To draw away: to scoure or stoeepe away. Venti verrentes æquora. Lucrer. Nautæ verrunt æquora. Virg. The mariners scoure ouer the sens. Remi verrebant freta. Ouid. They rowed away smiftlie ouer the sea. Remis vada liuida verrunt. Vir. Cauda verruntur arenæ. Ouid. Diripiunt verruntq; dapes. Val. Flac. They spoyle & scratche away the meate. Verrere. Cic. To make cleane: to sweepe: to brush. Verre pauimentum. luuen. Sweepe the flowre. Matres crinibus templa verrentes. Li.

A verse. Also an order or rewe. A line. A song. Versibus incomptis ludunt. Virgil. They sing songs in vnhandsome meeter. Aeterni versusus. Lucr. Verses that shal alway continue. Canori. Hor. Catenati versus, ex pluribus asperrimè coeuntibus inter sc syllabis. Quint. Parum clari versus. Hor. Harde and obscure verses. Concinnior versus. Hor. More handsomly made. Confragosi versus. Quint. Duri. Hora. Facundi versus. Mart. Inculti versus & malè nati. Hora. Inertes. Hor. Inopes rerum versus. Hor. Verses voide of good matter. Intercalaris versus, Vide INTERCALO. Laboriosus. Mart. Lepidus. Catull. Longus. Cice. Malus. Cice. Scabri versus. Macrob. Solutus. Quint. Suauidicis versibus cdere aliquid. Lucr. Suauiloqui versus. Lucr. Teres versus. Ouid. Amplecti cuncta versibus. Virg. Componere versus. Hor. To make verses. Numerum & versum conficere. Cic. Contendere alternis versibus. Vir. To sing verses by course which may doe best. Famosis versibus coopertus. Horat. Greatly defamed with rayling verses. Deducere verium. Ouid. To make a verse. Dicere versus. Virg. Dicere aliquid versu. Horat. Ornatissimis atq; optimis versibus de re aliqua dicere. Ci. Dictare versus. Hor. Ducere versus. Ouid. To make verses. Edere aliquid versibus. Lucr. To write a thing in verses. Effutire leues versus. Hor. Euoluere molles versus. Ouid. Exponere versibus aliquid. Hor. Facere versus. Cic. Factitare versus. Hor. Fingere versus. Hor. To make or write verses. Fundere versus. Cic. To pronounce verses without meditation in great number. Illustrare aliquid versibus. Lucre. Includere versu verba. Ci. To compacte in a verse. Iuuenari teneris versibus. Hor. To dally in pleasant verses. Lædere aliquem tristi versu. Hor. With taunting verses to rate one. Ludere incomptis versibus. Virg. Ludenti versu nectere carmina. Ouid. Oblinire aliquem atris versibus. Hor. To write rayling or reprochfull verses against one. Politis versibus aliquid ornare. Lucr. Perscribere versum puris verbis. Hor. Persequi versu aliquid. Virg. Positi commodè versus. Quint. Pronuntiate versus. Cic. Si versus pronuntiatus est syllabavna breuior aut longior, xibilatur, exploditur. Cic. Ructari lublimes versus. Hor. Scribere versus. Hor. Scribere versibus. Cic. Soluere versus. Quint. Surgit pagina versu. Ouid. Malè tornatos incudi reddcre versus. Horat. To correcte or newly to polish verses ill made. Versus. Plin. iun A verse: a line in writing or printing. Non paginas tantùm epistolæ, sed etiam verius syllabasq; numerabo. Plin. iun. Lines and syllables. Solebat populum monere, vt quum lex aliqua recitaretur, primum verlum attenderet. Cic. To marke the firste sentence or line. Versus. Pli. A song. vt Cantum imitantur lusciniæ iuniores, versumq; quem imitentur accipiunt. Plin. Versus. Va. A platte wrought an hundred foote euerie way. Versus remorum. Virg. A rew or order of owers. Versus arborum. Virg. A rewe of trees. Versus foliorum. Plin. A rewe of leanes.

