previous next
circum-lā^tro , āre, v. a.
I. Prop., to bark around hominem, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 22, 3 leonem, Amm 22, 16, 16.—
B. Meton., of the sea (post-class.): “totum hoc circumlatrat aestus,” roars around, Avien. Perieg 48.—
II. Trop., in pass.: “domus circumlatratur injuriis,” Symm. Ep. 8, 17 aliquem frustra occultis injuriis, Amm. 22, 12, 14: “eum circumlatrantes philosophi,” Lact. 2, 8, 50: circumlatrantes haeretici, Aug Ep 136.
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.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: