Contendo, contendis, contendi, contensum & contentum, conténdere. To bende: to stretch out: to straine: to knitte or tye strait. To goe toward a place: to endeucur earnestly: to enforce. To require or desire effectually: to affirme and defend an opinion: to contend or resist: to striue: to cast or shoote a dart or arrow: to make haste to goe to.Contendere poplitem. Hora. To home his knee, or to stretch out his knee.Contendere vincla.Virg.To hinde hard.Contendere tormenta.Cic.To bende engines, as men doe bend howes.Ilia risu contendere.Ouid.To stretch.Contendere animum.Ouid.To muse earnestly vpon. Contendere. Proficisci. Cæsar, Ad eos contendit. He goeth toward them.Ad ædes contendit.Cic.Contendere cursum aliquò. Pla. To runne toward a place.Contendere cursum ad aliquem.Virg.Contendere iter constitutum. Cæsar. To goe on his sourney that he began.Contendit Romam.Salust.He went streight to Rome.Contendere magnis itineribus in Italiam. Cæs. To speede with great iourneies toward Italy.Magnis itineribus ad exercitum Afanij contendit. Cæs. In orbem diuersum fama contendere.Ouid.To be of great name in farre conntreyes.Contendere agmen. Curt. To leade forward his arwy with haste and speede. Contendere.Virg.To endeuour earnestly.In vlterioré Galliam cum ijs legionibus ite contendit. Cæ. Animo contendere. Ci. To mforce him lelf with all his wit.Eniti & contendere.Cic.Labore contendere.Cic.Dyrthachium petere contendit.Cic.He endenoureth to go to.Contra vim grauitatémque morbi contendit: vt ad castra perueniret.Cic.Viribus contendere. Lucret. To enforce himselfe with all his strength.Maximis laboribus & periculis ad summam laudem gloriámque contendere.Cic.To endeuour to attayneContendere omn: bus neruis.Cic.To enforce himselfe with all his power.Contendere neruos in re aliqua.Cic. Idem. To laboour all that he can in a thing.Contendere neruos ætatis in dustriæ que so æ in re aliqua. Cicer.To labout all that he can eyther by his age or indusirie to attayne a thing.Contendere rectis studijs ad magna.Cicer.To endeuour the straite way to atchieue great matters.Frustra contendere.Virg.In vaine to inforce himselfe. Contendere aliquid ab aliquo.Cicer.Earnestly to require a thing of one.A magistris quum contenderem de proferendo die. Ci. When I sued earnestly to haue the day prolonged.Omni studio te mi Brute contendo, vt Ciceronem meum de dimittas. Cicero. I requcste of you as earuesily as I can, that, &c.Pompeius me valde contendit de reditn in gratiam Cic.Plurimis verbis aliquid ab aliquo contendere.Cic.In many wordes to request.Verecunde aliquid ab aliquo contendere.Cic.Quantum potero, voce contendam, vt hoc Pop. Rom. exaudiat. Cic.I will strayne my voyce, or crie out, as lowde as I can, that, &c. Vt Asclepiades contendit. Cels. As Asclepiades affirmeth or difendeth. Contendere, Certare.To striue, or contende. vt Contendere aduersum aliquem. Cic.Contendere alicui, id est cum aliquo, seu aduersus aliquem. Horatius. Pugnare & contendere.Cic.Contendere aliquid contra æ cuitatem.Cicer.To striue to attaine a thing against equitie.Contendunt verbis idter se, non pugnis.Cicer.They contende with wordes and not with fisies.Si causa cum causa contenderet.Cic.If the question were in the worthinesse of the causes.Contendere ciuiliter.Cic.To contend or sue after the maner of Citizens orderly.Contendere de honore.Cic.To striue for honour.Palm vehementérque de re aliqua contendere Cic.Contendere armis.Salust.To warre.Armis cum aliquo contendere.Cic.Contendere bello cum aliquo. Virg To be at warre with one.Cursu contendere.Ouid.To contende in running: to run with for the game.Inimicissimè atque infestissimè contendere.Cic.Contendere summo iure. Cicet. To handle one with extremitie and tigour.Iure contendere cum aliquo.Cic.To go to lawe with one.Contendere iuigio cum aliquo.Cic.To chide with one.Lite de re aliqua contendere. Quint. To go to law for a thing.Ludo contendere cum aliquo.Virg.To play against one.Marte contendere.Virg.To fight.Contendere muneribus cum aliquo. Martial. To striue who may giue most.Pedibus contendere cum aliquo.Ouid.To contende who ran runne swifcest.Pignore aliquo contendere. Catul. To gage or stake downe some what and pay for it.Sacramento contendere.Cicer.To take an the against one in indgement that it is not as he saith.Versibus alternis contendere.Virg.Summa vi imperú que conrendere contra aliquem.Cic. Contendere omnia.Cicer.To proone by all the meanes he can: to assay all the wayes he can. Amori alicuius contendere, Græca locutio, pro Cum amore contendere. Propert. Hirundo contendit cycnis, Id est, indoctus cum docto. Lucret. Cõtendere duos. Tac. To match or set one against the other. Contendere res aliquas, pro Conferre, Componere, inuicem comparare.Cic.To compare.Contendere rem aliquam cum alia. Apulcius. To compre one thing with another.Contendere rem aliqam alteri Idem. Aulonius. Magistratus populo summa ambitione contenditur.Cicer.The office was sued for to the people with great brybing.
