reflect
reflect
v. trans.
Reflect (as a mirror): P. ἐμφαίνειν.
Show: P. and V. φαίνειν ; see show.
Absol., ponder: P. and V. ἐνθῡμεῖσθαι, νοεῖν (or mid.), ἐννοεῖν (or mid.), συννοεῖν (or mid.), φροντίζειν, λογίζεσθαι, ἐπισκοπεῖν, σκοπεῖν (V. also mid.), P. ἐκλογίζεσθαι.
Reflect with oneself: P. παρʼ ἑαυτῷ σκοπεῖν, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν λογίζεσθαι, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐνθυμεῖσθαι, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν σκοπεῖν.
Reflect upon: P. and V. ἐνθῡμεῖσθαι (acc. P. also gen.), ἐννοεῖν (or mid.) (acc.), συννοεῖν (or mid.) (acc.), λογίζεσθαι (acc.), σκοπεῖν (acc. V. also mid.), ἐπισκοπεῖν (acc.), P. ἐκλογίζεσθαι (acc.), V. ἑλίσσειν (acc.), νωμᾶν (acc.), καλχαίνειν (acc.).
Met., blame: P. and V. μέμφεσθαι (acc. or dat.); see blame.
Bring into discredit: P. εἰς ὑποψίαν καθιστάναι (acc.).
v. trans.
Reflect (as a mirror): P. ἐμφαίνειν.
Show: P. and V. φαίνειν ; see show.
Absol., ponder: P. and V. ἐνθῡμεῖσθαι, νοεῖν (or mid.), ἐννοεῖν (or mid.), συννοεῖν (or mid.), φροντίζειν, λογίζεσθαι, ἐπισκοπεῖν, σκοπεῖν (V. also mid.), P. ἐκλογίζεσθαι.
Reflect with oneself: P. παρʼ ἑαυτῷ σκοπεῖν, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν λογίζεσθαι, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐνθυμεῖσθαι, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν σκοπεῖν.
Reflect upon: P. and V. ἐνθῡμεῖσθαι (acc. P. also gen.), ἐννοεῖν (or mid.) (acc.), συννοεῖν (or mid.) (acc.), λογίζεσθαι (acc.), σκοπεῖν (acc. V. also mid.), ἐπισκοπεῖν (acc.), P. ἐκλογίζεσθαι (acc.), V. ἑλίσσειν (acc.), νωμᾶν (acc.), καλχαίνειν (acc.).
Met., blame: P. and V. μέμφεσθαι (acc. or dat.); see blame.
Bring into discredit: P. εἰς ὑποψίαν καθιστάναι (acc.).
REFLECT
Transitively To give back a reflection radios repercutere: radios regerere (in oculos): to reflect as a mirror in modum speculi imagines reddere (Vid: Sen. N.Q 1 11 3): aliquid est tanti splendoris ut imaginem recipiat (Plin. 31 7 41; is so bright as to be capable of reflecting): the house is reflected in the water aqua domus imaginem recipit: human nature is faithfully reflected in boys in pueris ut in speculis natura cernitur or pueri sunt specula naturae: the mind is reflected in the countenance imago animi est vultus.
Intransitively To consider etc. meditari: to reflect upon anything meditari (with one’s self secum) de re or aliquid (to think how a thing ought to be or to be done to devise means for accomplishing anything; with an accusative usually = to prepare one’s self for anything; e.g. orationem): commentari de re or aliquid (to meditate upon; to study): commentari atque meditari de re considerare (secum in animo) aliquid or de re (to consider how to choose or decide): perpendere aliquid (to weigh carefully): aliquid reputare with one’s self secum in or cum animo (as it were to calculate results; also = to recollect): cogitare aliquid or de re (general term to think over or upon anything): to reflect much diu multumque secum reputare; toto animo or toto pectore cogitare; intendere cogitationem in aliquid.
To reflect upon anybody; Vid. ANIMADVERT CENSURE.
