superiacio

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

super-iaciō iēcī, iectus, ere,

to cast over, throw upon: Membra superiectā veste fovet, O.: superiecto natare Aequore, i. e. overflowing, H.—To overtop, surmount: pontus scopulos superiacit undā, V.—Fig., to overwhelm, exceed, outdo: augendo fidem, by exaggeration, L.: tantum paternas laudes, ut, etc., L.

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