incedo

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

in-cēdo: cessi, cessum (
I sync. perf. incesti, Plaut. Cas. 3, 6, 11), 3, v. n. and a., to go, step, or march along at a measured pace (class.).
I Lit.
   A In gen.
   (a)    Neutr.: tenero et molli ingressu suspendimus gradum: non ambulamus, sed incedimus, Sen. Q. N. 7, 31: per vias, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 71; cf.: socios per ipsos, Verg. A. 5, 188: viā, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 32: tota in urbe, Ov. F. 6, 653: quacumque incederet, Cic. Div. 1, 24, 49: quam taeter incedebat, quam truculentus, id. Sest. 8, 19: incessit deinde, qua duxit praedae spes, victor exercitus, Liv. 8, 36, 9: etiam si pedes incedat, memorabilem fore, id. 28, 9, 15: servi pedibus, liberi non nisi equis incedunt. i. e. walk ... ride, Just. 41, 3, 4; cf.: incedunt pueri, pariterque ante ora parentum Frenatis lucent in equis, Verg. A. 5, 553: a foro domum, Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 6: sessum impransum, id. Poen. prol. 10: qui huc incedit, id. Most. 1, 3, 152: ad me, id. Am. 1, 1, 179: huc ad nos, id. Trin. 5, 2, 27; cf.: undique nuntii incedunt, qui afferrent, etc., Tac. A. 11, 32: ut ovans praeda onustus incederem, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 146: vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existumes, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 174: quem modo decoratum ovantemque victoria incedentem vidistis, Liv. 1, 16, 10; 2, 6, 7: claro honore, Lucr. 3, 76: omnibus laetitiis, Cic. Fam. 2, 9, 2: incedunt per ora vestra magnifici, Sall. J. 31, 10: ego quae divum incedo regina, who walk majestic as, who am, Verg. A. 1, 46; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 6: matrona incedit census induta nepotum, id. 3, 13, 11 (4, 12): ut mea Luxuria Nemesis fluat ut que per urbem Incedat donis conspicienda meis, Tib. 2, 3, 52.—
   (b)    With acc.: incedunt maestos locos, Tac. A. 1, 61: scaenam, id. ib. 14, 15: fontem aquae nando, id. ib. 14, 22.—
   B In partic., in milit. lang., to move forwards, advance, march: barbari in perculsos Romanos acrius incedere, Sall. J. 101, 7: in erumpentes, Liv. 9, 21: cohortes paulatim incedere jubet, Sall. C. 60, 1: munito agmine, id. J. 46, 6: agmen reliquum incedere coepit, Liv. 21, 33, 1: segnius Hispanorum signa incedebant, id. 28, 14, 18: Sabini usque ad portas urbis populantes incessere, id. 2, 63, 7: propius incedentes, Tac. A. 4, 47: quod gnarum duci incessitque itineri et proelio paratus, id. ib. 1, 51 (Ritter, but Halm omits paratus).—
II Trop.
   A In gen. (rare): malitiae lenonis contra incedam, will encounter, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 31: facilius ad inventionem animus incedet si, etc., will proceed to, Cic. Inv. 2, 14, 45 Orell. N. cr. —
   B In partic.
   1    To triumph over, exult over; with dat.: meo nunc superbus incedis malo, Hor. Epod. 15, 18: ille superbus incedet victis rivalibus, Juv. 12, 126.—
   2    Of inanim. and abstr. subjects, to come to, happen to, befall, attack, seize one; to approach, arrive, appear, occur (perh. not in Cic.); constr. with dat., acc., in and acc., or absol.
   (a)    With dat. (so most freq.): exercitui omni tantus incessit ex incommodo dolor, ut, etc., Caes. B. C. 3, 74, 1: magnus omnium incessit timor animis, id. ib. 2, 29, 1: mulieres, quibus belli timor insolitus incesserat, etc., Sall. C. 31, 3 Kritz N. cr.; id. H. 2, 60: gravior cura patribus incessit, Liv. 4, 57, 10: incedebat enim deterrimo cuique licentia, Tac. A. 3, 36: cupido incessit animo, Curt. 7, 11, 4; 3, 1, 16: si sterilitas annorum incessit hominibus, Col. 2, 10, 1; Val. Max. 1, 8, 5.—
   (b)    With acc.: ipsum ingens cupido incesserat Tarenti potiundi, Liv. 24, 13, 5: timor patres incessit, ne, etc., id. 1, 17, 4; 2, 7, 1; 2, 32, 1; 7, 39, 4 et saep.: indignatio hostes incessit, id. 3, 60: adversa valetudo aliquem, Tac. A. 3, 71: ingens animos desperatio incessit, Curt. 4, 2, 16; 3, 8, 25: stupor omnes et admiratio incessit, Just. 22, 6, 11: cupido incessit aliquem (with acc. and inf.), Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 38, 6; 2, 16, 3.—
   (g)    With in and acc.: vis morbi, pestilentia incedit in castra, in Poenos Romanosque, Liv. 29, 10, 3: pestilentia incesserat pari clade in Romanos Poenosque, id. 28, 46, 15.—
   (d)    Absol.: nova nunc religio unde istaec incessit? Ter. And. 4, 3, 15: tantus eo facto timor incessit, Caes. B. C. 3, 101; Auct. B. Alex. 7: postquam tenebrae incedebant, Tac. A. 15, 37; cf.: ubi crepusculum incesserit, Col. 11, 1, 18: ubi tempestas incessit, id. 12, 2, 5: frigora, id. 12, 52, 12: siccitates, id. 5, 9, 11: lascivia atque superbia incessere, Sall. J. 41, 3: ubi Romam legati venere, tanta commutatio incessit, uti, etc., id. ib. 13, 7: religio deinde incessit, vitio eos creatos, Liv. 8, 17, 4: ubi pro modestia ac pudore ambitio et vis incedebat, Tac. A. 3, 26: haud invito imperatore ea fieri occultus rumor incedebat, went abroad, spread about, id. ib. 2, 55 fin.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

