verb transitive

con-culco

2nd PP con-culcāre · 3rd PP con-culcāvi · 4th PP con-culcātum · conj. 1st

to tread under foot, to crush; bruise by treading

to tread under foot, to crush or bruise by treading. *

Prop.: vinaceos in dolia picata, Cato, R. R. 25.—More freq., •

Prop.: vinaceos in dolia picata, Cato, R. R. 25.—More freq.,

figuratively

Trop. (cf. calco, I. B.).

To tread down, trample upon in a hostile manner, to abuse •

To tread down, trample upon in a hostile manner, to abuse: istum semper illi ipsi domi proterendum et conculcandum putaverunt, Cic. Fl. 22, 53: adversarios tuos, Hier. in Isa. 14, 51, 14: miseram Italiam, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 4.—

To tread under foot; to despise, treat with contempt ••

To tread under foot, i. e. to despise, treat with contempt: nam cupide conculcatur nimis ante metutum, Lucr. 5, 1140: lauream, Cic. Pis. 35, 61: pontificem a pedisequis conculcari, id. Dom. 42, 110: disice et conculca ista quae extrinsecus splendent, Sen. Ep. 23, 6.

Perseus ID: n9941 Key: conculco