Transitively To give back a reflection radios repercutere: radios regerere (in oculos): to reflect as a mirror in modum speculi imagines reddere (Vid: Sen. N.Q 1 11 3): aliquid est tanti splendoris ut imaginem recipiat (Plin. 31 7 41; is so bright as to be capable of reflecting): the house is reflected in the water aqua domus imaginem recipit: human nature is faithfully reflected in boys in pueris ut in speculis natura cernitur or pueri sunt specula naturae: the mind is reflected in the countenance imago animi est vultus.
Intransitively To consider etc. meditari: to reflect upon anything meditari (with one’s self secum) de re or aliquid (to think how a thing ought to be or to be done to devise means for accomplishing anything; with an accusative usually = to prepare one’s self for anything; e.g. orationem): commentari de re or aliquid (to meditate upon; to study): commentari atque meditari de re considerare (secum in animo) aliquid or de re (to consider how to choose or decide): perpendere aliquid (to weigh carefully): aliquid reputare with one’s self secum in or cum animo (as it were to calculate results; also = to recollect): cogitare aliquid or de re (general term to think over or upon anything): to reflect much diu multumque secum reputare; toto animo or toto pectore cogitare; intendere cogitationem in aliquid.
To reflect upon anybody; Vid. ANIMADVERT CENSURE.
reflect:
A. Trans.: To throw back rays of light:
I. Lit.:
1. rĕpercŭtio, cussi, cussum, 3 (to cause to rebound: mostly poet.): it ought to be something smooth to r. the sun, leve quiddam esse debet quod solem repercutiat, Sen. N. Q. 1, 7, 2: the gems flashed back the light, r.ing the sun's rays, gemmae repercusso reddebant lumina Phoebo, Ov. M. 2, 110: the unreality of a r.'d image, repercussae imaginis umbra, id. M. 3, 434: Virg. Aen. 8, 23.
2. reddo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (to give back: gen. with imaginem: also acc. of obj. in the poets): the quality of r.ing, natura imagines reddendi, Plin. 33, 9, 45: the light r.'d his countenance (in the shield), lux vultum reddidit, Stat. Ach. 2, 191.
3. rĕmitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (to send back): dirty surfaces do not r. the ray, maculosa radium non remittunt, Sen. N. Q. 1, 12, 2: mirrors r. images, (specula) simulacra remittunt, Lucr. 4, 311.
4. rĕgĕro, gessi, gestum, 3: to r. the sun's rays, solis radios r., Plin. 37, 9, 47.
5. rĕplĭco, 1: to r. the sun's rays, solis radios r., Sen. N. Q. 2, 10, 3.
6. rĕflecto, xi, ctum, 3: to r. the rays back to the point whence they proceeded, radios eo unde exierint r., Sen. N. Q. 1, 3, 8.
7. ēlīdo, si, sum, 3 (to throw or strike back): the image is r.'d straight back, imago recta retrorsum eliditur, Lucr. 4, 294: Plin.
8. rĕvibro, 1 (both act. and neut.): Mart. Cap. Phr.: (i). the sun is r.'d in the mirror, speculi refertur imagine Phoebus, Ov. M. 4, 349: the moon is r.'d in the sea, luna renidet mari, Hor. Od. 2, 5, 19: he saw his image r.'d in the water, lympharum in speculo vidit simulacrum suum, Phaedr. 1, 4, 3: splendid mansions are r.'d in the glassy sea, vitreo natant praetoria ponto, Stat. Silv. 2, 2, 49: salt of such brilliancy that it is capable of r.ing, sal tanti splendoris ut imaginem recipiat, Plin. 31, 7, 41 § 86: to r. the rays falling upon it in different directions, radios in se cadentes discutere, Plin. 37, 9, 52: to r. the colours of the rainbow on the nearest walls, colores arcus caelestis in proximos parietes ejaculari, id. ib. (ii). Special words used by Lucr.: the bright heavenly bodies are r.'d in water, sidera respondent in aqua radiantia, 4, 211: the image is r.'d from one mirror to another, de speculo in speculum transfertur imago, 4, 312 (for which also traditur, 4, 300): images cannot be r.'d, simulacra nequeunt reverti, 4, 319 (q. v.).
