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ad-orior ortus, īrī, dep.,

to approach as an enemy, fall upon, assail, assault, attack: a tergo Milonem: hominem tumultuosissime: tribunum gladiis: impeditos, Cs.: urbem vi, L.: oppugnatio eos atrocior adorta est, L. — To accost, address: cesso hunc adoriri, T. — To attack, undertake, engage in: nefas, V — With infin: dominam deducere, V.: virginem perlicere, L.

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