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eneco

eneco, to kill off, exhaust, wear out, destroy, torment, plague

ē-nĕco or ēnĭco, cŭi (enicavit, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 71 (921)), ctum (less freq. enecatum; in the part. enecatus, Plin. 18, 13, 34, § 127; 30, 12, 34, § 108; and, enectus, id. 7, 9, 7, § 47; 26, 15, 90, § 159), 1 (old form of the fut. perf. enicasso, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 55 (211) and 66), v. a.,
  • to kill off, kill completely, to kill, stay (freq. and class., esp. in the transf. signif.; syn.: neco, interficio, interimo, conficio, caedo, occido, concido, trucido, jugulo, obtrunco, etc.).
  • I Lit.: puer ambo anguis enicat, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 67 (1119); id. Most. 1, 3, 62 (218); id. Aul. 5, 22 (829); id. Rud. 2, 5, 19 (476); Varr. ap. Non. 81, 12; Plin. 23, 2, 31, § 63 et saep.: cicer, ervum, i. e. to stifle in growth, to destroy, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 155; cf. Bacchum (i. e. vinum), Luc. 9, 434 (with exurere messes).—
  • II Transf., in gen., to exhaust utterly, to wear out, destroy: enectus Tantalus siti, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10 Fischer N. cr.; cf. fame, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 17 (318); Cic. Div. 2, 35; Liv. 21, 40 al.: bos est enectus arando, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 87.—
      • 2 In colloq. lang., to torment, torture, plague to death: aliquem amando, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 41 (312): aliquem jurgio, id. ib. 3, 2, 14 (557): aliquem odio, id. As. 5, 2, 71 (921); id. Pers. 1, 1, 49 (49); id. Rud. 4, 3, 7 (944): aliquem rogitando, Ter. Eun. 554; and simply aliquem, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 120 (651); id. Am. 5, 1, 4 (1056).—Esp. freq.: enicas or enicas me, you kill me, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 45 (155); 2, 4, 25 (493); id. Poen. 5, 4, 98 (1271); id. Truc. 1, 2, 21 (115); Ter. Phorm. 384; 856. —
    • B Trop.: ea pars animi, quae voluptate alitur, nec inopia enecta nec satietate affluenti, Cic. Div. 1, 29, 61; cf. id. Att. 6, 1, 2.

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