taxo
Latin > English
taxo taxare, taxavi, taxatus V :: value, assess the worth of; access a crime; reckon the size/extent; fix sum of
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
taxo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. tago, tango,
I to touch sharply, to feel, handle (post-Aug.; but cf. taxatio; syn.: tango, tracto).
I Lit. (very rare): taxare pressius crebriusque est quam tangere, unde procul dubio id inclinatum est, Gell. 2, 6, 5; cf. Macr. S. 6, 7; Fest. pp. 356 and 357 Müll.—
II Trop.
A To twit, censure, reproach, charge, or tax with a fault, etc.: Cassius Parmensis quādam epistolā sic taxat Augustum: Materna tibi farina, etc., Suet. Aug. 4: divortium suum cum uxore, id. Dom. 10: in piris taxatur superbia cognomine, i. e. they are called superba, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 53.—
B To rate, value, appraise, estimate, determine the worth of a thing (qs. by feeling of or handling it; cf. aestimo, to judge of the value, etc.): chrysocolla aspera taxatur in libras denariis septem, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 90: talentum Attieum denariis sex millibus taxat Varro, id. 35, 11, 40, § 136: senatorum cen sum ampliavit ac pro octingentorum milium summa duodecies HS. taxavit, Suet. Aug. 41; taxato prius modo summae, id. Calig. 38 et saep. —
C To judge of, estimate, compute, reckon, etc., Plin. 6, 33, 38, § 207; cf.: totum sinum quatridui navigatione in longitudinem taxavit, id. 6, 28, 33, § 163: modii duo anulorum Carthaginem missi, dignitasque equestris taxata mensura, Flor. 2, 6, 18: timorem tuum taxa, Sen. Ep. 24, 2; cf.: tanti quodque malum est, quanti illud taxavimus, id. Cons. ad Marc. 19, 1: uni sapienti notum est, quanti res quaeque taxanda sit, id. Ep. 81, 7: taxata stipendio hiberna, Flor. 1, 12, 8: scelera taxantur modo majore, more severely punished, Sen. Herc. Fur. 746.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) taxō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre (tago, tango), tr.,
1 toucher souvent et fortement : Gell. 2, 6, 5
2 [fig.] a) blâmer, reprendre : Suet. Aug. 4 ; Dom. 10 ; b) estimer, évaluer, taxer : Plin. 35, 136 ; Suet. Aug. 41 || apprécier : Sen. Marc. 19, 1 ; Ep. 24, 2 ; 81, 7.
(2) taxō, ōnis, m., blaireau : Gloss.
Latin > German (Georges)
tāxo, āvī, ātum, āre (Frequent. zu tango), I) scharf anrühren, Gell. 2, 6, 5. Macr. sat. 6, 7, 8: petrae taxatae (angehauen), non perdolatae ferro, Gromat. vet. 342, 23; vgl. 345, 13. – II) bildl.: A) durch die Rede jmd. anstechen, auf ihn sticheln, ihn tadeln, durchziehen, alqm, Plin. 15, 53. Suet. Aug. 4, 2. Eutr. 9, 19, 1: alqm verbi fatigatione, mit Spottreden necken, Aur. Vict. epit. 38, 7. – B) durch Betastung u. dann übh. den Wert einer Sache ermitteln u. bestimmen, etw. taxieren, schätzen (während aestimare = den Wert einer Sache beurteilen), modum summae, Suet.: alqd denariis septem, Plin.: senatorum censum pro octingentorum milium summa duodecies sestertio, Suet. – übtr., timorem tuum taxa, Sen.: tanti quodque malum est, quanti illud taxavimus, Sen.: quanti res quaeque taxanda sit, Sen.: scelera taxantur modo maiore, werden (in der Unterwelt) härter bestraft, Sen. poët.
