To grow strong

con-cresco, crēvi, crētum, 3 ( inf. perf. sync. concresse, Ov. M. 7, 416), v. n., to grow together; hence with the prevailing idea of uniting, and generally of soft or liquid substances which thicken; to harden, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).

Prop.:

concrescunt semina (opp. extenuantur),

Lucr. 4, 1261; 6, 626; cf.:

concrescunt subitae currenti in flumine crustae,

Verg. G. 3, 360;

opp. liquere,

Cic. Univ. 14: rigido concrescere rostro Ora videt, to stiffen into a hard beak. Ov. M. 5, 673; cf.:

Aconteus Gorgone conspectā saxo concrevit oborto,

id. ib. 5, 202 (cf. also saxoque oculorum induruit umor, id. ib. 5, 233):

quo pacto pluvius concrescat in altis Nubibus umor,

Lucr. 6, 495; cf. id. 6, 250:

imbres gelidis concrescunt ventis,

Ov. M. 9, 220:

(aqua) neque conglaciaret frigoribus neque nive pruināque concresceret, etc.,

Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26:

gelidus concrevit frigore sanguis,

Verg. A. 12, 905:

cum lac concrevit,

Col. 7, 8, 3; cf. Ov. M. 12, 436: concretos sanguine crines, stuck together or clotted, Verg. A. 2, 277; cf.:

concreta sanguine barba,

Ov. M. 14, 201.—With in and acc.:

crystalli modo glaciari et in lapidem concrescere,

harden into, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 161; cf.:

aër... tum autem concretus in nubis cogitur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101.—

Meton.

To take form, to grow, increase:

de terris terram concrescere parvis,

Lucr. 1, 840:

terrā in ipsā taetro concrescere odore bitumen,

id. 6, 807; Verg. E. 6, 34; cf.:

indagatio initiorum unde omnia orta, generata, concreta sint,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69; 1, 24, 56:

valles, quae fluminum alluvie et inundationibus concreverint,

Col. 3, 11, 8.—With ex:

omne corpus aut aqua aut aër aut ignis aut terra est, aut id quod est concretum ex aliquā parte eorum,

composed, formed of, Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30; so id. ib. 3, 14, 34; Tac. A. 13, 57.—

Trop.:

illud funestum animal, ex nefariis stupris, ex civili cruore concretum (al. conceptum),

Cic. Pis. 9, 21. —

(Con intens.) To grow strong, to rise by growing, etc. (so very rare):

(lana) quanto prolixior in pecore concrescit, tanto, etc.,

Col. 7, 3, 10 (but in Lucr. 5, 833, the best reading is clarescit; v. Lachm.).—Hence, concrētus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.), grown together, concrete, compound, condensed, hardened, thick, hard, stiff, curdled, congealed, clotted, etc. (class.):

dubitare non possumus quin nihil sit animis admixtum, nihil concretum, nihil copulatum, nihil coagmentatum, nihil duplex,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71; 1, 27, 66:

aër crassus et concretus,

id. ib. 1, 18, 42; Lucr. 1, 1018; 5, 467 sq.:

aër (opp. fusus, extenuatus),

Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101; cf.:

pingue et concretum esse caelum,

id. Div. 1, 57, 130:

umores (opp. acres),

id. N. D. 2, 23, 59:

spuma,

Ov. M. 4, 537:

lac,

Verg. G. 3, 463:

in sanguine,

Ov. M. 13, 492:

mare,

Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 104:

nix concreta pruinā,

Lucr. 3, 20:

concreta et durata glacies,

Liv. 21, 36, 8; cf.:

concreta frigora canā pruinā,

stiffened by the hoary frost, Verg. G. 2, 376:

gelu,

Curt. 8, 4.— Poet., of light: cum claram speciem concreto lumine luna abdidit, thick, i. e. dimmed, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18:

nanus et ipse suos breviter concretus in artus,

shortened, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 41:

dolor,

benumbing, tearless, Ov. P. 2, 11, 10.— Subst.: concrētum, i, n., firm or solid matter:

species quaedam deorum, quae nihil concreti habeat, nihil solidi,

Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75.—Esp. (sc. gelu), hard or stiff frost:

nec semine jacto Concretum patitur radicem adfigere terrae,

Verg. G. 2, 318 Rib. Forbig.; cf. Hildebr. ad App. M. 1, p. 455. (By others concretum is made acc. of 2. concretus. The common reading is concretam, sc. gelu, the root stiffened by frost; cf. Forbig. ad loc.)— Comp.:

semen concretius,

Lucr. 4, 1240:

spuma lactis concretior,

Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239: ossa concreta, t. t., solid bones, i. e. without marrow, id. 7, 18, 18, § 78.— Sup. and adv. not in use.

