I.“implerunt,” Verg. E. 6, 48; id. G. 4, 461; Pers. 1, 99; Ov. M. 11, 666 al.: “impleris,” Hor. Epod. 17, 59: “implerit,” Ov. M. 6, 111: “implerint,” Cic. Agr. 2, 18, 47: “implerat,” Ov. M. 9, 280 al.: “implessem,” Verg. A. 4, 605: “implesset,” Ov. M. 9, 667: “inplesse,” Liv. 4, 41; Tib. 3, 3, 1; Tac. H. 2, 78 al.), v. a. inpleo, to fill up, fill full, to make full, fill (freq. and class.; cf. expleo, compleo).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.
(α).
Aliquid (aliquem) aliqua re: “is vomens frustis esculentis gremium suum et totum tribunal implevit,” Cic. Phil. 2, 25, 63: “implevitque mero pateram,” Verg. A. 1, 729: “foros flammis,” id. ib. 4, 605: “herbarum suco expresso caput impleatur,” i. e. be wet all over with, Cels. 3, 18 med.; so, “caput calido oleo,” id. 4, 2, 1 med.: “cibis vinoque venas,” Liv. 26, 14, 5: manum pinu flagranti, fills his hand with, i. e. grasps, Verg. A. 9, 72: “fusti istorum caput,” Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 6; cf. “in the comic pun: quae (dolia) nisi erunt semper plena, ego te implebo flagris,” id. Cas. 1, 35: “tuis oraculis Chrysippus totum volumen implevit,” Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115; cf. in the foll. γ: “Neptunus ventis implevit vela secundis,” filled, swelled, Verg. A. 7, 23.—
(β).
Aliquid alicujus rei (in analogy with plenus; cf. “compleo): ollam denariorum implere,” Cic. Fam. 9, 18, 4.—
(γ).
With a simple acc.: “id mustum coicies in amphoram et implebis ad summum,” Col. 12, 36: “alter de ipsa justitia quatuor implevit sane grandes libros,” Cic. Rep. 3, 8; cf. id. Ac. 2, 27, 87.—
B. In partic.
1. To fill with food, to satisfy, satiate: “praeparatā nos implevimus cenā,” Petr. 16: “implentur veteris Bacchi pinguisque ferinae,” satisfy, regale themselves, Verg. A. 1, 215; so, “vis impleri, mid.,” Juv. 5, 75; cf.: “se interdiu,” Cels. 1, 2 fin.—
2. To fill, to make fleshy, fat, stout: “si aqua inter cutem quem implevit,” Cels. 2, 8 med.: “implet corpus modica exercitatio, etc.,” makes fat, id. 1, 3 med.: “nascentes implent conchylia lunae,” fill up, fatten, Hor. S. 2, 4, 30: “Nomentanae vites se frequenter implent,” Col. 3, 2, 14.—Hence also of women and animals, to make pregnant, impregnate: “(Peleus Thetidem) ingenti implet Achille,” Ov. M. 11, 265; 4, 698; 5, 111; 9, 280; so of animals: sues implentur uno coitu, Plin. 8, 51, 77, § 205; 9, 23, 39, § 76; Col. 7, 6, 3. —
3. To fill up, amount to a certain measure: “mensuraque roboris ulnas Quinque ter implebat,” Ov. M. 8, 748: “arboris crassitudo quatuor hominum ulnas complectentium implebat,” Plin. 16, 40, 76, § 202; cf. id. 18, 10, 20, § 92: “luna quater junctis implerat cornibus orbem,” Ov. M. 2, 344; 7, 530.
II. Trop.
A. Ingen., to fill, make full.
(α).
