verb transitive intransitive

con-gĕmo

2nd PP con-gĕmere · 3rd PP con-gĕmŭi · conj. 3rd

Neutr., to sigh; groan deeply; loudly, to heave a sigh

Neutr., to sigh or groan deeply or loudly, to heave a sigh.

Prop. (rare but class.): congemuit senatus frequens, * Cic. Mur. 25, 51; *…

Prop. (rare but class.): congemuit senatus frequens, * Cic. Mur. 25, 51; * Suet. Tib. 23.—

by extension

Transf., poet., of trees cut down: supremum congemuit, * Verg. A. 2, 631.—

Act., to deplore, lament, bewail •

Act., to deplore, lament, bewail: quid mortem congemis ac fles? * Lucr. 3, 934: positum feretro congemuere, Val. Fl. 5, 12.

Perseus ID: n10239 Key: congemo