dē-grăvo, no 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.
- II. Trop., to drag down, burden, incommode: peritos nandi lassitudo et vulnera et pavor degravant, Liv. 4, 33 fin.: haec gremium, laxos degravat illa sinus, Ov. F. 4, 436: aetas aliquem, Sen. Ep. 30, 1. Cf. absol.: vulnus degravabat, id. 7, 24.