I.“inque ligatus,” Verg. A. 10, 794), v. a. in-ligo, to bind on, tie on, to fasten, attach (class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “emblemata ita scite in aureis poculis illigabat, ut, etc.,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 54: “litterae in jaculo illigatae,” Caes. B. G. 5, 45, 4: “in eo (corpore) influente atque effluente animi divini ambitus illigabant,” Cic. Univ. 13: cum Archimedes lunae, solis, quinque errantium motus in sphaeram illigavit, attached or added to the celestial globe, id. Tusc. 1, 25, 63: “in currus distentum illigat Metium,” Liv. 1, 28, 10: “juvencis illigata aratra,” Hor. Epod. 1, 25: “tauris juga,” id. ib. 3, 11: “dolia aedibus,” Dig. 33, 7, 27: “illigata tigna tenere,” Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 7: “manibus post tergum illigatis,” Liv. 5, 27, 9: “faciem laxis vesicis illigant,” Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 122: “fel cum elaterio umbilico,” id. 28, 14, 58, § 203.—
B. In partic., with the idea of hinderance to free motion predominating, to fetter, encumber, entangle, impede (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn.: illaqueo, irretio, implico; “impedio): inutilis inque ligatus Cedebat clipeoque inimicum hastile trahebat,” Verg. A. 10 794: “se impeditis locis,” Tac. A. 13, 40: “volucres viscatis illigatae viminibus,” Petr. 109: “illigatus praedā,” Tac. A. 3, 21: “aliquem veneno,” id. ib. 6, 32.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to attach, connect, bind: “(paeon) quam commodissime putatur in solutam orationem illigari,” Cic. Or. 64, 215: orationis genus, in quo omnes verborum illigantur lepores, id. ib. 27, 76: “sententiam verbis,” id. de Or. 3, 44, 175: “sermonibus ejusmodi personas tam graves illigare,” id. Ac. 2, 2, 6: “non iis condicionibus illigabitur pax, ut movere bellum possit,” Liv. 33, 12, 13; 36, 11, 2.—
B. In partic. (acc. to I. B.), to bind, in a good or bad sense; to oblige, to hold bound; to fetter, encumber, entangle, impede: “magnis et multis pignoribus M. Lepidum res publica illigatum tenet,” Cic. Phil. 13, 4, 8: “familiari amicitia illigati Philippo erant,” Liv. 32, 22, 11: “nos praeceptis illigaverunt,” Quint. 5, 13, 60: “ut sociali foedere se cum Romanis non illigarent,” Liv. 45, 25, 9; 41, 24, 15: “illigari bello,” id. 32, 21, 11: “angustis et concisis disputationibus illigati,” Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 61: “aliquem conscientiā,” Tac. A. 15, 51: “vix illigatum te triformi Pegasus expediet Chimaera,” Hor. C. 1, 27, 23.