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con-tendo, di, tum, 3, v. a. and n., to stretch, stretch out vigorously, to draw tight, strain. I.Lit. (rare and mostly poet.): arcum, Verg. A. 12, 815; Ov. M. 6, 286; id. R. Am. 435: tormenta, Sisen. ap. Non. p. 258, 27; Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57: muscipula, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 181, 31: tenacia vincla, Verg. G. 4, 412: ilia risu, Ov. A. A. 3, 285: pontem in alto, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 21 Müll. (Ann. v. 358 Vahl.): oculi contendunt se, Lucr. 4, 810.— Of stringed instruments, to tune by stretching the strings: ut in fidibus pluribus, si nulla earum ita contenta nervis sit, ut concentum servare possit, Cic. Fin. 4, 27, 75; cf. infra, P. a.—B.Meton.1. (Causa pro effectu.) Of weapons, to shoot, hurl, dart, throw: infensam hastam, Verg. A. 10, 521: tela, id. ib. 12, 815: sagittas nervo, Sil. 1, 323: telum aërias in auras, Verg. A. 5, 520. —2. Of places, neutr., to stretch, reach, extend: haec patulum vallis contendit in orbem, Calp. Ecl. 7, 30: Cappadocum gens usque ad Cyrresticam ejus regionem parte suā, quae vocatur Cataonia, contendit, Plin. 6, 8, 8, 24.—II.Trop. (freq. in prose and poetry); act., to strain eagerly, to stretch, exert, to direct one's mental powers to something, to pursue or strive for earnestly; or neutr., to exert one's self, to strive zealously for something, etc. A. In gen. 1.Act.(a). With acc.: magnum fortasse onus, verum tamen dignum, in quo omnis nervos aetatis industriaeque meae contenderem, Cic. Verr. 1, 12, 35; cf.: contendit omnis nervos Chrysippus, ut persuadeat, etc., id. Fat. 10, 21: summas vires de palmā, Lucr. 4, 990: animum in curas, Ov. P. 1, 5, 11: quo se dira libido, Lucr. 4, 1043: tamen id sibi contendendum aut aliter non transducendum exercitum existimabat, Caes. B. G. 4, 17; cf.: id contendere et laborare, ne ea, etc., id. ib. 1, 31; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, 52: et petere imperium populi et contendere honores, Varr. ap. Non. p. 259, 32.—(b). With inf., to exert one's self vigorously to do something, to apply one's self with zeal to, to go to: hunc locum duabus ex partibus oppugnare contendit, Caes. B. G. 5, 21: summā vi transcendere in hostium naves, id. ib. 3, 15: fugā salutem petere, id. ib. al.; Quint. 10, 1, 125: neque ego nunc hoc contendo ... mutare animum, sed, etc., Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, 38.—2.Neutr.: quantum coniti animo potes, quantum labore contendere ... tantum fac ut efficias, Cic. Off. 3, 2, 6.— With ut: quántum potero voce contendam, ut populus hoc Romanus exaudiat, Cic. Lig. 3, 6; so, remis, ut eam partem insulae caperet, Caes. B. G. 5, 8 et saep.: contende quaeso atque elabora, ut, etc., Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, 42.—Absol.: vociferarer et, quantum maxime possem, contenderem, Cic. Fl. 16, 38 al.: non possis oculo quantum contendere Lynceus (= collineare),
to aim at
, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 28.—B. In partic., 1.To direct or bend one's course eagerly somewhere; or, neutr., to strive to get to a place, to seek to arrive at, to go, march, or journey hastily to, etc. a.Act.(a). With acc. (very rare): rectā plateā cursum suum, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 58: nocte unā tantum itineris, Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97.—(b). With inf. (freq.): Bibracte ire, Caes. B. G. 1, 23; so, ire cum his legionibus, id. ib. 1, 10: in Britanniam proficisci, id. ib. 4, 20: in provinciam reverti, id. ib. 3, 6fin.: Dyrrhachium petere, Cic. Planc. 