I.to burn (class.).
I. Lit.
1. In gen.: “(sacer ignis) urit corpore serpens Quamcumque arripuit partem,” Lucr. 6, 660: “urere ne possit calor amplius aridus artus,” id. 4, 871: “calidum hoc est: etsi procul abest, urit male,” Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 81: “urit odoratam nocturna in lumina cedrum,” Verg. A. 7, 13: “homines in usum nocturni luminis,” Tac. A. 15, 44: “picem et ceras alimentaque cetera flammae,” Ov. M. 14, 533.—
2. In partic.
a. To burn up, destroy by fire, consume (syn. cremo): “hominem mortuum, inquit lex in XII., in urbe ne sepelito neve urito,” Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 58 Mos.; so XII. Tab. ib. 2, 24, 60: “flamma cum corpora fulva leonum soleat torrere atque urere,” Lucr. 5, 898 (902): in corpore si quid ejusmodi est, quod reliquo corpori noceat, id uri secarique patimur, Cic. Phil. 8, 5, 15: “agros,” Liv. 26, 21, 15: “urbes hostium,” Tac. H. 2, 12: “superbas Carthaginis arces,” Hor. Epod. 7, 6: “Achaïcus Ignis Iliacas domos,” id. C. 1, 15, 35; cf.: “usto ab Ilio,” id. Epod. 10, 13: “ustis navibus,” id. ib. 9, 8: “neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,” id. S. 1, 3, 37: “cum frondibus uritur arbos,” Ov. M. 2, 212 et saep.: “acanthi radices ustis laxatisque mire prosunt,” burned, scorched, Plin. 22, 22, 34, § 76: “a sole usti,” id. 23, 4, 42, § 85: “ecce sexus infirmus se uri perpetitur,” Lact. 5, 13, 14: “urbis hostium,” Tac. H. 2, 12: “praedas,” id. A. 4, 48: “regionem,” Curt. 4, 9, 8; 4, 14, 2.—
b. Of encaustic painting, to burn in (very rare): “picta coloribus ustis puppis,” Ov. F. 4, 275: “tabulam coloribus,” id. ib. 3, 831.—
B. Transf.
1. To burn, i. e. to scorch, parch, dry up; to sting or pain acutely (syn. torreo): “videmus ceteras partes incultas (terrarum), quod aut frigore rigeant aut urantur calore,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69: “cum Sol gravis ureret arva,” Ov. M. 6, 339: “terras (Sol),” id. ib. 4, 194: “campum (seges),” Verg. G. 1, 77 sq.: “solum (cicer),” Plin. 18, 12, 32, § 124: “vineas (fimum suillum),” id. 17, 27, 46, § 258: “urentes harenae,” Hor. C. 3, 4, 31; “v. Orell. ad h. l.: sitis usserat herbas,” Ov. F. 4, 299: “sitis arida guttur Urit,” id. M. 11, 130: “fauces urit sitis,” Hor. S. 1, 2, 114: “nec febribus uror anhelis,” Ov. P. 1, 10, 5: “pestilentia urens simul urbem atque agros,” Liv. 10, 47, 6: “dysenteria si urat,” Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 128: calx urit, discutit, extrahit, burns, heats (when taken as a medicine), id. 36, 24, 57, § 180: “uri, vinciri, ferroque necari,” Sen. Ep. 37, 1: “hae sunt, quarum Delicias et panniculus bombycinus urit,” oppresses, Juv. 6, 260.—
2. To rub sore; to gall, fret, chafe, corrode: “calceus ... si pede minor, uret,” Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43: “si te gravis uret sarcina chartae,” id. ib. 1, 13, 6: “teneros urit lorica lacertos,” Prop. 4 (5), 3, 23. “uri virgis,” Hor. S. 2, 7, 58: “loris non ureris,” id. Ep. 1, 16, 47: “antiqua terebra urit eam partem quam perforat: Gallica excavat nec urit,” Col. Arb. 8, 3: “ut prensos urant juga prima juvencos,” Ov. R. Am. 235. —
3. To pinch with cold; to nip, blast, wither: “pernoctant venatores in nive, in montibus uri se patiuntur,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 40: “Scythae continuis frigoribus uruntur,” Just. 2, 2, 9: “iis, quae frigus usserit, sunt remedio,” Plin. 22, 25, 57, § 119; Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 8; id. F. 1, 680: “urebant montana nives,” Luc. 4, 52; Val. Fl. 2, 287.—
II. Trop., to burn, inflame, consume with passion; in pass., to burn, glow, be heated, be inflamed, be enamored; of love or lust: “me tamen urit amor,” Verg. E. 2, 68: “Daphnis me malus urit,” id. ib. 8, 83: “vires urit videndo Femina,” id. G. 3, 215: “urit me Glycerae nitor, Urit grata protervitas,” Hor. C. 1, 19, 5 sq.— Pass.: “uritur infelix Dido,” Verg. A. 4, 68: Hor. Epod. 14, 13; Ov. M. 1, 496; 3, 464; 7, 22; “13, 763 al.: meum jecur urere bilis,” Hor. S. 1, 9, 66: “ira communiter urit utrumque,” id. Ep. 1, 2, 13.—Pass.: “uror, seu, etc.,” Hor. C. 1, 13, 9.—Of envy: “urit fulgore suo,” Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 13.—
B. Transf.
1. To vex, annoy: “uro hominem,” I gall the fellow, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 42; cf. pass.: “id nunc his cerebrum uritur, Me esse hos trecentos Philippos facturum lucri,” Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 25. —
2. In gen., to disturb, harass, annoy, oppress: “eos bellum Romanum urebat,” Liv. 10, 17, 1; cf. pass.: “quo (bello) Italia urebatur,” id. 27, 39, 9: “labor aliquem urens,” id. 36, 23, 5: “captos legibus ure tuis,” Ov. Am. 1, 8, 70: “populum gravis urebat infesto mari annona,” Vell. 2, 77, 1: “urebat nobilem populum ablatum mare,” Flor. 2, 6, 2.
