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1 īnficiō
īnficiō fēcī, fectus, ere [1 in+facio], to stain, tinge, dye, color: (vestīs) quarum graminis ipsum Infecit natura pecus, i. e. whose wool has taken color from the pasture, Iu.: diem, darken, O.: ora pallor inficit, overspreads, H.: se vitro, Cs.: humus infecta sanguine, S.: infectus sanguine villos, O. —To infect, stain, spoil: hoc (dictamno) amnem, V.: Pocula, poison, V.: pabula tabo, V.: Allecto infecta venenis, imbued, V.—Fig., to imbue, instruct: infici iis artibus: animos teneros.—To spoil, corrupt, infect: desidiā animum: inficimur opinionum pravitate: principum vitiis infici solet civitas: Infectum eluitur scelus (i. e. quo se infecerunt), V.: blandimentis infectae epistulae, Ta.* * *inficere, infeci, infectus Vcorrupt, infect, imbue; poison; dye, stain, color, spoil -
2 inficio
I.Lit., to stain, dye, color, tinge with:B.quia tibi suaso infecisti pallulam,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 16:omnes se Britanni vitro inficiunt,
Caes. B. G. 5, 14:lana infecta conchylio,
Plin. 32, 7, 25, § 77:arma infecta sanguine,
Verg. A. 5, 413; cf.:locum sanguine,
Tac. H. 2, 55:diem,
to discolor, darken, Ov. M. 13, 601:populi sole infecti, nondum exusti,
Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 70:palpebrae mulieribus infectae quotidiano,
Plin. 11, 37, 56, § 154:vestis ita infecta,
id. 28, 7, 23, § 83; cf.:tinguntur sole populi, jam quidem infecti,
darkened, tanned, id. 6, 19, 22, § 70:albus ora pallor inficit,
covers, Hor. Epod. 7, 15; cf.:virgo inficitur teneras ore rubente genas,
Tib. 3, 4, 32.—Transf.1.To mix with something:2.pocula veneno,
Just. 21, 4: hōc (abl.) amnem inficit, Verg. A. 12, 418. —In partic., in a bad sense, to taint, infect, spoil:II.pabula tabo,
Verg. G. 3, 481; cf.:Gorgoneis Alecto infecta venenis,
imbued, id. A. 7, 341:mel infectum fronde,
that has a taste of leaves, Plin. 11, 13, 13, § 32.—Trop.A.In gen.:B.sapientia nisi alte descendit et diu sedit animum non coloravit sed infecit,
has merely tinged, Sen. Ep. 71, 31:si illā (humanorum divinorumque notitiā) se non perfuderit, sed infecerit,
id. ib. 110, 8; cf.:(vestes) quarum generosi graminis ipsum Infecit natura pecus,
Juv. 12, 41. —In partic.1.To instruct in any thing (syn. imbuere):2.jam infici debet (puer) iis artibus, quas si, dum est tener, combiberit, ad majora veniet paratior,
Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 9:animos teneros et rudes inficiunt et flectunt, ut volunt,
id. Leg. 1, 17 fin. —To spoil, corrupt, infect (syn. corrumpo):nos umbris, deliciis, otio... desidia animum infecimus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 78:inficimur opinionum pravitate,
id. ib. 3, 2:vereor ne hoc quod infectum est serpat longius,
id. Att. 1, 13, 2:cupiditatibus principum et vitiis infici solet tota civitas,
id. Leg. 3, 13, 30: elui difficile est;non enim inquinati sumus, sed infecti,
Sen. Ep. 59, 9:artibus infectus,
Tac. A. 2, 2.— Poet.:infectum eluitur scelus (= quo se infecerunt),
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3 contāminō
contāminō āvī, ātus, āre [contamen, collat. form of contagio], to bring into contact, mingle, blend, unite: Graecas (fabulas), T.—To corrupt, defile: spiritum.—Fig., to corrupt, defile, pollute, stain, spoil, taint: gaudium aegritudine, T.: se vitiis: sanguinem suum lege (Canuleiā), L.: veritatem mendacio: sese maleficio: se praedā, L.: contaminati facinore, Cs.: tot parricidiis: iudicia.* * *contaminare, contaminavi, contaminatus V TRANScorrupt, defile (w/filth/intercourse), stain, befoul spoil; ruin, dishonor; debase w/mixture of inferior material; contaminate, infect; pollute (morally) -