Aliquid (aliquem) aliqua re: “impune ut urbem nomine impleris meo,” Hor. Epod. 17, 59: “urbem tumultu,” Liv. 24, 26, 12; cf.: “voce deos,” Val. Fl. 2, 167: “aliquem hortatibus,” id. 4, 81: “aliquem spe,” Just. 29, 4 fin.: “pectus falsis terroribus,” Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 212: “scopulos lacrimosis vocibus,” Verg. A. 11, 274: “multitudinem exspectatione vana,” Liv. 36, 29, 3; 41, 5, 2: “milites praeda,” satisfy, id. 7, 16, 3; 25, 20, 6: “omnia terrore,” id. 9, 24, 8: “anxiis curis,” id. 1, 56, 4 et saep.: “vacua causarum conviciis,” Quint. 12, 9, 8; 4, 2, 114; Tac. A. 1, 22: “rem alioqui levem sententiarum pondere,” Quint. 9, 3, 74; cf. id. 5, 13, 56; Liv. 7, 2, 7: “cum sese sociorum, cum regum sanguine implerint,” have filled, covered, Cic. Agr. 2, 18, 47: “se caedibus,” Sil. 9, 528: “te ager vitibus implet,” enriches, Juv. 9, 56.— Pass.: “omnia delubra pacem deum exposcentium virorum turba inplebantur,” were thronged, Liv. 3, 5, 14.—
(β).
Aliquid (aliquem) alicujus rei: “celeriter adulescentem suae temeritatis implet,” Liv. 1, 46, 8: “omnia erroris mutui,” id. 4, 41, 7: “aliquem spei animorumque,” id. 7, 7, 5: “aliquem religionis,” id. 5, 28, 4: “hostes fugae et formidinis,” id. 10, 14, 20 et saep.—
(γ).
With the simple acc.: “acta magni Herculis implerant terras,” Ov. M. 9, 135; 9, 667; id. F. 1, 93: “quod tectum magnus hospes impleveris,” hast filled with thy presence, thy greatness, Plin. Pan. 15, 4; id. Ep. 7, 24 fin.: “non semper implet (Demosthenes) aures meas,” does not always satisfy, Cic. Or. 29, 104: “odium novercae,” Ov. M. 9, 135: implere ceterorum rudes animos, i. q. to inflame, to poison, Tac. A. 1, 31; cf.: “urbs deinde impletur (sc. contagione morbi),” Liv. 4, 30, 8: “nondum implevere medullas maturae mala nequitiae,” Juv. 14, 215: “vestigia alicujus,” to follow after, imitate, Plin. Ep. 8, 13, 1: “ceras pusillas,” i. e. to cover with writing, Juv. 14, 30; cf.: “ceras capaces,” id. 1, 63: “tabulas,” id. 2, 58: “vices,” Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 432.—
(δ).
With the simple abl.: Minyae clamoribus implent (sc. Jasonem), fill, i. e. spur on, inflame by acclamation, Ov. M. 7, 120.—
B. In partic.
1. To fill up a portion of time or a number, to make out, complete, finish, end: “puer, qui nondum impleverat annum,” Ov. M. 9, 338: “octavum et nonagesimum annum,” Quint. 3, 1, 14; cf.: “me quater undenos sciat implevisse Decembres,” Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 27: “vitae cursum,” Plin. 7, 16, 16, § 75: “finem vitae sponte an fato,” Tac. A. 2, 42 fin.: “impleta ut essent sex milia,” Liv. 33, 14; cf.: “cohortes conscripserat ac triginta legionum instar impleverat,” Vell. 2, 20, 4: “si numerum, si tres implevero,” Juv. 9, 90.—
2. With the accessory notion of activity, to fulfil, discharge, execute, satisfy, content: “ne id profiteri videar, quod non possim implere,” Cic. Clu. 18, 51; cf. “promissum,” Plin. Ep. 2, 12, 6: “munia sua,” Tac. A. 3, 53: “incohatas delationes,” Dig. 48, 1, 5: “consilium,” Tac. H. 1, 16: “vera bona,” id. Agr. 44: “fata,” Liv. 1, 7, 11: “utinam quam spem ille de me concepit, partes officii,” Plin. Ep. 5, 56, 3; 10, 52, 2 (D): “impleverim!” id. ib. 1, 10, 3; Quint. 6, 1, 12: “desideria naturae,” Curt. 6, 2, 3: “exsequiarum officium,” Just. 23, 2, 8: “religionis officium,” Sulp. Sev. Chron. 2, 35, 3: “hominis officium, Lact. Op. Dei, 20, 9: officium (opp. suscipere),” id. 6, 6, 15: “mandatum,” Gai. Inst. 3, 161: “legem,” Vulg. Rom. 13, 8.—Rarely with a personal object: “implere censorem,” i. e. to discharge the office of censor, Vell. 2, 95 fin. Ruhnk.—