in-do, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3, v. a. [in-, 2. do], to put, set, or place into or upon (mostly anteclass. and post-Aug.).
I Lit.
α With in and acc.: coronam in focum, Cato R. R. 143, 2: in urnam, id. ib. 143, 23: ignem in aram, Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 1: in aquam salem, id. Merc. 1, 2, 92: vini guttam in os, id. Cas. 2, 3, 31.—
β With in and abl.: effigiem in statua, Tac. A. 1, 74. —
γ Aliquid alicui : compedes servis, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 4: aliquem lecticae, Tac. A. 3, 14: vinclo fasciae cervicem, id. ib. 15, 57.—
δ With acc. only: fenestras, Plaut. Rud. 1, 1, 6. — *
II Trop.
A To introduce : novos ritus, Tac. H. 5, 4.—
B To impart or give to , apply to , impose on , attach to , etc.: pavorem suis, alacritatem hostibus, Tac. H. 4, 34 fin. : odium alicui, id. A. 12, 3: alicui vocabulum, id. ib. 2, 56: propterea huic urbi nomen Epidamnum inditum'st, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 37: vernaculis artificibus ... nomen histrionibus inditum, Liv. 7, 2, 6: unde Aspero inditum est cognomen, id. 3, 65, 4; 2, 13, 1; 4, 29, 6; 21, 31, 4: quae nomina sceleri indidit, Sall. H. 1, 41, 24: hoc nomen beluis, Curt. 9, 1, 5. — Esp.,
2 To name after or for : nomen indere, with ab or ex and abl.: ab Erythro rege (mari) nomen est inditum, Curt. 8, 9, 14: a celeritate Tigri nomen, id. 4, 9, 16: ab inopia Egerio, Liv. 1, 34, 3: quod illi nomen indiderant ex nomine urbis, Tac. A. 2, 56: quibus nomen ex re inditum, Sall. J. 78, 1. — indĭtus , a, um, P. a., put or placed into , put , set , laid , or thrown upon.
A Lit.: utrum deus extrinsecus (operi suo) circumfusus sit, an toti inditus, Sen. Ot. Sap. 31 (Dial. 8, 4, 2): venenum potioni, Curt. 10, 10, 17: vincula, put on , Tac. A. 11, 2: pontes, thrown over , id. ib. 12, 57: lecticae, laid upon , id. ib. 3, 14: ferrum visceribus ustis, Sen. Troad. 585.—
B Trop., imposed , appointed , given : custodes, Tac. A. 3, 28.