To turne: to drawe: to translate out of one tong into an other: to constder. Omnia vertere. Ci. To turne al vpside downe. In Africum se vertit Auster. Cæ. The winde channgeth from the south to, &c. Agrum vertere. Plin. To til the ground. Animam nequeo vertere. Plaut. I cannot fetch my breath. Arces vertere. Vir. To ouetihrow castles. Arma vertere aduersus Carthaginenses pro Romanis. Liu. To turne his power against, &c. Arma vertere in aliquem. Liu. Aures ad pacem vertere Pro. To harken to intrety of peace. Beneficium vertere in grauissimam inuriam. Plin. iun. To turne a great benefit into a most grieuous ininrie. Dulcia se in bilem vertunt. Hor. Sweete meats soone turne into choler. In bonum vertere. Quint. To turne to good. In bonum vertere auspicia. Li. In bonum vertete detrimentum. Cæs. Cælum vertitur. Vir. The weather chaungeth. Causas secundorum & aduersorum vertere in deos. Li. To turne or reiect the causes of aduersitie and prosperitie on God. In qua causa vertitur. Quin. Wherein the cause consisteth. Brundusij omne certamen verritur. Ci. Al the contention at Brundise is, &c. In cinerem vertere. Ouid. To turne to dust. In consuetudinem vertere. Tac. To turne to a custome. In conrrarium aliquid vertere. Quint. In conrumeliam suam vertere quod alius gesserit. Cæs. To interprete a thing that one hath done, to bee done to his reproch. Crateras vertere. Vir. To drinke vp al, and to turne the boles bottomes vpward. Crimen reus in aduersarium vertit. Quint. In crimen vertere quod gloriæ esle debet. Li. To blame one for that, which he should be praised for. Culpam vertere in gloriam. Plin. iun. To turne blame to honour. Culpam omuë belli á publico consilio in AnnibalÊ vertentes Liu. Reiecting or putting al the blame of that war, &c. Cursum vertere aliquò. Vir. Dies vertitur. Propert. Time channgeth. In epilogis vertitur discrimen, quo modo se dicenti, qui excitatur accommodet. Qu. In conclusions al the danger is, &c. In discrimine verti dicuntur res. Li. To be in danger. In dorsum vertere. Plin. To turne vpon the backe. Elocurionem vertere. Plin. iun. To change his stile. Equos vertunt ad mœnia. Vir, To turne, &c. In facies omnes se vertere. Virgil. To turne himselfe into all formes, Intra sines hos vertuntur omuia. Cælius ad Ci. In fugam vertere aliquem. Liu. To put to flight. In gaudium renuntiata verterunt. Liu. Glebas vertere vomere. Lucr. To til the ground. Ad gloriam vertere. Tac. Gradum vertere. Ouid. To slee, to turne backe. In horrorem versum sacinus. Liu. In ignorantiam verti. Sen. Impetum cæli cum admirabili celeritate moueri vertique videmus. Ci. Inuidiam in aliquem verrere. Tac. Ad inuidiam verrere. Tac. In inuidiam vertic se gloria. Liu. Glorie beginneth to chaunge into ennie. In iocum aliquid vertere. Plin. To turne a thing to a iest. Iras in aliquē vertere. Li. To turne his displeasure toward, &c. Iram vertere ab aliquo in alium. Hor. Iter vertere aliquò. Vir. Iter retrò vertere. Liu. To recurne back: to recoyle. Laudem vertere in crimina. Ouid. In laudem vertere. Tac. To turne to praise. In licentiam vertere libertatem. Li. In ludibrium vertere. Tac. To turne to a iest or mocke. In lupos vertere homines. Plin. To turne men into wolues. Ad luxuriam vertere vsum alicuius rei. Plin. To abuse a ching riotously. Malo vertere. Tac. Terror facilis vertere mentes. Lucan. Mœuia verbis ab imo vertere. Virg. To cast the walles of a city down to the ground. Mœnia vertere ferro. Lucan. In morem vertere. Tac. To turne to a custome. Oculos ad sydera vertit. Sil. In se oculos omnium vertere. Liu. To cause all men to looke on him. In odium vertere, Tac. Ora vertere huc & illuc. Hor. Orbes torui luminis ad aliquem vertere. Oui. To cast a sower and angrie looke on one. In peiorem partem sunr versa & mutata omnia. Ci. Periculum vertere in aliquem. Liu. In perniciem vertere alicui rem aliquam. Pli. To turne a thing to ones destrnction. In vnius potestate ac moderatione vertuntur omnia. Cicer. All things are ruled and gouerned by one. Prælium eò versum