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vinco
vinco, vīci, victum, 3, v. a. and n. [perh. causat. of root ικ-; Gr. εἴκω, to yield; but cf. per-vic...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
vincō vīcī, vīctus, ere
1 VIC-.—In war, to conquer, overcome, get the better of, defeat, subdue, vanquish, be victorious : ut qui vicissent, iis quos vicissent imperarent, Cs.: navalibus pugnis Carthaginiensīs.— To prevail, succeed, overcome, win : iudicio: Fabio vel indice vincam, H.: factum est; vincimur, T.: Vicit iter durum pietas, made easy , V.: virgam, to win , V.: vicit tamen in Senatu pars illa, quae, etc., S.: cum in senatu vicisset sententia, quae, etc., L.: Othonem vincas volo, to outbid. —To overcome, overwhelm, prevail over : (naves) neu turbine venti Vincantur, V.: flammam gurgitibus, extinguish , O.: Vincunt aequora navitae, master , H.: Victaque concessit prisca moneta novae, O.: Blanda quies furtim victis obrepsit ocellis, O.: ubi aëra vincere summum Arboris . . . potuere sagittae, i. e. surmount , V.: viscera flammā, i. e. to cook , V.— To outlast, survive : (Aesculus) Multa virum volvens durando saecula vincit, V.: vivendo vici mea fata, V.—Fig., to prevail, be superior, convince, refute, constrain, overcome : naturam studio, Cs.: vincit ipsa rerum p. natura saepe rationem: vinci a voluptate: peccavi, fateor, vincor, T.: victus patris precibus lacrimisque, L.: est qui vinci possit, H.: Victus amore pudor, O.: victus animi respexit, V.: Ergo negatum vincor ut credam, am constrained , H.: verbis ea vincere, i. e. to express worthily , V.— To overmatch, surpass, exceed, excel : terrae magnitudinem: morum inmanitate beluas: mulierculam mollitiā, H.: Scribere, quod Cassi opuscula vincat, H.— To prove triumphantly, show conclusively, demonstrate : si doceo non ab Habito, vinco ab Oppianico, prove (the fact): vici unam rem . . . vici alteram, I have established one point : vince deinde, bonum virum fuisse Oppianicum: Vincet enim stultos ratio insanire nepotes, H.: Nec vincet ratio hoc, tantumdem ut peccet idemque Qui, etc., H.— To prevail, gain the point, carry the day : cui si esse in urbe tuto licebit, vicimus: Vicimus et meus est, O.: vincite, si ita voltis, have your way , Cs.: viceris, enjoy your victory , T.
vinco, vīci, victum, 3, v. a. and n. [perh. causat. of root ικ-; Gr. εἴκω, to yield; but cf. per-vic...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.