I.depon.: “Dionysius Platonem in litore occurrens honoratus est,” Sol. 1, § 123; 2, § 26; Ampel. 2, 5) [honor], to clothe or adorn with honor; to honor, respect; to adorn, ornament, embellish, decorate (class.; cf. “honeste): mortem ejus (Ser. Sulpicii) non monumento sed luctu publico esse honorandam putarem,” Cic. Phil. 9, 3, 5: “ornandi honorandique potestas,” id. ib. 5, 17, 45 Orell. N. cr.: “honorandus sum, quia tyrannum occidi (opp. puniendus),” Quint. 3, 6, 74; cf. id. 7, 4, 41: “Amphiaraüm sic honoravit fama Graeciae,” Cic. Div. 1, 40, 88: “virtutem,” id. Phil. 9, 2, 4: “aliquos sellis curulibus, toga praetexta, corona triumphali laureaque honorare,” Liv. 10, 7, 9: populum congiariis, to honor, i. e. present, Vell. 2, 129, 3; “cf: nisi in arena passi sunt se honorari,” Dig. 3, 1, 1; 48, 10, 15: “honoratus equestri statua,” Vell. 2, 61, 3: “Apollo lyram modo nato flore honorabat,” adorned, Petr. 83: “lato clavo vel equo publico similive honore honorari,” Ulp. Fragm. 7, 1.—Hence, hŏnō-rātus , a, um, P. a., honored, respected; honorable, respectable, distinguished.
A. In gen. [class.): “qui honorem sententiis, qui suffragiis adeptus est, is mihi et honestus et honoratus videtur, etc.,” Cic. Brut. 81, 281: “satis honestam honoratamque imaginem fore,” Liv. 36, 40, 9: beati, qui honorati sunt, videntur; “miseri autem, qui sunt inglorii,” Cic. Leg. 1, 11, 32: “clari et honorati viri,” id. de Sen. 7, 22: “homo et princeps,” id. Off. 1, 39, 138: “honoratus et nobilis Thucydides,” id. Or. 9, 32: “Achilles,” Hor. A. P. 120: “cani,” Ov. M. 8, 9: “praefectura,” Cic. Planc. 8, 19: “amici,” i. e. courtiers, Liv. 40, 54, 6: “rus,” granted as a mark of honor, Ov. M. 15, 617; cf. “sedes,” Tac. A. 2, 63.— Comp.: “Dionysius apud me honoratior fuit, quam apud Scipionem Panaetius,” Cic. Att. 9, 12, 2: “spes honoratioris militiae,” Liv. 32, 23, 9.—Sup.: “genus pollens atque honoratissimum,” Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 28: “honoratissimo loco lectus,” Vell. 2, 76, 1: “honoratissimae imaginis vir,” Liv. 3, 58, 2: “genus assensus,” Tac. G. 11.—
B. In partic., honored by a public office, filling a post of honor, honorable, respectable (perh. not anteAug.): “praetor,” Ov. F. 1, 52: “consul honoratus vir,” id. P. 4, 5, 1: “honoratior,” Vell. 2, 54 fin.: “familia honorata magis quam nobilis,” Eutr. 7, 18: si quis forte honoratorum, decurionum, possessorum, etc., Cod. Th. 9, 27, 6; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 40; Inscr. Orell. 3540; 3971 al.; cf.: “HONORATVS AD CVRAM KALENDARII,” Inscr. Grut. 444, 5: “honoratae comae,” i. e. of a high magistrate, Ov. P. 2, 2, 92.—
2. Act., conferring honor, = honorificus (very rare): “senatus quam poterat honoratissimo decreto adlocutus eos mandat consulibus,” Liv. 27, 10, 6.—Hence, adv.: hŏnōrātē , with honor, honorably: “quam illum et honorate nec secure continet?” Vell. 2, 129, 4: “quod filium honorate custodierant,” Tac. H. 4, 63.—Comp.: “utrum contumeliosius expulerint, an revocaverint honoratius,” Just. 5, 4, 13; Val. Max. 5, 1, 11. —Sup.: “aliquem honoratissime excipere,” Val. Max. 2, 10, 2.