II. Fig.: affĕro, attŭli, allātum, afferre, 3: v.TO BRING , CONFER .
B. Intrans.:
I. To ponder, think over:
1. consīdĕro, 1 (constr. with acc.; rarely de, or a clause): to r upon our state and our dangers, c. res et pericula nostra, Sall. C. 52, ad init.: Cic.: I wish you to r. on me and mine, de me ipso ac de meis te c. velim, id. Att. 7, 13, ad med.: will you never r. what you are doing or saying? nunquamne nec quid facias considerabis nec quid loquare? id. Parad. 4, ad fin.
2. rĕpŭto, 1 (constr. with acc. and inf. or rel. clause): r.ing upon these things and pondering them day and night, haec reputans et dies noctesque cogitans, Cic. Deiot. 13, 38: to r. upon his crime in his mind, facinus suum cum animo r., Sall. Jug. 13, ad med.: I advise you to r. on this again and again, te moneo hoc etiam atque etiam ut reputes, Pl. Trin. 3, 2, 48.
3. cōgĭto, 1 (constr. with acc., de, or a clause): to r. how honourable it is, c. quam honestum id sit, Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 58: with regard to these circumstances therefore r. or rather find a solution, ad haec igitur cogita, vel potius excogita, id. Att. 9, 6. extr.: you can r. upon it in your minds, vos id potestis cum animis vestris c., id. Agr. 2, 24, 64.
4. rĕcŏlo, cŏlui, cultum, 3: if you r. upon these things you will die with greater equanimity, quae si tecum ipse recolis aequiore animo moriere, Cic. Phil. 13, 20, 45: to r. upon his deeds in his mind, pectore sua facta r., Cat. 63, 45: Ov.: Virg.
5. commentor, 1: v.THINK OVER .
6. circumspĭcio, exi, ectum, 3: v.REVIEW .
7. rĕvolvo, volvi, vŏlūtum, 3: v.REVOLVE , PONDER . Phr.: I r.'d within myself, animum reflexi, Virg. Aen. 2, 741: I r. upon my deeds and words, facta et dicta mea remetior, Sen. Ira 3, 36, 3: r.ing again and again in my mind upon these things, haec identidem mecum replicans, App. M. 3, p. 129.
II. To censure: vĭtŭpĕro, 1: v.CENSURE , CAST A SLUR ON . Phr.: the infamy of our vices r.s upon our friends, vitiorum ad amicos redundat infamia, Cic. Am. 21, 76.
A. Trans.: To throw back rays of light:
I. Lit.:
1. rĕpercŭtio, cussi, cussum, 3 (to cause to rebound: mostly poet.): it ought to be something smooth to r. the sun, leve quiddam esse debet quod solem repercutiat, Sen. N. Q. 1, 7, 2: the gems flashed back the light, r.ing the sun's rays, gemmae repercusso reddebant lumina Phoebo, Ov. M. 2, 110: the unreality of a r.'d image, repercussae imaginis umbra, id. M. 3, 434: Virg. Aen. 8, 23.
2. reddo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (to give back: gen. with imaginem: also acc. of obj. in the poets): the quality of r.ing, natura imagines reddendi, Plin. 33, 9, 45: the light r.'d his countenance (in the shield), lux vultum reddidit, Stat. Ach. 2, 191.
3. rĕmitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (to send back): dirty surfaces do not r. the ray, maculosa radium non remittunt, Sen. N. Q. 1, 12, 2: mirrors r. images, (specula) simulacra remittunt, Lucr. 4, 311.
4. rĕgĕro, gessi, gestum, 3: to r. the sun's rays, solis radios r., Plin. 37, 9, 47.
5. rĕplĭco, 1: to r. the sun's rays, solis radios r., Sen. N. Q. 2, 10, 3.
6. rĕflecto, xi, ctum, 3: to r. the rays back to the point whence they proceeded, radios eo unde exierint r., Sen. N. Q. 1, 3, 8.
