I.perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to weigh or press down, to overpower (not ante-Aug.).
I. Prop.: “unda caput,” Prop. 3, 7, 58 (4, 6, 58 M.); so, “caput,” Ov. M. 5, 352: “altam ulmum (vitis),” id. Tr. 5, 3, 35: “partīs navigii,” Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 10: “circumventum cornu,” Liv. 3, 62: “litora ingenti passu,” Ov. M. 13, 777 al.—Absol.: “pulverum mole degravante,” Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 83.—