§364. Indirect Object with Transitives

Certain verbs may take either the Dative of the person and the Accusative of the thing, or (in a different sense) the Accusative of the person and the Ablative of the thing¹:—

• dōnat corōnās suīs, he presents wreaths to his men; or,
• dōnat suōs corōnīs, he presents his men with wreaths.
• vincula exuere sibi (Ov. M. 7.772), to shake off the leash (from himself).
• omnīs armīs exuit (B. G. 5.51), he stripped them all of their arms.

• aquā et īgnī alicui interdīcere, to forbid one the use of fire and water. [The regular formula for banishment.]
• interdīxit histriōnibus scaenam (Suet. Dom. 7), he forbade the actors [to appear on] the stage (he prohibited the stage to the actors).
• fēminīs (dat.) purpurae ūsū interdīcēmus (Liv. 34.7), shall we forbid women the wearing of purple?

• hīsce omnīs aditūs ad Sullam interclūdere (Rosc. Am. 110), to shut these men off from all access to Sulla (close to them every approach). [Cf. utī commeātū Caesarem interclūderet (B. G. 1.48), to shut Cæsar off from supplies.]
• hunc (oestrum) arcēbis pecorī (Georg. 3.154), you shall keep this away from the flock. [Cf. illum arcuit Galliā (Phil. 5.37), he excluded him from Gaul.]
• sōlstitium pecorī dēfendite (Ecl. 7.47), keep the summer heat from the flock. [Cf. utī sē ā contumēliīs inimīcōrum dēfenderet (B. C. 1.22), to defend himself from the slanders of his enemies.]