ob-versor — Lewis & Short
ob-versor, ātus, 1, v. dep. (
I act. collat. form obverso, āre, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P.), to take position opposite or over against, to oppose one's self (class.).
I Lit.:
magnam partem eorum palam Carthagini obversari dici,Liv. 31, 11:
in foro,id. 33, 47:
sedebant judices, obversabantur advocati,Plin. Ep. 5, 21, 2:
limini,who were about the threshold, id. ib. 6, 16, 13:
in urbe inter coetus,Tac. A. 3, 37.—
B Trop., to hover or float before, to appear to one:
illius et nomen dulce obversatur ad aures,Lucr. 4, 1062:
mihi ante oculos obversatur rei publicae dignitas,Cic. Sest. 3, 7:
obversentur species honestae viro,id. Tusc. 2, 22, 52:
animis, oculis,Liv. 35, 11:
in somnis,id. 2, 36:
sibi speciem noctibus obversari,Suet. Claud. 37.—
II To oppose, withstand, resist (eccl. Lat.):
malo obniti et obversari,Tert. adv. Gnost. 5.