taunt (v.) Copy link Outline 1. objĭcio, jēci, jectum, 3 (to cast in one's teeth2. fīgo, xi, xum, 3 (to pierce)3. vellĭco, 1 (to twit)4. convīcior, 1 (to revile)5. sūgillo, 1 (prop. to beat black and blue)6. opprŏbro, 1 (no perf.)7. exprŏbro, 1 • taunt (v.): 1. objĭcio, jēci, jectum, 3 (to cast in one's teeth: constr. with dat. of the person, and acc. of the thing, or abl. with de): to t. any one with his low birth, ignobilitatem alicui o., Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 15: to t. us with the death of Caesar, de morte Caesaris nobis o., id. Fam. 11, 3, 2: to t. him with having brought poets into the province, o. quod poetas in provinciam duxisset, id. Tusc. 1, 2, 3. 2. fīgo, xi, xum, 3 (to pierce): to t. any one with insulting words, f. aliquem maledictis, Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 93: to t. one's opponents, f. adversarios, id. Or. 26, 89. 3. vellĭco, 1 (to twit): to t. one in society, in circulis v., Cic. Balb. 26, 57: Hor. 4. convīcior, 1 (to revile): to accuse in earnest rather than to t., accusare vere potius quam c., Liv. 42, 41. 5. sūgillo, 1 (prop. to beat black and blue): Liv. 4, 35. 6. opprŏbro, 1 (no perf.): do you t. me with clownishness? rus tu mihi opprobras? Pl. Truc. 2, 2, 15. 7. exprŏbro, 1: v. upbraid, reproach. Phr.: to t. anybody, contumeliam in aliquem jacere, Cic. Sull. 7, 23 (where objicere also occurs): to t. with bitter words, dictis amaris incessere, Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 31: to scoff and t. (the enemy) from the walls, irridere ex muro atque increpitare vocibus, Caes. B. G. 2, 30.