ob-rŭo — Lewis & Short
ob-rŭo, ŭi, ŭtum, 3 (
I inf. pres. pass. OBRI for obrui, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 341; v. in the foll. I. B. 1.), v. a. (n. Lucr. 3, 775; v. infra), to overwhelm, overthrow, strike down; to cover, cover over with any thing; also to hide in the ground, bury by heaping over (class.; cf.: opprimo, subruo).
I Lit.
A In gen.:
aliquem caestu,Stat. Achill. 1, 191:
concidit, et totis fratrem gravis obruit armis,id. Th. 11, 573; Verg. A. 5, 692:
confossus undique obruitur,Curt. 8, 11:
ranae marinae dicuntur obruere sese harenā solere,bury themselves in the sand, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125:
thesaurum,to bury, id. Sen. 7, 21:
ova,to hide in the earth, id. N. D. 2, 52, 129:
aegros veste,to cover, Plin. 26, 3, 8, § 16: oceanum rubra tractim obruit aethra, covered, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Ann. v. 418 Vahl.); so,
terram nox obruit umbris,Lucr. 6, 864.—
B In partic., to bury, inter a dead body (perh. only post-Aug.), Tac. A. 1, 29 fin.:
cadaver levi caespite obrutum est,Suet. Calig. 59: cujus ossa in Vulcanali obruta sunt, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. statua, p. 290 Müll.: QVOD SE VOLVIT OBRI. Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 341.—
2 To sink in the sea, cover with water:
puppes,Verg. A. 1, 69:
quos Obruit Auster,overwhelmed, sunk, id. ib. 6, 336:
navem,Dig. 9, 2, 29:
obrutus adulter aquis,Ov. Her. 1, 6:
obruerit cum tot deus aequoris undis,id. P. 3, 6, 29:
vultus,id. Tr. 1, 2, 34:
Aegyptum Nilus,Cic. N. D. 2, 52.—
C To sow seed; cover with earth:
semina terrā,Ov. R. Am. 173:
milium,Col. 11, 2, 72:
lupinum,id. 11, 2, 81:
betam,id. 11, 3, 42.—
D To overload, surfeit with any thing:
se vino,Cic. Deiot. 9. —
II Trop.
A To overwhelm, bury, conceal, put out of sight, abolish, consign to oblivion:
ut adversā quasi perpetuā oblivione obruamus,Cic. Fin. 1, 17, 57; cf.:
ea quae umquam vetustas obruet aut quae tanta delebit oblivio?id. Deiot. 13, 37; and:
(sermo) nec umquam de ullo perennis fuit, et obruitur hominum interitu,id. Rep. 6, 23, 25:
talis viri interitu sex suos obruere consulatus,to dim, cloud, destroy the glory of six consulships, id. Tusc. 5, 19, 56.—
2 Neutr.:
et domus aetatis spatio ne fessa vetusto obruat,i. e. fall to ruin, Lucr. 3, 775.—
B To overwhelm, overload, weigh down, oppress with any thing:
criminibus obrutus atque oppressus,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 7, § 20; so,
copiā sententiarum atque verborum,id. Tusc. 2, 1, 3:
ambitione, et foro,id. de Or. 1, 21, 94:
aere alieno,id. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.
faenore,Liv. 6, 14; 35, 7:
magnitudine negotii,Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4.—
C To overcome, overpower, surpass, eclipse, obscure:
famam alicujus,Tac. Agr. 17:
obruimur numero,are outnumbered, Verg. A. 2, 424:
obruit Idaeam quantum tuba Martia buxum,Val. Fl. 1, 320:
M. Brutus Vatinium dignatione obruerat,Vell. 2, 69:
Venus Nymphas obruit,Stat. Achill. 1, 293.