labefacio

labefaciō, fecī, factus, 3, a., (pass.), labefīō, fierī, factus (labō and faciō): to cause to totter or waver; p., labefactus, a, um, shaken, 4.395; yielding, melting, 8.390.

lăbĕfăcĭo, fēci, factum (labefactarier, Ter. Eun. 511), 3, v. a.; pass.: lăbĕfīo, factus, fieri [labo-facio], to cause to totter, to shake, loosen, to make ready to fall (Cic. uses only labefactus).

• I Lit.: dentes alicui, Ter. Ad. 244: partem muri, Caes. B. C. 2, 22: labefactae aedes, Tac. A. 1, 75: labefacta ictibus arbor Corruit, Ov. M. 8, 776; id. ib. 3, 69: charta (i. e. epistola) a vinclis non labefacta suis, loosened, opened, id. P. 3, 7, 6: munimenta incussu arietis labefieri, Sen. Const. Sap. 6.—Poet.: ignes labefacti aëre multo, weakened, Lucr. 5, 653: membra voluptatis dum vi labefacta liquescunt, id. 4, 1108: calor labefacta per ossa cucurrit, Verg. A. 8, 390.—
• II Trop.
• • A To cause to waver, to shake a person in his mind, principles, or fidelity: aliquem, Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7: quem nulla umquam vis, nullae minae, nulla invidia labefecit, Cic. Sest. 47, 101. primores classiariorum, to shake their fidelity, excite them to mutiny, Tac. A. 15, 51: sic animus vario labefactus vulnere nutat, Ov. M. 10, 375; cf. in Greek construction: magno animum labefactus amore, shaken, disquieted, Verg. A. 4, 395. —
  • B To shake, weaken; to overthrow, ruin, destroy: haec (res publica) jam labefacta, Cic. Har. Resp. 27, 60: quo, per contumeliam consulum, jura plebis labefacta essent, Liv. 3, 64: nihil hunc amicitia Sejani, sed labefacit haud minus ad exitia Macronis odium, Tac. A. 6, 29 (35): si priorem aetate et jam labefactum demovisset, id. ib. 4, 60: ne quis contagione ceteros labefaciat, Col. 6, 5, 1; cf. Tac. H. 2, 93: fidem, to shake or weaken one's credit, Suet. Vesp. 4.

labefacio, fēcī, factum, ere, Passiv labefīo, factus sum, fierī (labo u. facio), I) etwas wankend-, wackelnd-, locker machen, erschüttern, dentes, Ter.: partem muri, Caes.: arborem, Ov.: munimenta incussu arietum labefieri, Sen.: mole publicae viae et ductu aquarum labefactas aedes suas, Tac.: charta sit a vinclis non labefacta suis, nicht geöffneter, Ov.: nix tenera et labefacta (Ggstz. fixa et dura), Sen.: ossa (nivea) labefacta, (v. der Liebesglut) zerronnene, erweichte, Verg. – II) übtr.: 1) im Bestehen erschüttern, a) physisch erschüttern, schwächen, hinfällig machen, ignes, Lucr.: ne quis ceteros contagione labefaciat, Colum.: obnoxia morbis corpora aestus impatientia labefecit, Tac. – b) politisch wankend machen, erschüttern, res secundas, Sall.: iura plebis, Liv.: fidem (den Kredit), Suet.: etenim vix haec si undique fulciamus, iam labefacta, vix, inquam, innixa in omnium nostrum umeris cohaerebunt, Cic.: ruere illa non possunt, ut haec non eodem labefacta motu concĭdant, Cic.: dah. alqm, jmd. stürzen (v. Haß), Tac. ann. 6, 29. – 2) in der Gesinnung, in seinen Grundsätzen wankend machen, erschüttern, quem numquam ulla vis, ullae minae, ulla invidia labefecit, Cic. Sest. 101: animus vario labefactus vulnere nutat huc levis atque illuc, Ov. met. 10, 375: m. griech. Acc., magno animum (im G.) labefactus amore, Verg. Aen. 4, 395: ancipiti mentem labefacta timore, Sil. 3, 557. – u. in der Treue erschüttern = aufwiegeln, primores classiariorum, Tac. ann. 15, 51.

lăbĕfăcĭō, (11) fēcī, factum, facĕre (labo, facio), faire chanceler, secouer, ébranler : Cæs. C. 2, 22, 1 ; Tac. Ann. 1, 75 || renverser, ébranler [principes, etc.] : Cic. Sest. 101 || détruire, ruiner : Cic. Har. 60 ; Liv. 3, 64.

labefacio , is, feci, factum, facere. (labo.)
摇。拆壞。敗其力。— fidem suam 失信而不還帐。Omnes dentes — ei 全壞其牙。

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labefaciō fēcī, factus, ere; pass.labefīō, factus, fierī

• labo+facio, to cause to totter, shake, loosen, make ready to fall: dentīs mihi, T.: partem muri, Cs.: Charta a vinclis non labefacta suis, opened, O.: labefacta iugera, i. e. deeply ploughed, V.: calor labefacta per ossa cucurrit, relaxed, V.—Fig., to cause to waver, shake: alquem: animus vario labefactus volnere, O.: primores, to shake in allegiance, Ta.: magno animum labefactus amore, disquieted, V.—To shake, weaken, overthrow, ruin, destroy: (res p.) labefacta: quo iura plebis labefacta essent, L.