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to press vigorously

  • 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.:

    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.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > insisto

  • 2 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.

    Latin-English dictionary > īn-sistō

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