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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>ob-nītor</b>: xus ([[rarely]] nīsus), 3 (<br /><b>I</b> inf. obnitier for obniti, Lucr. 4, 437), v. dep., to [[bear]], [[press]], [[push]], [[struggle]], or [[strive]] [[against]] [[any]] [[thing]] ([[mostly]] [[poet]]. and in [[post]]-Aug. [[prose]]; not in Cic. or Cæs.); constr. [[with]] the dat., acc., or absol.<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: [[taurus]] Arboris [[obnixus]] [[trunco]], Verg. A. 12, 105: [[contra]], id. ib. 5, 21: toto corpore obnitendum, Quint. 5, 13, 11: remi Obnixi crepuere, Verg. A. 5, 205: densis [[ales]] (Lachm. [[aquila]] [[hinc]]) pinnis obnixa volabat Vento, Enn. ap. Prob. Verg. E. 6, 31, p. 354 Lion. (Ann. v. 148 Vahl.): obnixi (al. obnisi) urgebant, Liv. 34, 46.—In [[pass]]. signif.: obnixo [[genu]] scuto, [[set]] or pressed [[against]], Nep. Chabr. 1, 2.— Of things: navigia fractas obnitier undas, Lucr. 4, 437.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To [[strive]] [[against]], to [[resist]], [[oppose]] ([[class]]. [[only]] in Part.): stant obnisi, Liv. 7, 33, 12: cum [[saepe]] obnitens repugnasset, Vell. 2, 89, 5; 2, 123, 2: stant obnixa omnia [[contra]], Verg. A. 10, 359: venti obnixi lacerant [[nubila]], Stat. Th. 5, 366: adversis, Tac. A. 15, 11.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To [[strive]], endeavor; [[with]] inf.: triumphum Pauli impedire obnitebantur, Vell. 1, 9, 6.—Hence, [[obnixus]] (obnīsus), a, um, P. a., [[steadfast]], [[firm]], [[resolute]]: (velim) obnixos vos stabili gradu impetum hostium excipere, Liv. 6, 12: [[firmitas]], Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 105: [[obnixus]] curam sub corde premebat, Verg. A. 4, 332.—In neutr., adverb., [[resolutely]], [[obstinately]]: obnixum. Pauline, taces, Aus. Ep. 25, 28.—Hence, adv.: obnixē (obnīsē), lit., [[striving]] [[against]]; [[hence]], in gen., [[with]] all one's [[strength]], [[with]] [[might]] and [[main]], [[strenuously]], [[obstinately]]: [[obnixe]] omnia Facere, Ter. And. 1, 1, 134: oboedire, Liv. 4, 26, 12 (dub.; Weissenb. [[enixe]]): petere, Sen. Ep. 95, 1 (Haase, [[enixe]]; v. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 781). —Comp.: argumentari, Claud. Mam. Stat. Anim. 1, 3.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>obnītor</b>,¹¹ nīxus (qqf. [[nisus]]) sum, nītī, intr.<br /><b>1</b> s’appuyer contre, sur [avec dat.] : Enn. Ann. 147 ; obnixo [[genu]] scuto Nep. Chabr. 1, 2, le genou tant appuyé contre le bouclier &#124;&#124; [avec acc.] Lucr. 4, 37 (mss)<br /><b>2</b> faire effort contre, lutter, résister : Liv. 7, 33, 12 ; Virg. En. 10, 359 ; [avec dat.] arboris [[obnixus]] [[trunco]] Virg. En. 12, 105, luttant contre (assaillant) un tronc d’arbre, cf. Tac. Ann. 15, 11 &#124;&#124; [avec inf.] s’efforcer de : Vell. 1, 9, 6.||[avec acc.] Lucr. 4, 37 (mss)<br /><b>2</b> faire effort contre, lutter, résister : Liv. 7, 33, 12 ; Virg. En. 10, 359 ; [avec dat.] arboris [[obnixus]] [[trunco]] Virg. En. 12, 105, luttant contre (assaillant) un tronc d’arbre, cf. Tac. Ann. 15, 11||[avec inf.] s’efforcer de : Vell. 1, 9, 6.
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{{Georges
|georg=ob-nītor, nīxus (nīsus) [[sum]], nītī, [[sich]] entgegenstemmen, [[sich]] [[gegen]] etw. [[stemmen]], I) im engeren Sinne: [[trunco]] arboris, Verg.: obnixo [[genu]] scuto (Dat.), das Kn. [[gegen]] den Sch. gestemmt, Nep.: scutis corporibusque ipsis obnixi, Liv. – II) im weiteren Sinne: a) [[sich]] sträubend, [[sich]] widersetzend [[sich]] entgegenstemmen, [[sich]] [[sträuben]], [[sich]] [[widersetzen]], [[Widerstand]] [[leisten]], [[widerstreben]], [[nec]] omisit [[Silanus]] obniti, Tac.: stant obnixa [[omnia]] [[contra]], Verg.: m. Dat., trahentibus, Tac.: consilio od. manu hostibus, Tac. – übtr., obnitente vi animi, Vell.: matre obnitente, Tac.: m. Dat., adversis, Tac.: muneribus alcis, Tac.: [[mens]] obnixa [[malo]], Val. Flacc.: m. [[adversus]] u. Akk., adv. pigritiam, Augustin. epist. 1, 2: m. Infin., obnixi [[non]] cedere, [[entschlossen]], [[nicht]] zu [[weichen]], Verg. georg. 4, 84. – b) [[sich]] [[mit]] [[aller]] [[Macht]] [[anstrengen]], [[mit]] [[aller]] [[Macht]] [[dahin]] [[arbeiten]], m. Infin., Pauli victoriam impedire, Vell. 1, 9, 6. – / Parag. Infin. obnitier, Lucr. 4, 435. – Das Partiz. Perf. [[immer]] [[obnixus]], [[auch]] Liv. 34, 46, 10.
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{{esel
|sltx=[[ἀντεπερείδομαι]]
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=obnitor obniti, obnixus sum V DEP :: thrust/press against; struggle against, offer resistance; make a stand
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