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1 obtundo
ob-tundo, tŭdi, tūsum (and tunsum), 3, v. a.I.To strike or beat against, at, or on a thing; to beat, thump, belabor (very rare;II. A.perh. only ante- and post-class.): pectora pugnis, Firm. Math. 5, 5: obtundit os mihi,
breaks my jaw, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 50; cf.:obtunso ore,
id. ib. 5, 1, 8; cf.:nam sum obtusus pugnis pessume,
id. Am. 2, 1, 59.—Lit. (very rare):B.telum,
Lucr. 6, 399:gladios,
Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 166.—Transf.1.To blunt, weaken, make dull, deprive of strength:2.aciem oculorum,
Plin. 22, 25, 70, § 142:auditum,
id. 24, 11, 50, § 87:obtusus stomachus,
id. Ep. 7, 3, 5:vocem,
to blunt, weaken, Lucr. 4, 613:ingenia,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 282:et obtusis ceciderunt viribus artis,
Lucr. 3, 452; Liv. 7, 2:mentem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 33, 80:ingenia,
id. de Or. 3, 24, 93:nihil est quod tam obtundat elevetque aegritudinem, quam. etc.,
id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34.—Aures or aliquem, or simply obtundere, to stun or din the ears; to deafen one by saying a thing too often or too long; hence, to annoy or tease with importunity; aures graviter obtundo tuas, ne quem ames, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 120: ne brevitas [p. 1248] defraudasse aures videatur, neve longitudo obtudisse, Cic. Or. 66, 221:A.aliquem longis epistulis,
to annoy, molest, id. Att. 8, 1:aliquem,
id. Fam. 5, 14, 3:rogitando,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 6.—With object-clause: obtuderunt ejus aures, te socium praetoris fuisse, they dinned into him that, etc., Timarch. ap. Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 67, § 157.— With subj.:non cessat obtundere, totam prorsus a principio fabulam promeret,
App. M. 9, p. 228, 8:aliquem de aliquā re,
to importune, annoy, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 33:obtundis, tametsi intellego, etc.,
id. And. 2, 2, 11.—Hence, obtūsus ( obtunsus or optūsus), a, um, P. a., blunt, dull, obtuse (class.).Lit.:B.falx obtusa et hebes,
Col. 4, 24, 21:pugio,
Tac. A. 15, 54:vomer,
Verg. G. 1, 262:angulus,
Lucr. 4, 355:cornua lunae obtusa,
Plin. 18, 35, 79, § 347.—Transf., blunted, blunt, dull, weak, faint, powerless:animi acies obtusior,
Cic. Sen. 23, 83:stellis acies obtunsa,
Verg. G. 1, 395: obtusi et hebetes ad aliquam rem, Cic. Fragm. ap. Lact. 3, 14:aures obtunsae,
blunted, dull of hearing, Auct. Her. 3, 9, 17: vox, thick, not clear (opp. clara), Quint. 11, 3, 15:fauces tumentes strangulant vocem, optusae obscurant,
id. 11, 3, 20:stomachus,
weakened, spoiled, Plin. Ep. 7, 3, 5:obtunsa pectora,
insensible, without feeling, Verg. A. 1, 567:ingenium,
Gell. 13, 24, 21:vires,
enfeebled, Lucr. 3, 452:nimio ne luxu obtunsior usus Sit genitali arvo,
too blunted, too enfeebled, Verg. G. 3, 135:vigor animi,
Liv. 5, 18:cor,
Lact. 2, 5, 4:sensus eorum,
Vulg. 2 Cor. 3, 14:venenum,
powerless, Calp. Ecl. 5, 94.— Comp.:quo quid dici potest obtusius?
