ărĭĕto, āvi, ātum, 1 (arietat, trisyl., Verg. A. 11, 890; Sil. 4, 149; Val. Fl. 6, 368; cf. aries), v. a. and n. [aries],
I to butt like a ram; hence, in gen., to strike violently (poet. or post-Aug. prose, esp. freq. in Seneca).
I.A Act. : quis illic est, qui tam proterve nostras aedes arietat? beats so violently at , Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 1: arietare in terram, Curt. 9, 7, 11: arietata inter se arma, Sen. Ep. 56: arietatos inter se dentes, id. Ira, 3, 4: concurrentia tecta contrario ictu arietant, Plin. 2, 82, 84, § 198 al. —
B Trop., to disturb , harass , disquiet : anima insolita arietari, Sen. Tranq. 1, § 11 Haase.—
II Neutr. : in me arietare, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44: arietat in portus, Verg. A. 11, 890: et labaris oportet et arietes et cadas, to stumble , totter , Sen. Ep. 107.