verb deponent

ob-luctor

2nd PP ob-luctārī · 3rd PP ob-luctātus · conj. 1st

to strive; struggle against, to contend with, oppose poetic

v. dep., to strive or struggle against, to contend with, oppose a person or thing (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

With dat. of person: soli obluctandum Fabio, to contend with Fabius alone, Sil.… •

With dat. of person: soli obluctandum Fabio, to contend with Fabius alone, Sil. 8, 10.—

With dat. of thing: genibusque adversae obluctor harenae, struggle against,… •

With dat. of thing: genibusque adversae obluctor harenae, struggle against, Verg. A. 3, 38: fruticibus, Col. 8, 14, 8: flumini, Curt. 4, 8, 8. —

absol •

Absol.: obluctantia saxa Submovit nitens, Stat. S. 3, 1, 20.—

figuratively •

Trop.: ut erat animi semper obluctantis difficultatibus, Curt. 6, 6, 27: oblivioni, id. 7, 1, 9: morti, Luc. 3, 662.

Perseus ID: n31722 Key: obluctor