verb frequentative transitive

offenso

2nd PP offensāre · 3rd PP offensāvi · 4th PP offensātum · conj. 1st

to strike; dash against

to strike or dash against (not in Cic. or Caes.).

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Lit.: sponte suā offensando ut semina rerum, Lucr. 2, 1059; so id. 6, 1053: omnes offensare capita, dash their heads against the wall, Liv. 25, 37.—

to stumble; trip; falter figuratively

Trop., to stumble, trip, falter in speaking, Quint. 10, 7, 10.—(Offensatus, Quint. 10, 3, 20, is a false reading for offensator, q.v.).

Perseus ID: n32369 Key: offenso