I.to put, set, or place into or upon (mostly anteclass. and post-Aug.).
I. Lit.
(α).
With in and acc.: “coronam in focum,” Cato, R. R. 143, 2: “in urnam,” id. ib. 143, 23: “ignem in aram,” Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 1: “in aquam salem,” id. Merc. 1, 2, 92: “vini guttam in os,” id. Cas. 2, 3, 31.—
(γ).
Aliquid alicui: “compedes servis,” Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 4: “aliquem lecticae,” Tac. A. 3, 14: “vinclo fasciae cervicem,” id. ib. 15, 57.—
II. Trop.
A. To introduce: “novos ritus,” Tac. H. 5, 4.—
B. To impart or give to, apply to, impose on, attach to, etc.: “pavorem suis, alacritatem hostibus,” Tac. H. 4, 34 fin.: “odium alicui,” id. A. 12, 3: “alicui vocabulum,” id. ib. 2, 56: “propterea huic urbi nomen Epidamnum inditum'st,” Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 37: “vernaculis artificibus ... nomen histrionibus inditum,” Liv. 7, 2, 6: “unde Aspero inditum est cognomen,” id. 3, 65, 4; 2, 13, 1; 4, 29, 6; “21, 31, 4: quae nomina sceleri indidit,” Sall. H. 1, 41, 24: “hoc nomen beluis,” Curt. 9, 1, 5. — Esp.,
2. To name after or for: nomen indere, with ab or ex and abl.: “ab Erythro rege (mari) nomen est inditum,” Curt. 8, 9, 14: “a celeritate Tigri nomen,” id. 4, 9, 16: “ab inopia Egerio,” Liv. 1, 34, 3: “quod illi nomen indiderant ex nomine urbis,” Tac. A. 2, 56: “quibus nomen ex re inditum,” Sall. J. 78, 1. —indĭtus , a, um, P. a., put or placed into, put, set, laid, or thrown upon.
A. Lit.: “utrum deus extrinsecus (operi suo) circumfusus sit, an toti inditus,” Sen. Ot. Sap. 31 (Dial. 8, 4, 2): “venenum potioni,” Curt. 10, 10, 17: “vincula,” put on, Tac. A. 11, 2: “pontes,” thrown over, id. ib. 12, 57: “lecticae,” laid upon, id. ib. 3, 14: “ferrum visceribus ustis,” Sen. Troad. 585.—
B. Trop., imposed, appointed, given: “custodes,” Tac. A. 3, 28.