con-cresco, crēvi, crētum, 3 ( inf. perf. sync. concresse, Ov. M. 7, 416), v. n., to grow together; hence with the prevailing idea of uniting, and generally of soft or liquid substances which thicken; to harden, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).

Prop.:

concrescunt semina (opp. extenuantur),

Lucr. 4, 1261; 6, 626; cf.:

concrescunt subitae currenti in flumine crustae,

Verg. G. 3, 360;

opp. liquere,

Cic. Univ. 14: rigido concrescere rostro Ora videt, to stiffen into a hard beak. Ov. M. 5, 673; cf.:

Aconteus Gorgone conspectā saxo concrevit oborto,

id. ib. 5, 202 (cf. also saxoque oculorum induruit umor, id. ib. 5, 233):

quo pacto pluvius concrescat in altis Nubibus umor,

Lucr. 6, 495; cf. id. 6, 250:

imbres gelidis concrescunt ventis,

Ov. M. 9, 220:

(aqua) neque conglaciaret frigoribus neque nive pruināque concresceret, etc.,

Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26:

gelidus concrevit frigore sanguis,

Verg. A. 12, 905:

cum lac concrevit,

Col. 7, 8, 3; cf. Ov. M. 12, 436: concretos sanguine crines, stuck together or clotted, Verg. A. 2, 277; cf.:

concreta sanguine barba,

Ov. M. 14, 201.—With in and acc.:

crystalli modo glaciari et in lapidem concrescere,

harden into, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 161; cf.:

aër... tum autem concretus in nubis cogitur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101.—

Meton.

To take form, to grow, increase:

de terris terram concrescere parvis,

Lucr. 1, 840:

terrā in ipsā taetro concrescere odore bitumen,

id. 6, 807; Verg. E. 6, 34; cf.:

indagatio initiorum unde omnia orta, generata, concreta sint,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69; 1, 24, 56:

valles, quae fluminum alluvie et inundationibus concreverint,

Col. 3, 11, 8.—With ex:

omne corpus aut aqua aut aër aut ignis aut terra est, aut id quod est concretum ex aliquā parte eorum,

composed, formed of, Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30; so id. ib. 3, 14, 34; Tac. A. 13, 57.—

Trop.:

illud funestum animal, ex nefariis stupris, ex civili cruore concretum (al. conceptum),

Cic. Pis. 9, 21. —

(Con intens.) To grow strong, to rise by growing, etc. (so very rare):

(lana) quanto prolixior in pecore concrescit, tanto, etc.,

Col. 7, 3, 10 (but in Lucr. 5, 833, the best reading is clarescit; v. Lachm.).—Hence, concrētus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.), grown together, concrete, compound, condensed, hardened, thick, hard, stiff, curdled, congealed, clotted, etc. (class.):

dubitare non possumus quin nihil sit animis admixtum, nihil concretum, nihil copulatum, nihil coagmentatum, nihil duplex,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71; 1, 27, 66:

aër crassus et concretus,

id. ib. 1, 18, 42; Lucr. 1, 1018; 5, 467 sq.:

aër (opp. fusus, extenuatus),

Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101; cf.:

pingue et concretum esse caelum,

id. Div. 1, 57, 130:

umores (opp. acres),

id. N. D. 2, 23, 59:

spuma,

Ov. M. 4, 537:

lac,

Verg. G. 3, 463:

in sanguine,

Ov. M. 13, 492:

mare,

Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 104:

nix concreta pruinā,

Lucr. 3, 20:

concreta et durata glacies,

Liv. 21, 36, 8; cf.:

concreta frigora canā pruinā,

stiffened by the hoary frost, Verg. G. 2, 376:

gelu,

Curt. 8, 4.— Poet., of light: cum claram speciem concreto lumine luna abdidit, thick, i. e. dimmed, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18:

