ŏpĭtŭlor, ātus, 1 (old inf. pres. opitularier; v. in the foll.), v. dep. n. [ops-tulo, whence tuli],
I to bring aid; to help , aid , assist , succor (class.; syn.: adjuvo, subvenio, auxilior, succurro): amanti ire opitulatum, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 27: amicum amico opitularier, id. Curc. 2, 3, 54: sontibus, Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 3: inopiae, to relieve , Sall. C. 33, 2: permultum ad dicendum, Cic. Inv. 2, 2, 7: frequentatio, quae conjecturalibus causis opitulatur, Auct. Her. 4, 40, 53.—
β With contra , to be good against , to relieve; of remedies: contra vanas species opitulari, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 103.☞ Act. collat. form ŏpĭtŭlo , āre (anteclass.): corrige, opitula, Liv. And. ap. Non. 475, 11.