I.part. vinciturus, Petr. 45, 10), 4, v. a., to bind, to bind or wind about; to fetter, tie, fasten; to surround, encircle, etc. (class., esp. in the trop. sense; syn.: ligo, necto, constringo).
I. Lit.: “illum aput te vinctum adservato domi,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 95; 4, 4, 98; Ter. And. 5, 2, 24: “hunc abduce, vinci, quaere rem,” id. Ad. 3, 4, 36: “fratres meos in vincula conjecit. Cum igitur eos vinxerit, etc.,” Cic. Dejot. 7, 22: “facinus est vincire civem Romanum,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170: “equites Romani vincti Apronio traditi sunt,” id. ib. 2, 3, 14, § “37: trinis catenis vinctus,” Caes. B. G. 1, 53: “post terga manus,” Verg. A. 11, 81: “rotas ferro,” Quint. 1, 5, 8: “ulmum appositis vitibus,” Ov. H. 5, 47: “alte suras purpureo cothurno,” Verg. A. 1, 337: “tempora novis floribus,” Hor. C. 4, 1, 32.—In a Greek construction: “boves vincti cornua vittis,” Ov. M. 7, 429: “anule, formosae digitum vincture puellae,” about to encircle, id. Am. 2, 15, 1.—
B. In partic.
1. To compress, lace: “demissis umeris esse, vincto pectore, ut, gracilae sient,” i. e. tightly laced, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 23.—
2. To compass, surround, guard, mid.: “Caesarem quidem aiunt acerrime dilectum habere, loca occupare, vinciri praesidiis,” Cic. Att. 7, 18, 2 B. and K. (al. vincire, i. e. loca).—
3. To make firm, harden, fix, fasten: “humus vincta pruinā,” Petr. 123 (but the true reading, Ov. P. 2, 2, 96, is juncta; so Sall. C. 55, 4).—
II. Trop., to bind, fetter, confine, restrain, attach: “vi Veneris vinctus,” Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 32: “religione vinctus astrictusque,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 42, § 90; cf.: “si turpissime se illa pars animi geret ... si vinciatur et constringatur amicorum propinquorumque custodiis,” id. Tusc. 2, 21, 48.—Of sleep, etc.: “nisi vinctos somno velut pecudes trucidandos tradidero,” Liv. 5, 44, 7: “ut somno vincta jacebas,” Ov. M. 11, 238: “in plaustra somno vinctos coniciunt,” Tac. A. 1, 65: “mentem multo Lyaeo,” Prop. 3, 5 (4, 4), 21: “inimica ora (magicis artibus),” Ov. F. 2, 581: “lectum certo foedere,” Prop. 3, 20, 21 (4, 19, 11): “spadonis animum stupro,” Tac. A. 4, 10: “esse tuam vinctam numine teste fidem,” Ov. H. 20, 212: “aliquem pacto matrimonio,” Tac. A. 6, 45.—Of speech: “membra (orationis) sunt numeris vincienda,” i. e. arranged rhythmically, Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 190: “verba vincta, oratio vincta (opp. soluta),” Quint. 11, 2, 47; 9, 4, 19.
