clāmĭto, āvi, ātum (part. pres. nom. plur. clamitantis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 356), 1, v. freq. n. and a. [clamo], to cry out violently or aloud, to bawl out, vociferate (class., esp. freq. since the Aug. per.; in Cic. only twice; not in Quint.; usu. of human beings).
I Neutr. (rare): ut illi clamitant, Cic. Caecin. 3, 9; of a bird: ipsum (passerem) accipiter ... vano clamitantem interficit, Phaedr. 1, 9, 7.—
II Act.
A With the words or thoughts uttered as object.
1 With direct citation: Chremes clamitans: Indignum facinus, Ter. And. 144: atque clamitas, Laterensis: quo usque ista dicis? Cic. Planc. 31, 75: quidam caricas vendens Cauneas clamitabat, id. Div. 2, 40, 84: Volero, clamitans provoco, Liv. 2, 55, 7: ad arma, et: pro vestram fidem, cives, clamitans, id. 9, 24, 9; 27, 48, 12; Suet. Aug. 40; Tac. A. 1, 18.—
2 With acc. and inf.: clamitabat falsa esse illa, quae, etc., Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 60: saepe clamitans, liberum se... esse, Caes. B. G. 5, 7; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 2: clamitare coepit... ad Philotam decurrisse, Curt. 6, 7, 27; 9, 8, 7; 10, 7, 10: clamitans non corporis esse sed loci morbum, Sen. Ep. 104, 1; Suet. Calig. 58; Tac. A. 12, 7; 12, 35; id. H. 2, 29; cf. id. ib. 3, 10.— Pass. impers. : multisque sciscitantibus cuinam eam ferrent... Thalassio ferri clamitatum, Liv. 1, 9, 12.—
3 With subj.: Messalina clamitabat... audiret Octaviae matrem, Tac. A. 11, 34: Mnester clamitans aspiceret verberum notas, id. ib. 11, 36; 16, 10.—
4 With acc.: quid clamitas? Ter. And. 767: haec Volscio clamitante, Liv. 3, 13, 3: quorum clamitant nomina, Plin. Ep. 9, 6, 2: saeva et detestanda alicui, to imprecate , Tac. A. 3, 23.—
5 With ut or ne : Acerronia... dum se Agrippinam esse utque subveniretur matri principis clamitat, conficitur, Tac. A. 14, 5; cf.: neve consulatus sui collegam dederet liberto... clamitabat, id. ib. 16, 10.—
B With personal obj. : clamitant me ut revortar, call on me , Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 30 Lorenz (Fleck. inclamitant): clamitent Ne sycophantam, call , Ter. And. 815: clamitans eum modo consulem modo dictatorem, Ascon. p. 34, 13 Bait.: plausores, Augustianos militesque se triumphi ejus clamitantes, Suet. Ner. 25. —
C Trop., of things, to proclaim , reveal , betray : nonne ipsum caput et supercilia illa penitus abrasa olere malitiam et clamitare calliditatem videntur? Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 20.