ūrō ūssī, ūstus, ere
VAS-,
to burn
: nocturna in lumina cedrum, V.:
picem, O.—
To burn up, destroy by fire, waste by burning, reduce to ashes, consume
: hominem mortuum: agros, L.: arces, H.: urenda filix,
H.: cum frondibus uritur arbos,
O.: uritur (Gallia): regionem, Cu.—
To burn, scorch, parch, dry up, sting, pain
: partes (terrarum) incultae, quod urantur calore: cum sol
ureret arva, O.: urentes harenae,
H.: pestilentia urens urbem atque agros,
L.—Of encaustic painting,
to burn in
: picta coloribus ustis puppis, O.:
tabulam coloribus,
to paint encaustically
, O.—
To rub sore, gall, fret, chafe, corrode
: calceus . . . si pede minor, uret, H.:
loris non ureris, H.: ut
prensos urant iuga prima iuvencos, O.—
To pinch with cold, nip, blast, wither, frostbite
: pernoctant venatores in nive in montibus; uri se patiuntur:
Nec per gelidas herba sit usta nivīs,
O.—Fig.,
to burn, inflame, consume, fire, heat, set on fire, kindle
: Me tamen urit amor, V.: Urit me Glycerae nitor, H.: Uritur
infelix Dido, V.: meum iecur urere
bilis, H.: Urit fulgore suo qui
praegravat, etc.,
excites envy
, H.—
To vex, annoy, gall, disturb, harass, oppress
: hominem, T.: eos
bellum urebat, L.: captos legibus ure
tuis, O.
