artĭo

īre, v. a.

ars

I. to indue with art; only in the two foll. exs.: artitus: bonis instructus artibus, skilled in arts. Paul. ex Fest. p. 17 Müll. (cf.: centum puer artium, Hor. C. 4, 1, 15).—Hence also endowed with cunning (cf. ars, II. fin.), artful: artiti viri, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 19 in varr. lectt.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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