adflixissent
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adfligo, adfligere, adflixi, adflictus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
overthrow/throw down; afflict, damage, crush, break, ruin; humble, weaken, vex;
pl. pluperf. act. subj. 3rd
Examples
de Clementia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...humilibus eo moderatius agendum est, quo minoris est adflixisse eos. Quibusdam libenter parcas, a quibusdam te vindicare fastidias..."Liber II
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...agrum Sabinum profecti cum ita vastatione, dein proelio adflixissent opes hostium ut diu nihil inde rebellionis timeri posset..."