strike down
strike down or to the ground:
1. afflīgo, ixi, ictum, 3: I will s. you to the ground, te ad terram a Pl. Pers. 5, 2, 15. Join: an eagle struck to the ground two ravens, aquila duos corvos afflixit et ad terram dedit, Suet. Aug. 96, init.
2. prĕmo, pressi, pressum, 3: three slaves he s.s down, tres famulos p., Virg. Aen. 9, 329: cf. Tac. H. 4, 2, ad fin.: v. alsoTO BEAT DOWN , DASH DOWN , KNOCK DOWN , TO PROSTRATE , TO OVERTHROW .
1. afflīgo, ixi, ictum, 3: I will s. you to the ground, te ad terram a Pl. Pers. 5, 2, 15. Join: an eagle struck to the ground two ravens, aquila duos corvos afflixit et ad terram dedit, Suet. Aug. 96, init.
2. prĕmo, pressi, pressum, 3: three slaves he s.s down, tres famulos p., Virg. Aen. 9, 329: cf. Tac. H. 4, 2, ad fin.: v. also