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oc-curro (obc- ), curri, rarely cucurri (Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 88; Phaedr. 3, 7, 2), cursum, 3 (archaic
I.perf. occecurri, like memordi, peposci, Aelius Tubero ap. Gell. 7, 9, 11), v. n., to run up to, run to meet; to go or come up to, to go or come to meet, to meet (class.; syn. obvenio).
I. Lit.
2. In partic., to go against, rush upon, attack an enemy: “duabus Fabianis legionibus occurrit,Caes. B. C. 1, 40: “armatis,id. ib. 2, 27: “telis occurrere,Verg. A. 11, 808: “obvius adversoque occurrit,id. ib. 10, 734.—
B. Transf.
1. To come to, meet, fall in with any thing: “quibuscumque signis occurrerat, se aggregabat,Caes. B. G. 4, 26: “tot vatibus,Juv. 1, 18.—
2. To go or come to any place.
(α). With dat.: “concilio,Liv. 31, 29. —
(β). With ad: “legati ad id concilium occurrerunt,Liv. 31, 29.—
(γ). With in and acc.: “in aliam civitatem occurrere,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 27, § 67.—
3. Of situation.
(α). To stand or lie opposite to: “apud Elegiam occurrit ei (Euphrati) Taurus mons,Plin. 5, 24, 20, § 84.—
(β). To lie in the way of, meet as an obstacle: “in asperis locis silex saepe impenetrabilis ferro occurrebat,Liv. 36, 25, 4.—
II. Trop.
A. To obviate or seek to obviate, to meet, resist, oppose, counteract: “omnibus ejus consiliis occurri atque obstiti,Cic. Cat. 3, 7, 16: “illi rationi,id. Fat. 18, 41: malevolentiae hominum, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 11, 2.—
2. To cure or attempt to cure; to relieve, remedy: “venienti occurrite morbo,Pers. 3, 64: “exspectationi,Cic. Clu. 23, 63: “rei sapientiā occurrere,id. Fam. 4, 5, 6; Nep. Pelop. 1, 1.—
B. To meet with words, i. e. to answer, reply, object: “ut si dicenti, Quem video? ita occurras, ego,Quint. 1, 5, 36: “Venus,Val. Fl. 7, 222.—Impers. pass.: “occurretur enim, sicut occursum est,Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44: occurritur autem nobis, et quidem a doctis et eruditis, etc., id. Off. 2, 2, 6.—
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