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2. consterno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [strengthened collat. form of 1. consterno, acc. to II.].

  1. I. To stretch upon the ground, to overcome: pecorum in modum consternatos (Gallos) caedunt fugantque, Liv. 38, 17, 7.
    Far more freq., esp. after the Aug. per. (not in Cic., Hor., or Quint.),
  2. II. To bring into confusion, to perplex; to terrify, alarm, affright, dismay, overwhelm with terror, etc.
    1. A. In gen.: sic sunt animo consternati ut, etc., Caes. B. G. 7, 30 fin.; without animo, Hirt. B. G. 8, 19; Liv. 6, 2, 11; 8, 9, 12; 21, 11, 13; Suet. Aug. 23, 90 al.: vana Laetitia est, consternatique Timores, Ov. M. 12, 60: in fugam, to put to flight by disquieting or alarming, Liv. 10, 43, 13; 38, 46, 5; cf.: foedā fugā, Tac. H. 3, 79 fin.: Coriolanus prope ut amens consternatus ab sede suo, Liv. 2, 40, 5.
      1. 2. Transf., of animals, to make afraid, to frighten, startle; and pass.: consternari, to be frightened, to become shy: consternantur equi, Sall. H. 1, 96 Dietsch; Ov. M. 2, 314; id. F. 5, 310: equos, Liv. 37, 41, 10: equo ex odore cadaveris consternato, Suet. Ner. 48: taurus securis ictu consternatus, id. Galb. 18.
    2. B. In partic., to excite to sedition or revolt: eam multitudinem conjuratorum ad arma consternatam esse, Liv. 7, 42, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.: ad arma, id. 21, 24, 2; 34, 3, 6 al.