I. Lit., to strike or beat a thing to some point, to cast or throw down or against, to dash, somewhere by striking; esp. of ships which are driven or cast away by the wind. —Constr. with ad or dat.: “te ad terram, scelus, adfligam,” I will dash thee to the earth, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15, and id. Rud. 4, 3, 71: “nolo equidem te adfligi,” id. Most. 1, 4, 19: “statuam,” to throw down, overthrow, Cic. Pis. 38; so, “monumentum,” id. Cael. 32: domum, id. pro Dom. 40: (alces) si quo adflictae casu conciderint, Caes. B. G. 6, 27: “infirmas arbores pondere adfligunt,” id. ib.: “tempestas naves Rhodias adflixit, ita ut, etc.,” dashed them about, shattered them, id. B. C. 3, 27.—So in descriptions of a battle: “equi atque viri adflicti, etc.,” Sall. J.101,11: “ubi scalae comminutae, qui supersteterant, adflicti sunt,” were thrown down, id. ib. 60, 7: “ubi Mars communis et victum saepe erigeret et adfligeret victorem,” Liv. 28, 19: “imaginem solo,” Tac. H. 1, 41: “caput saxo,” to dash against, id. A. 4, 45: “aquila duos corvos adflixit et ad terram dedit,” Suet. Aug. 96 Ruhnk.; so id. Dom. 23.— Poet., Ov. M. 12, 139; 14, 206; Sil. 9, 631.—
II. Fig.
A. To ruin, weaken, cast down, prostrate: cum prospero flatu ejus (fortunae) utimur, ad exitus pervehimur optatos; “et cum reflavit, adfligimur,” Cic. Off. 2, 6: “virtus nostra nos adflixit,” has ruined, id. Fam. 14, 4; id. Sest. 7: “Pompeius ipse se adflixit,” id. Att. 2, 19: “senectus enervat et adfligit homines,” id. Sen. 70: “opes hostium,” Liv. 2, 16: “aliquem bello,” id. 28, 39: “Othonianas partes,” Tac. H. 2, 33: “amicitias,” Suet. Tib. 51; so id. Aug. 66 et saep.—
B. To reduce, lower, or lessen in value (syn. minuo): “hoc oratoris esse maxime proprium, rem augere posse laudando, vituperandoque rursus adfligere,” to bring down, Cic. Brut. 12.—Trop., of courage, to cast down, dishearten, to diminish, lessen, impair: “animos adfligere et debilitare metu,” Cic. Tusc. 4, 15, 34.—
C. Adfligere causam susceptam, to let a lawsuit which has been undertaken fall through, to give up, abandon, Cic. Sest. 41, 89.—Hence, afflictus (adf- ), a, um, P. a.
A. Cast down, ill used, wretched, miserable, unfortunate, distressed; lit. and trop.: “naves,” damaged, shattered, Caes. B. G. 4, 31: “Graecia perculsa et adflicta et perdita,” Cic. Fl. 7: “ab adflictā amicitiā transfugere et ad florentem aliam devolare,” id. Quint. 30: “non integra fortuna, at adflicta,” id. Sull. 31: “adflictum erigere,” id. Imp. Pomp. 29.—Comp.: “adflictiore condicione esse,” id. Fam. 6,1; “hence: res adflictae (like accisae and adfectae),” disordered, embarrassed, ruined circumstances, affairs in a bad state, ill condition, Sall. J. 76, 6; so Luc. 1, 496; Just. 4, 5: “copiae,” Suet. Oth. 9.—
B. Fig.
1. Of the mind: cast down, dejected, discouraged, desponding: “aegritudine adflictus, debilitatus, jacens,” Cic. Tusc. 4, 16: “luctu,” id. Phil. 9, 5: “maerore,” id. Cat. 2, 1: “adflictus vitam in tenebris luctuque trahebam,” Verg. A. 2, 92; Suet. Oth. 9.—
