abicio

abiciō (a usu. long by position) or abiiciō iēcī, iectus, ere

ab + iacio, to throw from one, cast away, throw away, throw down : abiecit hastas, has given up the fight : in proelio ... scutum: arma, Cs.: se ad pedes: ego me plurimis pro te supplicem abieci, to many in your behalf : vastificam beluam, dash to the earth : se abiecit exanimatus, he threw himself down as if lifeless : si te uret sarcina, abicito, throw it away , H.; of weapons, to discharge, cast, throw, fling : priusquam telum abici possit (al. adici), Cs.: tragulam intra munitionem, Cs.— Fig., to cast off, throw away, give up : (psaltria) aliquo abiciendast, must be got rid of , T.: salutem pro aliquo.—In partic., to throw off, cast aside, give up, abandon : consilium belli faciendi: petitionem, to resign one's candidacy : abicio legem, I reject the technical defence : abiectis nugis, nonsense apart , H.— To cast down, degrade, humble, lower : suas cogitationes in rem tam humilem: hic annus senatūs auctoritatem abiecit. — With se, to give up in despair : abiiciunt se atque ita adflicti et exanimati iacent.— To throw away, sell for a trifle, sell cheap : agros abiciet moecha, ut ornatum paret, Ph.