attack (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. impĕtus, ūs (i. e. a charge, onset)2. pĕtītĭo (of a thrust or aim at any one3. impugnātio (rare)4. oppugnātio (usu. of an attack upon a town5. incursus, ūs (esp. of the a. of cavalry)6. concursus, ūs (a combined a.)7. tentātio (esp. of the attacks of disease) • attack (subs.): 1. impĕtus, ūs (i. e. a charge, onset): they made an a. upon the enemy with drawn swords, gladiis destrictis in hostes i. fecerunt, Caes.: to sustain an a., impetum sustinere or ferre, Caes.: to make an a., i. dare, Liv.: to ward off an a., i. propulsare, Cic.: an a. of fever, febris i., Cels. 2. pĕtītĭo (of a thrust or aim at any one: rare): I have escaped your a.s, petitiones tuas effugi, Cic. 3. impugnātio (rare): Cic. (of an attack on Milo's house: Att. 1, 4, med.). 4. oppugnātio (usu. of an attack upon a town: v. siege): Fig.: of a forensic attack, Cic. Vat. 2, 5. 5. incursus, ūs (esp. of the a. of cavalry): to sustain a.s of cavalry, i. equitum sustinere, Caes.: Liv. 6. concursus, ūs (a combined a.): v. encounter. Fig.: to sustain the combined a.s of all the philosophers, c. omnium philosophorum sustinere, Cic. 7. tentātio (esp. of the attacks of disease): I am glad that your health has recovered both from the old disease and from the new a.s, valetudinem tuam jam confirmatam esse et a veteri morbo et a novis t. gaudeo, Cic.: v. fit (subs.). Phr.: he had heard the signal for a. sounded, bellicum cani audierat, Liv.: to make an a. on, oppugnare, impugnare, etc.: v. to attack; onset, assault.