verb transitive

ē-lăquĕo

2nd PP ē-lăquĕāre · 3rd PP ē-lăquātum · conj. 1st

to extricate from snares; fetters; to disentangle; unfetter

perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to extricate from snares or fetters; to disentangle, unfetter (post-class.).

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Lit.: aliquem, Amm. 30, 1, 11.—

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Trop.: aliquem a vinculo angoris, Sid. Ep. 8, 9: constantiam animi, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 147.

Perseus ID: n15391 Key: elaqueo