harass Copy link Outline I. In gen. sense1. sollĭcĭto, 1 (to disquiet; render uneasy)2. vexo, 1 (stronger than preced.)3. fătīgo, dēfătīgo, 1 (the latter intens.4. exăgĭto, 1 (to h. continually; keep in a state of alarm)5. distĭneo, ui, tentum, 2 (to draw different ways)6. exerceo, 2 (to keep engaged; trouble)II. In milit. sense, to molest • harass: I. In gen. sense: 1. sollĭcĭto, 1 (to disquiet; render uneasy): many things h. and annoy me, multa me s. anguntque, Cic. Att. 1, 18, 1: Ter. Join: [animum] excruciare et s., Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 50. 2. vexo, 1 (stronger than preced.): to be h.'d with grave alarms, magnis terroribus vexari, Nep. Att. 9, med.: vexo is oft. used of rough usage, mal-treatment, by soldiers or others: v. Lat. Dict. s. v. 3. fătīgo, dēfătīgo, 1 (the latter intens.: to weary out, wear out): cf. Vell. 2, 34, [Creta insula] per triennium Romanos exercitus fatigaverat: v. to weary. 4. exăgĭto, 1 (to h. continually; keep in a state of alarm): h.'d in war by the Suevi for many years, ab Suevis multos annos exagitati, Caes. B. G. 4, 1: v. to trouble. 5. distĭneo, ui, tentum, 2 (to draw different ways): to be h.'d by lawsuits, litibus distineri, Nep. Att. 9, med.: v. to distract. 6. exerceo, 2 (to keep engaged; trouble): Cic. II. In milit. sense, to molest: carpo, psi, ptum, 3 (to keep up a series of attacks upon): esp. with another verb: [agmen hostium] male habere et c., Caes. B. C. 1, 63; c. atque impedire, ib. 78; c. atque premere, Liv. 8, 38, med. See also to distract.