inicio

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

iniciō (iniiciō), iēcī, iectus, ere

1 in+iacio, to throw in, put in, hurl upon, put on, cast on, set into : domus ardebat ignibus iniectis: eo militibus iniectis (i. e. in navīs), Cs.: dextram accenso foculo, L.: iniecto ter pulvere, H.: ignīs tectis, L.: mihi terram, bury , V.: se in medios hostīs: sese medium in agmen, V.— To form by throwing, heap up, build : velut aggere aut ponte iniecto, L.— To insert, build in : eo super tigna sesquipedalia iniciunt, Cs.— To put on, throw over, impose, apply : inici catenas imperat: eique laneum pallium iniecit: bracchia caelo, i. e. attack , O.: ipsis ex vincula sertis, V.: iniecti umeris capilli, falling over , O.—In the phrase, manum inicere, with dat, to lay hands on, seize, take possession of : virgini, L.: ipsa mihi veritas manum inicit, i. e. checks : Iniecere manum Parcae (sc. iuveni), V.— Fig., to bring into, inspire, suggest, impress, infuse, occasion, cause : terrorem mortis: cunctationem, L.: stimulis iras, V.: scrupulum homini, T.: tumultum civitati: studium pugnandi exercitui, Cs.: vobis causam deliberandi, furnish : plaga iniecta petitioni, given : puellis curam, H.: in alqd se iniciens animus, dwelling on.—To throw out a hint, mention, suggest : Bruto cum saepe iniecissem de, etc.: meum nomen imperitis: mentio de furtis iniecta, H.