Definition of insto
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Orthography ID = 1007526
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LEM
īnstō, īnstāre, īnstitī, - (īnstatūrus)
verb (1st conjugation)
  1. to stand upon, take a position
  2. to draw nigh, approach, be at hand, impend
  3. to press upon, harass, molest, menace, threaten
  4. [figuratively] to urge, press, insist, pursue
  5. to follow up eagerly, pursue, be intent upon, urge forward, drive
  6. to demand earnestly, solicit, insist upon
Abbreviations
īn-stō stitī, statūrus, āre, to stand upon, take a position: iugis, V.

—To draw nigh, approach, be at hand, impend: partus instabat prope, T.: nox instabat, S.: ea quae videntur instare: instant ludi: cum illi iter instaret: quidquid subiti instat, Iu.: illud quod instet agi oportere, the subject in hand: quod instat, i. e. our purpose, V.: cum legionibus instare Varum, Cs.: quantae caedes Laurentibus instant, V.

—To press upon, harass, molest, menace, threaten: comminus acriter, S.: rursus, Cs.: ferro: hinc Pallas instat, Hinc contra Lausus, V.: hostibus dubiis, S.: noli mihi instare: praecedentibus, H.: cedenti instaturus, L.: instantem regi cometen videre, Iu.

—Fig., to urge, press, insist, pursue: quam ob rem urge, insta, perfice: addit et instat, H.: ille instat factum (esse), insists upon the fact, T.: accusatori.

—To follow up eagerly, pursue, be intent upon, urge forward, drive: vox domini instantis, Iu.: Instant ardentes Tyrii, V.: instant operi, V.: talibus instans monitis (parens), Iu.: non ignarus instandum famae, Ta.: Marti currum, to work hard at, V.

—To demand earnestly, solicit, insist upon: num ego insto? T.: unum de indutiis, make one demand, Cs.: quod te instante faciet, at your instance: instat Scandilius poscere recuperatores: tibi instat Hortensius, ut eas in consilium: profecto, si instetur, suo milite vinci Romam posse, L.
 
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