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  • 1 premo

    prĕmo, essi, essum, 3, v. a. [etym. dub.; cf. prelum], to press (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    pede pedem alicui premere,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 30:

    et trepidae matres pressere ad pectora natos,

    Verg. A. 7, 518:

    veluti qui sentibus anguem Pressit humi nitens,

    id. ib. 2, 379:

    novercae Monstra manu premens,

    id. ib. 8, 288:

    pressit et inductis membra paterna rotis,

    i. e. drove her chariot over her father's body, Ov. Ib. 366:

    trabes Hymettiae Premunt columnas,

    press, rest heavily upon them, Hor. C. 2, 18, 3:

    premere terga genu alicujus,

    Ov. Am. 3, 2, 24:

    ubera plena,

    i. e. to milk, id. F. 4, 769:

    vestigia alicujus,

    to tread in, to follow one's footsteps, Tac. A. 2, 14:

    nudis pressit qui calcibus anguem,

    Juv. 1, 43:

    dente frena,

    to bite, to champ, Ov. M. 10, 704:

    ore aliquid,

    to chew, eat, id. ib. 5, 538; cf.:

    aliquid morsu,

    Lucr. 3, 663:

    presso molari,

    with compressed teeth, Juv. 5, 160:

    pressum lac,

    i. e. cheese, Verg. E. 1, 82.—In mal. part.:

    Hister Peucen premerat Antro,

    forced, Val. Fl. 8, 256:

    uxorem,

    Suet. Calig. 25.—Of animals:

    feminas premunt galli,

    Mart. 3, 57, 17.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Poet., to bear down upon, to touch:

    premere litora,

    Ov. M. 14, 416:

    litus,

    to keep close to the shore, Hor. C. 2, 10, 3:

    aëra,

    i. e. to fly, Luc. 7, 835.—
    2.
    Poet., to hold fast, hold, firmly grasp:

    premere frena manu,

    Ov. M. 8, 37:

    ferrum,

    to grasp, Sil. 5, 670:

    capulum,

    id. 2, 615.—
    3.
    Poet., to press a place with one's body, i. e. to sit, stand, lie, fall, or seat one's self on any thing:

    toros,

    Ov. H. 12, 30:

    sedilia,

    id. M. 5, 317:

    hoc quod premis habeto,

    id. ib. 5, 135:

    et pictam positā pharetram cervice premebat,

    id. ib. 2, 421:

    humum,

    to lie on the ground, id. Am. 3, 5, 16; cf. id. F. 4, 844:

    frondes tuo premis ore caducas,

    id. M. 9, 650; Sen. Hippol. 510.—
    4.
    To cover, to conceal by covering (mostly poet.):

    aliquid terrā,

    to conceal, bury in the earth, Hor. Epod. 1, 33:

    nonumque prematur in annum,

    kept back, suppressed, id. A. P. 388:

    omne lucrum tenebris alta premebat humus,

    Ov. Am. 3, 8, 36:

    ossa male pressa,

    i. e. buried, id. Tr. 5, 3, 39; Plin. 2, 79, 81, § 191; hence, to crown, to cover or adorn with any thing:

    ut premerer sacrā lauro,

    Hor. C. 3, 4, 18:

    molli Fronde crinem,

    Verg. A. 4, 147:

    canitiem galeā,

    id. ib. 9, 612:

    mitrā capillos,

    Ov. F. 4, 517; cf. Verg. A. 5, 556.—
    5.
    To make, form, or shape any thing by pressing ( poet.):

    quod surgente die mulsere horisque diurnis, Nocte premunt,

    they make into cheese, Verg. G. 3, 400:

    os fingit premendo,

    id. A. 6, 80:

    caseos,

    id. E. 1, 35:

    mollem terram,

    Vulg. Sap. 15, 7; Calp. Ecl. 5, 34.—
    6.
    To press hard upon, bear down upon, to crowd, pursue closely:

    hostes de loco superiore,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 19:

    Pompeiani nostros premere et instare coeperunt,

    id. B. C. 3, 46:

    hac fugerent Graii, premeret Trojana juventus,

    Verg. A. 1, 467:

    Pergamenae naves cum adversarios premerent acrius,

    Nep. Hann. 11, 5:

    hinc Rutulus premit, et murum circumsonat armis,

    Verg. A. 8, 473:

    obsidione urbem,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 32.—Of the pursuit or chase of animals:

    ad retia cervum,

    Verg. G. 3, 413:

    spumantis apri cursum clamore,

    id. A. 1, 324:

    bestias venatione,

    Isid. 10, 282.—
    7.
    To press down, burden, load, freight:

    nescia quem premeret,

    on whose back she sat, Ov. M. 2, 869:

    tergum equi,

    id. ib. 8, 34;

    14, 343: et natat exuviis Graecia pressa suis,

    Prop. 4, 1, 114 (5, 1, 116):

    pressae carinae,

    Verg. G. 1, 303:

    pressus membra mero,

    Prop. 2, 12 (3, 7), 42:

    magno et gravi onere armorum pressi,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 24:

    auro phaleras,

    to adorn, Stat. Th. 8, 567.—
    8.
    To press into, force in, press upon:

    (caprum) dentes in vite prementem,

    Ov. F. 1, 355:

    presso sub vomere,

    Verg. G. 2, 356; cf.:

    presso aratro,

    Tib. 4, 1, 161:

    alte ensem in corpore,

    Stat. Th. 11, 542:

    et nitidas presso pollice finge comas,

    Prop. 3, 8 (4, 9), 14:

    et cubito remanete presso,

    leaning upon, Hor. C. 1, 27, 8. —
    b.
    To make with any thing ( poet.):

    aeternā notā,

    Ov. F. 6, 610:

    littera articulo pressa tremente,

    id. H. 10, 140:

    multā via pressa rotā,

    id. ib. 18, 134.—
    9.
    To press down, let down, cause to sink down, to lower:

    nec preme, nec summum molire per aethera currum,

    Ov. M. 2, 135:

    humanaeque memor sortis, quae tollit eosdem, Et premit,

    id. Tr. 3, 11, 67:

    mundus ut ad Scythiam Rhiphaeasque arduus arces Consurgit, premitur Libyae devexus in Austros,

    sinks down, Verg. G. 1, 240; Sen. Herc. Fur. 155. —
    b.
    In partic.
    (α).
    To set, plant:

    virgulta per agros,

    Verg. G. 2, 346; 26.—
    (β).
    To make or form by pressing down, to make any thing deep, to dig:

    vestigio leviter presso,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53; cf.

    (trop.): vestigia non pressa leviter, sed fixa,

    id. Sest. 5, 13:

    sulcum premere,

    to draw a furrow, Verg. A. 10, 296:

    fossam transversam, inter montes pressit (al. percussit),

    Front. Strat. 1, 5:

    fossa pressa,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 69, 4:

    cavernae in altitudinem pressae,

    Curt. 5, 1, 28.—
    (γ).
    To strike to the ground, to strike down:

    tres famulos,

    Verg. A. 9, 329:

    paucos,

    Tac. H. 4, 2.—
    10.
    To press closely, compress, press together, close:

    oculos,

    Verg. A. 9, 487:

    alicui fauces,

    Ov. M. 12, 509:

    laqueo collum,

    to strangle, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 37:

    angebar ceu guttura forcipe pressus,

    Ov. M. 9, 78:

    presso gutture,

    compressed, Verg. G. 1, 410; cf.:

    siquidem unius praecordia pressit ille (boletus) senis,

    i. e. stopped his breath, Juv. 6, 621:

    quibus illa premetur Per somnum digitis,

    choked, id. 14, 221:

    amplexu presso,

    united, in close embrace, Sen. Oedip. 192:

    oscula jungere pressa,

    to exchange kisses, Ov. H. 2, 94; so,

    pressa basia,

    Mart. 6, 34, 1:

    presso gradu incedere,

    in close ranks, foot to foot, Liv. 28, 14:

    pede presso,

    id. 8, 8.—
    b.
    In partic.
    (α).
    To shorten, tighten, draw in:

    pressis habenis,

    Verg. A. 11, 600 (cf.:

    laxas dure habenas,

    id. ib. 1, 63).—
    (β).
    To keep short, prune:

    Calenā falce vitem,

    Hor. C. 1, 31, 9:

    luxuriem falce,

    Ov. M. 14, 628:

    falce premes umbras (i. e. arbores umbrantes),

    Verg. G. 1, 157; 4, 131:

    molle salictum,

    Calp. Ecl. 5, 110.—
    (γ).
    To check, arrest, stop:

    premere sanguinem,

    Tac. A. 15, 64:

    vestigia pressit,

    Verg. A. 6, 197:

    attoniti pressere gradum,

    Val. Fl. 2, 424 ' dixit, pressoque obmutuit ore, was silent, Verg. A. 6, 155.—
    11.
    To press out, bring out by pressure:

    tenerā sucos pressere medullā,

    Luc. 4, 318; cf.: (equus) collectumque fremens volvit sub naribus ignem, Verg. ap. Sen. Ep. 95, 68, and id. G. 3, 85 Rib.—
    12.
    To frequent: feci ut cotidie praesentem me viderent, habitavi in [p. 1441] oculis, pressi forum, Cic. Planc. 27, 66.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To press, press upon, oppress, overwhelm, weigh down; to urge, drive, importune, pursue, to press close or hard, etc. (class.):

    ego istum pro suis factis pessumis pessum premam,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 49 Lorenz ad loc.:

    quae necessitas eum tanta premebat, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97:

    ea, quae premant, et ea, quae impendeant,

    id. Fam. 9, 1, 2:

    aerumnae, quae me premunt,

    Sall. J. 14, 22:

    pressus gravitate soporis,

    bound by heavy, deep sleep, Ov. M. 15, 21:

