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dēmo , mpsi (msi), mptum (mtum), 3, v. a. contr. from de-emo; cf. adimo and abemito,
I.to take off, take away, to withdraw, subtract, remove (class. and very freq.; for syn. cf.: adimo, eripio, furor, rapio, prehendo, capio, sumo, excipio).
I. Lit.: “addita demptaque quaedam,” Lucr. 2, 770; cf.: “cum aliquid additur aut demitur,” Cic. Ac. 2, 16: “si quid ad eas (leges) addi demi mutarive vellet,” Liv. 31, 11 fin.: “lubet scire quantum auri erus sibi dempsit,” Plaut. Bac. 4, 4, 14 (for which, shortly after, sibi novem abstulit): “aurum sibi,” Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 13: “secures de fascibus,” Cic. Rep. 2, 31; so, “clipea de columnis,” Liv. 40, 51: de capite (from the sum total) medimna DC, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33; cf. ib. 35 (twice): una dempta uncia deunx, dextans dempto sextante, dodrans dempto quadrante, bes dempto triente, Varr. L. L. 5, § 172 Müll.: “de stipendio equitum aera,” Liv. 7, 41: “non hilum de tempore mortis,” Lucr. 3, 1100; cf.: “partem de die,” Hor. Od. 1, 1, 20; Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 20 et saep.: “quam minimum ex osse,” Cels. 8, 4; cf.: “aliquid ex cibo,” id. 6, 6, 16: “fetus ab arbore,” Ov. H. 20, 9; cf.: “sucum a vellere,” id. A. A. 3, 214.—With simple abl.: “fetus arbore,” id. M. 14, 689: “juga equis,” id. ib. 7, 324; id. F. 2, 74; cf.: “juga bobus,” Hor. Od. 3, 6, 42: “vincla pedibus,” Ov. M. 3, 168; cf.: “vincula nobis,” id. F. 3, 320: “nubem supercilio,” Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 94 et saep.: “soleas (when about to recline at table),” Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 16; cf.: Ov. A. A. 2, 212: haec (epistola) casu ad turrim adhaesit ... dempta ad Ciceronem defertur, *Caes. B. C. 5, 48, 8: “odorem vino,” Cato R. R. 110: “barbam,” to shave, Suet. Caes. 67.—
II. Trop.: “nulla dies nobis maerorem e pectore demet,” Lucr. 3, 921; so, “mihi et tibi et illis molestiam,” Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 33: “nobis acerbam necessitudinem,” Sall. J. 102, 5: “plus dignitatis patribus (with detrahere, and opp. addere),” Liv. 2, 60: “silentia furto,” i. e. to disclose the theft, Ov. M. 2, 700 et saep.—Without a dat.: “metum omnem,” Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 18: “dolorem,” Lucr. 2, 21: “sollicitudinem,” Cic. Att. 11, 15 fin.: “curas his dictis,” Verg. A. 2, 775; 3, 153 et saep.: “ex dignitate populi (opp. adicere),” Liv. 34, 54; cf.: “de vi magistratus,” id. 3, 33 fin.: “lex ipsa per se dempto auctore,” even without its author, Liv. 2, 42; cf.: “dempto fine,” without end, Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 2: “addere aut demere ad haec (verba),” Vulg. 1 Mac. 8, 30.
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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