus, athwart, obliquely: ferri.
Indirectly, covertly: alqm castigare, Ta.

obliquo
āvī, ātus, āre obliquus, to turn aside, twist, turn awry: oculos, O.: crinem, draw back, Ta.: sinūs (velorum) in ventum, slant, V.

obliquus
adj. 2 LAC-, sidelong, slanting, awry, oblique, crosswise: motus corporis: obliquo claudicare pede, O.: iter, Cs.: chordae, i. e. of the triangular harp, Iu.: ictus, H.: obliquo dente timendus aper, O.: (serpentem) obliquum rota transit, V.: obliquo oculo alqd limare, a sidelong glance, H.: ab obliquo, sideways, O.
Fig., looking askance: invidia, V.
Indirect, covert: insectatio, Ta.

oblitesco
—, —, ere, inch. ob+latesco, to hide, conceal oneself: a nostro aspectu.

oblittero
āvī, ātus, āre see LI-, to blot out, erase: litterae oblitteratae, Ta.
Fig., to blot out of remembrance, cause to be forgotten: benefici memoriā offensionem: adversam prosperā pugnā, L.: res vetustate oblitterata, L.: oblitterata aerarii nomina, forgotten claims, Ta.

oblitus
P. of oblino.

oblitus
adj. P. of obliviscor, forgetful, unmindful, not remembering: sui: veterum honorum, O.
Forgetful, regardless, indifferent, neglectful: Illum gementem Obliti relinquunt, V.: pectus, Ct.: mei, i. e. of my dignity: salutis meae: decoris sui, V.: obliti ad metam tendere equi, O.

oblivio
ōnis, f LIV-, a being forgotten, forgetfulness, oblivion: veteris belli: hominum: (sacra) oblivioni dare, consign to oblivion, L.: iniurias oblivione contriveram, buried: in oblivionem negoti venire, forget: nos servitutis oblivio ceperat, we had forgotten: carpere lividas Obliviones, H.
Forgetfulness, loss of memory: obluctans oblivioni, Cu., Ta.

obliviosus
adj. oblivio, that easily forgets, forgetful, oblivious: senes.
Producing forgetfulness, oblivious: Massicus, H.

obliviscor
lītus, ī ob+LIV-, to forget: cui placet obliviscitur: Latine, forget their mother tongue: oblitus sum mei, have forgotten myself, T.: sceleris eorum, S.: veteris contumeliae, Cs.: artificium: concilia, L.: tibi sum oblitus, ac volui, dicere, T.: suas quatere pennas, O.: obliviscebatur, quid paulo ante posuisset.
Pass: Oblitusque meorum, obliviscendus et illis, H.: Nunc oblita mihi tot carmina (sunt), I have forgotten, V.
To forget, disregard, omit, neglect, be indifferent to, cease from: temporum meorum: dissensionum, Cs.: sui, unworthy of himself, V.: tuas iniurias: (eos) viros esse primarios.
Poet.: Poma sucos oblita priores, i. e. having lost, V.

oblivium
ī, n obliviscor, forgetfulness, oblivion: sententiam oblivio transmittere, T.
Usu. plur: longa oblivia potant, V.: Ducere oblivia vitae, H.: Herculeae oblivia laudis Acta tibi, that you have forgotten, O.

oblongus
adj., more long than wide, oblong: aedificia, S.: scutula, Ta.

obloquor
locūtus, ī, dep.,to speak against, interrupt, contradict, rail at, abuse: ut me et interpelles, et obloquare: mihi: gannit et obloquitur, Ct.
To sing to, accompany, join in singing: non avis obloquitur, O.: numeris discrimina vocum, accompany on the lute, V.

obluctor
ātus, ārī, dep.,to struggle against, contend with, oppose: genibus adversae harenae, V.
Fig.: animus obluctans difficultatibus, Cu.

obmolior
ītus, īrī, dep.,to push before, throw up before (as a defence or obstruction): nec in promptu erat quod obmolirentur, L.: arborum truncos et saxa, Cu.
To block up, obstruct, L.

obmurmuro
āvī, ātus, āre, to murmur against: precibus meis, O.

obmutesco
tuī, —, ere, inch. mutus, to become dumb, lose one's speech, be silent: homo loquacissimus obmutuit: aspectu, V.: dolore, O.
Fig., to become silent, cease: studium nostrum obmutuit: animi dolor.

obnatus
adj., growing on, growing over: obnata ripis salicta, L.

obnitor
nīxus, ī, dep.,to bear upon, press against, struggle with, strain at: remi Obnixi crepuere, V.: obnixi urgebant, L.: obnixo genu scuto, pressed against, N.: Arboris trunco, V.: manu hostibus, Ta.
Fig., to strive against, resist, oppose: stant obnixi, L.: stant obnixa omnia contra, all is in obstinate conflict, V.: adversis, Ta.

obnixe
adv., with all one's strength, strenuously, obstinately: omnia Facturus, T.

obnixus
(not obnīsus), adj. P. of obnitor, strenuous, firm, resolute: (velim) obnixos vos impetum hostium excipere, L.: curam sub corde premebat, V.: non cedere, V.

