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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=causor causari, causatus sum V DEP :: allege an excuse/reason, object; excuse oneself; plead a cause, bring action
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>causor</b>: (causs-), ātus, 1, v. n. and<br /><b>I</b> [[trans]]. [[causa]].<br /><b>I</b> In the ante-class. per., to [[plead]], [[dispute]] [[concerning]] a [[subject]], to [[discuss]] it for and [[against]], to [[debate]] a [[question]], Pac., Att., and Afran. ap. Non. p. 89, 11 sq.—<br /><b>II</b> Since the Aug. per. (in Ciceronian Lat. the [[word]] is not used), to [[give]] as a [[reason]] (a [[real]], and [[more]] freq. a [[feigned]] one) for [[something]], to [[make]] a [[pretext]] of, to [[pretend]], to [[plead]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With acc.: [[multa]], Lucr. 1, 398: aves aut omina dira, Tib. 1, 3, 17 sq.: omina Visaque, Ov. M. 9, 768: nec freta pressurus tumidos causabitur Euros, id. Am. 1, 9, 13: [[stultus]] [[uterque]] locum immeritum causatur [[inique]]: in culpā est [[animus]]. Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 12: [[ipse]] valetudinem excusans, patre animi [[quoque]] ejus [[haud]] mirabilem interturbationem causante, Liv. 23, 8, 7; 3, 64, 2; 36, 10, 13: negotia, Tac. A. 1, 47 fin.: valetudinem, id. H. 3, 59 fin.: adversam patris voluntatem, id. A. 13, 44: diei [[tempus]], Curt. 4, 16, 18 al.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Absol.: causando nostros in [[longum]] ducis amores, Verg. E. 9, 56.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With acc. and inf., Liv. 5, 15, 6; 28, 35, 2; Tib. 1, 3, 17; Suet. Ner. 49; Curt. 6, 5, 31; Gell. 18, 4, 9. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(d)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With [[quod]]: causatus in [[utroque]], [[quod]] hic non esset secutus, etc., Suet. Calig. 23; Dig. 16, 3, 3.—（ε) With inf.: causari accipere rationes, to [[avoid]] by a [[pretence]], Dig. 40, 7, 34, § 1.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>causor</b>¹² (<b>caussor</b>, Rufin. Aqu. Recogn. 1, 55 ), ātus sum, ārī ([[causa]]), tr., prétexter, alléguer : adversam patris voluntatem causari Tac. Ann. 13, 44, alléguer l’opposition de son père ; [[numquid]] causare [[quin]] *Cic. Com. 41, as-tu qqch. à alléguer pour empêcher que...? &#124;&#124; [avec prop. inf.] [[causatus]] hiemem instare Liv. 36, 10, 12, prétextant l’approche de l’hiver, cf. 28, 35, 2 ; [av. [[quod]] ] [[causatus]] [[quod]] [[hic]] [[non]] esset [[secutus]] Suet. Cal. 23, 3, donnant comme prétexte qu’il ne l’avait pas suivi &#124;&#124; s’excuser de refuser : Papin. Dig. 40, 7, 34 &#124;&#124; objecter : Salv. Gub. 3, 2. actif causare Cassiod. *Orth. 7, 149 &#124;&#124; sens passif Firm. Math. 8, 27 ; Tert. Marc. 2, 25.||[avec prop. inf.] [[causatus]] hiemem instare Liv. 36, 10, 12, prétextant l’approche de l’hiver, cf. 28, 35, 2 ; [av. [[quod]] ] [[causatus]] [[quod]] [[hic]] [[non]] esset [[secutus]] Suet. Cal. 23, 3, donnant comme prétexte qu’il ne l’avait pas suivi||s’excuser de refuser : Papin. Dig. 40, 7, 34||objecter : Salv. Gub. 3, 2. actif causare Cassiod. *Orth. 7, 149||sens passif Firm. Math. 8, 27 ; Tert. Marc. 2, 25.
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{{Georges
|georg=causor, ātus [[sum]], āri ([[causa]]) = [[προφασίζομαι]](Dosith. 59, 8 K.), I) [[einen]] od. [[als]] [[einen]] ([[wahren]] od. häufiger [[einen]] fingierten) [[Grund]] [[vorbringen]], [[vorschützen]], absol., Pacuv. tr. 23. Acc. tr. 418. Verg. ecl. 9, 56: [[contra]] patrem, Afran. com. 91. – m. Acc., [[multa]], Lucr.: militum voluntatem, Sall. fr.: omina [[saepe]] visaque, Ov.: consensum patrum, Liv.: negotia, Tac.: valetudinem, Tac. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Liv. 5, 15, 6; 28, 35, 2. Curt. 6, 5 (19), 31. Suet. Ner. 49, 2. Gell. 18, 4, 9. – [[mit]] folg. [[quod]], Suet. Cal. 23, 3. Ulp. dig. 16, 3, 3. – II) prägn.: a) [[unter]] Vorschützung [[von]] [[Gründen]] [[versagen]], [[ablehnen]], absol., Cl. Mam. de stat. anim. 3, 11, 2: m. folg. Infin., accipere rationes, Papin. dig. 40, 7, 34. § 1. – b) [[sich]] [[beklagen]], [[sich]] [[beschweren]], m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, causaris [[igitur]] [[quid]] sit istud etc., Salv. de gub. dei 3, 2 in. – / aktive Nbf. causo, [[wovon]] Infin. causare, Pallad. 3, 25, 3 codd.: causasse, Cornut. [[bei]] Cassiod. de orthogr. (VII) p. 149, 13: [[Passiv]] causetur, Firm. math. 8, 27: [[causatus]], Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 25.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=causor, aris, atus sum, ari. d. :: 推辭。 以罪歸于人。吿。 保官司。— morbum 推病。
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