I.v. dep., to strive or struggle against, to contend with, oppose a person or thing (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.
A. With dat. of person: “soli obluctandum Fabio,” to contend with Fabius alone, Sil. 8, 10.—
B. With dat. of thing: “genibusque adversae obluctor harenae,” struggle against, Verg. A. 3, 38: “fruticibus,” Col. 8, 14, 8: “flumini,” Curt. 4, 8, 8. —
C. Absol.: “obluctantia saxa Submovit nitens,” Stat. S. 3, 1, 20.—
II. Trop.: “ut erat animi semper obluctantis difficultatibus,” Curt. 6, 6, 27: “oblivioni,” id. 7, 1, 9: “morti,” Luc. 3, 662.
