I.to wound, to hurt, or injure by a wound (syn.: saucio, ferio).
I. Lit.: “neu quis quem prius vulneret, quam illum interfectum viderit,” Caes. B. G. 5, 58: “L. Cotta legatus in adversum os fundā vulneratur,” id. ib. 5, 35 fin.: “plerosque jacula tormentis aut manu emissa vulnerabant,” Sall. J. 57, 6: “acie ipsā et ferri viribus vulnerari,” Cic. Sest. 10, 24: “corpus vulneratum ferro,” id. Red. in Sen. 3, 7: “(aper) vulnerat armentum,” Ov. M. 11, 372.—With acc. of part affected: “ipse volneratus umerum, femur,” Plin. 7, 28, 29, § 103.—
B. Transf., of things: Romanorum duae naves fractae sunt, vulneratae aliquot, Liv. 37, 30, 9: “multis ictibus vulnerata navis erat,” id. 37, 24, 8: “Scythicorum (smaragdorum) tanta duritia est, ut non queant vulnerari,” cannot be injured, defaced, Plin. 37, 5, 16, § 64.—
II. Trop., to wound, hurt, injure, pain, etc.: “aliquem voce,” Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 9: “virorum hoc animos vulnerare posset,” Liv. 34, 7, 7: “laesus ac vulneratus reus,” Quint. 7, 2, 30: “gravior ne nuntius aures Vulneret,” Verg. A. 8, 583; cf.: “vulnerant aures eorum praecepta continentiae,” Lact. 7, 1, 14: “(amor) mea vulnerat arcu Pectora,” Ov. A. A. 1, 21: “fortunae vulneror ictu,” id. P. 2, 7, 41: “crimine vulnerari,” id. H. 18 (19), 105.
