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offenso , āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. 1. offendo,
I.to strike or dash against (not in Cic. or Caes.).
I. Lit.: “sponte suā offensando ut semina rerum,” Lucr. 2, 1059; so id. 6, 1053: “omnes offensare capita,” dash their heads against the wall, Liv. 25, 37.—
II. Trop., to stumble, trip, falter in speaking, Quint. 10, 7, 10.—(Offensatus, Quint. 10, 3, 20, is a false reading for offensator, q.v.).
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 (5):
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.1053
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2.1059
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 25, 37
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10, 7.10
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10, 3.20
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