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af-flīgo (better adf- ), ixi, ictum, 3, v. a. (afflixint = afflixerint, Front. ad M. Caes. 3, 3).
I. Lit., to strike or beat a thing to some point, to cast or throw down or against, to dash, somewhere by striking; esp. of ships which are driven or cast away by the wind. —Constr. with ad or dat.: “te ad terram, scelus, adfligam,I will dash thee to the earth, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15, and id. Rud. 4, 3, 71: “nolo equidem te adfligi,id. Most. 1, 4, 19: “statuam,to throw down, overthrow, Cic. Pis. 38; so, “monumentum,id. Cael. 32: domum, id. pro Dom. 40: (alces) si quo adflictae casu conciderint, Caes. B. G. 6, 27: “infirmas arbores pondere adfligunt,id. ib.: “tempestas naves Rhodias adflixit, ita ut, etc.,dashed them about, shattered them, id. B. C. 3, 27.—So in descriptions of a battle: “equi atque viri adflicti, etc.,Sall. J.101,11: “ubi scalae comminutae, qui supersteterant, adflicti sunt,were thrown down, id. ib. 60, 7: “ubi Mars communis et victum saepe erigeret et adfligeret victorem,Liv. 28, 19: “imaginem solo,Tac. H. 1, 41: “caput saxo,to dash against, id. A. 4, 45: “aquila duos corvos adflixit et ad terram dedit,Suet. Aug. 96 Ruhnk.; so id. Dom. 23.— Poet., Ov. M. 12, 139; 14, 206; Sil. 9, 631.—
II. Fig.
A. To ruin, weaken, cast down, prostrate: cum prospero flatu ejus (fortunae) utimur, ad exitus pervehimur optatos; “et cum reflavit, adfligimur,Cic. Off. 2, 6: “virtus nostra nos adflixit,has ruined, id. Fam. 14, 4; id. Sest. 7: “Pompeius ipse se adflixit,id. Att. 2, 19: “senectus enervat et adfligit homines,id. Sen. 70: “opes hostium,Liv. 2, 16: “aliquem bello,id. 28, 39: “Othonianas partes,Tac. H. 2, 33: “amicitias,Suet. Tib. 51; so id. Aug. 66 et saep.—
B. To reduce, lower, or lessen in value (syn. minuo): “hoc oratoris esse maxime proprium, rem augere posse laudando, vituperandoque rursus adfligere,to bring down, Cic. Brut. 12.—Trop., of courage, to cast down, dishearten, to diminish, lessen, impair: “animos adfligere et debilitare metu,Cic. Tusc. 4, 15, 34.—
C. Adfligere causam susceptam, to let a lawsuit which has been undertaken fall through, to give up, abandon, Cic. Sest. 41, 89.—Hence, afflictus (adf- ), a, um, P. a.
A. Cast down, ill used, wretched, miserable, unfortunate, distressed; lit. and trop.: “naves,damaged, shattered, Caes. B. G. 4, 31: “Graecia perculsa et adflicta et perdita,Cic. Fl. 7: “ab adflictā amicitiā transfugere et ad florentem aliam devolare,id. Quint. 30: “non integra fortuna, at adflicta,id. Sull. 31: “adflictum erigere,id. Imp. Pomp. 29.—Comp.: “adflictiore condicione esse,id. Fam. 6,1; “hence: res adflictae (like accisae and adfectae),disordered, embarrassed, ruined circumstances, affairs in a bad state, ill condition, Sall. J. 76, 6; so Luc. 1, 496; Just. 4, 5: “copiae,Suet. Oth. 9.—
B. Fig.
1. Of the mind: cast down, dejected, discouraged, desponding: “aegritudine adflictus, debilitatus, jacens,Cic. Tusc. 4, 16: “luctu,id. Phil. 9, 5: “maerore,id. Cat. 2, 1: “adflictus vitam in tenebris luctuque trahebam,Verg. A. 2, 92; Suet. Oth. 9.—
2. Of character, like abjectus, abandoned, outcast, depraved, low, mean, base, vile: “homo adflictus et perditus,Cic. Phil. 3, 10: “nemo tam adflictis est moribus, quin, etc.,Macr. S. 6, 7.—Sup. and adv. not used.
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