medeor

Latin > English

medeor mederi, - V DEP :: heal, cure; remedy, assuage, comfort, amend

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mĕdĕor: 2,
I v. dep. n. root madh, to be wise; Zend, madha, the healing art; cf. μάθος, also medicus, re-med-ium], to heal, cure, be good for or against a disease (syn.: medico, sano, curo); constr. with dat., rarely with contra, very rarely with acc. (class.).
I Lit.
   A Of pers. subjects: medico non solum morbus ejus, cui mederi volet, cognoscendus est, Cic. de Or. 2, 44, 186.—Prov.: cum capiti mederi debeam, reduviam curo, i. e. to neglect matters of importance while attending to trifles, Cic. Rosc. Am. 44, 128.—
   B Of subjects not personal: contra serpentium ictus mederi, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 99: oculis herba chelidonia, id. 8, 27, 41, § 98: dolori dentium, id. 20, 1, 2, § 4: capitis vulneribus, id. 24, 6, 22, § 36: medendi ars, the healing art, art of medicine, Ov. A. A. 2, 735; id. M. 7, 526; Lact. 1, 18 fin.—Pass.: ut ex vino stomachi dolor medeatur, Hier. Ep. 22, 4; cf.: medendae valetudini leniendisque morbis opem adhibere, Suet. Vesp. 8.—
II Trop., to remedy, relieve, amend, correct, restore, etc.
   (a)    With dat.: huic malo, Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 26: dies stultis quoque mederi solet, id. Fam. 7, 28, 3: incommodis omnium, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10: afflictae et perditae rei publicae, id. Sest. 13, 31: religioni, id. Verr. 2, 4, 51, § 114: inopiae rei frumentariae, Caes. B. G. 5, 24: tum satietati, tum ignorantiae lectorum, to provide against, Nep. Pelop. 1, 1: rei alicui lege aut decreto senatus, Tac. A. 4, 16.—
   (b)    With acc.: quas (cupiditates) mederi possis, Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 2; Just. Inst. 2, 7.—Pass.: aquae medendis corporibus nobiles, Vell. 2, 25, 4.—Absol.: aegrescit medendo, his disorder increases with the remedy, Verg. A. 12, 46.—Impers. pass.: ut huic vitio medeatur, Vitr. 6, 11.—Hence, mĕdens, entis (gen. plur. medentum, Ov. M. 15, 629), subst., a physician (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): veluti pueris absinthia tetra medentes cum dare conantur, Lucr. 1, 936; Ov. H. 21, 14: Democrates e primis medentium, Plin. 25, 8, 49, § 87; Plin. Pan. 22.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

mĕdĕor,¹⁰ ērī,
1 intr., soigner, traiter, alicui, qqn : Cic. de Or. 2, 186 ; vulneribus Plin. 24, 36, soigner des blessures || [fig.] remédier à, porter remède à, guérir, réparer [avec dat.] : Cic. Agr. 1, 26 ; Fam. 7, 28, 3 ; Cæs. G. 5, 24
2 tr., Ter. Phorm. 822 ; medendis corporibus Liv. 8, 36, 7, en soignant les corps, cf. Suet. Vesp. 8 || [pass.] ut ex vino stomachi dolor mederetur Hier. Ep. 22, 4, pour guérir par le vin les douleurs de l’estomac ; [pass. impers.] Vitr. Arch. 6, 8, 7
3 abs^t en parl. de remèdes] être bon [avec contra, contre, pour lutter contre] : Plin. 9, 99. forme active medeo Fort. Mart. 2, 21.

Latin > German (Georges)

medeor, ērī (vgl. meditor), heilen, helfen, konstr. mit Dat., selten mit Acc. od. mit adversus u. Akk., zuw. absol., I) eig.: α) v. Pers., m. Dat., morbo, Cic.: vino veteri morbo, Vet. formul. bei Varro LL.: m. Akk. medendae valetudini nullam opem non adhibuit, Suet. Tit. 8, 5: mit adversus u. Akk., adversus venena huiusmodi, Dict. 2, 14: absol., ars medendi, Heilkunst, Arzneikunst, Ov. u. Sen.: scientia medendi, Aur. Vict. – Partic. subst., medentes, die Heilenden, Heilkünstler = die Ärzte, Lucr., Ov. u. Tac. – sprichw., s. reduvia. – β) von Heilmitteln, gew. m. Dat., oculis aut vulneribus, Quint.: dolori dentium, Plin.: alci, Plin.: selten mit Acc., vulnus, vitia (v. Heilquellen), Vitr.: aquae salubritate medendisque corporibus nobiles, Vell. 2, 25, 4: ut medendis corporibus animi multo prius militum imperatori reconciliarentur, Liv. 8, 36, 7: passiv, ut ex vino stomachi dolor medeatur, Hieron. epist. 22, 4. – mit contra u. Akk., contra ictus serpentium, Plin. 9, 99. – absol., Cels. u. Plin. – II) übtr., heilen = zu Hilfe kommen, helfen, abhelfen, steuern, vorbeugen u. dgl., α) mit Dat.: malo, rei publicae afflictae, incommodis omnium, religioni, Cic.: inopiae, Caes.: stultis, Cic. – Passiv, ut huic vitio medeatur, sic erit faciundum, Vitr. 6, 8, 6. – β) mit Acc.: quas (cupiditates) mederi possis, Ter. Phorm. 822: ad casum tam ancipitem medendum, Gell. 1, 3, 55. – γ) absol.: aegrescit medendo, durch die Heilung, Verg. – / Aktive Nbf. mederet, Ven. Fort. vit. s. Mart. 2, 21.

Latin > Chinese

medeor, eris, eri. d. 2. :: 傅藥。治病。解難。— inopiae frumentariae (dat.) 補糧食之歉。Contra serpentium ictus medeor 治蛇咬傷。Ratio medendi 醫病之方。Utilis medendi radix 藥根。Medetur 人治此病。