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
- G
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..." - T
Liber VI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...satis scire eum esse quem ad Regillum lacum devictum centum annorum pace obnoxia tenuerint: locum insignem memoria cladis..." - G
BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...publicum, uti in plerisque negotiis solet, privata gratia devictum. Legantur tamen in Africam maiores natu nobiles, amplis honoribus..."