• FRET

1. animi motus, commotio, concitatio: permotio (the last, Cic., Acad., 2, 44, 135): animi cura or sollicitudo: to be in a fret, aestuare (Cic.; about anything, de aliqua re); sollicitudinem habere; in sollicitudine esse; aegritudinem suscipere, etc.: to keep one’s mind in a continual fret, nullum quietum spiritum ducere (of the person himself); aliquem quiescere or conquiescere non pati (of a person or thing that does not suffer him to rest): to be in a fret about anything; Vid: To FRET, v., INTRANS.

2.

• v. TRANS., aegre facere alicui (to disturb anybody’s mind; Plaut., Cas., 3, 4, 17; Ter., Eun., 4, 1, 10): lacessere aliquem (to be always at him): aliquem quiescere or conquiescere non sinere (never to let him rest): vexare aliquem: mentem alicujus excitam vexare (Sall.): anxium et sollicitum me habet aliquid. This frets my husband, hoc male habet virum (puts him in a bad humor; Terentianus): to fret one’s self to death, moerore se conficere; moerore confici.
• To wear off by rubbing, atterere: usu deterere (if by use):
• To form into raised work, caelare.

3.

• v. INTRANS., aestuare (to have the mind in a slate of ferment; either absolutely, or with ablative of the cause): tumultuari (to be in a state of restlessness; ☞ Off., l, 23, 80): moerere; in moerore esse or (stronger) jacere (to be grieved): to fret about anything, aegritudinem suscipere ex re; aestuare aliqua re or desiderio alicujus rei (if the possession of it is desired); moerere aliquid or aliqua re; sollicitum esse de re; laborare; anxium et sollicitum me habet aliquid; aegritudinem suscipere propter aliquem (about anybody). Don’t fret, ne sis perturbatus (Terentianus): he frets about, aegre ille fert, quod, etc.: to fret about trifles or nothing, a rebus levissimis pendere.
• To fret (of wine, etc.). Vid: To FERMENT.