acuebat
Dictionary entries
- Entry →acueo, acuere, acuui, acuitus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Calepinus
- Age:
- Medieval
accentuate;
sg. imperf. act. ind. 3rd - Entry →acuo, acuere, acui, acutus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
whet, sharpen, cut to a point; spur on, provoke, incite; come to a head (PASS);
sg. imperf. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
- M
IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...steterat. fremebant ubique omnia apparatu mortis: hic ferrum acuebat, ille accendebat ignibus laminas, hinc virgae, inde flagella adferebantur..." - T
Liber XL
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...imperator circumiit, et, quibuscumque irritamentis poterat, iras militum acuebat, nunc fraudem hostium incusans, qui pace petita, indutiis datis..." - T
Liber XXXIX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...erat; nec alia prouincia militem magis ad uirtutem acuebat. nam Asia et amoenitate urbium et copia terrestrium maritimarumque..." - T
Liber X
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...fortissimis viris Romae nec honoribus deesse fortes viros. Acuebat hac moderatione tam iusta studia; quae verecundia legum restinguenda..." - T
Liber VIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...disciplina militaris ad priscos redigeretur mores. Curam acuebat quod adversus Latinos bellandum erat, lingua, moribus, armorum genere, institutis..."