affecto

adfectō (aff-) āvī, ātus, āre, freq.

adficio, to strive after, strive to obtain, aspire to, pursue, aim at : imperium in Latinos, L.: honorem, S.: Gallias, Ta.: immortalitatem, lay claim to , Cu.—Esp., to cling to, cherish : spes easdem, O.: ad dominas viam, win a way into favor with , T.: hi gladiatoris animo ad me adfectant viam, set upon me , T.— To enter upon, pursue : dominatio quod iter adfectet videre, what career it is entering on : viam Olympo, V.— To lay hold of, grasp : (navem) dextrā, V.—Fig.: morbus adfectat exercitum, attacks , L.— To influence, win over : civitatīs formidine, S.