obnoxie
adv. obnoxius, slavishly, timidly: sententias dicere, L.

obnoxius
adj.,liable, addicted, guilty: animus lubidini, S.: Terra nulli obnoxia bello, exposed, O.: Obnoxium est (with infin.), it is dangerous, Ta.
Subject, submissive, obedient, complying, servile: vobis, L.: pars (hominum) pravis obnoxia, H.: Crasso ex privatis negotiis, under the influence of, S.: amori uxoris, Ta.
Servile, abject, weak, timid: facies obnoxia, O.: obnoxius videar, L.: pax, dishonorable, L.
Obliged, under obligation, indebted, responsible, answerable: uxori, T.: Graecia beneficio libertatis Romanis, L.: hominum non ulli curae, dependent on, V.: facies nullis obnoxia gemmis, indebted, Pr.

obnubilus
adj., clouded over: tenebris loca, Enn. ap. C.

obnubo
nūpsī, nūptus, ere, to veil, cover: caput, C., L. (old law forms): comas amictu, V.

obnuntiatio
(not obnūnc-), ōnis, f obnuntio, of an augur, an announcement of an adverse omen, evil interpretation: dirarum.
Plur., C.

obnuntio
āvī, ātus, āre, to tell, report, announce (of bad news): Primus obnuntio, T.
In augury, to announce an adverse omen, prevent by declaring unfavorable auspices: consul consuli obnuntiasti.

oboediens
(not obēd-), entis, adj. with comp. and sup. P. of oboedio, obedient, subject, compliant: Omnia oboedientia sunt, reduced to subjection, S.: cuius vis omnis in consensu oboedientium esset, the obedient, L.: nulli naturae deus: natio huic imperio: ut illis oboedientes vivamus, S.: imperiis nemo oboedientior, L.: imperiis oboedientissimus miles, L.: ad nova consilia gens, L.

oboedienter
adv. with comp. oboediens, obediently, willingly, submissively: imperata facturi, L.: adversus Romanos faciebat, L.: nihil oboedientius fecerunt, quam, etc., L.

oboedientia
ae, f oboediens, obedience: abiciunt oboedientiam: fracti animi.

oboedio
not obēdiō, īvī, ītus, īre ob+audio, to give ear, hearken, listen: alquibus, N.
To obey, yield obedience, be subject, serve: ad verba nobis: praecepto: legi, N.: libidines voluptatibus: pecora ventri, S.
Pass impers.: oboeditum dictatori est, L.

obolus
ī, m, ὀβολός, a small Greek coin, a sixth of a drachma (about three cents, or three halfpence): Holera ferre obolo, T.

oborior
ortus, īrī, dep., to arise, appear, spring up: lacrimae omnibus obortae, L.: saxo concrevit oborto, i. e. was turned to stone, O.: laetitia obortast, T.: quanta lux liberalitatis mihi oboriatur.

obrepo
rēpsī, rēptus, ere, to creep up, approach stealthily, steal upon, come suddenly upon, surprise: obrepsit dies: obrepit non intellecta senectus, Iu.: operi longo fas est obrepere somnum, H.: ad honorem, reach stealthily: in animos.

obrigesco
riguī, —, ere, inch, to stiffen, become stiff: paene: pars (terrae) obriguerit pruinā.

obrogo
āvī, ātus, āre, in legislation, to repeal by implication, supersede, invalidate by a new law: huic legi nec obrogari fas est, etc.: antiquae (legi) obrogat nova, L.

obruo
uī, utus, ere, to overwhelm, overthrow, cover, cover over, hide, bury: ibi vivi obruerentur, be buried alive, S.: confossus undique obruitur, Cu.: sese harenā, hide in the sand: thesaurum, bury.
To sink, submerge, cover with water, overflow: submersas obrue puppīs, V.: me undis, H.: obrutus adulter aquis, O.: Aegyptum Nilus.
To sow, plant, cover with earth: semina terrā, O.
To cover, bury, cast down, destroy: telis Nostrorum obrui, V.: Si mereor, tuā obrue dextrā, V.
To overload, surfeit: vino se.
Fig., to overwhelm, bury, conceal, put out of sight, abolish: adversa perpetuā oblivione: omen: orationem, i. e. refute, L.: talis viri interitu sex suos obruere consulatūs, destroyed the glory of.
To overwhelm, overload, weigh down, oppress: criminibus obrutus: aere alieno: faenore, L.: qui in augendā obruitur re, in the pursuit of wealth, H.
To overcome, overpower, surpass, eclipse, obscure: successoris famam, Ta.: obruimur numero, are outnumbered, V.

obrussa
ae, f, ὄβρυζον, a test, touchstone, proof: tamquam obrussa ratio.

obrutus
P. of obruo.

obs
see ob.

obsaepio
(-sēpiō), psī, ptus, ere, to hedge in, fence in, close, render impassable: itinera, L.
Fig., to close, bar up: viam adipiscendi: ut obsaeptum plebi sit ad honorem iter, L.

