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ob-lĭno, lēvi, rarely lĭni (Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 898 P.), lĭtum, 3 (form acc. to the 4th conj. oblinio, q. v.), v. a., to daub or smear over, to bedaub, besmear (syn.: inficio, induco).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: cerussā malas oblinere, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 101: se visco, Varr. R. R. 3, 7: obliti unguentis, Cic. Cat. 2, 5, 10: oblitus caeno, id. Att. 1, 21: oblitus faciem suo cruore, having besmeared his face with his own blood, Tac. A. 2, 17: caede, Ov. M. 4, 97: sanguine, id. ib. 11, 367.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. To smear over, blot out, rub out any thing written (post-class.; cf.: deleo, interpolo, oblittero): vestrum obleverunt et vestri superscripserunt, Gell. 20, 6, 4.
        Trop.: veritatem oblinire, to blot out, Ambros. de Spic. Savet. 3, 10, 60.
      2. 2. To bemire, befoul, defile (syn.: polluo, inquino, maculo): quid tu istuc curas, ubi ego oblinar atque voluter? Lucil. ap. Non. 420, 22: catulos, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 13: aliquem caeno, Dig. 47, 11, 1, § 1; cf. also II. A.
      3. 3. To stop up by smearing, to plaster over (syn. obturo): dolia oblinito, Cato, R. R. 36: amphoram, id. ib. 127: oblinitur minimae si qua est suspicio rimae, is stopped up, Mart. 11, 45, 5: gypso oblitus cadus, Plin. 20, 9, 39, § 98.
    3. C. Transf., to cover over, fill with any thing (of things; very rare): villa oblita tabulis pictis, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 5.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. To befoui, defile (class.): se externis moribus. Cic. Brut. 13, 51: oblitus parricidio, id. Phil. 11, 12, 27: sunt omnia dedecore oblita, id. Verr. 2, 3, 4, § 8: geram morem vobis et me oblinam sciens, id. Rep. 3, 5, 8: aliquem versibus atris, to defame, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 30.
    2. B. To cover over, to fill with any thing; to fill to excess, to overload: facetiae oblitae Latio. Roman wit which had received a Latin tincture (through the right of citizenship granted to the Latins), Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 2: divitiis oblitus actor, covered, decked, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 204: oblita oratio, overloaded, Auct. Her. 4, 11, 16: Sallustii scripta nimiā priscorum verborum affectatione oblita, Suet. Gram. 10.
    3. C. To cover over, blind, deceive: sicine mihi esse os oblitum, Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 33.