con-quĭesco, quĭēvi, quĭētum, 3 (perf. sync. conquiesti, Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 1: conquierit, Cels. 6, 6, n. 34; 7, 19 fin.; inf. conquiesse, Liv. 30, 13, 12), v. n., to be wholly at rest, to rest, take rest, to repose (in good prose; most freq. in Cic., esp. in the transf. and trop. signif.).
I Lit., to rest, be at rest, to cease from exertion, to be idle or inactive, to be in repose , etc.
A In gen.
α Absol. : videmus igitur, ut conquiescere ne infantes quidem possint, Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55; id. Fam. 1, 1, 1; id. Rosc. Am. 26, 72: (in Tusculano) ex omnibus molestiis et laboribus, id. Att. 1, 5, 7: ante iter confectum, to take rest, to halt , Caes. B. C. 3, 75; Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 8: juvenem instigat, nec conquiescere ipsa potest, Liv. 1, 47, 6; 21, 10, 3; 30, 13, 12: qui non concoxit, ex toto conquiescere (debet), ac neque labori se, neque exercitationi, neque negotiis credere, Cels. 1, 2 init. —
β With ab or ex and abl.: ex omnibus molestiis et laboribus uno illo in loco conquiescimus, Cic. Att. 1, 5, 7: a continuis bellis, id. Balb. 1, 3.—
B In partic., of sleep, to take repose, take a nap : meridie, Caes. B. G. 7, 46: paulisper post cibum meridianum, * Suet. Aug. 78.—Hence, prov.: de istac re in oculum utrumvis conquiescito, i. e. you may be entirely easy, unconcerned , Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 121 (cf. auris, I. A.).—
2 To give the voice rest, pause (in speaking): no tatur enim maxime similitudo in conquiescendo, Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 191.—
3 In gen., to pause, stop : illam furiam pestemque ... nec conquiesse, donec ipsa manibus suis nefaria sibi arma adversus hospitem indueret, Liv. 30, 13, 12; cf.: quia tu nisi perfectā re de me non conquiesti, Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 1: profecto numquam conquiescam neque defatigabor ante, quam illorum vias percepero, etc., id. de Or. 3, 36, 145.—
II Trop.
A Of inanimate and abstract things as subjects, to stop, pause, rest, be quiet, to be at rest, be in repose , etc.: quando illius postea sica conquievit? Cic. Mil. 14, 37: navigatio mercatorum, is stopped, closed , id. Imp. Pomp. 6, 15: vectigal, id. Agr. 1, 7, 21: litterae, nisi quid novi exstiterit, id. Att. 12, 39 fin. : non manes, non stirps (ejus viri), Liv. 21, 10, 3: imbre conquiescente, id. 24, 47, 1: omnia bella jure gentium conquiescant, Cic. Rab. Post. 15, 42: si Italia a delectu, urbs ab armis sine Milonis clade numquam esset conquietura, id. Mil. 25, 68: manes a posterorum execrationibus, Plin. Pan. 53 fin. —In medic. lang.: febris, Cels. 2, 8: inflammatio, id. 7, 19 fin. : sanguis, id. 5, 26, 21 al.—
B (Cf. acquiesco, II.) To enjoy entire repose, to find rest, recreation, pleasure in something .
α Absol. : habebam, quo confugerem, ubi conquiescerem, Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 2: nec nocte nec interdiu virum conquiescere pati, Liv. 1, 47, 1: nec conquiescere socios vestros posse, quoad regia Pergami sit, be at peace , id. 42, 42, 6: ubi aures convicio defessae conquiescant, Cic. Arch. 6, 12: ambitio non patitur quemquam in eādem mensurā honorum conquiescere, quā, etc., Sen. Ben. 2, 27, 3.—
β With in and abl.: in nostris studiis libentissime conquiescimus, Cic. Fam. 9, 6, 5; so, in amore atque in adulescentiā tuā, id. ib. 2, 1 fin. : in amici mutuā benevolentiā, id. Lael. 6, 22.