    cum aut aere alieno, aut magnitudine tributorum, aut injuriā potentium premuntur,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 13:

    invidia et odio populi premi,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228:

    premi periculis,

    id. Rep. 1, 6, 10:

    cum a me premeretur,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 53, § 139; cf.:

    aliquem verbo,

    id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13:

    criminibus veris premere aliquem,

    Ov. M. 14, 401:

    cum a plerisque ad exeundum premeretur, exire noluit,

    was pressed, urged, importuned, Nep. Ages. 6, 1:

    a Pompeii procuratoribus sescentis premi coeptus est,

    Cic. Att. 6, 1, 3: numina nulla premunt;

    mortali urgemur ab hoste,

    Verg. A. 10, 375:

    premere reum voce, vultu,

    Tac. A. 3, 67:

    crimen,

    to pursue obstinately, Quint. 7, 2, 12:

    confessionem,

    to force a confession from one, id. 7, 1, 29:

    argumentum etiam atque etiam,

    to pursue steadily, Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:

    ancipiti mentem formidine pressus,

    Verg. A. 3, 47:

    maerore pressa,

    Sen. Oct. 103:

    veritate pressus negare non potuit,

    overcome, overpowered, Lact. 4, 13.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To repress, hide, conceal (mostly poet.):

    dum nocte premuntur,

    Verg. A. 6, 827:

    curam sub corde,

    id. ib. 4, 332:

    odium,

    Plin. Pan. 62:

    iram,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    pavorem et consternationem mentis vultu,

    id. ib. 13, 16:

    interius omne secretum,

    Sen. Ep. 3, 4:

    dolorem silentio,

    Val. Max. 3, 3, 1 ext.; cf. silentia, Sil. 12, 646:

    aliquid ore,

    Verg. A. 7, 103:

    jam te premet nox,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 16.—
    2.
    To lower, diminish, undervalue, disparage, depreciate:

    premendorum superiorum arte sese extollebat,

    Liv. 22, 12:

    arma Latini,

    Verg. A. 11, 402:

    opuscula ( = deprimere atque elevare),

    Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 36:

    famam alicujus,

    Tac. A. 15, 49:

    premere ac despicere,

    Quint. 11, 1, 16:

    premere tumentia, humilia extollere,

    id. ib. 10, 4, 1.—
    b.
    To surpass, exceed:

    facta premant annos,

    Ov. M. 7, 449:

    ne prisca vetustas Laude pudicitiae saecula nostra premat,

    id. P. 3, 1, 116:

    quantum Latonia Nymphas Virgo premit,

    Stat. S. 1, 2, 115.—
    c.
    To rule ( poet.):

    dicione premere populos,

    Verg. A. 7, 737:

    imperio,

    id. ib. 1, 54:

    Mycenas Servitio premet,

    id. ib. 1, 285.—
    3.
    To suppress, pull down, humble, degrade:

    quae (vocabula) nunc situs premit,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 118:

    nec premendo alium me extulisse velim,

    Liv. 22, 59, 10; cf. id. 39, 41, 1:

    premebat reum crimen,

    id. 3, 13, 1.—
    4.
    To compress, abridge, condense:

    haec enim, quae dilatantur a nobis, Zeno sic premebat,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20.—
    5.
    To check, arrest, repress, restrain:

    cursum ingenii tui, Brute, premit haec importuna clades civitatis,

    Cic. Brut. 97, 332:

    sub imo Corde gemitum,

    Verg. A. 10, 464:

    vocem,

    to be silent, id. ib. 9, 324:

    sermones vulgi,

    to restrain, Tac. A. 3, 6.—
    6.
    To store up, lay up in the mind, muse upon:

    (vocem) ab ore Eripuit pater ac stupefactus numine pressit,

    Verg. A. 7, 119.—Hence, pressus, a, um, P. a.
    I.
    Moderate, slow, suppressed, kept down.
    A.
    Lit.:

    presso pede eos retro cedentes principes recipiebant,

    Liv. 8, 8, 9:

    presso gradu,

    id. 28, 14, 14; cf.:

    pressoque legit vestigia gressu,

    Ov. M. 3, 17.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Of the voice or manner, subdued:

    haec cum pressis et flebilibus modis, qui totis theatris maestitiam inferant,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106.—
    2.
    Of color, lowered, depressed; hence, dark, gloomy:

    color pressus,

    Pall. 4, 13, 4:

    color viridi pressior,

    Plin. 35, 6, 13, § 32:

    spadices pressi,

    Serv. Verg. G. 3, 82.—
    II.
    Esp., of an orator or of speech.
    A.
    Compressed, concise, plain, without ornament (class.):

    fiunt pro grandibus tumidi, pressis exiles, fortibus temerarii, etc.,

    Quint. 10, 2, 16:

    cum Attici pressi et integri, contra Asiani inflati et inanes haberentur,

    id. 12, 10, 18.—Of style:

    pressa et tenuia, et quae minimum ab usu cotidiano recedant,

    Quint. 10, 1, 102:

    pressus et demissus stilus,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 5; Quint. 4, 2, 117.— Comp.: in concionibus pressior, et circumscriptior, et adductior, more moderate, keeping more within bounds, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 4.—
    B.
    Close, exact, accurate:

    Thucydides ita verbis aptus et pressus, ut,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56: quis te fuit umquam in partiundis rebus pressior? more exact, more accurate, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 364, 24:

    sicuti taxare pressius crebriusque est, quam tangere,

    Gell. 2, 6, 5:

    quod (periculum) observandum pressiore cautelā censeo,

    stricter, greater, App. M. 5, p. 160, 36:

    cogitationes pressiores,

    id. ib. 5, p. 163, 32.—So of sounds, precise, intelligible:

    (lingua) vocem profusam fingit atque sonos vocis distinctos et pressos facit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149.—Hence, adv.: pressē, with pressure, violently (class.): artius pressiusque conflictata, Atei. Capito ap. Gell. 10, 6, 2.—
    B.
    Closely, tightly.
    1.
    Lit.:

    vites pressius putare,

    Pall. 12, 9:

    pressius colla radere,

    Veg. Vet. 1, 56.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Of pronunciation, shortly, neatly, trimly:

    loqui non aspere, non vaste, non rustice, sed presse, et aequabiliter, et leniter,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 45; id. Off. 1, 37, 133.—
    b.
    Of the mode of expression, etc., concisely, not diffusely:

    definire presse et anguste,

    Cic. Or. 33, 117:

    abundanter dicere, an presse,

    Quint. 8, 3, 40:

    pressius et astrictius scripsi,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 10.—
    (β).
    Without ornament, simply:

    unum (genus oratorum) attenuate presseque, alterum sublate ampleque dicentium,

    Cic. Brut. 55, 202:

    aliquid describere modo pressius, modo elatius,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 3.—
    (γ).
    Closely, exactly, correctly, accurately:

    mihi placet agi subtilius, et pressius,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24:

    definiunt pressius,

    id. Tusc. 4, 7, 14:

    anquisitius, et exactius pressiusque disserere,

    Gell. 1, 3, 21.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > premo

  • 2 premō

        premō essī, essus, ere    [PREM-], to press: ad pectora natos, V.: anguem humi, to tread on, V.: membra paterna rotis, i. e. drove her chariot over the body, O.: trabes Premunt columnas, press upon, H.: ubera plena, i. e. milk, O.: frena manu, grasp, O.: dente frena, champ, O.: grana ore suo, chew, O.: presso molari, with compressed teeth, Iu.: pressum lac, i. e. cheese, V.: quod surgente die mulsere, Nocte premunt, make into cheese, V.: litus, hug the shore, H.— To press out, express, obtain by pressing: pressa tuis balanus capillis, i. e. balsam, H.: oleum, express, H.— To press upon, lie on, rest on, be upon: humum, O.: toros, O.: hoc quod premis habeto, O.: pharetram cervice, O.— To cover, bury, suppress, hide: alqd terrā, H.: Omne lucrum tenebris premebat humus, O.: ossa male pressa, i. e. buried, O.: Conlectum sub naribus ignem, repressing (of a horse), V.— To cover, crown, adorn: ut premerer sacrā lauro, H.: Fronde crinem, V.— To press hard, bear upon, crowd, throng, pursue closely: Hac fugerent Grai, premeret Troiana iuventus, thronged, V.: Hinc Rutulus premit, V.: hostīs ex loco superiore, Cs.: naves cum adversarios premerent acrius, N.: Trīs famulos, i. e. kill., V.: ad retia cervom, chase, V.— To press down, burden, load, freight: Nescia quem premeret, on whose back she sat, O.: pressae carinae, loaded, V.— To press down, depress, cause to sink: sors, quae tollit eosdem, Et premit, O.: mundus ut ad Scythiam Consurgit, premitur, etc., is depressed, V.: dentīs in vite, O.: presso sub vomere, V.: cubito remanete presso, i. e. rest on your couches, H.— To mark, impress: littera articulo pressa tremente, written, O.: multā via pressa rotā, O.— To set out, plant: virgulta per agros, V.: pressae propaginis arcūs, layers, V.— To press down, make deep, impress: vestigio leviter presso: sulcum, draw a furrow, V.: cavernae in altitudinem pressae, Cu.— To press close, compress, close, shut: oculos, V.: fauces, O.: laqueo collum, strangle, H.: praecordia senis, stop the breath, Iu.: quibus illa premetur Per somnum digitis, choked, Iu. — To shorten, keep down, prune: falce vitem, H.: luxuriem falce, O.— To check, arrest: vestigia, V. — To visit frequently, frequent: forum.—Fig., to press, be pressing, burden, oppress, overwhelm, weigh down: necessitas eum premebat: aerumnae, quae me premunt, S.: pressus gravitate soporis, O.: aere alieno premi, Cs.: premi periculis.— To press, press upon, urge, drive, importune, pursue, press hard: cum a me premeretur: Criminibus premunt veris, urge, O.: a plerisque ad exeundum premi, to be importuned, N.: Numina nulla premunt, V.: (deus) Os rabidum fingit premendo, i. e. by his inspiration, V.— To follow up, press home, urge, dwell upon: argumentum etiam atque etiam: (vocem) pressit, i. e. laid to heart, V.— To cover, hide, conceal: dum nocte premuntur, V.: iam te premet nox, H.— To lower, pull down, humble, degrade, disparage, depreciate: premebat eum factio, kept him down, L.: hunc prensantem premebat nobilitas, opposed his candidacy, L.: arma Latini, V.: opuscula (opp. laudet ametque), H.— To compress, abridge, condense: haec Zeno sic premebat.— To check, arrest, repress, restrain: cursum ingeni tui, Brute, premit haec clades: vocem, to be silent, V. — To surpass, exceed, overshadow: Facta premant annos, O.: ne prisca vetustas Laude pudicitiae saecula nostra premat, O.— To keep down, rule: ventos imperio, V.: Mycenas servitio, V.
    * * *
    premere, pressi, pressus V
    press, press hard, pursue; oppress; overwhelm

