adhibeo

ad-hibeō uī, itus, ēre

habeo, to hold toward, turn to, apply, add to : manūs medicas ad volnera, V.: ad panem adhibere, eat with : manūs genibus adhibet, i. e. clasps , O.—Fig., to furnish, produce, bring forward, apply, bestow, administer : parti corporis scalpellum: oratio, quae lumen adhibere rebus debet: (oratio) ad volgus adhibenda: alicui voluptates: oratorem, call to one's aid : animum, give close attention , V.—Esp., to bring to, summon, employ : fratrem adhibet, Cs.: adhibitis amicis, S.: leges, ad quas (sc. defendendas) adhibemur, we are summoned : adhibebitur heros, shall be brought upon the stage , H.: aliquem in partem periculi, O.—With ad or in consilium (concilium), to summon for counsel, consult : neque hos ad concilium adhibendos censeo, Cs.: illis adhibitis in consilium: (plebes) nullo adhibetur consilio, Cs.; cf. adhibitis omnibus Marcellis, qui tum erant.—Adhibere aliquem cenae or epulis, to invite to dinner, invite to a banquet, entertain : adhibete Penatīs et patrios epulis, etc., V.: convivio neminem, L.: alteris Te mensis deum (when tutelary gods were invoked), H.: mulieres in convivium.— To treat, handle, act towards : victu quam liberalissime adhiberi: alqm severius.—Adhibere aliquid, to put to use, apply, use, employ for, use in : modum quemdam: adhibitā audaciā et virtute, calling to their aid , Cs.: belli necessitatibus patientiam, L.: curam in valetudine tuendā, N.: fidem in amicorum periculis: modum vitio, to set bounds : memoriam contumeliae, to retain in memory , N.—Esp. in phrase, adhibere vim, to employ compulsion, compel : si hanc vim adhibes, quid opus est iudicio?— Poet.: Munitaeque adhibe vim sapientiae, storm the defences of wisdom , H.