I.v. infra), 3, v. dep. n. and act.
I. Neutr.
A. To force or work one's way out; or (more freq.) to force one's way up, to mount up, climb, ascend.
1. Lit.: “per angustias aditus et ingruentem multitudinem,” Tac. A. 16, 5; cf. Liv. 30, 24; 21, 36: “dum cohortes in aequum eniterentur,” Tac. A. 2, 80 fin.: “adeo erat impedita vallis, ut in ascensu, nisi sublevati a suis, primi non facile eniterentur,” Caes. B. C. 2, 34, 5; cf. Liv. 2, 65; Ov. M. 2, 64; Hor. C. 3, 3, 10: “sol per ardua enisus,” Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 264: “in editiora,” Tac. A. 1, 70: “in verticem montis,” Curt. 7, 11: “enisae legiones in aperta,” Tac. A. 1, 65: “Vitellius in editiora enisus,” id. ib. 1, 70.—Poet.: “viribus eniti quarum assuescant (vites),” by whose strength they may mount up, Verg. G. 2, 360: “opibus fratris enisus,” Tac. A. 14, 28.—
B. In gen., to exert one's self, to make an effort, to struggle, strive, sc. to accomplish something.—With ut: “enitare, contendas, efficias, ut, etc.,” Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 5; so id. Lael. 16, 59; id. Off. 3, 10, 42; id. Rep. 2, 30; id. Att. 9, 15, 4: “tantum celeritate navis enisus est, ut, etc.,” Caes. B. C. 2, 6, 4: “ab adulescentia ita se enisum ut ab optimo quoque probaretur,” Sall. J. 22, 2; Liv. 42, 46 et saep.—With ne: “illud pugna et enitere, ne, etc.,” Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3; so Sall. J. 10 fin.—Pass. impers.: “ab eisdem summa ope enisum, ne tale decretum fieret,” Sall. J. 25, 2.—Less commonly with inf.: “corrigere mihi gnatum porro enitere,” Ter. And. 3, 4, 17 Ruhnk.; so Sall. J. 14, 1; Hor. C. 3, 27, 47; id. A. P. 236.—Absol.: “ego, quod potero, enitar sedulo,” Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 15; Cic. Rep. 6, 24 (twice); Quint. 7, 10, 14 al.; cf.: “pro aliquo,” Ter. Ph. 3, 1, 11: “in aliqua re,” Cic. de Or. 2, 72 fin.: “ad dicendum,” id. ib. 1, 4, 14: quod (acc. respect, v. A. and S. Gr. § “232, 3): quidem certe enitar,” Cic. Att. 16, 6, 2; cf. id. ib. 13, 25 fin., Orell. N. cr.—
II. Act. (perh. not ante-Aug.).
A. To bring forth, bear children or young: “plures enisa partus decessit,” Liv. 40, 4: enixa, with acc., Quint. 6 prooem. § 4; Tac. A. 2, 84; 14, 12; Suet. Tib. 4; Verg. A. 3, 391; 8, 44; Ov. M. 1, 670; 3, 344 et saep.—Absol., Quint. 5, 13, 9; Tac. A. 5, 1; Suet. Calig. 25; id. Ner. 23 al.—
B. To climb up, ascend a place: “Pyrenaeum et Alpes et immensa viarum spatia aegre,” Tac. H. 1, 23 fin.: “aggerem,” id. A. 2, 20: “totum spatium,” Col. 2, 2, 27.— Hence, ēnixus (ēnīsus ), a, um, P. a.
A. Strenuous, earnest, zealous: “faciebat enixo studio, ne, etc.,” Liv. 42, 3; cf. “opera (with prompta), Frontin. Strat. 2, 5, 30: virtus,” Liv. 6, 24 fin.: “voluntas,” Dig. 31, 1, 77, § 23: “enixo studio petere,” Val. Max. 8, 15, ext. 1.—Comp.: “opera,” Sen. Ben. 6, 17; Plin. 9, 8, 9, § 32.—*
B. Ēnixa, that has ceased to bear, Col. 6, 22, 1 Schneid.—Adv.
a. ēnixe , strenuously, earnestly, zealously: “expeto,” Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 26: “causam suscipere,” Cic. Sest. 16, 38; Caes. B. C. 3, 35 fin.; Liv. 4, 26 fin.; 41; 6, 40; “26, 47: petere,” Sen. Ep. 95, 2 et saep.—Comp., Liv. 29, 1; Suet. Tib. 50; id. Galb. 3: “enixius orare, Greg. M. Dial. 4, 38 al.: animum imperatoris enixius deprecari,” Amm. 15, 7; App. M. 2, p. 117, 20.—Sup., Suet. Caes. 5.—*
b. ēnixim , the same, Sisenn. ap. Non. 107, 19.!*? ēnixus or ēnīsus, a, um, in pass. signif.
2. Impers.: ab eisdem illis regis fautoribus summa ope enisum, ne tale decretum fieret, striven to their utmost to prevent, etc., Sall. J. 25, 2.