Cic. N. D. 1, 25, 70.— Sup. does not occur.—Hence, adv.: obtūsē, dully, not keenly (postclass.):crocodili in aquā obtusius vident, in terrā acutissime,
Sol. 32, § 28.—Fig.:hoc facere obtuse,
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2 optusus
ob-tundo, tŭdi, tūsum (and tunsum), 3, v. a.I.To strike or beat against, at, or on a thing; to beat, thump, belabor (very rare;II. A.perh. only ante- and post-class.): pectora pugnis, Firm. Math. 5, 5: obtundit os mihi,
breaks my jaw, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 50; cf.:obtunso ore,
id. ib. 5, 1, 8; cf.:nam sum obtusus pugnis pessume,
id. Am. 2, 1, 59.—Lit. (very rare):B.telum,
Lucr. 6, 399:gladios,
Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 166.—Transf.1.To blunt, weaken, make dull, deprive of strength:2.aciem oculorum,
Plin. 22, 25, 70, § 142:auditum,
id. 24, 11, 50, § 87:obtusus stomachus,
id. Ep. 7, 3, 5:vocem,
to blunt, weaken, Lucr. 4, 613:ingenia,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 282:et obtusis ceciderunt viribus artis,
Lucr. 3, 452; Liv. 7, 2:mentem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 33, 80:ingenia,
id. de Or. 3, 24, 93:nihil est quod tam obtundat elevetque aegritudinem, quam. etc.,
id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34.—Aures or aliquem, or simply obtundere, to stun or din the ears; to deafen one by saying a thing too often or too long; hence, to annoy or tease with importunity; aures graviter obtundo tuas, ne quem ames, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 120: ne brevitas [p. 1248] defraudasse aures videatur, neve longitudo obtudisse, Cic. Or. 66, 221:A.aliquem longis epistulis,
to annoy, molest, id. Att. 8, 1:aliquem,
id. Fam. 5, 14, 3:rogitando,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 6.—With object-clause: obtuderunt ejus aures, te socium praetoris fuisse, they dinned into him that, etc., Timarch. ap. Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 67, § 157.— With subj.:non cessat obtundere, totam prorsus a principio fabulam promeret,
App. M. 9, p. 228, 8:aliquem de aliquā re,
to importune, annoy, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 33:obtundis, tametsi intellego, etc.,
id. And. 2, 2, 11.—Hence, obtūsus ( obtunsus or optūsus), a, um, P. a., blunt, dull, obtuse (class.).Lit.:B.falx obtusa et hebes,
Col. 4, 24, 21:pugio,
Tac. A. 15, 54:vomer,
Verg. G. 1, 262:angulus,
Lucr. 4, 355:cornua lunae obtusa,
Plin. 18, 35, 79, § 347.—Transf., blunted, blunt, dull, weak, faint, powerless:animi acies obtusior,
Cic. Sen. 23, 83:stellis acies obtunsa,
Verg. G. 1, 395: obtusi et hebetes ad aliquam rem, Cic. Fragm. ap. Lact. 3, 14:aures obtunsae,
blunted, dull of hearing, Auct. Her. 3, 9, 17: vox, thick, not clear (opp. clara), Quint. 11, 3, 15:fauces tumentes strangulant vocem, optusae obscurant,
id. 11, 3, 20:stomachus,
weakened, spoiled, Plin. Ep. 7, 3, 5:obtunsa pectora,
insensible, without feeling, Verg. A. 1, 567:ingenium,
Gell. 13, 24, 21:vires,
enfeebled, Lucr. 3, 452:nimio ne luxu obtunsior usus Sit genitali arvo,
too blunted, too enfeebled, Verg. G. 3, 135:vigor animi,
Liv. 5, 18:cor,
Lact. 2, 5, 4:sensus eorum,
Vulg. 2 Cor. 3, 14:venenum,
powerless, Calp. Ecl. 5, 94.— Comp.:quo quid dici potest obtusius?
