goad (v.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. expr. by stimulus and a verb2. instīgo, 1II. Fig.1. stĭmŭlo, 12. instīgo, 13. incĭto, 14. exaspĕro, 1 • goad (v.): I. Lit.: 1. expr. by stimulus and a verb: v. preced. art. 2. instīgo, 1: cf. Ter. Andr. 4, 2, 9: and Plin. Ep. 3, 7, fin. (which passages, though fig., imply the lit. use of the word). II. Fig.: to incite violently: 1. stĭmŭlo, 1: resentment for wrong g.'d them on against Tarquin, injuriae dolor in Tarquinium eos stimulavit, Liv. 1, 40 v. to sting. 2. instīgo, 1: if this fellow is not mad enough of himself, g. him on, si hic non insanit satis sua sponte, instiga, Ter. Andr. l. c.: madness g.s their minds, mentes i. furor, Sen. 3. incĭto, 1: v. to incite, urge on. 4. exaspĕro, 1: v. to exasperate. Phr.: to g. a man on, alicui stimulos admovere, Cic. Sext. 5, 12.