exo-letus

ex-ŏlesco, olēvi, ētum, 3, v. inch. n.

To grow out, to attain its full size, grow up.

In gen., so only in the part. perf. exo-letus, a, um, grown up, full grown, mature: exoletus qui excessit olescendi id est crescendi modum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 5, 7 Müll.; cf.:

exoletus qui adolescere (olescere?) id est crescere desiit,

id. p. 80, 12 Müll.:

exoleta virgo,

Plaut. Fragm. in Prisc. p. 872 P.—

In partic., to denote an abandoned youth of ripe age:

scortum exoletum,

Plaut. Poen. prol. 17; cf.:

Clodius, qui semper secum scorta, semper exoletos, semper lupas duceret, etc.,

Cic. Mil. 21, 55; so Mart. 3, 82, 8; Suet. Caes. 49; 76; id. Tib. 43; id. Calig. 24; id. Galb. 22; id. Tit. 7:

remiges,

Tac. A. 15, 37.—

To grow to an end, to stop growing (mostly ante-Aug.; perh. not in Cic.).

Prop.:

multa sunt quae neglegentiā exolescunt et fiunt sterilia,

Col. 2, 18, 3; App. M. 9, p. 232, 17.—

Transf., in gen., to grow out of use, out of date, to become obsolete, to pass away, cease: exolescentes litterae, disappearing, i. e. rubbed off, Suet. Aug. 7:

ne vetustissima Italiae disciplina per desidiam exolesceret,

Tac. A. 11, 15:

rumor validus adeo ut nondum exolescat,

id. ib. 4, 10:

antiquitus instituta,

id. H. 4, 8:

gratia pascui usu continuo,

Col. 7, 3, 20:

cum patris favor haud dum exolevisset,

Liv. 2, 52, 4; cf.:

nondum is dolor exoleverat,

Tac. A. 6, 25:

prima positio vetustate,

Quint. 1, 6, 11:

exolevit fundendi aeris ratio,

Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 5:

Calchedonii in totum,

id. 37, 5, 18, § 72.—In the part. perf.:

scorta,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 12:

exoletum jam vetustate odium,

Liv. 2, 35, 8; cf. id. 27, 8, 9:

mos civitatis (with vetus),

Suet. Galb. 4:

et reconditae voces,

id. Aug. 86:

auctores,

Quint. 8, 2, 12:

histrio,

Vell. 2, 28, 3.— Absol.:

exoleta revocavit, aut etiam nova instituit,

Suet. Claud. 22.