(v. a.P. a.) : in-dūco, xi, ctum, 3 (
* Imp. induce for induc, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 18; induxti for induxisti,Ter. And. 5, 3, 12; induxis for induxeris,Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 46), v. a. in-duco, to lead, bring, or conduct into a place; to lead or bring in (class.); constr. with in and acc., dat., acc. only, or absol.
* Lit.
* With in and acc.: oves et armenta in rura,Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 12: aliquem in viam,id. ib. 3, 2, 18: exercitum in Macedoniam,Liv. 31, 28, 2: cohortem praetoriam in medios hostes,Sall. C. 60, 5: principes in cornua inducit,leads against,Liv. 30, 34, 11; so, Hannibal elephantos in primam aciem induci jussit,id. 27, 14, 6: in dextrum cornu elephantos,id. 44, 41, 3; Caes. B. C. 3, 112 al.
* Trop.
* In partic.
* Absol.: eā (portā) secundae legionis principes hastatosque inducit (sc. in urbem),Liv. 34, 15, 6.
* Transf.
* To bring into or before a court (post-Aug.): inducta teste in senatu,Suet. Claud. 40: Firminus inductus in senatum,Plin. Ep. 2, 12, 2: majestatis reos in curiam,Suet. Dom. 11.
* To bring home, take into one's family: carasque toris inducere Thressas,Val. Fl. 2, 132: intra undecim dies quam illi novercam amore captus induxerat,Plin. Ep. 6, 33, 2.
* To put on articles of dress: si sibi calceus perperam induceretur,Suet. Aug. 92: umeros albenti amictu,Stat. S. 5, 2, 67: togam super membra,Luc. 2, 387. —With Gr. acc.: tunicāque inducitur artus,Verg. A. 8, 457.
* To draw over, spread over, to overlay, overspread: postes pice,Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 142; Vitr. 7, 3: colorem picturae,i. e. to varnish,Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 102: parieti ceram liquefactam,id. 33, 7, 40, § 122: cuti nitorem,id. 24, 8, 33, § 49: varias plumas,Hor. A. P. 2: humanam membris formam,Ov. M. 7, 642: omnibus viris magnitudine sua inducturus caliginem,to overspread with darkness, to darken, obscure,Vell. 2, 36, 1: pontem,to throw a bridge across,Curt. 5, 5: scuta ex cortice facta pellibus,to cover,Caes. B. G. 2, 33: coria super lateres,id. B. C. 2, 10: pulvis velut nube inducta omnia inpleverat,Liv. 1, 29, 4: sed quae mutatis inducitur tot medicaminibus,Juv. 6, 471.— With Gr. acc.: (victima) inducta cornibus aurum,Ov. M. 7, 161; 10, 271.
* To level the ground by filling up: ita inducto solo, ut nulla vestigia exstent,Plin. 2, 80, 82, § 194; hence, to strike out, erase, i. e. to level the wax in writing by drawing over it the broad end of the style: nomina jam facta sunt: sed vel induci, vel mutari possunt,Cic. Att. 13, 14, 2: senatus consultum,id. ib. 1, 20, 4.
* In gen., to bring into, introduce: seditionem atque discordiam in civitatem,Cic. Off. 1, 25, 85: aliquid in nostros mores,id. de Or. 2, 28, 121: set magna pars morem hunc induxerunt, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 34: morem novorum judiciorum in rem publicam,Cic. Rab. Post. 4, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 16, 9; Lact. Mort. Pers. 38, 4: novum verbum in linguam Latinam,Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 43: pecuniam in rationem,to bring into, set down in an account,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 41, § 106: agrum alicui pecunia ingenti, to charge in an account, id. Agr. 2, 26, 70: exemplum,Plin. Pan. 6, 2.
* To establish: sublato judicum nomine potestas regalis inducta est,Lact. 4, 10, 15: quia nondum haec consuetudo erat inducta,Sen. Contr. 5 praef. § 4: vetus disciplina deserta, nova inducta,Vell. 2, 1, 1.
* In partic.
