I.v. in the foll., and cf. also the preced. art.), 3, v. inch. n. and a. [Sanscr. svadhā, will, might, custom; Gr. ἔθος, ἦθος].
I. Neutr., to become used or accustomed; in the tempp. perff., to have accustomed one's self; hence, to be wont, used, or accustomed (rare).
a. Tempp. press.: “Drusus in Illyricum missus est, ut suesceret militiae,” Tac. A. 2, 44; 2, 52; Aus. Ep. 16, 91.—
b. Tempp. perff.: “has Graeci stellas Hyadas vocitare suërunt, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111: a te id, quod suesti, peto, etc.,” id. Fam. 15, 8: “mittere suevit,” Lucr. 6, 793: “de divis dare dicta suërit,” id. 5, 53: “gemmis florere arbusta suësse,” id. 5, 912: “vincere suevit,” Prop. 4 (5), 10, 17. “sueverat claustra remoliri,” Claud. in Eutr. 1, 194.—
II. Act., to accustom, habituate, train (very rare in finite verb): “ut lectos viros ... disciplinae et imperiis suesceret,” Tac. A. 2, 52. —Esp., P. and P. a.: suētus , a, um.
1. Accustomed, wont, used, habituated; with inf.: “ex aliis sentire sueti,” Lucr. 2, 903: “mala secundis rebus oriri sueta, Sall. Fragm. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 2, 18: suetus abstinere,” Liv. 5, 43: “curru succedere sueti Quadrupedes,” Verg. A. 3, 541: “vexare suëtae,” Hor. S. 1, 8, 17: “comitialem propter morbum despui suetum,” Plin. 10, 23, 34, § 69.—With dat.: “his (armis) ego suetus,” Verg. A. 5, 414: “neque conjugiis suscipiendis neque alendis liberis sueti,” Tac. A. 14, 27: “suetae aquis volucres,” Tac. H. 5, 6: “sueti latrociniis,” id. A. 2, 52: “suetus civilibus armis,” Luc. 1, 325. —
2. Transf., of things, customary, usual (mostly post-class.): “contra Cheruscis sueta aput paludes proelia,” Tac. A. 1, 64: “sueto militum contubernio gaudere,” id. H. 2, 80 fin.; “vestigium,” App. M. 6, p. 198, 21: “cibaria,” id. ib. 9, p. 232, 13.—Hence, subst.: suē-tum , i, n., a custom, usage: “se ad sectae sueta conferunt,” App. M. 4, p. 153, 22.
