I.v. n., to raise one's self, to rise (esp. of a multitude), to rise up together, stand up, arise (class. in prose and poetry).
I. Lit.
A. Of living beings: “cum Athenis ludis quidam in theatrum grandis natu venisset ... consurrexisse omnes,” Cic. Sen. 18, 63; so, out of respect, impers.: “itaque in curiam venimus: honorifice consurgitur,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 62, § 138; and: “in venerationem tui,” Plin. Pan. 54, 2: “(in concilio Germanorum) consurgunt ii, qui et causam et hominem probant,” Caes. B. G. 6, 23: “consurrexit senatus cum clamore ad unum,” Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 2: “ex insidiis,” Caes. B. C. 3, 37; cf. Liv. 2, 50, 6: “senatum ... consurrexisse et petisse,” id. 38, 57, 5: “ubi triarii consurrexerunt integri,” id. 8, 10, 5; cf. id. 8, 8, 12; Cat. 62, 1; Ov. M. 7, 570: “consurgere tonsis,” Verg. A. 10, 299: “consurgitur ex consilio,” Caes. B. G. 5, 31; so, “in plausus consurrectum est,” Phaedr. 5, 7, 28: “leniter est consurgendum,” Quint. 11, 3, 156 al.: “toro consurgere,” Ov. M. 7, 344: “ad iterandum ictum,” Liv. 8, 7, 10; cf.: “in ensem,” Verg. A. 9, 749: “in poenam,” Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 43: “ad finitimorum motus,” Liv. 33, 21, 8: “ad novas res,” Suet. Caes. 9.—
B. Of inanimate subjects (mostly poet.): “consurgeret aër,” Lucr. 2, 1111.— With ex, Lucr. 6, 498; 4, 929; 6, 474: “de terra ignis corpora,” id. 6, 886: “in auras corpora sponte suā,” id. 6, 1020: “mare imo fundo ad aethera,” Verg. A. 7, 530: “terno ordine remi,” id. ib. 5, 120: “limen earum in tantam altitudinem consurgit quantam, etc.,” Col. 7, 9, 13: “villa leniter et sensim clivo fallente consurgit,” Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 14: “consurgunt geminae quercus,” grow up, Verg. A. 9, 681: “jugata vineta,” Col. 4, 1, 5: “in gelidas consurgens Caucasus Arctos,” Val. Fl. 5, 155: “tantamque operis consurgere molem,” id. ib. 1, 499.—
II. Meton.
A. Of living beings; constr., ad or in aliquid, also absol., to rise or stand up for any (esp. a hostile) action (perh. not ante-Aug.): “ad bellum,” Liv. 10, 13, 4; 33, 19, 7: “ad novas res,” Suet. Caes. 9: “in arma,” Verg. A. 10, 90: “in iras truces,” Val. Fl. 1, 673: “in poenam,” Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 43: “in aemulationem,” Just. 12, 15: “consurgunt iterum partes,” rise, Luc. 1, 692; cf. Tac. H. 3, 1: “in nostri curam consurge tuendi,” Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 71: “carmine Maeonio,” id. P. 3, 3, 31.—
B. Of inanimate things, to arise, take rise (like A., perh. not ante-Aug.): “vespere ab atro consurgunt venti,” Verg. A. 5, 19; “so of winds: e terrā,” Plin. 2, 43, 44, § 114: “subitoque novum consurgere bellum,” Verg. A. 8, 637; Sen. Ep. 91, 5: “quā concitatione consurgat ira,” Quint. 1, 11, 12: “fama consurgit,” Val. Fl. 1, 75.