* To bring in, introduce in speaking or writing (an expression borrowed from the stage): hinc ille Gyges inducitur a Platone,Cic. Off. 3, 9, 38: gravem personam,id. Cael. 15, 35: Tiresiam deplorantem caecitatem suam,id. Tusc. 5, 39, 115.—Of conversation, to introduce: puero me hic sermo inducitur,Cic. Att. 13, 19, 4: hanc rationem Epicurus induxit,id. Fat. 10: consuetudinem,id. Cael. 23, 58: dubitationem,Tac. A. 1, 7.
* To lead to or into; to move, excite, persuade; to mislead, seduce; constr. with in, with acc. or ad, with ut or inf.: amici jacentem animum excitare, et inducere in spem cogitationemque meliorem,Cic. Lael. 15, 59; so, aliquem in spem,id. Off. 2, 15, 53: in rem utilem,id. Inv. 1, 2, 2; cf. id. Q. Fr. 3, 4: in errorem,id. Off. 3, 13, 55: animum ad aliquid,Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 67: aliquem pretio, gratia, spe, promissis (ad parricidium),to mislead,Cic. Rosc. Am. 28, 16: multos in peccatum,to seduce,Auct. Her. 2, 19, 29: ad maleficium,id. 2, 2, 3: ad misericordiam, ad pudendum, ad pigendum,to move, excite,Cic. Brut. 50, 188: Carthaginienses ad bellum,Nep. Hann. 8: ad credendum,id. Con. 3: vide, quo me inducas,Ter. And. 2, 3, 25: in quos (affectus) inducendus est judex,Quint. 11, 3, 58.—With ut: aliquem, ut mentiatur,Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 46.—With inf.: consulem promissis, sententiam promere,Tac. A. 12, 9.
* Animum or in animum, to bring one's mind to, to resolve, determine; to suppose, imagine: id quod animum induxerat paulisper non tenuit,Cic. Att. 7, 3, 8. — With inf. or object-clause: animum inducere, contra ea quae a me disputantur de divinatione, dicere,Cic. Div. 1, 13, 22: opes contemnere,id. Tusc. 5, 10, 30: id me commissurum ne animum induxeris,Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 78: in animum inducunt suum, Jovem se placare posse,id. Rud. prol. 22: ne tute incommodam rem, ut quaequest, in animum induces pati?Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 27: oro ut ne illis animum inducas credere,id. And. 5, 1, 15: qui huic animum assentari induxeris,id. Eun. 3, 2, 37: mea causa causam hanc justam esse animum inducite,id. Heaut. prol. 41; cf. id. Ad. 1, 1, 43: ut in animum induceret ad easdem venire epulas,Liv. 28, 18, 4; 1, 17, 4; 2, 18, 11: postremo Caesar in animum induxerat, laborare, vigilare,had determined,Sall. C. 54, 4: in animum, ejus vitam defendere,Cic. Sull. 30, 83; Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 5.—With ut, ne, or quominus: inducere animum possum, ne aegre patiar,Plaut. As. 5, 1, 5: inducere animum, ut patrem esse sese, oblivisceretur,Cic. Rosc. Am. 19, 53: in animum, quo minus illi indicarem,Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 6: quod consules in senatu ut pronuntiarent, in animum inducere non possent,Liv. 27, 9, 9; 2, 5, 7; 39, 12, 3.
* To delude, cajole, deceive: hic eos, quibus erat ignotus, decepit, fefellit, induxit,Cic. Pis. 1, 1: socios induxit, decepit, destituit,id. Rosc. Am. 40, 117: semper, ut inducar, blandos offers mihi vultus Tib. 1, 6, 1.
* To do any thing to one (post-class.): injuriam adversus liberos suos testamento,Dig. 5, 2, 4.— Hence, in-ductus, a, um, P. a., introduced, foreign, strange (post-Aug. and rare): insiticius et inductus sermo (opp. patrius),Plin. Ep. 4, 3 fin.; so, nihil inductum et quasi devium loquimur,id. ib. 5, 6, 44: arcessita et inducta,id. ib. 3, 18, 10.

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