4 imbuō (inb-)
imbuō (inb-) uī, ūtus, ere [see PO-], to wet, moisten, soak, steep, saturate: palmulas in aequore, Ct.: imbuti sanguine gladii: sanguis imbuit arma, V.: imbuta sanguine vestis, O.: munus tabo imbutum, H.: oscula, quae Venus Quintā parte sui nectaris imbuit, H.: aram imbuet agnus, V.— Fig., to fill, steep, stain, taint, infect, imbue, imbrue: gladium scelere.—P. perf. with abl, tainted, touched, affected, tinged: nullo scelere imbutus: religione: Romanis delenimentis, L.: hac ille crudelitate.—To instruct superficially, color, tinge, inure, initiate, imbue: studiis se: dialecticis ne imbutus quidem: servilibus vitiis, L.: nos ita a maioribus imbuti sumus, ut, etc.: parentum praeceptis imbuti: (verna) Litterulis Graecis imbutus, H.: socios ad officia, Ta.: Imbuis exemplum palmae, i. e. you are the first to win, Pr.: opus tuum, begin, O.: Illa (navis) rudem cursu prima imbuit Amphitriten, i. e. first traversed the sea, Ct. -
5 polluō
polluō uī, ūtus, ere [pro+luo], to soil, defile, stain, foul, pollute: ore dapes, V.: ora cruore, O. —Fig., to defile, pollute, contaminate, violate, dishonor, desecrate: iura scelere: stupro religionis: Iovem, Pr.: tragico pollutus concubitu, Iu.: polluta pax, V.* * *polluere, pollui, pollutus V TRANSsoil/foul/dirty/stain/pollute; infect (w/disease); make impure; break (fast); violate; dishonor/defile/degrade (w/illicit sexual conduct/immoral actions) -
6 spurcō
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7 venēnō
venēnō —, ātus, āre [venenum], to poison, injure by slander: mea commoda odio, H.* * *venenare, venenavi, venenatus Vimbue or infect with poison; injure by slander -
8 vitiō
vitiō āvī, ātus, āre [vitium], to make faulty, injure, spoil, mar, taint, corrupt, infect, vitiate, defile: lues vitiaverat auras, O.: amnem salibus, O.: facies longis vitiabitur annis, O.: vina, H.: virginem, to violate, T.—Fig., to corrupt, falsify, nullify, void: comitiorum significationes sunt vitiatae, falsified: senatūs consulta arbitrio consulum vitiabantur, L.: censum impedire diebus vitiandis, i. e. by declaring void the appointment of a day: Pectora limo malorum, O.* * *vitiare, vitiavi, vitiatus Vmake faulty, spoil, damage; vitiate -
9 coinquino
coinquinare, coinquinavi, coinquinatus V TRANSbefoul/pollute/defile wholly (immorality); contaminate/taint/infect (w/disease) -
10 coninquino
coninquinare, coninquinavi, coninquinatus V TRANSbefoul/pollute/defile wholly (immorality); contaminate/taint/infect (w/disease) -
11 conquino
conquinare, conquinavi, conquinatus V TRANSbefoul/pollute/defile wholly (immorality); contaminate/taint/infect (w/disease) -
12 conrumpo
conrumpere, conrupi, conruptus V TRANSspoil/rot; taint/contaminate; damage/ruin, undo; destroy/deface; digest; infect; pervert, corrupt, deprave; bribe, suborn; seduce, tempt, beguile; falsify -
13 coquino
Icoquinare, coquinavi, coquinatus V TRANSbefoul/pollute/defile wholly; (coinquino); contaminate/taint/infect (w/disease)IIcoquinare, coquinavi, coquinatus V TRANScook, prepare food -
14 corrumpo
corrumpere, corrupi, corruptus V TRANSspoil/rot; taint/contaminate; damage/ruin, undo; destroy/deface; digest; infect; pervert, corrupt, deprave; bribe, suborn; seduce, tempt, beguile; falsify -
15 contamino
to pollute, infect. -
16 contineo
I.hold together, keep together, connect, join.II.to touch, reach, grasp, affect, infect.III.to hold, to keep togethere, to contianIV., contigi, contectumborder on / befall (good luck).V.to keep in, surround, contain, confine, include.VI.to hold back, restrain. -
