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(verb) : incumbo, cŭbŭi, cŭbĭtum, ĕre, 1. incubo
* To lay one's self upon, to lean or recline upon a thing (cf. ingruo; class., partic. in the trop. sense).
* Lit., constr. with in, ad, super, or dat.; also with the simple acc.: olivae,Verg. E. 8, 16: in parietem,Dig. 39, 2, 28: densis ordinibus nunc alii in alios, nunc in scuta incumbentes sustinebant impetus Romanorum,Liv. 35, 5, 7: toro,Verg. A. 4, 650: materiae,Curt. 8, 10, 25: terrae,Tac. A. 2, 17: super praedam,to lie upon,Petr. 80: in eum,Curt. 6, 9: ad vos, Ov. M. 9, 385: cumulatis in aqua sarcinis insuper incumbebant,Liv. 22, 2, 8: validis incumbere remis,Verg. A. 5, 15; 10, 294; Curt. 9, 9, 4.—Of the heavens: cava in se convexitas vergit, et cardini suo, hoc est terrae, undique incumbit,Plin. 2, 64, 64, § 160: mare,to cast itself into the sea,id. 5, 32, 40, § 141: fessi arma sua, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 229: tecto incubuit bubo,perched on,Ov. M. 6, 432: gladium faciam culcitam, camque incumbam,Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 29.
* Transf., to lean or incline towards, to overhang; to rush towards: silex prona jugo laevum incumbebat ad amnem,Verg. A. 8, 236: laurus incumbens arae,id. ib. 2, 514: in gladium, to fall on one's sword, Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154: gladio,Auct. Her. 1, 11, 18: ferro,Phaedr. 3, 10, 33: in hostem,to press upon the enemy,Liv. 30, 34, 2; cf.: duo duces circumstare urbem ... et unum in locum totam periculi molem, omne onus incubuisse,id. 27, 40, 6.
* Trop.
* To press upon, burden, oppress, weigh upon: incubuere (venti) mari,Verg. A. 1, 84: tempestas a vertice silvis incubuit,id. G. 2, 311: gravis incumbens scopulis aestas,id. ib. 2, 377: febrium terris incubuit cohors,Hor. C. 1, 3, 30: (aestus) incubuit populo,Lucr. 6, 142. —Absol.: saevior armis Luxuria incubuit,Just. 6, 292.
* To bend one's attention to, to apply or devote one's self to, to exert one's self, or take pains with, pay attention to; constr. with in, ad, or dat.: rogandis legibus,Flor. 3, 16: ceris et stilo,Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 9: labori,Sil. 4, 820: toto pectore novae cogitationi,Tac. Or. 3: et animo et opibus in bellum,Caes. B. G. 7, 76: ut jam inclinato (judici) reliqua incumbat oratio,press upon, exert influence on,Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 324; cf.: invidia mihi incumbit,Tac. A. 14, 54: in aliquod studium,Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 34: in causam,id. Phil. 4, 5, 12: acrius graviusque ad ulciscendas rei publicae injurias,id. ib. 6, 1, 2: tota mente in aliquam curam et cogitationem,id. Fam. 10, 3, 3: toto pectore ad laudem,id. ib. 10, 12, 2: omni cogitatione curaque in rem publicam,id. ib. 1, 2: fato urguenti incumbere,to press on, hasten,Verg. A. 2, 653.—With inf.: sarcire ruinas,Verg. G. 4, 249: delatorem pervertere,Tac. H. 2, 10.—With ut and subj.: Appius Claudius ... cum suis tum totius nobilitatis viribus incubuit, ut, etc.,Liv. 10, 15, 8.— Absol.: nunc, nunc incumbere tempus,Ov. M. 10, 657.
* To incline, choose, be inclined to, lean towards: hoc servi esse officium reor, ... non quo incumbat eum (i. e. erum) inpellere,Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 8: ut eos, qui audiunt, quocumque incubuerit, possit impellere,whithersoever he may incline, choose,Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 55: eodem incumbunt municipia,are inclined the same way,id. Phil. 6, 7, 18: ad voluntatem perferendae legis,id. Att. 1, 19, 4: voluntatum inclinatio ad virum bonum,to lean towards, turn to,id. Mur. 26, 53: in causam, Cael. ad Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 3: in cupiditatem,Cic. Att. 5, 13, 3: in illo,id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 6.
* To be incumbent upon one as a duty (post-class.): accusandi necessitas domino,Dig. 48, 2, 5: ei probatio,ib. 22, 3, 2: judici omnium rerum officium,ib. 21, 1, 25.
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