est. Liuius. Al the bartaile was turned to that place. In priuatum vertere pecuniam. Liui. To turns money to hys owne prsuate vse. Vertitur eadem quæstio in pluribus iudicijs. Paulus iuriscon. The same question is debated, &c. Quò me vertam, nescio, vel non habeo. Ci. I can not tell whether to turne me, or what to do. Quoquò te verteris. Ci. Whether soener thou turne thee: what soeuer thou say or do. Rationem vertere. Ci. Regnum in formam prouinciæ vertetat. Tac. In religionem vertere Liu. To make a scruple of conseience to do a thing. In rem suam vertere. Vlp. To turne to his owne prinate commoditie. Vertere Rempub. in meliorem staturn, Tranq. To resorme the rommon weale. In eo res verritur. Li. The whole matter consisteth in this point. Tribus in rebus fere vertitur omnis vittus. Cic. Al verthe con sisteth or is most in three things. Res vertitur in periculo. Plaut. The matter is in danger. Vertitur res in meo foro. Plaut. The matter toucheth me. Salus mea in eo vertitur. Li. My life and good estate consisteth in that. Ad se vertere partem alicuius rei. Cic. To take part of % thing to his owne vse. Vertere se in aliquem. Liu. To turne his affection and fauoure toward one. In selpsum vertitur. Cic. He doth no good but to himselfe. Segetem vertere. Pli. To til the grounde, to sow corne. Sententiam vertere retrò. Virg. To change his opinion. Seria vertere ludo. Hor. To turne earnest matter to iest. Sese in faciem alterius vertere. Plaut. To disgnise himselfe like an other man. Vertere lese in hirundinem. Plaut. Solum exilij causa vertere. Vide SOLVM, soli. Sepes ciuitatis in eo vertitur. Li. Al % hope of the Citie cõsisteth in this. Ad spem vel in spem vertere. Li. To put in hope. Vertere stultitiæ aliquid alicui. Plaut. To impute a thing as folie to one. Stylum in tabulis vertere. Cic. To cancel or strike out that is written in his reckoning booke. Non in supplicio crimen meum vertitur. Cic. My accusing is not to haue any man punished. Facinora atque flagitia sua ipsi quoque iu supplicium verterãt Tac. His wickednesse and naughtie actes turned to his own punishment. Tempus hyemis vertitur, vel mutatur æstate. Col. Terga vertere. Liu. To flee. Terra in aquam se vertir. Ci. The earth chaunged into water. Terram vertere. Vir. To til or cast vp the ground. Terram vertere aratro. Hor. Terram bidentibus vertere. Colum. To digge or rake vp the ground. Terram vertere ferro. Vir. Vitio vertere. Hor. To lay as a fault to one. Quis erit, vitio quid id non vertat tibi? Plautus. Who wil not blame thee for that: In voluntate Philippi id totum vertitur. Li. All that consisteth in Philips pleasure. In voluptatem gulæ vertere pœnas montium. Plin. To turne all things to gluttouous pleasure, that with labour are gotten on the hils. In vsum publicum vert endæ erant pecuniæ. Liu. Vultus vertere ad ora alicuius. Ouid. Vertere fabulas, Platonem, Aristotelem. Cicero. To transsate. In Latinum Græca vertere. Quint. A quo istam comœdiam verterat. Gell. De Græcis multa vertere. Cic. Vertere ex Græcis. Ter. Ex Græco in Latinum sermonem vertere annales. Liu. Vertere, pro Verti, absolute. Liu. Iam verterat fortuna, iam deorum opes, &c. Now fortune was chaunged, &c. Si res fortè melius vertisset. Gell. If happilie the matter came to better end, or did fal better out. Bene tibi vertat hæc res. Pla. I pray God this thing turne you to good. Quæ res tibi vertat malè. Ter. Which thing I pray God send thee euil of, or turne thee to euil. Deus bene vertat. Plautus. God turne it to good: God speede thee. Vertunt res malè. Plautus. Things fal out euil. Malè vertet res pecuaria mihi apud vos. Plau. I haue no good market of my cattaile here with you. Malè tibi vertat. Ter. God send thee ill of it. In perniciem alicui vertere dicitur res aliqua. Liu. To turne to ones great hurt or confusion. Vertere. Plaut. To borow money of one to pay his debts to an other. Vertitur impersonale, pro Disceptatur. Liu. Vertebatur & vtrum manerent in Acharco consilio Lacedemonij. It was debated, or in controuerstie.