7. ēlīdo, si, sum, 3 (to throw or strike back): the image is r.'d straight back, imago recta retrorsum eliditur, Lucr. 4, 294: Plin.
8. rĕvibro, 1 (both act. and neut.): Mart. Cap. Phr.: (i). the sun is r.'d in the mirror, speculi refertur imagine Phoebus, Ov. M. 4, 349: the moon is r.'d in the sea, luna renidet mari, Hor. Od. 2, 5, 19: he saw his image r.'d in the water, lympharum in speculo vidit simulacrum suum, Phaedr. 1, 4, 3: splendid mansions are r.'d in the glassy sea, vitreo natant praetoria ponto, Stat. Silv. 2, 2, 49: salt of such brilliancy that it is capable of r.ing, sal tanti splendoris ut imaginem recipiat, Plin. 31, 7, 41 § 86: to r. the rays falling upon it in different directions, radios in se cadentes discutere, Plin. 37, 9, 52: to r. the colours of the rainbow on the nearest walls, colores arcus caelestis in proximos parietes ejaculari, id. ib. (ii). Special words used by Lucr.: the bright heavenly bodies are r.'d in water, sidera respondent in aqua radiantia, 4, 211: the image is r.'d from one mirror to another, de speculo in speculum transfertur imago, 4, 312 (for which also traditur, 4, 300): images cannot be r.'d, simulacra nequeunt reverti, 4, 319 (q. v.).
II. Fig.: affĕro, attŭli, allātum, afferre, 3: v.
B. Intrans.:
I. To ponder, think over:
1. consīdĕro, 1 (constr. with acc.; rarely de, or a clause): to r upon our state and our dangers, c. res et pericula nostra, Sall. C. 52, ad init.: Cic.: I wish you to r. on me and mine, de me ipso ac de meis te c. velim, id. Att. 7, 13, ad med.: will you never r. what you are doing or saying? nunquamne nec quid facias considerabis nec quid loquare? id. Parad. 4, ad fin.
2. rĕpŭto, 1 (constr. with acc. and inf. or rel. clause): r.ing upon these things and pondering them day and night, haec reputans et dies noctesque cogitans, Cic. Deiot. 13, 38: to r. upon his crime in his mind, facinus suum cum animo r., Sall. Jug. 13, ad med.: I advise you to r. on this again and again, te moneo hoc etiam atque etiam ut reputes, Pl. Trin. 3, 2, 48.
3. cōgĭto, 1 (constr. with acc., de, or a clause): to r. how honourable it is, c. quam honestum id sit, Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 58: with regard to these circumstances therefore r. or rather find a solution, ad haec igitur cogita, vel potius excogita, id. Att. 9, 6. extr.: you can r. upon it in your minds, vos id potestis cum animis vestris c., id. Agr. 2, 24, 64.
4. rĕcŏlo, cŏlui, cultum, 3: if you r. upon these things you will die with greater equanimity, quae si tecum ipse recolis aequiore animo moriere, Cic. Phil. 13, 20, 45: to r. upon his deeds in his mind, pectore sua facta r., Cat. 63, 45: Ov.: Virg.
5. commentor, 1: v.
6. circumspĭcio, exi, ectum, 3: v.
7. rĕvolvo, volvi, vŏlūtum, 3: v.
II. To censure: vĭtŭpĕro, 1: v.
φροντίζω
to think, consider, reflect, take thought, have a care, give heed
ἐννοέω
to have in one’s thoughts, to think, consider, reflect
consider, reflect, deliberate
διενθυμέομαι
consider, reflect
ἀντανακλάω
reflect
ἐνοπτρίζω
reflect
to think, consider, reflect, take thought, have a care, give heed
ἐννοέω
to have in one’s thoughts, to think, consider, reflect
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διαγνωμονέωconsider, reflect, deliberate
διενθυμέομαι
consider, reflect
ἀντανακλάω
reflect
ἐνοπτρίζω
reflect