arceant
Dictionary entries
- Entry →arceo, arcere, arcui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
ward/keep off/away; keep close, confine; prevent, hinder; protect; separate;
pl. pres. act. subj. 3rd
Examples
Liber XXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...tumultum ac trepidationem in urbe tollant, matronas publico arceant continerique intra suum quamque limen cogant, comploratus familiarum coerceant..."Liber X
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...accipiant et vim atque iniuriam ab se Samnitium arceant; se, quamquam bello cum Samnitibus suscepto necessaria iam facta..."