offendo Copy link Outline I. Lit.B. Transf., to hit upon, light upon a person or thing, i. e. ...II. Trop.A. In gen., to suffer damage, receive an injury ...B. In partic., to stumble, blunder, make a mistake ...C. To find fault with, be displeased with ...D. To fail in any thing, i. e. to have a misfortune ...E. To shock, offend, mortify, vex, displease ...A. Offensive, odiousB. Offended, displeased, vexed, incensed ... ⓘoffēnsī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl • offendo, di, sum, 3, v. a. and n. [obfendo]. to hit, thrust, strike, or dash against something (syn.: illido, impingo; class.). I. Lit.: offendere caput ad fornicem, Quint. 6, 3, 67: latus vehementer, Cic. Clu. 62, 175: coxam, to hurt himself in the haunch, Col. 5, 9, 1: pedem, Auct. B. Hisp. 23; Ov. F. 2, 720: solido, against something solid, Hor. S. 2, 1, 78: in scopulis offendit puppis, strikes on, Ov. P. 4, 14, 22: in redeundo offenderunt, ran aground, Caes. B. C. 3, 8: in cornua, Sol. 40: ne quem in cursu capite, aut cubito, aut pectore offendam, aut genu, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 2: visco, id. Poen. 2, 37.— B. Transf., to hit upon, light upon a person or thing, i. e. to come upon, meet with, find (syn.: deprehendo, invenio): si te hic offendero, moriere, Enn. ap. Cic. Rab. Post. 11, 29 (Trag. v. 301 Vahl.); cf. Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1: haec, cum ego a foro revortar, facite ut offendam parata, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 30: paululum si cessassem, Domi non offendissem, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 5: si te in plateā offendero hac post umquam, periisti, id. ib. 5, 8, 34; id. Phorm. 5, 1, 31: imparatum te offendam, will come upon you unawares, will surprise you, Cic. Fam. 2, 3: eundem bonorum sensum, id. ib. 1, 9, 17: nondum perfectum templum offendere, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64: omnia aliter ac jusserat offendit, id. Rep. 1, 38, 59.— II. Trop. A. In gen., to suffer damage, receive an injury: quis est tam Lynceus, qui in tantis tenebris nihil offendat, nusquam incurrat? Cic. Fam. 9, 2, 2: in causis, id. de Or. 2, 74, 301: ad fortunam, Phaedr. 4, 14, 6.— B. In partic., to stumble, blunder, make a mistake, commit a fault; to commit an offence, to be offensive (syn.: pecco, delinquo): in quo ipsi offendissent, alios reprehendissent, Cic. Clu. 36, 98: sin quid offenderit, sibi totum, tibi nihil offenderit, id. Fam. 2, 18, 3: offendebant illi quidem apud gravīs et honestos homines, sed populi judiciis florebant, gave offence to, id. Sest. 49, 105: se apud plebem offendisse de aerario, id. Att. 10, 4, 8: neque in eo solum offenderat, quod, Nep. Phoc. 2, 2: legi, to offend against or violate the law, Dig. 22, 1, 1.—Hence (eccl. Lat.), to offend, commit a sin: in multis enim offendimus omnes, Vulg. Jac. 3, 2.— Of things, to be offensive: cum nihil aliud offenderit, Liv. 2, 2, 2; cf. id. 4, 42, 2.— C. To find fault with, be displeased with, take offence at any thing: at credo, in Caesarem probatis, in me offenditis, Caes. B. C. 2, 32: si in me aliquid offendistis, have taken any offence at me, Cic. Mil. 36, 99.— D. To fail in any thing, i. e. to have a misfortune, to be unfortunate, meet with ill success: apud judices offendere, opp. causam iis probare, Cic. Clu. 23, 63: cum multi viri fortes offenderint, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 50, § 131: tamquam M. Atilius primo accessu ad Africam offenderit, i. e. met with a calamity, Liv. 28, 43, 17; cf. I. A. supra.