subicio

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

sūb-ĭcĭo (less correctly subjĭcĭo; post-Aug. sometimes sŭb-), jēci, jectum, 3, v. a. [sub-iacio].

I Lit., to throw , lay , place , or bring under or near (cf. subdo); in all senses construed with acc. and dat., or with acc. and sub and acc.; not with sub and abl. (v. Madvig. ad Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 48; cf. II. B. 2. infra).

A In gen.: si parum habet lactis mater, ut subiciat (agnum) sub alterius mammam. Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 20: manum ventri et sub femina (boum), Col. 6, 2, 6: nonnulli inter carros rotasque mataras ac tragulas subiciebant, discharged their javelins and darts below , i. e. between the wagons and the wheels, Caes. B. G. 1, 26: biremes, subjectis scutulis, subduxit, id. B. C. 3, 40: ligna et sarmenta circumdare ignemque circum subicere coeperunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 27, § 69; cf.: ignes tectis ac moenibus, id. Cat. 3, 1, 2: ignem, id. Rab. Post. 6, 13; Auct. B. Afr. 87, 1; 91, 3; Ov. M. 1, 229 al.: faces, Cic. Mil. 35, 98; Vell. 2, 48, 3; Val. Max. 5, 5, 4: bracchia pallae, Ov. M. 3, 167: eburnea collo Bracchia, id. Am. 3, 7, 7: scuto sinistram, Canitiem galeae, id. Tr. 4, 1, 74: laxiorem sinum sinistro bracchio, Quint. 11, 3, 146: umeros lecto, Val. Max. 4, 1, 12: pallium togae, id. 2, 2, 2: ova gallinis, Plin. 18, 26, 62, § 231; 10, 59, 79, § 161: cum tota se luna sub orbem solis subjecisset, Cic. Rep. 1, 16: ossa subjecta corpori, id. N. D. 2, 55, 139 et saep: sub aspectum omnium rem subicit, Auct. Her. 4, 47, 60: res sub oculos, Quint. 8, 6, 19: aliquid oculis, Cic. Or. 40, 139; Liv. 3, 69; Quint. 2, 18, 2: oves sub umbriferas rupes, to place near , close to , Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 11: castris legiones, Caes. B. C. 3, 56: aciem suam castris Scipionis, id. ib. 3, 37: se iniquis locis, id. ib. 3, 85: terram ferro, to throw up with the share , to plough up , Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45 Moser N. cr. : corpora saltu Subiciunt in equos, throw up , i. e. mount , Verg. A. 12, 288: pavidum regem in equum, to set , Liv. 31, 37: me e postremo in tertium locum esse subjectum, have been brought , Cic. Toga Cand. Fragm. p. 522 Orell.: copias integras vulneratis defessisque subiciebat, i. e. put in the place of , substituted , Auct. B. Alex. 26, 2.—Hence (poet.): se subicere, to mount , grow : quantum vere novo viridis se subicit alnus, shoots up , Verg. E. 10, 74: laurus Parva sub ingenti matris se subicit umbrā, id. G. 2, 19 Forbig. ad loc.—

B In partic.

1 To hand to , supply : cum ei libellum malus poëta de populo subjecisset, Cic. Arch. 10, 25: ipse manu subicit gladios ac tela ministrat, Luc. 7, 574.—

2 To substitute false for true; to forge , counterfeit (syn.: suppono, substituo): testamenta, Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 7: testamentum mariti, Quint. 9, 2, 73: locupleti falsum testamentum, Val. Max. 9, 4, 1: partum, Dig. 25, 4, 1 fin. : falsum aliquid, Quint. 12, 3, 3: aes pro auro in pignore dando, Dig. 13, 7, 36: fratrem suum, Just. 1, 9.—

3 To suborn : subicitur L. Metellus ab inimicis Caesaris, qui hanc rem distrahat, Caes. B. C. 1, 33: testes frequenter subici ab adversario solent, Quint. 5, 7, 12: suspitione subjecti petitoris non carebit, id. 4, 2, 96.

