1. ūro — Lewis & Short
ūro, ussi, ustum, 3, v. a.for uso from root us; cf. Gr. eu)/w, to singe; au)/w, to kindle,
I to burn (class.).
I Lit.
1 In gen.:
(sacer ignis) urit corpore serpens Quamcumque arripuit partem,Lucr. 6, 660:
urere ne possit calor amplius aridus artus,id. 4, 871:
calidum hoc est: etsi procul abest, urit male,Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 81:
urit odoratam nocturna in lumina cedrum,Verg. A. 7, 13:
homines in usum nocturni luminis,Tac. A. 15, 44:
picem et ceras alimentaque cetera flammae,Ov. M. 14, 533.—
2 In partic.
a To burn up, destroy by fire, consume (syn. cremo):
hominem mortuum, inquit lex in XII., in urbe ne sepelito neve urito,Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 58 Mos.; so XII. Tab. ib. 2, 24, 60:
flamma cum corpora fulva leonum soleat torrere atque urere,Lucr. 5, 898 (902): in corpore si quid ejusmodi est, quod reliquo corpori noceat, id uri secarique patimur, Cic. Phil. 8, 5, 15:
agros,Liv. 26, 21, 15:
urbes hostium,Tac. H. 2, 12:
superbas Carthaginis arces,Hor. Epod. 7, 6:
Achaïcus Ignis Iliacas domos,id. C. 1, 15, 35; cf.:
usto ab Ilio,id. Epod. 10, 13:
ustis navibus,id. ib. 9, 8:
neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,id. S. 1, 3, 37:
cum frondibus uritur arbos,Ov. M. 2, 212 et saep.:
acanthi radices ustis laxatisque mire prosunt,burned, scorched, Plin. 22, 22, 34, § 76:
a sole usti,id. 23, 4, 42, § 85:
ecce sexus infirmus se uri perpetitur,Lact. 5, 13, 14:
urbis hostium,Tac. H. 2, 12:
praedas,id. A. 4, 48:
regionem,Curt. 4, 9, 8; 4, 14, 2.—
b Of encaustic painting, to burn in (very rare):
picta coloribus ustis puppis,Ov. F. 4, 275:
tabulam coloribus,id. ib. 3, 831.—
B Transf.
1 To burn, i. e. to scorch, parch, dry up; to sting or pain acutely (syn. torreo):
videmus ceteras partes incultas (terrarum), quod aut frigore rigeant aut urantur calore,Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69:
cum Sol gravis ureret arva,Ov. M. 6, 339:
terras (Sol),id. ib. 4, 194:
campum (seges),Verg. G. 1, 77 sq.:
solum (cicer),Plin. 18, 12, 32, § 124:
vineas (fimum suillum),id. 17, 27, 46, § 258:
urentes harenae,Hor. C. 3, 4, 31;
v. Orell. ad h. l.: sitis usserat herbas,Ov. F. 4, 299:
sitis arida guttur Urit,id. M. 11, 130:
fauces urit sitis,Hor. S. 1, 2, 114:
nec febribus uror anhelis,Ov. P. 1, 10, 5:
pestilentia urens simul urbem atque agros,Liv. 10, 47, 6:
dysenteria si urat,Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 128: calx urit, discutit, extrahit, burns, heats (when taken as a medicine), id. 36, 24, 57, § 180:
uri, vinciri, ferroque necari,Sen. Ep. 37, 1:
hae sunt, quarum Delicias et panniculus bombycinus urit,oppresses, Juv. 6, 260.—
2 To rub sore; to gall, fret, chafe, corrode:
calceus ... si pede minor, uret,Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:
si te gravis uret sarcina chartae,id. ib. 1, 13, 6:
teneros urit lorica lacertos,Prop. 4 (5), 3, 23.
uri virgis,Hor. S. 2, 7, 58:
loris non ureris,id. Ep. 1, 16, 47:
antiqua terebra urit eam partem quam perforat: Gallica excavat nec urit,Col. Arb. 8, 3:
ut prensos urant juga prima juvencos,Ov. R. Am. 235. —
3 To pinch with cold; to nip, blast, wither:
pernoctant venatores in nive, in montibus uri se patiuntur,Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 40:
Scythae continuis frigoribus uruntur,Just. 2, 2, 9:
iis, quae frigus usserit, sunt remedio,Plin. 22, 25, 57, § 119; Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 8; id. F. 1, 680:
urebant montana nives,Luc. 4, 52; Val. Fl. 2, 287.—
II Trop., to burn, inflame, consume with passion; in pass., to burn, glow, be heated, be inflamed, be enamored; of love or lust:
me tamen urit amor,Verg. E. 2, 68:
Daphnis me malus urit,id. ib. 8, 83:
vires urit videndo Femina,id. G. 3, 215:
urit me Glycerae nitor, Urit grata protervitas,Hor. C. 1, 19, 5 sq.— Pass.:
uritur infelix Dido,Verg. A. 4, 68: Hor. Epod. 14, 13; Ov. M. 1, 496; 3, 464; 7, 22;
13, 763 al.: meum jecur urere bilis,Hor. S. 1, 9, 66:
ira communiter urit utrumque,id. Ep. 1, 2, 13.—Pass.:
uror, seu, etc.,Hor. C. 1, 13, 9.—Of envy:
urit fulgore suo,Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 13.—
B Transf.
1 To vex, annoy:
uro hominem,I gall the fellow, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 42; cf. pass.:
id nunc his cerebrum uritur, Me esse hos trecentos Philippos facturum lucri,Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 25. —
2 In gen., to disturb, harass, annoy, oppress:
eos bellum Romanum urebat,Liv. 10, 17, 1; cf. pass.:
quo (bello) Italia urebatur,id. 27, 39, 9:
labor aliquem urens,id. 36, 23, 5:
captos legibus ure tuis,Ov. Am. 1, 8, 70:
populum gravis urebat infesto mari annona,Vell. 2, 77, 1:
urebat nobilem populum ablatum mare,Flor. 2, 6, 2.