charge (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To load or burthenII. To rush against, attack.1. incurro, curri, and cŭcurri, cursum, 3 (with dat. or acc.)2. invādo, 33. irrŭo, rŭi, 3 (foll. by in)4. signa infĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with in and acc., or dat.)III. To place on the debit side; regard as a debt1. fĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with the perf. part. expensus agreeing with the subst.)2. infĕro, tŭli, lātum, 33. impŭto, 1IV. To impute to, accuse of1. arguo, ui, ūtum, 3 (the offence charged is expr. by gen., abl., or de; also by acc. and inf.)2. impŭto, 1 (with dat. of person and acc. of crime imputed)3. insĭmŭlo, 1 (usu. of false or malicious charges)V. To enjoin uponVI. To charge any one with some duty1. committo, mīsi, missum, 3 (foll. by ut or ne)2. crēdo, 33. impōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (with acc. of thing and dat. of person)B. Intrans.1. concurro, curri, cursum, 32. irruo, 33. invādo, 3 • charge (v.): A. Trans.: I. To load or burthen: q. v. Phr.: to c. a gun, *tela, missilia, glandes, pulveremque nitratam tormento (sclopeto) ingerere. II. To rush against, attack. 1. incurro, curri, and cŭcurri, cursum, 3 (with dat. or acc.): the infantry c.d the wings, peditum signa incucurrerunt cornibus, Liv.: Tac.: to c. the (enemies') flank, latus (hostium) in., Tac.: Sall. (N.B. incurrere in with acc. appears to be used only of incursions into an enemy's country.) 2. invādo, 3: v. to attack. 3. irrŭo, rŭi, 3 (foll. by in): to c. the centre, in mediam aciem ir., Cic. 4. signa infĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with in and acc., or dat.): to c. the enemy, signa in hostes in., Caes.: the Romans charge the wavering foe, trepidantibus inferunt signa Romani, Liv.: v. to attack. III. To place on the debit side; regard as a debt: 1. fĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3 (with the perf. part. expensus agreeing with the subst.): what did you gain by not c.ing it to them? quid proderat tibi te expensum illis non tulisse? Cic.: if you had c.d those 100,000 sesterces to me, si mihi expensa ista H. S. centum tulisses, Cic. 2. infĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3: to c. an expense to the citizens, sumptum civibus inf., Cic.: to c. in accounts, rationibus inf., Col. 3. impŭto, 1: bailiffs c. for far more seed-corn than they have really sown, villici longe plus im. seminis jacti quam quod severint, Col.: to c. expenses to any one, sumptus alicui im., Ulp. Fig.: he perceives that the days which are lost, yet c.d to us, are vanishing and departing, soles effugere atque abire sentit qui nobis pereunt et imputantur, Mart. Phr.: to c. a certain price for goods, pretium statuere merci, Pl.: to c. a fixed price, pretium certum constituere, Cic. IV. To impute to, accuse of: 1. arguo, ui, ūtum, 3 (the offence charged is expr. by gen., abl., or de; also by acc. and inf.): to c. dead men with the greatest wickedness, viros mortuos summi sceleris ar., Cic.: I do not c. you with this crime, te hoc crimine non arguo, Cic.: he is c.d with this crime, de eo crimine arguitur, Cic.: Roscius is c.d with having killed his father, occidisse patrem Roscius arguitur, Cic. 2. impŭto, 1 (with dat. of person and acc. of crime imputed): the murder should be c.d upon him who began the quarrel, ei caedes imputanda est a quo jurgium coepit, Quint.: v. to impute. 3. insĭmŭlo, 1 (usu. of false or malicious charges): to c. any one with treachery, aliquem proditionis in., Caes.: Cic.: to be c.d with the offence of treachery, proditionis crimine insimulari, Liv.: to c. any one falsely, aliquem falso in., Cic.: v. to accuse, ascribe. V. To enjoin upon: q. v.: mando, 1 (with dat. of person and subj.): he c.s Volusenus to return to him as soon as possible, Voluseno mandat ut ad se quam primum revertatur, Caes.: Caesar had by letter particularly c.d Trebonius not to allow the town to be taken by assault, Caesar per literas Trebonio magnopere mandaverat ne per vim oppidum expugnari pateretur, Caes. VI. To charge any one with some duty: 1. committo, mīsi, missum, 3 (foll. by ut or ne): the senate c.d him with the responsibility of seeing that, etc., senatus ei commisit ut videret, etc., Cic.: v. to commit. 2. crēdo, 3: v. to entrust. 3. impōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (with acc. of thing and dat. of person): to c. oneself with severer labours, sibi graviores labores im., Caes.: you c.d me with the part of defending, vos mihi personam imposuistis, ut tuerer, Cic.: v. TO IMPOSE UPON. Phr.: to c. any one with the oversight of any matter, aliquem negotio praeficere, Cic.: Caes.: v. to appoint. B. Intrans.: to make an onset: 1. concurro, curri, cursum, 3: they c. with presented standards, cum infestis signis concurrunt. Sall.: to c. from an ambush, ex insidiis c., Liv. 2. irruo, 3: we c. with the sword, irruimus ferro, Virg. 3. invādo, 3: v. to attack: v. supr. (II.).