despecto
despecto, to look down upon
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
dēspectō, āvī, ātus, 1, intens. a.: to look down upon, 1.396. (dēspiciō)
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despectans present active participle feminine vocative singular, present active participle masculine nominative singular, present active participle masculine vocative singular, present active participle feminine nominative singular, present active participle neuter accusative singular, present active participle neuter vocative singular, present active participle neuter nominative singular of despecto
dēspecto, āre, v. intens. a. [despicio], to look down upon any thing from a height (perh. not ante-Aug.).
- I Prop.: ex alto terras, Ov. M. 4, 624; so, terras, Verg. A. 1, 396: humum, Ov. M. 2, 710: aquas, id. ib. 15, 699: flammas, Verg. A. 10, 409: procul palantes animos, Ov. M. 15, 151 al.—
- B Of a high place, to overlook or command: et quos maliferae despectant moenia Abellae, Verg. A. 7, 740; cf.: spectacula Tarpeium prope despectantia culmen, Calp. Ecl. 7, 24 (but in Liv. 36, 25, 3, the true reading is spectat).—
- II Trop., to look down upon, to despise (used by Tac.): liberos infra, Tac. A. 2, 43: ne ut victi et ignavi despectarentur, id. H. 2, 30.
dē-specto, āre (Intens. v. despicio), auf etwas (von einer Anhöhe) herabsehen, -blicken, I) eig.: a) v. Pers.: terras captas, Verg.: terras ex alto, Ov. – b) v. Örtl., die Aussicht haben auf etw., etw. beherrschen, Lyciae Pisidiaeque agros (Taurus mons), Sall. fr.: quos (populos) despectant moenia Abellae, Verg.: qui (mons) despectat Oceanum, Amm.; aber bei Liv. 36, 25, 3 jetzt regionem maxime Oetae spectat. – II) übtr., auf jmd. mit Verachtung herabsehen, jmd. verachten, liberos ut multum infra, Tac.: omnia terrena, Amm.: ne ut victi et ignavi despectarentur, Tac.: dum honorum honestas despectatur, Aur. Vict.
See: despectare
dēspectō, (13) āre, fréq. de despicio, regarder dʼen haut : Ov. M. 4, 624 || dominer [en parl. dʼun lieu élevé] : Virg. En. 7, 740 || regarder avec mépris, mépriser : Tac. Ann. 2, 43.
- 1. (poët.) neerzien, neerkijken op (m. acc.) [terras ex alto];
- 2. (v. plaatsen) uitsteken boven, beheersen; ➤ Taurus mons Lyciae Pisidiaeque agros despectat;
- 3. (postklass.) (minachtend) neerzien op, verachten; ➤ ne ut victi et ignavi despectarentur (Tac.).
dēspectō —, —, āre, intens.
- despicio, to look down upon: terras, V., O.: Palantīs homines procul, O.—To overlook, command: quos despectant moenia, V.—To despise: liberos, Ta.