TABLE OF SYNONYMS
ABANDON (related English words = desert, leave): relinquo expresses
merely the idea of leaving something behind; desero involves
the reproach of leaving what one ought not to leave. The in¬
transitive sense of leave is expressed by exeo, egredior, to go out
from, and by discedo which emphasizes the idea of parting from.
ABILITY: see power.
ACCEPT {receive, take): capio indicates the act of taking or laying
hold on; accipio (ad + capio), taking to one's self that which is
ojffered or which presents itself ; recipio (re + capio), taking for
protection, also taking what really or rightfully belongs to one.
ACCOMPLISH {achieve, bring about, cause, do, make): gero expresses
the act of carrying on, having reference to the continuance of the
activity; conficio (con + facio), to complete in all detail, leav¬
ing no portion of the work undone; perficio (per + facio), to
do thoroughly; facio, to do something tangible, something
existing both in space and time, to make; ago, to produce an
effect existing in time only; efficio (ex-f facio), to bring about
as a result.
ACCORDINGLY {therefore): itaque indicates the ground of an action;
igitur, the ground of an opinion.
(on) ACCOUNT oe: see because of.
achieve: see accomplish.
advise {command, direct, exhort, order, urge, warn): moned appeals
to the judgment, urging a course of action because it is believed
to be advantageous; hortor has its source solely in the will
of the speaker; praecipio (prae + capio) indicates the giving of
advice in order to forestall an act, and by one in a position of
authority; it carries also the idea of instruction; iubeo is the
general word of commanding; impero implies a command by
virtue of vested authority, usually with military reference.
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