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inspĭcĭo , spexi, spectum, 3, v. a. inspecio,
I.to look into; to look at, inspect; to consider, contemplate, examine (class.).
I. Lit.
B. In partic.
1. To look at, inspect a thing with reference to its value, etc.: te hoc orare jussit, Ut sibi liceret inspicere has aedes. Si. Non sunt venales, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 65: “candelabrum,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64; cf.: “praedium suum,id. Fam. 9, 7, 2: “venalem domum,Suet. Oth. 6: “ludorum sumptus,Ov. Tr. 2, 509.—
2. To inspect, examine: “morbum,Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 15: “arma, viros, equos, cum cura,Liv. 44, 1, 6: “arma militis,Cic. Caecin. 21, 61.—
3. To examine, spy out: “domos,Verg. A. 2, 47.—
II. Trop., to consider, examine, become acquainted with, comprehend, perceive: “res sociorum,to inspect their affairs, examine into their conduct, Liv. 21, 6, 3: “aliquem a puero,Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 44: “quem diliges ut ego, si ut ego propius inspexeris,Plin. Ep. 4, 15, 3: “est aliquis, qui se inspici, aestimari fastidiat,Liv. 6, 41, 2: “sententiam mulieris,Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 51: “querelam,Petr. 15: “rationes,Plin. Ep. 10, 57, 1: “aes alienum,Liv. 6, 27, 8: “fidem,Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 26: “an possit fieri,Mart. 1, 55, 6: “quid expediat, quid deceat,Quint. 11, 1, 8 al.
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