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  • 3 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.:

    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.—
    (β).
    With in and abl.:

    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.—
    (γ).
    With in and acc.:

    in sinistrum pedem,

    Quint. 11, 3, 125; cf.:

    corvus repente super galeam insistit,

    lights, Gell. 9, 11, 7.—
    (δ).
    With the simple acc.:

    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.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    To enter on or pursue a way, path, or journey:

    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.—
    2.
    In hostile sense, to follow, pursue, press on; with dat.:

    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.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to follow, pursue.
    (α).
    With acc.:

    viam domandi,

    Verg. G. 3, 164:

    rationem pugnae,

    plan, Caes. B. G. 3, 14, 3.—
    (β).
    With dat.:

    vestigiis laudum suarum,

    Liv. 5, 30, 2:

    honoribus,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 8, 4.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    To follow up, pursue an object or enterprise; to press vigorously, apply one ' s self to:

    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.—
    2.
    To set about, devote one's self to, to begin with zeal; with inf.: tribuni orare dictatorem insistunt, ut, etc., Liv. 8, 35, 2:

    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.—
    3.
    To persevere, continue, persist in; with inf.:

    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.—
    4.
    To press upon, urge; with dat.:

    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. —
    III.
    To press upon, repress; and hence, to halt, pause, stop, stand still:

    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.—
    B.
    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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  • 4 incumbo

    incumbo, cŭbŭi, cŭbĭtum, ĕre, v. n. [1. incubo], to lay one ' s self upon, to lean or recline upon a thing (cf. ingruo; class., partic. in the trop. sense).
    I.
    Lit., constr. with in, ad, super, or dat.; also with the simple acc.:

    olivae,

    Verg. E. 8, 16:

    in parietem,

    Dig. 39, 2, 28:

    densis ordinibus nunc alii in alios, nunc in scuta incumbentes sustinebant impetus Romanorum,

    Liv. 35, 5, 7:

    toro,

    Verg. A. 4, 650:

    materiae,

    Curt. 8, 10, 25:

    terrae,

    Tac. A. 2, 17:

    super praedam,

    to lie upon, Petr. 80:

    in eum,

    Curt. 6, 9: ad vos, Ov. M. 9, 385:

    cumulatis in aqua sarcinis insuper incumbebant,

    Liv. 22, 2, 8:

    validis incumbere remis,

    Verg. A. 5, 15; 10, 294; Curt. 9, 9, 4.—Of the heavens:

    cava in se convexitas vergit, et cardini suo, hoc est terrae, undique incumbit,

    Plin. 2, 64, 64, § 160:

    mare,

    to cast itself into the sea, id. 5, 32, 40, § 141: fessi arma sua, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 229:

    tecto incubuit bubo,

    perched on, Ov. M. 6, 432:

    gladium faciam culcitam, camque incumbam,

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 29.—
    B.
    Transf., to lean or incline towards, to overhang; to rush towards:

    silex prona jugo laevum incumbebat ad amnem,

    Verg. A. 8, 236:

    laurus incumbens arae,

    id. ib. 2, 514: in gladium, to fall on one ' s sword, Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154:

    gladio,

    Auct. Her. 1, 11, 18:

    ferro,

    Phaedr. 3, 10, 33:

    in hostem,

    to press upon the enemy, Liv. 30, 34, 2; cf.:

    duo duces circumstare urbem... et unum in locum totam periculi molem, omne onus incubuisse,

    id. 27, 40, 6.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To press upon, burden, oppress, weigh upon:

    incubuere (venti) mari,

    Verg. A. 1, 84:

    tempestas a vertice silvis incubuit,

    id. G. 2, 311:

    gravis incumbens scopulis aestas,

    id. ib. 2, 377:

    febrium terris incubuit cohors,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 30:

    (aestus) incubuit populo,

    Lucr. 6, 142. — Absol.:

    saevior armis Luxuria incubuit,

    Just. 6, 292.—
    B.
    To bend one ' s attention to, to apply or devote one ' s self to, to exert one ' s self, or take pains with, pay attention to; constr. with in, ad, or dat.:

    rogandis legibus,

    Flor. 3, 16:

    ceris et stilo,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 9:

    labori,

    Sil. 4, 820:

    toto pectore novae cogitationi,

    Tac. Or. 3:

    et animo et opibus in bellum,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 76:

    ut jam inclinato (judici) reliqua incumbat oratio,

    press upon, exert influence on, Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 324; cf.:

    invidia mihi incumbit,

    Tac. A. 14, 54:

    in aliquod studium,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 34:

    in causam,

    id. Phil. 4, 5, 12:

    acrius graviusque ad ulciscendas rei publicae injurias,

    id. ib. 6, 1, 2:

    tota mente in aliquam curam et cogitationem,

    id. Fam. 10, 3, 3:

    toto pectore ad laudem,

    id. ib. 10, 12, 2:

    omni cogitatione curaque in rem publicam,

    id. ib. 1, 2:

    fato urguenti incumbere,

    to press on, hasten, Verg. A. 2, 653.—With inf.:

    sarcire ruinas,

    Verg. G. 4, 249:

    delatorem pervertere,

    Tac. H. 2, 10.—With ut and subj.:

    Appius Claudius... cum suis tum totius nobilitatis viribus incubuit, ut, etc.,

    Liv. 10, 15, 8.— Absol.:

    nunc, nunc incumbere tempus,

    Ov. M. 10, 657.—
    C.
    To incline, choose, be inclined to, lean towards:

    hoc servi esse officium reor,... non quo incumbat eum (i. e. erum) inpellere,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 8:

    ut eos, qui audiunt, quocumque incubuerit, possit impellere,

    whithersoever he may incline, choose, Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 55:

    eodem incumbunt municipia,

    are inclined the same way, id. Phil. 6, 7, 18:

    ad voluntatem perferendae legis,

    id. Att. 1, 19, 4:

    voluntatum inclinatio ad virum bonum,

    to lean towards, turn to, id. Mur. 26, 53: in causam, Cael. ad Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 3:

    in cupiditatem,

    Cic. Att. 5, 13, 3:

    in illo,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 6.—
    D.
    To be incumbent upon one as a duty (post-class.):

    accusandi necessitas domino,

    Dig. 48, 2, 5:

    ei probatio,

    ib. 22, 3, 2:

    judici omnium rerum officium,

    ib. 21, 1, 25.

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  • 5 nītor

        nītor nīxus (usu. in lit. sense) and nīsus (usu. fig.), ī, dep.    [CNI-], to bear upon, press upon, lean, support oneself: niti modo ac statim concidere, strive to rise, S.: stirpibus suis niti: mulierculā nixus: hastā, V.: nixus baculo, O.: cothurno, strut, H.: nixi genibus, on their knees, L.: nixus in hastam, V.: humi nitens, V.— To make way, press forward, advance, mount, climb, fly: serpentes, simul ac primum niti possunt: nituntur gradibus, V.: ad sidera, V.: in aëre, O.: in adversum, O.: niti corporibus, struggle, S.— To strain in giving birth, bring forth: nitor, am in labor, O.— Fig., to strive, put forth exertion, make an effort, labor, endeavor: virtute et patientiā nitebantur, Cs.: tantum, quantum potest, quisque nitatur: pro libertate summā ope niti, S.: ad sollicitandas civitates, Cs.: ne gravius in eum consuleretur, S.: maxime, ut, etc., N.: summā vi Cirtam inrumpere nititur, S.: patriam recuperare, N.: vestigia ponere, O.: ad inmortalitatem: in vetitum, O.— To contend, insist: nitamur igitur nihil posse percipi. — To rest, rely, depend upon: coniectura in quā nititur divinatio: cuius in vitā nitebatur salus civitatis: quā (auctoritate) apud exteras <*>ationes, Cs.: rebus iudicatis: quo confugies? ubi nitere?
    * * *
    I
    niti, nisus sum V DEP
    press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor
    II
    niti, nixus sum V DEP
    press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor
    III
    brightness, splendor; brilliance; gloss, sheen; elegance, style, polish; flash

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  • 6 urgueō or urgeō

        urgueō or urgeō ursī, —, ēre    [VERG-], to press, push, force, drive, impel, urge: unda impellitur undā Urgueturque eadem veniens urguetque priorem, O.: urgueris turbā circum te stante, H.: urgues ruiturum saxum, i. e. roll up, O.: in obnixos urguentur cornua, V.— Poet. intrans.: urguent ad litora fluctūs, press, V.— To press upon, weigh down, bear hard upon, press hard, beset: legionem urgueri ab hoste, Cs.: hinc Pallas instat et urguet Hinc contra Lausus, V.: te, H.— To weigh down, burden, oppress, clog: onus iam urguentis senectutis: Quod latus mundi malus Iuppiter urget, H.: urgeri longā Nocte, H.: populus militiā atque inopiā urguebatur, S.: urguens malum.— To urge, press, stimulate, drive, solicit: Milo unus urgebat: etiam atque etiam insto atque urgeo: nihil urget, is pressing.—To press upon, crowd, hem in, confine: urbem hanc urbe aliā: Quāque pharetratae vicinia Persidis urguet, V.—Fig., to press, ply, urge, insist: interrogando: illum neque ursi, neque levavi: sed urguetis hominum esse istam culpam non deorum.— To follow up, keep to, stick to, ply hard, push forward, urge on, drive: istam occasionem et facultatem: ius, aequitatem: Minyeīa proles Urget opus, O.: vestem, V.: Urget diem nox, H.: forum, i. e. frequent: altum, plunge into, H.: Marisque urges Submovere litora, hasten, H.: abrumpi dissimulationem urgebat, insisted, Ta.

