tabueritis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tabesco, tabescere, tabui, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
melt, dissolve; dry up, evaporate; waste away, dwindle away; (mental aspect);
pl. futperf. act. ind. 2ndpl. perf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
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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..."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..."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..."