obsaturo
—, —, āre, to sate, cloy: istius obsaturari, have enough of him, T.

obscene
adv. with comp. obscenus, immodestly, indecently, obscenely: dici: obscenius excitata.

obscenitas
ātis, f obscenus, moral impurity, foulness, unchastity, lewdness, obscenity: turpissima: si quod sit in obscenitate flagitium.

obscenus
(obscaen-, not obscoenus), adj. with comp. and sup. 1 SAV-, of adverse omen, ill-omened, ill-boding, inauspicious, ominous, portentous: volucres, of ill-omen, V.: animalium fetūs, monstrous, L.: omen: puppis, fatal ship, O.: anūs, H.
Repulsive, offensive, abominable, hateful, disgusting, filthy: frons, V.: volucres pelagi, i. e. the harpies, V.
Immodest, impure, indecent, lewd, obscene: adulterium, O.: id dicere obscenum est: illud Antipatri paulo obscenius: obscenissimi versūs.
As subst m., a lewd person, Iu.
As subst n., sing. and plur, the private parts, O.

obscuratio
ōnis, f obscuro, a darkening, obscuring: solis.
Fig.: in voluptatibus, i. e. disregard.
Plur., C.

obscure
adv. with comp. and sup. obscurus, darkly, obscurely: cernere, dimly.
Fig., covertly, closely, secretly: agere: alqd ferre: obscurius iniqui, more secretly: quam obscurissime.

obscuritas
ātis, f obscurus, darkness, obscurity, indistinctness, uncertainty: latebrarum, Ta.: in obscuritate latere: naturae: obscuritates somniorum.
Of rank, insignificance, obscurity, meanness: humilitas et obscuritas.

obscuro
āvī, ātus, āre obscurus, to render dark, darken, obscure: obscuratur luce solis lumen lucernae: caelum nocte obscuratum, S.: volucres Aethera obscurant pennis, V.: obscuratus sol, eclipsed.
To hide, conceal, cover, shroud, darken, veil: neque nox tenebris obscurare coetūs nefarios potest: caput obscurante lacernā, H.: dolo ipsi obscurati, kept out of sight, S.
Fig., of speech, to obscure, render indistinct, express indistinctly: nihil dicendo.
To render unknown, bury in oblivion: fortuna res celebrat obscuratque, S.
To suppress, hide, conceal: tuas laudes.
To cause to be forgotten, render insignificant: periculi magnitudinem: eorum memoria sensim obscurata est: obscurata vocabula, obsolete, H.

obscurus
adj. with comp. and sup. 1 SCV-, dark, darksome, dusky, shady, obscure: umbra, C. poët.: lucus, V.: antrum, O.: tabernae, H.: lux, L.: lumen, darkness visible, S.: caelum, H.: ferrugo, black, V.: dentes, black, Iu.: aquae, i. e. turbid, O.
As subst n., the dark, darkness, obscurity: sub obscurum noctis, V.
Poet.: Ibant obscuri, in the dark, V.
Fig., dark, obscure, dim, indistinct, unintelligible: brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio, H.: ius: spes, uncertain: Rem nulli obscuram Consulis, V.: videre res obscurissimas: (causae) multo obscuriores, i. e. intricate.
Plur. n. as subst: Obscuris vera involvens, V.
Not known, unknown, not recognized: est populo obscurior, not so well known: Pallas, i. e. disguised, O.: non obscurum est, quid cogitaret, hard to discern: neque est obscurum, quin, etc., it is plain that.
Obscure, ignoble, mean, low: istorum diligentia, plodding, T.: in barbaris nomen obscurius, Cs.: fama est obscurior annis, by time, V.: obscuro loco natus, of an ignoble family: obscuris orti maioribus, from insignificant ancestors.
As subst n.: in obscuro vitam habere, S.
Close, secret, reserved: homo: modestus Occupat obscuri speciem, H.: vates, i. e. the Sphinx, O.: adversus alios, Ta.: Domitiani natura obscurior, Ta.

obsecratio
ōnis, f obsecro, a beseeching, imploring, supplication, entreaty: eius.
As a rhetorical figure, C.
A public prayer: a populo facta, L.
Plur., C.

obsecro
āvī, ātus, āre ob+sacro, to beseech, entreat, implore, supplicate, conjure: cum multis lacrimis: pro fratris salute: te per senectutem suam, conjures you: pro salute meā populum R.: hoc te obsecro, T.: illud unum vos, ne, etc.: pater, obsecro, mi ignoscas, T.: obsecro . . . adhibeatis inisericordiam: te ut omnia perscribas: te, Ne facias, T.: alquem, ut suis fortunis consulat, Cs.
Esp., 1st pers., in colloq. use: Ph. Prodi, male conciliate. Do. Obsecro, I cry you mercy, T.: obsecro, an is est? I pray, T.: sed obsecro te, but I beseech you: obsecro vos, L.

obsecundo
āvī, ātus, āre, to comply, humor, yield, be accommodating: in loco, seasonably, T.: obsecundando mollire impetum, L.: alcui: eius voluntatibus.

