I.to go or walk into, to enter (syn.: ingredior, introeo).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.; constr. with acc., with in and acc.; poet. with dat.
(α).
With acc.: “tu ingredi illam domum ausus es? tu illud sanctissimum limen intrare?” Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 68: “pomoerium,” id. N. D. 2, 4, 11; id. Caecin. 8, 22: “regnum,” id. Rab. Post. 8, 22: “postes,” Ov. M. 8, 639: “domum,” Nep. Ages. 7, 4; id. Dat. 2, 1: “limen,” Val. Max. 2, 2, 1; 4, 5, 5; Vell. 2, 59 fin.; Just. 18, 7, 10; Suet. Tib. 30: “portas,” Liv. 1, 29, 1: “flumen,” Sall. J. 110, 6: “januam,” Petr. 139: “fumum et flammam,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 16: “maria,” Verg. A. 6, 59: “amnis intrans aequora,” emptying into the sea, Val. Fl. 2, 11: “notus medullas intravit calor,” Verg. A. 8, 390: “fluminis ripas,” to come between, id. ib. 7, 201.—
(β).
With in and acc.: “ante quam (animus) in corpus intravisset,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 57: “in tabernaculum,” Curt. 3, 12, 10: “in flumen,” Plin. 32, 1, 4, § 10; 9, 15, 20, § 50: “in eum mundum,” Sen. Ep. 91, 15: “intravit in hortos,” Ov. M. 14, 656: “in portus,” id. ib. 7, 492: “in Capitolium,” Cic. Dom. 3, 5.—
(γ).
With dat.: “montibus undae,” Val. Fl. 1, 590: “ponto,” Sil. 11, 473: “vulneribus mare,” id. 14, 550: “discordia caelo,” id. 9, 289.—
(δ).
With intra (rare): “intra praesidia,” Caes. B. G. 7, 8, 1.—（ε) With ad: “protinus ad Alexandrum,” Curt. 6, 7, 19. —
B. In partic.
1. To penetrate, pierce, enter, force a way into: “quo qui intraverant,” Caes. B. G. 7, 73: “intravere eo arma Romana,” Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 181: “intra praesidia,” Caes. B. G. 7, 8: “ne quo loco nostri intrare possent,” id. B. C. 3, 44: “ne hostes intrare ad se possent,” Hirt. B. Afr. 79: “ad munimenta,” Liv. 6, 2. — Absol.: in-trantes , ium, m., as subst. (opp. abeuntes), Petr. S. 28, 8; Col. 1, 6: “cujus vultum intrantes tristem, abeuntes hilarum putant,” Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 13.— Pass.: “si mare intretur,” Tac. A. 2, 5.— Impers.: “quo non modo intrari, sed ne perspici quidem possit,” Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
2. To appear before court: “alio senatu Vicetini sine advocato intraverunt,” Plin. Ep. 5, 4, 2; 6, 31, 10.—
3. To attack, Stat. Th. 6, 774. —
4. To pierce, transfix (poet.): “aprum,” Mart. 7, 27, 3: “intravit torvum Gortynia lumen harundo,” Sil. 5, 447; Sid. Carm. 2, 147.—
II. Trop., to penetrate or pierce into (class.); constr. usu. with in and acc.: “nulla acies humani ingenii tanta est, quae penetrare in caelum, terram intrare possit,” Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 122: “in rerum naturam,” id. Fin. 5, 16: “in sensum et in mentem judicis,” id. de Or. 2, 25, 109; 1, 47, 204: penitus in alicujus familiaritatem, to become one's intimate friend, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 5, § 15: “in pectus,” Sen. ad Helv. 13, 2; Quint. 9, 4, 10.—With acc.: “domus quam nec honor nec gratia intrare posset,” Liv. 6, 34, 9; cf. “terram,” Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 122: “vatem Deus,” inspires, Sil. 3, 697; cf. id. 12, 323: “animum militaris gloriae cupido,” Tac. Agr. 5: “pavidos intrat metus,” id. A. 1, 39; 1, 43: “intravit animos pavor,” Curt. 4, 16, 17; cf. Sil. 1, 124. — Absol.: “propius accedo ... intrabo etiam magis,” Cic. Fl. 10, 23.
