shake (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To move rapidly one way or the other, to agitate1. quătio, no perf., ssum, 32. ăgĭto., 1 (to move quickly to and fro)3. trĕmĕfăcio, fēci, factum, 3 (to cause to tremble)4. sollĭcĭto, 1 (to put in motion, disturb)5. vibro, 1 (to cause to quiver)II. To make to totter or tremble1. lăbĕfăcio, fēci, factum., 32. lăbĕfacto, 1 (frequent. of the above)3. concŭtio, 3 (to s. with great violence4. commŏveo, mōvi, mōtum, 2B. Intrans.I. To be agitated with a waving motion1. expr. by refl. pass. of verbs under (A)2. trĕmo, ui, 3 (to tremble, quiver)3. trĕmisco, 34. ĭnhorresco, horrui, 3 (in a rustling manner)II. To tremble with fear, quiver • shake (v.): A. Trans.: I. To move rapidly one way or the other, to agitate: 1. quătio, no perf., ssum, 3: the horse was s.ing his head with great violence, (quum) equus magna vi caput quateret, Liv. 8, 7, med.: to s. the plain, campum q., Virg. Aen. 11, 875 to make the people s. their sides with laughter, risu populum q., Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 84. Comp.: (1.) concŭtio, ssi, ssum, 3 (to s. together or violently): to s. the head, caput c., Ov. M. 2, 50: the theatre being shaken by the earthquake, concusso terrae motu theatro, Suet. Ner. 20. (2.) dēcŭtio, 3 (to s. down or off): the north-wind hath shaken off the leafy honours from the woods, silvis aquilo decussit honorem, Virg. G. 2, 404: to s. off the dew, rorem d., Virg. G. 4, 12. (3.) excŭtio, 3 (to s. out or off): they ordered the pig to be shaken out of his cloak, porcellum pallio excuti jubebant, Phaedr. 5, 5, 19 she shook out her hair, caesariem excussit, Ov. M. 4, 492: the winds s. the apples off, poma venti excutiunt, ib. 14. 764. Fig.: we will s. off all alluring pleasures, excutiemus omnes delicias, Cic. Coel. 28, 67. Frequent. quasso, 1 (to s. repeatedly or violently): Mezentius shook his Etruscan pine (spear), pinum quassabat Etruscam Mezentius, Virg. Aen. 9, 521: the god s.s the bough wet with Lethaean dew over both his temples, ramum Lethaeo rore madentem super utraque quassat tempora, ib. 5, 854. Comp. conquasso, no perf., 1 (strengthened from simple verb). Apulia had been violently and repeatedly shaken by very great earthquakes, Apulia maximis terrae motibus conquassata erat, Cic. Div. 1, 43, 97. Fig.: all the intellect is violently shaken (i. e. impaired), omnis mens quassatur, Lucr. 3, 599: (we saw) even foreign nations violently shaken by the madness of that year, etiam exteras nationes illius anni furore conquassatas, Cic. Sest. 26, init. 2. ăgĭto., 1 (to move quickly to and fro): to s. the reins, habenas a., Ov. M. 7, 221: (the woods of) Tempe shaken by the zephyrs, zephyris agitata Tempe, Hor. Od. 3, 1, 24. 3. trĕmĕfăcio, fēci, factum, 3 (to cause to tremble): Jupiter nodded, and shook all Olympus with his nod, Jupiter annuit et totum nutu tremefecit Olympum, Virg. Aen. 10, 115: he shook (i. e. made to quake) Lerna with his bow, Lernam tremefecerit arcu., ib. 6, 804. 4. sollĭcĭto, 1 (to put in motion, disturb): he s.s the javelins in his right hand, spicula dextra sollicitat, ib. 12, 404: to s. the whole world with earthquakes, totum tremoribus orbem s., Ov. M. 6, 699. 