obsequens
entis, adj. with comp. P. of obsequor, yielding, compliant, obsequious, accommodating: patri, T.: legiones nobis: Persae obsequentiores, Cu.

obsequenter
adv. obsequens, compliantly, obsequiously: haec a collegā facta, L.

obsequentia
ae, f obsequens, complaisance, obsequiousness: reliquorum, Cs.

obsequium
ī, n SEC-, compliance, yieldingness, complaisance, indulgence: Obsequium amicos parit, T.: Antonium obsequio mitigavi: ventris, i. e. gluttony, H.: peritura amantis Obsequio, to her lover, O.: Flectitur obsequio ramus, by its pliancy, O.
Obedience, allegiance: in populum R., L.: erga vos, L.

obsequor
cūtus (not quūtus), ī, dep.,to comply, yield, gratify, humor, submit, be accommodating: tibi, T.: huic: voluntati tuae: imperio, Iu.: uti de Pompilio referrent, senatui, L.
To yield, give up, indulge: animo, T.: huius cupiditati: studiis suis, N.: irae, Cu.

obsero
āvī, ātus, āre 1 SER-, to bolt, bar, fasten, shut up: ostium intus, T.: aedificia, L.: aurīs, H.

obsero
sēvī, situs, ere, to sow, plant: terram frugibus.
P. perf., covered over, covered, strewn, filled: obsiti virgultis colles, L.: pomis Rura, O.: aeger pannis annisque, T.: montes nivibus, Cu.: Io iam setis obsita, V.: variis obsita frondibus (arcana tua), H.

observans
antis, adj. with sup. P. of observo, watchful, attentive, respectful: homo tui: observantissimus mei.

observantia
ae, f observo, attention, respect, regard, reverence: observantiam dilexit: amicos observantiā retinere: in regem, L.

observatio
ōnis, f observo, a watching, observance, investigation: observationes animadvertebant, your searches for evidence: siderum.
Circumspection, care, exactness: summa in bello movendo.

observito
āvī, —, āre, freq. observo, to watch carefully, observe closely: motūs stellarum.

observo
āvī, ātus, āre, to watch, note, heed, observe, take notice of, attend to: filium, Quid agat, T.: fetūs, watch for, V.: occupationem eius: tempus epistulae tibi reddendae, watch for: sese, keep a close watch over: observant quem ad modum sese gerat, etc.
To watch, guard, keep: greges, O.
To observe, take care, see, provide: ne plus reddat quam acceperit: quod ne accidat observari nec potest, etc.
To observe, respect, regard, attend to, heed, keep, comply with: neque signa neque ordines, S.: leges: praeceptum diligentissime, Cs.: centesimas, adhere to: commendationes, regard: post illum observatum, ut, etc., i. e. it was the rec ognized rule, L.
To pay attention to, respect, regard, esteem, honor: talem hunc virum, S.: tribules suos: regem, V.: me ut patrem.

obses
idis （gen plur. obsidum, rarely obsidium, Cs., L.), m and f SED-, a hostage: obsides uti inter sese dent, exchange, Cs.: Cretensibus obsides imperavit: multi Romanis dediti obsides, S.: alqm obsidem retinere, as a hostage, N.: Me acceptā Obside, O.
A surety, security, guaranty, assurance, bail, pledge: se eius rei obsidem fore, will answer for it, N.: (nuptiarum) obsides filios accipere: coniugii, O.: obsidem enim se animum eius habere, L.: obsides dedit se nullā in re Verri similem futurum, gave no guaranty: hanc condemnationem dederat obsidem Balbo, ut, etc.

obsessio
ōnis, f obsideo, a blocking up, be sieging, blockade: militaris viae: nostrorum, Cs.

obsessor
ōris, ma frequenter, haunter, resident: aquarum (of a water-snake), O.
A besieger<*> invester, blockader: curiae: Luceriae, L.

obsessus
P. of obsideo.

obsideo
ēdī, essus, ēre ob+sedeo, to sit, stay, remain, abide: domi, T.
To beset, haunt, frequent: umbilicum terrarum.
In war, to hem in, beset, besiege, invest, blockade: quod (oppidum) neque capi neque obsideri poterat, S.: omnīs aditūs: Uticam, Cs.: consilia ad obsidendam (urbem) versa, L.: obsessa Ilion, H.: Dextrum Scylla latus Obsidet, V.: aedīs, Iu.: omnibus rebus obsessi, hampered in every way, Cs.
Supin. acc.: proficiscitur obsessum turrim, S.
Poet.: obsessae fauces, choked, V.: obsessum frigore corpus, O.
To occupy, fill, possess: corporibus omnis obsidetur locus, is filled: milite campos, V.: Trachas obsessa palude, i. e. surrounded, O.: meum tempus, take up: cum obsideri aurīs a fratre cerneret, besieged, L.
To watch closely, look out for: iacere ad obsidendum stuprum.

obsidialis
e, adj. obsidium, of a siege: graminea corona, for raising a siege, L.

