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throw upon

throw upon:

1. sŭperjĭcio, jēci, jectum, 3: to t. oneself upon the funeral pile, s. se rogo, Val. Max. 1, 8, extr., 10: limbs upon which a garment has been thrown, membra superjecta cum veste, Ov. H. 16, 222: Suet.

2. sŭperinjĭcio, no pf., jectum, 3: to t. manure upon anything, s. fimum, Plin. 17, 9. 6: Ov.: Virg.

3. ingĕro, gessi, gestum, 3: to t. stones upon those who are coming up, i. saxa in subeuntes, Liv. 2, 65: Virg. Phr.: I have welcomed thee, thrown upon my shores, ejectum littore excepi, Virg. Aen. 4, 373: the moon t.s its light upon the earth, lumen mittit luna in terram, Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 103: to t. one's eyes upon anything, oculos adjicere alicui rei, id. Verr. 2, 15, 37: to t. light upon a subject, adhibere lumen, id. de Or. 3, 13, 50: (so, afferre: in these expr. clearness is opp. to obscurity): to t. the blame upon, culpam relegare in aliquem, Quint. 7, 4, 13; regerere, Plin. Ep. 10, 30: v. BLAME: to t. the odium of it upon the senate, invidiam ad senatum rejicere, Liv. 2, 28: I t. myself upon your good faith, ego me tuae fidei commendo et committo, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 47: Cic. Mil. 23, 61: when cold water was thrown upon every plan, quum omnia consilia frigerent, id. Verr. 2, 25, 60.

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