commodo

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

commŏdŏ: adv., v. commodus, adv. B. 2.
commŏdo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. 1. commodus.
I To adjust according to a measure, to make fit, suitable, or right, to adapt, accommodate, put in order (ante-class. and post-Aug.): trapetum, Cato, R. R. 135 fin.; Col. 4, 22, 5; Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3 al.—
   B Trop.: commoda loquelam tuam, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 75: ita praeceptorem eloquentiae ... se commodaturum singulis, Quint. 2, 8, 4: si te commodaveris mihi, Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 2: (arithmetica) avaritiae commodat digitos, fits, adapts, id. Ep. 88, 10: (servi) nulli sceleri manus commodabunt, id. Ben. 3, 20, 2: operam suam Prisco ad turpissimum ministerium commodasse, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 23: orationi oculos, vocem, manum, id. Pan. 71, 6.—Absol.: caecus claudo pede commodat, Aus. Epigr. 133.—
II Commodare aliquid (alicui), to give something to one for his convenience or use, to give, bestow, lend (acc. to accurate jurid. distinction, of things that are themselves, in natura, to be returned, while mutuum dare is used of things for which an equivalent is given; cf. Dig. 44, 7, 1; freq. and class.): aquam hosti, operam civi, Plaut. Rud. 2, 4, 21 sq.; cf. Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 23: nam meritus de me est, quod queam illi ut commodem, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 34: quibus tu quaecumque commodaris, erunt mihi gratissima, Cic. Fam. 13, 48 init.: quicquid sine detrimento possit commodari, id tribuatur vel ignoto, id. Off. 1, 16, 51: ut dando et accipiendo mutuandisque facultatibus et commodandis nullā re egeremus, id. ib. 2, 4, 15 B. and K.; cf. Non. p. 275, 15: paenulam, Quint. 6, 3, 64: testes falsos, to furnish, supply, Sall. C. 16, 2: manum morituro, Vell. 2, 70 fin.: aurum Caelio, Cic. Cael. 13, 32; cf. Quint. 5, 13,30: aedes ad nuptias, Auct. Her. 4, 51, 64: nomen suum alicui, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 42, § 91; cf. Tac. A. 15, 53: vires suas aliis eas commodando, minuere, Liv. 34, 12, 5: sanguinem alienae dominationi, Tac. Agr. 32 Orell. N. cr.: parvis peccatis veniam, magnis severitatem, id. ib. 19: aurem patientem culturae, as in Engl., to lend an ear to, * Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 40; Ov. Am. 1, 8, 86; Stat. Th. 4, 75 (opp. donare): ut haec a virtute donata, cetera a fortunā commodata esse videantur, Cic. Marcell. 6, 19 al.—Hence,
   B Of time for a payment, to grant, allow: ut rei publicae, ex quā crevissent, tempus commodarent, Liv. 23, 48, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.—
   C Commodare alicui, aliquā re, in aliquā re, or absol., to please one, be kind or obliging to, to serve, favor (class.): ut omnibus rebus, quod sine molestiā tuā facere possis, ei commodes, Cic. Fam. 13, 35, 2; 13, 53, 1; cf.: alicui omnibus in rebus, id. ib. 13, 32, 2; and: commodare tantum ei in hac re, id. ib. 13, 37 fin.: si tuam ob causam cuiquam commodes, id. Fin. 2, 35, 117: ut eo libentius iis commodes, id. Fam. 13, 54: credetur; commodabo, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 19: publice commodasti, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 9, § 20: illis benignis usus est ad commodandum, id. ib, 2, 4, 3, § 6: studiis commodandi favetur, id. de Or. 2, 51, 207: cui ego quibus cumque rebus potero lubentissime commodabo, id. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 275, 17.—Hence, commŏdā-tum, i, n.; in the jurists,
   1    A thing lent, a loan: commodatum accipere, Dig. 13, 6, 3, § 3; cf. the whole title 6.—
   2    A contract for a loan, Dig. 13, 6, 1, § 1; 13, 6, 17, § 3; Gai Inst. 4, 33.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) commŏdō, adv., à propos, à point : Pl. d. Char. 193, 15.
(2) commŏdō,¹⁰ āvī, ātum, āre (commodus), tr.,
1 disposer convenablement : trapetum Cato Agr. 135, 7, monter un pressoir
2 [fig.] aliquid alicui, mettre à la disposition de qqn qqch., prêter à qqn qqch. [qui sera rendu] : ut hæc a virtute donata, cetera a fortuna commodata esse videantur Cic. Marc. 19, en sorte que ces avantages apparaissent comme un don de la vertu, et le reste comme un prêt de la fortune ; aurum alicui Cic. Cæl. 31, prêter à qqn de la vaisselle d’or ; alicui aurem patientem Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 40, prêter à qqn une oreille docile
3 appliquer à propos, approprier : parvis peccatis veniam Tac. Agr. 19, appliquer à propos l’indulgence aux fautes vénielles ; rei publicæ tempus Liv. 23, 48, 10, accorder à l’État le temps voulu [pour payer]
4 abs^t] se montrer complaisant, rendre service (alicui) : publice commodasti Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, tu [leur] as fait des avantages officiels ; alicui omnibus in rebus Cic. Fam. 13, 32, 2 (omnibus rebus Cic. Fam. 13, 35, 2 ), obliger qqn en toutes choses ; nec, cum tua causa cui commodes, beneficium illud habendum est Cic. Fin. 2, 117, quand tu rends service à qqn dans ton propre intérêt, il ne faut pas considérer cela comme un bienfait.