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ap-plĭco (adp- , Ritschl, Fleck., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm, in Quint.; app- , Merk., Kayser, Halm, in Nep. Rib.), āvi and ui, ātum and ĭtum, 1, v. a. (applicui appears to have first become prevalent in the time of Cic., and is the com. form in Vulg.; cf. Gell. 1, 7 fin.; applicavi is used by Pac. ap. Prisc. p. 860 P.; Varr. ib.; Ter. Heaut. prol. 23; Auct. B. Alex. 17
I.fin.; Cic. Clu. 16, 46; 24, 66; id. de Or. 1, 39, 177; 2, 13, 55; id. Brut. 91, 316; id. Inv. 2, 13, 43; 2, 51, 153; id. Tusc. 5, 27, 77; id. Ac. 2, 20, 65; and id. Fam. 3, 11, 5; Val. Max. 4, 7, 4; Plin. 11, 2, 1, § 2; Vulg. 1 Reg. 30, 7; ib. Eccli. 33, 12; ib. Osee, 7, 6. It is found in the best MSS. and edd.; cf. Zumpt ad Cic. Verr. p. 240, and Neue, Formenl. II. pp. 477 and 479. Still later than applicui, the sup. applicitum became prevalent, Inscr, Neap. l. 6916; Inscr. Orell. 4570; Col. 4, 22, 1; 4, 24, 18; Quint. 1, 2, 26; 2, 4, 30; 4, 2, 117; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23; cf. Neue, Formenl. II. p. 551, and v. P. a. infra; cf. plico and its compounds, complico, explico, implico, etc.); orig., to join, fasten, or attach to, to affix; hence, to bring, add, put, place to or near to, etc. (very freq., esp. in trop. signif. and in more elevated style; in Plaut. twice; in Ter. four times; “in Cic. epistt. only once,” Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 3; never in Tac.; syn.: admoveo, adjungo, addo, adhibeo, adicio).
I. In gen.
A. Lit.; constr. usu. with ad; rarely with dat.
a. With ad: “se ad arbores,” to lean against, Caes. B. G. 6, 27 (cf.: “trunco se applicuit,” Just. 12, 9, 9): “applicuit ambos ad eum,” Vulg. Gen. 48, 13; ib. 1 Macc. 9, 3: “umeros ad saxa,” Ov. M. 5, 160: “sinistrum (cornu) ad oppidum,” Liv. 27, 2: “se ad flammam,” to approach, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 77: “sudarium ad os,” Suet. Ner. 25 al.—
b. With dat.: “ratem (sc. rati),” Liv. 21, 28, 5: “flumini castra,” id. 32, 30: “corporibus adplicantur,” id. 23, 27: “(asellum) ulmo,” Ov. F. 3, 750: “sanctos applicabit sibi,” Vulg. Num. 16, 5; ib. 2 Par. 2, 16.—Also with local adv.: “boves illuc,” Ov. F. 1, 543.—
B. Trop.
1. To connect with, to add to a thing: “ut ad honestatem adplicetur (voluptas),” Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 37: “annum,” Mart. 6, 28, 9: “adplicare verba verbis,” Quint. 7, 10, 17; 7, 3, 19.—
2. Se or animum, to attach, apply, or devote one's self or one's mind to a person or thing: “illae extemplo se (ad eos) adplicant, adglutinant,” Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 67: “hi se ad vos adplicant,” Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 13; id. And. 5, 4, 21: ad Siculos se adplicavit, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 860 P.: “se ad alicujus familiaritatem,” Cic. Clu. 16, 46: “Sicilia se ad amicitiam fidemque populi Romani applicavit,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1; so id. Lael. 9, 32; id. de Or. 1, 39, 177; id. Fam. 3, 11, 3 al.: “ad Atheniensium societatem se applicare,” Nep. Arist. 2, 3: “Certa res est ad frugem adplicare animum,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 34: “animum aegrotum ad deteriorem partem adplicat,” Ter. And. 1, 2, 22: “ad virtutem animus se adplicat,” Cic. Lael. 14, 48: “aures modis,” Hor. C. 3, 11, 8; so id. C. S. 72 (cf.: “admovere aures, s. v. admoveo, and adhibere aures,” Cic. Arch. 3): sese ad convivia, Cato ap. Gell. 11, 2, 5: “se ad studium musicum,” Ter. Heaut. prol. 23: “me ad eundem quem Romae audiveram Molonem applicavi,” Cic. Brut. 91, 316: “se ad philosophiam, ad jus civile, ad eloquentiam,” id. Off. 1, 32, 115: “se ad scribendam historiam,” id. de Or. 2, 13, 55 al.—
3. Crimen alicui, to charge one with a crime, Plin. Ep. 10, 66, 4.—
II. Esp., naut. t. t., navem, or absol. applicari, and in the act. as v. n. (cf. 1. appello, II.), to drive, direct, steer, or bring a ship anywhere, to land, to bring to land: “navim ad naufragum applicarunt,” Cic. Inv. 2. 51, 153: ad Heraeum naves adplicuit, Liv 33, 17; “37, 12, 5: adplicatis nostris ad ter ram navibus,” Caes. B. C. 3, 101 Held.: “Ciae telluris ad oras Applicor,” Ov. M. 3, 598: “applicor ignotis (sc. terris),” id. H. 7, 117 Ruhnk. and Loers.—With in and acc.: “applicor in terras,” Ov. H. 16, 126 (cf.: “appellere in aliquem locum,” Liv. 8, 3, and 28, 42): ad terram adplicant, Auct. B. Hisp. 37 fin.; so Just. 2, 4, 21; 2, 12, 2; Dig. 1, 16, 4.—With acc. of place whither: “aliā applicuimus Samum,” Vulg. Act. 20, 15.—With abl.: “quocumque litore adplicuisse naves,” Liv. 44, 32, 4.—Absol.: “et applicuerant,” Vulg. Marc. 6, 53.—Poet.: quo accedam? quo adplicem? Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44: quae vis immanibus applicat oris, drives or brings you, etc., Verg. A. 1, 616 (cf.: “nos Libycis tempestas adpulit oris,” id. ib. 1, 377): “sublimis rapitur (Medea) et Creteis regionibus applicat angues,” i. e. her dragon-chariot, Ov. M. 7, 223.—Hence,
1. applĭcātus (adp- ), a, um, P. a.
a. Placed upon, lying upon or close to, attached to: “aures,” Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 5: “Leucas colli adplicata,” Liv. 33, 17, and Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11: “nervi adplicati ossibus,” id. 11, 37, 88, § 217.—
b. Inclined or adapted to, directed to: “omne animal adplicatum esse ad se diligendum,” inclined to self-love, Cic. Fin. 4, 13, 34: “vehemens ad aliquam rem applicata occupatio,” id. Inv. 1, 25, 36.— Comp., sup., and adv. not used.—
2. ap-plĭcĭtus (adp- ), a, um, P. a., applied or joined to, attached to: “adplicitum est cubiculo hypocauston,” Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23: “trunco palus,” Col. 4, 22, 2: vites arboribus adplicitae, Quint. 1, 2, 26.—Trop.: “pressus et velut adplicitus rei cultus,” Quint. 4, 2, 117.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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