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1 insisto
in-sisto, stĭti, 3, v. n., to set foot upon, to stand, tread, or press upon; constr. mostly with dat., also with in and abl. or acc., or the simple acc. (class.).I.Lit.A.In gen.(α).With dat.:(β).nec desunt villae quae secutae fluminis amoenitatem margini insistunt,
Plin. Ep. 8, 8, 6:ut proximi jacentibus insisterent,
stepped upon them, Caes. B. G. 2, 27:alternis pedibus,
Quint. 11, 3, 128:volucres metuunt insistere ramis,
Luc. 3, 407:vestigiis,
Liv. 25, 33 fin.:huic (saxo) institerat frustra,
Ov. F. 5, 150:plantis,
Juv. 6, 96:clamoso circo,
occupy a place in, id. 9, 144.—With in and abl.:(γ).insistebat in manu Cereris dextra simulacrum Victoriae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 110:cingulus australis, in quo qui insistunt,
id. Rep. 6, 20:in jugo,
Caes. B. G. 4, 33:ipse non insistere in terra poterat,
Curt. 7, 7, 6.—With in and acc.:(δ).in sinistrum pedem,
Quint. 11, 3, 125; cf.:corvus repente super galeam insistit,
lights, Gell. 9, 11, 7.—With the simple acc.:B.plantam,
Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 21:limen,
to step upon, to tread the threshold, Verg. A. 6, 563:vestigia nuda sinistri pedis,
id. ib. 7, 690:primis infans vestigia plantis,
id. ib. 11, 574:cineres,
Hor. Epod. 16, 11.—Esp.1.To enter on or pursue a way, path, or journey:2.cum semel institerunt vestigia certa viaï,
Lucr. 1, 407:huc an illuc iter,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 11:omnes itinera insistant sua,
id. Capt. 4, 2, 14:quam insistam viam,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 3; id. Phorm. 1, 4, 14; Liv. 37, 7, 8.—In hostile sense, to follow, pursue, press on; with dat.:II.effusis hostibus,
Liv. 26, 44, 4:fugientibus,
id. 27, 13, 4:contenti non institere cedentibus,
Curt. 8, 11, 18; Nep. Eum. 4.— Pass. impers.:ut fracto jam Maroboduo, usque in exitium insisteretur,
Tac. A. 2, 62.—Trop.A.In gen., to follow, pursue.(α). (β).With dat.:B.vestigiis laudum suarum,
Liv. 5, 30, 2:honoribus,
Plin. Ep. 4, 8, 4.—Esp.1.To follow up, pursue an object or enterprise; to press vigorously, apply one ' s self to:2.in dolos,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 4:totus et mente et animo in bellum,
Caes. B. G. 6, 5. — With acc.:hoc negotium,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 54:manus,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 176.—With dat.:rebus magnis,
Tib. 4, 1, 135:perdomandae Campaniae,
Tac. H. 3, 77.—To set about, devote one's self to, to begin with zeal; with inf.: tribuni orare dictatorem insistunt, ut, etc., Liv. 8, 35, 2:3.Appium institit sequi,
id. 25, 19, 8; 24, 26, 11; 24, 46, 1; cf.:postero die ad spolia legenda foedamque spectandam stragem insistunt,
id. 22, 51, 5:flagitare senatus institit Coruntum, ut,
Cic. Fam. 10, 16, 1. — Absol.:sic institit ore,
i. e. began to speak, Verg. A. 12, 47; cf.:sic insistit secumque corde volutat,
i. e. to reflect, think, id. ib. 4, 533.—To persevere, continue, persist in; with inf.:4.credere,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 53:tueri,
Nep. Att. 11.—With dat.:sin crudelitati insisteret,
Tac. A. 16, 25:spei,
id. H. 2, 46:caedibus,
id. A. 2, 21:studiis,
to pursue diligently, Quint. 1, 12, 10:obsidioni,
Curt. 7, 6, 23:curae rerum,
Plin. 28, 1, 1, § 2:funeri,
to set forward, id. 7, 52, 53, § 177. — Absol.:importune,
to persist, Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80; Tac. A. 4, 60.—To press upon, urge; with dat.:III.atriensibus ut supellectilem exponant,
Col. 12, 3, 9:id bellum ipsis institit moenibus,
was at, Liv. 2, 51, 2.— Absol.:dilataque tempora taedae Institerant,
were at hand, Ov. M. 9, 769:institit quantum potuit ut illum ex eorum manibus liberaret,
urged, insisted, Aug. in Psa. 63, 4. —To press upon, repress; and hence, to halt, pause, stop, stand still:B.stellarum motus insistunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 103:ut non referat pedem, insistet certe,
id. Phil. 12, 3, 8; Tac. A. 4, 60:quae cum dixisset paulumque institisset,
Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 75; id. Or. 56, 187:saepe accidit, ut aut citius insistendum sit, aut longius procedendum,
id. ib. 66, 221; so, to pause in thought, hesitate, doubt:ille in reliquis rebus non poterit eodem modo insistere?
Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 107; 2, 29, 94.—To dwell upon, delay at, treat or consider at length:ut si singulis insistere velim, progredi iste non possit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 74, § 172:insistendum ei (arbori) paulum,
Plin. 13, 16, 30, § 100:profuit adsidue vitiis insistere amicae,
Ov. R. Am. 315.
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