labefacto

labefactō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.

labefacio, to cause to totter, shake, overthrow : signum vectibus. —Fig., to shake, throw down, overthrow, destroy, ruin, weaken : illius dignitatem: ad iudicem causam labefactari animadvertunt: labefactarat aratores superior annus: fidem pretio.— To weaken in purpose, move : ab eā astute labefactarier, T.