41, 97; cf.: proxima litora petere cursu, Verg. A. 1, 158; and: iter a Vibone Brundisium terrā petere, Cic. Planc. 40, 96 Wund.—b.Neutr. (so most freq.): in Italiam magnis itineribus, Caes. B. G. 1, 10; cf.: huc magnis itineribus, id. ib. 1, 38fin.: huc magno cursu, id. ib. 3, 19: inde in Italiam, id. ib. 1, 33: in fines Sigambrorum, id. ib. 4, 18: in castra, id. ib. 4, 37: ex eo loco ad flumen, id. ib. 2, 9: ad Rhenum finesque Germanorum, id. ib. 1, 27fin.: ad oppidum Noviodunum, id. ib. 2, 12: ad castra, id. ib. 2, 19fin.; 3, 24 fin.: ad hostes, id. ib. 5, 9: ad Amanum, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 3: Tarentum ad Heraclidem Ponticum, Varr. ap. Non. p. 260, 19: Lacedaemonem, Nep. Cim. 3, 3: domum, Caes. B. G. 2, 24 fin. et saep.: ad ultimum animo, Cic. Mur. 31, 65; cf.: magna spectare atque ad ea rectis studiis contendere, id. Off. 2, 13, 44: ad summam laudem gloriamque maximis laboribus et periculis, id. Phil. 14, 12, 32: ad salutem, Caes. B. G. 3, 3 fin.—2. (Neutr.) To measure or try one's strength with, with weapons, by words, in action, etc.; to strive, dispute, fight, contend against, vie with; constr. with cum aliquo, contra or adversus aliquem, the dat., inter se, or absol.(a).Cum aliquo: neque post id tempus umquam summis nobiscum copiis hostes contenderunt, Caes. B. G. 5, 17 fin.; 1, 36: cum Sequanis bello, id. ib. 7, 67fin.: cum eo armis, Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2: cum magnis legionibus parvā manu, Sall. C. 53, 3: cum barbaro, Nep. Con. 4, 3: cum victore, Hor. S. 1, 9, 42: mecum ingenio et arte, Prop. 2 (3), 24, 23 al.: cum eo de principatu, Nep. Arist. 1, 1; cf. id. Ages. 1, 4 al.: divitiis et sumptibus, non probitate neque industriā cum majoribus suis, Sall. J. 4, 7: humilitas cum dignitate et amplitudine, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136.—So with acc. of neutr. pron.: tamenne vereris, ut possis haec contra Hortensium contendere?Cic. Quint. 25, 78.—(b).Contra aliquem: contra populum Romanum armis, Caes. B. G. 2, 13: tauri pro vitulis contra leones summā vi impetuque contendunt, Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66: contra vim gravitatemque morbi, id. Phil. 9, 7, 15: nihil contra naturam universam, id. Off. 1, 31, 110; Cat. 64, 101.— (g).Adversus aliquem: non contendam ego adversus te, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 13, A, 2.—(d). With dat. (poet.): hirundo cycnis, Lucr. 3, 6: Homero, Prop. 1, 7, 3; 1, 14, 7: Pindaricis plectris, Stat. S. 1, 3, 101.—(e) Inter se: hi cum tantopere de potentatu inter se multos annos contenderent, Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 4; 1, 5, 3: viribus inter se, Lucr. 3, 784.—Impers.: interim proelio equestri inter duas acies contendebatur,
the contest was carried on
, Caes. B. G. 2, 9.—(z) Absol.: proelio, Caes. B. G. 1, 48; 1, 50fin.; 3, 28 al.: magis virtute quam dolo, id. ib. 1, 13; Nep. Epam. 2, 5: translatio non habet quaestionem, de quā contendit orator, sed propter quam contendit, Quint. 3, 6, 72; cf. id. 6, 1, 50; 7, 9, 3 al.—Impers.: summo jure contenditur, Cic. Caecin. 23, 65: de his lite contenditur, Quint. 3, 4, 8: de personis judicatur, sed de rebus contenditur, id. 10, 5, 13.— b. In auctions, to vie with in bidding, to bid against: is liceri non destitit; illi quoad videbatur ferri aliquo modo posse, contenderunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 42, 99.