verb deponent

admōlĭor

2nd PP ad-mōlīrī · 3rd PP ad-mōlītus · conj. 4th

to move; bring; upon

to move or bring one thing to or upon another (not in Cic.).

ubi sacro manus sis admolitus, put the hand to, lay hands on, Plaut. As. 3, 2,… in general ••

In gen.: ubi sacro manus sis admolitus, put the hand to, lay hands on, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 24: manus moli, App. M. 6, 10: dejerantes sese neque ei manus admolituros, i. e. vim illaturos, id. Flor. 1, 7: velut de industria rupes praealtas admolita natura est, has piled up, Curt. 8, 10, 24: imagini regis manus admolitus, App. Flor. p. 344, 14 Elm.—

to exert one's self to reach; to strive; struggle toward especially •

Esp. as a mid. voice, to exert one's self to reach a place, to strive or struggle toward a place: ad hirundinum nidum, Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 6.

Perseus ID: n911 Key: admolior