aditus

1.

ădĭtus, a, um, Part. of 1. adeo.

2.

ădĭtus, ūs, m. [1. adeo], a going to, approach, access.

I.

Lit.:

quorum abitu aut aditu,

Lucr. 1, 677:

urbes permultas uno aditu atque adventu esse captas,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 8:

quo neque sit ventis aditus,

Verg. G. 4, 9; so id. A. 4, 293, 423 al.—With ad:

aditus ad eum difficilior,

Cic. Att. 15, 8; so id. N. D. 2, 47 fin.; Ov. F. 1, 173; Tac. A. 2, 28.—With in (cf. 1. adeo):

aditus in id sacrarium non est viris,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 45; so Auct. Or. pro Dom. 42, 110 al.: aditus ad me minime provinciales, which are not made in the manner customary ( with the prœtor ), Cic. Att. 1, 2.—

II.

Transf.

A.

The possibility, leave, permission, or right of approaching, or of admittance, access (cf. accessus):

faciles aditus ad eum privatorum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14; so id. Rosc. Am. 38; id. Fam. 6, 13; Nep. Paus. 3; Liv. 41, 23; Hor. S. 1, 9, 56:

homo rari aditūs,

a man rarely accessible, Liv. 24, 5.— Trop.:

si qui mihi erit aditus de tuis fortunis agendi,

Cic. Fam. 6, 10; so Caes. B. G. 5, 41; id. B. C. 1, 31.—

B.

Coner., the place through which one approaches a thing, an entrance, avenue, etc. (opp. abitus; cf.

also accessus): primo aditu vestibuloque prohibere,

Cic. Caecin. 12; id. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160:

aditus insulae muniti,

id. Att. 4, 16; so id. Phil. 1, 10; Caes. B. G. 4, 20; id. B. C. 2, 16; Liv. 36, 10; Ov. M. 3, 226; id. F. 6, 157; id. H. 18, 44.—Hence trop. (in Cic. very freq.):

quartus aditus ad initia rerum,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 8 Müll.:

aditus ad causam,

Cic. Sull. 2:

vestibula honesta aditusque ad causam illustres facere,

id. Or. 15; so id. de Or. 1, 21, 47; 3, 2; id. Off. 2, 9; id. Font. 5; id. Caecin. 25, 72; id. Agr. 2, 15; id. Att. 2, 17 al.