niterent
Dictionary entries
- Entry →niteo, nitere, nitui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
shine, glitter, look bright; be sleek/in good condition; bloom, thrive;
pl. imperf. act. subj. 3rd
Examples
Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...I.ii ACANTHIO Ex summis opibus viribusque usque experire, nitere, erus ut minor opera tua servetur: agedum, Acanthio, abige..."Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...videantur dicere verum. Luna potest solis radiis percussa nitere inque dies magis [id] lumen convertere nobis ad speciem..."Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nullas ibi suspiceris undas et credas uacuam nitere lygdon. Non adtendis et aure me supina iam dudum quasi..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...pluribus notis vestis. XXIX. Quare licet haec et nitere et aliquatenus extare videantur, tamen et lumina illa..."Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...serpens posita cum pelle senecta luxuriare solet, squamaque nitere recenti, sic ubi mortales Tirynthius exuit artus, parte..."