I.to strike upon or against (syn.: impingo, illido, infligo; class.; in Cic. only in the trop. signif.).
I. Lit.: “scipionem in caput alicujus,” Liv. 5, 41, 9: pedem terrae, to strike or dash against, Quint. 2, 12, 10: “pollicem limini cubiculi,” Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 181: “tignum capiti,” Juv. 3, 246: “incutiebantur puppibus prorae,” Curt. 9, 9: “incussi articuli,” i. e. injured by a blow, Plin. 30, 9, 23, § 78.—Hence, subst.: incussa , ōrum, n. plur., bruised or injured parts, Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 33; 22, 14, 16, § 37.—
B. Transf., to throw, cast, hurl: “tormentis faces et hastas,” Tac. A. 13, 39: “tela saxaque,” id. H. 3, 31: “imber grandinem incutiens,” Curt. 8, 4, 5: “colaphum,” to give a box on the ear, Juv. 9, 5. —
II. Trop.
A. To strike into, to inspire with, inflict, excite, produce terror, disturbance, etc.
(α).
With dat.: multis magnum metum, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 2: “terrorem alicui,” Cic. Univ. 10 fin.: “religionem animo,” Liv. 22, 42, 9: “alicui foedum nuntium,” bring bad news, id. 2, 8, 7: “animis subitam formidinem,” Curt. 4, 13, 13: “ingentem animo sollicitudinem,” id. 3, 6, 5: “desiderium urbis,” Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 22: “ne forte negoti Incutiat tibi quid sanctarum inscitia legum,” should occasion trouble, id. S. 2, 1, 80. —
(β).
Without dat.: “timor incutitur aut ex ipsorum periculis aut ex communibus,” Cic. de Or. 2, 51, 209. —
B. To shake, cause to tremble: “crebrior incussit mentem pavor,” Val. Fl. 5, 551.