5. vibro, 1 (to cause to quiver): the breezes shook the garments, vibrabant flamina vestes, Ov. M. 1, 528: v. to brandish. II. To make to totter or tremble: 1. lăbĕfăcio, fēci, factum., 3: a great portion of the wall having been shaken, magna parte muri labefacta, Caes. B. C. 2, 22, init.: the house was shaken, aedes labefactae sunt, cf. Tac. A. 1, 75, med. Fig. (of the mind): whom no force, no threats, no obloquy, have ever shaken, quem nulla unquam vis, nullae minae, nulla invidia labefecit., Cic. Sest. 47, 101: to s. (the fidelity of) the commanders of the naval forces, primores classiariorum l., Tac. A. 15, 51, init. 2. lăbĕfacto, 1 (frequent. of the above): to s. a statue by means of levers, signum vectibus l., Cic. Verr. 4, 43, 94. Fig.: to s. the mind, animum lab., Lucr. 6, 799: to s. and pervert friendship or justice, amicitiam aut justitiam lab. aut pervertere, Cic. Fin. 3, 21, 70. 3. concŭtio, 3 (to s. with great violence: in fig. sense): to s. the republic, rempublicam c., Cic. Ph. 2, 42, 109: to s. the power of the Lacedaemonians, opes Lacedaemoniorum c., Nep. Epam. 6, fin. 4. commŏveo, mōvi, mōtum, 2: let us try whether we can s. the collateral parts of your argument, reperiamus si possimus cornua c. disputationis tuae, Cic. Div. 2, 10, fin. Phr.: he endeavoured to s. the public credit, fidem moliri coepit, Liv. 6, 11, fin. B. Intrans.: I. To be agitated with a waving motion: 1. expr. by refl. pass. of verbs under (A): which see. Quasso is sometimes intrans.: he walks with s.ing head, quassanti capite incedit, Pl. Asin. 2, 3, 23: cf. Virg. G. 1, 74 (siliqua quassante). 2. trĕmo, ui, 3 (to tremble, quiver): the sails s., vela tr., Lucr. 4, 75: the north wind snaps the s.ing oaks, aquilo frangit trementes ilices, Hor. Epod. 10, 8. 3. trĕmisco, 3: the high places of the earth s. with thunder, tonitru tr. ardua terrarum, Virg. Aen. 5, 694: I bid the mountains s., jubeo tr. montes., Ov. M. 7, 205. 4. ĭnhorresco, horrui, 3 (in a rustling manner): the air set in motion by the wings shook, pennis agitatus inhorruit aer, id. Pont. 3, 3, 9. II. To tremble with fear, quiver: v. to shudder, tremble.
shake Copy link Outline 1. quassātio2. or expr. by verb • shake ; shaking subs.: 1. quassātio: the s. of their heads, capitum q., Liv. 22., 17, init. 2. or expr. by verb: v. to shake: he gave him a hearty s. of the hand, *manum ejus effusissime amantissimeque compressam tenuit.
SHAKE Copy link • SHAKE 1. s. quassatio (e.g., capitis): jactatio (e.g. cervicum): usually by the verb. A shake of the voice, vox or souus vibrans (Vid: Plin., 10, 29, 43). 2. v. Transitively, PROP., quatere: quassare: concutere: agitare. To shake the head, caput concutere, quatere, quassare: to shake the head at anything (i. e., to show unwillingness or hesitation), renuere aliquid; dubitare haesitare; nolle aliquid facere; rem improbare: to shake hands with anybody, manus alicujus quassare (Cic.): and perhaps prensare manus alicujus (Liv.): to shake out or down, excutere; decutere: to shake one’s self, se concutere (of animals, Juv.). To shake one’s clothes, excutere vestem; excutere pulverem e veste: to shake the voice, vibrissare (Titinn., ap. Fest., who explains it by vocem in cantando crispare). Figuratively, quatere: quassare: concutere: conquassare: labefacere; labefactare: convellere. (The words are found in this connection and order.) labefactare convellereque; percutere, percellere (to make a violent impression upon). To shake the kingdom, regnum concutere, labefactare: imperium percutere: to shake the credit of anybody., fidem alicujus moliri: credit was shaken, fides concidit. Intransitively, quati: concuti: quassari. To laugh till one’s sides shake, concuti cachinno: to shake with fear, cohorrescere, inhorrescere. Vid: TREMBLE. SHAKE OFF, decutere (PROP.): excutere (PROP. and figuratively). To shake off dust from clothes, excutere vestem: to shake off the yoke, excutere jugum (PROP. and figuratively).