I. Lit.: nigras favillas, Ov. F. 2, 523: argentum inter reliqua purgamenta, Petr. 34: quicquid de Libycis verritur areis, i. e. is collected, Hor. C. 1, 1, 10: aedes, to sweep out, cleanse by sweeping, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 63, so, templa, Sen. Fragm. ap. Diom. p. 475 P.: pavimentum, Juv. 14, 60: vias, Suet. Calig. 43; id. Vesp. 5.—Absol.: qui tergunt, qui ungunt, qui verrunt, qui spargunt, Cic. Par 5, 2, 37.— Stratae passim matres crinibus templa verrentes, Liv. 3, 7, 8: crinibus passis aras verrentes, id. 26, 9, 7; Sil. 6, 561; Claud. Laud. Seren 225; cf. poet.: aequora caudis (delphines), Verg. A. 8, 674: harenas caudā, Ov. M. 10, 701.—Of fishermen: retibus aequor, Sil. 14, 262 sq.; Manil. 4, 285: caesariem longa per aequora, Ov. M. 13, 961; so, canitiem suam concreto in sanguine, dragging, draggling, trailing, id. ib. 13, 492.—

II. Transf.

A. In gen., to sweep along, drive, impel (poet.); verrunt (venti) nubila caeli, Lucr. 1, 279: verrentes aequora venti, id. 5, 266; 5, 388; 6, 624; so, aequora, Verg. A. 5, 778; Cat. 64, 7: caerula Verg. A. 3, 208: remis vada, id. ib. 6, 320; Luc. 5, 572; cf. Lucr. 5, 1227: nec nostra Actiacum verreret ossa mare, drive or toss about, Prop. 2, 15 (3, 7), 44 (Müll. verteret).—

B. To sweep away, i. e. to drag away, take away, carry off (rare but class.): domi quicquid habet, verritur e)/cw, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 7: quicquid ponitur, hinc et inde verris, Mart. 2, 37, 1. futurum ut omnia verreret Verres, Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 55 Spald.: inter reliqua purgamenta scopis coepit verrere, Petr. 34.—

C. To obliterate, cover, hide, conceal (post-Aug. and poët.): si decet aurata Bacchum vestigia palla Verrere, Stat. Achill. 1, 262; so, vestigia, Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 248: undosi verrebant bracchia crines, id. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 145.

I. Act., to turn, to turn round or about (syn.: verso, contorqueo).

A. Lit.: (luna) eam partem, quaecumque est ignibus aucta, Ad speciem vertit nobis, Lucr. 5, 724: speciem quo, id. 4, 242: ora huc et huc, Hor. Epod. 4, 9: terga, Ov. Tr. 3, 5, 6: gradu discedere verso, id. M. 4, 338: verso pede, id. ib. 8, 869: pennas, i. e. to fly away, Prop. 2, 24, 22 (3, 19, 6): cardinem, Ov. M. 14, 782: fores tacito cardine, Tib. 1, 6, 12: cadum, to turn or tip up, Hor. C. 3, 29, 2: versā pulvis inscribitur hastā, inverted, Verg. A. 1, 478: verte hac te, puere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 29; cf.: verti me a Minturnis Arpinum versus, Cic. Att. 16, 10, 1: cum haesisset descendenti (virgini) stola, vertit se et recollegit, Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 9: ante tuos quotiens verti me, perfida, postes, Prop. 1, 16, 43: Pompeiani se verterunt et loco cesserunt, turned about, wheeled about, fled, Caes. B. C. 3, 51; cf.: vertere terga, to turn one's back, run away, betake one's self to flight, id. B. G. 1, 53; 3, 21; id. B. C. 1, 47; 3, 63 fin.; Liv. 1, 14, 9; cf. also: hostem in fugam, to put to flight, rout, id. 30, 33, 16; Auct. B. Afr. 17: iter retro, Liv. 28, 3, 1: hiems (piscis) ad hoc mare, Hor. Epod. 2, 52: fenestrae in viam versae, turned or directed towards, looking towards, Liv. 1, 41, 4; cf.: mare ad occidentem versum, id. 36, 15, 9: Scytharum gens ab oriente ad septentrionem se vertit, Curt. 7, 7, 3: (Maeander) nunc ad fontes, nunc in mare versus, Ov. M. 8, 165: terram aratro, to turn up or over, to plough, etc., Hor. S. 1, 1, 28: ferro terram, Verg. G. 1, 147: glaebas (aratra), Ov. M. 1, 425; 5, 477: solum bidentibus, Col. 4, 5: agros bove, Prop. 3, 7, 43 (4, 6, 43): collem, Col. 3, 13, 8: freta lacertis (in rowing), Verg. A. 5, 141: ex illā pecuniā magnam partem ad se vortit, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 17, 57.—Mid.: vertier ad lapidem, to turn or incline one's self towards, Lucr. 5, 1199: congressi ... ad caedem vertuntur, Liv. 1, 7, 2; so, versi in fugam hostes, Tac. H. 2, 26; cf.: Philippis versa acies retro, Hor. C. 3, 4, 26: sinit hic violentis omnia verti Turbinibus, to whirl themselves about, Lucr. 5, 503: magnus caeli si vortitur orbis, id. 5, 510: vertitur interea caelum, revolves, Verg. A. 2, 250: squamarum serie a caudā ad caput versā, reaching, Plin. 28, 8, 30, 119.—

