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quĕo, īvi and ii, ĭtum, v. n. [etym. dub.; cf. Sanscr.
Note:vay āmi, am strong or able], to be able, I (thou, he, etc.) can (class.; esp. freq. with a negation; Cic. does not use nequeo in the first pers. sing.; for a full account of the forms in use, v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 607 sqq.; cf.: possum, polleo, valeo).
With inf.: non queo reliqua scribere, Cic. Fam. 14, 1, 5: non quis, Hor. S. 2, 7, 92: non quit sentire dolorem, Lucr. 3, 647: ut quimus, Ter. And. 4, 5, 10: quod vos dicere non quitis, Arn. 3, 104: quod manu non queunt tangere, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 10: queam, Hor. S. 2, 5, 2; Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 5: queas, id. ib. 4, 8, 74; Hor. S. 2, 5, 10: queat, Sall. C. 58, 15: queamus, Verg. A. 10, 19: si queant, Just. 5, 4, 15: non quibam, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 31: quibat, id. Rud. 3, 1, 8; Vulg. Dan. 8, 7: quirem, Plaut. Merc. prol. 55: quiret, Cic. Off. 3, 15, 62; Tac. A. 1, 66: quirent, Stat. S. 5, 3, 60: nec credere quivi, Verg. A. 6, 463: quivit, Ter. And. 4, 1, 31; Nep. Att. 19, 2: quiit, Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1: quivimus, Vulg. Dan. 13, 39: quistis, Juvenc. 2, 679: quiverunt, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 15, 1: quivere, Tac. H. 3, 25: quivero, Vulg. Exod. 32, 30: quiverit, Liv. 4, 24; Tac. A. 1, 66: quierit, Lucr. 6, 855: quiveritis, Arn. 5, 161: quiverint, Hier. in Isa. 8, 24, 13: quissent, Aus. Epigr. 139: quibo, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 25: quibunt, Arn. 7, 218: quiens, App. M. 6, p. 175, 9; in abl.: queunte, Cod. Just. 1, 3, 46: quire, Gell. 11, 9, 1: quisse, Lucr. 5, 1422.
Affirmatively: hoc queo dicere, Cic. Sen. 10, 32: habere quod queant dicere, id. Lael. 20, 71; id. Tusc. 5, 37, 108: queat, id. Rep. 2, 3, 6: queamus, id. de Or. 1, 58, 250: queunt, Sall. J. 44, 5; Col. 2, 2, 22.
In pass.: si non sarciri quitur, Caecil. ap. Diom. p. 380 P.: percipi queuntur, Att. ib.: suppleri queatur, Lucr. 1, 1045: subigi queantur, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 12: neque vi impelli, neque prece quitus sum, could not be driven, Att. ap. Diom. p. 380 P.: forma nosci non quita est, Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 57.
As dep.: pollicitus ita facturum, ne sic quidem quitus est, could not, was not able, App. Mag. p. 274, 17.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

  1. I. Lit.: placida compostus pace quiescit, Verg. A. 1, 249: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305: patrono meo ossa bene quiescant, Petr. 39: numquam hodie quiescet, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59: renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere, Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11: non somno quiescere, to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18: non aure quiescit, Non oculis, Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.
    Impers. pass.: quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset, which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.
    1. B. In partic.
      1. 1. In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10: pro condicione temporum quieturus, Suet. Caes. 16: quieverant per paucos dies, Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.
      2. 2. To rest, sleep: quievi in navi noctem perpetem, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4: eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32: somnum humanum quievi, I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.
      3. 3. Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet: et prato gravia arma quiescunt, Verg. A. 10, 836: flamma, ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226: quiērunt Aequora, the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39: molliter ossa quiescant, Verg. E. 10, 33: quiescentes Nili aquae, standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71: venti, id. 17, 22, 35 § 170: quiescit terra, rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39: humus, Petr. 123: quiescunt voces, are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.
      4. 4. To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, ἡσυχάζειν, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done: quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum, Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.
      With in and abl., to rest in, be content with: ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere, Just. 14, 3, 10.
    2. B. Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing: quiesce hanc rem modo petere, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51: statuere atque ediscere, Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8: indoctus discive trochive, Hor. A. P. 380.
      1. 2. Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.: laudes, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.
        Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).
    1. A. Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet: aliquem quietum reddere, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46: animus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2: quietus et solutus animus, id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43: integri, quieti, otiosi homines, id. Agr. 2, 28, 77: homo quietissimus, id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40: regnum, Hor. C. 1, 12, 33: de istoc quietus esto, be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.
      1. 2. In partic.
        1. a. Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus; at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis, Sall. J. 20, 2: quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit, Nep. Pelop. 4, 1: quietos lacessit, Just. 7, 6, 13: nihilo quietiores postea res habuit, Liv. 33, 19.
        2. b. Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition: ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus, Plin. Ep. 10, 12(7): vir rectus, integer, quietus, Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1: vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus, Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.
        3. c. Tame, gentle: equi fiunt quietiores, Varr. R. R. 2, 7.
        4. d. Resting, sleeping: quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat, Tac. A. 1, 49.
          Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.: si sentire datur post fata quietis, i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.
    2. B. Of things, calm, quiet: amnes, gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40: quietiore aequore ferri, id. Epod. 10, 11: aër, Verg. A. 5, 216: baca, that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19: res publica (opp. perturbata), Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19: aetas, id. Sen. 23, 82: quietus et remissus sermo, calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.
      Subst.
      1. 1. quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9.
      2. 2. Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman’s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2.
        Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly: quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum, Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52: quiete acta aetas, id. Sen. 5, 13.
        Comp.: quietius tranquilliusque, Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.
        Sup.: quietissime se receperunt, Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.