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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despectantis present active participle neuter genitive singular, present active participle masculine accusative plural, present active participle feminine accusative plural, present active participle feminine genitive singular, present active participle masculine genitive 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.