I. Act., to draw, bring, or lead together, to assemble, collect (class. in prose and poetry).
A. In gen.
1. Of persons (esp. freq. of the collecting, assembling of troops in any place): milites de castellis ad castra, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 514, 7: “populum in forum,” Varr. ib. p. 274, 20: “exercitum in unum locum,” Caes. B. G. 2, 2: “eo copias omnes,” id. B. C. 3, 13 fin.: “copias suas,” id. B. G. 6, 31 init.; cf. “auxilia,” Liv. 30, 21, 3; 23, 13, 8: “dispersas suorum copias,” Tac. H. 4, 71: “virgines unum in locum,” Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 3: “omnis clientes suos eodem,” Caes. B. G. 1, 4: “milites in unum,” Sall. J. 51, 3; cf. Tac. A. 4, 47.—
B. Esp.,
1. Intens., to connect, unite, by bringing together, = cogo, colligo.
a. Prop. (so several times in Lucr., elsewhere rare): “partes in unum,” Lucr. 1, 398; 3, 533; cf. id. 1, 651; 6, 968; Vitr. 8, 1 fin.: “cortice ramos,” Ov. M. 4, 375: “lac,” to coagulate, curdle, Col. 7, 8, 1: “conducere musculum aut laxare,” to contract, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, n. 8: “ubi sunt nervi, interiores conducunt membra,” Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 218: “vulnera cerā,” to close up, Val. Fl. 1, 479 al.—
b. Trop.: “propositionem et assumptionem in unum,” Cic. Inv. 1, 40, 73; cf. Quint. 5, 14, 9: “omnia probra in deorum maledicta,” Arn. 4, p. 146: “dies adeo conductus,” i. e. short, Sol. 22.—
2. T. t. of the lang. of business, to hire, take on lease, to farm (correlative of locare; cf. Dig. 19, 2, 1; very freq. and class.).
a. To hire for one's use, to hire, rent, employ; of things: “aedes aliquas mihi,” Plaut. Merc. 3, 2, 17; Suet. Tib. 35; cf.: domum in Palatio, Cic. Cael. 7, 18; id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 7: “hortum,” id. Fam. 16, 18, 2: “qui colonus habuit conductum de Caesenniā fundum,” id. Caecin. 32, 94: “habitationem in annum,” Dig. 19, 2, 19: “ad certum tempus,” ib. 19, 2, 14: “insulam,” ib. 19, 2, 30: “conduxi domum a te,” Sen. Ben. 7, 5, 2: “nummos,” to borrow, Hor. S. 1, 2, 9; cf. “pecuniam,” Juv. 11, 46.—Esp., of persons: “ille qui me conduxit, ubi conduxit, abduxit domum,” Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 11: “cocum,” id. Ps. 3, 2, 10 and 15; id. Aul. 2, 4, 1: “fidicinam, quae cantaret sibi,” id. Ep. 2, 3, 10: “meretricem,” id. Bacch. 5, 1, 11; cf. id. Am. 1, 1, 131; Nep. praef. § 4; and poet.: “torum,” Ov. Am. 1, 10, 44: “consulem vestrum ad caedem faciendam,” Cic. Prov. Cons. 4, 9: “praeceptores publice,” Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 6: “choragum,” Suet. Aug. 70: “homines,” Caes. B. G. 2, 1; so, militem (the Gr. ξενολογεῖν), to hire soldiers, Curt. 3, 1, 1; 3, 9, 2 al.; cf. the foll. subst.—With ut or quin: aliquem uti taceat, to hire, bribe, employ, Cato ap. Gell. 1, 15, 10; cf.: “tribus non conduci possim libertatibus, quin, etc.,” could not be hired, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 68; cf. Lucil. ap. Non. p. 274, 21: “mercede aliquem,” Cic. Off. 2, 6, 22: “mercede diurnā conductus,” Hor. S. 2, 7, 18: “pictorem magno pretio,” Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1.—Subst.
(α).
conducti , ōrum, m., hirelings, mercenary soldiers, Hor. A. P. 431; Nep. Dat. 8, 2; cf. Liv. 30, 7, 10; 30, 21, 3; 23, 13, 8 al.—Hence, poet.: “bella conducta,” carried on by mercenary troops, Sil. 5, 196. —
(β).
conductum , i, n., any thing hired, esp. a house, dwelling, etc., Cic. Clu. 62, 175; Sen. Ben. 7, 5, 3; Petr. 9, 4; Dig. 9, 3, 1; cf.: “locati conducti,” ib. 19, 2 tit.: actio ex conducto, an action upon a lease or contract, ib. 19, 2, 19, §§ 4 and 8 al.—
b. To undertake any service (building, transportation, the customs, etc.), to contract for, farm: “caedundum illum (agnum) ego conduxi,” Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 31; cf.: “caedundos agnos,” id. Capt. 4, 2, 39: “redemptor, qui columnam illam de Cottā conduxerat faciendam,” Cic. Div. 2, 21, 47: “locare faciendum quod ego conduxeram,” Dig. 19, 2, 48; so, “mulierem vehendam nave,” ib. 19, 2, 19: “aliquem docendum,” ib. 19, 2, 13, § 3; 13, 6, 19: “praebenda, quae ad exercitum opus essent,” to undertake the supplies, Liv. 23, 48, 11: “vectigalia,” to farm, Cic. Att. 1, 17, 9; Liv. 43, 16, 2: “tabulas in Italiam portandas,” Vell. 1, 13, 4; so, “portorium,” Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 47 al. —
II. Neutr., to contribute to something by being useful, to be of use or profitable, to profit, serve, etc. (syn.: convenit, utile est; class.; used only in the 3d pers. of the sing. and plur.); constr. with in, ad aliquid, the dat., or absol.
(α).
With in: “quod tuam in rem bene conducat,” Plaut. Cist. 3, 4; so, maxime in rempublicam, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 274, 29: “in commune,” Tac. A. 2, 38.—
(β).
With ad: “ad ventris victum,” Plaut. Capt. 4, 3, 6: “ad vitae commoditatem,” Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9.—
(γ).
With dat. (so most freq.): “huic aetati non conducit latebrosus locus,” Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 22: “maxime rei publicae,” Cic. Prov. Cons. 1, 1; id. Off. 3, 27, 101: “neque homini infanti injuste facta conducunt,” id. Fin. 1, 16, 52; Col. 9, 1, 3: “omnibus,” Cic. Rep. 1, 32, 49: “tuae laudi,” id. Fam. 13, 48: “nostris rationibus,” id. Att. 1, 1, 2: “maxime sibi,” Quint. 11, 1, 12: “alvo citae (vinum),” Plin. 23, 1, 23, § 41: “proposito,” Hor. A. P. 195 et saep.: “imbres non conducunt vitibus,” Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 14.—
(δ).
Absol.: “dubitare non possumus. quin ea maxime conducant, quae sunt rectissima,” Cic. Fam. 5, 19, 2: “conducere arbitror talibus auris tuas vocibus undique circumsonare,” id. Off. 3, 2, 5.—Hence, P. a. as subst.; v. I. C. 2. β fin. supra.— Adv.: condūcenter , becomingly, fitly, Gell. 16, 12, 4.