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Rh MISCELLANEOUS.

§ 453. —The following is a further list of the Verbs referred to in § 308 (2) and not covered by (1) and (3) of that section, which take a Dative of the Indirect Object. Those marked A may also take an Acc. of the Direct Object (a thing) : impĕrat victīs pĕcūniam he orders the conquered (to pay) money; impĕrat hōc victīs he orders the conquered (to do) this. Those marked N. P. may, in addition to the Dative, also take the Acc. of a Neuter Pronoun.

adversāri oppose assentāri flatter auxĭliāri assist blandīrī flatter cēdere yield cŏmĭtārī accompany cōncēdere yield cōnfīdere trust cōnsulere consult for crēdere believe (N.P.) deesse fail diffīdere distrust displĭcēre displease făvere support fīdere trust grātĭfīcāri oblige (N.P.) grātŭlārī congratulate (N. P.) īgnōscere pardon (N.P.) impĕrāre order (A) indulgēre indulge īnsĭdiāri plot against invĭdēre envy īrāscī be angry with mălĕ dīcere abuse mĕdērī treat medically mĭnārī threaten (A) mŏdĕrārī restrain mĭnĭtārī threaten (A) nŏcēre harm nūbere marry (a husband) ŏbesse be injurious ŏboedīre obey obssĕqui be compliant obtempĕrāre obey obtrectāre disparage offĭcere be in way of ŏpĭtŭlārī assist parcere spare persuādēre persuade (N.P.) plăcēre please prōdesse advantage rĕfrāgāri oppose sătis făcĕre satisfy servīre serve stŭdere be devoted to suādēre advise (A) suffrāgarī support supplĭcāre supplicate suscēnsēre be angry tempĕrāre restrain

§ 454.

1. The Five Impersonals [§ 166 (b)]:

as paenĭtet mē factī I am sorry for what has been done; pŭdet dīcere I am ashamed to say.

Note.—mĭsĕret does not take the Infinitive; paenĭtet may also take a Neuter Pronoun, as hōc mē paenĭtet I am dissatisfled with this.

2. The following list gives the construction of Nouns and Verbs with the chief Quasi-Impersonals:—

accĭdit happens, D. Pers. : ŭt w. Subj.

appāret is plain, as lĭquet

cōnstat is established, Inf. w. Acc.

contingit comes about, as accĭdit

convĕnit is agreed, ŭt Subj.

is suitable, Inf.

dĕcet is becoming, N. Pron., Acc. Pers. : Inf.

dedēcet is unbecoming, as dĕcet