goad (subs.) Copy link • goad (subs.): stĭmŭlus: to poke a bullock with a g., juvencum stimulo lacessere, Col. 2, 2, fin.; poet. increpare, Tib. 1, 1, 30: to kick against the g., adversum s. calcare, Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 28.
goad (v.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. expr. by stimulus and a verb2. instīgo, 1II. Fig.1. stĭmŭlo, 12. instīgo, 13. incĭto, 14. exaspĕro, 1 • goad (v.): I. Lit.: 1. expr. by stimulus and a verb: v. preced. art. 2. instīgo, 1: cf. Ter. Andr. 4, 2, 9: and Plin. Ep. 3, 7, fin. (which passages, though fig., imply the lit. use of the word). II. Fig.: to incite violently: 1. stĭmŭlo, 1: resentment for wrong g.'d them on against Tarquin, injuriae dolor in Tarquinium eos stimulavit, Liv. 1, 40 v. to sting. 2. instīgo, 1: if this fellow is not mad enough of himself, g. him on, si hic non insanit satis sua sponte, instiga, Ter. Andr. l. c.: madness g.s their minds, mentes i. furor, Sen. 3. incĭto, 1: v. to incite, urge on. 4. exaspĕro, 1: v. to exasperate. Phr.: to g. a man on, alicui stimulos admovere, Cic. Sext. 5, 12.
GOAD Copy link • GOAD 1. s. stimulus (e.g., stimulo tardos increpare boves, Tibullus). 2. v. PROPR., stimulo fodere or lacessere aliquem (e.g., an ox, bovem; ☞ stimulo boves increpare, poetical). IMPROPR., stimulare aliquem or alicujus animum. (The words are found in this connection and order.) stimulare ac pungere aliquem: stimulis fodere aliquem (e.g., Cic., Phil., 2, 34, 86): stimulos alicui admovere (Cic., Liv.): animum stimulis alicujus rei concitare (Cic.): incitare aliquem ad aliquid stimulis alicujus rei (all these expressions [except stimulis fodere] may be taken in a bad sense, like “goad,” or in a good one, like “to spur.” In a bad sense if to goad, an adjective may be added, acres, acriores, acerrimi, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) incitare et stimulare; stimulare et excitare; accendere et stimulare. [Vid: INCITE.] Sometimes lacerare, vexare (e.g., res malae lacerant, vexant, stimulos admovent, Cic.) or pungere, but these not in the sense of goading to anything. The people had been goaded to rage by anything, alicujus rei stimulis plebs furebat (Liv.). Goaded by anything, stimulis alicujus rei concitatus, incitatus, furens, etc.