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1 distringo
distringere, distrinxi, districtus V TRANSstretch out/apart; detain; distract; pull in different directions -
2 distringo
di-stringo, nxi, ctum, 3, v. a.I.To draw asunder, to stretch out (very rarely): radiis rotarum districti pendent, * Verg. A. 6, 616.— Poet.:II.(canum) rabies districta,
i. e. showing the teeth, Lucr. 5, 1064; cf.:acies dentium,
Amm. 14, 7, 13.—Far more freq., esp. since the Aug. per. (not in Caesar, and in Cicero only as P. a.),(Like distineo, II.) To detain a person anywhere, to hinder, to occupy, engage:2. B.Romanum a tergo,
Flor. 2, 13, 1:urbem (i. e. Romanos) incendiis,
id. 4, 1, 2:distringit quem multarum rerum varietas,
Phaedr. 4, 26, 3; cf. Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 239:distringor officio,
id. Ep. 1, 10, 9; cf. id. ib. 7, 15, 1; Quint. 12, 1, 5:(Jovem) votis,
to molest, importune, Plin. Pan. 94, 2.—Esp. as milit. t. t., to make a diversion against an enemy, to distract the attention of:Hannibalem mittendum in Africam esse ad distringendos Romanos,
Liv. 35, 18 fin.:copias regias populatione maritimae orae,
id. 44, 35; cf.:Scipionem oppugnatione plurium oppidorum,
Front. Strat. 1, 3, 5.—Transf., of abstract objects:A.ut discordiam moveret, qua consensus Romanorum distringeretur,
would be hindered, disturbed, Front. Strat. 1, 8, 1 Oud. N. cr. —Hence, districtus, a, um, P. a.(Qs. stretched tight, i. e.) Strict, severe (post-Aug.):B.districtior accusator,
Tac. A. 4, 36 fin.:feneratrix (opp. amica obsequens),
Val. Max. 8, 2, 2:censura,
id. 2, 9, 6:districtissimi defensores,
Cod. Just. 1, 55, 6.—Divided in mind, at strife with one's self; hence, hesitating, vacillating:C.districtus mihi videris esse, quod et bonus civis et bonus amicus es,
Cic. Fam. 2, 15, 3.—More freq. and class., occupied, engaged, busy:(α). (β).judicio districtus atque obligatus,
Cic. Verr. 1, 9; cf.(vinculo mortali) alii alligati sunt, alii astricti, alii districti quoque,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 16 fin.:ancipiti contentione,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 4, 9:labore vita districta,
id. de Or. 3, 2, 7; Quint. Ep. ad Tryph. 1; * Hor. S. 2, 8, 68; Nep. Hann. 13, 2; cf.:imperium circa mala sua,
Flor. 4, 12, 1; and in the comp.:numquam me a causis et judiciis districtiorem fuisse,
Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16.— Adv. acc. to A., strictly, severely.districtim:b.innocens,
Sen. Contr. 7.—Comp.:districtius: repercutere,
Tert. Idol. 5:vivere,
Hier. Ep. 22, no. 11.— Sup., Cassiod. Var. 9, 18. -
3 dīstrictus
dīstrictus adj. with comp. [P of distringo], drawn in opposite ways, hesitating: districtus esse, quod, etc. — Harassed, distracted, busy: iudicio: ancipiti contentione: labore vita: omni Sollicitudine, H.: a causis districtior.* * *districta -um, districtior -or -us, districtissimus -a -um ADJbusy; having many claims on one's attention; pulled in different directions -
4 districtus
(f. distringo)strict, severe / hesitating / busy. -
5 districte
districte and districtim, advv., v. distringo, P. a. fin., a and b. -
6 districtim
districte and districtim, advv., v. distringo, P. a. fin., a and b. -
7 districtio
districtĭo, ōnis, f. [distringo].I.Lit., a stretching out, as a punishment, Cassiod. Var. 3, 34; 47.—II.Trop., a hindrance, difficulty, Ambros. de Job, 3, 4, 12; Dig. 4, 8, 16 dub. -
8 districtus
districtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from distringo.
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