verb transitive

ē-nĕco

3rd PP ē-necŭi

or , (enicavit, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 71), ctum (less freq. enecatum; in the

to kill off; kill completely; to kill •

part. enecatus, Plin. 18, 13, 34, § 127; 30, 12, 34, § 108; and, enectus, id. 7, 9, 7, § 47; 26, 15, 90, § 159), 1 (old form of the fut. perf. enicasso, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 55 and 66), v. a., to kill off, kill completely, to kill, stay (freq. and class., esp. in the transf. signif.; syn.: neco, interficio, interimo, conficio, caedo, occido, concido, trucido, jugulo, obtrunco, etc.).

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Lit.: puer ambo anguis enicat, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 67; id. Most. 1, 3, 62; id. Aul. 5, 22; id. Rud. 2, 5, 19; Varr. ap. Non. 81, 12; Plin. 23, 2, 31, § 63 et saep.: cicer, ervum, i. e. to stifle in growth, to destroy, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 155; cf. Bacchum (i. e. vinum), Luc. 9, 434 (with exurere messes).—

to exhaust utterly; to wear out; destroy by extension •

Transf., in gen., to exhaust utterly, to wear out, destroy: enectus Tantalus siti, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10 Fischer N. cr.; cf. fame, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 17; Cic. Div. 2, 35; Liv. 21, 40 al.: bos est enectus arando, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 87.—

to torment; torture; plague to death ••

In colloq. lang., to torment, torture, plague to death: aliquem amando, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 41: aliquem jurgio, id. ib. 3, 2, 14: aliquem odio, id. As. 5, 2, 71; id. Pers. 1, 1, 49; id. Rud. 4, 3, 7: aliquem rogitando, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 6; and simply aliquem, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 120; id. Am. 5, 1, 4.—Esp. freq.: enicas or enicas me, you kill me, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 45; 2, 4, 25; id. Poen. 5, 4, 98; id. Truc. 1, 2, 21; Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 37; 5, 6, 16. —

figuratively •

Trop.: ea pars animi, quae voluptate alitur, nec inopia enecta nec satietate affluenti, Cic. Div. 1, 29, 61; cf. id. Att. 6, 1, 2.

Perseus ID: n15771 Key: eneco