Cic. N. D. 1, 25, 70.— Sup. does not occur.—Hence, adv.: obtūsē, dully, not keenly (postclass.):crocodili in aquā obtusius vident, in terrā acutissime,
Sol. 32, § 28.—Fig.:hoc facere obtuse,
Aug. Doct. Christ. 4, 5, § 7. -
3 laedō
laedō sī, sus, ere, to hurt, wound, injure, damage: frondes laedit hiemps, O.: hominem volnere, O.: me dente, Ph.: robigine ferrum, V.: collum, i. e. hang oneself, H.—Fig., to trouble, annoy, vex, injure, insult, offend, afflict, grieve, hurt: quia laesit prior, T.: verba laedendi: iniuste neminem laesit: Caecinam periurio suo, attack: Pisonem, rail at: nulli os, insult, T.: tua me infortunia laedunt, H.: quo numine laeso, V.: numen deorum, H.: ego laedor, O.—To break, violate, betray: fidem: Laesā praenitere fide, H.: laesi testatus foederis aras, V.: laesus pudor, O.* * *laedere, laesi, laesus Vstrike; hurt, injure, wound; offend, annoy -
4 vexō
vexō āvī, ātus, āre, freq. [veho], to shake, jolt, toss violently: (rector) per confragosa vexabitur: ratīs, V.: venti caeli nubila vexant, O.—To harry, waste, trouble, harass, plague, disturb: agros vectigalīs vexatos a Verre: Galliam, Cs.: hostīs sempiternos: vexati omnes difficultate viae, L.: comas, to frizzle, O.—To worry, vex, annoy, disquiet, trouble: Hermippum probris: vexabatur uxor mea: vexatur Theophrastus libris, is attacked: me honoris cupido vexabat, S.: mentem mariti philtris, Iu.* * *vexare, vexavi, vexatus Vshake, jolt, toss violently; annoy, trouble, harass, plague, disturb, vex -
5 uro
ūro, ussi, ustum, 3, v. a. [for uso from root us; cf. Gr. euô, to singe; auô, to kindle], to burn (class.).I.Lit.1.In gen.:2.(sacer ignis) urit corpore serpens Quamcumque arripuit partem,
Lucr. 6, 660:urere ne possit calor amplius aridus artus,
id. 4, 871:calidum hoc est: etsi procul abest, urit male,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 81:urit odoratam nocturna in lumina cedrum,
Verg. A. 7, 13:homines in usum nocturni luminis,
Tac. A. 15, 44:picem et ceras alimentaque cetera flammae,
Ov. M. 14, 533.—In partic.a.To burn up, destroy by fire, consume (syn. cremo):b.hominem mortuum, inquit lex in XII., in urbe ne sepelito neve urito,
Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 58 Mos.; so XII. Tab. ib. 2, 24, 60:flamma cum corpora fulva leonum soleat torrere atque urere,
Lucr. 5, 898 (902): in corpore si quid ejusmodi est, quod reliquo corpori noceat, id uri secarique patimur, Cic. Phil. 8, 5, 15:agros,
Liv. 26, 21, 15:urbes hostium,
Tac. H. 2, 12:superbas Carthaginis arces,
Hor. Epod. 7, 6:Achaïcus Ignis Iliacas domos,
id. C. 1, 15, 35; cf.:usto ab Ilio,
id. Epod. 10, 13:ustis navibus,
id. ib. 9, 8:neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,
id. S. 1, 3, 37:cum frondibus uritur arbos,
Ov. M. 2, 212 et saep.:acanthi radices ustis laxatisque mire prosunt,
burned, scorched, Plin. 22, 22, 34, § 76:a sole usti,
id. 23, 4, 42, § 85:ecce sexus infirmus se uri perpetitur,
Lact. 5, 13, 14:urbis hostium,
Tac. H. 2, 12:praedas,
id. A. 4, 48:regionem,
Curt. 4, 9, 8; 4, 14, 2.—Of encaustic painting, to burn in (very rare):B.picta coloribus ustis puppis,
Ov. F. 4, 275:tabulam coloribus,
id. ib. 3, 831.—Transf.1.To burn, i. e. to scorch, parch, dry up; to sting or pain acutely (syn. torreo):2.videmus ceteras partes incultas (terrarum), quod aut frigore rigeant aut urantur calore,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69:cum Sol gravis ureret arva,
Ov. M. 6, 339:terras (Sol),
id. ib. 4, 194:campum (seges),
Verg. G. 1, 77 sq.:solum (cicer),
Plin. 18, 12, 32, § 124:vineas (fimum suillum),
id. 17, 27, 46, § 258:urentes harenae,
Hor. C. 3, 4, 31;v. Orell. ad h. l.: sitis usserat herbas,
Ov. F. 4, 299:sitis arida guttur Urit,
id. M. 11, 130:fauces urit sitis,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 114:nec febribus uror anhelis,
Ov. P. 1, 10, 5:pestilentia urens simul urbem atque agros,
Liv. 10, 47, 6:dysenteria si urat,
Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 128: calx urit, discutit, extrahit, burns, heats (when taken as a medicine), id. 36, 24, 57, § 180:uri, vinciri, ferroque necari,
Sen. Ep. 37, 1:hae sunt, quarum Delicias et panniculus bombycinus urit,
oppresses, Juv. 6, 260.—To rub sore; to gall, fret, chafe, corrode:3.calceus... si pede minor, uret,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:si te gravis uret sarcina chartae,
id. ib. 1, 13, 6:teneros urit lorica lacertos,
Prop. 4 (5), 3, 23:uri virgis,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 58:loris non ureris,
id. Ep. 1, 16, 47:antiqua terebra urit eam partem quam perforat: Gallica excavat nec urit,
Col. Arb. 8, 3:ut prensos urant juga prima juvencos,
Ov. R. Am. 235. —To pinch with cold; to nip, blast, wither:II.pernoctant venatores in nive, in montibus uri se patiuntur,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 40:Scythae continuis frigoribus uruntur,
Just. 2, 2, 9:iis, quae frigus usserit, sunt remedio,
Plin. 22, 25, 57, § 119; Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 8; id. F. 1, 680:urebant montana nives,
Luc. 4, 52; Val. Fl. 2, 287.—Trop., to burn, inflame, consume with passion; in pass., to burn, glow, be heated, be inflamed, be enamored; of love or lust:B.me tamen urit amor,
Verg. E. 2, 68:Daphnis me malus urit,
id. ib. 8, 83:vires urit videndo Femina,
id. G. 3, 215:urit me Glycerae nitor, Urit grata protervitas,
Hor. C. 1, 19, 5 sq. — Pass.:uritur infelix Dido,
Verg. A. 4, 68: Hor. Epod. 14, 13; Ov. M. 1, 496; 3, 464; 7, 22;13, 763 al.: meum jecur urere bilis,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 66:ira communiter urit utrumque,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 13.— Pass.:uror, seu, etc.,
Hor. C. 1, 13, 9.—Of envy:urit fulgore suo,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 13.—Transf.1.To vex, annoy:2.uro hominem,
I gall the fellow, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 42; cf. pass.:id nunc his cerebrum uritur, Me esse hos trecentos Philippos facturum lucri,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 25. —In gen., to disturb, harass, annoy, oppress:eos bellum Romanum urebat,
Liv. 10, 17, 1; cf. pass.:quo (bello) Italia urebatur,
id. 27, 39, 9:labor aliquem urens,
id. 36, 23, 5:captos legibus ure tuis,
Ov. Am. 1, 8, 70:populum gravis urebat infesto mari annona,
Vell. 2, 77, 1:urebat nobilem populum ablatum mare,
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6 incommodō
incommodō āvī, ātus, āre [incommodus], to occasion inconvenience, be inconvenient, trouble, annoy: scientiā, etiam si incommodatura sit, gaudeant: mihi, T.: nihil alteri.* * *incommodare, incommodavi, incommodatus Vinconvenience, obstruct, hinder; be inconvenient/troublesome, cause difficulty -
7 īnfēstō
īnfēstō —, —, āre [infestus], to annoy, disturb, infest: latus dextrum, O.* * *infestare, infestavi, infestatus V TRANSvex (w/attacks), harass, molest; make unsafe, disturb; infest; damage, impair -
8 mācerō
mācerō āvī, ātus, āre [2 MAC-], to make soft, make tender, soften, soak, steep, macerate: salsamenta, T.— To weaken, waste, enervate: nos fame, L.: macerari ignibus, H.: siti maceratus, Cn.— To fret, vex, torment, distress, torture, pain: quor me macero? T.: vos desiderio, L.: Maceror interdum, quod, etc., am vexed, O.* * *macerare, maceravi, maceratus Vmake wet/soft, soak/steep/bathe; soften; wear down, exhaust; worry, annoy/vex -
9 ob-strepō
ob-strepō uī, —, ere, to make a noise against, roar at, resound, reëcho: quā violens obstrepit Aufidus, H.: Marisque Bais obstrepentis litora, H.: Fontesque lymphis obstrepunt manantibus (sc. iacenti), H.: si non obstreperetur aquis, O.— To bawl against, clamor at, outbawl: male dicta alia cum adderet, obstrepere omnes, S.: eius modi res obstrepi clamore militum videntur, to be drowned: ut ipsi sibi in dicendo obstrepere videantur: decemviro obstrepitur, L.—To annoy, molest, be troublesome: tibi litteris.—To impede, hinder, be an obstacle: nihil sensere (Poeni), obstrepente pluviā, L.: conscientiā obstrepente, Cu. -