incēdō,⁸ cessī, cessum, ĕre, intr. et tr.
    I intr.,
1 s’avancer, marcher : quam tæter incedebat ! Cic. Sest. 19, comme il marchait avec une mine sombre ! quacumque belua incedebat Cic. Div. 1, 49, partout où la bête passait ; incedunt magnifici Sall. J. 31, 10, ils s’avancent la tête haute ; incedunt pueri Virg. En. 5, 553, les enfants s’avancent [à cheval] || marcher en surveillant sa démarche, marcher à pas comptés : Sen. Nat. 7, 31, 2 || [milit.] marcher en avant : Sall. C. 60, 1 ; Liv. 21, 33, 1, etc. ; in hostes Sall. J. 101, 7, marcher contre (sur) les ennemis, cf. Liv. 9, 21, 4 ; incessit itineri et prœlio Tac. Ann. 1, 51, il s’avança en vue de la marche et du combat (il disposa ses troupes en vue de...)
2 [fig.] a) tenebræ incedebant Tac. Ann. 15, 37, les ténèbres s’avançaient ; pestilentia incesserat pari clade in Romanos Pœnosque Liv. 28, 46, 15, une épidémie avait fait invasion, causant les mêmes ravages, chez les Romains et les Carthaginois, cf. Liv. 29, 10, 3 ; ubi illa formido mentibus decessit... lascivia atque superbia incessere Sall. J. 41, 3, quand cette frayeur eut quitté les esprits..., la licence et l’orgueil vinrent prendre la place ; b) tantus eo facto timor incessit ut... Cæs. C. 3, 101, une si grande frayeur se répandit de ce fait, que... ; cf. 3, 44 ; exercitui tantus incessit dolor, ut... Cæs. C. 3, 74, 1, l’armée fut pénétrée d’un tel regret que..., cf. Cæs. C. 2, 29, 1 ; Sall. C. 31, 3.
    II tr.,
1 s’avancer dans, pénétrer dans : mæstos locos Tac. Ann. 1, 61, s’avancer dans des lieux pleins de tristesse, cf. Tac. Ann. 14, 15 ; 14, 22
2 [fig.] s’emparer de, gagner, saisir : timor, indignatio, cupido aliquem incessit Liv. 1, 17, 4 ; 3, 60, 8 ; 24, 13, 5, la crainte, l’indignation, le désir s’empara de qqn. dans ce dernier emploi, comme on ne rencontre que des formes rattachées au parfait, il est impossible de décider si l’on a affaire au v. incedo ou au v. incesso.