trāĭcĭo and transĭcĭo (so always in Caes.); also trājĭcĭo and transjĭcĭo, jēci, jectum, 3, v. a. and n. [trans-iacio], to throw across.
I With the person or thing that moves as object, to cause to cross , cause to go across , over , or through.
A In gen., to throw , hurl , cast , or fling over , to shoot over or across : neque ullum interim telum transiciebatur, Caes. B. C. 3, 19: quae concava trajecto cumba rudente vehat (te), Ov. Am. 3, 6, 4: arreptum vexillum trans vallum hostium trajecit, Liv. 25, 14, 4: cum trans vallum signum trajecisset, id. 41, 4, 2: pontibus transjectis, thrown across , Hirt. B. G. 8, 9: malis antennisque de nave in navem trajectis, Liv. 30, 10, 5: volucrem trajecto in fune columbam suspendit, Verg. A. 5, 488: tela alio, Prop. 2, 12 (3, 3), 18: pecora nunc in hibernos nunc in aestivos saltus, drives over , Just. 8, 5, 7.—Poet.: pedes super acervos, to step over , Prop. 4 (5), 4, 76: membra per ardentes acervos celeri pede, Ov. F. 4, 782.—
B In partic.
1 To transfer , cause to go over or across (from one place, etc., to another): est etiam aurigae species Vertumnus et ejus, Traicit alterno qui leve pondus equo, i. e. leaps lightly from horse to horse , Prop. 4 (5), 2, 36: anulum in dextram manum, Petr. 74: quod est levissimum ac summum, ut traiciant in alia vasa, decant , pour over , Varr. R. R. 1, 64, 1: cerussam in cacabum, Scrib. Comp. 45.—
2 Of soldiers, baggage, etc., to cause to cross (a stream, etc.), to transport , ship across , lead or conduct over , ship over , transfer : dum Brutus traiceret exercitum, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 2: legiones quattuor equitatumque omnem transjecit, Caes. B. C. 1, 40: omnibus ferme suis trans Rhodanum trajectis, Liv. 21, 26, 6: res suas trans Halyn, id. 38, 25, 7: quae ibi legiones essent, eas ... in Siciliam traiceret, id. 23, 31, 4: ut classem in Italiam traiceret, id. 28, 36, 1: pecuniam in provinciam, id. 26, 7, 8; 48, 13, 9: huc legionem postea transicit, Caes. B. C. 1, 54: magnam partem fortunarum eodem trajecit, Nep. Att. 2, 2: eas (sues) si quo traicere vult, in plostrum imponat, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 11: ut praedatum milites trans flumen per occasiones aliis atque aliis locis traiceret, Liv. 2, 11, 2.— Pass. : Marius trajectus in Africam, Cic. Red. Quir. 8, 20: equitum innumerabilem vim traici Hellesponto in Europam, Liv. 35, 48, 3: classis Punica in Sardiniam trajecta, id. 27, 6, 13: (exercitus) Pado trajectus Cremonam, id. 21, 56, 4; 30, 24, 11: inermes in Boeotiam trajecti, id. 32, 17, 3: in Galliam trajecti forent, Tac. A. 12, 39.—
β With second acc. of the stream or place crossed: equitum magnam partem flumen transjecit, Caes. B. C. 1, 55: Caesar Germanos flumen traicit, id. ib. 1, 83 fin. : si se Alpes Antonius trajecerit, Cic. Fam. 11, 9, 2: exercitum Rhodanum, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3: copias Rhodanum, id. ib. 10, 11, 2: quos in Africam secum traiceret, Liv. 29, 22, 12.—
γ With se : ad Achillam sese ex regiā trajecit, Caes. B. C. 3, 112: si quo etiam casu Isaram se trajecerint, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, 4: ducem Romanum in Africam trajecisse sese in hostilem terram, Liv. 28, 18, 10.—
δ Poet., of the eyes: quocumque oculos trajecimus, i. e. to look , Lucr. 4, 424.—
3 To pass through , make a way through.
α Of soldiers: pars magna equitum mediam trajecit aciem, broke through , Liv. 42, 7, 7.—
β To strike through , stab through , pierce , penetrate , transfix , transpierce : unum ex multitudine, Caes. B. G. 5, 44: aliquem pilis, id. ib. 7, 82: aliquem scorpione, a latere dextro, id. ib. 7, 25: lictorem gladio, Auct. B. Alex. 52: cuspide serpentem, Ov. M. 4, 571: lanceā infestā medium femur, Hirt. B. G. 8, 48: femur tragulā, Caes. B. G. 5, 35: pectus ferro, Liv. 41, 11, 6: cava tempora ferro, Verg. A. 9, 634: harundine linguam, Ov. M. 11, 325: terga sagittā, id. ib. 9, 128: exuentem se ac nudatum gladio trajecit, Just. 3, 1, 8: sagittā sub mammā trajectus, id. 12, 9, 12: aliquid acu, Cels. 7, 8 and 9.—With se , to stab one’s self : se uno ictu infra laevam papillam, Suet. Oth. 11.—
C Trop.
1 In gen., to transfer , cause to pass : cum ex illius invidiā deonerare aliquid et in te traicere coeperit, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 46: culpam in alium, Quint. 9, 2, 4: arbitrium litis trajecit in omnes, Ov. M. 12, 628.—Mid.: in cor Trajecto lateris capitisque dolore, having thrown itself , Hor. S. 2, 3, 29.—
2 In partic., in rhet.: verba, to transpose , Cic. Or. 69, 229: verba in clausulas, Quint. 9, 4, 31 Spald.—
II To cross over , pass over , cross.
A With the place or thing passed over as object: si Hannibal ad portas venisset murumque jaculo trajecisset, Cic. Fin. 4, 9, 22: trajecto amni, Liv. 21, 27, 3: Hiberum, id. 21, 30, 3: occupavit Scipio Padum traicere, id. 21, 39, 10: ratibus Trebiam, id. 21, 56, 8: mare, id. 33, 31, 10: flumen, id. 38, 2, 10; 38, 27, 6: fretum, Sen. Ep. 14, 8: amnem, Curt. 7, 7, 13; 8, 13, 23: utribus amnem, id. 4, 7, 16; 4, 1, 10: Rhenum, Suet. Tib. 18: mare, Sen. Ben. 6, 15, 6: Padum, Tac. H. 2, 22: sinum maris, Vell. 2, 43, 1: flumina nando, Suet. Caes. 57: Tiberim clipeo, Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 186: Aurora Jam medium aetherio cursu trajecerat axem, Verg. A. 6, 536; cf. pass. : postquam cernant Rhodanum trajectum, Liv. 21, 30, 5: ut transjaci (nemora) ne sagittis quidem possint, Sol. 52, 46.—
B Absol. : ad Aethaliam insulam trajecit, Liv. 37, 13, 3: ut classe Hasdrubal Aegimurum traiceret, id. 30, 24, 11: ne qua classis ex Africā traiceret, id. 30, 2, 1: sed traicere in Euboeam erat propositum, id. 40, 4, 10: (ei) paranti traicere in Africam nuntiatum est, id. 28, 36, 1; cf.: Romanae naves Samum traicerunt, id. 37, 13, 6: primo quoque tempore in Africam traiciendum, id. 29, 22, 11: ad nos trajecturum illud incendium esse, id. 7, 30, 12; cf. id. 31, 48, 7: piscatoriā scaphā trepidus trajecit, Just. 2, 13, 9: trajecisse veteres Iberos, Tac. Agr. 14. —
C Trop., to overstep , transgress : traicit et fati litora magnus amor, Prop. 1, 19, 12.