desino

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dē-sĭno: sĭi (rarely īvi, Sol. 35, 4, v. Neue, Form. II. 404; also,
I sync. perf.: desit, Mart. 6, 26, 3: desisse, Cic. Fam. 9, 24, 2; Suet. Ner. 33; 46; Gell. 15, 16, 2: desissem, Catull. 36, 5 al.: DESI, dissyl., Inscr. Orell. 71), sĭtum, 3, v. a. and n.—Prop., to put or set down; hence, to leave off, give over, cease, desist (opp. coepi, the construction of which it for the most part follows; cf. for syn.: cesso, cunctor, tergiversor, defugio, haesito, moror, tardor; desisto, omitto, intermitto, praetermitto, praetereo, etc.).
I Act.
   (a)    With inf. act.: illud jam mirari desino, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 59: te uti teste, id. Rep. 1, 39: commemorare eos, id. ib. 1, 1: amare, Plaut. Bac. 1, 1, 67: lacessere, Ter. Eun. prol. 16: maledicere, id. And. prol. 22: de compositione loqui, *Caes. B. C. 3, 19 fin. et saep.—Less freq.,
   (b)    with inf. pass.: ubi ipsi Desierunt vorti, Lucr. 4, 403: moveri, Cic. Rep. 6, 25: fieri, id. Att. 1, 19, 9: cerni, Quint. 8, 5, 29: quaeri ab eo, id. 11, 3, 6: inquiri, Ov. M. 6, 616 al.—
   (g)    With acc. (mostly poet.): artem, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 4; Suet. Tib. 36; Gell. 15, 16, 2: seditionem, id. 2, 12, 3: versus, Verg. E. 8, 61; cf. plura, id. ib. 5, 19; 9, 66: Titania bella, Sil. 12, 725: lugubres voces, Ap. Mag. 5, p.170 al.—
   B Pass. (usually in the tempp. perff.): veteres orationes a plerisque legi sunt desitae, Cic. Brut. 32, 123; cf. id. Off. 2, 8, 27; and: Persei numquam desitum celebrari nomen, Liv. 42, 49: censores creari desitos, Suet. Aug. 37: sermone abhinc multis annis jam desito, Gell. 1, 10, 2: nectier postea desitum, Cic. Rep. 2, 34; cf. id. Fin. 2, 13, 43: coeptum per eos qui volebant, desitum est per hunc, qui decessit, id. Cornel. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 809 P.— In the pres.: tunc bene desinitur, Ov. A. A. 1, 411.—
II Neutr., to cease, stop, end, close (not freq. till after the Aug. period).
   A In gen.:' omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrume desinere, Sall. J. 83, 2: ferrea primum desinet gens, Verg. E. 4, 9: desierant imbres, Ov. M. 5, 285: desinat ira, id. H. 3, 89: cetera, fragilia et caduca occidunt desinuntque, perish, Plin. Ep. 2, 10, 4 et saep.: cauda desinit in piscem, Ov. M. 4, 727; cf. Hor. A. P. 4; Verg. A. 10, 211; Sen. Ep. 92, 10; 24, 26: Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 121: (gemma) ad vini colorem accedens, prius quam eum degustet, in viola desinit fulgor, Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 121: Pyrenaeus desinens, i. e. their extreme end, Flor. 4, 12, 46.—
   A With abl. and in: in quo desinimus, Ov. M. 8, 597; or abl. alone: desine quaeso communibus locis, Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80.—With gen., poet. (like the Gr. παύειν and λήγειν): querelarum, Hor. Od. 2, 9, 17: irae, Sil. 10, 84.—Absol.: Mi. Ah! pergisne? De. Jam jam desino, Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 67: ut incipiendi (sc. sermonem) ratio fuerit, ita sit desinendi modus, Cic. Off. 1, 37 fin.; so opp. incipere, Quint. 9, 2, 19; 11, 3, 35: quo ex genere coeperis translationes, hoc desinas, id. 8, 6, 50: cantasse eum publice Oedipodem exsulem atque in hoc desisse versu: Θανεῖν μ ἀνῷγε, etc., Suet. Ner. 46 fin.: a praeceptis incipio, desino in exemplis, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 2, 1.—In colloq. lang. desine sometimes like the Gr. παῦε (cf. Lidd. and Scott, under παύω, no. II.), leave off! give over! stop! be still! etc.: Ba. Heu, heu, heu! Ps. Desine, Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 51; so Ter. And. 5, 6, 8; id. Eun. 2, 3, 56 al. —
   B Esp., in rhetor., of the close of a period, to end, close: illa, quae similiter desinunt, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 54; cf. Quint. 9, 3, 79; 9, 4, 42 et saep.; cf. cado, no. II.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēsĭnō,⁷ sĭī, sĭtum, ĕre,
1 tr., cesser, laisser, mettre un terme à : artem Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 4, renoncer à son art, cf. Ter. Haut. 305 ; Sall. H. 1, 28 ; Suet. Tib. 36 ; Gell. 2, 12, 3 ; desine plura Virg. B. 5, 19, n’en dis pas davantage || mirari desino Cic. de Or. 2, 59, je cesse d’admirer ; numquam ne moveri quidem desinit Cic. Rep. 6, 27, il ne cesse pas non plus de se mouvoir ; conventus fieri desierunt Cic. Att. 1, 19, 9, les réunions ont cessé ; veteres orationes a plerisque legi sunt desitæ Cic. Br. 123, les anciens discours ont cessé d’être lus par le plus grand nombre, cf. Off. 2, 27 || [pass. imp.] contra eos desitum est disputari Cic. Fin. 2, 43, on a cessé de discuter contre eux, cf. Rep. 2, 59
2 intr. a) cesser, en finir : desine communibus locis Cic. Ac. 2, 80, finis-en avec les lieux communs || [poét.] desine querellarum Hor. O. 2, 9, 17, mets fin à tes plaintes || ah ! pergisne ? --- Jam jam desino Ter. Ad. 853, ah ! tu continues ? --- je vais avoir fini, je vais me taire || desino in exemplis Sen. Marc. 2, 1, je finis sur (par) des exemples, cf. Suet. Nero 46 ; b) cesser, se terminer : bellum ægerrume desinit Sall. J. 83, 1, une guerre se termine très difficilement || desinere in piscem Hor. P. 4, se terminer en poisson, cf. Virg. En. 10, 211 ; Sen. Ep. 92, 10 ; 66, 43 ; c) [rhét.] finir, se terminer : quæ similiter desinunt Cic. de Or. 3, 206, mots dont la désinence est la même, cf. Quint. 9, 3, 79. formes sync. desi CLE 1091, 1 ; 1092, 1 ; desit Mart. 6, 26, 3 ; desisse Cic. Fam. 9, 24, 2 ; desissem Catul. 36, 5 || desivi Sol. 35, 4 ; [vulg.] desinui Commod. Apol. 201.