modificor
mŏdĭfĭcor, ātus, 1, v. dep. (act. collat. form, v. modifico), a. and n. [modificus], to measure off, measure a thing (post-class. in verb. finit.).
- I Lit.: comprehensa mensura Herculani pedis, quanta longinquitas corporis ei mensurae conveniret ... modificatus est, Gell. 1, 1, 3.—
- II Trop., to set a measure, set bounds to, to moderate; with dat.: immaturis liberorum desideriis, Ap. Met. 11, 21, 10; orationi, id. Flor. p. 365, 8: desideriis omnibus, Front. ad Ver. Imp. 6.
modificor, ātus sum, ārī = modifico, I) abmessen, Gell. 1, 1, 3. – II) mäßigen, ein Maß setzen, orationi, Apul. de deo Socr. prol. in. p. 2, 7 Thomas: desideriis omnibus, Fronto ad Ver. imp. 2, 6. p. 133, 17 N.: immaturis liberorum desideriis, Apul. met. 11, 21. – medial = Maß halten, sich mäßigen, in sumptibus, Apul. de Plat. 2, 12.
mŏdĭfĭcor, ātus sum, ārī, tr., mesurer : Gell. 1, 1, 3 || [fig.] régler, modérer [avec le dat.] : Apul. M. 11, 21.