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  • 7 urgenter

    urgeo (less correctly urgueo), ursi ( perf. rare; past part. not found), 2, v. a. [Gr. Werg-, heirgnumi, to shut in; Sanscr. varg-, vargami, prevent; Germ. Merk; Engl. work], to press, push, force, drive, impel, urge.
    I.
    Lit. (mostly poet.;

    syn.: pello, trudo): unda impellitur undā Urgeturque eadem veniens urgetque priorem,

    Ov. M. 15, 182:

    urgeris turbā circum te stante,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 135:

    angustoque vagos pisces urgere catino,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 77:

    trepidique pedem pede fervidus urget,

    Verg. A. 12, 748; cf. Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

    aut petis aut urges ruiturum, Sisyphe, saxum,

    i. e. roll up, Ov. M. 4, 460:

    versaque in obnixos urguentur cornua vasto Cum gemitu,

    Verg. G. 3, 222:

    tres (naves) Eurus ab alto In brevia et Syrtes urget,

    id. A. 1, 111:

    miserum tenues in jecur urget acus,

    Ov. H. 6, 92:

    equites in oppidum, Auct. B. Afr. 6, 3: (Mars) aetherias currus urgebat ad arces,

    Stat. Th. 3, 222.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To press upon (as something burdensome or compulsory).
    a.
    To bear hard or close upon; press hard, beset (class.):

    Caesar cum septimam legionem, quae juxta constiterat, urgeri ab hoste vidisset,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 26; 2, 25; Sall. J. 56, 6; cf.:

    hinc Pallas instat et urget Hinc contra Lausus,

    Verg. A. 10, 433:

    urgent impavidi te Salaminius Teucer, te Sthenelus,

    Hor. C. 1, 15, 23:

    hac urget lupus, hac canis angit,

    id. S. 2, 2, 64. —
    b.
    To weigh or bear down, to burden, oppress:

    at onus urget,

    Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 35; cf.:

    onus aut jam urgentis aut certe adventantis senectutis,

    Cic. Sen. 1, 2:

    quod latus mundi nebulae malusque Juppiter urget,

    Hor. C. 1, 22, 20:

    quem scabies aut morbus urget,

    id. A. P. 453; cf.:

    ergo Quintilium perpetuus sopor Urget,

    id. C. 1, 24, 5:

    omnes illacrimabiles Urgentur ignotique longa Nocte,

    id. ib. 4, 9, 27:

    populus militiā atque inopiā urguebatur,

    Sall. J. 41, 7:

    praesens atque urgens malum,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 25, 61.—
    c.
    To urge, press, stimulate, drive, solicit (syn. insto):

    quod te urget, scelus, Qui huic sis molestus?

    Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 47:

    etiam atque etiam insto atque urgeo,

    Cic. Planc. 19, 48:

    quamobrem, ut facis, urge, insta, perfice,

    id. Att. 13, 32, 1: Lepidus ursit me et suis et Antonii litteris, ut, etc., Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 4:

    nihil urget,

    is pressing, Cic. Att. 13, 27, 2:

    cur patrem non urserit ad exsolutionem,

    Dig. 23, 3, 33.—
    2.
    To press, strain, exert in excess, etc.:

    vox autem ultra vires urgenda non est,

    Quint. 11, 3, 51; cf.

    orationem,

    id. 11, 3, 102.—
    3.
    To press upon (by too great nearness), to crowd, hem in, confine:

    ne urbem hanc urbe aliā premere atque urgere possitis,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 5, 16:

    vallis, quam densis frondibus atrum Urget utrimque latus,

    Verg. A. 11, 524; 7, 566:

    quāque pharetratae vicinia Persidis urget,

    id. G. 4, 290.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To press, ply, urge with argument (a favorite expression of Cic.):

    urgerent praeterea philosophorum greges... instaret Academia,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42:

    illum neque ursi, neque levavi,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 1:

    sed urges me meis versibus,

    id. Div. 2, 20, 45:

    urguebat Arcesilas Zenonem, cum ipse falsa omnia diceret, etc.,

    id. N. D. 1, 25, 70.—With acc. and inf.:

    sed urguetis identidem hominum esse istam culpam non deorum,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76:

    illud urgeam, non intellegere eum, quid, etc.,

    id. Fin. 5, 27, 80.— Absol.:

    ut interrogando urgeat,

    Cic. Or. 40, 137:

    urgent tamen et nihil remittunt,

    id. Fin. 4, 28, 77; id. Off. 3, 9, 39; id. Lig. 3, 9 (also ap. Quint. 9, 2, 57).—
    B.
    To follow up, keep to, stick to, ply hard, push forward, urge on any thing:

    eundem locum diutius,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97:

    quin tu urges istam occasionem et facultatem,

    id. Fam. 7, 8, 2:

    jus, aequitatem,

    id. Off. 3, 16, 67: idem illud de provinciis, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 3:

    propositum,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 6:

    et durum terrae rusticus urget opus,

    Tib. 1, 9, 8; Ov. M. 4, 390; cf.:

    non tacta ligonibus arva,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 26:

    vestem,

    Verg. A. 9, 489:

    iter,

    Ov. F. 6, 520:

    vestigia ad manes,

    Sil. 12, 419:

    Romae cum sum et urgeo forum,

    am often in the Forum, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 4; cf. altum, to force or plunge into, Hor. C. 2, 10, 2.— Urgeri, with gen., to be hard pressed, prosecuted for any thing:

    male administratae provinciae aliorumque criminum,

    Tac. A. 6, 29.— Poet., with inf.:

    marisque Baiis obstrepentis urges Summovere litora,

    Hor. C. 2, 18, 20.—Hence, urgens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I.B.1.), pressing, cogent, urgent (postclass. and very rare):

    urgentior causa,

    Tert. Res. Carn. 2 med.:

    urgentissima ratio,

    Cod. Just. 3, 11, 1.— Adv.: urgenter, pressingly (late Lat.), Cypr. Ep. 30, 1.

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  • 8 urgeo

    urgeo (less correctly urgueo), ursi ( perf. rare; past part. not found), 2, v. a. [Gr. Werg-, heirgnumi, to shut in; Sanscr. varg-, vargami, prevent; Germ. Merk; Engl. work], to press, push, force, drive, impel, urge.
    I.
    Lit. (mostly poet.;

    syn.: pello, trudo): unda impellitur undā Urgeturque eadem veniens urgetque priorem,

    Ov. M. 15, 182:

    urgeris turbā circum te stante,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 135:

    angustoque vagos pisces urgere catino,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 77:

    trepidique pedem pede fervidus urget,

    Verg. A. 12, 748; cf. Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

    aut petis aut urges ruiturum, Sisyphe, saxum,

    i. e. roll up, Ov. M. 4, 460:

    versaque in obnixos urguentur cornua vasto Cum gemitu,

    Verg. G. 3, 222:

    tres (naves) Eurus ab alto In brevia et Syrtes urget,

    id. A. 1, 111:

    miserum tenues in jecur urget acus,

    Ov. H. 6, 92:

    equites in oppidum, Auct. B. Afr. 6, 3: (Mars) aetherias currus urgebat ad arces,

    Stat. Th. 3, 222.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To press upon (as something burdensome or compulsory).
    a.
    To bear hard or close upon; press hard, beset (class.):

    Caesar cum septimam legionem, quae juxta constiterat, urgeri ab hoste vidisset,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 26; 2, 25; Sall. J. 56, 6; cf.:

    hinc Pallas instat et urget Hinc contra Lausus,

    Verg. A. 10, 433:

    urgent impavidi te Salaminius Teucer, te Sthenelus,

    Hor. C. 1, 15, 23:

    hac urget lupus, hac canis angit,

    id. S. 2, 2, 64. —
    b.
    To weigh or bear down, to burden, oppress:

    at onus urget,

    Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 35; cf.:

    onus aut jam urgentis aut certe adventantis senectutis,

    Cic. Sen. 1, 2:

    quod latus mundi nebulae malusque Juppiter urget,

    Hor. C. 1, 22, 20:

    quem scabies aut morbus urget,

    id. A. P. 453; cf.:

    ergo Quintilium perpetuus sopor Urget,

    id. C. 1, 24, 5:

    omnes illacrimabiles Urgentur ignotique longa Nocte,

    id. ib. 4, 9, 27:

    populus militiā atque inopiā urguebatur,

    Sall. J. 41, 7:

    praesens atque urgens malum,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 25, 61.—
    c.
    To urge, press, stimulate, drive, solicit (syn. insto):

    quod te urget, scelus, Qui huic sis molestus?

    Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 47:

    etiam atque etiam insto atque urgeo,

    Cic. Planc. 19, 48:

    quamobrem, ut facis, urge, insta, perfice,

    id. Att. 13, 32, 1: Lepidus ursit me et suis et Antonii litteris, ut, etc., Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 4:

    nihil urget,

    is pressing, Cic. Att. 13, 27, 2:

    cur patrem non urserit ad exsolutionem,

    Dig. 23, 3, 33.—
    2.
    To press, strain, exert in excess, etc.:

    vox autem ultra vires urgenda non est,

    Quint. 11, 3, 51; cf.

    orationem,

    id. 11, 3, 102.—
    3.
    To press upon (by too great nearness), to crowd, hem in, confine:

    ne urbem hanc urbe aliā premere atque urgere possitis,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 5, 16:

    vallis, quam densis frondibus atrum Urget utrimque latus,

    Verg. A. 11, 524; 7, 566:

    quāque pharetratae vicinia Persidis urget,

    id. G. 4, 290.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To press, ply, urge with argument (a favorite expression of Cic.):

    urgerent praeterea philosophorum greges... instaret Academia,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42:

    illum neque ursi, neque levavi,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 1:

    sed urges me meis versibus,

    id. Div. 2, 20, 45:

    urguebat Arcesilas Zenonem, cum ipse falsa omnia diceret, etc.,

    id. N. D. 1, 25, 70.—With acc. and inf.:

    sed urguetis identidem hominum esse istam culpam non deorum,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76:

    illud urgeam, non intellegere eum, quid, etc.,

    id. Fin. 5, 27, 80.— Absol.:

    ut interrogando urgeat,

    Cic. Or. 40, 137:

    urgent tamen et nihil remittunt,

    id. Fin. 4, 28, 77; id. Off. 3, 9, 39; id. Lig. 3, 9 (also ap. Quint. 9, 2, 57).—
    B.
    To follow up, keep to, stick to, ply hard, push forward, urge on any thing:

    eundem locum diutius,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97:

    quin tu urges istam occasionem et facultatem,

    id. Fam. 7, 8, 2:

    jus, aequitatem,

    id. Off. 3, 16, 67: idem illud de provinciis, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 3:

    propositum,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 6:

    et durum terrae rusticus urget opus,

    Tib. 1, 9, 8; Ov. M. 4, 390; cf.:

    non tacta ligonibus arva,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 26:

    vestem,

    Verg. A. 9, 489:

    iter,

    Ov. F. 6, 520:

    vestigia ad manes,

    Sil. 12, 419:

    Romae cum sum et urgeo forum,

    am often in the Forum, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 4; cf. altum, to force or plunge into, Hor. C. 2, 10, 2.— Urgeri, with gen., to be hard pressed, prosecuted for any thing:

    male administratae provinciae aliorumque criminum,

    Tac. A. 6, 29.— Poet., with inf.:

    marisque Baiis obstrepentis urges Summovere litora,

    Hor. C. 2, 18, 20.—Hence, urgens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I.B.1.), pressing, cogent, urgent (postclass. and very rare):

    urgentior causa,

    Tert. Res. Carn. 2 med.:

    urgentissima ratio,

    Cod. Just. 3, 11, 1.— Adv.: urgenter, pressingly (late Lat.), Cypr. Ep. 30, 1.

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  • 9 urgueo

    urgeo (less correctly urgueo), ursi ( perf. rare; past part. not found), 2, v. a. [Gr. Werg-, heirgnumi, to shut in; Sanscr. varg-, vargami, prevent; Germ. Merk; Engl. work], to press, push, force, drive, impel, urge.
    I.
    Lit. (mostly poet.;

    syn.: pello, trudo): unda impellitur undā Urgeturque eadem veniens urgetque priorem,

    Ov. M. 15, 182:

    urgeris turbā circum te stante,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 135:

    angustoque vagos pisces urgere catino,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 77:

    trepidique pedem pede fervidus urget,

    Verg. A. 12, 748; cf. Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

    aut petis aut urges ruiturum, Sisyphe, saxum,

    i. e. roll up, Ov. M. 4, 460:

    versaque in obnixos urguentur cornua vasto Cum gemitu,

    Verg. G. 3, 222:

    tres (naves) Eurus ab alto In brevia et Syrtes urget,

    id. A. 1, 111:

    miserum tenues in jecur urget acus,

    Ov. H. 6, 92:

    equites in oppidum, Auct. B. Afr. 6, 3: (Mars) aetherias currus urgebat ad arces,

    Stat. Th. 3, 222.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To press upon (as something burdensome or compulsory).
    a.
    To bear hard or close upon; press hard, beset (class.):

    Caesar cum septimam legionem, quae juxta constiterat, urgeri ab hoste vidisset,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 26; 2, 25; Sall. J. 56, 6; cf.:

    hinc Pallas instat et urget Hinc contra Lausus,

    Verg. A. 10, 433:

    urgent impavidi te Salaminius Teucer, te Sthenelus,

    Hor. C. 1, 15, 23:

    hac urget lupus, hac canis angit,

    id. S. 2, 2, 64. —
    b.
    To weigh or bear down, to burden, oppress:

    at onus urget,

    Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 35; cf.:

    onus aut jam urgentis aut certe adventantis senectutis,

    Cic. Sen. 1, 2:

    quod latus mundi nebulae malusque Juppiter urget,

    Hor. C. 1, 22, 20:

    quem scabies aut morbus urget,

    id. A. P. 453; cf.:

    ergo Quintilium perpetuus sopor Urget,

    id. C. 1, 24, 5:

    omnes illacrimabiles Urgentur ignotique longa Nocte,

    id. ib. 4, 9, 27:

    populus militiā atque inopiā urguebatur,

    Sall. J. 41, 7:

    praesens atque urgens malum,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 25, 61.—
    c.
    To urge, press, stimulate, drive, solicit (syn. insto):

    quod te urget, scelus, Qui huic sis molestus?

    Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 47:

    etiam atque etiam insto atque urgeo,

    Cic. Planc. 19, 48:

    quamobrem, ut facis, urge, insta, perfice,

    id. Att. 13, 32, 1: Lepidus ursit me et suis et Antonii litteris, ut, etc., Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 4:

    nihil urget,

    is pressing, Cic. Att. 13, 27, 2:

    cur patrem non urserit ad exsolutionem,

    Dig. 23, 3, 33.—
    2.
    To press, strain, exert in excess, etc.:

    vox autem ultra vires urgenda non est,

    Quint. 11, 3, 51; cf.

    orationem,

    id. 11, 3, 102.—
    3.
    To press upon (by too great nearness), to crowd, hem in, confine:

    ne urbem hanc urbe aliā premere atque urgere possitis,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 5, 16:

    vallis, quam densis frondibus atrum Urget utrimque latus,

    Verg. A. 11, 524; 7, 566:

    quāque pharetratae vicinia Persidis urget,

    id. G. 4, 290.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To press, ply, urge with argument (a favorite expression of Cic.):

    urgerent praeterea philosophorum greges... instaret Academia,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42:

    illum neque ursi, neque levavi,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 1:

    sed urges me meis versibus,

    id. Div. 2, 20, 45:

    urguebat Arcesilas Zenonem, cum ipse falsa omnia diceret, etc.,

    id. N. D. 1, 25, 70.—With acc. and inf.:

    sed urguetis identidem hominum esse istam culpam non deorum,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76:

    illud urgeam, non intellegere eum, quid, etc.,

    id. Fin. 5, 27, 80.— Absol.:

    ut interrogando urgeat,

    Cic. Or. 40, 137:

    urgent tamen et nihil remittunt,

    id. Fin. 4, 28, 77; id. Off. 3, 9, 39; id. Lig. 3, 9 (also ap. Quint. 9, 2, 57).—
    B.
    To follow up, keep to, stick to, ply hard, push forward, urge on any thing:

    eundem locum diutius,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97:

    quin tu urges istam occasionem et facultatem,

    id. Fam. 7, 8, 2:

    jus, aequitatem,

    id. Off. 3, 16, 67: idem illud de provinciis, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 3:

    propositum,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 6:

    et durum terrae rusticus urget opus,

    Tib. 1, 9, 8; Ov. M. 4, 390; cf.:

    non tacta ligonibus arva,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 26:

    vestem,

    Verg. A. 9, 489:

    iter,

    Ov. F. 6, 520:

    vestigia ad manes,

    Sil. 12, 419:

    Romae cum sum et urgeo forum,

    am often in the Forum, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 4; cf. altum, to force or plunge into, Hor. C. 2, 10, 2.— Urgeri, with gen., to be hard pressed, prosecuted for any thing:

    male administratae provinciae aliorumque criminum,

    Tac. A. 6, 29.— Poet., with inf.:

    marisque Baiis obstrepentis urges Summovere litora,

    Hor. C. 2, 18, 20.—Hence, urgens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I.B.1.), pressing, cogent, urgent (postclass. and very rare):

    urgentior causa,

    Tert. Res. Carn. 2 med.:

    urgentissima ratio,

    Cod. Just. 3, 11, 1.— Adv.: urgenter, pressingly (late Lat.), Cypr. Ep. 30, 1.

