lacessō īvī, ītus, ere
lacio (obsol.), 1 LAC-,
to excite, provoke, challenge, exasperate, irritate
: ferro virum: virum voce, V.: me amabis et scripto aliquo lacesses, i. e.
force me to write in return
: si non lacessisset prior, T.: hostīs proelio, i. e.
assail
, Cs.: te iniuriā: Saguntini nec
lacessentes nec lacessiti, L.: leonem, H.: aera Sole lacessita (i.
e. percussa radiis solis),
struck with the sunbeams' glitter
, V.: taurus ventos lacessit ictibus,
tosses defiance
, V.—
To urge, arouse, excite, stimulate, shake, move
: ad philosophas scriptiones: ad pugnam,
L.: aurigae manibus lacessunt Pectora plausa
cavis,
pat their breasts
, V.: bella, V.: deos (precibus),
importune
, H.: pelagus carinā,
defy
, H.—
To call forth, arouse, produce
: sermones: ferrum, V.
