tabuere
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tabesco, tabescere, tabui, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
melt, dissolve; dry up, evaporate; waste away, dwindle away; (mental aspect);
pl. perf. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
- M
XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...hominem. aut astricta citra conatum sata sub ipsis tabuere sulcis, aut levi rore evocata radix in pulverem incurrit..." - P
Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...rapidi vicinia solis mollit odoratas, pennarum vincula, ceras; tabuerant cerae: nudos quatit ille lacertos, remigioque carens non ullas..." - P
Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...aequora caelo: Nox oculis pavido venit oborta metu. Tabuerant cerae: nudos quatit ille lacertos, Et trepidat..."