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
- C
Miltiades
Cornelius Nepos
"...obviam irent hostibus acieque decernerent. Unus Miltiades maxime nitebatur, ut primo quoque tempore castra fierent: id si factum..." - G
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..." - T
Liber XXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...concusso aliena inuidia splendentem uolgus extrahere ad consulatum nitebatur, patres summa ope obstabant ne se insectando sibi aequari..." - G
BELLUM CATILINAE
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...ipsi clari potentesque fieri. Contra eos summa ope nitebatur pleraque nobilitas senatus specie pro sua magnitudine. Namque..."