I.act. collat. form, v misero) [miser].
I. To lament, bewail, deplore: miseratur is, qui conqueritur aliena incommoda: miseretur is, qui miserum sublevat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll. (class.): “quis illaec est mulier, quae ipsa se miseratur?” Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 6: “communem condicionem miserari,” Cic. Mur. 27, 55: “sortemque animo miseratus iniquam,” Verg. A. 6, 332.—Of a lamenting speech: “eos miserando casum suum confirmat,” Sall. J. 23, 2: “casum alicujus miseratus,” Tac. A. 3, 17: “haec copiose miseratus est,” Gell. 10, 3, 14.—
II. To have or feel compassion, to pity, compassionate: “(Acestes) ab humo miserans attollit amicum,” Verg. A. 5, 452; id. G. 2, 499: “juvenem animi miserata,” pitying in her heart, id. A. 10, 686: “hostibus ipsis pallorem miserantibus,” Juv. 15, 101.—
(β).
With gen. (poet.): te conmiserabam magis, quam miserabar mei, Att. ap. Non. 445, 12 (Trag. Rel. v. 355 Rib.): eorum, Min. Fel. Oct. 28: “poenae juvenem indignae miseratus,” Sil. 11, 381.—*
(γ).
With dat.: servis miseratus, Coripp. Laud. Just. 2, 402.—Hence,
1. mĭsĕrandus , a, um, P. a., lamentable, deplorable, pitiable (class.).
A. Of persons: “ut aliis miserandus, aliis irridendus esse videatur,” Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 169; Verg. A. 5, 509; 6, 882; Ov. M. 1, 359; 6, 276; 9, 178; 11, 704.—
B. Of things: “haec mihi videntur misera atque miseranda,” Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 12: “manus Priamo,” Verg. A. 11, 259: “fortuna,” Sall. J. 14, 7: “miserandum in modum,” in a pitiable manner, Cic. Prov. Cons. 3, 5.—*