obsidio
ōnis, f ob, a siege, investment, blockade: urbis, Cs.: obsidione urbīs capere: Bibulum in obsidione habere, Cs.: spes maior in obsidione quam in oppugnatione, L.: obsidione Isiondensīs exemit, released from, L.: cingi urbem obsidione, besieged, V.: totam soluturi obsidionem, would end the siege, L.: solutā obsidione, raised, L.: ad Capuae liberandam obsidione ire, to raise, L.
Fig., an imminent danger, extreme peril: obsidione rem p. liberare.

obsidium
ī, n ob+SED-, a siege, blockade: obsidio circumdare, Ta.

obsidium
ī, n obses, the condition of a hostage, hostageship: obsidio nobis datus, Ta.

obsido
—, —, ere, to beset, invest, besiege, blockade: pontem, S.: excubiis portas, V.: Italos finīs, take possession of, V.: campos, i. e. to buy, Tb.

obsignator
ōris, m obsigno, a sealer, one who attests under seal: litterarum: obsignatores adducit, witnesses (to a will).

obsigno
āvī, ātus, āre, to seal, seal up, attest under seal: totis castris testamenta obsignabantur, Cs.: quaestionem, i. e. witness: tabellis obsignatis agis mecum, i. e. you hold me strictly to my words: tabellas obsignare velle, seal up the documents, i. e. make an end of discussion: obsignandi gratiā venire, to put seals on (the papers and effects): contra Scaurum litteras, i. e. prefer a charge.
To make fast, close safely: inane obsignari nihil solere.

obsisto
stitī, stitus, ere, to take place before, stand in the way: obsistens obtestansque, L.: abeunti Volumnio, L.
To make stand against, oppose, resist, withstand: hostes obsteterunt, S.: Quicumque mundi terminus obstitit, H.: Gallia, cuius consensui ne orbis quidem terrarum possit obsistere, Cs.: dolori: visis, to disapprove of: obstitit Oceanus in se inquiri, forbids, Ta.: tibi, ne in aedīs accederes: ceteris naturis, quo minus perficiantur: facile posset obsisti fortunae: vix obsistitur illis, Quin, etc., they are hardly prevented, O.

obsitus
P. of 2 obsero.

obsolefio
—, fierī 1 OL-, to wear out, be spoiled: obsolefiebant dignitatis insignia, became worthless.

obsolesco
lēvī, lētus, ere, inch, to wear out, grow old, decay, fall into disuse, lose value, become obsolete: obsolevit iam oratio: ut alia vetustate obsolevissent, had been forgotten, L.

obsolete
adv. obsoletus, in an old style, poorly, shabbily.
Only comp: obsoletius vestitus.

obsoletus
adj. with comp. P. of obsolesco, old, worn out, thrown off: erat veste obsoletā, L.: esse vestitu obsoletiore: homo, shabby: tectum, ruinous, H.: verba, obsolete.
Common, ordinary, poor, mean, low: crimina: ex victoriā gaudia, L.: O nec paternis obsoleta sordibus, H.: obsoletior oratio, a too negligent style.

obsonium
ī, n, ὀψώνιον, a relish, sauce, side-dish (with bread; usu. fish): Paululum obsoni, T.: obsonia coëmere, H.

obsono
āvī, ātus, āre, ὀψωνέω, to buy provisions, cater, purvey: cum fide, T.: Vix drachumis est obsonatum decem, T.
To feast, treat, furnish an entertainment: de meo, T.
To provide, prepare: ambulando famem, get an appetite.

obstans
n P. of obsto, an obstruction.
Only plur: pellere obstantia, i. e. open the body, H.: obstantia silvarum amoliri, Ta.

obstetrix
īcis, f ob+ STA-, a midwife, T., H.

obstinate
adv. obstinatus, firmly, inflexibly, resolutely, obstinately: operam dat, T.: negari, Cs.: haec credita, L.

obstinatio
ōnis, f obstino, firmness, steadfastness, stubbornness, obstinacy: sententiae, adherence to my principles: taciturna, obstinate silence, N.

obstinatus
adj. with comp. P. of obstino, resolved, determined, resolute, steadfast, inflexible, stubborn, obstinate: animi, S.: animi ad decertandum, L.: ad silendum, Cu.: pudicitia, L.: aures, H.: obstinatos mori in vestigio suo, L.: voluntas obstinatior, confirmed: adversus lacrimas, more steadfast, L.

obstino
āvī, ātus, āre ob+STA-, to resolve, determine, be firmly resolved, persist: obstinaverant animis aut vincere, aut mori, L.: quando id obstinatum est, L.

obstipesco
see obstupesco.

obstipus
adj. ob+STIP-, inclined, bent, turned aside: Stes capite obstipo, H.: caput.

obstitus
adj. P. of obsisto, opposite, opposing; hence, in augury, struck by lightning.
Plur. n. as subst: obstita pianto.