—Impers. pass.: sin aliquid esset offensum, Cic. Fam. 1, 7: quoties culpā ducis esset offensum, might have met with a defeat, Caes. B. C. 3, 72; cf.: nullum ejusmodi casum exspectans, quo . . . in milibus passuum tribus offendi posset, id. B. G. 6, 36 Kraner ad loc.: at si valetudo ejus offendissit, failed, Gell. 4, 2, 10.— E. To shock, offend, mortify, vex, displease one: me exquisisse aliquid, in quo te offenderem, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 4: tuam existimationem, id. ib. 3, 8, 7: neminem umquam non re, non verbo, non vultu denique offendit, id. Balb. 26, 59: offensus nemo contumeliā, id. Att. 6, 3, 3: ne offendam patrem, id. ib. 6, 3, 9: ut eos splendor offendat, id. Fam. 1, 7, 7: extinctum lumen recens offendit nares, Lucr. 6, 791: offendere tot caligas, tot Milia clavorum, provoke, Juv. 16, 24: polypodion offendit stomachum, disagrees with, Plin. 26, 8, 37, § 58: ne colorum claritas aciem oculorum offenderet, id. 35, 10, 36, § 97.—Pass., to be displeased, feel hurt: multis rebus meus offendebatur animus, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10.— With inf.: ut non offendar subripi (ista munera), so that I am not offended at their being taken from me, Phaedr. 4, 11, 6: componi aliquid de se, offendebatur, he took it ill, if, etc., Suet. Aug. 8, 9 fin.—Hence, of-fensus, a, um, P. a. A. Offensive, odious (cf.: invisus, odiosus, infensus): miserum atque invidiosum offensumque ordinem senatorium! Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 145: offensum et invisum esse alicui, id. Sest. 58, 125.—As subst.: offensum, i, n., the offence: offensum est quod eorum, qui audiunt, voluntatem laedit, Cic. Inv. 1, 49, 92.— B. Offended, displeased, vexed, incensed, imbittered: offensus et alienatus animus, Cic. Att. 1, 17, 7: aliena et offensa populi voluntas, id. Tusc. 5, 37, 106: offensos merere deos, Ov. H. 21, 48: offensi animi regum, Auct. B. Alex. 32.—Comp.: quem cum esse offensiorem arbitrarer, Cic. Att. 1, 5, 2: quem sibi offensiorem sciebat esse, id. Clu. 62, 172; id. Att. 1, 5, 5.
offendō Copy link Outline I intr.,1 se heurter contre [avec dat.] : se heurter contre du solide || ...2 [fig.]a) achopper, subir un malheur : les navires eurent un échec ; [ils ...b) broncher, commettre une faute : eux-mêmes ont bronché, ils accusent autrui ; ...c) ne pas réussir, être malheureux : n'avoir pas la faveur de qqn, ...d) éprouver un choc, être choqué, mécontent, offensé : est-il qqn qui, venu ...II tr.,1 heurter : heurter qqn du genou || faire heurter : donner de ...2 trouver, rencontrer : Enn. d. si je te rencontre ici, tu mourras, ...3 choquer, blesser : blesser l'odorat ; blesser la vue4 [fig.]a) porter atteinte à : blesser la réputation de qqn, cf.b) choquer, mécontenter, offenser : ceux que mécontente le travail auquel je me ... ⓘoffēnsī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl • offendō, fendī, fēnsum, ĕre (ob et inus. fendo), intr. et tr. I. intr., 1. se heurter contre [avec dat.] : solido Hor. S. 2, 1, 78, se heurter contre du solide || [abst] se heurter, subir un heurt : in tenebris Cic. Fam. 9, 2, 2, se heurter dans les ténèbres 2. [fig.] a) achopper, subir un malheur : naves offenderunt Cæs. C. 3, 8, 2, les navires eurent un échec ; quotiens ducis vitio in exercitu esset offensum Cæs. C. 3, 72, 4 [ils oubliaient] combien de fois par la faute du chef une armée avait subi un échec, cf. Cæs. G. 6, 36, 2 ; multi viri fortes et terra et mari sæpe