(v. n.adv.) : nŏcĕo, cŭi, cĭtum, 2 (
* Inf. pres. pass. nocerier, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 73; gen. plur. nocentūm, Ov. P. 1, 8, 19; perf. subj. noxit: ne boa noxit, Lucil. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. Fama, p. 360 Müll.; Fronto ad M. Caesarem, 3, 13 Mai.), v. n. (and a.; v.infra ε) [Sanscr. root nac, disappear; Gr. νέκυς; cf.: neco, nex, noxa, pernic-ies], to do harm, inflict injury, do hurt to (cf.: obsum, obficio, laedo).—Constr.
* Absol. or with dat.: declinare ea, quae nocitura videantur,Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11: arma alia ad tegendum, alia ad nocendum,id. Caecin. 21, 60: nihil nocet,it does no harm,id. Att. 12, 47, 1: nocere alteri,id. Off. 3, 5, 23: jurejurando accepto, nihil iis nocituros hostes,Caes. B. C. 3, 28: jura te nociturum non esse homini de hac re nemini,Plaut. Mil. 5, 18.
* In gen., hurtful, harmful, pernicious, baneful, injurious: a pestiferis et nocentibus refugere,Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120: boletus,Juv. 6, 620.—Comp.: edit cicutis allium nocentius,Hor. Epod. 3, 3.—Hence, adv.: nŏcenter, hurtfully, injuriously (not ante-Aug.): nocenter armata,Col. 8, 2, 10: abscessus nocenter adulescit,Cels. 5, 28, 11; Tert. Apol. 14.
* In pass. (very rare), to be harmed, injured: larix ab carie aut a tineā non nocetur,Vitr. 2, 9 med.: noceri eas (ciconias) omnibus quidem locis nefas ducunt, sed, etc.,Sol. 40 fin.
* Impers. pass. (class.), an injury is done or inflicted: ut ne cui noceatur,Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31: mihi nihil ab istis noceri potest,id. Cat. 3, 12, 37: ut in agris vastandis hostibus noceretur, Caes. B. G. 5, 19: ipsi nihil nocitum iri,id. ib. 5, 36: neque diem decet me morari, neque nocti nocerier,that injury be done to the night,Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 73.—(ε) Act. (late Lat.): nihil illum nocuit,Vulg. Luc. 4, 35; id. Act. 7, 26; 18, 10.—Hence, nŏcens, entis, P. a., that commits a wicked action, bad, wicked, culpable, criminal (cf.: sons, reus): nocens et nefarius,Cic. Off. 2, 14, 51: homines nocentissimi,id. Div. in Caecil. 3, 9: nocentissima victoria,Cic. Verr. 1, 14, 41: nocentissimi mores,Quint. 2, 15, 32: meritā caede nocentūm (poet. for nocentium; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 35, 45), Ov. P. 1, 8, 19.