17 adspergo
1.a-spergo ( adsp-, Ritschl, Jan; asp-, others; in MSS. sometimes aspar-go, v. Cort. ad Luc. 1, 384, and Wagner ad Verg. G. 3, 419, and infra examples from Lucr. and Hor.; cf. 2. aspergo), ersi, ersum, 3, v. a. [spargo].I.Aliquid (alicui rei), to scatter, strew something on something; or of liquids, to sprinkle, spatter over (syn.: adfundo, inicio; never in Ovid, but he often uses the simple spargo).A.Lit.:B.aequor Ionium glaucis aspargit virus ab undis,
Lucr. 1, 719 Lachm.:Ah! adspersisti aquam, Jam rediit animus,
you have dashed water on me, have revived me, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 15:Euax, adspersisti aquam,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 13:guttam bulbo (with a play upon the names Gutta and Bulbus),
Cic. Clu. 26, 71:pigmenta in tabulā,
id. Div. 1, 13, 23:corpus ejus adustum adspergunt aliis carnibus,
Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 136:liquor adspersus oculis,
id. 12, 8, 18, § 34:Bubus glandem tum adspergi convenit,
id. 18, 26, 63, § 232:corpus floribus aspersis veneratus est,
Suet. Aug. 18:pecori virus aspergere,
to infect, poison, Verg. G. 3, 419:aspergens cinerem capiti,
Vulg. 2 Reg. 13, 15:huc tu jussos asperge sapores,
Verg. G. 4, 62:Non nihil aspersis gaudet Amor lacrimis,
Prop. 1, 12, 16:sanguinem aspergere,
Vulg. 2 Par. 29, 24:nivem,
ib. Eccli. 43, 19.—Trop.:II.cum clarissimo viro non nullam laudatione tuā labeculam aspergas,
fasten upon, Cic. Vatin. 17, 41:ne qua ex tuā summā indignitate labes illius dignitati aspersa videatur,
id. ib. 6, 15:notam alicui,
Dig. 37, 14, 17 fin. (cf.:allinere notam,
Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 17).—So of an inheritance, to bestow, bequeath something to, to set apart for:Aebutio sextulam aspergit,
Cic. Caecin. 6, 17.— Poet.:alas: lacteus extentas aspergit circulus alas,
Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 175.—In gen., to add to, to join, = adjungere:si illius (sc. Catonis majoris) comitatem et facilitatem tuae gravitati severitatique asperseris,
Cic. Mur. 31 fin.:huic generi orationis aspergentur etiam sales,
id. Or. 26, 87; id. ad Q. Fr. 2, 10:hos aspersi, ut scires etc.,
id. Fam. 2, 16 fin. —Aliquem or aliquid aliquā re (cf. Ramsh. Gr. p. 362; Zumpt, Gr. § 418), to strew some person or thing with something, to splash over, besprinkle, bespatter, bedew, lit. and trop.A.Lit.:B.ah, guttulā Pectus ardens mihi adspersisti (cf. supra, aquam),
Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 28:quas (sedes) nec nubila nimbis Aspergunt,
Lucr. 3, 20:ne aram sanguine aspergeret,
Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88; so Vulg. 4 Reg. 9, [p. 175] 33; ib. Apoc. 19, 13:sanguine mensas,
Ov. M. 5, 40; and with de:asperget de sanguine ejus (turturis) parietem altaris,
Vulg. Lev. 5, 9:vaccam semine,
Liv. 41, 13:Vinxit et aspersas altera vitta comas,
the sprinkled hair, Prop. 5, 11, 34 (Müller, † acceptas):imbre lutoque Aspersus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 12 K. and H.; Claud. B. Gild. 494:aquā,
Vulg. Num. 8, 7; ib. 2 Macc. 1, 21:hyssopo,
ib. Psa. 50, 9:cinere,
ib. Jer. 25, 34:terrā,
ib. 2 Macc. 10, 25 al.—Trop.:2.(Mons Idae) primo parvis urbibus aspersus erat,
dotted over with, Mel. 1, 18, 2:aures gemitu,
to fill, Val. Max. 3, 3, ext. 1:auditiunculā quādam aspersus, i. e. imbutus,
instructed, Gell. 13, 19, 5:aspersi corda a conscientiā malā,
Vulg. Heb. 10, 22.—Esp., to spot, stain, sully, defile, asperse:hunc tu vitae splendorem maculis aspergis istis?
