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in-dūco , xi, ctum, 3 (
I.imp. induce for induc, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 18; “induxti for induxisti,Ter. And. 5, 3, 12; “induxis for induxeris,Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 46), v. a. in-duco, to lead, bring, or conduct into a place; to lead or bring in (class.); constr. with in and acc., dat., acc. only, or absol.
I. Lit.
(β). With dat. (mostly poet. and rare): “age, moenibus induc,Stat. Th. 12, 326: “fossā mare urbi,Suet. Ner. 16. —
B. In partic.
2. To bring into or before a court (post-Aug.): “inducta teste in senatu,Suet. Claud. 40: “Firminus inductus in senatum,Plin. Ep. 2, 12, 2: “majestatis reos in curiam,Suet. Dom. 11.—
3. To bring home, take into one's family: “carasque toris inducere Thressas,Val. Fl. 2, 132: “intra undecim dies quam illi novercam amore captus induxerat,Plin. Ep. 6, 33, 2. —
C. Transf.
1. To put on articles of dress: “si sibi calceus perperam induceretur,Suet. Aug. 92: “umeros albenti amictu,Stat. S. 5, 2, 67: “togam super membra,Luc. 2, 387. —With Gr. acc.: “tunicāque inducitur artus,Verg. A. 8, 457. —
2. To draw over, spread over, to overlay, overspread: “postes pice,Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 142; Vitr. 7, 3: “colorem picturae,” i. e. to varnish, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 102: “parieti ceram liquefactam,id. 33, 7, 40, § 122: “cuti nitorem,id. 24, 8, 33, § 49: “varias plumas,Hor. A. P. 2: “humanam membris formam,Ov. M. 7, 642: “omnibus viris magnitudine sua inducturus caliginem,to overspread with darkness, to darken, obscure, Vell. 2, 36, 1: “pontem,to throw a bridge across, Curt. 5, 5: “scuta ex cortice facta pellibus,to cover, Caes. B. G. 2, 33: “coria super lateres,id. B. C. 2, 10: “pulvis velut nube inducta omnia inpleverat,Liv. 1, 29, 4: “sed quae mutatis inducitur tot medicaminibus,Juv. 6, 471.— With Gr. acc.: “(victima) inducta cornibus aurum,Ov. M. 7, 161; 10, 271.—
3. To level the ground by filling up: “ita inducto solo, ut nulla vestigia exstent,Plin. 2, 80, 82, § 194; hence, to strike out, erase, i. e. to level the wax in writing by drawing over it the broad end of the style: “nomina jam facta sunt: sed vel induci, vel mutari possunt,Cic. Att. 13, 14, 2: “senatus consultum,id. ib. 1, 20, 4.
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to bring into, introduce: “seditionem atque discordiam in civitatem,Cic. Off. 1, 25, 85: “aliquid in nostros mores,id. de Or. 2, 28, 121: set magna pars morem hunc induxerunt, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 34: “morem novorum judiciorum in rem publicam,Cic. Rab. Post. 4, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 16, 9; Lact. Mort. Pers. 38, 4: “novum verbum in linguam Latinam,Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 43: “pecuniam in rationem,to bring into, set down in an account, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 41, § 106: agrum alicui pecunia ingenti, to charge in an account, id. Agr. 2, 26, 70: “exemplum,Plin. Pan. 6, 2.—
2. To establish: “sublato judicum nomine potestas regalis inducta est,Lact. 4, 10, 15: “quia nondum haec consuetudo erat inducta,Sen. Contr. 5 praef. § “4: vetus disciplina deserta, nova inducta,Vell. 2, 1, 1.—
B. In partic.
1. To bring in, introduce in speaking or writing (an expression borrowed from the stage): “hinc ille Gyges inducitur a Platone,Cic. Off. 3, 9, 38: “gravem personam,id. Cael. 15, 35: “Tiresiam deplorantem caecitatem suam,id. Tusc. 5, 39, 115.—Of conversation, to introduce: “puero me hic sermo inducitur,Cic. Att. 13, 19, 4: “hanc rationem Epicurus induxit,id. Fat. 10: “consuetudinem,id. Cael. 23, 58: “dubitationem,Tac. A. 1, 7.—
2. To lead to or into; to move, excite, persuade; to mislead, seduce; constr. with in, with acc. or ad, with ut or inf.: “amici jacentem animum excitare, et inducere in spem cogitationemque meliorem,Cic. Lael. 15, 59; so, “aliquem in spem,id. Off. 2, 15, 53: “in rem utilem,id. Inv. 1, 2, 2; cf. id. Q. Fr. 3, 4: “in errorem,id. Off. 3, 13, 55: “animum ad aliquid,Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 67: “aliquem pretio, gratia, spe, promissis (ad parricidium),to mislead, Cic. Rosc. Am. 28, 16: “multos in peccatum,to seduce, Auct. Her. 2, 19, 29: “ad maleficium,id. 2, 2, 3: “ad misericordiam, ad pudendum, ad pigendum,to move, excite, Cic. Brut. 50, 188: “Carthaginienses ad bellum,Nep. Hann. 8: “ad credendum,id. Con. 3: “vide, quo me inducas,Ter. And. 2, 3, 25: “in quos (affectus) inducendus est judex,Quint. 11, 3, 58.—With ut: “aliquem, ut mentiatur,Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 46.—With inf.: “consulem promissis, sententiam promere,Tac. A. 12, 9.—
3. To delude, cajole, deceive: “hic eos, quibus erat ignotus, decepit, fefellit, induxit,Cic. Pis. 1, 1: “socios induxit, decepit, destituit,id. Rosc. Am. 40, 117: semper, ut inducar, blandos offers mihi vultus Tib. 1, 6, 1.—
4. To do any thing to one (post-class.): “injuriam adversus liberos suos testamento,Dig. 5, 2, 4.— Hence, in-ductus , a, um, P. a., introduced, foreign, strange (post-Aug. and rare): “insiticius et inductus sermo (opp. patrius),Plin. Ep. 4, 3 fin.; so, “nihil inductum et quasi devium loquimur,id. ib. 5, 6, 44: “arcessita et inducta,id. ib. 3, 18, 10.
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