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2. ŏdōrātus, ūs, m. [odoror], a smelling, smell.

  1. I. Lit. (class.), eorum jucundus non gustatus solum. sed odoratus etiam, et spectatus, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. The sense of smell: nihil necesse est de gustatu et odoratu loqui, Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 20: insecta habent oculos, aliqua et odoratum, Plin. 11, 4, 3, § 10.
    2. B. A smell, scent, odor which a thing gives out, Plin. 25, 13, 95, § 151.

ŏdōro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [odor], to give a smell or fragrance to, to perfume a thing (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf.: oleo, fragro): odorant aëra fumis, Ov. M. 15, 734: mella, Col. 9, 4, 4: caelum sulfure, Avien. Arat. 1430.
Hence, ŏdōrātus, a, um, P. a., that has a smell, that emits an odor; esp., sweet-smelling, fragrant: quid tibi odorato referam sudantia ligno Balsama? Verg. G. 2, 119: cedrus, id. A. 7, 13: pabula, Col. 8, 17, 1: capilli, Hor. C. 3, 20, 14: comae, Ov. A. A. 2, 734: nectare odorato spargit corpus, id. M. 4, 250: odoratis ignibus, id. ib. 15, 574: Indi, in whose country sweetsmelling spices grow, Sil. 17, 658: Armenii, Tib. 1, 5, 36: dux, the prince of the Parthians or Assyrians, who border on Arabia, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 64.
Comp.: vina mustis odoratiora, Plin. 21, 7, 18, § 35.
Sup.: odoratissimi flores, Plin. 28, 8, 28, § 108.

ŏdōror, ātus, 1, v. dep. [odor], to smell at, examine by smelling (cf. olfacio).

  1. I. Lit.: pallam, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 55.
    1. B. Transf., to smell out, detect by the scent; to scent: ibo odorans, quasi canis venaticus, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 113: cibum, Hor. Epod. 6, 10: hominem, Col. 6, 2: vultures sagacius odorantur, Plin. 10, 69, 88, § 191: bellum, Vulg. Job, 39, 25.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. To aspire to, aim at a thing, in a contemptuous sense; to snuff, as a dog: quos odorari hunc decemviratum suspicamini, Cic. Agr. 2, 24, 65.
    2. B. To search out, trace out, investigate: odorabantur omnia et pervestigabant, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31: quid sentiant, id. de Or. 2, 44, 186: quid futurum sit, id. Att. 14, 22, 1: soles enim tu haec festive odorari, id. ib. 4, 14, 2: pecuniam, id. Clu. 30, 82: tu velim ex Fabio odorere, id. Att. 4, 8, 4: sagacius, id. ib. 6, 4, 3: odorandi vias occultas sagax, Amm. 14, 5, 6.
    3. C. To get an inkling or smattering of any thing: odoratus philosophiam, Tac. Or. 19, 3: veritatem leviter, Lact. 7, 1, 11.