ef-fervesco

fervesco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [ferveo], to become boiling hot, to begin to boil, begin to glow, to grow hot.

Lit. (ante-class. and post-Aug.):

possent seriae fervescere,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 9:

fervescens materia,

Plin. 33, 6, 35, § 107:

terrae sole,

Lucr. 6, 851:

summa pars corporis,

id. 6, 1164:

ventus mobilitate sua,

id. 6, 177:

ventorum validis fervescunt viribus undae,

boil up, id. 3, 491.— —

Trop.:

(animus) in ira cum fervescit,

Lucr. 3, 289. [p. 742]

to become hot, begin to glow or boil.

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dē-fervesco, fervi and ferbui (defervi, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 72; Cic. Clu. 39, 108; id. Or. 30, 107; Cato R. R. 96, 1; Plin. Ep. 9, 16, 2 al.:

deferbui,

Cic. Cael. 18, 43; 31, 77; Col. 12, 20, 2 et saep.), 3, v. n. (post-Aug.), to cease boiling, leave off raging.

Lit.:

ubi lupinus deferverit,

Cato R. R. 96:

aestus,

Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 11:

dum musteus fructus defervescat,

Col. 9, 15 fin.; cf.:

deferbuit mustum,

id. 12, 38, 3; 12, 20, 2:

ubi caelum enituit et deferbuit mare,

Gell. 19, 1, 7.—

Trop.

Of the fire of passion, to cease raging, to cool down, to be allayed, assuaged (a favorite expression of Cic.;

elsewh. rare): ut ulciscendi vim differant in tempus aliud, dum defervescat ira: defervescere autem certe significat ardorem animi invita ratione excitatum,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 36 fin.:

sperabam jam defervisse adolescentiam,

Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 72; cf.:

cum adolescentiae cupiditates defervissent,

Cic. Cael. 18, 43; id. Or. 30, 107:

quasi deferverat oratio,

id. Brut. 91 fin.:

hominum studia defervisse,

id. Clu. 39:

dum defervescat haec gratulatio,

id. Fam. 9, 2, 4; Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 4:

regis indignatio deferbuerat,

Vulg. Esth. 2, 1.—

(Fig. from the fermenting of wine.) To become clarified, clear:

novi versiculi ut primum videbuntur defervisse,

Plin. Ep. 9, 16 fin.

ef-fervesco, ferbui (so Cic. Cael. 31, 77 al.; ante- and post-class. fervi, Cato R. R. 115, 1; Tac. A. 1, 74), 3, v. inch. n.

To boil up or over, to foam up, to effervesce, ferment, to grow violent, rage (class.).

Lit.:

dictum fretum a similitudine ferventis aquae, quod in fretum saepe concurrat aestus atque effervescat,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 22 Müll.; cf.:

aquae, quae effervescunt subditis ignibus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 27:

ubi satis efferverit (vinum mustum),

Cato R. R. 115, 1; cf. Col. 12, 25, 4:

efferbuit coctio ejus,

Vulg. Ezech. 24, 5.—

Trop. (a favorite expression of Cic.):

illae undae comitiorum, ut mare profundum et immensum, sic efervescunt quodam quasi aestu,

Cic. Planc 6, 15; cf.:

Pontum armatum, effervescentem in Asiam atque erumpentem,

id. Prov. Cons. 4, 6:

luxuriae effervescentis aestus,

Gell. 2, 24 fin.:

verbis effervescentibus et paulo nimium redundantibus,

Cic. de Or. 2, 21:

si cui nimium efferbuisse videtur hujus vis,

id. Cael. 31 fin.; cf. Lucr. 5, 1335; and Tac. Or. 10:

iracundaque mens facile effervescit in ira,

Lucr. 3, 295; cf. Cic. Brut. 70, 246;

so of an ebullition of anger,

Tac. A. 1, 74 fin.; Gell. 1, 26, 8; cf.:

interiora mea efferbuerunt,

Vulg. Job, 30, 27.—

Transf.:

sidera coeperunt toto effervescere caelo,

to light up, shine out, Ov. M. 1, 71.—

To boil out, i. e. to subside, abate:

quoad iracundia effervesceret,

Dig. 21, 1, 17, § 4.