conquiro

Latin > English

conquiro conquirere, conquisivi, conquisitus V TRANS :: seek out; hunt/rake up; investigate; collect; search out/down/for diligently

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

conquīro: (-quaero), quīsīvi (arch. form CONQVAESEIVEI in inscrr.:
I conquisierit, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1; id. Rab. Perd. 5, 15), quīsītum, 3, v. a. quaero, to seelc or search for, to procure, bring together, collect (class.; esp. freq. in the histt.).
I In gen.
   A Lit.: naves toto flumine Ibero, Caes. B. C. 1, 61: Lisso Parthinisque et omnibus castellis quod esset frumenti conquiri jussit, id. ib. 3, 42: haec (cornua) studiose conquisita, id. B. G. 6, 28: quam plurimum domiti pecoris ex agris, Sall. J. 75, 4: ea (sc. obsides, arma, servos), Caes. B. G. 1, 27 and 28: socios ad eum interficiendum, Nep. Dion, 8, 3: pecuniam, Liv. 29, 18, 6; cf.: dona ac pecunias acerbe per municipia, Tac. H. 3, 76 fin.: conquirere et comburere vaticinos libros, Liv. 39, 16, 8: desertores de exercitu volonum, id. 25, 22, 3: sacra, id. 25, 7, 5 Duker: virgines sibi undique, Suet. Aug. 71; 83: vulgo amantes, Prop. 1, 2, 23: duces, Curt. 9, 9, 1: fabros undique, Dig. 45, 1, 137, § 3.—
   B Trop., to seek after, search for, go in quest of, to make search for (esp. freq. in Cic. and Tac.): conquisita diu dulcique reperta labore carmina, Lucr. 3, 419: suavitates undique, Cic. Off. 3, 33, 117: voluptates, Caes. B. C. 3, 96; cf.: conquirere et comparare voluptatem, Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 42; id. Ac. 2, 27, 87: vetera exempla, id. de Or. 3, 8, 29: piacula irae deum, Liv. 40, 37, 2: impedimenta, Tac. A. 1, 47: solacia, id. ib. 12, 68: argumenta, id. ib. 14, 44: causas, id. Or. 15: naturae primas causas, Cic. Univ. 14 med.: omnes artes ad opprimendum eum, Tac. A. 15, 56.—
II Esp. (con intens.), to seek for with earnestness, to search out eagerly or carefully (rare but class.).
   A Lit.: Diodorum tota provincia, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 39: (Liberam) investigare et conquirere, id. ib. 2, 4, 48, § 106: terrā marique conquiri, Vatin. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 9, 2: conquirere consulem et sepelire, Liv. 22, 52, 6: eum ad necem, Vell. 2, 41, 2; Nep. Timol. 3, 1; Suet. Vit. 10.—
   B Trop.: aliquid sceleris et flagitii, to seek to commit, Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96.—Hence, conquīsītus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II.), sought out, chosen, costly: conquisiti atque electi coloni, Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96: peregrina et conquisita medicamenta, Cels. 5, 26, 23: figurae (opp. obviae dicenti), * Quint. 9, 3, 5.—Sup.: mensae conquisitissimis epulis exstruebantur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62.—Comp. prob. not in use.—Adv.: conquīsītē, carefully, with much pains (ante- and post-class., and only in posit.): conquisite commercata edulia, Afran. ap. Non. p. 28, 30: conquisite admodum scripsit Varro, Gell. 3, 10, 16; cf.: conquisite conscripsimus (corresp. with diligenter), Auct. Her. 2, 31, 50.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

conquīrō,¹⁰ quīsīvī, quīsītum, ĕre (cum et quæro), tr., chercher de tous côtés, rassembler en prenant de côté et d’autre : naves conquiri jubent Cæs. C. 1, 61, 5, ils ordonnent qu’on rassemble des vaisseaux ; hæc (cornua) studiose conquisita Cæs. G. 6, 28, 6, ces cornes recherchées avec passion ; omne argentum Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 50, rechercher toute l’argenterie ; undique nequissimos homines Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 22, recruter partout les hommes les plus pervers || lever, recruter des soldats] : Cæs. G. 7, 31, 4 || aliquem investigare et conquirere Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 106, suivre à la trace et rechercher partout qqn (4, 40 ) || suavitates undique Cic. Off. 3, 117, rechercher de tous côtés les plaisirs (Fin. 1, 42 ; Ac. 2, 87); aliquid sceleris Cic. Agr. 2, 97, être en quête de quelque crime [à commettre]. formes sync. du parf. : conquisierunt Her. 1, 1 ; conquisierit Cic. Ac. 2, 87 ; Verr. 2, 4, 1 ; conquisisset Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 22 || formes arch. conquæro, conquæsivei, etc. CIL 10, 6950, 11 ; 1, 198, 34 ; 1, 198, 31.

