abicere
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abico, abicere, -, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Nelson Wordlist
- Age:
- Later
humble; cast aside/away/off, reject;
sg. pres. pass. imp. 2ndsg. fut. pass. ind. 2ndsg. pres. pass. ind. 2ndpres. act. infin. - Entry →abicio, abicere, abjeci, abjectus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
throw/cast away/down/aside; abandon; slight; humble; debase; sell too cheaply;
sg. pres. pass. imp. 2ndsg. pres. pass. ind. 2ndpres. act. infin.
Examples
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...Interim non reddere tantum libet, quod acceperis, sed abicere. Ex his, quae necessaria sunt, quaedam primum optinent locum..."Liber V
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...iubet et, cum propius Ambiorigem accessisset, iussus arma abicere imperatum facit suisque ut idem faciant imperat. Interim..."Liber XLIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...statuit sic adfectos recenti atque integro hosti non abicere; sed tantus ardor in animis ad dimicandum utcumque erat..."Liber XVI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...precibus et invidiae iuxta ostendit. Ergo nuntiat patri abicere spem et uti necessitate: simul adfertur parari cognitionem senatus..."