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  • 10 opprimō

        opprimō essī, essus, ere    [ob+premo], to press against, press together, press down, close: Os opprime, shut your mouth! T.: ora loquentis, close, O.: flammam in ore, repress: onere armorum oppressi, weighed down, Cs.: opprimi ruinā conclavis, be crushed: classem, sink: Tellus Sustulit oppressos voltūs, covered (by the sea), O.: omnibus unum Opprimere est animus, overwhelm, O.—Fig., to press upon, weigh down, burden, overwhelm: institit, oppressit, he prosecuted urgently, resistlessly: insontem oblato falso crimine, L.: opprimi aere alieno: metu, L.: oppressi somno, Cs.—To put down, suppress, quell, check, quash: quae oratio a censore opprimenda est: ea fraus oppressa magnā caede hostium, baffled, L.: litterae oppressae, multered: libertatem, subvert, N.: potentiam, overthrow: quaestionem, quash, L.—To overthrow, overwhelm, crush, overpower, prostrate, subdue: legionis opprimendae consilium, Cs.: nationem: Duxit ab oppressā Karthagine nomen, from the conquest of Carthage, H.—To fall upon, surprise, seize, catch: somnus virginem opprimit, T.: inscios Menapios, Cs.: incautos, L.: Antonium mors oppressit: muscam, Ph.: rostra, occupy: quem Fraude loci Oppressum rapit, betrayed, V.: si oppressa foret secura senectus (i. e. securus senex), Iu.—To hide, conceal, suppress: quod quo studiosius ab ipsis opprimitur et absconditur: iram, S.: ita eius rei oppressa mentio est, L.
    * * *
    opprimere, oppressi, oppressus V
    press down; suppress; overthrow; crush, overwhelm, fall upon, oppress

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  • 11 incumbō

        incumbō cubuī, cubitus, ere    [CVB-], to lay oneself, lean, press, support oneself: in scuta, L.: in gladium, fall on: toro, V.: validis incumbere remis, bend to, V.: tecto incubuit bubo, perched on, O.: ferro, fall on, O.—To lean, incline, overhang: silex incumbebat ad amnem, V.: ad vos, O.: laurus Incumbens arae, V.—In war, to press upon, throw oneself: in hostem, L.: unum in locum totam periculi molem incubuisse, L.—Fig., to press upon, settle on, burden, oppress, weigh upon: Incubuere (venti) mari, V.: tempestas silvis Incubuit, V.: febrium Terris incubuit cohors, H.—To make an effort, apply oneself, exert oneself, take pains with, pay attention to: Tum Teucri incumbunt, V.: nunc, nunc incumbere tempus, O.: huc incumbe, attend to this: et animo et opibus in id bellum, Cs.: omni studio ad bellum: acrius ad ulciscendas rei p. iniurias: ut inclinato (iudici) incumbat oratio, influence: fato urguenti, i. e. accelerate, V.: sarcire ruinas, V.: suis viribus incubuit, ut, etc., L.—To incline, choose, be inclined to, lean towards: eos, quocumque incubuerit, impellere, whithersoever he may try: eodem incumbunt municipia, are inclined: inclinatio incubuit ad virum bonum: in cupiditatem.
    * * *
    incumbere, incumbui, incumbitus V
    lean forward/over/on, press on; attack, apply force; fall on (one's sword)

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  • 12 īn-sistō

        īn-sistō stitī, —, ere,    to set foot, take a stand, stand on, step on, tread on: firmiter, hold their ground, Cs.: ut proximi iacentibus insisterent, stepped upon, Cs.: vestigiis abeuntium, L.: huic (saxo) institerat frustra, O.: clamoso circo, occupy a place in, Iu.: insistebat in manu Cereris dextrā simulacrum: cingulus australis, in quo qui insistunt: digitis, on tiptoe, O.: limen, step upon, V.: vestigia plantis Institerat, V.: cineres, H.—To make a stand, halt, pause, stop, stand still: stellarum motūs insistunt: ut aut citius insistendum sit, aut longius procedendum: ille non poterit eodem modo insistere? hesitate: insistit, secum<*> que corde volutat, V.—To enter on, pursue, follow: quam insistam viam, T.: quā quaerere insistam viam? where shall I go to find<*> (him)? T.: iter, quod insistis, approbo, L.—To follow, pursue, press on: acrius hostis institit, N.: fugientibus, L.— Fig., to follow, pursue: viam domandi, V.: rationem pugnae, plan, Cs.: vestigiis laudum suarum, L.—To follow up, pursue, persist, insist, press vigorously, apply oneself, be busy about: sic institit ore, V.: importune: ad spolia legenda, L.: munus: viventi, H.: obsidioni, Cu.: orare dictatorem, ut, etc., L.: flagitare senatus institit Cornutum, ut, etc.: Iulium tueri, N.—To press upon, urge: dilataque tempora taedae Institerant, were at hand, O.: id bellum ipsis institit moenibus, was at, L.: singulis, dwell upon.

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  • 13 ingero

    in-gĕro, gessi, gestum, 3, v. a. ( imper. inger for ingere, Cat. 27, 2), to carry, pour, throw, or put into, in, or upon a place.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    aquam ingere,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24:

    ligna foco,

    Tib. 2, 1, 22:

    quicquid vini oleique erat, oribus ingerebatur,

    Curt. 7, 5, 7:

    e puteis aquam in salinas,

    Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 81.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Ingerere se, to betake one ' s self or rush to any place:

    ubi confertissimos hostes pugnare conspexisset, eo se semper ingerebat,

    Just. 11, 14, 5:

    se morti obviam,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 1032; cf.: se oculis, to offer one ' s self to, Just. 18, 7, 9:

    sese periclis,

    Sil. 10, 5.—
    2.
    To inflict upon, execute, apply:

    supplicia,

    Sen. Med. 461:

    pugnos alicui in ventrem,

    to deal blows, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 95: verbera, Curt. 6, 11, 8:

    manus capiti,

    Sen. Ep. 99 med. —
    3.
    Of weapons, to press upon, thrust into:

    ensem viris,

    Val. Fl. 6, 230:

    hastas in tergum fugientibus,

    Verg. A. 9, 763:

    saxa in subeuntes,

    Liv. 2, 65, 4:

    sagittas et jacula,

    id. 36, 18, 5:

    missilia in propugnantes,

    Curt. 4, 3, 15; 4, 4, 13.—
    4.
    To bring, give, or present to one:

    saginandis anseribus polentae duas partes, et furfuris quatuor ingerunt,

    Pall. 1, 30:

    mihi nova pocula,

    Nemes. Cyneg. 5.— Absol.:

    aqua frigida ingesta sistitur sanguis,

    administered internally, Plin. 31, 3, 23, § 40.—
    5.
    To bring, throw, heap, or put upon a person or thing:

    ut Cassandreus, saucius ingestā contumuleris humo,

    Ov. Ib. 460:

    vasta giganteis ingesta est insula membris,

    id. M. 5, 346:

    adeps pastillis ingestus,

    Plin. 30, 13, 38, § 112:

    stercus vitibus,

    Col. 2, 16, 8:

    summis ingestum montibus Aepy,

    Stat. Th. 4, 180:

    facies ingesta sopori,

    Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 81:

    ingesta vincula unguibus,

    id. B. Gild. 365:

    supplicia,

    Sen. Med. 461. —
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., of language.
    1.
    To pour forth, to pour out against:

    convicia alicui,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 12:

    contumelias,

    Tac. A. 1, 39:

    vocis verborumque quantum voletis,

    Liv. 3, 68, 4. —
    2.
    To mention, repeat, keep saying:

    auctorem suum ingerit et inculcat,

    Sen. Ben. 1, 12:

    ingerebat lentissima voce, Carpe, Carpe,

    Petr. 36; Sen. Ben. 7, 22, 2:

    omnia mala ingerebat,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 17:

    voces quae plerumque verae et graves coram ingerebantur,

    Tac. A. 4, 42:

    a tribunis eadem ingerebantur,

    id. H. 4, 78.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To obtrude, press, or force upon one:

    ne recusanti quidem amicitiam suam ingerere destitit,

    Suet. Vit. Hor. p. 297 Roth:

    nomina liberis,

    Tac. Or. 7; cf. id. A. 1, 72:

    filium filiamque orbis senibus,

    Petr. 140:

    omnia imperia recusanti,

    Just. 6, 8:

    ingerebat iste Artemidorum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 28, § 69:

    his se ingerit (Fortuna),

    presses her favors, Juv. 6, 609:

    veritatis tanta vis est ut nemo... qui non videat ingerentem se oculis divinam claritatem,

    Lact. 1, 5, 2:

    nomen patris patriae a populo saepius ingestum repudiavit,

    pressed upon him, Tac. A. 1, 72.—
    2.
    To heap up:

    scelus sceleri,

    Sen. Thyest. 731.

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  • 14 īn-stō

        īn-stō stitī, statūrus, āre,    to stand upon, take a position: iugis, V.—To draw nigh, approach, be at hand, impend: partus instabat prope, T.: nox instabat, S.: ea quae videntur instare: instant ludi: cum illi iter instaret: quidquid subiti instat, Iu.: illud quod instet agi oportere, the subject in hand: quod instat, i. e. our purpose, V.: cum legionibus instare Varum, Cs.: quantae caedes Laurentibus instant, V.—To press upon, harass, molest, menace, threaten: comminus acriter, S.: rursus, Cs.: ferro: hinc Pallas instat, Hinc contra Lausus, V.: hostibus dubiis, S.: noli mihi instare: praecedentibus, H.: cedenti instaturus, L.: instantem regi cometen videre, Iu.—Fig., to urge, press, insist, pursue: quam ob rem urge, insta, perfice: addit et instat, H.: ille instat factum (esse), insists upon the fact, T.: accusatori.—To follow up eagerly, pursue, be intent upon, urge forward, drive: vox domini instantis, Iu.: Instant ardentes Tyrii, V.: instant operi, V.: talibus instans monitis (parens), Iu.: non ignarus instandum famae, Ta.: Marti currum, to work hard at, V.—To demand earnestly, solicit, insist upon: num ego insto? T.: unum de indutiis, make one demand, Cs.: quod te instante faciet, at your instance: instat Scandilius poscere recuperatores: tibi instat Hortensius, ut eas in consilium: profecto, si instetur, suo milite vinci Romam posse, L.

