I.to assign, impart, allot, bestow, give, etc. (syn.: do, dono, largior).
I. Lit.: “ut ei plurimum tribuamus, a quo plurimum deligimur,” Cic. Off. 1, 15, 47: “in tribuendo suum cuique,” id. ib. 1, 5, 14: “si uni omnia tribuenda sint,” id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52: “praemia alicui,” Caes. B. C. 3, 4; 2, 21; Hirt. B. G. 8, 46: “cujus sceleribus tanta praemia tribuistis,” Sall. H. 1, 18, 4 Dietsch: “dona nulli,” Ov. M. 9, 402; Phaedr. 1, 5, 8: “beneficia,” Nep. Att. 11, 5: “pretium aedium Aurelio,” Tac. A. 1, 75: “pecunias ex modo detrimenti,” to deal out, allot, id. ib. 4, 64. —
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to grant, give, show, pay, render: “misericordiam fortissimo viro,” Cic. Mil. 34, 92; so, “veniam alicui,” Tac. A. 12, 40: “inventoribus gratiam,” Cic. Fin. 4, 5, 13: “silentium orationi alicujus,” id. Cael. 12, 29: “quod tantum dignitatis civitati Aeduae tribuerat,” Caes. B. G. 5, 7; cf.: “sibi honorem,” id. ib. 7, 20: “mulieri honorem,” Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 44: “tibi turis honorem,” Ov. M. 14, 128: “vocabula monti,” id. ib. 14, 621: “salutem mihi,” id. H. 15 (16), 2: “parem voluntatem paribus beneficiis,” Caes. B. C. 1, 35: “pacem terris,” Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 44; Luc. 4, 358 et saep. —
B. In partic.
1. Pregn., to grant, yield, give up, concede, allow something to a person or thing (syn. concedo): “si sit quispiam, qui aliquid tribuat voluptati,” Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106: “valetudini aliquid,” id. Tusc. 1, 49, 119: “observantiam officio, non timori neque spei,” Nep. Att. 6, 5: “hoc matris precibus,” Ov. A. A. 1, 689: “aliquid rei publicae et amicitiae,” Caes. B. G. 6, 1: ego tantum tibi tribuo, quantum mihi fortasse arrogo, I yield or concede as much to you, have as high an opinion of you, Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 2: “cum senatus impediretur quo minus, id quod hostibus semper erat tributum, responsum equitibus Romanis redderetur,” id. Planc. 14, 34; cf.: “gratissimum mihi feceris, si huic commendationi meae tantum tribueris quantum cui tribuisti plurimum,” id. ib. 13, 22, 2; and: “nusquam tantum tribuitur aetati (quam Lacedaemone),” id. Sen. 18, 63: “mihi tribuebat omnia,” gave me the preference in all things, deferred in every thing to me, id. Brut. 51, 190.—Absol.: “cum universo ordini publicanorum semper libentissime tribuerim,” Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2: “quos ne nominatim tradam, majoribus eorum tribuendum puto,” Tac. A. 14, 14 fin.: “tribus in generibus rerum versari rhetoris officium ... demonstrativum est, quod tribuitur in alicujus certae personae laudem aut vituperationem,” Cic. Inv. 1, 5, 7. —
2. To ascribe, assign, attribute a thing to a person or thing as the cause: “aliquid virtuti hostium,” Caes. B. G. 7, 53: “aliquid juri potius quam suae culpae,” id. B. C. 3, 73: “id tribuite vestrae culpae,” Auct. Her. 4, 36, 48: “aliquid ignaviae,” Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 3: “miseriae nostrae potius quam inconstantiae tribuere quod, etc.,” id. Att. 3, 4 init.—
3. To set store by, with magnopere, multum, etc., to make much of: “quibus ille secundum fratrem plurimum tribuebat,” Cic. Ac. 2, 4, 12: “ne ob eam rem suae magnopere virtuti tribueret,” Caes. B. G. 1, 13.—
4. To divide, distribute (syn. dispertio): “rem universam in partes,” Cic. Brut. 41, 152; id. Or. 4, 16: “secundus (locus) in tempora tribuitur,” id. Inv. 1, 55, 107: “omnem vim loquendi in duas partes,” id. Fin. 2, 6, 17.—
5. Of time, to bestow or spend upon, devote to a thing: “comitiis omnibus perficiundis XI. dies tribuit,” Caes. B. C. 3, 2: “his rebus tantum temporis tribuit,” id. ib. 3, 78: “reliqua tempora litteris,” Nep. Att. 4, 3; id. Hann. 13, 2.—Hence, trĭbūtum , i, n., a stated payment, a contribution, tribute.
A. Lit. (class.): “in capita singula servorum et liberorum tributum imponebatur,” Caes. B. C. 3, 32: “a se intolerabilia tributa exigi,” Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 3: “omnes Siculi ex censu quotannis tributa conferunt,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 131: “tributa pendere,” Caes. B. G. 6, 14: “ceram in tributa praestare,” Plin. 21, 13, 45, § 77: “civitates tributis liberare,” Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 2: “tributo populo indicto,” Liv. 4, 60, 4: “imperare,” id. 23, 31, 1; 23, 48, 8; Tac. A. 2, 47; 4, 71; id. G. 43; Mart. 7, 54, 8; Val. Max. 4, 3, 8; 8, 3, 3.—In the ante-class. collat. form trĭbūtus , i, m.: cum tributus exigeretur, Cato ap. Non. 229, 11: “tributus cum imperatus est,” Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 43 sq.—
B. Transf.
1. A contribution made for any private purpose (jurid. Lat.), Dig. 14, 2, 2; 14, 2, 4; 14, 4, 5.—
2. A gift, present (poet.): “Saturnalicium,” Mart. 10, 17, 1: “praestare tributa clientes cogimur,” Juv. 3, 188; Stat. S. 1, 4, 86.
