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in-sectātĭo , ōnis, f. id.,
I.a pursuing, pursuit (class., but not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Lit.: “hostis,” Liv. 21, 47, 2.—
II. Trop., a pursuing with words, a censuring, railing at, deriding, insulting: tanta est hominum insolentia et nostri insectatio, Brut. ap. Ep. Cic. Fam. 11, 1, 2: “principum,” Liv. 22, 34, 2: “studiorum et morum alicujus,” Suet. Gramm. 19: “insectationibus petere aliquem,” Tac. A. 2, 55: “fortunae,” Quint. 6, 3, 28; 11, 1, 86: “quod insectationis genus,” id. 5, 7, 6.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 11.1.2
    • Tacitus, Annales, 2.55
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 47
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 34
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 5, 7.6
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 6, 3.28
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 1.86
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