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E / ē-vīlesco
verb intransitive

ē-vīlesco

2nd PP ē-vīlescere · 3rd PP ē-vīlesclŭi · conj. 3rd
to become vile; worthless; despicable •
v. inch. n., to become vile, worthless, despicable (post - Aug. and very rare): nullis sordibus pretium carae pietatis evilescit, Val. Max. 5, 4, 7: pericula, Tac. H. 3, 53: propter quae usque eo eviluit, ut passim ac propalam contemptui esset, Suet. Claud. 15.
Perseus ID: n16486 Key: evilesco