I.gen. plur. part. pass. celatum = celatorum, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 15 Ritschl N. cr.) [cf. caligo], to hide something from one, to keep secret, to conceal; constr.,
I. With a double acc., as in Gr κρύπτω τινά τι; cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 391 (class. in prose and poetry): neque enim id est celare, quicquid reticeas; “sed cum, quod tu scias, id ignorare emolumenti tui causā velis eos, quorum intersit id scire, etc.,” Cic. Off. 3, 13, 57: “te atque alios partum ut celaret suum,” Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 24: “ea ne me celet, consuefeci filium,” id. Ad. 1, 1, 29; id. Hec. 3, 1, 40: “non te celavi sermonem T. Ampii,” Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 3: “iter omnis celat,” Nep. Eum. 8, 7: “ut tegat hoc celetque viros,” Ov. F. 4, 149.—Rare, aliquem de aliquā re: “de armis, de ferro, de insidiis celare te noluit?” Cic. Deiot. 6, 18; id. Fam. 7, 20, 3 (more freq. in pass.: v. the foll.).—Pass.: celor rem, but more freq. celor hoc, illud, etc., something is concealed from me: “nosne hoc celatos tam diu,” Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 23: “sed tamen indicabo tibi quod mehercule inprimis celatum volebam,” Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 4.—More freq. celor de re: “non est profecto de illo veneno celata mater,” Cic. Clu. 66, 189: “credo celatum esse Cassium de Sullā uno,” id. Sull. 13, 39: “debes existimare te maximis de rebus a fratre esse celatum,” id. Fam. 5, 2, 9: “quod neque celari Alexandrini possent in apparanda fugā, Auct. B. Alex. 7.— More rare, mihi res celatur: id Alcibiadi diutius celari non potuit,” Nep. Alcib. 5, 2 (al. Alcibiades).—
II. With one acc.
A. With acc. of the direct object: aliquid, to conceal, hide, cover; and of persons: aliquem, to hide, conceal one.
1. Aliquid (so most freq.): “celem tam insperatum gaudium?” Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 5: “iras,” id. Hec. 2, 2, 11: “sententiam,” Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 60: crudelia consilia dulci formā, * Cat. 64, 175: “perjuria,” Tib. 1, 9, 3: “factum,” Verg. A. 1, 351: “aurum,” Hor. C. 3, 3, 42: “fontium origines,” id. ib. 4, 14, 45: “sol diem qui Promis et celas,” id. C. S. 10: “manibus uterum,” to conceal by covering, Ov. M. 2, 463: “vultus manibus,” id. ib. 4, 683.—With dat. (locat.) of place: “sacra alia terrae celavimus,” Liv. 5. 5, 1, § 9 Weissenb. ad loc. (al. terrā).— Pass.: “quod celatum est atque occultatum usque adhuc,” Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 10; cf. id. Trin. 1, 2, 127: “quod turpiter factum celari poterat,” Caes. B. G. 7, 80, 5: “armorum tertia pars celata,” id. ib. 2, 32 fin.: “amor celatus,” Ter. And. 1, 1, 105: “ut celetur consuetio,” Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 28; so Lucr. 1, 904; 5, 1159; Tib. 1, 2, 34; Prop. 3 (4), 25, 11; Hor. C. 4, 9, 30; Ov. M. 9, 516 et saep.—
2. Aliquem, to hide, conceal one: “plerosque hi qui receperant, celant,” Caes. B. C. 1, 76: “aliquem silvis,” Verg. A. 10, 417; cf. id. ib. 6, 443: “fugitivum,” Dig. 11, 4, 1: “se tenebris,” Verg. A. 9, 425: “a domino,” Dig. 21, 1, 17 pr.—Pass.: “diu celari (virgo) non potest,” Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 4; id. Heaut. 4, 3, 20: “celabitur auctor,” Hor. S. 2, 4, 11: “capillamento celatus,” Suet. Calig. 11; cf. id. Dom. 1.—
B. With acc. of the remote object: celare aliquem (diff. from the preced.), to conceal, hide from one: “Jovis hospitalis numen numquam celare potuisset, homines fortasse celavisset,” Cic. Deiot. 6, 18; so id. Off. 3, 13, 57; Ov. H. 18, 13 al.—Pass.: “celabar, excludebar,” Cic. Agr. 2, 5, 12; id. Fam. 5, 19, 2; id. Q. Fr. 2, 15 (16), 5: “non ego celari possum, quid, etc.,” Tib. 1, 8, 1.—
C. Absol.: “non est celandum,” Nep. Att. 12, 2: “celatum indagator,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 15.—P. a. as subst.: cēlāta , ōrum, n., secrets: “et celata omnia Paene pessum dedit,” Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 127.
