verb transitive

ēnĕco

3rd PP ē-necŭi

or , (enicavit, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 71), ctum (less freq. enecatum; in the part. enecatus, Plin. 18, 13, 34, § 127; 30, 12, 34, § 108; and, enectus, id. 7, 9, 7, § 47; 26, 15, 90, § 159), 1 (old form of the fut. perf. enicasso, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 55 and 66)

to kill off; kill completely; to kill

to kill off, kill completely, to kill, stay (freq. and class., esp. in the transf. signif.; syn.: neco, interficio, interimo, conficio, caedo, occido, concido, trucido, jugulo, obtrunco, etc.).

puer ambo anguis enicat, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 67; id. Most. 1, 3, 62; id. Aul. 5,… literal •

Lit.: puer ambo anguis enicat, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 67; id. Most. 1, 3, 62; id. Aul. 5, 22; id. Rud. 2, 5, 19; Varr. ap. Non. 81, 12; Plin. 23, 2, 31, § 63 et saep.: cicer, ervum, i. e. to stifle in growth, to destroy, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 155; cf. Bacchum (i. e. vinum), Luc. 9, 434 (with exurere messes).—

to exhaust utterly; to wear out; destroy by extension •

Transf., in gen., to exhaust utterly, to wear out, destroy: enectus Tantalus siti, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10 Fischer N. cr.; cf. fame, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 17; Cic. Div. 2, 35; Liv. 21, 40 al.: bos est enectus arando, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 87.—

to torment; torture; plague to death ••

In colloq. lang., to torment, torture, plague to death: aliquem amando, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 41: aliquem jurgio, id. ib. 3, 2, 14: aliquem odio, id. As. 5, 2, 71; id. Pers. 1, 1, 49; id. Rud. 4, 3, 7: aliquem rogitando, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 6; and simply aliquem, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 120; id. Am. 5, 1, 4.—Esp. freq.: enicas or enicas me, you kill me, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 45; 2, 4, 25; id. Poen. 5, 4, 98; id. Truc. 1, 2, 21; Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 37; 5, 6, 16. —

ea pars animi, quae voluptate alitur, nec inopia enecta nec satietate… figuratively •

Trop.: ea pars animi, quae voluptate alitur, nec inopia enecta nec satietate affluenti, Cic. Div. 1, 29, 61; cf. id. Att. 6, 1, 2.

Perseus ID: n15771 Key: eneco