put upon (often = put on< Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. impōno, 32. superimpōno, 33. superpōno, 3 (cf. TO PUT OVER)4. appōno, 35. superjăcĭo, 36. addo, 37. subdo, 3, with subj. of that upon which it is put8. infĕro, 3II. Esp. of dress1. indŭo, 32. impono, 3III. Hence fig. to invest a person with any character, etc.IV. As a task or terms, a burthen or infliction1. impōno, 32. indūco, 3V. To pass off anything upon (as "to p. an undigested play upon the public," Dryden)1. impōno, 32. verba dare alicui3. indūcĕre aliquem in • put upon (often = put on, q. v.: but oftener there is a clear shade of difference) I. Lit.: 1. impōno, 3: with dat.: striving to p. Pelion upon Olympus, tendentes Pelion imposuisse Olympo, Hor. Od. 3, 4, 52: cf. ib. 76, impositam Aetnam. (fig.) the burthens that are p. upon us, quaequomque imposta nobis pondera sunt, Lucr. 5, 544: with super of secondary obj.: cf. pedem super cervicem jacenti imposuit, Curt. 9, 7, fin.: super with acc. only (late): cf. impone manum tuam super eam et vivet, Vulg. Matt. ix. 18: absol. with adv. of position: cf. molemque et montes insuper altos imposuit, Virg. Aen. 1, 62. 2. superimpōno, 3: with acc.: cf. (of a pupil in writing) neque egebit adjutorio manum suam manu superimposita regentis, Quint. 1, 1, 27: absol., cum autem eam tabulam sic aptaveris, gravia pondera superimponito, Col. 12, 54. 3. superpōno, 3 (cf. to put over): with dat., cf. superposuit Elisha manus suas manibus regis, Vulg. 4 Reg. xiii. 16: the Vulg. has also pono with super and acc.: cf. pone dexteram tuam super caput ejus, Gen. xlviii. 18: ponetis eas (dress and jewels) super filios et filias vestras, id. Ex. iii. 22: plectentes coronam de spinis, posuerunt super caput ejus, id. Matt. xxvii. 31 (imp. ei in Marc. xv. 17; imp. capiti ejus, Joh. xix. 2): ponunt candelam super candelabrum, id. Matt. v. 15. 4. appōno, 3: cf. gemmas toris app., Ov. Her. 9, 60. 5. superjăcĭo, 3: se rogo, Val. Max. 1, 8, 10. 6. addo, 3: with dat.: frena feris, Virg. Aen. 5, 818: with in and acc.: ne cui album in vestimentum addere petitionis liceret causa (to p. white upon his dress), Liv. 4, 25. 7. subdo, 3, with subj. of that upon which it is put: cf. aquae quae effervescunt subditis ignibus (when p. upon the fire, lit., the fire p. under), Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 27. 8. infĕro, 3: to p. upon a horse, in equum inf., Caes. B. G. 6, 30. II. Esp. of dress: to p. upon another: 1. indŭo, 3: she p. Esau's raiment upon Jacob, vestibus Esau induit eum, Vulg. Gen. xxvii. 15. 2. impono, 3: cf. put on. III. Hence fig. to invest a person with any character, etc.: gen. term, affĭcĭo, 3, with acc. and abl.: to p. honour upon a person or thing, honore aff. aliquem or rem, Cic. N. D. 1, 15, 38: to p. no honour upon, nullis honoribus aff., Cic. Mil. 29, 80: other phrr.: honorem deferre in aliquem, id. Brut. 81, 281: aliquem praecipuo honore habere, Caes. B. G. 5, 54: alicui honorem reddere, Cic. R. A. 47, 136: (say) what honour shall be p. upon Neaera, quonam donetur honore N., Tib. 3, 1, 5: to have honour p. upon one, honorem accipere, Cic. Att. 9, 2, A: cf. amplissimis honoribus decorari, id. de Or. 1, 54, 232. Join: gratia, dignitate, honore auctus, Caes. B. G. 1, 43. Contr., to p. dishonour or disgrace upon. dēdĕcŏro, 1: dĕhŏnesto, 1: v. to disgrace; to dishonour: he p. so much the greater dishonour upon you than upon me, tanto ille vobis quam mihi pejorem honorem habuit, Q. Metell. in Gell. 12, 9: to p. an insult or affront upon another, contumeliam alteri facere, Pl. Asin. 2, 4, 82: ei, Ter. Ph. 5, 7 (8), 79: c. jacere in aliquem, Cic. Sull. 7, fin.: alicui c. imponere, Sall. C. 48, fin.: on which you have p. the greatest outrages and insults, quibus tu injurias plurimas contumeliasque imposuisti, Cic. Verr. 4, 9, 20: to have an insult p. upon one, contumeliam accipere, Caes. B. G. 7, 10: c. in se acc., Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 1. To p. a value upon, aestĭmo, 1: a high value, magni and magno aest.: v. to value; to esteem. To p. a slight upon, nihilo, or minoris aest., nihili facĕre or pendĕre: v. to slight; to make light of: to p. contempt upon: v. contempt, to despise. Of a special endowment or favour: I have p. my Spirit upon him, dedi Spiritum meum super eum, Vulg. Is. xlii. 1: (the priests) shall p. my name upon the children of Israel, invocabuntque nomen meum super filios Israel, id. Num. vi. 27. IV. As a task or terms, a burthen or infliction: 1. impōno, 3: with dat.: p. upon me what you please, quidvis oneris impone, Ter. And. 5, 3, 26: that which thou puttest upon me, I will bear, omne, quod imposueris mihi, feram, Vulg. 4 Reg. xviii. 14: cf. Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 54, imposuistis (in) cervicibus nostris sempiternum dominum: v. to impose. 2. indūco, 3: v. BRING UPON. ind. super (p. upon) joined with pono in (bring on): cunctum languorem, quem posui in Aegypto non inducam super te, Vulg. Ex. xv. 26. With obj. of person; as "to p. them upon considering" (Locke), animum inducere, excitare, ad or in aliquid: v. to drive to; to incite; to induce; to set; to urge: to p. one upon a task, proponere alicui aliquid: v. to propose; to set. V. To pass off anything upon (as "to p. an undigested play upon the public," Dryden): cf. to pass off: esp. as a deception; and (without obj. of thing) to cheat. 1. impōno, 3: with dat. of person: v. TO IMPOSE UPON. 2. verba dare alicui: Pl. Aul. 1, 1, 23: Ter. Andr. 1, 3, 6: Cic. Phil. 13, 16, ad fin.: Hor. S. 1, 3, 22. 3. indūcĕre aliquem in: to p. an error upon one (Bacon), cf. inducere imperitos in errorem, Cic. Brut. 85, 293. Phr.: to p. upon one's trial: in judicium adducere, Cic. R. A. 10, 28: or, vocare, id. Verr. 2, 1, 12, 34: to p. upon his country (in same sense), add. ad populum, id. Agr. 2, 36.
PUT UPON Copy link • PUT UPON[Vid: PUT ON, IMPOSE], to put honor upon, honore aliquem afficere; alicui honorem habere, tribuere: to put all honor upon, omni honore afficere, ornare aliquem; summa observantia colere aliquem.