(verb) : dī-rĭpĭo, ŭi, eptum, 3, rapio
* To tear asunder, tear in pieces (class.).
* In gen. (rarely): Pentheum diripuisse aiunt Bacchas,Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 1: Hippolytum (equi),Ov. A. A. 1, 338; id. F. 5, 310: nec opinantes (leae),Lucr. 5, 1319: membra manibus nefandis,Ov. M. 3, 731 et saep.: venti diripiunt fretum,Stat. Th. 5, 367.
* In partic.
* Milit. t. t., to lay waste, ravage, spoil, plunder an enemy's territory or possessions (so most freq.): bona alicujus,Caes. B. G. 7, 3, 1; 7, 42, 3; 7, 43, 2: magnum numerum frumenti commeatusque,id. ib. 7, 38, 9: impedimenta,id. ib. 2, 17, 3: naves more praedonum,id. B. C. 3, 112, 3: praedas bellicas,Sall. J. 41, 7 et saep.: oppidum,Caes. B. C. 1, 21, 2; 3, 80 fin.: urbes,Liv. 37, 32 fin.: tecta,id. 5, 41: templa hostiliter,id. 37, 21; cf.: castra hostiliter,id. 2, 14; and: oppida hostiliter,Suet. Caes. 54: civitates,Caes. B. C. 3, 31 fin.: provincias,Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 57: patriam,id. Att. 8, 2, 3 et saep.
* Trop., of the mind and feelings, to distract, distress: differor, distrahor, diripior,Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 5.
* To struggle, strive, contend for a thing (post-Aug.): talos jecit in medium, quos pueri diripere coeperant,Quint. 6, 1, 47: editum librum, to buy up rapidly, Suet. Vita Pers. fin.—Of persons: diripitur ille toto foro patronus,Sen. Brev. Vit. 7; so, Timagenem, id. de Ira, 3, 23: Homerum (urbes),Stat. Silv. 5, 3, 131: matrem avidis complexibus ambo,id. Th. 5, 722: te potentiores per convivia,Mart. 7, 76.
* To tear away, snatch away: direpto ex capite regni insigni et lacerata veste,Curt. 7, 5, 24: ferrum a latere,Tac. A. 1, 35; Hor. C. 3, 5, 21 Stallb. (al. derepta).

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