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(verb) : ob-rŭo, ŭi, ŭtum, 3 (
* Inf. pres. pass. OBRI for obrui, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 341; v.in the foll. I. B. 1.), (n. Lucr. 3, 775; v.infra), to overwhelm, overthrow, strike down; to cover, cover over with any thing; also to hide in the ground, bury by heaping over (class.; cf.: opprimo, subruo).
* Lit.
* In gen.: aliquem caestu,Stat. Achill. 1, 191: concidit, et totis fratrem gravis obruit armis,id. Th. 11, 573; Verg. A. 5, 692: confossus undique obruitur,Curt. 8, 11: ranae marinae dicuntur obruere sese harenā solere,bury themselves in the sand,Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125: thesaurum,to bury,id. Sen. 7, 21: ova,to hide in the earth,id. N. D. 2, 52, 129: aegros veste,to cover,Plin. 26, 3, 8, § 16: oceanum rubra tractim obruit aethra, covered, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Ann. v. 418 Vahl.); so, terram nox obruit umbris,Lucr. 6, 864.
* Trop.
* To sink in the sea, cover with water: puppes,Verg. A. 1, 69: quos Obruit Auster,overwhelmed, sunk,id. ib. 6, 336: navem,Dig. 9, 2, 29: obrutus adulter aquis,Ov. Her. 1, 6: obruerit cum tot deus aequoris undis,id. P. 3, 6, 29: vultus,id. Tr. 1, 2, 34: Aegyptum Nilus,Cic. N. D. 2, 52.
* To sow seed; cover with earth: semina terrā,Ov. R. Am. 173: milium,Col. 11, 2, 72: lupinum,id. 11, 2, 81: betam,id. 11, 3, 42.
* To overload, surfeit with any thing: se vino,Cic. Deiot. 9.
* To overwhelm, bury, conceal, put out of sight, abolish, consign to oblivion: ut adversā quasi perpetuā oblivione obruamus,Cic. Fin. 1, 17, 57; cf.: ea quae umquam vetustas obruet aut quae tanta delebit oblivio?id. Deiot. 13, 37; and: (sermo) nec umquam de ullo perennis fuit, et obruitur hominum interitu,id. Rep. 6, 23, 25: talis viri interitu sex suos obruere consulatus,to dim, cloud, destroy the glory of six consulships,id. Tusc. 5, 19, 56.
* Neutr.: et domus aetatis spatio ne fessa vetusto obruat,i. e. fall to ruin,Lucr. 3, 775.
* To overwhelm, overload, weigh down, oppress with any thing: criminibus obrutus atque oppressus,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 7, § 20; so, copiā sententiarum atque verborum,id. Tusc. 2, 1, 3: ambitione, et foro,id. de Or. 1, 21, 94: aere alieno,id. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf. faenore,Liv. 6, 14; 35, 7: magnitudine negotii,Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4.
* To overcome, overpower, surpass, eclipse, obscure: famam alicujus,Tac. Agr. 17: obruimur numero,are outnumbered,Verg. A. 2, 424: obruit Idaeam quantum tuba Martia buxum,Val. Fl. 1, 320: M. Brutus Vatinium dignatione obruerat,Vell. 2, 69: Venus Nymphas obruit,Stat. Achill. 1, 293.
* Inf. pres. pass. OBRI for obrui, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 341; v.in the foll. I. B. 1.), (n. Lucr. 3, 775; v.infra), to overwhelm, overthrow, strike down; to cover, cover over with any thing; also to hide in the ground, bury by heaping over (class.; cf.: opprimo, subruo).
* Lit.
* In gen.: aliquem caestu,Stat. Achill. 1, 191: concidit, et totis fratrem gravis obruit armis,id. Th. 11, 573; Verg. A. 5, 692: confossus undique obruitur,Curt. 8, 11: ranae marinae dicuntur obruere sese harenā solere,bury themselves in the sand,Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125: thesaurum,to bury,id. Sen. 7, 21: ova,to hide in the earth,id. N. D. 2, 52, 129: aegros veste,to cover,Plin. 26, 3, 8, § 16: oceanum rubra tractim obruit aethra, covered, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Ann. v. 418 Vahl.); so, terram nox obruit umbris,Lucr. 6, 864.
* Trop.
* To sink in the sea, cover with water: puppes,Verg. A. 1, 69: quos Obruit Auster,overwhelmed, sunk,id. ib. 6, 336: navem,Dig. 9, 2, 29: obrutus adulter aquis,Ov. Her. 1, 6: obruerit cum tot deus aequoris undis,id. P. 3, 6, 29: vultus,id. Tr. 1, 2, 34: Aegyptum Nilus,Cic. N. D. 2, 52.
* To sow seed; cover with earth: semina terrā,Ov. R. Am. 173: milium,Col. 11, 2, 72: lupinum,id. 11, 2, 81: betam,id. 11, 3, 42.
* To overload, surfeit with any thing: se vino,Cic. Deiot. 9.
* To overwhelm, bury, conceal, put out of sight, abolish, consign to oblivion: ut adversā quasi perpetuā oblivione obruamus,Cic. Fin. 1, 17, 57; cf.: ea quae umquam vetustas obruet aut quae tanta delebit oblivio?id. Deiot. 13, 37; and: (sermo) nec umquam de ullo perennis fuit, et obruitur hominum interitu,id. Rep. 6, 23, 25: talis viri interitu sex suos obruere consulatus,to dim, cloud, destroy the glory of six consulships,id. Tusc. 5, 19, 56.
* Neutr.: et domus aetatis spatio ne fessa vetusto obruat,i. e. fall to ruin,Lucr. 3, 775.
* To overwhelm, overload, weigh down, oppress with any thing: criminibus obrutus atque oppressus,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 7, § 20; so, copiā sententiarum atque verborum,id. Tusc. 2, 1, 3: ambitione, et foro,id. de Or. 1, 21, 94: aere alieno,id. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf. faenore,Liv. 6, 14; 35, 7: magnitudine negotii,Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4.
* To overcome, overpower, surpass, eclipse, obscure: famam alicujus,Tac. Agr. 17: obruimur numero,are outnumbered,Verg. A. 2, 424: obruit Idaeam quantum tuba Martia buxum,Val. Fl. 1, 320: M. Brutus Vatinium dignatione obruerat,Vell. 2, 69: Venus Nymphas obruit,Stat. Achill. 1, 293.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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