elido

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

ēlīdō sī, sus, ere

ex + laedo, to strike out, dash out, tear out, force out, squeeze out : auriga e curru eliditur: nubibus ignīs, O.: spuma elisa, dashed up , V.: herbam, O.: nervis morbum, H.— To dash to pieces, shatter, crush : caput saxo, L.: fauces, to strangle , O.: navīs, Cs.: anguīs, to strangle , V.—Fig., to break down, destroy : nervos virtutis: aegritudine elidi.

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