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Fabius, ī, m., the name of a Roman gens. Fabia familia, the Fabian gens. C. Fabius, consul 477 B.C. Q. Fabius, the first Roman annalist. C. Fabius Pictor, consul 269 B.C. See Licinius, Māximus, Vibulānus.

Fābricius, ī, m., (C.) Fābricius (Luscinus), a Roman statesman and general, prominent in the war with Pyrrhus; consul 283 and 278 B.C.

facile [facilis, easy], adv., comp. facilius; easily; readily.

facilitās, ātis [facilis, easy], f., ease, kindliness, kindness, courtesy.

faciō, ere, fēcī, factus, to do, make, act, form; choose, appoint; pass. fīō, fierī, factus sum, to be done, occur, take place, happen; certiōrem facere, to inform.

ad—adficiō, ere, fēcī, fectus, to do something to, influence; treat, visit with. con—cōnficiō, ere, fēcī, fectus, to do thoroughly, complete; wear out, exhaust; prepare, collect, furnish. dē—dēficiō, ere, fēcī, fectus, to fail, desert, be wanting; revolt. ex—efficiō, ere, fēcī, fectus, to form, effect; accomplish; render; build; produce. inter—interficiō, ere, fēcī, fectus, to slay, kill. prae—praeficiō, ere, fēcī, fectus, to place in command of, appoint.

factiō, ōnis [faciō], f., a party, political party, faction.

factum, ī [faciō], n., a deed, act.

fācundia, ae [fācundus], f., eloquence, oratory.

fācundus, a, um, adj., eloquent.

Faliscī, ōrum, pl. m., the inhabitants of Falerium, a town in Etruria, near Mount Soracte.

falsō [falsus, false], adv., falsely.

fāma, ae [for, to speak], f., report, rumor; renown, honor.

Famea, ae, m., the surname of Hamilco, commander of the Carthaginian cavalry in the third Punic war.

famēs, is, f., hunger, starvation.

familia, ae [famulus, slave], f., the slaves in a household; family, household; race, estate, retinue; māter familiās (old gen.), mistress, matron.

familiāris, e [familia], adj., belonging to a family, private, intimate, friendly; as subst., an intimate friend; rēs familiārēs, property.

familiāritās, ātis [familiāris], f., intimacy, friendship.

famula, ae, f., a slave woman.

fastīgium, ī, n., top, height; slope, descent; rank, dignity.

fātāliter [fātālis, fatal], adv., fatally, according to fate.

fatīgātiō, ōnis [fatīgō], f., weariness, fatigue.

fatīgō, āre, āvī, ātus, to tire, vex; test.

fātum, ī [for, to speak], n., an utterance, prophetic declaration, oracle; fate, destiny.

Fausta, ae, f., Flavia Māximiāna, the daughter of Maximianus and wife of Constantine the Great.

Faustīna, ae, f., Galēria Faustīna (called Junior to distinguish her from her mother), the daughter of Amira Galeria Faustina. She was the wife of M. Aurelius.

Faustus, ī, m., L. Cornēlius Faustus, son of the dictator Sulla.

faveō, ēre, fāvī, fautūrus, to be favorable, favor, support, cherish.

favor, ōris [faveō], m., favor, good will, praise.

favōrābilis, e [favor], adj., favored, in favor; winning favor, pleasing.

Fēlīcissimus, ī, m., the name of the director of the mint under the emperor Aurelian.

fēlīcitās, ātis [fēlīx], f., good fortune, success.

fēlīciter [fēlīx], adv., comp. fēlicius, sup. fēlicissimē; luckily, happily.

fēlīx, īcis, adj., happy, successful, fortunate.

fēmina, ae, f., a woman, female.

fera, ae [ferus], f., a wild beast.

ferculum, ī [ferō], n., a means of carrying, a frame, barrow, litter.

ferē, adv., almost, nearly, for the most part, usually; about; with neg., hardly, scarcely.

fēriātus, a, um [fēriae, days of rest], adj., keeping holidays, idle; festive.

fermē [for ferimē, sup. of ferē], adv., almost, about (especially of numbers).

ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus, to bear, lift; endure; bring, receive, report; drive, blow (of the wind); pass., to rush; enter; sīgna ferre, to advance; fertur, is said; ferre sententiam, to judge.

ab—auferō, ferre, abstulī, ablātus, to take or carry away, remove. ad—adferō, ferre, attulī, adlātus, to bring, present, produce, affirm; carry word. circum—circumferō, ferre, tulī, lātus, to cast around, go around. con—cōnferō, ferre, tulī, lātus, to bring together, collect; convey; impute; compare; sē cōnferre, betake one’s self, go. dē—dēferō, ferre, tulī, lātus, to bring down, bring; report, inform; assign, confer upon; offer; accuse; rem dēferre ad populum, to submit a matter to the people. dis—differō, ferre, distulī, dīlātus, to carry asunder, scatter; postpone; delay; differ. ex—efferō, ferre, extulī, ēlātus, to carry out or away; spread abroad; raise, elate; bury. in—īnferō, ferre, intulī, inlātus, to bring in or upon; introduce; throw; inflict; make, produce; inspire; bellum īnferre, to wage (offensive) war; sīgna īnferre, to advance against; sē īnferre, to betake one’s self. ob—offerō, ferre, obtulī, oblātus, to bring before, offer; promise; expose. per—perferō, ferre, tulī, lātus, to carry through; convey, report; endure. prae—praeferō, ferre, tulī, lātus, to carry before; put before, prefer. re—referō, ferre, rettulī, lātus, to bring back; report, relate; pedem referre, retreat; grātiam referre, make return, requite. trāns—trānsferō, ferre, tulī, lātus, to bear or take over or across; transport, transfer.

ferōcia, ae [ferōx, fierce], f., fierceness, courage, cruelty.

ferrātus, a, um [ferrum], adj., furnished with iron, ironed; mīlitēs ferrātī, cuirassiers.

ferrum, ī, n., iron; sword, spear.

ferus, a, um, adj., wild, barbarous, cruel.

festīnō, āre, āvī, ātus, to hasten.

fēstus, a, um, adj., festive; diēs fēstus, feast day.

fētor, ōris, m., an offensive smell.

fīctus, a, um [fingō, to form], adj., false, fictitious.

Fīdēnae, ārum, pl. f., an ancient town in the country of the Sabines, five miles north of Rome.

Fīdēnātēs, um, pl. m., the inhabitants of Fīdēnae.

fidēs, ēī, f., good faith, loyalty; promise; alliance; trust.

fīdus, a, um, adj., trusty, faithful.

fīlia, ae, f., daughter.

fīlius, ī, m., son.

fīniō, īre, īvī, ītus [fīnis], to bound, limit; end, finish.

fīnis, is, m., a limit, boundary; end, purpose; pl., territory, country.

finitimus, a, um [fīnis], adj., bordering, neighboring; as subst., fīnitimī, ōrum, pl. m., neighbors.

fīō, fierī, factus sum, see faciō.

fīrmus, a, um, adj., strong, powerful; trusty.

fiscus, ī, m., a purse; treasury.

Flaccus, ī, m., 1. (M.) Fulvius Flaccus, consul 264 B.C. 2. Q. Fulvius (Flaccus), consul 237 B.C.

flāgitiōsus, a, um [flagitium, a crime], adj., shameful, disgraceful, infamous.

Flāminīnus, i, m., T. Quīntius Flāminīnus, consul 123 B.C.

Flāminius, i, m., (C.) Flaminius (Nepos), consul 223 and 217 B.C.

fleō, ere, flēvī, flētus, to weep.

flētus, ūs [fleō], m., weeping, entreaties; tears.

*flīgō, ere, flīxī, flīctus, to strike (ante-classical). ad—adflīgō, ere, flīxī, flīctus, to dash against, scatter, ruin. con—cōnflīgō, ere, flīxī, flīctus, to strike together; contend, fight. prō—prōflīgō, āre, āvī, ātus, to rout, overthrow.

flōreō, ēre, uī, —[flōs, a flower], to bloom, flourish, prosper.

