nitebatur
Dictionary entries
- Entry →niteo, nitere, nitui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
shine, glitter, look bright; be sleek/in good condition; bloom, thrive;
sg. imperf. pass. ind. 3rd - Entry →nitor, niti, nisus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Frequent
press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor;
sg. imperf. ind. 3rd
Examples
Miltiades
Cornelius Nepos
"...obviam irent hostibus acieque decernerent. Unus Miltiades maxime nitebatur, ut primo quoque tempore castra fierent: id si factum..."Liber III
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...tela vitarent. In occupandis praesidiis magna vi uterque nitebatur: Caesar, ut quam angustissime Pompeium contineret; Pompeius, ut quam..."Liber XXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...concusso aliena inuidia splendentem uolgus extrahere ad consulatum nitebatur, patres summa ope obstabant ne se insectando sibi aequari..."BELLUM CATILINAE
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...ipsi clari potentesque fieri. Contra eos summa ope nitebatur pleraque nobilitas senatus specie pro sua magnitudine. Namque..."