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insĭdĭor , ātus, 1, v. dep. (
I.act. form insidiaverint for insidiati erunt, Dig. 48, 19, 28, § 11) [insidiae], to lie in ambush, lie in wait for; constr. with dat.
I. Lit.: “quam diu mihi, Catilina, insidiatus es,” Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11: “apris,” Mart. 12, 14, 10: “in legatis insidiandis,” Cic. Cael. 21, 51.—
II. Trop.: “somno maritorum,” Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26: “tempori,” to watch for, seize upon the favorable moment, Liv. 23, 35, 15: temporibus, to watch the changes of the times, to turn them to one's own advantage, Vell. 2, 21.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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