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in-jungo , xi, ctum, 3, v. a.,
I.to join into something.
I. Lit.
A. To join or fasten into: “tignos in asseres,” Liv. 44, 5, 4: arborem scrobi, to set or plant into, Pall. Febr. 10, 1; “so without scrobi,” id. ib. 1, 6, 5.—
B. To join with, to join, unite, attach to any thing: “vineas et aggerem muro,” Liv. 37, 26, 8: “vineas moenibus,” id. 5, 7, 2: “area injuncta domui,” Dig. 2, 57: “pondus,” to hang on, Col. 6, 2, 7: nutrienda sarmenta putator injungit, fastens on, i. e. does not cut off, Pall. 1, 6, 9.—Transf.: “injungere marem feminae,” Col. 6, 37, 2.—
II. Trop.
A. To inflict, occasion, bring upon (syn. impono): “civitatibus aeternam servitutem,” Caes. B. G. 7, 77: “alicui novum laborem,” Liv. 5, 4, 3: “alicui onus,” id. 26, 35, 9: “alicui leges,” id. 39, 37, 8: “injuriam a nobis repulsam aliis,” id. 3, 65, 11: “ignominiam alicui,” id. 8, 32, 15: “delectus,” Tac. Agr. 15: “tributum,” id. G. 25: sibi tormentum, to torment one's self, Plin. Pan. 86, 1.—
B. To lay or impose upon as a burden; to charge, enjoin (syn. mando): “alicui munus comitiorum habendorum,” Liv. 3, 35, 7; cf.: “injuncta imperii munera,” Tac. Agr. 13: “injuncta militia,” Liv. 32, 3, 4: “quid a te jucundius mihi potuit injungi, quam, etc.,” Plin. Ep. 2, 18, 1: “nova alicui,” id. Pan. 94, 2: “mihi Bassus injunxerat ut, etc.,” id. Ep. 4, 9, 4; 4, 13, 11: “injungo mihi ut,” I have determined, id. ib. 10, 55: “alicui superlationem,” Val. Max. 6, 9, n. 12: nec sibi ullius rei moram necessitatemque injungebat, quin, etc., i. e. permitted nothing, however pressing, to hinder, etc., Auct. B. Alex. 44, 5: “jusjurandi religionem,” to impose the obligation of an oath, Gai. Inst. 4, 181.
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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