II Trop.

A In gen.

1 To submit , subject : ea quae sub sensus subjecta sunt, Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 23, 74: res, quae subjectae sunt sensibus, id. Fin. 5, 12, 36; id. Ac. 1, 8, 31: cogitationi aliquid subicere, submit , id. Clu. 2, 6; Quint. 5, 12, 13; ait (Epicurus), eos neque intellegere neque videre, sub hanc vocem honestatis quae sit subicienda sententia, i. e. what meaning is to be attributed to it , Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 48 B. and K.; Madvig. ad loc.; cf.: huic verbo (voluptas) omnes qui Latine sciunt duas res subiciunt, laetitiam in animo, commotionem suavem jucunditatis in corpore, id. ib. 2, 4, 13: dico eum non intellegere interdum, quid sonet haec vox voluptatis, id est, quae res huic voci subiciatur, id. ib. 2, 2, 6; cf.: quaeritur, quae res ei (nomini) subicienda sit, Quint. 7, 3, 4.—

2 To substitute : mutata, in quibus pro verbo proprio subicitur aliud, quod idem significet, Cic. Or. 27, 92; so Quint. 3, 6, 28: aliud pro eo, quod neges, id. 6, 3, 74 et saep.—

B In partic.

1 Pregn., to place under , to make subject , to subject : subiciunt se homines imperio alterius et potestati, i. e. submit , Cic. Off. 2, 6, 22; cf. Caes. B. G. 7, 1: exteras gentes servitio, Liv. 26, 49: Albius et Atrius quibus vos subjecistis, id. 28, 28, 9: ut alter alterius imperio subiceretur, id. 28, 21, 9: gentem suam dicioni nostrae, Tac. A. 13, 55; Curt. 8, 1, 37; cf.: Gallia securibus subjecta, Caes. B. G. 7, 77: omnia praeter eam (virtutem) subjecta, sunt sub fortunae dominationem, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 24: nos sub eorum potestatem, id. 2, 31, 50: matribus familias sub hostilem libidinem subjectis, id. 4, 8, 12: sub aspectus omnium rem subjecit, id. 4, 47, 60; cf.: deos penatis subjectos esse libidini tribuniciae, Cic. Dom. 40, 106: populum senatui, Val. Max. 8, 9, 1: si virtus subjecta sub varios incertosque casus famula fortunae est, Cic. Tusc. 5, 1, 2: id quod sub eam vim subjectum est, id. Top. 15, 58: cujus victus vestitusque necessarius sub praeconem subjectus est, id. Quint. 15, 49 B. and K.: bona civium voci praeconis, id. Off. 2, 23. 83; for which, simply reliquias spectaculorum, to expose for sale , Suet. Calig. 38; so, delatores, id. Tit. 8: hiemi navigationem, to subject , expose , Caes. B. G. 4, 36: domum periculo, Quint. 7, 1, 53: scelus fraudemque nocentis odio civium, Cic. de Or. 1, 46, 202: fortunas innocentium fictis auditionibus, id. Planc. 23, 56: aliquid calumniae, Liv. 38, 48.—

2 To subject or subordinate a particular to a general, to range or treat it under , append it to , etc.; in the pass. , to be ranged under or comprised in any thing: quattuor partes, quae subiciuntur sub vocabulum recti, Auct. Her. 3, 4, 7 B. and K.: unum quodque genus exemplorum sub singulos artis locos subicere, id. 4, 2, 3; cf. with dat.: formarum certus est numerus, quae cuique generi subiciantur, Cic. Top. 8, 33: qui vocabulum sive appellationem nomini subjecerunt tamquam speciem ejus, Quint. 1, 4, 20; cf.: sub metum subjecta sunt pigritia, pudor, terror, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 7, 16; 4, 8, 19; Quint. 3, 5, 1: fas, justum, etc. ... subici possunt honestati, id. 3, 8, 26: dicere apte plerique ornatui subiciunt, id. 1, 5, 1 et saep.—

