devictum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →devinco, devincere, devici, devictus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
subdue; defeat decisively, conquer/overcome entirely;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Divus Iulius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...consciscenda nece cogitavit. Confectis bellis quinquiens triumphavit, post devictum Scipionem quater eodem mense, sed interiectis diebus, et rursus..."Liber VI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...satis scire eum esse quem ad Regillum lacum devictum centum annorum pace obnoxia tenuerint: locum insignem memoria cladis..."BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...publicum, uti in plerisque negotiis solet, privata gratia devictum. Legantur tamen in Africam maiores natu nobiles, amplis honoribus..."