iniungo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

in-jungo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a., to join into something.

I Lit.

A To join or fasten into : tignos in asseres, Liv. 44, 5, 4: arborem scrobi, to set or plant into , Pall. Febr. 10, 1; so without scrobi, id. ib. 1, 6, 5.—

B To join with , to join , unite , attach to any thing: vineas et aggerem muro, Liv. 37, 26, 8: vineas moenibus, id. 5, 7, 2: area injuncta domui, Dig. 2, 57: pondus, to hang on , Col. 6, 2, 7: nutrienda sarmenta putator injungit, fastens on , i. e. does not cut off , Pall. 1, 6, 9.—Transf.: injungere marem feminae, Col. 6, 37, 2.—

II Trop.

A To inflict , occasion , bring upon (syn. impono): civitatibus aeternam servitutem, Caes. B. G. 7, 77: alicui novum laborem, Liv. 5, 4, 3: alicui onus, id. 26, 35, 9: alicui leges, id. 39, 37, 8: injuriam a nobis repulsam aliis, id. 3, 65, 11: ignominiam alicui, id. 8, 32, 15: delectus, Tac. Agr. 15: tributum, id. G. 25: sibi tormentum, to torment one’s self , Plin. Pan. 86, 1.—

B To lay or impose upon as a burden; to charge , enjoin (syn. mando): alicui munus comitiorum habendorum, Liv. 3, 35, 7; cf.: injuncta imperii munera, Tac. Agr. 13: injuncta militia, Liv. 32, 3, 4: quid a te jucundius mihi potuit injungi, quam, etc., Plin. Ep. 2, 18, 1: nova alicui, id. Pan. 94, 2: mihi Bassus injunxerat ut, etc., id. Ep. 4, 9, 4; 4, 13, 11: injungo mihi ut, I have determined , id. ib. 10, 55: alicui superlationem, Val. Max. 6, 9, n. 12: nec sibi ullius rei moram necessitatemque injungebat, quin, etc., i. e. permitted nothing , however pressing , to hinder , etc., Auct. B. Alex. 44, 5: jusjurandi religionem, to impose the obligation of an oath , Gai. Inst. 4, 181.

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