I.sync. perf. incesti, Plaut. Cas. 3, 6, 11), 3, v. n. and a., to go, step, or march along at a measured pace (class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.
(α).
Neutr.: “tenero et molli ingressu suspendimus gradum: non ambulamus, sed incedimus,” Sen. Q. N. 7, 31: “per vias,” Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 71; cf.: “socios per ipsos,” Verg. A. 5, 188: “viā,” Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 32: “tota in urbe,” Ov. F. 6, 653: “quacumque incederet,” Cic. Div. 1, 24, 49: “quam taeter incedebat, quam truculentus,” id. Sest. 8, 19: “incessit deinde, qua duxit praedae spes, victor exercitus,” Liv. 8, 36, 9: “etiam si pedes incedat, memorabilem fore,” id. 28, 9, 15: servi pedibus, liberi non nisi equis incedunt. i. e. walk ... ride, Just. 41, 3, 4; cf.: “incedunt pueri, pariterque ante ora parentum Frenatis lucent in equis,” Verg. A. 5, 553: “a foro domum,” Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 6: “sessum impransum,” id. Poen. prol. 10: “qui huc incedit,” id. Most. 1, 3, 152: “ad me,” id. Am. 1, 1, 179: “huc ad nos,” id. Trin. 5, 2, 27; cf.: “undique nuntii incedunt, qui afferrent, etc.,” Tac. A. 11, 32: “ut ovans praeda onustus incederem,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 146: “vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existumes,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 174: “quem modo decoratum ovantemque victoria incedentem vidistis,” Liv. 1, 16, 10; 2, 6, 7: “claro honore,” Lucr. 3, 76: “omnibus laetitiis,” Cic. Fam. 2, 9, 2: “incedunt per ora vestra magnifici,” Sall. J. 31, 10: “ego quae divum incedo regina,” who walk majestic as, who am, Verg. A. 1, 46; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 6: “matrona incedit census induta nepotum,” id. 3, 13, 11 (4, 12): “ut mea Luxuria Nemesis fluat ut que per urbem Incedat donis conspicienda meis,” Tib. 2, 3, 52.—
(β).
With acc.: “incedunt maestos locos,” Tac. A. 1, 61: “scaenam,” id. ib. 14, 15: “fontem aquae nando,” id. ib. 14, 22.—
B. In partic., in milit. lang., to move forwards, advance, march: “barbari in perculsos Romanos acrius incedere,” Sall. J. 101, 7: “in erumpentes,” Liv. 9, 21: “cohortes paulatim incedere jubet,” Sall. C. 60, 1: “munito agmine,” id. J. 46, 6: “agmen reliquum incedere coepit,” Liv. 21, 33, 1: “segnius Hispanorum signa incedebant,” id. 28, 14, 18: “Sabini usque ad portas urbis populantes incessere,” id. 2, 63, 7: “propius incedentes,” Tac. A. 4, 47: “quod gnarum duci incessitque itineri et proelio paratus,” id. ib. 1, 51 (Ritter, but Halm omits paratus).—
II. Trop.
A. In gen. (rare): “malitiae lenonis contra incedam,” will encounter, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 31: “facilius ad inventionem animus incedet si, etc.,” will proceed to, Cic. Inv. 2, 14, 45 Orell. N. cr. —
B. In partic.
1. To triumph over, exult over; with dat.: “meo nunc superbus incedis malo,” Hor. Epod. 15, 18: “ille superbus incedet victis rivalibus,” Juv. 12, 126.—
2. Of inanim. and abstr. subjects, to come to, happen to, befall, attack, seize one; to approach, arrive, appear, occur (perh. not in Cic.); constr. with dat., acc., in and acc., or absol.
(α).
With dat. (so most freq.): “exercitui omni tantus incessit ex incommodo dolor, ut, etc.,” Caes. B. C. 3, 74, 1: “magnus omnium incessit timor animis,” id. ib. 2, 29, 1: “mulieres, quibus belli timor insolitus incesserat, etc.,” Sall. C. 31, 3 Kritz N. cr.; id. H. 2, 60: “gravior cura patribus incessit,” Liv. 4, 57, 10: “incedebat enim deterrimo cuique licentia,” Tac. A. 3, 36: “cupido incessit animo,” Curt. 7, 11, 4; 3, 1, 16: “si sterilitas annorum incessit hominibus,” Col. 2, 10, 1; Val. Max. 1, 8, 5.—
(β).
With acc.: “ipsum ingens cupido incesserat Tarenti potiundi,” Liv. 24, 13, 5: “timor patres incessit, ne, etc.,” id. 1, 17, 4; 2, 7, 1; 2, 32, 1; “7, 39, 4 et saep.: indignatio hostes incessit,” id. 3, 60: “adversa valetudo aliquem,” Tac. A. 3, 71: “ingens animos desperatio incessit,” Curt. 4, 2, 16; 3, 8, 25: “stupor omnes et admiratio incessit,” Just. 22, 6, 11: cupido incessit aliquem (with acc. and inf.), Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 38, 6; 2, 16, 3.—
(γ).
With in and acc.: “vis morbi, pestilentia incedit in castra, in Poenos Romanosque,” Liv. 29, 10, 3: pestilentia incesserat pari clade in Romanos Poenosque, id. 28, 46, 15.—
(δ).
Absol.: “nova nunc religio unde istaec incessit?” Ter. And. 4, 3, 15: “tantus eo facto timor incessit,” Caes. B. C. 3, 101; “Auct. B. Alex. 7: postquam tenebrae incedebant,” Tac. A. 15, 37; cf.: “ubi crepusculum incesserit,” Col. 11, 1, 18: “ubi tempestas incessit,” id. 12, 2, 5: “frigora,” id. 12, 52, 12: “siccitates,” id. 5, 9, 11: “lascivia atque superbia incessere,” Sall. J. 41, 3: “ubi Romam legati venere, tanta commutatio incessit, uti, etc.,” id. ib. 13, 7: “religio deinde incessit, vitio eos creatos,” Liv. 8, 17, 4: “ubi pro modestia ac pudore ambitio et vis incedebat,” Tac. A. 3, 26: “haud invito imperatore ea fieri occultus rumor incedebat,” went abroad, spread about, id. ib. 2, 55 fin.