obsto
stitī, —, āre, to stand before, be opposite: soli luna obstitit, Enn. ap. C.: dum retro quercus eunti Obstitit, stopped his way, O.
To be in the way, withstand, thwart, hinder, oppose, obstruct: obstando magis quam pugnando castra tutabantur, L.: exercitūs hostium duo obstant, block the way, S.: Fata obstant, make it impossible, V.: Paulum negoti mi obstat, T.: res quae obstent Roscio: Obstitit incepto pudor, O.: meritis Romuli, i. e. suppress the fame of, H.: vita eorum huic sceleri obstat, acquits them of this crime, S.: di quibus obstitit Ilium, was an offence to, V.: labentibus (aedibus) obstat vilicus, i. e. keeps from falling, Iu.: ad conatūs verecundia irae obstabat, L.: quid obstat, quo minus sit beatus?: ne quid obstet, quo minus de integro ineatur bellum, L.: quid obstat, cur non (verae nuptiae) fiant? T.: cum religio obstaret, ne non posset dici dictator, L.: nec, si non obstatur, propterea etiam permittitur.

obstrepo
uī, —, ere, to make a noise against, roar at, resound, reëcho: quā violens obstrepit Aufidus, H.: Marisque Bais obstrepentis litora, H.: Fontesque lymphis obstrepunt manantibus (sc. iacenti), H.: si non obstreperetur aquis, O.
To bawl against, clamor at, outbawl: male dicta alia cum adderet, obstrepere omnes, S.: eius modi res obstrepi clamore militum videntur, to be drowned: ut ipsi sibi in dicendo obstrepere videantur: decemviro obstrepitur, L.
To annoy, molest, be troublesome: tibi litteris.
To impede, hinder, be an obstacle: nihil sensere (Poeni), obstrepente pluviā, L.: conscientiā obstrepente, Cu.

obstringo
strinxī, strictus, ere, to shut in, confine: ventos, H.
Fig., to bind, tie, fetter, hamper, lay under obligation: (Oppianicum) donis: civitatem iure iurando, Cs.: amicos aere alieno, bring into debt: alqm pecuniā in flagitium, Ta.: se tot sceleribus, to be guilty of: se parricidio, perpetrate: iis vinculis fugae obstricti stabant, preventives of flight, L.: clementiam suam orationibus, to attest, Ta.

obstructio
ōnis, f obstruo, an obstruction, barrier: diuturna.

obstrudo
see obtrudo.

obstruo
ūxī, ūctus, ere, to build against, build up, block, stop up, bar, barricade, make impassable: novum murum, L.: frontem castrorum auxiliis, L.: turrīs, Cs.: luminibus eius: valvas aedis, N.: obstructa saxa, placed in the way, O.
Fig., to stop up, hinder, impede, obstruct: Catonis luminibus obstruxit haec oratio, was a hinderance to: viri deus obstruit aurīs, renders inexorable, V.: huic spiritus oris obstruitur, V.: perfugia improborum, shuts off.

obstupefacio
fēcī, factus, ere; pass. obstupefīō, factus, fierī, to astonish, amaze, astound, stupefy, benumb: eum timidum obstupefecit pudor, T.: nisi metus maerorem obstupefaceret, L.: obstupefactis hominibus admiratione.

obstupesco
(obstip-), puī,
, ere, inch, to become senseless, be stupefied, be astounded, be struck dumb: Obstipuere animi, V.: animus timore Obstipuit, my heart is frozen, T.: eius aspectu cum obstupuisset bubulcus: formā, O.: terrore obstipuerant animi ab omni conatu, were made incapable of, L.: ad magnitudinem eius fortunae, L.

obsum
obfuī (offuī), obesse, to be against, be prejudicial to, hinder, hurt, injure: Pa. Quidquid est id . . . profuit. La. Immo obfuit, T.: eum, ne prodigus obsit, Dede neci, V.: id obesse huic? T.: obest Clodii mors Miloni: obsunt auctoribus artes, O.: quod mi obsit locutus, to my hurt, H.: nec obsit Agresti fano supposuisse pecus, O.: nihil obest dicere.

obsuo
—, ūtus, ere, to sew on: obsutum caput, O.

obsurdesco
duī, —, ere, inch, to become deaf: aures hominum obsurduerunt.
Fig., to be dull of apprehension: obsurdescimus.

obtego
tēxī, tēctus, ere, to cover over, cover up, protect: vineis partem castrorum, Cs.: domus arboribus obtecta, overshadowed, V.: se servorum corporibus: meliorum precibus obtectus, Ta.
Fig., to veil, hide, conceal, keep secret: vitia multis virtutibus obtecta.

obtemperatio
ōnis, f obtempero, a complying, obedience: legibus.

obtempero
āvī, ātus, āre, to comply, attend, conform, submit, obey: mihi, T.: imperio populi R., Cs.: auctoritati senatūs, Cs.: tibi eos (deos) scio obtemperaturos, will regard you, T.: ad alqd: ut senatūs consulto ne obtemperetur.

obtendo
dī, tus, ere, to spread before, stretch over: Pro viro nebulam, V.: obtentā nocte, i. e. in dark night, V.: Britannia Germaniae obtenditur, lies over against, Ta.
To plead as an excuse: matris preces obtendens, Ta.
Fig., to hide, conceal, envelop: quasi velis quibusdam obtenditur uniuscuiusque natura.
To make a cover for: curis luxum, Ta.

