consocio
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
con-sŏcĭo: āvi, ātum, 1,
I v. a., to make common, to share with one, to associate, join, unite, connect (class.; most freq. in Cic., Livy, and Tac.; not in Quint. or Suet.); constr. with cum, with inter se, or with acc. only.
(a) With cum: nec vero rectum est, cum amicis consociare aut conjungere injuriam, Cic. Fin. 3, 21, 71; Phaedr. 4, 11, 21: consilia cum aliquo, Cic. Red. in Sen. 7, 16; Liv. 28, 27, 13; cf.: cum Themisto res consociata, agreed upon, id. 24, 24, 2: furorem suum cum cive, id. 28, 25, 12: omnia cum iis, id. 23, 44, 2; cf. id. 25, 18, 10; Tac. A. 15, 67: numquam major vester consensus in ullā causā fuit, numquam tam vehementer cum senatu consociati fuistis, Cic. Phil. 4, 5, 12: ubi sese sudor cum unguentis consociavit, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 121: consociare mihi tecum licet, to enter into partnership with, id. Rud. 2, 6, 67.—
(b) With inter se: centum Patres rem inter se consociant, Liv. 1, 17, 5; Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66.—
(g) With dat. (very rare): consociare se pelago, of a river, Mel. 2, 7, 16.—
(d) With acc. only (so most freq.): motus, Lucr. 2, 111: regnum, Liv. 1, 13, 4: imperium, id. 8, 4, 6: formam reipublicae, Tac. A. 4, 33: audaces, id. ib. 14, 58: vocem, id. ib. 13, 23: seria, id. ib. 14, 4: animos eorum, Liv. 2, 1, 5: pinus et populus Umbram consociare amant, * Hor. C. 2, 3, 10: accusatorum atque indicum consociati greges, Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46: (sidera) tria consociata, Ov. F. 2, 246: Ariarathes in omnia belli pacisque se consociaverat consilia, Liv. 42, 29, 4.—Hence, consŏcĭātus, a, um, P. a., united, agreeing, harmonious (very rare): dii, Liv. 1, 45, 2.—* Sup.: consociatissima voluntas, Cic. Fam. 3, 3, 1.— Comp. and adv. not in use.
