verb transitive

ē-lĭquo

2nd PP ē-lĭquāre · 3rd PP ē-lĭquāvi · 4th PP ē-lĭquātum · conj. 1st

To clarify; strain

To clarify, strain (post-Aug.).

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Lit.: vinum a faecibus, Col. 12, 27; cf. id. 12, 19, 4; Sen. Q. N. 3, 26.—

to recite slowly; without energy figuratively •

Trop.: aliquid plorabile, to recite slowly or without energy, * Pers. 1, 35: canticum ore tereti semihiantibus labellis, App. Flor. 2, 15, p. 351, 11.—

simplex

(With the notion of the simplex predominating.)

To cause to flow clearly; to pour forth •

To cause to flow clearly, to pour forth: fluviales aquas (mons), App. M. 10, p. 253.—Fig.: in unum necesse est summitas magnitudinis aliquetur, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 4.—

To sift; examine thoroughly •

To sift, examine thoroughly: scatebras fluviorum omnes et operta metalla, Prud. Hamart. 260.

Perseus ID: n15498 Key: eliquo