verb transitive

con-turbo

2nd PP con-turbāre · 3rd PP con-turbāvi · 4th PP con-turbātum · conj. 1st

to throw into disorder; confusion, to confuse, derange, disorder, confound

v. a., to throw into disorder or confusion, to confuse, derange, disorder, confound (rare, but class. in prose and poetry; most freq. in Lucr. and Cic.; not in Verg., Hor., or Quint.).

in general

to exchange in confused multitudes ••

Lit.: posituras principiorum corporis atque animi, Lucr. 4, 943; cf. id. 4, 958; 3, 483 al.: ordines Romanorum (militum), Sall. J. 50, 4; cf. id. ib. 98, 4: equites tormentis, Curt. 7, 2, 4: rempublicam, Sall. C. 37, 10; 48, 8; cf. rem, id. J. 79, 7: annus neglegentiā conturbatus atque confusus, * Suet. Aug. 31: vocem, Lucr. 4, 559: prima vulnera novis plagis, id. 4, 1070: basia, i. e. to exchange in confused multitudes, * Cat. 5, 11.—In mal. part.: pedes, i. e. implicare, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 24.—

to disturb, disquiet in mind; feeling figuratively ••

Trop., to disturb, disquiet in mind or feeling: valetudo tua me valde conturbat, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 2: quid est? num conturbo te? id. Phil. 2, 13, 32: incidunt multae causae, quae conturbent animos utilitatis specie, id. Off. 3, 10, 40; cf.: vemens violentia vini Conturbare animum consuevit, Lucr. 3, 483.—Absol.: haec sunt, quae conturbent in deliberatione non numquam, etc., Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81.—

to bring one's pecuniary affairs into disorder, to become bankrupt

In partic., t. t. in the lang. of business: conturbare rationes or rationem, or absol. conturbare, to bring one's pecuniary affairs into disorder, to become bankrupt.

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Lit.: rationem sibi commissam, Dig. 11, 3, 1 fin.: nihil esse, quod posthac arcae nostrae fiducia conturbaret, bring into pecuniary embarrassment, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 5: fac me multis debere, et in his Plancio: utrum igitur me conturbare oportet? id. Planc. 28, 68: homo Graecus, qui conturbat et idem putat sibi licere quod equitibus Romanis, id. Att. 4, 7, 1; Dig. 14, 3, 5, § 9; 15, 3, 16; cf. ib. 11, 3, 1, § 5; Juv. 7, 129 al.—

P a; distracted, disturbed, confused, disquieted figuratively ••

Trop.: neque edepol quid nunc consili capiam scio De virgine istac: ita conturbasti mihi Rationes omnes, you have so disturbed all my plans, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 29.—Hence, contur-bātus, a, um, P a. (acc. to I. B.), distracted, disturbed, confused, disquieted (very rare): oculus, diseased, disordered, Cic. Tusc. 3, 7, 15: homo tristis et conturbatus, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32: eram in scribendo conturbatior, id. Att. 1, 12, 4: animus, id. Tusc. 3, 7, 15.

Perseus ID: n10941 Key: conturbo