(v. a.v. n.) : ĭn-ĕo, īvi and ĭi, ĭtum, īre (iniri only ap. Vop. Procul. 12, 7;
* Fut. iniet, Sen. Ben. 21, 2), v. a. and n.
* To go into, to enter a place (class.).
* Lit.
* V. n. (= incipere), to make a beginning, to begin: ex ineunte aevo,Lucr. 5, 859; so, ineunte vere,Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 35 fin.: ineunte aestate,id. Att. 4, 2, 6: ab ineunte aetate,id. de Or. 1, 21, 97: ab ineunte adulescentia,id. Div. in Caecil. 2, 4; Nep. Alcib. 2, 2; cf. id. Them. 1, 1 al.
* Trop., to enter upon, begin a business, an enterprise, occupation, office, etc.: magistratum,Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 2: consulatum,Liv. 24, 9, 7: imperium,Suet. Tib. 67.—Pass.: inito magistratu,Liv. 36, 1, 1: magnum et difficile certamen iniens,Cic. Fin. 4, 12, 31; Curt. 4, 3, 12: proelium,id. Off. 1, 11, 37; Vell. 2, 55, 3; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vesp. 4: pugnas,Verg. A. 11, 912: bellum,Curt. 5, 9, 4.—Pass.: bellum cum rege Philippo initum est,Liv. 31, 5, 1; 36, 1, 5: numerum, to go into an enumeration, i. e. to enumerate, give the number: numerus interfectorum haud facile iniri potuit,Liv. 38, 23, 6: numerus inibatur,Caes. B. G. 7, 76: rationem, to make an estimate: rationem inire oportet operarum, dierum,Cato, R. R. 2, 2; cf.: initā subductāque ratione,Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 71: inire rationem also freq. signifies, to calculate, consider, find out, devise, contrive: rogo, ut adjuves ineasque rationem, quemadmodum ea mulier Romam perducatur,id. Fam. 13, 28, 2: mihi ineunda ratio, et via reperiunda est, qua ad Apronii quaestum possim pervenire,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 46. § 110: ut multa tam gravis depelleretur, a me inita ratio est. id. Fam. 5, 20, 4: rationem de re,id. Phil. 5, 19, 53: ad hunc interficiendum talem iniit rationem,Nep. Hann. 10, 3: aestimationem,to make an estimate, to estimate, value,Sen. Ben. 3, 8 fin.: mensuram agrorum,to take the measure of, to measure, survey,Col. 5, 3, 1: societatem cum aliquo, to enter into or form an association with a person, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 3; so of an alliance, Suet. Tib. 2: bellum,to take part in,Cic. Off. 1, 11, 37; Curt. 5, 9, 4: pugnas,to begin,Verg. A. 11, 912: pugnam,Vell. 1, 9, 3; 2, 55, 3: indutias,to conclude, make,Plin. Pan. 11, 5: consilium, to form a plan, Ov. F. 3, 380: consilia inibat, quemadmodum a Gergovia discederet,formed plans, considered, deliberated,Caes. B. G. 7, 43: consilium facinoris contra vitam alicujus,Cic. Deiot. 2, 4: gratiam, to get into the good graces, obtaĭn the favor of: plures ineuntur gratiae, si, etc.,the favor of many is gained,id. Brut. 57, 209: gratiam ab aliquo,Nep. Alcib. 9 fin.: apud regem initam gratiam volebant,Liv. 36, 5, 3: summam gratiam a bonis omnibus,Cic. Att. 7, 9, 3: viam, to find out a way to do any thing: ineamus viam aliquam, qua utri utris imperent, decerni possit,Liv. 1, 23, 9: suffragia, i. q. dare,id. 3, 17, 4; 3, 25, 4: inită aestate,in the beginning of,Caes. B. G. 2, 2; 2, 35, 2; cf.: inită hieme,id. ib. 3, 7, 1.—Poet.: somnum,to fall asleep,Verg. E. 1, 56: ipse ego paulisper pro te tua munera inibo,to undertake,id. A. 5, 846: formam vitae,to enter upon a course of life,Tac. A. 1, 74: teque adeo decus hoc aevi, te consule (puer), inibit, Pollio,he will enter on this golden age during your consulship,Verg. E. 4, 11 Ladew.; cf. Forbig. ad loc.
* In partic., to know, in mal. part., Liv. 41, 13, 2: reginam, Drusillam, Anton. ap. Suet. Aug. 69: feminae viros ineunt,Sen. Ep. 95, 21; so of animals,to pair,Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 178.—Pass.: vacca ab agresti tauro inita,Liv. 41, 13, 2; cf.: sic velut inita arbor fecundo semine fertilior exstat,Col. 5, 9, 16.

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