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in-concĭlĭo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I.to win over to one's side, to gain over artfully (anteand post-class.).
I. In gen.: inconciliasti, comparasti, commendasti, vel ut antiqui, per dolum decepisti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 107 Müll.: “inconciliastin' eum, qui mandatu'st tibi?” Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 99; id. Most. 3, 1, 85: “ille quod in se fuit accuratum habuit, quod posset mali faceret in me, inconciliaret copias omnis meas,” has done his best to injure me, to win over by trickery all my resources, id. Bacch. 3, 6, 22 (cf. Brix ad Trin. l. l.). — Hence,
II. In partic., to embarrass, inveigle into difficulties, make trouble for one (Plautin.): “ne inconciliare quid nos porro postules,” Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 85.— Absol.: et me haud par est (sc. hunc ludificare). To. Credo, quia . . . non inconciliat, quom te emo, intrigued, made difficulties, id. Pers. 5, 2, 53.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Plautus, Bacchides, 3.6
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