—3. (Act.) To place together in comparison, to compare, contrast; constr. with cum, ad, the dat., or acc. only. (a). With cum: tuam iram contra cum ira Liberi, Naev. ap. Non. p. 259, 7; Caecil. ib. p. 259, 1: id cum defensione nostrā, Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93: rationem meam cum tuā ratione, id. N. D. 3, 4, 10; Tac. A. 4, 32 al.: suam vitam mecum, Licinius, Macer. ap. Non. p. 259, 3.— (b). With ad: ut vim contendas tuam ad majestatem viri, Att. ap. Non. p. 259, 5 (Trag. Rel. v. 648 Rib.).—(g). With dat.: Thestiadas Ledae, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 258, 30: vellera potantia Aquinatem fucum Sidonio ostro, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 26; Aus. Grat. Act. 14 al.—(d). With acc. only: anulum, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 258, 29: ipsas causas, quae inter se confligunt, Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 25: leges, id. Inv. 2, 49, 145: suam quaeque nobilitatem, formam, opes, Tac. A. 12, 1: vetera et praesentia, id. ib. 13, 3.—4. (Act.) To demand, ask, solicit, entreat, beg earnestly, to seek to gain: cum a me peteret et summe contenderet, ut suum propinquum defenderem, Cic. Quint. 24, 77: verecundius a te, si quae magna res mihi petenda esset, contenderem, id. Fam. 2, 6, 1; so, ab aliquo, id. Verr. 2, 2, 53, 131; id. de Or. 1, 36, 166; id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4; id. Fam. 13, 7, 3; cf.: a magistris de proferendo die, id. ib. 12, 30, 5; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5, 15: ne quid contra aequitatem, id. Off. 2, 20, 71: omni opere, ut, etc., Suet. Dom. 2: magno opere, ne, etc., id. Aug. 27; id. Vit. 3: pertinaciter, id. Caes. 1.—5. (Act.) To assert, affirm earnestly, to maintain or contend energetically.(a). With acc. and inf.: sic ego hoc contendo, me tibi ipsi adversario cujuscumque tribus rationem poposceris redditurum, Cic. Planc. 19, 48; id. Sest. 50, 107; id. Arch. 7, 15: apud eos contendit falsa esse delata, Nep. Them. 7, 2; id. Epam. 8, 1: illud pro me majoribusque meis contendere ausim, nihil nos ... scientes fuisse, Liv. 6, 40, 5; Quint. prooem. 11; 1, 2, 25; Suet. Calig. 15; id. Dom. 6; Lucr. 5, 1343; Cat. 44, 4; Ov. M. 2, 855; Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 37 al.—(b).Absol. (very rare): si manantia corpuscula iter claudunt, ut Asclepiades contendit, Cels. 1, praef. 28.—Hence, contentus, a, um, P. a.A.Lit., stretched, strained, tense, tight: qui jam contento, jam laxo fune laborat, Hor. S. 2, 7, 20: acies oculorum, Lucr. 1, 325; cf.: contentis oculis prosequi aliquem, Suet. Tib. 7: contentis corporibus facilius feruntur onera (opp. remissa), Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 54; cf.: contentā cervice trahunt plaustra (boves), Verg. G. 3, 536: Placideiani contento poplite miror Proelia,
with the knee stiffly bent
, Hor. S. 2, 7, 97.—B.Trop., eager, intent: contenta mens fuit in eā ratione, Lucr. 4, 965; cf. Ov. M. 15, 515: et contentā voce atrociter dicere et summissā leniter, Cic. Or. 17, 56: ad tribunatum contento studio cursuque veniamus, id. Sest. 6, 13.—Sup.: contentissimā voce clamitans, App. M. 4, p. 147.—Adv.: con-tentē, earnestly, with great exertion, vehemently: pro se dicere ... mittere contentius, Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57; cf.: acriter atque contente pro suis decretis propugnare, Gell. 18, 1, 2: contentissime clamitare, App. Flor. n. 8: contentius ambulare, Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 97: ornamentis iisdem uti fere licebit, alias contentius, alias summissius, id. de Or. 3, 55, 212: aliquid curiose atque contente lectitare, Gell. 3, 3, 1.