10 ob-tundō
ob-tundō tudī, tūsus or tūnsus, ere, to blunt, weaken, exhaust, make dull: vocem in dicendo, talk himself hoarse: mentem: aegritudinem, alleviate. —To stun, din, deafen, annoy, tease, importune, molest: non obtundam diutius: te epistulis: me de hac re, importune, T.: obtuderunt eius aurīs, te fuisse, etc., dinned into him that, etc. -
11 pungō
pungō pupugī, punctus, ere [PIC-], to prick, puncture: neminem.— To produce by pricking, make by a thrust: volnus acu punctum.—Fig., to prick, sting, vex, grieve, trouble, disturb, afflict, mortify, annoy: (scrupulus) se dies noctīsque pungit: si paupertas momordit, si ignominia pupugit: quos tamen pungit aliquid: pungit me, quod scribis, etc., I am annoyed by, etc.* * *Ipungere, pepugi, punctus V TRANSprick, puncture; sting (insect); jab/poke; mark with points/pricks; vex/troubleIIpungere, pupugi, punctus V TRANSprick, puncture; sting (insect); jab/poke; mark with points/pricks; vex/trouble -
12 re-mordeō
re-mordeō —, orsus, ēre, to bite again, strike back, attack in return: me remorsurum petis, H. —To vex, torment, disturb, annoy, torture: si iuris materni cura remordet, V.: vitia castigata remordet, Iu.: animos, L. -
13 ūrō
ūrō ūssī, ūstus, ere [VAS-], to burn: nocturna in lumina cedrum, V.: picem, O.— To burn up, destroy by fire, waste by burning, reduce to ashes, consume: hominem mortuum: agros, L.: arces, H.: urenda filix, H.: cum frondibus uritur arbos, O.: uritur (Gallia): regionem, Cu.— To burn, scorch, parch, dry up, sting, pain: partes (terrarum) incultae, quod urantur calore: cum sol ureret arva, O.: urentes harenae, H.: pestilentia urens urbem atque agros, L.—Of encaustic painting, to burn in: picta coloribus ustis puppis, O.: tabulam coloribus, to paint encaustically, O.— To rub sore, gall, fret, chafe, corrode: calceus... si pede minor, uret, H.: loris non ureris, H.: ut prensos urant iuga prima iuvencos, O.— To pinch with cold, nip, blast, wither, frostbite: pernoctant venatores in nive in montibus; uri se patiuntur: Nec per gelidas herba sit usta nivīs, O.—Fig., to burn, inflame, consume, fire, heat, set on fire, kindle: Me tamen urit amor, V.: Urit me Glycerae nitor, H.: Uritur infelix Dido, V.: meum iecur urere bilis, H.: Urit fulgore suo qui praegravat, etc., excites envy, H.— To vex, annoy, gall, disturb, harass, oppress: hominem, T.: eos bellum urebat, L.: captos legibus ure tuis, O.* * *urere, ussi, ustus V -
14 irrito
irritare, irritavi, irritatus Vexcite; exasperate, provoke, aggravate, annoy, irritate -
15 molesto
molestare, molestavi, molestatus Vdisturb, vex, annoy, worry, trouble -
16 laedo
strike, hit, hurt, damage, offend, annoy, violate. -
17 ledo
strike, hit, hurt, damage, offend, annoy, violate. -
18 pungo
, pupugi, punctumto prick, puncture, stab / touch, move.to penetrate / sting, annoy, harrass. -
19 vexo
to vex, annoy, irritate / shake, toss. -
20 adgravo
ag-grăvo ( adg-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (first used in the Aug. per., and only in prose writers; perh. formed by Livy, who uses it very often), to add to the weight of, to make heavier.I.Lit.:II.adgravatur pondus,
Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 117:adgravavit jugum nostrum,
Vulg. 3 Reg. 12, 10:compedem meum,
ib. Thren. 3, 7.—Fig.A.In gen., to make worse or more dangerous, [p. 71] to aggravate:B.quo (bello) si adgravatae res essent,
Liv. 4, 12:odor adgravans capita,
Plin. 12, 17, 40, § 79:ictus,
id. 28, 4, 7, § 37:vulnera,
id. 28, 3, 6, § 31:dolorem,
Curt. 8, 10:proelium,
Vulg. 1 Par. 10, 3:quare aggravatis corda vestra?
i. e. harden, ib. 1 Reg. 6, 6.—Esp., to oppress, to burden, annoy, incommode:sine ope hostis, quae adgravaret,
Liv. 44, 7 fin.:morbo adgravante (eum),
Suet. Caes. 1:beneficia rationes nostras adgravatura,
Sen. Ben. 4, 13:argumenta, quae per se nihil reum adgravare videantur,
appear to be without weight, Quint. 5, 7, 18.
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