demuto
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-mūto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n.
I Act., to change, alter, and sometimes to alter for the worse, to make worse (repeatedly in Plaut. and in post-Aug. prose; otherwise rare; not in the Ciceronian period): voces demutat, Cato ap. Macr. S. 2, 10 med.; cf.: orationem meam, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 8: imperium tuum, id. Men. 5, 2, 118: sententiam nostram in iis, Gell. 17, 1, 6: caro demutata, Tert. Res. carn. 55 al.: placitum instituto flaminum nihil demutari, Tac. A. 4, 16: si demutant mores ingenium tuum, to make worse, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 36.—
II Neutr., to change one's mind or purpose: non demutabo, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 142; id. ib. 153; cf.: prorsus nihilum de aliqua re, Jul. Val. rer. gest. Alex. 1, 13.—
2 To change, alter, become different (with atque or ab— very rare): numquid videtur demutare atque ut quidem dixi esse, etc., Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 37; cf. id. Stich. 5, 4, 43; Ap. Mag. p. 284, 17.—
3 To deviate, depart: (fama) demutans de veritate, Tert. Apol. 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēmūtō,¹⁵ āvī, ātum, āre,
1 tr., changer : orationem Pl. Mil. 1291, changer de propos, cf. Men. 871 || abst] demutare de veritate Tert. Apol. 7, changer qqch. à la vérité, altérer la vérité
2 intr., changer, être différent : Pl. Ps. 555 ; St. 725 ; Mil. 1130. fut. ant. arch. demutassit Pl. St. 725.
