aequābĭlĭs, e, adj. [aequo], that can be made equal, equal, similar, like (“aequalis alterius staturae par; aequabile quod aequari potest,” Front. Differ. 2198 P.); class.; in Cic. very freq. (syn.: aequalis, aequus, planus, par, similis).
I Lit.: vis hostilis cum istoc fecit meas opes aequabiles, has made my property equal to his , Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 52: par (sc. est jus), quod in omnes aequabile est, Cic. Inv. 2, 22, 68: praedae partitio, id. Off. 2, 11: in descriptione aequabili sumptus, id. Fl. 14, so id. N D. 1, 19 et saep.: mixtura vitiorum atque virtutum, Suet. Dom. 3.—
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A Equal , consistent , uniform , equable; ut haec patientia dolorum ... in omni genere se aequabilem praebeat, may appear as constantly equal to itself , Cic. Tusc. 2, 27; motus certus et aequabilis, id. N. D. 2, 9: moderati aequabilesque habitus, id. Fin. 5, 12: fluvius, which always continues with the same current , id. Rep. 2, 5; so, pulvis, Sall. J. 53: aequabilior firmitas, Sen. Ep. 74: ver aequabile, Lact. 2, 11, 2.—Hence, of discourse: aequabile et temperatum orationis genus, even and moderate style (opp vis dicendi major in orationibus, Cic. Off. 1, 1); tractus orationis lenis et aequabilis, id. de Or. 2, 13, 54: genus orationis fusum atque tractum et cum lenitate quadam aequabile profluens, id. ib. 15, 64.—
B In relation to morals, equitable , just , right; constr. with in and acc. or absol. : status rei publicae. non in omnes ordines civitatis aequabilis, Cic. Rep. 2, 37: fidus Romanis, aequabilis in suos, Tac. A. 6, 31: jus aequabile, that deals alike with all , Cic. Inv. 1, 2: aequabilium legum conditor, Aur. Vict. Caes. 20, 23.— Comp. , Cic. Att. 5, 20.— Adv.: aequābĭlĭter , uniformly , equally , in like manner , Cato R. R. 103; Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 6; Cic. Off. 2, 11; id. N. D. 2, 45 et saep. — Comp. , Sall. C. 2.— Sup. does not occur either in the adj. or adv.