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as-surgo (ads-, B. and K., Rib., Merk., Halm, Weissenb.; ass-, Roth), surrexi, surrectum, 3, v. n., to rise up, rise, stand up (cf. ad, II. B.; class.; freq. in Verg., once in Ov., never in Hor.; syn.: surgo, consurgo, insurgo, orior).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. Of persons: quae dum laudatio recitatur, vos quaeso, qui eam detulistis, adsurgite, Cic. Clu. 69, 196: fratrem adsurrexisse ex morbo, Liv. 3, 24: Valentem e gravi corporis morbo adsurgentem, Tac. H. 2, 99: intortis adsurgens arduus undis, Val. Fl. 3, 476: desine viso adsurgere pulvere, Claud. Cons. Stil. 3, 3.
      Hence, with dat. or absol., to rise up to one, to rise up, out of respect.
        1. a. With dat.: an quisquam in curiam venienti adsurrexit? Cic. Pis. 12: Utque viro Phoebi chorus adsurrexerit omnis, Verg. E. 6, 66: Ruricolae Cereri teneroque adsurgite Baccho, * Ov. Am. 3, 2, 53: honori numinis, Stat. Th. 2, 60: cum palam esset ipsum quoque iisdem et assurgere et decedere viā, Suet. Tib. 31: cum conaretur assurgere, id. Caes. 78 al.: non adsurrexisse sibi, Vulg. Esth. 5, 9; so with coram (eccl. Lat.): coram te adsurgere nequeo, Vulg. Gen. 31, 35.
        2. b. Absol.: neque assurgere neque salutare se dignantem, Suet. Vesp. 13; Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 48: et senes adsurgentes stabant, Vulg. Job, 29, 8.
          In pass. impers.: ut majoribus natu adsurgatur, Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 48: cum adsurrectum ei non esset, Liv. 9, 46: ludos ineunti semper adsurgi etiam ab senatu in more est, Plin. 16, 4, 5, § 13; Suet. Aug. 56: so in a zeugma: haec enim ipsa sunt honorabilia … salutari, appeti, decedi, adsurgi, deduci, etc. (decedi and adsurgi being impers. here, the other verbs pers.), Cic. Sen. 18, 63.
          Hence, trop., to give the preference to, to yield to: sunt et Aminaeae vites … Tmolius adsurgit quibus, yields the palm, Verg. G. 2, 98.
          Poet.: jamque adsurgentis dextrā plagamque ferentis Aeneae subiit mucronem, i.e. dextram attollentis, Verg. A. 10, 797.
    2. B. Of inanimate things: colles adsurgunt, rise, Liv. 22, 4; so Col. 2, 2, 1, and Tac. A. 13, 38: Pyramis adsurgit trecentis sexaginta tribus pedibus, Plin. 36, 12, 17, § 80: Delos adsurgit Cynthio monte, id. 4, 12, 22, § 66.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. To mount up, to rise, to increase in size, swell, tower up (poet.): cum subito adsurgens fluctu nimbosus Orion, Verg. A. 1. 535: adsurgens nox aurea, Val. Fl. 5, 566: tumores oriuntur, deinde desinunt, deinde rursus adsurgunt, Cels. 2, 8: non coeptae adsurgunt turres, Verg. A. 4, 86: terra jacet aggeribus niveis informis septemque adsurgit in ulnas, rises seven ells high, id. G. 3, 355: Adsurgit ceu forte minor sub matre virente Laurus, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 244.
    2. B. Of mental objects.
      1. 1. To rise: nunc sera querellis Haud justis adsurgis, i. e. break out in complaints, Verg. A. 10, 95: adsurgunt irae, id. ib. 12, 494: in ultionem adsurgere, Flor. 3, 1, 10.
      2. 2. To rise in courage, to rise (cf. the opp. affligi): gaudet in adversis animoque adsurgit Adrastus, Stat. Th. 10, 227.
      3. 3. Of style, etc., to rise, soar: raro adsurgit Hesiodus, Quint. 10, 1, 52: neque comoedia cothurnis adsurgit, id. 10, 2, 22; cf.: sublimitate heroici carminis animus adsurgat, id. 1, 8, 5.