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-lĭgo , lexi, lectum, 3, v. a. 2. lego. Prop., to distinguish one by selecting him from others; hence, in gen.,
I.to value or esteem highly, to love (v. amo init., and cf. faveo, studeo, foveo, cupio; very freq. and class.).
II. Transf.
B. Very rarely, of inanimate subjects, to love, choose, affect: “montes amant cedrus, larix, etc.... montes et valles diligit abies,Plin. 16, 18, 30, § 73 sq.—*
C. With inf. for amare, to do willingly or habitually, to be fond of doing: “pira nasci tali solo maxime diligunt,Pall. Febr. 25, 1.—Hence,
1. -lĭgens , entis, P. a., prop. esteeming, loving; hence, in respect to an inanimate object, careful, assiduous, attentive, diligent, accurate with regard to it, opp. negligens (very freq. and class.).
A. In gen.
(β). With gen.: “omnis officii diligentissimus,Cic. Cael. 30, 73: “veritatis,Nep. Epam. 3: “imperii,id. Con. 1, 2: “disciplinae,Vell. 1, 6; cf.: “litterarum veterum,Gell. 4, 11, 4: “compositionis,Quint. 9, 4, 77: “aliarum rerum quae vitam instruunt,Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 3: “temperamenti,Plin. Pan. 79, 5: “naturae,attentively investigating it, Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 31; so, “medicinae,id. 32, 3, 13, § 26 et saep.—*
(δ). Absol.: “experientissimus ac diligentissimus orator,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 21: pro cauto ac diligente, Caes. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 101 P.; “for which: ut a diligenti curiosus distat,Quint. 8, 3, 55; cf. id. 1, 4, 24; 2, 15, 10 et saep.—
B. Transf., of inanimate subjects: “assidua ac diligens scriptura,Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150; cf.: “diligentior notitia,Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 84: “stilus,Tac. Or. 39: “remedia,Sen. Ep. 95; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 45; Vell. 1, 4.—
C. In partic., with reference to domestic affairs, frugal, thrifty, economical (cf. its opp. negligens = prodigus, and Ruhnk. Rutil. Lup. p. 95, a, ed. Frotsch.): “homo frugi ac diligens, qui sua servare vellet,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18; Plin. Ep. 2, 6, 1; cf. “opp. negligens,ib. 4, 13, 8; “and c. c. parcus and opp. luxuriosus,Auct. Her. 4, 34: “cum te pro illiberali diligentem (appelles),Quint. 9, 3, 65: “ex re familiari, cujus diligentissimus erat,Suet. Gramm. 23.—Hence, dīlĭgenter , adv. (acc. to II. A.), carefully, attentively, diligently: “accurate agatur, docte et diligenter,Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 30; id. Men. 5, 6, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 1; 2, 3, 47 al.; Cic. Phil. 1, 15 fin.; id. Fam. 6, 5; id. Att. 16, 16 A. fin.; Caes. B. G. 2, 5 al.Comp., Cic. Rep. 1, 22; id. Brut. 22, 86; Caes. B. G. 3, 16 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 8, 4; Vulg. Act. 22, 30 al.Sup., Cic. Lael. 2, 7; id. Rep. 2, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 28 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 81 al.
2. dīlectus , a, um, P. a., loved, beloved, dear (rare).—With dat.: “pueri dilecti Superis,Ov. M. 10, 153; so id. ib. 5, 395; 8, 758.—In sup., Stat. Th. 8, 99; Vulg. Heb. 6, 9.—Absol.: “luce mihi carior dilectior fili,Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 1 init.; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 74 al.Subst.: dīlectus , i, m., = ἐρώμενος, a favorite, Suet. Aug. 98.
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