labefacto
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lăbĕfacto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. id.,
I to cause to totter, to shake, to overthrow (syn.: quatio, concutio).
I Lit.: signum vectibus, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 49: horrea bellicis machinis, Suet. Ner. 38: aedium fundamenta, Cod. Th. 10, 19, 14: phalangii morsus genua labefactat, Plin. 29, 4, 27, § 86.—
B Transf., in gen., to injure, weaken, ruin, destroy: sensus, Lucr. 1, 694: onus gravidi ventris, to procure an abortion, Ov. Am. 2, 13, 1: colla boum, to hurt, gall, Col. 2, 2, 22.—
II Trop., to shake, throw down, overthrow, destroy, ruin, weaken (a favorite expression of Cic.): animam, Lucr. 6, 798: aliquem, Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 2; id. Dom. 12, 27; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44: alicujus consulatum, id. Mil. 13, 34: alicujus dignitatem, id. Rab. Post. 16, 44: invidiā verbi orationem, id. Fin. 1, 13, 43: Aristoteles primus species labefactavit, quas mirifice Plato erat amplexatus, id. Ac. 1, 9, 33: conjurationem, id. Cat. 4, 10, 22: causam ad judicem, id. Rosc. Com. 4, 13: fidem, Liv. 24, 20: opinionem, Cic. Clu. 2, 6; so, labefactare alone, to shake in purpose, move, cause to yield: me video ab ea astute labefactarier, Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 3: labefacto paulatim (sc. eum), Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 68: non illam rarae labefactes munere vestis, corrupt, Cat. 69, 3, cf.: castimoniam viduae, Cod. Th. 9, 25, 1: rem publicam, Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 43: maximas res publicas ab adulescentibus labefactatas ... reperietis, id. Sen. 6, 20; cf.: Carthaginem et Corinthum, id. Rep. 2, 4, 7: labefactarat vehementer aratores superior annus, id. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47: amicitiam aut justitiam labefactare atque pervertere, id. Fin. 3, 21, 70: leges ac jura, id. Caecin. 25, 70: alicujus fidem pretio, id. Clu. 68, 194: provinciarum fidem, Tac. A. 13, 21: (praecepta) labefactari aliqua parte, Quint. 2, 13, 14.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lăbĕfactō,¹¹ āvī, ātum, āre (labefacio), tr.,
1 faire chanceler, faire glisser, renverser : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 94 ; Suet. Nero 38 || affaibir, endommager, ruiner : Lucr. 1, 694 ; Ov. Am. 2, 13, 1
2 [fig.] secouer renverser, faire crouler, ruiner : Lucr. 6, 798 ; Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 2 ; Domo 27, etc. || ébranler un dessein, faire céder : Pl. Merc. 402 ; Ter. Eun. 508.
Latin > German (Georges)
labefacto, āvī, ātum, āre (Intens. v. labefacio), etw. wankend machen, erschüttern, I) eig.: signum vectibus, Cic.: horrea bellicis machinis labefactata et inflammata, Suet.: labefactatus rigor auri, zerrinnen gemacht, erweicht, Lucr. – II) übtr.: 1) im Bestehen erschüttern, a) physisch, animam sedibus intus, Lucr.: onus gravidi ventris, abzutreiben suchen, Ov.: quo minus colla eorum (boum) labefactentur, weniger zu Schanden (gerieben od. gestoßen) werden, Colum. – b) der bürgerlichen Existenz nach, politisch usw. wankend machen, in seinen Grundpfeilern erschüttern, stürzen, zugrunde richten, zuschanden machen, dem Verderben nahe bringen, aratores, den Wohlstand der Pflanzer erschüttern (Ggstz. aratores funditus evertere), v. einem Mißjahr, Cic.: eum, Cic.: alcis fidem pretio, Cic.: provinciarum fidem, Tac.: alcis dignitatem, Cic.: amicitiam aut iustitiam, Cic.: orationem alcis, Cic.: rem publicam, Cic.: legem, Liv.: pervertere urbes et vitas hominum labefactare, die Grundpfeiler des menschlichen Zusammenlebens erschüttern, Cic. – medial, cum ad iudicem causam labefactari (wanke) animadvertunt, Cic. – 2) in der Gesinnung, in seinem Vorsatze wankend machen, erschüttern, alqm, Plaut. merc. 402. Ter. eun. 508: alqam rarae munere vestis, Catull. 69, 3. – / Parag. Infin. labefactarier, Ter. eun. 509.
