I.to give, bestow, present a thing; to present, honor, reward with a thing (rare but class.; syn.: dono, largior, impertion.
I. Form munero, with dat.: cujus exuvias et coronam huic muneravit virgini, Att. ap. Non. 499, 11: Kalendis suam matrem. Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 97: “Horolen,” Flor. 3, 5, 28 (Trag. Rel. v. 446 Rib.): “beneficium alicui,” to render, Plaut. Capt. 5, 1, 15; Turp. ap. Non. 477, 19.—With abl.: “ea, quibus rex te munerare constituerat,” Cic. Deiot. 6, 17: inani me, inquis, lance muneras. Sen. Ep. 119, 5; Dig. 48, 20, 6 fin.: “a Trojano locupletissime muneratus,” Spart. Hadr. 3, 4: “mulier munerata,” Amm. 14, 7, 4: “legatus muneratus,” id. 17, 8, 3.—In gerundive: “non meretriculis moenerandis rem coëgit,” Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 55 Speng.— Absol.: “at certatim nutricant et munerant,” Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 121: “regni eum societate muneravit,” Macr. S. 1, 7, 21: “dignus quem maximis officiis muneres,” Symm. Ep. 1, 104. —
II. Form muneror: “natura aliud alii muneratur,” Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 3: “assectatur, assidet, muneratur,” id. Par. 5, 2, 39; Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 59 (dub.; “Fleck. demunerarier): Alexis me opipare muneratus est,” Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3: “aliquem aliquā re,” Hor. Epod. 2, 20; App. Herm. Trim. 11.
‡ *mungo , ere obsolete, the orig. form whence emungo, mucus, mucere, mucor, mucedo; cf. Sanscr. muk, to let go, throw off; Gr. ἀπομύσσω, to wipe away; μυκτήρ, nose; μύξα, snivel, I.to blow the nose: mungo, μύσσω, Gloss. Philox.