3 To place under in succession or order, in speaking or writing, i. e. to place after , let follow , affix , annex , append , subjoin (cf.: addo, adicio): post orationis figuras tertium quendam subjecit locum, Quint. 9, 1, 36: longis (litteris) breves subicere, id. 9, 4, 34: B litterae absonam et ipsam S subiciendo, id. 12, 10, 32: narrationem prooemio, id. 4, 2, 24; cf. id. 5, 13, 59: cur sic opinetur, rationem subicit, adds , subjoins , Cic. Div. 2, 50, 104: quod subicit, Pompeianos esse a Sullā impulsos, etc., id. Sull. 21, 60: a quibusdam senatoribus subjectum est, Liv. 29, 15, 1: subicit Scrofa: De formā culturae hoc dico, etc., Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2: non exspectare responsum et statim subicere, etc., Quint. 9, 2, 15: edicto subjecisti, quid in utrumque vestrum esset impensum, Plin. Pan. 20, 5 et saep.: vix pauca furenti Subicio, i. e. answer , reply , Verg. A. 3, 314.—

4 To comprehend under , collect or embrace in : per quam res disperse et diffuse dictae unum sub aspectum subiciuntur, Cic. Inv. 1, 52, 98.—

5 To bring forward , propose , adduce; to bring to mind , prompt , suggest , etc.: si meministi id, quod olim dictum est, subice, Ter. Phorm. 387 Ruhnk.; cf.: cupio mihi ab illo subici, si quid forte praetereo, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 25: subiciens, quid dicerem, id. Fl. 22, 53: quae dolor querentibus subicit, Liv. 3, 48; 45, 18: nec tibi subiciet carmina serus amor, Prop. 1, 7, 20: spes est Peliā subjecta creatis, Ov. M. 7, 304.

XVII —Hence, sub-jectus , a, um, P. a.

A Of places, lying under or near , bordering upon , neighboring , adjacent : alter (cingulus terrae) subjectus aquiloni, Cic. Rep. 6, 20: Heraclea, quae est subjecta Candaviae, Caes. B. C. 3, 79: Ossa, Ov. M. 1, 155: rivus castris Scipionis subjectus, Caes. B. C. 3, 37: subjectus viae campus, Liv. 2, 38: Armenia subjecta suo regno (opp. Cappadocia longius remota), Auct. B. Alex. 35, 2; 28, 3: genae deinde ab inferiore parte tutantur subjectae, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 143.—

B (Acc. to II. B. 1.) Subjected , subject : si quidem Ea (natura deorum) subjecta est ei necessitati, Cic. N. D. 2, 30, 77: servitio, Liv. 26, 49, 8: subjectior in diem et horam Invidiae, exposed , Hor. S. 2, 6, 47: ancipiti fortunae, Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 2: species, quae sunt generi subjectae, subordinate , Quint. 5, 10, 57: tum neque subjectus solito nec blandior esto, submissive , Ov. A. A. 2, 411; cf.: parcere subjectis et debellare superbos, Verg. A. 6, 853.—Subst.: sub-jectus , i, m., an inferior , subject : (vilicus), qui, quid aut qualiter faciendum sit, ab subjecto discit, Col. 1, 2, 4; 11, 1, 25: Mithridates ab omnibus subjectis singula exquirens, etc., Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 7.—

C In the later philos. and gram. lang.: subjec-tum , i, n. (sc. verbum), that which is spoken of , the foundation or subject of a proposition: omne quicquid dicimus aut subjectum est aut de subjecto aut in subjecto est. Subjectum est prima substantia, quod ipsum nulli accidit alii inseparabiliter, etc., Mart. Cap. 4, § 361; Ap. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 34, 4 et saep.—* Adv.: subjectē (cf. B. supra), humbly , submissively : haec quam potest demississime et subjectissime exponit, Caes. B. C. 1, 84 fin.

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