nanus et ipse suos breviter concretus in artus,

shortened, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 41:

dolor,

benumbing, tearless, Ov. P. 2, 11, 10.— Subst.: concrētum, i, n., firm or solid matter:

species quaedam deorum, quae nihil concreti habeat, nihil solidi,

Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75.—Esp. (sc. gelu), hard or stiff frost:

nec semine jacto Concretum patitur radicem adfigere terrae,

Verg. G. 2, 318 Rib. Forbig.; cf. Hildebr. ad App. M. 1, p. 455. (By others concretum is made acc. of 2. concretus. The common reading is concretam, sc. gelu, the root stiffened by frost; cf. Forbig. ad loc.)— Comp.:

semen concretius,

Lucr. 4, 1240:

spuma lactis concretior,

Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239: ossa concreta, t. t., solid bones, i. e. without marrow, id. 7, 18, 18, § 78.— Sup. and adv. not in use.

rĕ-vĭresco, rŭi, 3, v. inch. n., to become or grow green again; to recover its verdure.

Lit. (rare):

laesae silvae,

Ov. M. 2, 408:

arbor Ruminalis in novos fetus,

Tac. A. 13, 58:

caepe revirescit decedente lunā, contra autem inarescit adulescente,

Gell. 20, 8, 17.—

Poet., transf., of an old man, to become young again:

spes est virginibus subjecta, Arte suum parili revirescere posse parentem,

Ov. M. 7, 305:

pars credunt torvos patriā revirescere vultus,

Sil. 15, 134.—

Trop., to grow strong or vigorous again; to grow young again; to be renewed; to flourish again; to revive (freq. and class.):

aliquando rei publicae vires, quae malitiā nocentum exaruerunt, virtute optimatium revirescent,

Auct. Her. 4, 34, 45; cf.:

quamquam sunt accisae (res), tamen efferent se aliquando et ad renovandum bellum revirescent,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 14, 34; id. Phil. 7, 1, 1: cum semel invasit senectus, regressum non habet, nec revirescere aut repubescere potest, Col. 2, 1, 4; Flor. prooem. fin.:

imperium,

Curt. 10, 9, 5:

domus Germanici,

Tac. A. 4, 12:

partes,

id. H. 3, 7 fin.:

dux pignore promissae laudis,

Sil. 8, 228:

nunc praeclari facti decus crebrā memoriā revirescit,

Val. Max. 4, 8, 4.

con-vălesco, lŭi, 3, v. inch. n., to recover from a disease, to regain health, to grow strong, gain strength, etc. (very freq., and class.).

Lit., with ex, de, ab, or absol.:

ex morbo,

Cic. Fat. 12, 28 sq.; so id. Fam. 13, 29, 4; Suet. Aug. 59; cf.:

de vulnere,

Ov. H. 21, 211:

nec omnes, qui curari se passi sunt, continuo etiam convalescant,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 5: eum sustulere (defatigatum vulneribus), isque convaluit, Cat. ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19:

ne aegri quidem quia non omnes convalescunt, idcirco ars nulla medicina est,

Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 12:

a solis ardoribus,

Plin. 23, 1, 27, § 54; so in part. pres.: con-vălescentes, subst., those who are convalescent, Plin. 20, 5, 17, §§ 34 and 35;

31, 9, 45, § 102 al.: agni,

Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 15; Col. 7, 3, 19:

arbores,

to thrive, grow, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6:

semina,

Col. 3, 3, 4; 4, 16, 1:

caulis,

Pall. Febr. 24, 6:

planta,

Sen. Ep. 2, 2; cf.

, of drooping branches of trees: veterrimae ilicis demissos jam ad terram languentesque ramos convaluisse adventu suo,

Suet. Aug. 92:

pestifer ignis,

Ov. M. 8, 478; cf.:

flamma magnā congerie,

Quint. 5, 13, 13.—

Trop.

