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iactō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.

iacio, to throw, cast, hurl: semina per undas, scatter, O.: hastas: de muro vestem, Cs.: cinerem per agros, V.: Saxa saxis (i. e. in saxa), O.To throw about, toss about, shake, flourish: diu iactato bracchio, Cs.: tinnula manu, O.: cerviculam: homines febri iactantur: corpus in suo sanguine, wallow, O.: bidentes, swing, V.: a facie manūs, throw kisses, Iu.: basia, Iu.: lumina, O.: iugum, i. e. be rebellious, Iu.To drive hither and thither, drive about, toss: tempestate in alto iactari: te in alto, H.: hiems iactat viros, O.: iactor in turbā.—To throw away: passim arma, L.: Iactatur rerum utilium pars, thrown overboard, Iu.To throw out, emit, spread: odorem, V.: voces per umbram, V.—Fig., to torment, disquiet, disturb, stir: morbo iactari eodem, H.: clamore et convicio: inrita iurgia, stir up, V.: iactabatur nummus sic, ut, etc., i. e. fluctuated in value.—To consider, examine, discuss: eas res iactari nolebat, Cs.: multa variis iactata sermonibus erant, i. e. talked about, L.: pectore curas, V.To throw out, make prominent, pronounce, utter, speak, say: querimoniae ultro citroque iactatae, L.: te beatum, H.: Talia iactanti, etc., V.: hanc autem iactari magis causam quam veram esse, is made a pretext, L.: minas: haec incondita Montibus, V. —With prae se, utter confidently, V.To boast of, vaunt, plume oneself upon: gratiam, Cs.: et genus et nomen, H.: Romam vos expugnaturos iactabatis, L.: lucus, quo se plus iactet Apollo, delights, V.—With se, to exhibit oneself, show off, make a display, boast, take pride: intolerantius se: iactantibus se opinionibus inconstanter, conflicting: te maritae, O.: legatis regis eum se iactasse, i. e. impose on the legates, L.: se in pecuniis, make a prodigal display: se de Calidio: Ullo se alumno, V.: se formosum, Ph.—To be officious, be active in, devote oneself to: se in causis: nostrum hoc tempus aetatis forensi labore iactari: tribuniciis se actionibus, L.

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