rĕcĭdo, reccidi (better than recidi; cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14), cāsum (recasurus, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 12; Suet. Aug. 96; Gai. Inst. 1, 127), 3 (with
I e long, Lucr. 1, 857; 1063; 5, 280; Prop. 4 (5), 8, 44; Ov. M. 6, 212; 10, 18; 180; id. R. Am. 611; Juv. 12, 54; Phaedr. 3, 18, 15 al.; prob., also, Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 54, and Ter. Hec. 47; v. the art. re), v. n., to fall back (class., and very freq., esp. in the trop. signif.; but not found in Virg. or Hor.).
A Lit.: neque posse e terris in loca caeli Recidere inferiora, Lucr. 1, 1063: quia et recidant omnia in terras et oriantur e terris, Cic. N. D. 2, 26, 66: ramulum adductum, ut remissus esset, in oculum suum reccidisse, had sprung back , recoiled , id. Div. 1, 54, 123: quem (discum) libratum in auras Misit ... Recidit in solidam longo post tempore terram Pondus, Ov. M. 10, 180: etiam si recta recciderat (navis), Liv. 24, 34; Prop. 4 (5), 8, 44 et saep.: in collum Benjamin, Vulg. Gen. 45, 14.— Absol. : amictum recidentem, Quint. 11, 3, 162.—
B Trop., to fall back , return : in graviorem morbum recidere, to relapse , Liv. 24, 29; so alone: ab his me remediis noli in istam turbam vocare, ne recidam, Cic. Att. 12, 21, 5; cf.: (quartanae) ne recidant, Plin. 28, 16, 66, § 228: post interitum Tatii cum ad eum (sc. Romulum) potentatus omnis reccidisset, Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14: praestat in eandem illam recidere fortunam, id. Sest. 69, 146; cf.: Syracusae in antiquam servitutem recciderunt, Liv. 24, 32 fin. : quippe celebratam Macedonum fortitudinem ad ludibrium reccidisse verebatur, Curt. 9, 7, 23: in invidiam, Nep. Alcib. 7, 1.—So freq. of an evil, to fall back , recoil upon any one, esp. upon the author of it: omnes in te istaec recident contumeliae, * Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 54: ut hujus amentiae poena in ipsum familiamque ejus recidat, Cic. Phil. 4, 4, 10: suspicionem in vosmet ipsos recidere, id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79: hunc casum ad ipsos recidere posse demonstrant, * Caes. B. G. 7, 1: quae in adversarios recidunt, Quint. 9, 2, 49: quod in ipsam recidat, Ov. M. 6, 212: consilia in ipsorum caput recidentia, Liv. 36, 29; cf. Curt. 9, 5, 25: periculosa et adversa cuncta in illos recasura, Suet. Aug. 96: in me haec omnia mala recciderunt, Vulg. Gen. 42, 36. —
II (With the idea of cadere predominating.) To fall somewhere, to light upon , happen , occur , = redigi; constr. with ad , in , or an adv. of direction.
α With ad : ex laetitiā et voluptate ad ludum et lacrimas, Cic. Sull. 32, 91: ex liberatore patriae ad Aquilios se Vitelliosque reccidisse, had sunk to a level with the Aquilii and Vitellii , i. e. had come to be regarded as a traitor , Liv. 2, 7: sinere artem musicam Recidere ad paucos, to fall into the possession of a few , Ter. Hec. 47: tantum apparatum ad nihilum recidere, to come to naught , Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27: ad nilum, Lucr. 1, 857; Cic. Or. 70, 233: ad nihil, id. Att. 4, 16, 12.—
β With in , Lucr. 5, 280: quae (tela), si viginti quiessem dies, in aliorum vigiliam consulum reccidissent, Cic. Planc. 37, 90; cf. id. Att. 1, 1, 2; id. Phil. 13, 9, 19: rex ut in eam fortunam recideret, Liv. 44, 31 fin. : omnis impensa in cassum recidat, Col. 4, 3, 5: mundi, In quem reccidimus, quidquid mortale creamur, Ov. M. 10, 18.—
γ With an adv. of direction : huccine tandem omnia recciderunt, ut civis Romanus ... in foro virgis caederetur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 63, § 163: eo regiae majestatis imperium, Liv. 4, 2: eo res, Quint. 2, 10, 3: illuc, ut, etc., Juv. 12, 54: ex quantis opibus quo reccidissent Carthaginiensium res, Liv. 30, 42: pleraque, quo debuerint, reccidisse, id. 25, 31; cf. id. 4, 2: quorsum responsum recidat, Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 43.