Latin > German (Georges)

conquīro, quīsīvī, quīsītum, ere (con u. quaero), von verschiedenen Seiten aufsuchen, auf- od. einsammeln, aufzubringen oder beizubringen oder sich zu verschaffen suchen, besond. nach Verlorenem, Verborgenem nachsuchen, ihm nachspüren, nachhaschen, I) auf mater. Wege: a) übh.: pecuniam, Cic.: urorum cornua studiose, Caes.: litteras (Dokumente, schriftliche Beweise), Cic.: vaticinos libros conquirere comburereque, Liv.: c. impedimenta, Tac., sacra (abhanden gekommene), Liv.: si quid ablatum est id conquirendi, cognoscendi, repetendi ius esto, Liv.: Proserpinam investigare et conquirere velle (v. der Ceres), Cic.: desertores de exercitu volonum, Liv.: perfugas, Liv. – consulem conquisitum (auf dem Schlachtfelde) sepultumque, Liv.: roganti tempus aliquod ad conquirendum (zum Aufsuchen, näml. des Vermißten) non dedit, Sen. – pueros minutos undique, Suet.: virgines alci undique, Suet.: iumenta undique, Caes.: ex agris quam plurimum domiti pecoris, Sall.: u. Lisso (von L.) Parthinisque et omnibus castellis quod esset frumenti conquiri iussit, Caes. b. c. 3, 42, 4. – testam (ossis) specillo, Cels. – alqm terrā marique, Vatin. in Cic. ep.: naves toto flumine, Caes.: alqm totā provinciā, Cic. – dona ac pecunias per omnia municipia, Tac.: quieti animi cives per nomenclatorem, Val. Max. – socios ad alqm interficiendum, Nep.: alqm ad mortem, ad necem, Vell. – b) insbes., Kolonisten od. Soldaten ausheben, werben, pressen, colonos, Cic. (vgl. conquisivit quos potuit, primum Siculos, Nep.). – sagittarios omnes, Caes.: magnum numerum eorum, qui equo merere deberent, Liv. – II) auf nicht mater. Wege: piacula irae deûm, Liv.: suffragia, Tac.: voluptates, Caes.: voluptatem c. et comparare, Cic.: solacia, Tac.: aliquid sceleris et flagitii, aufsuchen (= zu begehen suchen), Cic. – vetera exempla (Ggstz. uti praesentibus exemplis atque vivis), Cic.: intellegentis sapientisque naturae primas causas c., deinde secundas earum rerum, quae etc., Cic.: omnium factorum historiam, Cic.: vitia ficta conquisitaque, Cic.: figurae conquisitae, weithergeholte (Ggstz. obviae dicenti), Cic. – c. undique suavitates, Cic. – argumenta in eo, quod sapientioribus deliberatum est, Tac. – non causidicum nescio quem neque proclamatorem aut rabulam hoc sermone nostro conquirimus, Cic.: neque enim, quotiens verbum aliquod est scribendum notis, totiens eius verbi litterae sunt cogitatione conquirendae, Cic. – omnes artes ad alqm opprimendum, Tac. – omnia studiose contra sensus, Cic. – solebat mecum interdum eiusmodi aliquid conquirere, Cic. – / Zsgz. Perf.-Form conquisierunt, Cornif. rhet. 1, 1: conquisierit, Cic. Verr. 4, 1; Rabir. perd. 15: conquisisset, Cic. Verr. 3, 22. – arch. Nbf. conquaero, wovon conquaesivei, Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 6950, 11: conquaesiverit, ibid. 1, 198, 34: conquaeri, ibid. 1, 198, 31.