B. Trop.

1. In gen., to turn: ne ea, quae reipublicae causa egerit, in suam contumeliam vertat, Caes. B. C. 1, 8: in suam rem litem vertendo, Liv. 3, 72, 2: usum ejus (olei) ad luxuriam vertere Graeci, Plin. 15, 4, 5, 19; cf.: aliquid in rem vertere, turn to account, make profitable, Dig. 15, 3, 1 sqq.: edocere, quo sese vertant sortes, Enn. Trag. v. 64 Vahl.; Verg. A. 1, 671: ne sibi vitio verterent, quod abesset a patriā, Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1: idque omen in Macedonum metum verterunt Tyrii, Curt. 4, 2, 13: in religionem vertentes comitia biennic habita, making a matter of religious scruple, Liv. 5, 14, 2: aquarum insolita magnitudo in religionem versa, id. 30, 38, 10; cf. id. 26, 11, 3: id ipsum quod iter belli esset obstructum, in prodigium et omen imminentium cladium vertebatur, Tac. H. 1, 86 fin.: vertere in se Cotyi data, to appropriate, id. A. 2, 64: perii! quid agam? quo me vertam? Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 1: quo se verteret, non habebat, Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 74; id. Div. 2, 72, 149: Philippus totus in Persea versus, inclined towards him, Liv. 40, 5, 9: toti in impetum atque iram versi, id. 25, 16, 19: si bellum omne eo vertat, id. 26, 12, 13: di vortant bene, Quod agas, cause to turn out well, prosper, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 121; cf. infra, II. B.; so, in melius somnia, Tib. 3, 4, 95.—

2. In partic.

a. To turn, i. e. to change, aller, transform (syn. muto): Juppiter In Amphitruonis vortit sese imaginem, Plaut. Am. prol. 121: in anginam ego nunc me velim vorti, id. Most. 1. 3, 61: omnes natura cibos in corpora viva Vertit, Lucr. 2, 880: vertunt se fluvii frondes et pabula laeta In pecudes; vertunt pecudes in corpora nostra Naturam, id. 2, 875 sq.; cf.: cum terra in aquam se vertit, Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 31: verte omnis tete in facies, Verg. A. 12, 891: ego, quae memet in omnia verti, id. ib. 7, 309: tot sese vertit in ora, id. ib. 7, 328: inque deum de bove versus erat, Ov. F. 5, 616: Auster in Africum se vertit, Caes. B. C. 3, 26 fin.; cf. Liv. 30, 24, 7: semina malorum in contrarias partes se vertere, Cic. Div. 2, 14, 33: omnia versa et mutata in pejorem partem, id. Rosc. Am. 36, 103: cur nunc tua quisquam Vertere jussa potest, Verg. A. 10, 35: hic continentiam et moderationem in superbiam ac lasciviam vertit, Curt. 6, 6, 1; cf.: fortuna hoc militiae probrum vertit in gloriam, id. 9, 10, 28: versus civitatis status, Tac. A. 1, 4: versis ad prospera fatis, Ov. H. 16, 89: solum, to change one's country, i. e. to emigrate or go into exile, Cic. Balb. 11, 28; Amm. 15, 3, 11 et saep.; v. solum. —With abl. (rare and poet.): nullā tamen alite verti Dignatur, Ov. M. 10, 157; cf. muto.—Prov.: in fumum et cinerem vertere, to turn into smoke, dissipate, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 39.—Mid.: omnia vertuntur: certe vertuntur amores, Prop. 2, 8, 7 (9): saevus apertam In rabiem coepit verti jocus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 149.—

