I.act. collat. form īra-sco , ĕre, Pompon. and Nigid. ap. Non. 127, 8 sq.: “irascier,” Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 60), 3, v. dep. ira, to be angry, to be in a rage (syn.: succenseo, indignor); constr. absol.; with dat., with in and acc., or acc. of pronouns (class.).
(α).
With dat. (so most freq.): “vehementer mihi,” Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 64: “tibi jure,” Ter. And. 2, 3, 20: “di inmortales hominibus irasci et succensere consuerunt,” Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 46: “ego non tibi irascor, quod, etc.,” id. Sull. 18, 50: “miror, cur tu huic irascere,” id. Planc. 7, 17; id. Vat. 9, 21: “improbitati candidatorum,” id. Mil. 16, 42: “his irascebamur,” id. Lig. 11, 13; id. Sull. 17, 49: “ego tibi irascerer: tibi ego possem irasci?” id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 1: “irasci amicis,” id. Phil. 8, 5: “inimicis,” Caes. B. C. 1, 8: “votis meis,” Ov. H. 1, 68: “patriae,” Nep. Epam. 7, 1: “admonitioni,” Quint. 2, 6, 3: erroribus, Sen. de Ira, 2, 10, 1.—
(β).
Absol.: “noli irascier,” Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 60: “de nihilo,” id. Truc. 4, 2, 56: “numquam sapiens irascitur,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 9, 19: “numquam irasci desinet sapiens, si semel coeperit, Sen. de Ira, 2, 9, 1: nec cuiquam irasci propiusque accedere virtus,” Verg. A. 10, 712: “irasci, quod ausi hoc essent superi,” Ov. M. 6, 269: “qui nesciat irasci,” Juv. 10, 360.—
(γ).
With in and acc.: “an et in hunc fratrem irascitur,” Sen. Contr. 5, 32, 14: “iratus est Dominus in populum suum,” Vulg. Psa. 105, 40: “taurus irasci in cornua discit,” to gather his rage into his horns, Verg. G. 3, 232; id. A. 12, 104.—
(δ).
With acc.: idne irascimini, si quis, etc., Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3: “nihil,” Gell. 19, 12, 10: “ne nostram vicem irascaris,” with us, Liv. 34, 32, 6.—(ε) Rarely with pro: viri pro suorum injuriis, Sen. de Ira, 1, 12, 4. —
II. Transf., of inanim. subjects: “cum pelago ventus irascitur,” Petr. 104: “iratus est furor meus in te,” Vulg. Job, 42, 7: “irascetur furor eorum in nos,” ib. Psa. 123, 3.—Hence, īrātus , a, um, P. a., angered, enraged, angry, violent, furious (class.): “numquid iratus es mihi propter has res?” Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 30: “iratum adversario judicem facere,” Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 220: “quam ìratus de judicio, et de vilico!” id. Fl. 4, 11: “quamvis irata est, non hoc irata negabit,” Ov. M. 2, 568 al.: “cum sint tibi (convivi) irati,” Cic. Att. 16, 3, 1: “non existimo Marcellum ideo fortem fuisse, quia fuerit iratus,” id. Tusc. 4, 22, 49: “non quasi fortuitus nec ventorum rabie, sed iratus cadat in terras ignis,” Juv. 13, 226.—Comp.: “Archytas cum vilico factus esset iratior,” Cic. Tusc. 4, 36, 78.—Sup.: “Caesar illis fuerat iratissimus,” Cic. Phil. 8, 6, 19.—
B. Transf., of things, raging, violent, furious: “mare,” Hor. Epod. 2, 6: “venter,” ravening, id. S. 2, 8, 5: “sitis,” violent, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 62. “venti,” id. 4 (5), 6, 28: “sistrum,” Juv. 13, 93.— Adv.: īrātē , angrily, Phaedr. 4, 24, 14.— Comp.: “iratius,” Col. 7, 12, 5.