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clāmĭto , āvi, ātum (
I.part. pres. nom. plur. clamitantis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 356), 1, v. freq. n. and a. [clamo], to cry out violently or aloud, to bawl out, vociferate (class., esp. freq. since the Aug. per.; in Cic. only twice; not in Quint.; usu. of human beings).
I. Neutr. (rare): “ut illi clamitant,” Cic. Caecin. 3, 9; “of a bird: ipsum (passerem) accipiter ... vano clamitantem interficit,” Phaedr. 1, 9, 7.—
II. Act.
A. With the words or thoughts uttered as object.
1. With direct citation: “Chremes clamitans: Indignum facinus,” Ter. And. 1, 1, 117: “atque clamitas, Laterensis: quo usque ista dicis?” Cic. Planc. 31, 75: “quidam caricas vendens Cauneas clamitabat,” id. Div. 2, 40, 84: “Volero, clamitans provoco,” Liv. 2, 55, 7: “ad arma, et: pro vestram fidem, cives, clamitans,” id. 9, 24, 9; 27, 48, 12; Suet. Aug. 40; Tac. A. 1, 18.—
2. With acc. and inf.: “clamitabat falsa esse illa, quae, etc.,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 60: “saepe clamitans, liberum se... esse,” Caes. B. G. 5, 7; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 2: “clamitare coepit... ad Philotam decurrisse,” Curt. 6, 7, 27; 9, 8, 7; 10, 7, 10: “clamitans non corporis esse sed loci morbum,” Sen. Ep. 104, 1; Suet. Calig. 58; Tac. A. 12, 7; 12, 35; id. H. 2, 29; cf. id. ib. 3, 10.—Pass. impers.: “multisque sciscitantibus cuinam eam ferrent... Thalassio ferri clamitatum,” Liv. 1, 9, 12.—
3. With subj.: “Messalina clamitabat... audiret Octaviae matrem,” Tac. A. 11, 34: “Mnester clamitans aspiceret verberum notas,” id. ib. 11, 36; 16, 10.—
4. With acc.: “quid clamitas?” Ter. And. 4, 4, 28: “haec Volscio clamitante,” Liv. 3, 13, 3: “quorum clamitant nomina,” Plin. Ep. 9, 6, 2: “saeva et detestanda alicui,” to imprecate, Tac. A. 3, 23.—
5. With ut or ne: “Acerronia... dum se Agrippinam esse utque subveniretur matri principis clamitat, conficitur,” Tac. A. 14, 5; cf.: “neve consulatus sui collegam dederet liberto... clamitabat,” id. ib. 16, 10.—
B. With personal obj.: “clamitant me ut revortar,” call on me, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 30 Lorenz (Fleck. inclamitant): “clamitent Ne sycophantam,” call, Ter. And. 4, 5, 20: “clamitans eum modo consulem modo dictatorem,” Ascon. p. 34, 13 Bait.: “plausores, Augustianos militesque se triumphi ejus clamitantes,” Suet. Ner. 25. —
C. Trop., of things, to proclaim, reveal, betray: “nonne ipsum caput et supercilia illa penitus abrasa olere malitiam et clamitare calliditatem videntur?” Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 20.
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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