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magnŏpĕrē (so written by Plaut., Cæs., Liv., and Sen., but ap. Ter., Cic., Plin. H. N., the best MSS. and edd. have magnō opĕre ; cf.
I.“Ellendt,” Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 164; “Osann,” Cic. Rep. 1, 8, 13), adv. magnus-opus, with great labor; hence, in gen., very much, greatly, exceedingly, particularly, earnestly.
A. With verbs and verbal adjj., etc. (class.): “edictum est magnopere mihi, ne, etc.,” Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 59: “L. Gellius philosophis magno opere auctor fuit, ut, etc.,” Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53: “ego tibi Romam properandum, magno opere censeo,” id. Fam. 15, 14, 4; id. de Or. 2, 86, 353: “desidero,” id. Sen. 13, 44: “nullā magnopere clade acceptā,” Liv. 3, 26.—Esp., with words denoting mental action, as velle, petere, orare, hortari, desiderare, mirari, etc., strongly, vehemently, with all one's heart, zealously: “hoc etiam magnopere oravit, ut, etc.,” Suet. Ner. 57: “magno opere velle,” Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 1: “magnopere cohortatus,” Caes. B. G. 2, 5: “suadere,” Liv. 3, 71, 8: “desiderare,” Cic. Lael. 13, 44: “mirari,” id. Off. 2, 16, 56; so with putare, censere, providere, etc., strongly, earnestly: “putare,” id. Fam. 6, 13, 12: “censeo,” id. ib. 15, 14, 6; Liv. 3, 18, 3: “quā de re, judices, vobis magno opere providendum est,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 10, § 28; cf.: nulla magno opere expectatio est, no very great, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1.—In tmesi: “magnoque opere abs te peto, cures, ut, etc.,” Cic. Fam. 13, 34. —In the contrary order: opere magno edicite, ut etc., Att. ap. Non. 357, 13 (Trag. Rel. v. 508 Rib.).—In comp.: quo majore opere dico suadeoque, uti, etc., the more, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 4.—In sup.: “meministin' mihi te maximopere dicere?” Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 13: “a te maximo opere etiam atque etiam quaeso et peto, ut, etc.,” most particularly, Cic. Fam. 3, 2, 1: “maximopere indigne ferens,” Liv. 42, 57.—In tmesi: Thais maximo te orabat opere, Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 26.—In inverted order: “rogare jussit te opere maximo,” Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 94: “nos ambo opere maximo dabamus operam, ut, etc.,” Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 33.—
B. With adjectives = valde (very rare): “id ego Tadio et gratum esse intellexi et magno opere jucundum,” Cic. Att. 1, 8, 1.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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