incutio

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

incutiō cussī, cussus, ere

in+quatio, to wield against, cause to strike : imber grandinem incutiens, Cu.: colaphum servo, box the ear , Iu.: Gallo scipione in caput incusso, L.—Fig., to strike into, inspire with, inflict, excite, produce : timor incutitur ex ipsorum periculis: terrorem rationis expertibus: tibi pudorem, make blush , H.: consuli foedum nuntium, bring bad news , L.: vim ventis, V.: animis formidinem, Cu.: negoti tibi quid, make trouble , H.