Flōriānus, ī, m., (M. Annius) Floriānus, the brother of the emperor Tacitus, upon whose death he was proclaimed emperor at Rome, 276 A.D.

Flōrus, ī, m., C. Aquīlius Flōrus, consul with L. Scipio, 259 B.C.

flūmen, inis [fluō], n., a stream, river.

fluō, ere, fluxī, fluxus, to flow. con—cōnfluō, ere, fluxī, —, to run together, crowd, throng.

fluvius, ī [fluō], m., a river.

foedō, āre, āvī, ātus [foedus], to make foul, pollute; dishonor.

foedus, a, um, adj., foul, unseemly.

foedus, eris, n., a treaty, alliance, league.

forem, ēs, et, etc., see sum.

fōrma, ae, f., form, figure, beauty.

fortis, e, adj., brave, strong.

fortitūdō, inis [fortis], f., courage, bravery.

fortuītus, a, um [fors, chance], adj., causal, accidental (rare).

fortūna, ae [fors, chance], f., luck, fortune; state, property.

fortūnātus, a, um [fortūna], adj., lucky, fortunate.

forum, ī (cf. forīs, out of doors), n., an out of doors place, market, Forum; esp., the Forum Romanum between the Capitoline and the Palatine hills. It was the center of the political, religious, and business life of Rome.

fossa, ae [fodiō, to dig], f., a ditch, pit, moat.

Francī, ōrum, pl. m., the Francī, i.e. “the Freemen,” a confederacy of German tribes on the lower Rhine.

frangō, ere, frēgī, frāctus, to break; wreck, subdue, tire out. ex—effringō, ere, frēgī, frāctus, to break off, break open. in—īnfringō, ere, frēgī, frāctus, to break off; subdue, overcome.

frāter, tris, m., a brother.

frāternus, a, um [frāter], adj., brother’s, brotherly.

fraus, fraudis, f., foul play; treachery.

frequēns, entis, adj., crowded, frequent; in great numbers.

frequenter [frequēns], adv., often.

frequentō, āre, āvī, ātus [frequēns], to visit repeatedly; frequent; throng.

frīgidus, a, um [frīgeō, to be cold], adj., cold.

frīgus, oris, n., cold.

Frontō, ōnis, m., (M. Cornēlius) Frontō, a celebrated teacher of rhetoric during the reign of Hadrian.

frūmentum, ī [fruor, to enjoy], n., grain, corn; pl., crops.

frūstrā, adv., in vain.

fuga, ae, f., flight.

fugiō, ere, fūgī, —, to flee; avoid, escape. con—cōnfugiō, ere, fūgī, —, to flee, take refuge. dis—diffugiō, ere, fūgī, —, to flee apart, scatter. ex—effugiō, ere, fūgī, —, to flee from, escape. prō—profugiō, ere, fūgī, —, to flee, escape. re—refugiō, ere, fūgī, —, to flee back, escape.

fugō, āre, āvī, ātus [fugiō], to put to flight, rout.

fulgeō, ēre, fulsī, —, to flash, gleam.

fulmen, inis [fulgeō], n., lightning, thunderbolt.

Fulvius, ī, m., the name of a Roman gens. See Centumalus, Flaccus, Nōbiliōr.

fundō, ere, fūdī, fūsus, to pour, shed; rout, vanquish. con—cōnfundō, ere, fūdī, fūsus, to pour together, mingle, unite, confuse. dis—diffundō, ere, fūdī, fūsus, to spread out, extend, stretch.

fūnestus, a, um [fūnus], adj., causing death, deadly, destructive.

fūnis, is, f., a rope, cable.

fūnus, eris, n., burial, funeral rites; corpse.

furca, ae, f., a two pronged fork; yoke.

furcula, ae [furca], f., a forked prop; pl., a narrow pass.

Fūrius, ī, m., the name of a Roman gens. C. Fūrius Placidus, consul 251 B.C. See Camillus.

Fuscus, ī, m., Cornēlius Fuscus, one of the most active adherents of Vespasian in his contest for the empire.

futūrus, see sum.