offenderunt Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 131, beaucoup d'hommes de guerre énergiques ont éprouvé des échecs et sur terre et sur mer ; quicquid offendit Sen. Ep. 81, 2, toute entreprise qui échoue ; fenus offendit Sen. Ep. 96, 1, mes rentes sont compromises ; b) broncher, commettre une faute : ipsi offenderunt, alios reprehendunt Cic. Clu. 98, eux-mêmes ont bronché, ils accusent autrui ; si quid offenderit, nihil tibi offenderit Cic. Fam. 2, 18, 3, s'il manque sur qq. point, le manquement ne retombera pas sur toi ; [pass. impers.] si paulum modo in numeris offensum est Cic. de Or. 3, 196, s'il y a eu la moindre faute dans la métrique ; c) ne pas réussir, être malheureux : apud aliquem Cic. Sest. 105 ; Att. 10, 4, 8, n'avoir pas la faveur de qqn, mécontenter qqn ; d) éprouver un choc, être choqué, mécontent, offensé : quis venit, qui offenderet ? Cic. Att. 12, 40, 2, est-il qqn qui, venu me voir, ait été mécontent ? in aliquo Cic. Mil. 99 ; Cæs. C. 2, 32, 11, être mécontent de qqn, avoir qqch. à lui reprocher ; [pass. impers.] in poetæ cincinnis offenditur Cic. de Or. 3, 100, on est choqué, mécontent des frisures [du style trop orné] d'un poète, cf. Cic. de Or. 1, 259. II. tr., 1. heurter : aliquem genu Pl. Curc. 282, heurter qqn du genou || faire heurter : caput ad fornicem Quint. 6, 3, 67, donner de la tête contre la voûte ; latus vehementer offendit Cic. Clu. 175, il heurta son flanc (il se heurta le flanc) violemment 2. trouver, rencontrer : si te hic offendero, moriere Enn. d. Cic. Rab. Post. 29, si je te rencontre ici, tu mourras, cf. Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1 ; nondum perfectum templum offenderant Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 64, ils avaient trouvé le temple encore inachevé ; omnia aliter offendit ac jusserat Cic. Rep. 1, 59, il trouva tout autrement qu'il n'avait ordonné, cf. Cic. Att. 15, 11, 3 ; Fam. 5, 17, 2 ; 9, 11, 1 ; 16, 10, 1 3. choquer, blesser : nares Lucr. 6, 791, blesser l'odorat ; aciem oculorum Plin. 35, 97, blesser la vue 4. [fig.] a) porter atteinte à : existimationem alicujus Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 7, blesser la réputation de qqn, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 117 ; b) choquer, mécontenter, offenser : quos offendit noster minime nobis injucundus labor Cic. Fin. 1, 3, ceux que mécontente le travail auquel je me livre non sans plaisir ; aliquem in aliqua re Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 4, offenser qqn en qqch. ; aliquem aliqua re Cic. Balbo 59, offenser qqn par qqch. ; fortasse in eo ipso offendetur (Cæsar), cur non Romæ potius Cic. Att. 9, 6, 1, peut-être sera-t-il froissé précisément sur ce point : pourquoi pas plutôt à Rome ? [avec prop. inf.] componi aliquid de se, offendebatur Suet. Aug. 89, il n'aimait pas qu'on composât qqch. à sa louange.
offensum Copy link ⓘoffēnsī | ve: neut gen sg OFFENSVM i. n. [βλαπτικὸν] Cic. de Inuent. 1, 92 c. 49 […] 🗁 Page Scan
offendo Copy link ⓘoffēnsī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl OFFENDO [1] di, sum, ere. [προσκόπτω] Compositum ex Ob et Fendo, quod in solis Compositis est in vsu; Incurrere in aliquid, atque incidere significat, vnde etiam pro inuenire, subite et praeter consilium praesertim, ponitur, itemque pro laedere se vel alium. […] 🗁 Page Scan
offendo Copy link ⓘoffēnsī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl OFFENDO [2] inis. f. Offensio Afran. Vopisco, Quoque nunc offendo saepe procul nostra sit mala, Nonius 2, 602.
