verb transitive

dis-cingo

2nd PP dis-cingere · 3rd PP dis-cingnxi · 4th PP dis-cingnctum · conj. 3rd

to ungird, deprive of the girdle

v. a., to ungird, deprive of the girdle.

had disarmed; conquered ••

Lit.: discinctā tunicā fugiendum est, Hor. S. 1, 2, 132; Vell. 2, 41 fin.; cf.: tunicati et discincti, Suet. Aug. 100: jam discingitur armis, Sil. 8, 34.—As a milit. punishment: destrictis gladiis discinctos destituit, Liv. 27, 13; Suet. Aug. 24 and 100: cum tenues nuper Marius discinxerit Afros, had disarmed, i. e. conquered, Juv. 8, 120; cf.: peltatam Amazona Scythico nodo, Mart. 9, 101, 5.—

figuratively

verb finit •

In verb finit.: mihi crede, in sinu est (Caesar), neque ego discingor, i. e. I do not neglect him, I endeavor to preserve his friendship, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13; cf. Sen. Ep. 92 fin.: discinxit ratione dolos fraudesque resolvit, i. e. discovered, detected, Sil. 7, 153; cf.: ut inter Methium et Paulum, quae veniunt in disceptationem, discingas, i. e. that thou wilt decide, Sid. Ep. 2, 7.—

ungirt

discinctus, a, um, ungirt.

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Lit.: ne glorietur accinctus aeque ac discinctus, i. e. who has put off his armor, Vulg. 3 Reg. 20, 11.—

figuratively

Voluptuous, effeminate

Voluptuous, effeminate, Afri, Verg. A. 8, 724.— Hence,

Slovenly, careless, negligent; loose, dissolute, reckless ••

Slovenly, careless, negligent; loose, dissolute, reckless: discincti ludere, Hor. S. 2, 1, 73: avarus ut Chremes, opp. discinctus ut nepos, id. Epod. 1, 34: Natta, Pers. 3, 31: verna, id. 4, 22: discincta in otia natus, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 41.

Perseus ID: n14165 Key: discingo