I.to burn in, to burn.
I. Lit.: “foramen,” i. e. to make an uneven hole, such as is made by burning, Col. 4, 29, 16.—Of encaustic painting: “Nicias scripsit se inussisse,” Plin. 35, 4, 10, § 27: “cerae tinguntur isdem his coloribus ad eas picturas quae inuruntur,” id. 35, 7, 31, § 49. — To burn in a mark: “notas et nomina gentis,” Verg. G. 3, 158; Just. 44, 4, 9: “inustis barbarum litterarum notis,” Curt. 5, 5, 6.—
B. To burn off or away, remove by burning: “inustis infantum dexterioribus mammis ... unde Amazones dictae sunt,” Just. 2, 4, 11: “ferro candente calcaribus inustis,” Col. 8, 2, 3; cf. Plin. 23, 8, 77, § 148.—
II. Trop., to brand, to imprint or attach indelibly: “ne qua generi ac nomini suo nota nefariae turpitudinis inuratur,” Cic. Sull. 31, 88: “quas ille leges fuit impositurus nobis atque inusturus?” id. Mil. 12, 33: aliquid calamistris, id. Brut. 75, 262: “censoriae severitatis nota inuri,” id. Clu. 46, 129: “signa probitatis ... domesticis inusta notis veritatis,” id. Planc. 12, 29: “acerbissimum alicui dolorem,” id. Phil. 11, 15, 38: “alicui famam superbiae et crudelitatis,” id. Mur. 4, 8: “plurima mala rei publicae,” id. Phil. 2, 46, 117: “alicui ignominiam,” id. Prov. Cons. 7, 16: “vivet semper in pectoribus illorum, quidquid istuc praesens necessitas inusserit,” Liv. 9, 3 fin.: “nota turpitudinis inusta vitae alicujus,” Cic. Cat. 1, 6 init.; Liv. 3, 58: “mihi dolorem,” Cic. Mil. 36, 99: “ei dolorem,” id. Tusc. 3, 9, 19; cf.: “hunc dolorem cineri ejus atque ossibus,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 44, § 113. —Hence, ĭnustus , a, um, P. a., burned; subst.: inusta , ōrum, n., burned parts, burns, Plin. 22, 14, 16, § 37.