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  • 15 insto

    in-sto, stĭti, stātum (e. g. instaturum, Liv. 10, 36, 3:

    instaturos,

    Front. Strat. 2, 6, 10 al.), 1, v. n., to stand in or upon a thing (class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., constr. with dat., in and abl., or acc.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    jugis,

    Verg. A. 11, 529.—
    (β).
    With in and abl.: saxo in globoso, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Fragm. v. 367 Rib.):

    instans in medio triclinio,

    Suet. Tib. 72.—
    (γ).
    Absol., to draw nigh, approach; to impend, threaten:

    quibus ego confido impendere fatum aliquod, et poenas jam diu debitas aut instare jam plane, aut certe jam appropinquare,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 5:

    instant apparatissimi magnificentissimique ludi,

    id. Pis. 27:

    cum illi iter instaret,

    id. Att. 13, 23:

    quidquid subiti et magni discriminis instat,

    Juv. 6, 520:

    ante factis omissis, illud quod instet, agi oportere,

    the subject in hand, Cic. Inv. 2, 11, 37. —

    Of persons: cum legionibus instare Varum,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 43.—
    (δ).
    With acc. (ante-class.):

    tantum eum instat exitii,

    Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 96.—
    B.
    In partic., to press upon, harass, molest, menace, threaten. —With dat., acc., or absol.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    cedenti,

    Liv. 10, 36:

    vestigiis,

    id. 27, 12, 9:

    instantem regi cometen videre,

    Juv. 6, 407.—
    (β).
    With acc.:

    si me instabunt (al. mi),

    Plaut. Curc. 3, 1, 6.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To urge or press upon one, to insist; to pursue a thing (syn. urgeo):

    quamobrem urge, insta, perfice,

    Cic. Att. 13, 32, 1:

    accusatori,

    id. Font. 1:

    ille instat factum (esse),

    he insists upon the fact, Ter. And. 1, 1, 120.— To follow up eagerly, pursue; with dat. or acc.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    instant operi regnisque futuris,

    Verg. A. 1, 504:

    talibus instans monitis (parens),

    Juv. 14, 210:

    non ignarus instandum famae,

    Tac. Agr. 18.—
    (β).
    With acc., to urge forward, ply, transact with zeal or diligence: instant mercaturam, Nov. ap. Non. 212, 30 (Com. Rel. p. 223 Rib.):

    parte aliā Marti currumque, rotasque volucres Instabant,

    were hastening forward, working hard at, busily constructing, Verg. A. 8, 434: rectam viam, to go right, i. e. to be right, to hit the mark, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 40:

    unum instare de indutiis vehementissime contendere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 17, 5; cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 385.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    vox domini instantis,

    Juv. 14, 63.—
    B.
    To demand earnestly, solicit, insist upon:

    satis est, quod instat de Milone,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 2:

    quod profecto cum sua sponte, tum, te instante, faciet,

    at your instance, your solicitation, id. Att. 3, 15.— With inf.:

    instat Scandilius poscere recuperatores,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136.—With ut or ne:

    tibi instat Hortensius, ut eas in consilium,

    Cic. Quint. 10:

    uxor acriter tua instat, ne mihi detur,

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 33; cf.:

    nunc nosmet ipsi nobis instemus, ut, etc.,

    Auct. Her. 4, 56, 69.— Impers.:

    profecto, si instetur, suo milite vinci Romam posse,

    Liv. 2, 44.—Hence, instans, antis, P. a.
    A.
    (Standing by, being near, i. e.) Present.
    1.
    In gen.:

    quae venientia metuuntur, eadem efficiunt aegritudinem instantia,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 11:

    ex controversia futuri, raro etiam ex instantis aut facti,

    id. de Or. 2, 25, 105:

    tempus,

    Auct. Her. 2, 5, 8:

    bellum,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 24.—
    2.
    In partic., gram. t. t.:

    tempus, i.q. praesens tempus,

    the present tense, the present, Quint. 5, 10, 42; Charis. p. 147 P. et saep.—
    B.
    Pressing, urgent, importunate (post-Aug.):

    periculum,

    Nep. Paus. 3, 5:

    species terribilior jam et instantior,

    Tac. H. 4, 83:

    gestus acer atque instans,

    Quint. 11, 3, 92 sq.; cf.:

    argumentatio acrior et instantior,

    id. ib. §

    164: admonitio instantior,

    Gell. 13, 24, 19.— Adv.: instanter, vehemently, earnestly, pressingly:

    intente instanterque pronuntiare,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 6:

    petere,

    id. ib. 5, 7, 22:

    plura acriter et instanter incipere,

    Quint. 9, 3, 30:

    dicere,

    id. 9, 4, 126.— Comp.:

    instantius concurrere,

    to fight more vehemently, Tac. A. 6, 35. — Sup.:

    instantissime desiderare,

    Gell. 4, 18.

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  • 16 incubo

    1.
    in-cŭbo, ŭi, ĭtum, āre (rarely āvi, ātum, in the sense of to brood), 1, v. n. and a., to lie in a place or upon a thing (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    hic leno aegrotus incubat in Aesculapii fano,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 61: namque incubare satius te fuerat Jovi, against (the statue of) Jupiter, id. ib. 2, 2, 16:

    umero incubat hasta,

    rests, lies upon her shoulder, Ov. M. 6, 593:

    ipsi caetris superpositis incubantes flumen tranavere,

    Liv. 21, 27, 5:

    his (utribus) incubantes tranavere amnem,

    Curt. 7, 21, 18.— Poet.: ferro, to fall upon one ' s sword, Sen. Hippol. 259.— In part. pres.: incubans, lying near to, bordering upon:

    jugum mari,

    Plin. 6, 17, 20, § 53.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To sit upon eggs, to brood, to hatch:

    gallinas incubare fetibus alienigenis patiemur,

    Col. 8, 5, 10:

    ova gallinis incubanda subicere,

    Plin. 10, 59, 79, § 161:

    ova incubita,

    id. 29, 3, 11, § 45.—
    2.
    To abide or dwell in:

    rure incubabo in praefectura mea,

    Plaut. Cas. 1, 1, 21:

    lucos et specus,

    to inhabit, App. M. 4, p. 150, 15. —

    Pregn.: tabernulam littori proximam, vitatis maris fluctibus, incubabant,

    i. e. entered and lodged, App. M. 7, p. 190.—
    3.
    To be in, lie in, rest in or on:

    purpura atque auro,

    Sen. Thyest. 909:

    pavidusque pinnis anxiae noctis vigil incubabat,

    on his wings, id. ib. 570 sq.—
    4.
    To cling to, fall upon, said of mourners over the dead, etc.:

    indigna fui marito accendisse rogum, incubuisse viro?

    Luc. 9, 57; 8, 727; cf. id. 2, 27 al.—
    II.
    Trop., to brood over, to watch jealously over a thing, either to keep or get possession of it:

    qui illi pecuniae, quam condiderat, spe jam atque animo incubaret,

    Cic. Clu. 26, 72:

    auro,

    Verg. G. 2, 507:

    divitiis,

    id. A. 6, 610:

    publicis thesauris,

    to retain sole possession of, Liv. 6, 15:

    opimae praedae,

    Flor. 2, 10, 2.—
    2.
    To press upon, weigh upon, be a burden to, fasten on:

    ut inhaerentem atque incubantem Italiae extorqueret Annibalem,

    Flor. 2, 6, 57:

    protervus menti furor,

    Sen. Hippol. 268:

    illi mors gravis incubat,

    id. Thyest. 401.—
    3.
    To settle on, attach one ' s self to any thing. — Absol., of bees:

    nisi incubavere,

    Plin. 11, 16, 15, § 45.— Usually with dat.:

    leo victor armento incubat,

    Sen. Thyest. 733:

    ponto nox incubat atra,

    glooms over, darkens, Verg. A. 1, 89:

    quamvis ipsis urbis faucibus incubaret,

    took up a position at, Flor. 1, 10, 2;

    but cf.: pigra incubat Caligo terras,

    Avien. Or. Mar. 236:

    caelum quod incubat urbi,

    Val. Fl. 2, 494.
    2.
    incŭbo, ōnis, m. [1. incubo], one who lies upon any thing.
    I.
    A spirit that watches over buried treasures (post-class.):

    cum modo incuboni pileum rapuisset, thesaurum invenit,

    Petr. Fragm. Trag. 38, 8.—
    II.
    The nightmare, incubus (post-class.):

    ab incubone deludi,

    Scrib. Comp. 100:

    de incubone praesumptio,

    Tert. Anim. 44.