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offensive Copy link Outline I. Causing offence or displeasure1. expr. by displicēre, odio esse, offensionem habere2. ŏdiōsus (highly disagreeable, objectionable)3. foedus (extremely o., revolting)II. Disagreeable to the senses1. grăvis (with ref. to smell2. foetĭdus3. fastīdiendus (exciting nausea or disgust4. pūtĭdus (esp. offensive to good taste)III. Opp. to defensive • offensive: I. Causing offence or displeasure: 1. expr. by displicēre, odio esse, offensionem habere: v. to displease; hateful; offence. 2. ŏdiōsus (highly disagreeable, objectionable): an o. class of people, o. genus hominum, Cic. Sen. 20, 71: he did many o. things, multa odiosa fecit, Nep. Alc. 2, extr.: an o. word, verbum o., Cic. Or. 8, 25. 3. foedus (extremely o., revolting): cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 26, quo (tyranno) neque tetrius, neque foedius, nec diis hominibusque invisius animal ullum cogitari potest: v. revolting, hateful. II. Disagreeable to the senses: 1. grăvis (with ref. to smell: strong, rank): o. water-snakes, g. chelydri, Virg. G. 3, 415: Hor. (but not always in bad sense, cf. Plin. 25, 9, 70, odore suaviter gravi). Also grave olens, Virg. Aen. 6, 201; and as one word, Apul. 2. foetĭdus: v. fetid. 3. fastīdiendus (exciting nausea or disgust: rare): Plin. 25, 7, 38. 4. pūtĭdus (esp. offensive to good taste): practices (on the part of speakers) disagreeable and o., molesta et putida, Cic. de Or. 3, 13, extr. (where, immediately after, odiosus occurs as strengthened syn.). Dimin., putidulus (somewhat so): Mart. III. Opp. to defensive: expr. by bellum infĕro, 3, irr.: not to act on the o., but the defensive, bellum non inferre sed defendere, Caes. B. G. 1, 44: the Romans were acting on the defensive rather than the o., Romani arcebant magis quam inferebant bellum, Liv. 10, 28, init.: they were strong enough to assume the o., inferendo quoque bello satis pollebant, Tac. H. 3, 55 (R. and A.): a league o. and defensive, *foedus ad inferendum nihilominus quam defendendum bellum initum.
OFFENSIVE Copy link • OFFENSIVECausing anger, pain, or disgust, quod offensioni est, offensionem habet or affert: quod offendit, quod non vacat offensione (that is faulty): quod displicet (that displeases): odiosus (that causes scandal): exemplo haud saluber (that sets a bad example): mali or pessimi exempli (that sets a very bad example): Very offensive manners, mores pessimi, perditi: offensive language, voces lascivae (licentious), protervae (wanton), obscenae (obscene), contumeliosae (injurious to the eredit of anyone): to use offensive language to anyone, conscelerare aures alicujus: to be offensive, offensioni esse; offensionem or offensam habere; offensionem affeire: to any one, alicui; non vacare offensione: to be offensive to the eyes and ears, ab oculorum auriumque probatione abhorrere. Assailant, opposed to defensive, by circumlocution. An offensive war, *bellum quod ultro infertur; *bellum ultro inferendum (while yet future), ultro illatum (when already begun): to begin an offensive war, bellum inferre, or ultro inferre (Caes., Liv.); armis, bello, lacessere or petere aliquem; infesto exercitu pergere in agrum hostium; ultro petere hostem: an offensive alliance or treaty, *foedus ad bellum alicui inferendum initum; to act on the offensive (against any state or people), sociare arma contra aliquem: the Romans under Fabius acted on the defensive rather than on the offensive, Romani apud Fabium arcebant magis quam inferebant pugnam (Liv., 10, 28): to act both on the offensive and on the defensive, inferre vim atque arcere: to be strong enough to act on the offensive inferendo bello satis pollere (Tac., Hist., 3, 55, 1).