labefacto

lăbĕfacto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [id.], to cause to totter, to shake, to overthrow (syn.: quatio, concutio).

I.

Lit.:

signum vectibus,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 49:

horrea bellicis machinis,

Suet. Ner. 38:

aedium fundamenta, Cod. Th. 10, 19, 14: phalangii morsus genua labefactat,

Plin. 29, 4, 27, § 86.—

B.

Transf., in gen., to injure, weaken, ruin, destroy:

sensus,

Lucr. 1, 694:

onus gravidi ventris,

to procure an abortion, Ov. Am. 2, 13, 1:

colla boum,

to hurt, gall, Col. 2, 2, 22.—

II.

Trop., to shake, throw down, overthrow, destroy, ruin, weaken (a favorite expression of Cic.):

animam,

Lucr. 6, 798:

aliquem,

Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 2; id. Dom. 12, 27; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44:

alicujus consulatum,

id. Mil. 13, 34:

alicujus dignitatem,

id. Rab. Post. 16, 44:

invidiā verbi orationem,

id. Fin. 1, 13, 43:

Aristoteles primus species labefactavit, quas mirifice Plato erat amplexatus,

id. Ac. 1, 9, 33:

conjurationem,

id. Cat. 4, 10, 22:

causam ad judicem,

id. Rosc. Com. 4, 13:

fidem,

Liv. 24, 20:

opinionem,

Cic. Clu. 2, 6; so, labefactare alone, to shake in purpose, move, cause to yield:

me video ab ea astute labefactarier,

Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 3:

labefacto paulatim (sc. eum),

Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 68:

non illam rarae labefactes munere vestis,

corrupt, Cat. 69, 3, cf.:

castimoniam viduae, Cod. Th. 9, 25, 1: rem publicam,

Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 43:

maximas res publicas ab adulescentibus labefactatas... reperietis,

id. Sen. 6, 20; cf.:

Carthaginem et Corinthum,

id. Rep. 2, 4, 7: labefactarat [p. 1023] vehementer aratores superior annus, id. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47:

amicitiam aut justitiam labefactare atque pervertere,

id. Fin. 3, 21, 70:

leges ac jura,

id. Caecin. 25, 70:

alicujus fidem pretio,

id. Clu. 68, 194:

provinciarum fidem,

Tac. A. 13, 21:

(praecepta) labefactari aliqua parte,

Quint. 2, 13, 14.