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  • 17 impingo

    impingo ( inp-), pēgi, pactum, 3 (archaic inf. pres. pass. impingier, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 76), v. a. [in-pango], to push, strike, or drive at or into any thing; to thrust, strike, or dash against (not freq. till after the Aug. per.; cf.: incutio, infligo, illido).
    I.
    Lit.:

    pugnum in os impinge,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 5:

    mustriculam in dentes, Afran. ap. Fest. s. v. mustricula, p. 148 Müll.: a paucioribus Othonianis quo minus in vallum impingerentur,

    would have been driven to, Tac. H. 2, 41:

    impactus in carcerem,

    Dig. 48, 3, 13; so, to forge on, fix or fasten on:

    jubete huic crassas compedes impingier,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 76; id. Pers. 4, 4, 24; cf.: fustem alicui, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 9:

    lapidem Aesopo,

    Phaedr. 3, 5, 7:

    laqueum alicui, Sen. Tranq. an. 10: caput parieti,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 12:

    dentes arbori,

    Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 8:

    aequor scopulis,

    Sil. 12, 187:

    agmina muris,

    Verg. A. 5, 805; Stat. Th. 7, 28:

    impinge pugnum, si muttiverit,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 2:

    pessimus gubernator, qui navem, dum portum egreditur, impegit,

    Quint. 4, 1, 61:

    clitellas ferus impingas,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 8:

    nubes vehementer impactae,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 12: impingere se in columnas, to dash one ' s self against, id. de Ira, 1, 19, 4:

    cum caede magna (hostem) in aciem altiore superstantem tumulo inpegere,

    Liv. 27, 18, 14.—

    Prov.: calcem impingere alicui rei,

    i. e. to give it a kick, to cast it aside, Petr. 46; v. calx. —
    B.
    In gen., to hand, press upon, force upon one (rare):

    huic calix mulsi impingendus est, ut plorare desinat,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44:

    alicui epistulam,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 6; Sen. Ep. 95:

    oculum libidinose,

    to cast upon, direct to, Tert. Idol. 2.—
    II.
    Trop., to drive, throw upon, push or force to any thing:

    illum libido in contraria impinget,

    Sen. Ep. 95 med.:

    aliquem in litem ac molestiam,

    id. ib. 117: dicam tibi impingam grandem, I will direct or bring against you, Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 92:

    naturae munus suum,

    to throw in her face, Sen. Prov. 6 fin.:

    egestas Catilinam patriae suae impegit,

    drove, incited him against, Flor. 3, 12, 12:

    quod populos scelerata impegit in arma,

    Luc. 6, 406:

    beneficium,

    Sen. Ben. 1, 1: quocumque visum est, libido se impingit, id. de Ira, 2, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > impingo

  • 18 inpingo

    impingo ( inp-), pēgi, pactum, 3 (archaic inf. pres. pass. impingier, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 76), v. a. [in-pango], to push, strike, or drive at or into any thing; to thrust, strike, or dash against (not freq. till after the Aug. per.; cf.: incutio, infligo, illido).
    I.
    Lit.:

    pugnum in os impinge,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 5:

    mustriculam in dentes, Afran. ap. Fest. s. v. mustricula, p. 148 Müll.: a paucioribus Othonianis quo minus in vallum impingerentur,

    would have been driven to, Tac. H. 2, 41:

    impactus in carcerem,

    Dig. 48, 3, 13; so, to forge on, fix or fasten on:

    jubete huic crassas compedes impingier,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 76; id. Pers. 4, 4, 24; cf.: fustem alicui, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 9:

    lapidem Aesopo,

    Phaedr. 3, 5, 7:

    laqueum alicui, Sen. Tranq. an. 10: caput parieti,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 12:

    dentes arbori,

    Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 8:

    aequor scopulis,

    Sil. 12, 187:

    agmina muris,

    Verg. A. 5, 805; Stat. Th. 7, 28:

    impinge pugnum, si muttiverit,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 2:

    pessimus gubernator, qui navem, dum portum egreditur, impegit,

    Quint. 4, 1, 61:

    clitellas ferus impingas,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 8:

    nubes vehementer impactae,

    Sen. Q. N. 2, 12: impingere se in columnas, to dash one ' s self against, id. de Ira, 1, 19, 4:

    cum caede magna (hostem) in aciem altiore superstantem tumulo inpegere,

    Liv. 27, 18, 14.—

    Prov.: calcem impingere alicui rei,

    i. e. to give it a kick, to cast it aside, Petr. 46; v. calx. —
    B.
    In gen., to hand, press upon, force upon one (rare):

    huic calix mulsi impingendus est, ut plorare desinat,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44:

    alicui epistulam,

    id. Att. 6, 1, 6; Sen. Ep. 95:

    oculum libidinose,

    to cast upon, direct to, Tert. Idol. 2.—
    II.
    Trop., to drive, throw upon, push or force to any thing:

    illum libido in contraria impinget,

    Sen. Ep. 95 med.:

    aliquem in litem ac molestiam,

    id. ib. 117: dicam tibi impingam grandem, I will direct or bring against you, Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 92:

    naturae munus suum,

    to throw in her face, Sen. Prov. 6 fin.:

    egestas Catilinam patriae suae impegit,

    drove, incited him against, Flor. 3, 12, 12:

    quod populos scelerata impegit in arma,

    Luc. 6, 406:

    beneficium,

    Sen. Ben. 1, 1: quocumque visum est, libido se impingit, id. de Ira, 2, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inpingo

  • 19 impingō (inp-)

        impingō (inp-) pēgī, pāctus, ere    [1 in+pango], to dash against, throw on, thrust at, fasten upon: alcui lapidem, Ph.: uncus impactus est fugitivo illi: agmina muris, V.: hostes in vallum, Ta.: clitellas ferus impingas, H.: cum caede magnā (hostem) in aciem inpegere, L.—Fig.: Dicam tibi inpingam grandem, will bring against you, T. —To force upon, press upon: huic calix mulsi impingendus est.

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  • 20 circumfundo

    circum-fundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3, v. a., lit. to pour out around, i.e. as in circumdo, either with the acc. of that which is poured, to pour around; or, with the acc. of that around which something is poured, to surround with a liquid (class. in prose and poetry).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    With acc. of the liquid poured (with or without dat. of the object around which):

    amurcam ad oleam circumfundito,

    Cato, R. R. 93:

    Tigris urbi circumfunditur,

    surrounds, flows round the town, Plin. 6, 27, 31, § 132.— More freq. in part. perf. pass.:

    mare circumfusum urbi,

    the sea flowing around the town, Liv. 30, 9, 12:

    gens circumfusis invia fluminibus,

    Ov. F. 5, 582:

    circumfusus nobis spiritus,

    Quint. 12, 11, 13:

    nec circumfuso pendebat in aëre tellus,

    circumambient, Ov. M. 1, 12; imitated by Tib. 4, 1, 151.—

    Reflex.: circumfudit se repente nubes,

    Lact. 4, 21, 1.—Once mid.: cum fervet (lac), ne circumfundatur, etc., pour itself out around, i. e. run over, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 126; cf.:

    circumfusa nubes,

    Verg. A. 1, 586.—
    B.
    With acc. of the object around which, etc., with or without abl. of the fluid:

    (mortuum) cerā circumfuderunt,

    Nep. Ages. 8, 7:

    terram crassissimus circumfundit aër,

    encompasses, envelops, Cic. N. D. 2, 6, 17:

    terra circumfusa illo mari, quem oceanum appellatis,

    id. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

    et multo nebulae circum dea fudit amictu (tmesis),

    Verg. A. 1, 412:

    quas circumfuderat atra tempestas,

    Sil. 7, 723.—
    II.
    Transf. to objects that do not flow, esp. if there is a great multitude, as it were, heaped upon a thing.
    A.
    (Acc. to I. 1.) Mid., to press upon, crowd around, embrace closely, cling to (freq. in the histt.):

    circumfunduntur ex reliquis hostes partibus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 37; 7, 28; id. B. C. 3. 63:

    equites infestis cuspidibus circumfunduntur,

    Liv. 10, 36, 9; 25, 34, 9; 27, 19, 3;

    44, 23, 8: (Nymphae) circumfusae Dianam Corporibus texere suis,

    surrounding, Ov. M. 3, 180:

    multitudo circumfusa,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 34; Liv. 2, 28, 6; 4, 46, 6; Curt. 8, 14, 31; Quint. 4, 2, 37.—With the dat. of that upon which a multitude presses:

    circumfundebantur obviis sciscitantes,

    Liv. 22, 7, 11; 22, 14, 15; 26, 27, 10;

    29, 34, 14 al.: circumfusa turba lateri meo,

    id. 6, 15, 9: ut lateribus circumfundi posset equitatus. Curt. 3, 9, 12. —With acc. (depending on circum): Pacidiussuos equites exporrigere coepit... uthaberent facultatem turmas Julianas circumfundi, to surround, encompass them, Auct. B. Afr. 78 Oud. N. cr. — Poet. also of a single person: et nunc hac juveni, nunc circumfunditur illac, i. e. clings to, or closely embraces him, Ov. M. 4, 360; 14, 354; cf. with acc.:

    hunc (sc. Mavortem), tu, diva, tuo recubantem corpore sancto circumfusa super,

    Lucr. 1, 40.—
    (β).
    So once in the active voice, absol.:

    circumfudit eques,

    Tac. A. 3, 46.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    undique circumfusae molestiae,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 41, 121:

    non est tantum ab hostibus aetati nostrae periculum, quantum ab circumfusis undique voluptatibus, Liv 30, 14, 6: circumfuso nitore,

    Quint. 4, 1, 59.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. 2.) To enclose, environ, surround, overwhelm:

    circumfusus publicorum praesidiorum copiis,

    Cic. Mil. 26, 71:

    praefectum castrorum circumfundunt,

    Tac. A. 12, 38; so id. H. 2, 19; 4, 20; id. A. 13, 40; Plin. [p. 339] 5, 12, 13, § 67; Sil. 7, 306:

    circumfusus hostium concursu,

    Nep. Chabr. 4, 2:

    M. Catonem vidi in bibliothecā sedentem, multis circumfusum Stoicorum libris,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 7; Quint. 9, 4, 91, Curt. 3, 11, 4:

    amplexibus alicujus,

    Vell. 2, 123, 3:

    X. milia Bojorum alio latere quam exspectabatur missis legionibus circumfudit,

    Front. 1, 2, 7.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    cum has terras incolentes circumfusi erant caligine,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 45:

    latent ista omnia crassis occultata et circumfusa tenebris,

    id. Ac. 2, 39, 122:

    ut, quantā luce ea circumfusa sunt, possint agnoscere,

    id. ib. 2, 15, 46:

    eos stultitiā obruit, tenebris circumfundit,

    Lact. 3, 29, 14:

    circumfundit, aliquem multo splendore,

    Sen. Tranq. 1, 9.

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