I.v. dep. n. and a. [mora].
I. Neutr., to delay, tarry, stay, wait, remain, linger, loiter (syn.: cesso, cunctor, haesito; class.); eamus ergo ad cenam: quid stas? Thr. Ubi vis: “non moror,” i. e. I have no objection, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 6: “Lucceius narravit, Brutum valde morari, non tergiversantem, sed exspectantem, si qui forte casus, etc.,” Cic. Att. 16, 5, 3: “quid moror?” Hor. C. 2, 17, 6: “quid multis moror?” why do I linger long? why make a long story of it? Ter. And. 1, 1, 87: “ne multis morer,” to be brief, in short, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 46, § 104: “paulum morandum in his intervallis,” Quint. 11, 3, 39: “quod adhuc Brundisii moratus es,” have tarried, remained, Cic. Fam. 15, 17, 2: “in provinciā,” id. Att. 7, 1, 5: “haud multa moratus,” i. e. without delaying long, Verg. A. 3, 610: “nec plura moratus,” without tarrying any longer, id. ib. 5, 381: “rosa quo locorum Sera moretur,” may linger, may be, Hor. C. 1, 38, 3: “Corycia semper qui puppe moraris,” Juv. 14, 267.—With cum: “ubi, et cum quibus moreris,” stay, reside, Sen. Ep. 32, 1.—With quin: “nec morati sunt quin decurrerent ad castra,” Liv. 40, 31, 8.—In the part. perf. subst.: “ad sexcentos moratorum in citeriore ripā cepit,” Liv. 21, 47, 3; 21, 48, 6; cf.: “ad duo milia aut moratorum aut palantium per agros interfecta,” id. 24, 41, 4; v. Drakenb. ad h. 1.—
II. Act., to delay, retard, detain, cause to wait, hinder: “ne affinem morer, Quin, etc.,” delay, Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 5: “argentum non morabor quin feras,” id. As. 2, 2, 88: “morari ac sustinere impetum hostium,” Caes. B. C. 2, 26: “conanti dexteram manum,” id. ib. 5, 44, 8: “eum,” Cic. Fam. 6, 20, 28: “iter,” Caes. B. G. 7, 40: “naves,” Plin. 9, 25, 41, § 80: “morari ab itinere proposito hostem,” Liv. 23, 28, 9: “morantur pauci Ridiculum et fugientem ex urbe pudorem,” Juv. 11, 54.—
2. To fix the attention of, to delight, amuse, entertain: morata recte Fabula Valdius oblectat, populum meliusque moratur, Quam, etc., delays, i. e. entertains, Hor. A. P. 321: “carmina, quae possint oculos auresque morari Caesaris,” arrest, id. Ep. 1, 13, 17: “tardior stilus cogitationem moratur,” Quint. 1, 1, 28: profecto non plus biduum aut—Ph. Aut? nihil moror, I will wait no longer, will bear no delay, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 104: “egomet convivas moror,” keep them waiting, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 120.—
B. In partic.: nihil morari aliquem, not to detain a person, to let him go, to dismiss. Thus the consul said when he dismissed the Senate: “Nihil amplius vos moramur,” I will detain you no longer, you are dismissed, Capitol. M. Aurel. 10. This is the customary formula for abandoning an accusation and dismissing an accused person: “C. Sempronium nihil moror,” i. e. I withdraw my accusation against, Liv. 4, 42, 8: “cum se nihil morari magistrum equitum pronuntiasset,” id. 8, 35, 8: “negavit, se Gracchum morari,” id. 43, 16, 16.—Hence,
2. Trop.: nihil morari (with acc., an object-clause, or quo minus), to let a thing go, i. e. not to value or regard, to care nothing about it, to have nothing to say against it, etc.: “nam vina nihil moror illius orae,” care nothing for it, am not fond of it, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 16: “officium,” id. ib. 2, 1, 264: “nec dona moror,” Verg. A. 5, 400: “nil ego istos moror faeceos mores,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 18 Brix ad loc.—With object-clauses: “alieno uti nihil moror,” I do not want to, Plaut. Capt. prol. 16: nihil moror, eos salvos esse, et ire quo jubetis, am not opposed to it, have nothing to say against it, Ant. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 17, 35: “nil moror eum tibi esse amicum,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 56.— With quominus: “nihil ego quidem moror, quominus decemviratu abeam,” I do not hesitate to, I will immediately, Liv. 3, 54, 4. —Hence, * mŏrātē , adv., lingeringly, slowly: “moratius,” Sen. Q. N. 6, 14, 3.!*?
1. Act. collat. form mŏro , āre: quid moras? Naev. ap. Diom. p. 395 P.: morares Enn. ib.: moraret, Pac. ib. (cf. Enn. p. 154, v. 11 Vahl.; Trag. Rel. p. 82 Rib.; Com. Rel. p. 16 ib.).—
2. Pass. impers.: ita diu, ut plus biennium in his tricis moretur, be spent, lost, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 2.