I.to laugh at or with, to smile at or upon, especially approvingly.
I. Lit., constr. absol. or with dat., more rarely with acc.; also pass.—
(α).
Absol.: “si non arriderent, dentis ut restringerent,” Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 26: “oportet lenam probam arridere Quisquis veniat, blandeque alloqui,” id. Truc. 2, 1, 14: “cum quidam familiaris (Dionysii) jocans dixisset: huic (juveni) quidem certe vitam tuam committis, adrisissetque adulescens, utrumque jussit interfici,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 60: “Hic cum adrisisset ipse Crassus,” id. de Or. 2, 56, 229; id. Rep. 6, 12 fin.; Tac. Or. 42 fin.: “Cum risi, arrides,” Ov. M. 3, 459: “Cum adrisissent, discessimus,” Tac. Or. 42; so * Vulg. Dan. 14, 6.—
(β).
With dat.: “Tum mi aedes quoque arridebant,” Plaut. As. 1, 3, 55: “si dentibus adrident,” Hor. A. P. 101: “nulli laedere os, arridere omnibus,” Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 10; id. Eun. 2, 2, 19: “vix notis familiariter arridere,” Liv. 41, 20.—
(γ).
With acc.: “video quid adriseris,” Cic. N. D. 1, 28, 79: Cn. Flavius id adrisit, laughed at this, Piso ap. Gell. 6, 9 fin.: vos nunc alloquitur, vos nunc adridet ocellis, Val. Cato Dir. 108.—
(δ).
Pass.: “si adriderentur, esset id ipsum Atticorum,” Cic. Opt. Gen. 4, 11 (B. and K., riderentur). —
II. Trop.
A. Subject., to be favorable, kindly disposed to one: “cum tempestas adridet,” Lucr. 2, 32: “et quandoque mihi Fortunae adriserit hora,” Petr. 133, 3, 12.—
B. Object. (i. e. in reference to the effect produced), to be pleasing to, to please: “inhibere illud tuum, quod valde mihi adriserat, vehementer displicet,” Cic. Att. 13, 21: “quibus haec adridere velim,” Hor. S. 1, 10, 89.
