Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I. To bring or carry back word, to report, give notice, declare, announce.

A. In gen. (rare and mostly ante-class.; “syn. refero): quid nunc renuntiem abs te responsum, Chreme?” Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 18: “hoc alii mihi renuntiant,” Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 6; cf. id. ib. 1, 5, 36: “quia nihil a quoquam renuntiabatur,” no answer was brought, Suet. Ner. 47: “teque ad patrem esse mortuum renuntiem,” Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 49.—With obj.clause: “istaec quae tibi renuntiantur, filium te velle circumducere,” Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 15: “quasi non tibi renuntiata sint haec, sic fore,” Ter. And. 3, 2, 28: “Alexandro regi renuntiatam adeo divitem (insulam),” Plin. 6, 31, 36, § 198: “is me nunc renuntiare repudium jussit tibi,” Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 54; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 72: “deliberet renuntietque hodie mihi, Velintne annon,” id. Hec. 3, 5, 58: “hunc metuebam, ne meae Uxori renuntiaret de pallā,” Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 67.—Impers., Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 18: posteaquam mihi renuntiatum est de obitu Tulliae filiae tuae, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 1: “tibi renuntiari sic me habere in animo,” Cic. Clu. 5, 17.— Absol.: “abi et renuntia,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 2, 10; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 5: “rus abiisse aiebant, nunc domum renuntio,” Plaut. Merc. 4, 5, 2: “huc,” Ter. And. 3, 4, 15: “ita mihi renuntiatum est, quibus credo satis,” Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 19; so, “renuntiatum est,” Ter. And. 3, 2, 21.—

B. In partic., publicists' and jurid. t. t., to state officially, to report, declare, proclaim, announce, etc. (freq. and class.; “syn. indico): legati ex auctoritate haec Caesari renuntiant, Intelligere se, etc.,” Caes. B. C. 1, 35: “Volusenus perspectis regionibus ... ad Caesarem revertitur quaeque ibi perspexisset, renuntiat,” id. B. G. 4, 21 fin.; cf. id. ib. 7, 5: “Roscius postulata Caesaris renuntiat,” id. B. C. 1, 10: “Caesari renuntiaverunt, pulverem majorem in eā parte videri,” id. B. G. 4, 32: “Caesar cognoscit Considium timore perterritum, quod non vidisset, pro viso sibi renuntiasse,” id. ib. 1, 22: “si ille vir legationem renuntiare potuisset,” had been able to give an account of his mission, Cic. Phil. 9, 1, 1; so, “legationem,” Liv. 9, 4; 23, 6; 35, 32; 36, 35; 39, 33; Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 20 al.; cf.: “haec dicta legatis renuntiataque in consilium,” Liv. 29, 3: “nunc imperant pullario: ille renuntiat,” Cic. Div. 2, 35, 74; cf. Liv. 34, 44: “haec cum renuntiata essent,” id. 36, 1, 4: “renuntiat collegae facturum se quod is censeret,” id. 37, 1, 8: “tribuni revocaturos se easdem tribus renuntiarunt,” id. 45, 36 fin.: “hostium numerum,” Cic. ad Q. Fr. 3, 2, 2: “acta et imperia tua domum ad senatum suum renuntiaverunt,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 31, § 73.— Esp. of the official announcement of an election (either by the praeco or the presiding magistrate), to declare or announce elected, to make the return: coepti sunt a praecone renuntiari, quem quaeque tribus fecerint aedilem, Varr. R. R. 3, 17; cf.: “cum esset praetor renuntiatus,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 38: “cum propter dilationem comitiorum ter praetor primus centuriis cunctis renuntiatus sum,” id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 2: “eo modo sacerdos Climarchias renuntiatus est,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 129: “qui (magistratus) priusquam renuntiarentur,” Liv. 5, 18 et saep.: “aliquem consulem,” Cic. Mur. 1, 1; cf. id. de Or. 2, 64, 260: “ut hostis renuntiaretur,” declared a public enemy, Spart. Jul. 5, 3: “dictator comitia consularia habuit aemulumque decoris sui absentem M. Valerium Corvum consulem renuntiavit,” Liv. 7, 26; Plin. Pan. 92, 3; Val. Max. 3, 8, ext. 3: renuntiare repudium, v. h. v.—

2. Transf., in gen., to announce, report, declare: “assentior vero renuntioque vobis, nihil esse, quod adhuc de re publicā dictum putemus,” Cic. Rep. 2, 44, 71.—

C. Renuntiare sibi, to report to one's self, impress on one's own mind, i. e. reflect, think: qui renuntient sibi, quanta sit humani ingenii vis, quam potens efficiendi, quae velit, represent to themselves, i. e. think, meditate, Quint. 12, 11, 10; cf.: “potest et illa res a luctu te prohibere nimio, si tibi ipse renuntiaveris, nihil horum, quae facis, posse subduco,” Sen. ad Polyb. 6 (25), 1.—

II. (Re negative or qs. rejecting.) To retract, revoke, recall, refuse; to give up, break off, protest against, disclaim, renounce (good prose): Pa. Ad cenam hercle alio promisi foras. Ge. Jube domi cenam coqui Atque ad illum renuntiari, Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 19; cf.: “renuntiari extemplo amicis, quos in consilium rogaverat, imperavit,” Sen. Clem. 1, 9: “ego illi ad prandium promisissem, and prandium renuntiassem,” id. Suas. 2, 12: incensus hospitium ei renuntiat; “domo ejus emigrat,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 36, § 89: “societatem et amicitiam alicui,” Liv. 36, 3; so, “societatem alicui,” id. 38, 31: “amicitiam alicui,” id. 42, 25, 1; Tac. A. 2, 70; Suet. Calig. 3: “renuntiat Habonius illam decisionem tutoribus,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 141; cf. id. ib. 1, 6, 16.—Absol.: “quid imprudentius publicanis renuntiantibus?” Cic. Att. 2, 1, 8: “nemo ingemuit, etc.... pedem nemo in illo judicio supplosit, credo, ne Stoicis renuntiaretur,” id. de Or. 1, 53: “civilibus officiis,” Quint. 10, 7, 1; Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 8: “vitae,” Suet. Galb. 11: “foro,” id. Rhet. 6: “Campaniae,” Sen. Q. N. 6, 1, 10: “inertiae,” Plin. Pan. 59, 2: “nuptiis,” Tert. ad Uxor. 1, 1: “societati,” Dig. 17, 19, 65, § 3.