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con-tristo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. tristis,
I.to make sad or sorrowful, to sadden, afflict (except in Caelius, perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit.: contristavit haec sententia Balbum, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 5: “prudens ... non perturbatur nec contristatur nec timet,” Sen. Ep. 85, 14.—Of animals, Col. 8, 8, 4; “of bees,” id. 9, 14, 11.—
II. Transf.
A. Of the weather, light, colors, etc., to make dark, render gloomy, to cloud, dim, darken, sadden, etc.: “Auster pluvio frigore caelum,” Verg. G. 3, 279; cf.: “Sirius ... laevo contristat lumine caelum,” id. A. 10, 275; and: “Aquarius annum,” Hor. S. 1, 1, 36: “aram silvā super opacā,” Val. Fl. 3, 427: “colores (opp. exhilarare),” Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 198.—
B. Of vines, to injure, hurt, damage: “vites caloribus,” Col. 3, 2, 20; 3, 20, 1 al.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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