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niteretur

Dictionary entries

  • niteo, nitere, nitui, -:

    Verb · 2nd conjugation

    Frequency:
    Frequent

    = shine, glitter, look bright; be sleek/in good condition; bloom, thrive;

    Entry →
    sg. imperf. pass. subj. 3rd
  • nitor, niti, nisus sum:

    Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent

    Frequency:
    Frequent

    = press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor;

    Entry →
    sg. imperf. subj. 3rd

Examples

  • A

    Liber VI

    Aulus Gellius

    "...duxit, quin omni sententiarum via servatum ire socios niteretur. XLV. Ac primum ea non incallide conquisivit, quae..."
  • C

    Miltiades

    Cornelius Nepos

    "...tenerent, expedire et multitudini, quod Darii regno ipsorum niteretur dominatio; quo exstincto ipsos potestate expulsos civibus suis poenas..."
  • M

    Liber Secundus

    Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus

    "...quicquam, aut unde oriretur, darent, aut ubi niteretur, virtutem ipsam, quam amplexabantur, sustulerunt. Erillus autem ad scientiam omnia..."
  • T

    Liber XXXV

    Titus Livius (Livy)

    "...plebeio quidem consule, cum pro C. Laelio niteretur, Africanus ualuit. postero die praetores creati L. Scribonius Libo..."
  • P

    Liber IV

    Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES

    "...privatis dicere: nec infringendum consulis ius, cuius vigiliis niteretur ne quod res publica detrimentum caperet. proprium id Tiberio..."
  • G

    Liber III

    Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM

    "...pari iugo non pro se sed pro causa niteretur, cuius et magnitudo et utilitas visa est postulare..."

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