b. To exchange, interchange: nos divitem istum meminimus adque iste pauperes nos; vorterunt sese memoriae, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 11; cf.: vorsis gladiis depugnarier, id. Cas. 2, 5, 36.—

c. Of literary productions, to turn into another language, to translate (syn.: transfero, interpretor, reddo): Philemo scripsit, Plautus vortit barbare, Plaut. Trin. prol. 19: si sic verterem Platonem, ut verteruntnostri poëtae fabulas, Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 7: verti etiam multa de Graecis, id. Tusc. 2, 11, 26: annales Acilianos ex Graeco in Latinum sermonem vertit, Liv. 25, 39, 12.—

d. To ply: stimulos sub pectore vertit Apollo, i. e. stimulates the fury, Verg. A. 6, 101.—

e. In partic., like our to turn upside down, i. e. to overturn, overthrow, subvert, destroy (= everto): Callicratidas cum multa fecisset egregie, vertit ad extremum omnia, Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84: agerent, verterent cuncta, Tac. H. 1, 2; id. A. 2, 42; 3, 36: Cycnum Vi multā, Ov. M. 12, 139: fluxas Phrygiae res fundo, Verg. A. 10, 88; 1, 20; 2, 652: vertere ab imo moenia Trojae, id. ib. 5, 810: Ilion fatalis incestusque judex ... vertit in pulverem, Hor. C. 3, 3, 20: proceras fraxinos, id. ib. 3, 25, 16: ab imo regna, Sen. Hippol. 562: Penates, id. Troad. 91: puppem, Luc. 3, 650: fortunas, Amm. 28, 3, 1.—

f. Mid., from the idea of turning round in a place, to be engaged in, to be in a place or condition; also to turn, rest, or depend upon a thing: jam homo in mercaturā vortitur, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 109: res in periculo vortitur, id. Merc. 1, 2, 12; Phaedr. 2, 8, 19; so, res vertitur in majore discrimine, Liv. 6, 36, 7: ipse catervis Vertitur in mediis, Verg. A. 11, 683: omnia in unius potestate ac moderatione vertentur, Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 20; so, spes civitatis in dictatore, Liv. 4, 31, 4: totum id in voluntate Philippi, id. 37, 7, 8: causa in jure, Cic. Brut. 39, 145: hic victoria, Verg. A. 10, 529: cum circa hanc consultationem disceptatio omnis verteretur, Liv. 36, 7, 1: puncto saepe temporis maximarum rerum momenta verti, id. 3, 27, 7.—Impers.: vertebatur, utrum manerent in Achaico concilio Lacedaemonii, an, etc., Liv. 39, 48, 3.—

g. To ascribe, refer: quae fuerunt populis magis exitio quam fames morbique, quaeque alia in deum iras velut ultima malorum vertunt, Liv. 4, 9, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.: cum omnium secundorum adversorumque in deos verterent, id. 28, 11, 1.—

h. = considero; exercitum majorum more vortere, Sall. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 408 dub. (Sall. H. inc. 51 Dietsch ad loc.).

