verb transitive

dē-verbĕro

2nd PP dē-verbĕrāre · 3rd PP dē-verbĕrāvi · 4th PP dē-verbĕrātum · conj. 1st

to thrash; cudgel soundly •

v. a., to thrash or cudgel soundly (very rare): homines deverberasse usque ad necem, Ter. Ph. 2, 2, 13: servum, Lact. 2, 7, 20 (al. diverb.).

Perseus ID: n13588 Key: deverbero