Cic. Planc. 12, 30; so also absol.:leviter aspersus,
id. Fam. 6, 6, 9:istius facti non modo suspitione, sed ne infamiā quidem est aspersus,
id. Cael. 10; so Liv. 23, 30:aspergebatur etiam infamiā, quod, etc.,
Nep. Alcib. 3 fin.; so Suet. Ner. 3: aliquem linguā, Auct. ad Her. 4, 49, 62:e quibus unus amet quāvis aspargere cunctos, i. e. quibusvis dicteriis perstringere, laedere,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 87 K. and H.aspergo (Merk., Müller, Strüb.; in MSS. sometimes aspargo, Lachm., Rib., e. g. Verg. A. 3, 534, acc. to Non. p. 405, 5, and Vel. Long. p. 2234 P.; v. 1. aspergo), ĭnis, f. (in the ante-class. per. com. acc. to Prisc. p. 658 P.) [1. aspergo].I.A sprinkling, besprinkling (most freq. in the poets, never in Cic., who uses aspersio, q. v.):II.aspergo aquarum,
Ov. M. 7, 108:aquae,
Petr. 102, 15:(Peneus) Nubila conducit, summasque aspergine silvas Impluit,
Ov. M. 1, 572:sanguis virides aspergine tinxerat herbas,
id. ib. 3, 86;3, 683 al.: Aspergine et gelu pruinisque (lapides) rumpuntur,
Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 167:parietum,
the moisture, sweat, upon walls, Cato, R. R. 128; so Vitr. 5, 11, 1, and Plin. 22, 21, 30, § 63.— Trop.:omni culparum aspergine liber,
Prud. Apoth. 1005.—Meton. (abstr. for concr.), that which is sprinkled, drops:hic ubi sol radiis.... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspargine contra,
opposite to the falling rain, Lucr. 6, 525 Lachm.:Objectae salsā spumant aspargine cautes,
the spray, Verg. A. 3, 534:Flammiferā gemini fumant aspergine postes,
Ov. M. 14, 796:maduere graves aspergine pennae,
id. ib. 4, 729:arborei fetus aspergine caedis in atram Vertuntur faciem,
by means of the sprinkled blood, id. ib. 4, 125 al. -
18 aspergo
1.a-spergo ( adsp-, Ritschl, Jan; asp-, others; in MSS. sometimes aspar-go, v. Cort. ad Luc. 1, 384, and Wagner ad Verg. G. 3, 419, and infra examples from Lucr. and Hor.; cf. 2. aspergo), ersi, ersum, 3, v. a. [spargo].I.Aliquid (alicui rei), to scatter, strew something on something; or of liquids, to sprinkle, spatter over (syn.: adfundo, inicio; never in Ovid, but he often uses the simple spargo).A.Lit.:B.aequor Ionium glaucis aspargit virus ab undis,
Lucr. 1, 719 Lachm.:Ah! adspersisti aquam, Jam rediit animus,
you have dashed water on me, have revived me, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 15:Euax, adspersisti aquam,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 13:guttam bulbo (with a play upon the names Gutta and Bulbus),
Cic. Clu. 26, 71:pigmenta in tabulā,
id. Div. 1, 13, 23:corpus ejus adustum adspergunt aliis carnibus,
Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 136:liquor adspersus oculis,
id. 12, 8, 18, § 34:Bubus glandem tum adspergi convenit,
id. 18, 26, 63, § 232:corpus floribus aspersis veneratus est,
Suet. Aug. 18:pecori virus aspergere,
to infect, poison, Verg. G. 3, 419:aspergens cinerem capiti,
Vulg. 2 Reg. 13, 15:huc tu jussos asperge sapores,
Verg. G. 4, 62:Non nihil aspersis gaudet Amor lacrimis,
Prop. 1, 12, 16:sanguinem aspergere,
Vulg. 2 Par. 29, 24:nivem,
ib. Eccli. 43, 19.—Trop.:II.cum clarissimo viro non nullam laudatione tuā labeculam aspergas,
fasten upon, Cic. Vatin. 17, 41:ne qua ex tuā summā indignitate labes illius dignitati aspersa videatur,
id. ib. 6, 15:notam alicui,
Dig. 37, 14, 17 fin. (cf.:allinere notam,
Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 17).—So of an inheritance, to bestow, bequeath something to, to set apart for:Aebutio sextulam aspergit,
Cic. Caecin. 6, 17.— Poet.:alas: lacteus extentas aspergit circulus alas,
Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 175.—In gen., to add to, to join, = adjungere:si illius (sc. Catonis majoris) comitatem et facilitatem tuae gravitati severitatique asperseris,
Cic. Mur. 31 fin.:huic generi orationis aspergentur etiam sales,
id. Or. 26, 87; id. ad Q. Fr. 2, 10:hos aspersi, ut scires etc.,
id. Fam. 2, 16 fin. —Aliquem or aliquid aliquā re (cf. Ramsh. Gr. p. 362; Zumpt, Gr. § 418), to strew some person or thing with something, to splash over, besprinkle, bespatter, bedew, lit. and trop.A.Lit.:B.ah, guttulā Pectus ardens mihi adspersisti (cf. supra, aquam),
Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 28:quas (sedes) nec nubila nimbis Aspergunt,
Lucr. 3, 20:ne aram sanguine aspergeret,
Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88; so Vulg. 4 Reg. 9, [p. 175] 33; ib. Apoc. 19, 13:sanguine mensas,
Ov. M. 5, 40; and with de:asperget de sanguine ejus (turturis) parietem altaris,
Vulg. Lev. 5, 9:vaccam semine,
Liv. 41, 13:Vinxit et aspersas altera vitta comas,
the sprinkled hair, Prop. 5, 11, 34 (Müller, † acceptas):imbre lutoque Aspersus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 12 K. and H.; Claud. B. Gild. 494:aquā,
Vulg. Num. 8, 7; ib. 2 Macc. 1, 21:hyssopo,
ib. Psa. 50, 9:cinere,
ib. Jer. 25, 34:terrā,
ib. 2 Macc. 10, 25 al.—Trop.:2.(Mons Idae) primo parvis urbibus aspersus erat,
dotted over with, Mel. 1, 18, 2:aures gemitu,
to fill, Val. Max. 3, 3, ext. 1:auditiunculā quādam aspersus, i. e. imbutus,
instructed, Gell. 13, 19, 5:aspersi corda a conscientiā malā,
Vulg. Heb. 10, 22.—Esp., to spot, stain, sully, defile, asperse:hunc tu vitae splendorem maculis aspergis istis?
