grassor

grassor, ātus, 1 (inf. pres. grassarier, Prud. Ham. 651; act. collat. form grassabamus, Ap. Met. 7, 7, 2), v. dep. n. and a. [gradior], to go, go about (not in Cic. and Caes.; cf.: gradior, incedo, vado, pergo).

• I Lit.
• • A In gen. (mostly ante-class.): hoc grassari gradu, Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 11 (514): siccine hic cum uvida veste grassabimur? id. Rud. 1, 4, 31 (250); id. Bacch. 5, 2, 19 (1138): sine eam pedibus grassari, Titin. ap. Non. 316, 3: recte grassatur via, Nov. ib. 5; Ov. Tr. 2, 477: certum'st moriri, quam hunc pati grassari lenonem in me, come about me, approach me, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 22 (685).—
  • • • b Of things: (aranĕus) quanta arte celat pedicas scutulato rete grassantes, going about, moving around, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 81: per omnes nervos articulosque humore pestifero grassante, Just. 23, 2: neque avaritia solum, sed etiam crudelitas in capta urbe grassata est, Curt. 5, 6, 6.—
  • B In partic.
  • • 1 To go loitering or rioting about (cf. grassator, I.): se in juventutem grassantem in Subura incidisse, Liv. 3, 13, 2: per omnia clandestina grassari scelera latrociniorum, id 42, 18, 1: ubi Caesarem esse qui grassaretur pernotuit, Tac. A. 13, 25.—Hence, of parasites, i. q. adulari, to pay one's court to, to flatter, fawn upon: grassari antiqui ponebant pro adulari, Paul. ex Fest. p. 97 Müll.—
    • 2 To go about with thievish designs, to lie in wait: grassari dicuntur latrones vias obsidentes, Paul. ex Fest. p. 97 Müll. (cf. grassator, II.): in umbris, Anthol. Lat. 2, 186, 42 sq.: silurus grassatur, ubicumque est, omne animal appetens, Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 45.—Hence,
    • • b With acc., to fall upon, assault, attack: turmas, Stat. Th. 8, 571.
• II Trop.
• • A In gen., to go, proceed, or act in any manner: saepe hac eadem sum grassatus via, Nov. ap. Non. 316, 7; cf.: consimili grassantur via, Afran. ib. 9: ubi animus ad gloriam virtutis via grassatur, Sall. J. 1, 3: grassandum ad clara periclis, Sil. 1, 570: (assertor) ait, se jure grassari, non vi, that he was proceeding, Liv. 3, 44, 8: longe alia via grassabantur, id. 2, 27, 7: consilio grassandum, si nihil vires juvarent, ratus, id. 10, 14, 13: mutua dissimulatione et iisdem, quibus petebatur, artibus grassatur, Tac. H. 4, 56: cupidine atque irā, pessimis consultoribus, Sall. J. 64, 5: obsequio, to act obsequiously, Hor. S. 2, 5, 93: dolo, to act cunningly, Tac. H. 4, 16: assentando multitudini grassari, Liv. 45, 23, 9: superbe avareque in provincia grassatos, Suet. Aug. 67.—
  • B In partic., to attack, proceed against; to proceed with violence, act harshly, rage, rage against.—Constr.: in aliquid and in or adversus aliquem: trecenti conjuravimus principes juventutis Romanae, ut in te hac via grassaremur, Liv. 2, 12, 15; cf.: in possessionem agri publici grassari, id. 6, 5, 4: in externos grassari, Suet. Ner. 36: adversus omnis aevi hominum genus grassari, id. Calig. 34; cf.: qui cum contemptu religionis grassatus etiam adversus deos fuerat, Just. 1, 9: ita bacchantem atque grassantem adoriri, Suet. Calig. 56: omni rapinarum genere grassati, id. Vesp. 6: diverso vitiorum genere, id. Galb. 14; cf.: placuit veneno grassari, Tac. H. 3, 39; id. A. 15, 60.—Absol.: Ii (sagitarii) dum eminus grassabantur, Tac. A. 4, 47.— Of abstract subjects: accusatorum major in dies et infestior vis sine levamento grassabatur, Tac. A. 4, 66: ut clausis unam intra domum accusatoribus et reis, paucorum potentia grassaretur, id. ib. 13, 4: dicemus de his (malis), quae totis corporibus grassantur, Plin. 26, 11, 67, § 107; cf.: haec (vitia) in pueris grassari, illa in adultis, id. 26, 1, 3, § 4: mala vestra, ... alia grassantia extrinsecus, alia in visceribus ipsis ardentia,Sen. Vit. Beat. 27, 6: rabidorum more luporum Crimina persultant toto grassantia campo, Prud. Psych. 468: grassandi in re familiari facultas, of wasting, plundering, Dig. 26, 10, 6.—Fig.: nec ferro grassatur saepius ullum mentis vitium quam cupido, etc., Juv. 14, 174.—
  • • • b With acc. (cf. above, I. B. 2. b.): simulque Romam pestilentia grassabatur, Aur. Vict. Caes. 33, 5.—P. a.: grassans, ntis, m., as subst., a robber, thief: quicquid Lycurgi villa grassantibus praebuisset, Petr. 117, 3; Ap. Met. 8, 17, 10; sublatis susceptoribus grassantium cupido conquiescit, Paul. Sent. 5, 3, 4.

