I.perf. subj. coop tassint, old formula in Liv. 3, 64, 10; contr. form copto , Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 9; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, p. 135), v. a.; publicists' t. t., to choose or elect to something, to admit or re ceive into some body by election, to elect to an office: “senatores,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 120: “senatum,” id. ib. 2, 2, 49, § 122; Liv. 23, 3, 5: “tribunos plebis,” id. 5, 10, 3 and 11; cf. id. 4, 16, 3: “collegas,” id. 3, 64, 9; cf.: “collegam sibi,” Suet. Aug. 27: “magistrum equitum,” Liv. 6, 38, 4: “sacerdotes per collegia,” Suet. Claud. 22: “quem in amplissimum ordinem,” Cic. Cael. 2, 5: “in collegium (augurum),” id. Brut. 1, 1; cf.: “in locum auguratus,” id. Phil. 13, 5, 12: “in patricios,” Suet. Tib. 1.
cŏ-opto , āvi, ātum, 1 (
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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