comminiscor

Latin > English

comminiscor comminisci, commentus sum V DEP :: devise, think up, invent; fabricate; state/contrive falsely, allege, pretend

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

com-mĭniscor: (con-m-), mentus, 3,
I v. a. dep. [miniscor, whence also reminiscor, stem men, whence mens, memini; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 44] (lit. to ponder carefully, to reflect upon; hence, as a result of reflection; cf. 1. commentor, II.), to devise something by careful thought, to contrive, invent, feign.
I (Class., of something untrue; esp. freq. in Plaut.) Reperi, comminiscere, cedo calidum consilium cito, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 71: fabricare quidvis, quidvis comminiscere, id. As. 1, 1, 89: mendacium, id. Ps. 2, 3, 23: dolum docte, id. ib. 4, 7, 64: maledicta, id. Bacch. 4, 9, 58: quid agam? aut quid comminiscar, Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 7: nec me hoc commentum putes, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8: tantum scelus, * Quint. 5, 13, 30.—With relative - clause: neque quo pacto celem probrum queo comminisci, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 30; 1, 1, 37: fac Amphitruonem ab aedibus Ut abigas quovis pacto commentus sies, id. Am. 3, 3, 24 (cf. infra, P. a.).—
   B Of philosophic fiction (cf. commenticius), as antith. to actual, real: Epicurus monogrammos deos et nihil agentes commentus est, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 59; so, occurrentia nescio quae, id. Fin. 4, 16, 43: quaedam, id. Fat. 3, 5.—
II In gen., to devise, invent, contrive: nihil adversus tale machinationis genus parare aut comminisci oppidani conabantur, Liv. 37, 5, 5: id vectigal commentum alterum ex censoribus satis credebant, id. 29, 37, 4: novas litteras, Suet. Claud. 41: novum balinearum usum, id. Calig. 37; Flor. 2, 6, 27: Phoenices, litteras et litterarum operas, aliasque etiam artes, maria navibus adire, classe confligere, etc., Mel. 1, 12, 1: excubias nocturnas vigilesque, Suet. Aug. 30; id. Ner. 34; id. Vesp. 23. !*?
   1    P. a.: commentus, a, um, in pass. signif., devised, invented, feigned, contrived, fictitious: dat gemitus fictos commentaque funera narrat, Ov. M. 6, 565: sacra, id. ib. 3, 558; 4, 37; id. A. A. 1, 319: crimen, Liv. 26, 27, 8: fraus, Paul. Sent. 5, 4, 8.—Hence,
   2    Subst.: commentum, i, n.
   A (Class.) An invention, fabrication, fiction, falsehood: ipsis commentum placet, Ter. And. 1, 3, 20: opinionum commenta delet dies, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 5 (cf. just before: opiniones fictas atque vanas): non sine aliquo commento miraculi, Liv. 1, 19, 5: mixta rumorum, Ov. M. 12, 54: animi, id. ib. 13, 38.—
   B Since the Aug. per., sometimes, a contrivance, Liv. 29, 37, 6; Suet. Vesp. 18; Just. 22, 4, 3 al.—
   C Nefanda, a project, plan, Just. 21, 4, 3: callidum, Dig. 27, 9, 9. —
   D A stratagem, in war, Flor. 1, 11, 2.—
   E A rhetorical figure, equiv. to commentatio, = ἐνθύμημα, Vitellius ap. Quint. 9, 2, 107; cf. id. ib. 5, 10, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

commĭnīscor,¹¹ mentus sum, minīscī, tr. (cum, miniscor inus., cf. memini), imaginer : comminisci mendacium Pl. Ps. 689, forger un mensonge ; nequeo comminisci quid dicam Pl. Aul. 69, je ne vois pas trop ce que je dois dire ; Epicurus deos nihil agentes commentus est Cic. Nat. 2, 59, Épicure a imaginé des dieux oisifs ; cf. Fin. 4, 43 ; Att. 6, 1, 8 ; Rep. 3, 25 || inventer : Phœnices litteras sunt commenti Mela 1, 65, les Phéniciens ont inventé l’écriture. commentus, a, um, avec sens pass., imaginé : Ov. M. 3, 558 ; 6, 565.

Latin > German (Georges)

com-minīscor, mentus sum, minīscī (vgl. memini, mens, μένος), I) sich etwas ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen, sich auf etw. (darauf) besinnen, Plaut. most. 662 u. 668. – II) aussinnen, ersinnen, a) noch nicht Vorhandenes = erfinden, monogrammos deos, Cic.: vectigal, Liv. u. Suet.: litteras novas, Suet. – b) Unwahres = erdichten, vorgeben, absol., verb. confingere et c., Cornif. rhet: ingeniosior ad comminiscendum, Cornif. rhet. – m. Acc. mendacium, Plaut.: tantum scelus, Quint.: crimen ex re fortuita, Liv.: m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, Plaut. aul. 69 u. 76. – Partiz. commentus, a, um, passiv = ersonnen, erdichtet, erlogen, amicus, App. Caec. fr.: fraus, ICt.: gemitus ficti commenta que funera, Ov. – / Aktive Nbf. comminīsco, ere, Apul. met. 4, 11.

Latin > Chinese

comminiscor, ceris, mentus sum, nisci. d. 3. (mens.) :: 假裝。謀。打算