insidiature
Dictionary entries
- Entry →insidio, insidiare, insidiavi, insidiatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lie in wait (to rob/assault; lie in ambush; make treacherous attack (on); plot;; lay traps; act to catch person out; wait and watch; be on lookout (for); lurk;
voc. sg. fut. act. part.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...atque laceratum quam mala mens. Nam et cum insidiatur, spe curis labore distringitur, et, etiam cum sceleris compos..."Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...industria quoque occultantur. XXI. Saepe enim praeparat dissimulat insidiatur orator, eaque in prima parte actionis dicit quae sunt..."