Cic. Planc. 12, 30; so also absol.:leviter aspersus,
id. Fam. 6, 6, 9:istius facti non modo suspitione, sed ne infamiā quidem est aspersus,
id. Cael. 10; so Liv. 23, 30:aspergebatur etiam infamiā, quod, etc.,
Nep. Alcib. 3 fin.; so Suet. Ner. 3: aliquem linguā, Auct. ad Her. 4, 49, 62:e quibus unus amet quāvis aspargere cunctos, i. e. quibusvis dicteriis perstringere, laedere,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 87 K. and H.aspergo (Merk., Müller, Strüb.; in MSS. sometimes aspargo, Lachm., Rib., e. g. Verg. A. 3, 534, acc. to Non. p. 405, 5, and Vel. Long. p. 2234 P.; v. 1. aspergo), ĭnis, f. (in the ante-class. per. com. acc. to Prisc. p. 658 P.) [1. aspergo].I.A sprinkling, besprinkling (most freq. in the poets, never in Cic., who uses aspersio, q. v.):II.aspergo aquarum,
Ov. M. 7, 108:aquae,
Petr. 102, 15:(Peneus) Nubila conducit, summasque aspergine silvas Impluit,
Ov. M. 1, 572:sanguis virides aspergine tinxerat herbas,
id. ib. 3, 86;3, 683 al.: Aspergine et gelu pruinisque (lapides) rumpuntur,
Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 167:parietum,
the moisture, sweat, upon walls, Cato, R. R. 128; so Vitr. 5, 11, 1, and Plin. 22, 21, 30, § 63.— Trop.:omni culparum aspergine liber,
Prud. Apoth. 1005.—Meton. (abstr. for concr.), that which is sprinkled, drops:hic ubi sol radiis.... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspargine contra,
opposite to the falling rain, Lucr. 6, 525 Lachm.:Objectae salsā spumant aspargine cautes,
the spray, Verg. A. 3, 534:Flammiferā gemini fumant aspergine postes,
Ov. M. 14, 796:maduere graves aspergine pennae,
id. ib. 4, 729:arborei fetus aspergine caedis in atram Vertuntur faciem,
by means of the sprinkled blood, id. ib. 4, 125 al. -
19 coinquinatus
cŏ-inquĭno (or contr. cōnquĭno, cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, p. 135), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to defile all over, to pollute wholly, to contaminate.I.Prop. (rare;II.not in Cic.): stercore conquinatae,
Col. 8, 5, 19; 8, 7, 2. —Trop.* A. B.Of vices: matres coinquinari regias, Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 27, 68:se crimine stupri,
Val. Max. 6, 1, 6:se maximo scelere,
id. 9, 7:cor vitiis,
Prud. Cath. 6, 53:famam alicujus,
Arn. 4, 151.— Hence, cŏinquĭnātus, a, um, P. a., polluted, contaminated:quid esse his potest coinquinatius?
Arn. 7, p. 222. -
20 coinquino
cŏ-inquĭno (or contr. cōnquĭno, cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, p. 135), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to defile all over, to pollute wholly, to contaminate.I.Prop. (rare;II.not in Cic.): stercore conquinatae,
Col. 8, 5, 19; 8, 7, 2. —Trop.* A. B.Of vices: matres coinquinari regias, Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 27, 68:se crimine stupri,
Val. Max. 6, 1, 6:se maximo scelere,
id. 9, 7:cor vitiis,
Prud. Cath. 6, 53:famam alicujus,
Arn. 4, 151.— Hence, cŏinquĭnātus, a, um, P. a., polluted, contaminated:quid esse his potest coinquinatius?
Arn. 7, p. 222.
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infect — I verb adulterate, befoul, besmirch, blight, canker, cause illness, contaminare, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, dirty, empoison, envenom, foul, harm, impair, make ill, make impure, pervert, poison, pollute, putrefy, render unclean, smirch … Law dictionary
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infect — (v.) late 14c., from L. infectus, pp. of inficere to spoil, stain, lit. to put in to, dip into, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + facere perform (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Related: Infected; infecting … Etymology dictionary
infect — [v] pollute, contaminate affect, blight, corrupt, defile, disease, influence, poison, spoil, spread among, spread to, taint, touch, vitiate; concepts 143,246 … New thesaurus