iacto

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

iactō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.

iacio, to throw, cast, hurl : semina per undas, scatter , O.: hastas: de muro vestem, Cs.: cinerem per agros, V.: Saxa saxis (i. e. in saxa), O.— To throw about, toss about, shake, flourish : diu iactato bracchio, Cs.: tinnula manu, O.: cerviculam: homines febri iactantur: corpus in suo sanguine, wallow , O.: bidentes, swing , V.: a facie manūs, throw kisses , Iu.: basia, Iu.: lumina, O.: iugum, i. e. be rebellious , Iu.— To drive hither and thither, drive about, toss : tempestate in alto iactari: te in alto, H.: hiems iactat viros, O.: iactor in turbā.— To throw away : passim arma, L.: Iactatur rerum utilium pars, thrown overboard , Iu.— To throw out, emit, spread : odorem, V.: voces per umbram, V.—Fig., to torment, disquiet, disturb, stir : morbo iactari eodem, H.: clamore et convicio: inrita iurgia, stir up , V.: iactabatur nummus sic, ut, etc., i. e. fluctuated in value.—To consider, examine, discuss : eas res iactari nolebat, Cs.: multa variis iactata sermonibus erant, i. e. talked about , L.: pectore curas, V.— To throw out, make prominent, pronounce, utter, speak, say : querimoniae ultro citroque iactatae, L.: te beatum, H.: Talia iactanti, etc., V.: hanc autem iactari magis causam quam veram esse, is made a pretext , L.: minas: haec incondita Montibus, V.—With prae se, utter confidently , V.— To boast of, vaunt, plume oneself upon : gratiam, Cs.: et genus et nomen, H.: Romam vos expugnaturos iactabatis, L.: lucus, quo se plus iactet Apollo, delights , V.—With se, to exhibit oneself, show off, make a display, boast, take pride : intolerantius se: iactantibus se opinionibus inconstanter, conflicting : te maritae, O.: legatis regis eum se iactasse, i. e. impose on the legates , L.: se in pecuniis, make a prodigal display : se de Calidio: Ullo se alumno, V.: se formosum, Ph.— To be officious, be active in, devote oneself to : se in causis: nostrum hoc tempus aetatis forensi labore iactari: tribuniciis se actionibus, L.