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inter-clūdo , ūsi, ūsum, 3, v. a. claudo,
I.to shut out, shut off.
I. Lit.
A. To cut off, hinder, stop, block up, shut off.
1. Of one's way, passage, entrance, retreat, etc.; constr. (syn. intersaepio).
(α). With acc. of thing and dat. of person: “hisce omnis aditus ad Sullam,Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110: “sibi reditum,Just. 2, 5, 10; cf. “also: intercludit aditum veritati,Aug. de Mendac. 11.— “Esp. freq. in milit. lang.: iter inimicis,Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 68: “exitum Romano,Liv. 22, 13, 5: “aditum Romanis,id. 22, 22, 10.—
(β). With gen. of person (very rare): “multitudinis fugam,Caes. B. G. 7, 11, 8.—
(γ). Pass., with abl. of thing: “his superatis aut reditu interclusis,Caes. B. G. 4, 30, 2: “omni exitu interclusi,id. ib. 7, 44, 4: “interclusus itinere Caesar,id. ib. 7, 59, 1; id. B. C. 2, 20, 1; 7: ne reditu intercluderentur, Auct. B. Alex. 20, 5; but with abl. of manner, etc.: “via inculta atque interclusa frondibus et virgultis,Cic. Cael. 18: “cum Byzantii totum Pontum aegre repulsum, et cervicibus interclusum suis, sustinerent,id. Prov. Cons. 4.—
2. In gen., to shut off, cut off, stop, hinder, prevent: “commeatus hostibus,Liv. 26, 39, 10; 44, 6, 12: “ob interclusos commeatus,Suet. Aug. 16: “spiritum,Curt. 7, 5, 15; 3, 6, 14: “vocem,Just. 11, 8, 4; cf.: “consuli admiratio intercluserat vocem,Liv. 2, 2, 8.—
B. To cut off, separate one from any thing.
1. From a place.
(α). With acc., ab, and abl. (so most usu.): “adversarios ab oppido,Caes. B. C. 1, 43, 2: “Pompeium ab eo (Dyrrachio),id. ib. 3, 41, 3: ipsum ab reliquo exercitu, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4: so, “ab exercitu,Caes. B. G. 7, 1, 6: “a praesidio,id. ib. 1, 59, 5: “intercludi ab oppido,Liv. 1, 27, 10: “interclusi ab suis,id. 3, 70, 5: “a patria,id. 5, 42, 5: “ab acie,id. 4, 41, 4: “tribunos a plebe,id. 25, 4, 4 et saep.; Auct. B. Alex. 27, 4; Flor. 4, 2, 26. —
(β). With acc. and abl. alone (rare): “hostem Hibero intercludere, et frumento prohibere (cf. 2. infra),Caes. B. C. 1, 67, 3.—
2. From aid, supplies, relief, etc.; with abl.: “re frumentaria intercludi,Caes. B. G. 1, 23, 3: “frumento commeatuque Caesarem,id. ib. 1, 48, 2: commeatibus nostros. id. ib. 3, 23, 6; id. B. C. 1, 61, 2; 1, 72, 1: “ille commeatu et reliquis copiis intercludendus,Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2: “hostem commeatibus,Flor. 3, 19, 11: “hostes commeatibus in urbe inclusos intercludunt,Just. 4, 4, 5.—Absol.: “ne tot fortissimos viros interclusos opprimeret hostis,Liv. 4, 39, 3; cf.: “interclusi equites,id. ib. § 2.—
II. Trop., to hinder, prevent; with quominus: “intercludor dolore, quominus ad te plura scribam,Cic. Att. 8, 8, 2.
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