circumretio
ὦ πλοῦτε καὶ τυραννὶ καὶ τέχνη τέχνης ὑπερφέρουσα τῷ πολυζήλῳ βίῳ → o wealth, and tyranny, and supreme skill exceedingly envied in life
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
circum-rētĭo: īvi, ītum, 4, v. a.,
I to enclose with a net, insnare.
I Prop.: Martem et Venerem Vulcani esse circumretitos arte, Arn. 5, p. 186; cf. id. 4, p. 181; cf. circumnecto fin.—
II Trop.: aliquem, Lucr. 5, 1152: aliquem fraude, Sid. Ep. 5, 13: cum te implicatum severitate judicum, circumretitum frequentiă populi Romani esse videam, * Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 150.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
circumrētĭō,¹⁵ īvī, ītum, īre, tr., entourer d’un filet, comme d’un filet : Arn. 5, 41 ; Lact. Opif. 14, 2 || [fig.] prendre comme dans un filet : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 150.
Latin > German (Georges)
circum-rētio, īvī, ītum, īre (circum u. rete), rings umgarnen, -umstricken, Martem et Venerem Vulcani esse circumretitos arte, Arnob. 5, 41: Hercules pestiferi tegminis irretitus indagine, Arnob. 4, 35 R.: tenuis membrana illa perlucens, quā circumretitur alvus ac tegitur, Lact. de opif. dei 14, 2. – übtr., alqm, Lucr. 5, 1150: alqm fraude, Sidon. ep. 5, 13: te circumretitum frequentiā populi Romani esse video, Cic. Verr. 5, 150.
Latin > English
circumretio circumretire, circumretivi, circumretitus V TRANS :: encircle with a net; ensnare