obtentus
P. of obtendo, and of obtineo.

obtentus
m obtendo, a drawing over, spreading over.
Only dat. and abl sing.: obtentu frondis, V.
Fig., a cover, pretext: cognominis, L.: rei p., Ta.

obtero
trīvī （subj plup. obtrīsset, L.), trītus, ere, to bruise, crush: ranas, Ph.: in angustiis portarum obtriti, crushed by the crowd, L.
Fig., to crush, trample, degrade, disgrace, ravage, destroy: calumniam: obtrectationes: militem verbis, degrade, L.: volgi omne cadaver, Iu.

obtestatio
ōnis, f obtestor, an adjuration, solemn charge: quae mulier obtestatione viri debuit, etc., was bound by her husband's adjuration: legis.
An entreaty, supplication: matronae in obtestationes versae, L.: Phaedri.

obtestor
ātus, ārī, dep.,to call as a witness, protest, make appeal to: vestram fidem: Iovem, ut testis adesset, S.: summam rem p. agi obtestans, Ta.: se moriturum, Ta.
To conjure, entreat, beseech, supplicate, implore: Per tuam fidem . . . Te, T.: obtestans deum fidem testabatur, nequiquam eos fugere, L.: vos per Penatīs, V.: vos, ut, etc.: id sibi ne eripiatis, vos: multa de salute suā Pomptinum, S.: illud te Pro Latio obtestor, Ne, etc., V.: te et senatum, consulatis, etc., S.

obtexo
—, —, ere, to weave over, overspread, cover: caelum obtexitur umbrā, V.

obticeo
—, —, ēre ob+taceo, to be silent: Virgo obticet, T.

obticesco
ticuī, —, ere, inch. obticeo, to be struck silent.
Only perf, to be silent: Quid obticuisti? T.: chorus obticuit, H., O.

obtineo
tinuī, tentus, ēre ob+teneo, to hold fast, have, occupy, possess, preserve, keep, maintain: quas (regiones) Suebi obtinerent, Cs.: Galliam armis, L.: cum imperio Hispaniam citeriorem, be governor in: ex quā insulā nummus nullus, me obtinente, erogabatur, during my administration.
To maintain, keep, preserve, uphold: ad obtinendos exercitūs evocari, Cs.: necessitudinem cum publicanis: pol Crito antiquom obtines, your old self, T.: causam, maintain, Cs.: noctem insequentem eadem caligo obtinuit, prevailed during, L.: quae (fama) plerosque obtinet, is generally accepted, S.: quod fama obtinuit, L.: proverbi locum, i. e. to become proverbial: numerum deorum, be numbered among: pontem, would not yield, L.
To assert, maintain, show, prove, demonstrate: possumus hoc teste . . . quod dicimus, obtinere?: duas contrarias sententias.
To get possession of, gain, acquire, obtain: malas causas, gained: Romani si rem obtinuerint, gained the victory, Cs.
To bring about, bring to pass, obtain: ut consulerentur patres, L.

obtingo
tigī, —, ere ob+tango, to fall to the lot of, befall, occur: quod cuique obtigit, id quisque teneat: agnis quanta (discordia) obtigit, H.: cum tibi sorte obtigisset, ut ius diceres, had fallen to your lot.
To happen, befall, occur: Istuc tibi ex sententiā tuā obtigisse laetor, T.: praeter spem, T.: si quid obtigerit, aequo animo moriar, should befall (me).

obtorpesco
puī, —, ere, inch, to grow stiff, be benumbed, become insensible, lose feeling.
Only perf: si manus prae metu obtorpuerit, L.
Fig.: subactus miseriis obtorpui: circumfuso undique pavore, ita obtorpuit, ut, etc., L.

obtorqueo
torsī, tortus, ere, to twist, writhe, wrench.
Only P. perf.: collo obtorto: obtortā gulā in vincula abripi iussit, by the throat: obtorti circulus auri, V.

obtrectatio
ōnis, f obtrecto, a belittling, detraction, disparagement: invidia atque obtrectatio: adversus crescentem gloriam, L.: erga Flavianos, Ta.: laudis, Cs.: gloriae alienae, L.

obtrectator
ōris, m obtrecto, a detractor, traducer, disparager: obtrectatores multa finxerunt: laudum mearum.

obtrecto
āvī, ātus, āre ob+tracto, to detract from, belittle, disparage, underrate, decry: obtrectantis est angi alieno bono: alteri: gloriae suae, L.: curam, carp at, Ph.: eius laudes, L.: obtrec<*>arunt inter se, decried one another, N.

obtritus
P. of obtero.

obtrudo
sī, sus, ere, to thrust upon, obtrude: ea nemini obtrudi potest, T.: obstrusa carbasa pullo, hemmed, O.

obtrunco
—, ātus, āre, to cut down, cut to pieces, kill, slay, slaughter: puerum: regem, L.: illum ad aras, V.: cervos ferro, V.: obtruncati circa altaria, L.

