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E / ē-ventĭlo
verb transitive

ē-ventĭlo

2nd PP ē-ventĭlāre · 3rd PP ē-ventĭlātum · conj. 1st
to set in motion; to fan
perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to set in motion (the air), to fan (post-Aug.).
to winnow; to purify by winnowing •
Lit.: (aërem graviorem) emendant assiduo linteorum jactatu eventilando, Plin. 31, 3, 28, § 49; cf. Just. 44, 1 fin.: frumenta, to winnow, i. e. to purify by winnowing, Col. 1, 6, 23.—*
figuratively •
Trop.: opes eventilatae, i. e. scattered, dissipated, Sid. Ep. 1, 9.
Perseus ID: n16460 Key: eventilo