verb intransitive

in-dormĭo

2nd PP in-dormīre · 3rd PP in-dormīvi · 4th PP in-dormītum · conj. 4th

to sleep; fall asleep at; over

to sleep or fall asleep at, on, or over a thing; constr. with dat., with in, or with abl. (class. only in the trop. signif.).

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Lit.: congestis undique saccis Indormis, Hor. S. 1, 1, 71: unctis cubilibus, id. Epod. 5, 69: alienis amplexibus, Petr. 79.—

to be asleep; to be numb; torpid by extension

Transf., to be asleep, i. e. to be numb, torpid, of a limb, Veg. Vet. 3, 23, 15; 5, 46, 2. —

to go to sleep over; to do it negligently; be careless about figuratively

Trop., to go to sleep over a thing, i. e. to do it negligently, be careless about.

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With in: in isto homine colendo tam indormivi diu, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, 2.—

With dat.: tantae causae, id. Phil. 2, 12, 30: longae desidiae, Plin. Ep. 1, 2,… •

With dat.: tantae causae, id. Phil. 2, 12, 30: longae desidiae, Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 3: malis, heedless, regardless of, Curt. 6, 10, 6.

Perseus ID: n22897 Key: indormio