obtundo
tudī, tūsus or tūnsus, ere, to blunt, weaken, exhaust, make dull: vocem in dicendo, talk himself hoarse: mentem: aegritudinem, alleviate.
To stun, din, deafen, annoy, tease, importune, molest: non obtundam diutius: te epistulis: me de hac re, importune, T.: obtuderunt eius aurīs, te fuisse, etc., dinned into him that, etc.

obtunsus
adj. P. of obtundo, see obtūsus.

obturbo
āvī, ātus, āre, to make turbid, disorder, confuse, trouble, disturb: hostes, Ta.: Itane vero obturbat? interrupts, T.: me litterae obturbant, distract.

obturo
—, ātus, āre TVR-, to stuff, stop up, close: partīs (corporis) obturatas esse: aurīs, i. e. refuse to listen, H.

obtusus
adj. with comp. P. of obtundo, blunt, dull, obtuse: vomer, V.
Fig., blunt, dull, weak, faint: cui (animo) obtusior sit acies: obtunsa pectora, insensible, V.: ne obtunsior usus Sit genitali arvo, too enfeebled, V.: vigor animi, L.: quo quid dici potest obtusius? more stupid.

obtutus
m 2 TV-, a looking at, gazing upon, gaze (only acc. and abl sing.): oculorum: obtutum in caudā figere: obtutu tacito stetit, V.
Fig.: in obtutu malorum, contemplation, O.

obumbro
āvī, ātus, āre, to overshadow, shade: caespes obumbrat humum, O.: obumbratus amnis, Cu.
To darken, obscure: aethera telis, V.: nomina, Ta.
Fig., to cover, cloak, screen, protect: crimen, O.: reginae nomen (eum) obumbrat, V.

obuncus
adj., bent in, hooked: rostro voltur obunco, V.: pedes, O.

obustus
P., burnt into, hardened by fire: torre armatus obusto, V.: glaeba gelu, burnt by frost, O.

obvallatus
P., fortified, intrenched, made irrefutable: locus omni ratione.

obvenio
vēnī, ventus, īre, to come up to, go to meet: se in tempore pugnae obventurum, join in the battle, L.
To fall out, befall, happen, occur: id obvenit vitium (at the auspices): sin quae necessitas rei p. obvenerit.
To come by chance, fall to the lot of, be allotted: Calpurnio Numidia obvenit, S.: ei sorte provincia obvenit: cui classis obvenisset, L.

obversor
ātus, ārī, dep.,to make an appearance, show oneself: partem eorum Carthagini obversari dici, L.
Fig., to hover before, appear: nihi ante oculos obversatur rei p. dignitas: in somnis, L.

obversus
adj. P. of obverto, turned against, directed towards: faciem obversus in agmen, O.
Turned towards, engaged in: militum studiis, Ta.
Plur m. as subst, opponents, Ta.

obverto
tī, sus, ere, to turn towards, turn against, direct towards: cuius ob os ora sua: Cornua obvertimus antemnarum, direct, V.: remos, ply, O.: ordines, i. e. fall out of line, L.: obversus Contendit telum, facing (him), V.: obvertor ad undas, O.

obviam
adv.,in the way, towards, against, to meet, in face of: obviam conabar tibi, was hurrying to meet you, T.: si obviam contra veniretur, an advance should be made, Cs.: fit obviam Clodio, meets: obviam ire hostibus, S.: Caesari obviam processisti, went out to meet: exire, Cs.: se offere, meet, T.: effundi, pour out to meet, L.: de obviam itione ita faciam.
In the phrase, obviam ire, to meet, oppose, resist, contend against: periculis, face, S.: Gracchorum actionibus, resist, S.: cupiditati hominum, oppose: irae, L.: crimini, meet the charge, L.: obviam itum fraudibus, Ta.

obvius
adj. ob+via, in the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet: si ille obvius ei futurus non erat, had no expectation of meeting him: se mihi obvium dedit, met, L.: venit obvius illi, H.: cuicumque est obvia, whomsoever she meets, Iu.: ad Martis fuit obvius aram, Iu.: se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre: obvias mihi litteras mittas, send to meet: montes, qui obvii erant itineri, lay in the way, N.: undis, up stream, O.: Obviaque hospitiis teneat arbos, opposite, V.
As subst n.: in obvio classi hostium esse, be in the way, L.
Against, to meet, to encounter: quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent, had fought, S.: si ingredienti cum armatā multitudine obvius fueris: infestā subit obvius hastā, V.
Open, exposed, liable, subject: rupes Obvia ventorum furiis, V.: (urbs) minus obvia Grais, V.: comitas, i. e. ready, Ta.: rerum similitudo, obtrusive, Ta.

obvolvo
vī, ūtus, ere, to wrap round, envelop, muffle up, cover over, enfold: obvolvendum caput esse: capitibus obvolutis, muffled, L.: os obvolutum folliculo: fax obvoluta sanguine, covered, Enn. ap. C.
Fig., of language, to cover, veil: verbis decoris vitium, H.