nitemur
Dictionary entries
- Entry →niteo, nitere, nitui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
shine, glitter, look bright; be sleek/in good condition; bloom, thrive;
pl. pres. pass. ind. 1st - Entry →nitor, niti, nisus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Frequent
press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor;
pl. fut. ind. 1st
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quod est fortius timebimus, XIV. utraque probatione nitemur. Alius enim alio moveri solet; et qui factum putabit, iustum..."BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...idem senatui et populo Romano sit, summa ope nitemur. Tibi quidem pro nostra amicitia gratulor. Habes virum dignum..."