grassor, ātus, sum, ārī (Frequent. zu gradior), schreiten, u. zwar intensiv = tüchtig losschreiten, I) im allg.: A) eig., Plaut. u. Ov.: in alqm (auf jmd.). Plaut.: u. poet. m. Acc., cuspide turmas, angreifen, Stat. – v. Lebl., per omnes nervos articulosque umore pestifero grassante, Iustin. 23, 2, 4. – B) übtr.: 1) übh. losschreiten, ad gloriam virtutis viā, Sall.: ad clara periclis, Sil. – bes. auf ein Besitztum = auf etw. erpicht sein, in possessionem agri publici, Liv. – 2) zu Werke gehen, verfahren, a) übh. irgendwie, iure, non vi, Liv.: legitimā viā, Val. Max.: ut in te hāc viā grassaremur, Liv.: veneno, zu Gift schreiten, Tac.: ferro, zu blutiger Gewalt schreiten, Tac.: cupidine atque irā, Sall.: consilio, Liv.: dolo, Tac.: obsequio, recht servil zu Werke gehen, um den Bart herumgehen, Hor. – b) insbes., hart zu Werke gehen, hart verfahren, wüten, in senatum, Iustin.: adversus deos, Iustin.: u. m. bl. Acc., Romam pestilentia grassabatur, überfiel, Aur. Vict. de Caes. 33, 5: absol., vis grassabatur, Tac.: ut paucorum potentia grassaretur, Tac.: iniquitate grassante licentius, Amm. – II) insbes., herumschwärmen, a) von jungen Leuten, müßig auf den Straßen herumschwärmen, umhertoben u. allerlei Mutwillen treiben (vgl. grassator), Tac. ann. 13, 25: iuventus grassans in Subura, Liv. 3, 13, 2. – b) von Straßenräubern, herumstreichen, wegela gern, Petron. 117, 3. Apul. met. 8, 16 u. 17: in umbris, Anthol. Lat. 671, 67 (288, 43). – übtr., v. einem Fisch, Plin. 9, 45. – ➳ Parag. Infin. grassarier, Prud. ham. 649. – Aktive Nbf. grassabamus, Apul. met. 7, 7.

See: grassari

grassor, (11) ātus sum, ārī (gradior),

I intr., ¶ 1 marcher dʼhabitude : hoc grassari gradu Pl. Pœn. 514, marcher de ce pas, cf. Plin. 11, 81 || [fig.] Curt. 5, 6, 6 ¶ 2 rôder, vagabonder, courir çà et là : Liv. 3, 13, 2 ; Tac. Ann. 13, 25, cf. P. Fest. 97 || [métaph.] Plin. 9, 45 ¶ 3 sʼavancer avec idée dʼattaque : in aliquem Liv. 2, 12, 15, marcher contre qqn, cf. Liv. 6, 5, 4 ; Suet. Nero 36, etc. || [abs^t ] attaquer : Tac. Ann. 4, 47 ¶ 4 [fig.] sʼacheminer, sʼavancer, procéder : ad gloriam virtutis via grassari Sall. J. 1, 3, sʼacheminer vers la gloire par le chemin de la vertu ; jure grassari, non vi Liv. 3, 44, 8, procéder par les voies de la justice et non de la violence ; veneno Tac. H. 3, 39, procéder par le poison || se pousser, sʼinsinuer, se faire bien venir : grassari antiqui ponebant pro adulari P. Fest. 97, les anciens employaient grassari pour dire flatter, cf. Sall. J. 64, 5 ; Hor. S. 2, 5, 93.

II tr., attaquer : Stat. Th. 8, 571 || ravager : Aur. Vict. Cæs. 33, 5.

➳ forme active grassabamus Apul. M. 7, 7.

grassor , aris, ari. d.
行大步。打刦。圖。 — obsequio 諂媚。— jure 爭訟。— consilio 妥辦事。— ad gloriam virtutis via 立德以致榮。

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grassor ātus, ārī, dep.intens.

• gradior, to go, move, go about: recto limite, O.—To loiter, idle, riot: iuventus grassans in Subura, L.: per omnia scelera, L.—Fig., to go, proceed, act, move: ad gloriam virtutis viā, S.: aliā viā, L.: consilio grassandum ratus, L.: cupidine atque irā, be actuated by, S.: obsequio, make approaches obsequiously, H.: crudelitas in captā urbe grassata est, Cu.— To advance, take measures, make an attack: ferro grassatur cupido, Iu.: in te hac viā, L.: in possessionem agri, L.