II. Neutr., to turn one's self, direct one's way, to turn about, to turn.

A. Lit.: depulsi aemulatione alio vertunt, Tac. A. 1, 18: eoque audaciae provectum ut verteret, etc., id. ib. 4, 10: utinam mea vocula dominae vertat in auriculas! Prop. 1, 16, 28: versuros extemplo in fugam omnes ratus, Liv. 38, 26, 8 (but in Lucr. 5, 617 the correct read. is cancri se ut vortat).—

B. Trop., to turn, change, etc.: jam verterat fortuna, Liv. 5, 49, 5: libertatem aliorum in suam vertisse servitutem conquerebantur, id. 2, 3, 3: totae solidam in glaciem vertere lacunae, Verg. G. 3, 365: verterat pernicies in accusatorem, Tac. A. 11, 37: quod si esset factum, detrimentum in bonum verteret, Caes. B. C. 3, 73 fin.: ea ludificatio veri in verum vertit, Liv. 26, 6, 16: talia incepta, ni in consultorem vertissent, reipublicae pestem factura, against, Sall. H. inc. 89 Dietsch: neque inmerito suum ipsorum exemplum in eos versurum, Liv. 7, 38, 6: si malus est, male res vortunt, quas agit, turn out badly, Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 5; so, quae res tibi vertat male, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 37: quod bene vertat, castra Albanos Romanis castris jungere jubet (= cum bonis omnibus), Liv. 1, 28, 1; 3, 62, 5; 3, 35, 8: quod bene verteret, Curt. 5, 4, 12; 7, 11, 14: hos illi (quod nec vertat bene), mittimus haedos, Verg. E. 9, 6.—

b. Annus, mensis vertens, the course or space of a year, of a month: anno vertente sine controversiā (petisses), Cic. Quint. 12, 40; so, anno vertente, id. N. D. 2, 20, 53; Nep. Ages. 4, 4; cf.: apparuisse numen deorum intra finem anni vertentis, Cic. Phil. 13, 10, 22: tu si hanc emeris, Numquam hercle hunc mensem vortentem, credo, servibit tibi, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 76; Macr. S. 1, 14.—

(b). Pregn.: annus vertens, the great year or cycle of the celestial bodies (a space of 15,000 solar years), Cic. Rep. 6, 22, 24.—Hence, ver-sus (vors-), or (much less freq.) ver-sum (vors-), adv., turned in the direction of, towards a thing; usu. after the name of a place to which motion is directed (orig. a part., turned towards, facing, etc., and so always in Livy; cf. Liv. 1, 18, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.; 1, 41, 4; 9, 2, 15).

A. Form versus (vors-).

1. After ad and acc.: T. Labienum ad Oceanum versus ... proficisci jubet, Caes. B. G. 6, 33: ad Alpes versus, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2: ad Cercinam insulam versus, Auct. B. Afr. 8, 3: ad Cordubam versus, Auct. B. Hisp. 11: modo ad Urbem, modo in Galliam versus, Sall. C. 56, 4. —

2. After in and acc.: in agrum versus, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 10: in forum versus, Cic. Lael. 25, 96: in Arvernos versus, Caes. B. G. 7, 8: si in urbem versus venturi erunt, Traj. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 78 (82), 3.—

3. After acc. alone (class. only with names of towns and small islands): verti me a Minturnis Arpinum versus, Cic. Att. 16, 10, 1: Brundisium versus, id. Fam. 11, 27, 3: Ambraciam versus, Caes. B. C. 3, 36: Massiliam versus, id. ib. 2, 3: Narbonem versus, id. B. G. 7, 7.—

4. After other advv.: deorsum versus, Cato, R. R. 156, 4: sursum versus, Cic. Or. 39, 135: dimittit quoquo versus legationes, Caes. B. G. 7, 4: ut quaedam vocabula utroque versus dicantur, Gell. 5, 12, 10; cf. the adverbs deorsum, sursum, etc.—

B. Form versum (vors-).

1. After ad and acc.: animadvertit fugam ad se versum fieri, Sall. J. 58, 4.—

2. After other advv.: cunas rursum vorsum trahere, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 60 (63): lumbis deorsum versum pressis, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 5: vineam sursum vorsum semper ducito, Cato, R. R. 33, 1: cum undique versum circumfluat, Gell. 12, 13, 20: utroque vorsum rectum est ingenium meum, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 8.!*? Versus is said by many lexicons to be also a prep., but no ancient authority can be safely cited for this use. The true readings are: in Italiam versus, Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 1: adversus aedem, Liv. 8, 20, 8: in forum versus, Plin. 10, 43, 60, 121; and perh. in oppidum, Auct. B. Hisp. 21.