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(verb) : in-cŭbo, ŭi, ĭtum, āre (rarely āvi, ātum, in the sense of to brood), 1, and
* A., to lie in a place or upon a thing (class.).
* Lit.: hic leno aegrotus incubat in Aesculapii fano,Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 61: namque incubare satius te fuerat Jovi, against (the statue of) Jupiter, id. ib. 2, 2, 16: umero incubat hasta,rests, lies upon her shoulder,Ov. M. 6, 593: ipsi caetris superpositis incubantes flumen tranavere,Liv. 21, 27, 5: his (utribus) incubantes tranavere amnem,Curt. 7, 21, 18.— Poet.: ferro, to fall upon one's sword, Sen. Hippol. 259.— In part. pres.: incubans, lying near to, bordering upon: jugum mari,Plin. 6, 17, 20, § 53.
* In partic.
* Trop., to brood over, to watch jealously over a thing, either to keep or get possession of it: qui illi pecuniae, quam condiderat, spe jam atque animo incubaret,Cic. Clu. 26, 72: auro,Verg. G. 2, 507: divitiis,id. A. 6, 610: publicis thesauris,to retain sole possession of,Liv. 6, 15: opimae praedae,Flor. 2, 10, 2.
* To abide or dwell in: rure incubabo in praefectura mea,Plaut. Cas. 1, 1, 21: lucos et specus,to inhabit,App. M. 4, p. 150, 15. — Pregn.: tabernulam littori proximam, vitatis maris fluctibus, incubabant,i. e. entered and lodged,App. M. 7, p. 190.
* To be in, lie in, rest in or on: purpura atque auro,Sen. Thyest. 909: pavidusque pinnis anxiae noctis vigil incubabat,on his wings,id. ib. 570 sq.
* To cling to, fall upon, said of mourners over the dead, etc.: indigna fui marito accendisse rogum, incubuisse viro?Luc. 9, 57; 8, 727; cf. id. 2, 27 al.
* To press upon, weigh upon, be a burden to, fasten on: ut inhaerentem atque incubantem Italiae extorqueret Annibalem,Flor. 2, 6, 57: protervus menti furor,Sen. Hippol. 268: illi mors gravis incubat,id. Thyest. 401.
* To settle on, attach one's self to any thing. — Absol., of bees: nisi incubavere,Plin. 11, 16, 15, § 45.— Usually with dat.: leo victor armento incubat,Sen. Thyest. 733: ponto nox incubat atra,glooms over, darkens,Verg. A. 1, 89: quamvis ipsis urbis faucibus incubaret,took up a position at,Flor. 1, 10, 2; but cf.: pigra incubat Caligo terras,Avien. Or. Mar. 236: caelum quod incubat urbi,Val. Fl. 2, 494.
* A., to lie in a place or upon a thing (class.).
* Lit.: hic leno aegrotus incubat in Aesculapii fano,Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 61: namque incubare satius te fuerat Jovi, against (the statue of) Jupiter, id. ib. 2, 2, 16: umero incubat hasta,rests, lies upon her shoulder,Ov. M. 6, 593: ipsi caetris superpositis incubantes flumen tranavere,Liv. 21, 27, 5: his (utribus) incubantes tranavere amnem,Curt. 7, 21, 18.— Poet.: ferro, to fall upon one's sword, Sen. Hippol. 259.— In part. pres.: incubans, lying near to, bordering upon: jugum mari,Plin. 6, 17, 20, § 53.
* In partic.
* Trop., to brood over, to watch jealously over a thing, either to keep or get possession of it: qui illi pecuniae, quam condiderat, spe jam atque animo incubaret,Cic. Clu. 26, 72: auro,Verg. G. 2, 507: divitiis,id. A. 6, 610: publicis thesauris,to retain sole possession of,Liv. 6, 15: opimae praedae,Flor. 2, 10, 2.
* To abide or dwell in: rure incubabo in praefectura mea,Plaut. Cas. 1, 1, 21: lucos et specus,to inhabit,App. M. 4, p. 150, 15. — Pregn.: tabernulam littori proximam, vitatis maris fluctibus, incubabant,i. e. entered and lodged,App. M. 7, p. 190.
* To be in, lie in, rest in or on: purpura atque auro,Sen. Thyest. 909: pavidusque pinnis anxiae noctis vigil incubabat,on his wings,id. ib. 570 sq.
* To cling to, fall upon, said of mourners over the dead, etc.: indigna fui marito accendisse rogum, incubuisse viro?Luc. 9, 57; 8, 727; cf. id. 2, 27 al.
* To press upon, weigh upon, be a burden to, fasten on: ut inhaerentem atque incubantem Italiae extorqueret Annibalem,Flor. 2, 6, 57: protervus menti furor,Sen. Hippol. 268: illi mors gravis incubat,id. Thyest. 401.
* To settle on, attach one's self to any thing. — Absol., of bees: nisi incubavere,Plin. 11, 16, 15, § 45.— Usually with dat.: leo victor armento incubat,Sen. Thyest. 733: ponto nox incubat atra,glooms over, darkens,Verg. A. 1, 89: quamvis ipsis urbis faucibus incubaret,took up a position at,Flor. 1, 10, 2; but cf.: pigra incubat Caligo terras,Avien. Or. Mar. 236: caelum quod incubat urbi,Val. Fl. 2, 494.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
incŭbo (noun M) : 1. incubo
* One who lies upon any thing.
* A spirit that watches over buried treasures (post-class.): cum modo incuboni pileum rapuisset, thesaurum invenit,Petr. Fragm. Trag. 38, 8.
* The nightmare, incubus (post-class.): ab incubone deludi,Scrib. Comp. 100: de incubone praesumptio,Tert. Anim. 44.
* One who lies upon any thing.
* A spirit that watches over buried treasures (post-class.): cum modo incuboni pileum rapuisset, thesaurum invenit,Petr. Fragm. Trag. 38, 8.
* The nightmare, incubus (post-class.): ab incubone deludi,Scrib. Comp. 100: de incubone praesumptio,Tert. Anim. 44.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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