ambio

ambiō (imperf.ambibat, O., L., Ta.), īvī and iī, ītus, īre

ambi + eo, to go round, go about : terram lunae cursus: Siculae fundamina terrae, O.— To surround, encircle, encompass : ambitae litora terrae, O.: Thracam ambiat Hebrus, H.: moenia, Quae flammis ambit amnis, V.: vallum armis, Ta.—Fig., to canvass for votes : singulos ex senatu, S.: ambiuntur, rogantur cives.— To secure by canvassing, win by solicitation, entreat, solicit, court : senis amicos, T.: connubiis Latinum, V.: te prece, H.: nuptiis ambiri, to be sought in marriage , Ta.