I.part. enecatus, Plin. 18, 13, 34, § 127; 30, 12, 34, § 108; “and, enectus,” id. 7, 9, 7, § 47; 26, 15, 90, § 159), 1 (old form of the fut. perf. enicasso, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 55 and 66), v. a., to kill off, kill completely, to kill, stay (freq. and class., esp. in the transf. signif.; syn.: neco, interficio, interimo, conficio, caedo, occido, concido, trucido, jugulo, obtrunco, etc.).
I. Lit.: “puer ambo anguis enicat,” Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 67; id. Most. 1, 3, 62; id. Aul. 5, 22; id. Rud. 2, 5, 19; Varr. ap. Non. 81, 12; Plin. 23, 2, 31, § 63 et saep.: “cicer, ervum,” i. e. to stifle in growth, to destroy, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 155; cf. “Bacchum (i. e. vinum),” Luc. 9, 434 (with exurere messes).—
II. Transf., in gen., to exhaust utterly, to wear out, destroy: enectus Tantalus siti, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10 Fischer N. cr.; cf. fame, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 17; Cic. Div. 2, 35; Liv. 21, 40 al.: “bos est enectus arando,” Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 87.—
2. In colloq. lang., to torment, torture, plague to death: “aliquem amando,” Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 41: “aliquem jurgio,” id. ib. 3, 2, 14: “aliquem odio,” id. As. 5, 2, 71; id. Pers. 1, 1, 49; id. Rud. 4, 3, 7: “aliquem rogitando,” Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 6; “and simply aliquem,” Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 120; id. Am. 5, 1, 4.—Esp. freq.: “enicas or enicas me,” you kill me, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 45; 2, 4, 25; id. Poen. 5, 4, 98; id. Truc. 1, 2, 21; Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 37; 5, 6, 16. —
