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raptus , ūs, m. rapio,
I.a carrying off by force.
I. In gen. (very rare): “Inoo lacerata est altera raptu,violent rending, Ov. M. 3, 722: “runcinarum,Plin. 16, 42, 82, § 225: “lenes cucurbitarum,Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 11.—Esp. a jerking, cramp in the limbs (med. t. t.): “raptus omnium membrorum ex cerebri membranis,Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 1, 8; cf. id. ib. 1, 3, 37, = Gr. σπασμός, id. ib. 2, 10, 74.— More freq.,
II. In partic., a carrying off, robbing, plundering: “ad praedam et raptus congregare,Tac. A. 2, 52; cf. id. H. 1, 46; 83; id. G. 35: “raptus exercere,id. A. 15, 38 fin.
B. Esp. of persons, an abduction, rape: “quis de Ganymedi raptu dubitat?Cic. Tusc. 4, 33, 71: “virginis (Proserpinae),Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107; Suet. Ner. 46; Ov. F. 4, 417.—Absol., Tac. A. 6, 1; id. H. 2, 73 fin.; claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 12.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (11):
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.4.107
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.722
    • Tacitus, Annales, 15.38
    • Tacitus, Annales, 2.52
    • Tacitus, Annales, 6.1
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.46
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 2.73
    • Tacitus, Germania, 35
    • Suetonius, Nero, 46
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 4.33
    • Ovid, Fasti, 4
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