ē-mūnĭo, īvi or ii, ītum, 4, v. a., to fortify, secure, provide with a wall (not ante-Aug.).
I Lit.: locum arcis in modum, Liv. 24, 21 fin. : non opus est arduos colles emunire, Sen. Clem. 1, 19, 6.—
II Transf.
α To strengthen , make secure : obice postes, Verg. A. 8, 227: murum opere, Liv. 26, 46, 2: caveam retibus, Col. 8, 8, 4: sola et latera horreorum, id. 1, 6, 16.—
β To protect , defend : vites caveis ab injuria pecoris, Col. 5, 6, 21.—
γ To build up , elevate for defence: murus, ut in suspecto loco, supra ceterae modum altitudinis, emunitus erat, Liv. 21. 7, 7: locus in modum arcis emunitus, id. 24, 21, 12.—
δ To pile up , heap up : toros ostro auroque, Stat. Th. 1, 518.—
ε To clear , to make passable : silvas ac paludes, Tac. Agr. 31.—
III Trop.: emunivit animum, Sen. Contr. 3, 17, 10, p. 226 Bip.