In gen.:

ut convalescere aliquando et sanari civitas posset,

Cic. Sull. 27, 76; so,

civitas,

Just. 3, 4, 1:

Milo in dies convalescebat,

gained strength, Cic. Mil. 9, 25:

Caesar,

id. Att. 7, 3, 4:

ut tandem annona convaluit,

grew better, became cheaper, Suet. Aug. 42:

mens mea,

Ov. H. 16, 73:

mala per longas moras,

id. R. Am. 92:

opinio inveterata,

Col. 3, 7, 2; so,

opinio vetus,

Gell. 4, 11, 1:

fama mortis suae apud barbaros,

Curt. 9, 6, 1.—

Esp. in the jurists, to receive or possess value, become valid:

testamentum,

Dig. 29, 1, 33:

donatio,

ib. 24, 1, 33:

libertas servo data,

ib. 28, 7, 20.

con-vălesco, lŭi, 3, v. inch. n., to recover from a disease, to regain health, to grow strong, gain strength, etc. (very freq., and class.).

Lit., with ex, de, ab, or absol.:

ex morbo,

Cic. Fat. 12, 28 sq.; so id. Fam. 13, 29, 4; Suet. Aug. 59; cf.:

de vulnere,

Ov. H. 21, 211:

nec omnes, qui curari se passi sunt, continuo etiam convalescant,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 5: eum sustulere (defatigatum vulneribus), isque convaluit, Cat. ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19:

ne aegri quidem quia non omnes convalescunt, idcirco ars nulla medicina est,

Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 12:

a solis ardoribus,

Plin. 23, 1, 27, § 54; so in part. pres.: con-vălescentes, subst., those who are convalescent, Plin. 20, 5, 17, §§ 34 and 35;

31, 9, 45, § 102 al.: agni,

Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 15; Col. 7, 3, 19:

arbores,

to thrive, grow, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6:

semina,

Col. 3, 3, 4; 4, 16, 1:

caulis,

Pall. Febr. 24, 6:

planta,

Sen. Ep. 2, 2; cf.

, of drooping branches of trees: veterrimae ilicis demissos jam ad terram languentesque ramos convaluisse adventu suo,

Suet. Aug. 92:

pestifer ignis,

Ov. M. 8, 478; cf.:

flamma magnā congerie,

Quint. 5, 13, 13.—

Trop.

In gen.:

ut convalescere aliquando et sanari civitas posset,

Cic. Sull. 27, 76; so,

civitas,

Just. 3, 4, 1:

Milo in dies convalescebat,

gained strength, Cic. Mil. 9, 25:

Caesar,

id. Att. 7, 3, 4:

ut tandem annona convaluit,

grew better, became cheaper, Suet. Aug. 42:

mens mea,

Ov. H. 16, 73:

mala per longas moras,

id. R. Am. 92:

opinio inveterata,

Col. 3, 7, 2; so,

opinio vetus,

Gell. 4, 11, 1:

fama mortis suae apud barbaros,

Curt. 9, 6, 1.—

Esp. in the jurists, to receive or possess value, become valid:

testamentum,

Dig. 29, 1, 33:

donatio,

ib. 24, 1, 33:

libertas servo data,

ib. 28, 7, 20.

in-vălesco, valŭi, 3, v. n. inch. [valeo], to become strong; only trop.

To grow strong or powerful:

tantum opibus invaluit,

Cic. Mur. 15; Tac. H. 2, 98.—

To increase, prevail, predominate:

libido atque luxuria invaluerat,

Suet. Vesp. 11:

appellatio grammaticorum invaluit,

id. Gramm. 4:

amor,

Plin. Ep. 6, 8, 2:

consuetudo,

id. ib. 6, 2, 5:

vitiis invalescentibus,

Suet. Ner. 27:

consuetudo cotidie magis invalescit,

Quint. 2, 1, 1:

hic effectus (opp. nihil efficit),

id. 6, 1, 44.—

To come into use:

verba intercidunt, invalescuntque temporibus,

Quint. 10, 2, 13.

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(evalui) to grow strong / become fashionable / prevail / be able

(-ere) to grow strong, prevail, increase, wax

vălesco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [valeo], to grow strong, acquire strength (rare;

not in Cic.): (puerorum aetas) tali pacto recreata valescat,

Lucr. 1, 942; 4, 17: sucus ex quo omne corpus valescit, Ambros. de Noë et Arca, 9, 28.—

Trop.:

scelera impetu, bona consilia mora valescere,

Tac. H. 1, 32:

falsa,

id. A. 2, 39:

superstitiones,

id. ib. 11, 15:

meditatio et labor in posterum,

id. ib. 4, 61.

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