I. Lit., to blow or breathe on; constr. with acc. or dat.—Of the air: “udam (fabam) ventus adflavit,” Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 155: “adflantur vineta noto,” Stat. S. 5, 1, 146: “crinem sparsum cervicibus adflare,” Ov. M. 1, 542: “adflatus aurā,” Suet. Tib. 72. —Also of other things which exert an influence upon bodies, like a current of air; e. g. fire, light, vapor, etc.: et calidum membris adflare vaporem, and breathe a glow (lit. a warm vapor) upon our limbs, Lucr. 5, 508: “veiut illis Canidia adflāsset,” Hor. S. 2, 8, 95: “nos ubi primus equis oriens adflavit anhelis,” Verg. G. 1, 250; cf. id. A. 5, 739: “ignibus (fulminum) adflari,” Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 22: “adflati incendio,” touched, scorched, Liv. 30, 6: “flammā ex Aetnā monte,” id. Fragm. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 472.—So, adflari sidere = siderari, to be seized with torpor or paralysis (v. sideror and sideratio), Plin. 2, 41, 41, § 108: “odores, qui adflarentur e floribus,” were wafted, exhaled, Cic. Sen. 17; Prop. 3, 27, 17.—
II. Trop., to blow or breathe to or on.
A. As v. act., to bear or bring to; constr. alicui aliquid: “sperat sibi auram posse aliquam adflari voluntatis,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 13: “rumoris nescio quid adflaverat, frequentiam non fuisse,” id. Att. 16, 5: alicui aliquid mali faucibus adflare, Auct. ad Her. 4, 49.—So poet.: adflare alicui honores, to breathe beauty upon one, i. e. to impart to, Verg. A. 1, 591: “indomitis gregibus Venus adflat amores,” Tib. 2, 4, 57.—
