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ostendo, di, sum, and tum (ostensus, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 892 P.; Luc. 2, 192: ostentus, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45; Pac. and Varr. ap. Prisc. l. l.; Tac. H. 1, 78: ostensurus, Suet. Ner. 13; App. ap. Prisc. p. 892 P.: ostenturus, Cato, Or. 52, 2; v. also the apoc. form: ostende ostendam, ut permultis aliis exemplis ejus generis manifestum est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 201 Müll.; perh. used by Cato, v. Müll. ad loc., and cf. the letter E), v. a. [obs-tendo], to stretch out or spread before one; hence, to expose to view, to show, exhibit, display (syn.: monstro, exhibeo).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.
      1. 1. Ostendo manus, Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 17: os suum populo Romano ostendere audet, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1: pectora, Sil. 2, 669: umeros, Verg. A. 5, 376: dentem, Suet. Vesp. 5: se, to show one’s self, appear, Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 5: aciem, to display, Liv. 29, 7: equites sese ostendunt, show themselves, appear, Caes. B. C. 1, 63.
      2. 2. Transf.: vocem, to make heard, Phaedr. 1, 13, 9.
    2. B. In partic., to lay open, expose (poet.): Aquiloni glaebas, Verg. G. 2, 261: lucos Phoebo, Stat. Th. 6, 90: ager qui soli ostentus erit, Cato, R. R. 6, 2.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. In gen., to show, disclose, exhibit, manifest: ille dies cum gloriā maximā sese nobis ostendat, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 880 P. (Ann. v. 384 Vahl.): non ego illi extemplo ita meum ostendam sensum, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 21: verum hoc facto sese ostendit, he has exposed himself, id. As. 5, 2, 12: sententiam, Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 7: potestatem, id. Eun. 5, 8, 3: spem, metum, i. e. to promise, threaten, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 34, § 75 et saep.
      With two acc.: aliquem nocentem, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 2; cf. Tit. ap. Gell. 2, 27, 5.
      Mid., to show itself, appear: nisi cum major spes ostenderetur, Suet. Aug. 25.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. To show, express, indicate by speech or signs; to give to understand, to declare, say, tell, make known, etc. (syn.: indico, declaro, significo).
        With acc.: illud ostendit, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 4.
        With obj.- or rel.-clause: ostendit se cum rege colloqui velle, Nep. Con. 3, 2: quid sui consilii sit, ostendit, Caes. B. G. 1, 21; cf. id. ib. 5, 2, 3.
        Absol.: ut ostendimus supra, as we showed above, Nep. Ages. 1, 5: sed aliter, atque ostenderam, facio, Cic. Fam. 2, 3, 2: signum est per quod ostenditur idonea perficiendi facultas esse quaesita, Auct. Her. 2, 4, 6: primum ostendendum est, id. ib. 2, 16, 23.
      2. 2. To hold up conspicuously, flourish (ironically): sed quaedam mihi magnifica et praeclara ejus defensio ostenditur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1.
        Hence, osten-tus, a, um, P. a.
    1. A. Exposed (ante-class.): ager soli ostentus, Cato, R. R. 6, 2; so id. ib. 6, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1; 1, 25.
    2. B. Subst.: ostentum, i, n.
      1. 1. Lit., a prodigy, wonder, that announces something about to happen, a portent (class.; syn.: monstrum, portentum): praedictiones vero et praesensiones rerum futurarum quid aliud declarant, nisi hominibus ea, quae futura sunt, ostendi, monstrari, portendi, praedici? ex quo illa ostenta, monstra, portenta, prodigia dicuntur, Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 7; cf. id. Div. 1, 42, 93; id. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; Suet. Caes. 32.
      2. 2. Transf., a wondrous thing, prodigy: scis Appium ostenta facere, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 4: ostenti prorsus genus, Just. 10, 1, 6.

ostento, āvi, ātum (inf. pass. ostentarier, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 129), 1, v. freq. a. [ostendo], to present to view, to show, exhibit (class.).

  1. I. In gen.: alicui jugula sua pro capite alicujus, to present, offer, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 4: aliquem, Verg. A. 12, 479: campos nitentes, id. ib. 6, 678: Sidonias opes, id. ib. 4, 75: passum capillum, Caes. B. G. 7, 48: liberos, Suet. Aug. 34: quo res sapsa loco sese ostentat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 325 Müll. (Ann. v. 372 Vahl.).
  2. II. In partic.
    1. A. To show off with vanity or boastfulness, to display, make a display of, boast of, vaunt: amorem tibi meum, Cic. Fam. 10, 3, 4: quid me ostentem, why should I make a display of myself? id. ib. 1, 4, 3: et prae se ferre, id. Att. 2, 23, 3: memoriae ostentandae causā, Auct. Her. 2, 30, 47: clientelas, Dolabell. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 2: triumphos suos, Sall. J. 31, 10: eum ipsum aliis, id. ib. 49, 4: se in aliis rebus, to exhibit themselves, Cic. Cael. 28, 67: Ambiorigem ostentant fidei faciundae causā, Caes. B. G. 5, 41.
    2. B. To hold out or up as an example: desine Tydiden vultuque et murmure nobis Ostentare, Ov. M. 13, 350.
    3. C. To hold out for the purpose of offering or giving; to proffer, promise: alterā manu fert lapidem, panem ostentat alterā, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 18: agrum, Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 78: praemia, Sall. J. 66, 1; 89, 1; cf.: praemia modo, modo formidinem, id. ib. 23, 1: praedam, id. ib. 68, 3.
    4. D. To hold out in a threatening manner; to threaten, menace: caedem, servitutem, Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 1: periculum capitis, id. Clu. 8, 25: minas, Liv. 2, 42.
    5. E. To show by speech or signs; to indicate, point out, signify, reveal, disclose: (largitio) verbis ostentari potest, re verā fieri, nisi exhausto aerario, nullo pacto potest, Cic. Agr. 2, 4, 18: tibi me istis esse familiarem, id. Fam. 9, 6, 2: principem, to reveal, Plin. Pan. 4, 7.
      With rel.-clause: ostentans, quanta eos … invidia maneret showing, declaring, Suet. Caes. 14.

ostentum, i, n., v. ostendo fin.